2026 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship

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Dates14 March – May 2026
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2026 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship
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Dates14 March – May 2026
Teams31
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Provincial Champions
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The 2026 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship is the eighth staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 63rd staging overall of a Gaelic football championship for players between the minor and senior grades. The championship is scheduled to run from 14 March to May 2026.[1]

Tyrone are defending champions, having claimed the last two titles.[2][3]

Connacht Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Mayo 4 4 0 0 93 63 +30 8 Advance to Final
2 Galway 4 3 0 1 67 65 +2 6 Advance to Semi-Final
3 Roscommon 4 2 0 2 76 69 +7 4
4 Sligo 4 1 0 3 59 74 -15 2
5 Leitrim 4 0 0 4 51 75 -24 0

Connacht Group Stage Matches

Round 1

18 March 2026 Round 1 Galway 3-10 (19) – (14) 1-11 Roscommon Tuam  
17:00 Venue: Tuam Stadium


18 March 2026 Round 1 Sligo 0-15 (15) – (17) 0-17 Mayo Tubbercurry  
17:00 Venue: Kilcoyne Park


Round 2

25 March 2026 Round 2 Roscommon 2-19 (25) – (15) 0-15 Sligo Roscommon  
17:15 Venue: King & Moffatt Dr Hyde Park


25 March 2026 Round 2 Leitrim 0-11 (11) – (17) 2-11 Galway Bekan  
19:00 Venue: Connacht GAA CoE


Round 3

1 April 2026 Round 3 Sligo 1-11 (14) – (12) 0-12 Leitrim Tubbercurry  
18:30 Venue: Kilcoyne Park


1 April 2026 Round 3 Mayo 2-16 (22) – (18) 1-15 Roscommon Castlebar  
19:00 Venue: Hastings Insurance MacHale Park


Round 4

8 April 2026 Round 4 Galway 1-13 (16) – (15) 0-15 Sligo Tuam  
18:30 Venue: Tuam Stadium


8 April 2026 Round 4 Leitrim 1-12 (15) – (29) 3-20 Mayo Carrick-on-Shannon  
18:30 Venue: Heartland Credit Union Páirc Seán MacDiarmada


Round 5

15 April 2026 Round 5 Mayo 3-16 (25) – (15) 1-12 Galway Castlebar  
19:00 Venue: Hastings Insurance MacHale Park


15 April 2026 Round 5 Roscommon 3-06 (15) – (13) 2-07 Leitrim Roscommon  
19:00 Venue: King & Moffatt Dr Hyde Park


Connacht 'B' Final

24 April 2026 'B' Final Leitrim 1-11 (14) – (18) 1-15 Sligo Cloone  
19:00


Connacht Knockout Stage

Connacht Semi-Final

22 April 2026 Semi-Final Galway 0-15 (15) – (16) 2-10 Roscommon Castlebar  
18:30 Venue: Hastings Insurance MacHale Park


Connacht Final

29 April 2026 Final Mayo 2-22 (28) – (31) 5-16
(a.e.t.)		 Roscommon Tuam  
19:00 Venue: Tuam Stadium


Leinster Championship

Leinster Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Louth 3 3 0 0 61 44 +17 6 Advance to Semi-Finals
2 Westmeath 3 2 0 1 50 55 -5 4 Advance to Quarter-Finals
3 Dublin 3 1 0 2 56 59 -3 2
4 Wexford 3 0 0 3 49 58 -9 0

Leinster Group 1 Matches

Round 1

25 March 2026 Round 1 Wexford 1-15 (18) – (21) 1-18 Dublin Wexford  
19:30 Venue: Chadwicks Wexford Park


27 March 2026 Round 1 Westmeath 2-05 (11) – (22) 3-13 Louth Mullingar  
19:45 Venue: Davida Lakepoint Park


Round 2

1 April 2026 Round 2 Dublin 1-13 (16) – (19) 2-13 Louth Dublin  
19:30 Venue: Parnell Park


1 April 2026 Round 2 Wexford 2-08 (14) – (17) 1-14 Westmeath Wexford  
19:30 Venue: Chadwicks Wexford Park


Round 3

8 April 2026 Round 3 Louth 1-17 (20) – (17) 3-08 Wexford Darver  
19:30 Venue: Protection & Prosperity Louth CoE


8 April 2026 Round 3 Westmeath 2-16 (22) – (19) 2-13 Dublin Kinnegad  
19:30


Leinster Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Meath 3 3 0 0 79 37 +42 6 Advance to Semi-Finals
2 Longford 3 2 0 1 61 58 +3 4 Advance to Quarter-Finals
3 Laois 3 1 0 2 54 67 -13 2
4 Carlow 3 0 0 2 54 86 -32 0

