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| Connacht Under-20 Football Championship | |
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Current season or competition: 2023 Connacht Under-20 Football Championship | |
| Irish | Craobh Peile Connachta Fé-20 |
| Code | Gaelic football |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Region | Connacht (GAA) |
| Trophy | J. J. Fahy Cup |
| No. of teams | 5 |
| Title holders |  Sligo (2nd title) |
| Sponsors | EirGrid |
| TV partner(s) | TG4 |
| Official website | Connacht GAA website |
The Connacht GAA Football Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Connacht Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Connacht Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county football competition for male players between the ages of 17 and 20 in the province of Connacht. The championship was contested as the Connacht Under-21 Championship between 1964 and 2016 before changing to an under-20 age category from 2018. It is sponsored by EirGrid.
The final, currently held in March, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during a three-week period, and the results determine which team receives the J. J. Fahy Cup. The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship.
The Connacht Championship is an integral part of the wider GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship. The winners of the Connacht final, like their counterparts in the other three provinces, advance to the semi-final stage of the All-Ireland series of games.
Five teams currently participate in the Connacht Championship. Galway are the most successful Connacht county with 6 All Ireland titles at the grade. Mayo have 25 titles Connacht, followed by Galway with 21 titles. The title has been won at least once by all five teams, with four of them winning the title more than once.
Sligo are the 2 time title holders, defeating Galway by 0-14 to 0-13 in the 2023 final.[1]
- ^ "Four-goal Galway beat Roscommon to claim second straight Connacht U20 title". The 42. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.