2022 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
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Kilkenny (1st title)Mick Malone (captain)
Christy Walsh (manager)
New York| Dates | 8 July - 10 July 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 4 | ||
| Champions | Kilkenny (1st title) Mick Malone (captain) Christy Walsh (manager) | ||
| Runners-up | New York | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 3 | ||
| Goals scored | 10 (3.33 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 55 (18.33 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Mick Kenny(2-08) | ||
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The 2022 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship is the 90th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. The championship is scheduled to run between 8 July 2022 and 10 July 2022.
Kerry were the defending champions, however, they did not field a team because of a change in championship format.[1]
The All-Ireland final was played on 10 July 2022 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Kilkenny and New York, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Kilkenny won the match by 3-12 to 1-09 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3]
Kilkenny's Mick Kenny was the championship's top scorer with 2-08.
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the All-Ireland Junior Championship returned with a new format confined to just four teams; New York, Kilkenny and the winner and runner-up of the British Junior Football Championship. Prior to the change, the championship previously featured a provincial structure for all junior Gaelic football inter-county teams in Ireland.[4]
Teams
| Team | Province | Championship Titles | Last Championship Title | Method of Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilkenny |
Leinster | 1 | 2022 | Automatic |
 London |
Britain | 6 | 1986 | All-Britain Junior Football Champions |
 New York |
North America | 0 | - | Automatic |
 Warwickshire |
Britain | 0 | - | All-Britain Junior Football Runners-Up |