Leinster Group 2 Matches

Round 1

25 March 2026 Round 1 Carlow 2-09 (15) – (34) 5-19 Meath Carlow  
19:30 Venue: Netwatch Cullen Park


25 March 2026 Round 1 Laois 1-15 (18) – (23) 2-17 Longford Portlaoise  
19:30 Venue: Laois Hire O'Moore Park


Round 2

1 April 2026 Round 2 Longford 2-20 (26) – (16) 1-13 Carlow Clonguish  
19:30 Venue: Allen Park


1 April 2026 Round 2 Meath 3-12 (21) – (10) 0-10 Laois Donaghmore Ashbourne  
19:30


Round 3

8 April 2026 Round 3 Longford 0-12 (12) – (24) 3-15 Meath Clonguish  
19:30 Venue: Allen Park


8 April 2026 Round 3 Laois 3-17 (26) – (23) 2-17 Carlow Portlaoise  
19:30 Venue: Laois Hire O'Moore Park


Leinster Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Kildare 2 2 0 0 45 24 +21 4 Advance to Quarter-Finals
2 Offaly 2 1 0 1 33 31 +2 2
3 Wicklow 2 0 0 2 20 43 -23 0

Leinster Group 3 Matches

Round 1

25 March 2026 Round 1 Wicklow 0-09 (9) – (25) 3-16 Kildare An Tóchar  
19:30


Round 2

1 April 2026 Round 2 Kildare 1-17 (20) – (15) 1-12 Offaly Hawkfield  
19:30 Venue: Manguard Park


Round 3

8 April 2026 Round 3 Offaly 0-18 (18) – (11) 2-05 Wicklow Tullamore  
18:30 Venue: Glenisk O'Connor Park


Leinster Tier 2

8 April 2026 Semi-Final Laois 3-17 (26) – (23) 2-17 Carlow Portlaoise  
19:30 Venue: Laois Hire O'Moore Park


24 April 2026 Final Wexford 2-13 (19) – (15) 1-12 Laois Wexford  
19:30 Venue: Chadwicks Wexford Park


Leinster Knockout Stage

 
Quarter-FinalsSemi-FinalsU20 Leinster Final
 
          
 
 23 April, Mullingar
 
 
 Westmeath2-12
 
 29 April, Newbridge
 
 Kildare1-20
 
 Kildare1-20
 
 
 Meath2-15
 
 
 6 May, Dublin
 
 
 Louth 0-00
 
 
 Kildare 0-00
 
 
 26 April, Longford
 
 
 Louth0-18
 
 15 April, Clonguish
 
 Longford0-07
 
 Longford3-13
 
 
 Offaly1-17
 

Leinster Quarter-Finals

23 April 2026 Quarter-Final Westmeath 2-12 (18) – (23) 1-20 Kildare Mullingar  
18:15 Venue: TEG Cusack Park


15 April 2026 Quarter-Final Longford 3-13 (22) – (20) 1-17 Offaly Clonguish  
19:30 Venue: Allen Park


Leinster Semi-Finals

26 April 2026 Semi-Final Longford 0-07 (7) – (18) 0-18 Louth Longford  
14:00 Venue: Glennon Brothers Pearse Park


29 April 2026 Semi-Final Kildare 1-20 (23) – (21) 2-15 Meath Newbridge  
19:30 Venue: Cedral St Conleth's Park


Leinster Final

6 May 2026 Final Louth v Kildare Dublin  
19:30 Venue: Parnell Park


Munster Championship

Munster Phase 1

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Clare 3 3 0 0 51 30 +21 6 Advance to Phase 2
2 Waterford 3 2 0 1 49 39 +10 4
3 Tipperary 3 1 0 2 47 54 -7 2
4 Limerick 3 0 0 3 38 62 -24 0

