2017 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

The 2017 All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship was an inter-county gaelic football competition between 31 of the 32 counties of Ireland (Kilkenny did not participate). Provincial championships were held in Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster with the winners progressing to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

2017 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
Dates22 February – 29 April 2017
Teams31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDublin (5th win)
CaptainCillian O'Shea
Con O'Callaghan
ManagerDessie Farrell
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamGalway
CaptainMichael Daly
ManagerGerry Fahy
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterDonegal
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
Player of the YearBorder Aaron Byrne
← 2016

This was the final year of the Under 21 football championship. Beginning in 2018, it was replaced by an Under 20 championship following a vote at the GAA congress on 26 February 2016.[1]

Dublin beat Galway by 2-13 to 2-7 in the final on 29 April.[2][3]

The competition was sponsored for the third time by EirGrid.

2017 Connacht Under-21 Football Championship

Quarter-final
  • Galway 4-10 Leitrim 2-12 (11 March)

Semi-finals
22 March 2017
7:00 pm
Semi-final		 Sligo 1-13 - 0-13 Roscommon Kiltoom
Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo)
Man of the Match: Darragh Cummins
Jodie O’Reilly 1-1, Paddy O’Connor (0-4f) and Darragh Cummins 0-4 each, Liam Gaughan, Stephen Connolly, Jason Perry, Sean Carrbine 0-1 each Report Hubert Darcy 0-5f, Cian McKeon 0-4 (0-3f), Shane Mannion (0-1f), John Gannon, Jamie Fahy, Brian Kelly 0-1 each
25 March 2017
7:00 pm
Semi-final		 Galway 2-13 - 1-10 Mayo Tuam
Referee: John Gilmartin (Sligo)
Man of the Match: Peter Cooke
Paul Mannion 0-4, Dessie Conneely and Eoin Finnerty 1-0 each, Peter Cooke 0-3 (0-2f, 1 '45), Robert Finnerty (0-1f) and Michael Daly 0-2 each, Cillian McDaid and Colin Brady 0-1 each Report Brian Reape 1-6 (0-5f), Matthew Flanagan (1 '45), Mike Murray, James Lyons, Matthew Ruane 0-1 each

Final
1 April 2017
18:00
Final		 Sligo 2-14 - 3-20 AET Galway Markievicz Park
Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
Man of the Match: Cillian McDaid
Kyle Cawley 1-2 (1-0 pen), Alan McLoughlin 1-2, Patrick O’Connor 0-5 (0-3f), Liam Gaughan 0-4 (0-2f), Jason Perry 0-1 Report Sean Kelly 2-1, Rob Finnerty 0-6 (0-4f), Michael Daly 1-2, Cillian McDaid 0-3, Cein D’Arcy 0-3, Peter Cooke 0-2 (0-1f), Colin Brady, Antaine O Laoi, Eoin Finnerty 0-1 each

2017 Leinster Under-21 Football Championship

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Preliminary round
  • Meath 0-12 Westmeath 2-8 (22 February)
  • Wicklow 0-9 Louth 1-13 (1 March)
  • Carlow 0-8 Wexford 1-18 (22 February)

Quarter-finals
  • Dublin 2-14 Westmeath 0-6 (1 March)[7]
  • Kildare 0-10 Longford 2-6 (1 March)
  • Wexford 0-6 Offaly 1-6 (1 March)
  • Laois 2-13 Louth 1-8 (8 March)[8]

Semi-finals
15 March 2017
7:00 pm
Semi-final		 Offaly 2-9 - 2-8 Laois Dr. Cullen Park
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
Ciaran Farrell 1-1, Adam Mahon 1-0, Shane Tierney 0-3 (0-1f), Jordan Hayes (0-1f) and Paddy Dunican 0-2 each, Jack Walsh 0-1 Report Sean Moore 1-6 (0-6f, 1-0 pen), Colm Murphy 1-1, Tom Shiel 0-1
22 March 2017
7:00 pm
Semi-final		 Dublin 2-10 - 0-9 Longford Lakepoint Park, Mullingar
Referee: Niall Ward (Westmeath)
Man of the Match: Con O'Callaghan
Con O’Callaghan 2-5 (0-3f), Chris Sallier 0-3, Brian Howard and Stephen Smith 0-1 each Report David McGivney 0-4 (0-3f), Rian Brady 0-2 (0-1f), Darragh Doherty, Aidan McElligott, Dessie Reynolds 0-1 each

