2023 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship

The 2023 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship was the fifth staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 60th staging overall of a Gaelic football championship for players between the minor and senior grades. The competition ran from 21 March to 13 May 2023.

2023 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship

Championship details
Dates	21 March – 13 May 2023
Teams	31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Kildare (3rd win)
Captain	Harry O'Neill Shane Farrell
Manager	Brian Flanagan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Sligo
Captain	Canice Mulligan Brian Byrne
Manager	Paul Henry
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Kildare
Ulster	Down
Connacht	Sligo
Championship statistics
No. matches played	40
Goals total	68 (1.70 per game)
Points total	840 (21.00 per game)
Top Scorer	Luke Marren (0–31)
Player of the Year	James McGrath
← 2022 2024 →

The defending champion was Tyrone; however, the team was beaten by Down in the Ulster quarter-final.^[1][2][3]

The All-Ireland final was played at Kingspan Breffni Park in Cavan on 13 May 2023 between Kildare and Sligo, in what was their first ever championship meeting. Kildare won the match by 1–17 to 0–12 to claim a third All-Ireland title overall and a first title in five years.^[4]

Sligo's Luke Marren was the competition's top scorer with 0–31. Kildare's James McGrath was named U20 Footballer of the Year.^[5]

Connacht Under-20 Football Championship

Connacht quarter-final

Roscommon v Sligo

5 April 2023 Quarter-final	Roscommon	1-08 - 0-15	Sligo	Dr Hyde Park
	E Colleran 0-6 (4f), S McGinley 1-0, J Tumulty, C Hand 0-1 each.	Report	L Marren 0-10 (6f), J Donlon 0-2, C Mulligan, Ross Chambers, Ross Sloyan 0-1 each.	Referee: C Ryan (Galway)

Connacht semi-finals

Galway v Leitrim

4 April 2023 Semi-final	Galway	2-09 - 0-06	Leitrim	Tuam Stadium
	S Birmingham 0-3 (2f), J Slattery 0-3, M Moughan 1-0, M Thompson 1-0, S O’Neill 0-2, C Ó Curraoin 0-1.	Report	P Moran 0-3 (2f), J McGreal 0-1, R Oberwan 0-1, B Guckian 0-1.	Referee: J Gilmartin (Sligo)

Mayo v Sligo

12 April 2023 Semi-final	Mayo	1-09 - 0-17	Sligo	Connacht COE
	F Kelly (1-3); B Tuohy (0-2), D Hurley (0-2), T O’Flaherty (0-1), R Fadden (0-1).	Report	L Marren (0-4, 3fs), M Henry (0-4), D O’Boyle (0-2), Dylan Walsh (0-2, ‘45), R Sloyan (0-2); R Niland (0-2), Dillon Walsh (0-1).	Referee: M McGirl (Leitrim)

Connacht final

Galway v Sligo

19 April 2023 Final	Galway	0-13 - 0-14	Sligo	Tuam Stadium
	C Ó Curraoin 0-6 (0-4, 0-1 ’45), J Slattery 0-3, M Thompson 0-1, C Power 0-1, S Birmingham 0-1f, M Mac Gearailt 0-1.	Report	L Marren 0-7 (0-4f), D O’Boyle 0-2, J Flynn 0-2, Dylan Walsh 0-1, Dillon Walsh 0-1, M Henry 0-1.	Referee: L Devenney (Mayo)

Leinster Under-20 Football Championship

Group 1

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Laois	3	3	0	0	48	38	10	6	Advance to semi-finals
2	Meath	3	2	0	1	39	23	16	4	Advance to quarter-finals
3	Longford	3	1	0	2	30	39	-9	2
4	Carlow	3	0	0	3	26	43	-17	0

Group 1 fixtures and results

Longford v Meath

21 March 2023 Round 1	Longford	0-04 - 0-12	Meath	Allen Park
	J Brady Hynes 0-2 (1f); Matthew Flynn, Michael Flynn (f) 0-1 each.	Report	E Frayne 0-6 (5f); O Keogh 0-3; C Caulfield 0-2; R Kinsella 0-1.	Referee: A Coyle (Westmeath)

Carlow v Laois

21 March 2023 Round 1	Carlow	1-10 - 1-12	Laois	Netwatch Cullen Park
	E Byrne 1-2, B McMahon 0-4 (fs), E Corr 0-2, K Nolan, C Healy 0-1each.	Report	S Fitzpatrick 0-4, D Costello 1-1 (1-0 pen 1f), C Dunne 0-3 (1f), O Hooney 0-2, C Browne 0-1 (45), C Kelly 0-1(f).

