All-Ireland Under-20 B Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 (previously Under-21) B Championship, the second tier competition in hurling is an annual series of games for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The 2019 competition was the first at the Under 20 age level.
GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 B Championship | |
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Current season or competition: 2023 All-Ireland Under-20 B Hurling Championship | |
Irish | Craobh Iomána Fé-20 B na hÉireann |
Region | Ireland (GAA) |
Trophy | Richie McElligott Cup |
No. of teams | 8 |
Title holders | Derry (1st title) |
Most titles | Kerry (10 titles) |
Sponsors | Bord Gáis Energy |
TV partner(s) | TG4 |
Official website | http://www.gaa.ie/ |
The final is currently played in April or May and the winning county receive the Richie McElligott Cup, which is named in honour of the late great Kerry stalwart Richie McElligott of the Lixnaw club and was first presented in 2015.
The championship is played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated.
Teams that are deemed ineligible or "too weak" for the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 Championship participate in the B championship. It is one of the few All-Ireland championships not to be run on a provincial basis.
Derry are the current holders having beaten Roscommon in the 2023 final at Croke Park in Dublin, on a 3-17 to 2-14 scoreline.[1] It is Derry's first title at this grade,
The 2020 competition was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic..
Qualification
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 B Championship features eight teams in the final tournament. Seven teams gain automatic entry to the All-Ireland quarter-final stages while the winners of the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 C Championship make up the eight quarter-final teams.
Finals listed by year
Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Score | Date | Venue | Winning Captain |
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1998[2] | Kerry | 3-09 | Kildare | 0-17 | 30/08/1998 | Croke Park | Willie Joe Leen |
1999 | Meath | 3-10 | Kerry | 2-11 | 21/08/1999 | Toomevara, County Tipperary | |
2000 | Westmeath | 3-19 | Kerry | 4-15 | 07/08/2000 | MacDonagh Park, Nenagh | |
2001[3] | Kerry | 0-12 | Carlow | 0-10 | 28/10/2001 | Tipperary, County Tipperary | David Slattery |
2002[4] | Kerry | 3-16 | Carlow | 2-10 | 24/08/2002 | Semple Stadium | Garry O'Brien |
2003[5] | Westmeath | 3-10 | Mayo | 0-11 | 23/08/2003 | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon | Brendan Murtagh |
2004[6] | Laois | 5-18 | Donegal | 0-08 | 03/07/2004 | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon | James Walsh |
2005[7] | Meath | 1-17 | Kerry | 0-16 | 10/09/2005 | MacDonagh Park, Nenagh | |
2006[8] | Laois | 6-10 | Mayo | 1-11 | 22/07/2006 | Athleague, County Roscommon | |
2007[9] | Roscommon | 0-13 | Kerry | 0-08 | 05/08/2007 | Semple Stadium | Michael Kelly |
2008[10] | Carlow | 2-14 | Kerry | 0-07 | 13/09/2008 | MacDonagh Park, Nenagh | |
2009[11] | Kerry | 2-18 | Roscommon | 1-15 | 12/09/2009 | Cusack Park, Ennis | Alan Kelly |
2010 | Kerry | 0-22 | Meath | 0-12 | 11/09/2010 | Semple Stadium | Shane Nolan |
2011[12] | Kerry | 0-16 | Westmeath | 1-09 | 10/09/2011 | Semple Stadium | Jason Bowler |
2012 | Roscommon | 3-17 | Kildare | 3-16 | 15/09/2012 | Semple Stadium | Peter Kellehan |
2013 | Kerry | 1-21 | Kildare | 4-10 | 14/09/2013 | Semple Stadium | Brendan O'Leary |
2014[13] | Kildare | 1-14 | Roscommon | 1-11 | 13/09/2014 | Semple Stadium | Gerry Keegan |
2015[14] | Wicklow | 2-17 | Meath | 2-15 | 12/09/2015 | Semple Stadium | Gavin Weir |
2016[15] | Meath | 1-20 | Mayo | 0-15 | 10/09/2016 | Semple Stadium | Jack Regan |
2017[16] | Kerry | 2-12 | Wicklow | 2-08 | 09/09/2017 | Semple Stadium | Darragh Shanahan |
2018[17] | Kerry | 2-20 | Derry | 0-11 | 04/08/2018 | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny | Jason Diggins |
2019[18] | Kerry | 3-22 | Down | 0-12 | 03/08/2019 | Páirc Tailteann, Navan | Adam O'Sullivan |
2021[19] | Meath | 2-19 | Derry | 0-19 | 11/08/2021 | Páirc Esler, Newry | Cian Kelly |
2022[20] | Down | 2-15 | Roscommon | 0-15 | 30/04/2022 | Breffni Park, Cavan | Lukas Boyd |
2023[21] | Derry | 3-17 | Roscommon | 2-14 | 06/05/2023 | Croke Park | Keelen Doherty |
Wins listed by county
Team | Wins | Years won |
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Kerry | 10 | 1998, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Meath | 4 | 1999, 2005, 2016, 2021 |
Westmeath | 2 | 2000, 2003 |
Laois | 2 | 2004, 2006 |
Roscommon | 2 | 2007, 2012 |
Carlow | 1 | 2008 |
Kildare | 1 | 2014 |
Wicklow | 1 | 2015 |
Down | 1 | 2022 |
Derry | 1 | 2023 |
External links
References
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