Final
29 March 2017
19:30
Final		 Dublin 2-14 - 0-8 Offaly O'Moore Park
Attendance: 2,055
Referee: David Hickey (Carlow)
Man of the Match: Aaron Byrne (Na Fianna)
Tom Fox 1-2, Aaron Byrne (1 '45) and Con O'Callaghan (0-2f) 0-4 each, Stephen Smith 1-0, Glenn O'Reilly 0-2, Eoin Murchan and Chris Sallier 0-1 each Report Shane Tierney 0-4 (0-1f), Jordan Hayes 0-3 (0-2f), Ronan McEvoy 0-1

2017 Munster Under-21 Football Championship

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Quarter-finals
  • Kerry 1-17 Clare 2-8 (8 March)[10]
  • Limerick 0-16 Tipperary 0-14 (8 March)[11]

Semi-finals
15 March 2017
7:00 pm
Semi-final		 Cork 2-10 - 0-10 Limerick Páirc Uí Rinn
Referee: Rory Hickey (Clare)
Michael Hurley 1-3, Brian Coakley 0-4 (0-2f), Michael Dineen 1-0, Stephen Sherlock 0-2 (0-1f), Gary Murphy 0-1 Report Hugh Bourke 0-5f, Brian Donovan 0-2, Richard Hayes (0-1f), Kieran Daly, AJ O’Connor 0-1 each
15 March 2017
7:00 pm
Semi-final		 Waterford 0-7 - 1-18 Kerry Fraher Field, Dungarvan
Referee: Sean Lonergan (Tipperary)
David Looby 0-3 (0-2f, 1 '45), Edmund O’Halloran, Conor Gleeson, Conor Murray, Joe Allen (f) 0-1 each Report Killian Spillane 1-6 (0-3f), Cathal Bambury 0-5, Sean O’Shea 0-3 (0-1f), Tom O’Sullivan 0-2, Andrew Barry and Matthew Flaherty 0-1 each

Final
29 March 2017
19:30
Final		 Kerry 2-16 - 0-6 Cork Pairc Ui Rinn
Attendance: 3,861
Referee: Alan Kissane (Waterford)
Man of the Match: Andrew Barry
Sean O’Shea 0-6 (0-3f, 0-1 45’), Killian Spillane 0-5 (0-2f), Conor Geaney 1-2 (0-1f), Matthew O’Sullivan 1-1, Tom O’Sullivan, Cathal Bambury 0-1 each Report Stephen Sherlock (0-2f), Brian Coakley (0-1f) 0-2 each, Sean O’Donoghue (0-1f), Gary Murphy 0-1 each

2017 Ulster Under-21 Football Championship

Preliminary round
  • Monaghan 2-16 Antrim 0-16 (8 March)

Quarter-finals

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  • Armagh 2-13 Down 0-12 (15 March)
  • Cavan 2-19 Fermanagh 0-4 (15 March)
  • Derry 3-10 Monaghan 1-11 (15 March)
  • Tyrone 0-14 Donegal 0-14 (after extra-time, 15 March)
  • Donegal 0-18 Tyrone 1-9 (Replay, 22 March)[13]