Munster Phase 1 Matches

Round 1

14 March 2026 Round 1 Clare 1-16 (19) – (14) 1-11 Tipperary Quilty  
14:00 Venue: Páirc Naomh Mhuire
Referee: Eoghan Ó Muircheartaigh (Kerry)


14 March 2026 Round 1 Limerick 2-07 (13) – (23) 4-11 Waterford Rathkeale  
14:00 Venue: Mick Neville Park
Referee: Seán Joy (Kerry)


Round 2

21 March 2026 Round 2 Tipperary 3-13 (22) – (15) 2-09 Limerick New Inn  
14:00
Referee: James Regan (Cork)


28 March 2026 Round 2 Waterford 0-06 (6) – (15) 1-12 Clare Lemybrien  
14:00
Referee: Timmy McGrath (Limerick)


Round 3

3 April 2026 Round 3 Waterford 1-17 (20) – (11) 0-11 Tipperary Lemybrien  
14:00
Referee: Jonathan Hayes (Limerick)


3 April 2026 Round 3 Limerick 0-10 (10) – (17) 2-11 Clare Mountcollins  
14:00
Referee: Eoin Morrissey (Waterford)


Munster 'B' Final

11 April 2026 Final Tipperary 2-15 (21) – (8) 2-02 Limerick Rathkeale  
19:00 (HT: 0-00 - 2-02) Venue: Mick Neville Park
Referee: Seán Joy (Kerry)


Munster Phase 2

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Cork 3 2 1 0 56 34 +22 5 Advance to Munster Final
2 Kerry 3 2 0 1 68 27 +41 4
3 Waterford 3 1 0 2 42 85 -43 2
4 Clare 3 0 1 2 39 59 -20 1

Munster Phase 2 Matches

Round 1

9 April 2026 Round 1 Clare 1-10 (13) – (13) 1-10 Cork Quilty  
19:00 Venue: Páirc Naomh Mhuire
Referee: Jonathan Hayes (Limerick)


9 April 2026 Round 1 Waterford 0-10 (10) – (33) 2-27 Kerry Lemybrien  
19:00
Referee: John Ryan (Cork)


Round 2

16 April 2026 Round 2 Cork 0-10 (10) – (9) 0-09 Kerry Cork  
19:00 Venue: SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh


16 April 2026 Round 2 Clare 2-13 (19) – (20) 2-14 Waterford Quilty  
19:00 Venue: Páirc Naomh Mhuire


Round 3

22 April 2026 Round 3 Cork 0-33 (33) – (12) 1-09 Waterford Cork  
19:00 Venue: SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Referee: Chris Maguire (Clare)


22 April 2026 Round 3 Kerry 2-20 (26) – (7) 0-07 Clare Tralee  
19:00 Venue: Austin Stack Park
Referee: David Murnane (Cork)


Knockout Stage

Munster Final

30 April 2026 Final Kerry 3-14 (23) – (20) 0-20 Cork Tralee  
19:00 Venue: Austin Stack Park
Referee: Chris Maguire (Clare)


Ulster Championship

Ulster Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Donegal 4 4 0 0 73 55 +18 8 Advance to Semi-Finals
2 Derry 4 3 0 1 104 41 +63 6 Advance to Quarter-Finals
3 Monaghan 4 2 0 2 70 55 +15 4
4 Fermanagh 4 1 0 3 59 101 -42 2
5 Antrim 4 0 0 4 48 102 -54 0