Meath v Carlow

28 March 2023 Round 2	Meath	2-11 - 0-04	Carlow	Ashbourne Grounds
	R Kinsella 2-2, E Frayne 0-3, J Kinlough 0-2, J Finnerty, S Leonard (m), S Emmanuel, O Keogh 0-1 each.	Report	B McMahon 0-3f, D Curran 0-1.

Laois v Longford

28 March 2023 Round 2	Laois	2-12 - 2-09	Longford	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	D Costello 1-3, O Hooney 1-1, C Dunne 0-3 (one free), S Fitzpatrick, C Murphy, C Lee, C Heffernan, J Kelly 0-1 each.	Report	C Lynch 1-2, M Hynes 1-1, M Flynn 0-3, M Flynn 0-2 (one free), R Courtney 0-1.

Carlow v Longford

4 April 2023 Round 3	Carlow	0-09 - 1-08	Longford	Netwatch Cullen Park
	B McMahon 0-6fs; K Nolan 0-2; J Phiri 0-1.	Report	M Hynes 1-0; M Flynn 0-2; J Brady Hynes 0-2fs; C Lynch, Matthew Flynn, B Lynn, J Walsh 0-1 each.	Referee: H Barrett

Laois v Meath

4 April 2023 Round 3	Laois	1-12 - 1-07	Meath	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	D Costello 1-2 (two frees), D McEvoy 0-3 (one mark), C Dunne 0-2 (one mark), J Byrne 0-2, O Hooney 0-1, C Heffernan 0-1, C Brown 0-1 (one 45).	Report	E Frayne 0-3 (one free), O Keogh 1-0, J Kinlough 0-2, S Leonard 0-1, B O'Reilly 0-1.	Referee: J Foley (Carlow)

Group 2

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Dublin	3	3	0	0	57	34	23	6	Advance to semi-finals
2	Louth	3	1	1	1	35	49	-14	3	Advance to quarter-finals
3	Wicklow	3	1	0	2	46	48	-2	2
4	Offaly	3	0	1	2	35	42	-7	1

Group 2 fixtures and results

Wicklow v Dublin

21 March 2023 Round 1	Wicklow	3-06 - 1-14	Dublin	Baltinglass Grounds
	T Keogh 0-1, T Harrington 0-2, JP Nolan 0-2 (1f), S Doyle 2-0 (P), C Fee 0-1 (1f), J Kirwan 1-0.	Report	A Gavin 0-1, L Breathnach 0-4, E O' Connor Flanagan 0-1 E Dunne 1–0, T Brennan 0-2, J Quigley 0-2, D O'Leary 0-2,G McEneaney 0-1, C Dolan 0-1.

Louth v Offaly

21 March 2023 Round 1	Louth	0-10 - 2-04	Offaly	Parnells Grounds
	K McArdle 0-4 (1m, 3f), S Reynolds 0-2, C Maher, H Butterly, D Dorian and L Flynn 0-1 each.	Report	J Furlong and A Egan 1-0 each, H Plunkett 0-3 (3f), G O’Meara 0-1.

Dublin v Louth

28 March 2023 Round 2	Dublin	2-16 - 0-07	Louth	Parnell Park
	L Breathnach 0-6 (2 marks, 1f), J Quigley 1-1 (1-0pen, 0-1f), D Dempsey (1f, 1 mark), T Brennan 0-3 each, C Moriarty 1-0, C Dolan, G McEneaney, S Smith 0-1 apiece.	Report	K McElroy (2f), K McArdle (2f) 0-2 each, H Butterly (‘45’), D McDonnell, C Maher 0-1 each.	Referee: K O'Brien (Westmeath)

Offaly v Wicklow

28 March 2023 Round 2	Offaly	1-10 - 2-08	Wicklow	Faithful Fields
	J Guing (0-9, 4f, 2m, 1 45), C Egan (1-0), G O’Meara (0-1, f).	Report	T Keogh (1-2, 1f, 1 pen), J Prendergast (1-0), JP Nolan (0-3, 2f), L O’Neill (0-1), T Harrington (0-1), J Reid (0-1).