Semi-finals
5 April 2017
7:00 pm
Semi-final		 Donegal 3-17 - 0-13 Cavan Brewster Park
Referee: S Laverty (Antrim)
Lorcan Connors 0-6 (0-5f), Michael Carroll 1-2, Stephen McBrearty 0-4, Cian Mulligan 1-1, Michael Langan 0-3 (0-1f), Caolan McGonigle 1-0, Niall O’Donnell 0-1 Report Caoimhin O’Reilly 0-5f, Ryan Connolly 0-4 (0-3f), Sean O’Connor, Conor Bradley, Bryan Magee, David Brady 0-1 each
5 April 2017
7:00 pm
Semi-final		 Derry 0-21 - 1-15 Armagh Celtic Park
Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)
Danny Tallon 0-8 (0-4f), Shane McGuigan 0-6 (0-5f), Peter Hagan 0-3, Patrick Kearney 0-2, Dean Curran and Eamonn McGill 0-1 Report Oisin O’Neill 1-5 (0-3f), Rian O’Neill (0-1f), Thomas O’Kane, Shea Loye (0-2f) 0-2 each, Caolan McConville, Shea Hoey, Callum O’Neill, Steven Morris 0-1 each

Final
10 April
Final		 Derry 0-13 – 3-17 Donegal Athletic Grounds
Attendance: 3,521
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
Man of the Match: Jamie Brennan
Danny Tallon 0-3f, Shane McGuigan 0-2 (0-1f), Peter Hagan 0-2 (0-1f), Patrick Coney, Conor Doherty, Jack Doherty, Cathal Mulholland, Jordan Curran, Niall Keenan 0-1 each Report Lorcan Connors 1-5 (0-5f), Michael Carroll 1-2, Ethan O’Donnell 1-0, Michael Langan 0-3 (2 '45, 0-1f), Jason McGee 0-2, Jamie Brennan, Cian Mulligan, Niall O’Donnell, Conor Morrison, Eoghan Ban Gallagher 0-1 each

All-Ireland

Semi-finals
15 April 2017
2:30 pm
Semi-final		 Dublin 1-13 - 0-9 Donegal Breffni Park, Cavan
Referee: James Bermingham (Cork)
Man of the Match: Brian Howard
Aaron Byrne 0-4 (0-2f), Sean McMahon 1-0, Glenn O’Reilly and Cian Murphy 0-2 each, Chris Sallier, Andrew McGowan, Darren Byrne, Tom Fox, Con O’Callaghan (0-1f) 0-1 each Report Michael Langan 0-4 (0-2f), Niall O’Donnell 0-2, Michael Carroll, Stephen McBrearty, Ethan O’Donnell 0-1 each
15 April 2017
4:30 pm
Semi-final		 Kerry 2-10 - 2-14 Galway Cusack Park, Ennis
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Sligo)
Killian Spillane 0-4 (0-3f), Jordan Kiely and Matthew O’Sullivan 1-0 each, Shane Ryan (0-1f and 1 '45) and Matthew Flaherty 0-2 each, Sean O’Shea and Conor Geaney (0-1f) each Report Peter Cooke 0-5 (0-3f), Dessie Conneely and Colin Brady 1-0 each, Sean Kelly and Michael Daly 0-2 each, Kieran Molloy, Robert Finnerty, Paul Mannion, Cillian McDaid, Céin D’Arcy 0-1 each

Final
29 April
5:00 pm
Final		 Dublin 2-13 - 2-7 Galway O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
Man of the Match: Darren Gavin
Con O’Callaghan 1-3 (0-2f, 0-1 pen), Aaron Byrne 1-0, Glenn O’Reilly 0-3, Colm Basquel and Dan O’Brien 0-2 each, Brian Howard, Darren Gavin, Paddy Small 0-1 each Report Cillian McDaid 1-1, Colm Brennan 1-0, Kieran Molloy, Peter Cooke (0-1f), Michael Daly, Paul Mannion, Eoin Finnerty, Colin Brady 0-1 each

References
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  2. "In keeping with the times, Dublin have the final word against Galway". Irish Examiner. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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  5. "Leinster U21 FC: Westmeath and Wexford book quarter-final slots". Irish Times. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
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  8. "Ulster champions Monaghan see off Antrim, while Ryan Burns hits 1-4 in Louth's defeat Laois". The 42. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
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  11. "Limerick stun Declan Browne's Tipperary with dramatic extra-time victory". The 42. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
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