Ulster Group A Matches

Round 1

18 March 2026 Round 1 Donegal 2-15 (21) – (20) 3-11 Fermanagh The Scarvey  
19:30
Referee: Christopher Brady


18 March 2026 Round 1 Monaghan 1-08 (11) – (14) 0-14 Derry Castleblayney  
19:30
Referee: Neil McGeown


Round 2

25 March 2026 Round 2 Monaghan 0-08 (8) – (12) 1-09 Donegal Castleblayney  
19:30


25 March 2026 Round 2 Fermanagh 2-11 (17) – (13) 2-07 Antrim Tempo  
19:30 Venue: Tempo Maguires GAC


Round 3

28 March 2026 Round 3 Derry 5-20 (35) – (3) 0-03 Fermanagh Owenbeg  
15:00 Venue: Find Insurance Owenbeg


28 March 2026 Round 3 Donegal 2-19 (25) – (13) 2-07 Antrim Ballyshannon  
14:00 Venue: Father Tierney Park


Round 4

1 April 2026 Round 4 Derry 1-11 (14) – (15) 1-12 Donegal Owenbeg  
19:30 Venue: Find Insurance Owenbeg


1 April 2026 Round 4 Antrim 0-10 (10) – (19) 1-16 Monaghan Dunsilly  
19:30 Venue: Antrim GAA Centre of Excellence


Round 5

8 April 2026 Round 5 Antrim 0-12 (12) – (41) 6-23 Derry Dunsilly  
19:30 Venue: Antrim GAA Centre of Excellence


8 April 2026 Round 5 Fermanagh 1-16 (19) – (32) 3-23 Monaghan Tempo  
19:30 Venue: Tempo Maguires GAC


Ulster Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Armagh 3 3 0 0 78 46 +32 6 Advance to Semi-Finals
2 Cavan 3 1 1 1 50 70 -20 3 Advance to Quarter-Finals
3 Tyrone 3 1 0 2 71 61 +10 2
4 Down 3 0 1 2 55 77 -22 1

Ulster Group B Matches

Round 1

25 March 2026 Round 1 Cavan 1-14 (17) – (15) 0-15 Tyrone Cavan  
19:30 Venue: Kingspan Breffni


25 March 2026 Round 1 Down 1-12 (15) – (19) 0-19 Armagh Newry  
19:30 Venue: Páirc Esler


Round 2

1 April 2026 Round 2 Armagh 2-26 (32) – (10) 0-10 Cavan Armagh  
19:30 Venue: BOX-IT Athletic Grounds


1 April 2026 Round 2 Tyrone 4-23 (35) – (17) 1-14 Down Dungannon  
19:30 Venue: O'Neill Park


Round 3

8 April 2026 Round 3 Armagh 1-24 (27) – (21) 2-15 Tyrone Armagh  
19:30 Venue: BOX-IT Athletic Grounds


8 April 2026 Round 3 Down 1-20 (23) – (23) 2-17 Cavan Newry  
19:30 Venue: Páirc Esler


Ulster Tier 2

20 April 2026 Semi-Final Down 3-15 (24) – (14) 0-14 Antrim Newry  
19:30 Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Eoin Murphy


28 April 2026 Final Fermanagh 1-12 (15) – (31) 5-16 Down Tempo  
19:30 Venue: Tempo Maguires GAC


Ulster Knockout Stage

 
Quarter-FinalsSemi-FinalsU20 Ulster Final
 
          
 
 15 April, Derry
 
 
 Derry0-12
 
 22 April, Convoy
 
 Tyrone1-11
 
 Donegal0-08
 
 
 Tyrone0-12
 
 
 29 April, Armagh
 
 
 Tyrone4-19
 
 
 Monaghan0-22
 
 
 22 April, Armagh
 
 
 Armagh1-09
 
 15 April, Cavan
 
 Monaghan3-13
 
 Cavan0-16
 
 
 Monaghan1-17
 

Ulster Quarter-Finals

15 April 2026 Quarter-Final Cavan 0-16 (16) – (20) 1-17 Monaghan Cavan  
19:30 Venue: Kingspan Breffni


15 April 2026 Quarter-Final Derry 0-12 (12) – (14) 1-11 Tyrone Derry  
19:30 Venue: Find Insurance Celtic Park


Ulster Semi-Finals

22 April 2026 Semi-Final Donegal 0-08 (8) – (12) 0-12 Tyrone Convoy  
19:30
Referee: Margaret Farrelly


22 April 2026 Semi-Final Armagh 1-09 (12) – (22) 3-13 Monaghan Armagh  
19:30 Venue: BOX-IT Athletic Grounds
Referee: Conall Roberts


Ulster Final

29 April 2026 Final Tyrone 4-19 (31) – (22) 0-22 Monaghan Armagh  
19:35 Venue: BOX-IT Athletic Grounds
Referee: Mark Dorrian


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