Louth v Wicklow

4 April 2023 Round 3	Louth	2-12 - 2-11	Wicklow	Parnells Grounds
	S Reynolds 2-3 (1m), K McArdle 0-4 (3f), B Corrigan, L Flynn, C Taaffe, T McDonnell and H Butterly 0-1 each.	Report	J Prendergast 1-2, D Cooney 1-0, C Fee (1f), T Keogh and JP Nolan 0-2 each, T Harrington, L O’Neill, and J Boland 0-1 each	Referee: P Coyle (Meath)

Offaly v Dublin

4 April 2023 Round 3	Offaly	1-09 - 1-15	Dublin	Faithful Fields
	H Plunkett 0-4 (3f), G O'Meara 0-3 (2f), J Furlong 1-0, N Furlong and J Guing 0-1 each.	Report	R Keogh 0-4 (3f), G McEneaney 1-0, D Dempsey 0-3 (1m), L Breatnach and L Ward 0-2 each, D O'Leary, E Dunne, K O'Brien and C Dolan 0-1 each.

Group 3

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Westmeath	2	2	0	0	35	22	13	4	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Kildare	2	1	0	1	26	24	2	2
3	Wexford	2	0	0	2	20	35	-15	0

Group 3 fixtures

Kildare v Westmeath

21 March 2023 Round 1	Kildare	0-10 - 2-10	Westmeath	Manguard Plus Kildare COE
	S Farrell 0-5fs, A Fanning 0-2 (1m), K Cummins 0-1f, C Bolton 0-1, R Sinkey 0-1	Report	M Whittaker 1-3, B Cooney 1-1, S Baker 0-3fs, S Hanley 0-1, T Kelleher 0-1, S Corcoran 0-1

Wexford v Kildare

28 March 2023 Round 2	Wexford	0-08 - 0-16	Kildare	Chadwicks Wexford Park
	R Fitzpatrick 0-3 frees; L Doyle, C Hughes, M Ellis, A Mahoney (f), B Peare, 0-1 each.	Report	S Farrell (4f) 0-5; R Sinkey (2f) 0-4; N Dolan 0-3; O O'Sullivan, C Dalton, A Fanning, F Cooke 0-1 each.

Westmeath v Wexford

4 April 2023 Round 3	Westmeath	1-16 - 1-09	Wexford	Lakepoint Park
	S Baker 0-6 (4f), M Whittaker 0-5, B Cooney 1-1, D Scahill, D McCartan, S Corcoran (m), P Pierson 0-1 each.	Report	R Fitzpatrick 0-5 (3f), M Ellis 1-1, C Hughes, B Peare, S Hughes 0-1 each.	Referee: D Stynes (Dublin)

Leinster quarter-finals

Meath v Westmeath

11 April 2023 Quarter-final	Meath	0-08 - 1-03	Westmeath	Ashbourne Grounds
	E Frayne 0-4, C Caulfield 0-3, S Leonard 0-1.	Report	S Baker 1-1, J Geoghegan 0-1, D Murtagh 0-1.	Referee: D Byrne

Louth v Kildare

11 April 2023 Quarter-final	Louth	1-06 - 0-12	Kildare	Parnells Grounds
	K McElroy 1-1 (1f), K McArdle 0-2 (2f) H Butterly and S Callaghan 0-1 each.	Report	S Farrell (2f) and C Bolton 0-3 each, R Sinkey (2f) and E Cully 0-2 each, C Dalton 0-1.	Referee: D Hickey (Carlow)

Leinster semi-finals

Meath v Dublin

18 April 2023 Semi-final	Meath	0-10 - 0-14	Dublin	Páirc Tailteann
	E Frayne (0-5, 4 frees, 1 mark); S Leonard, C Gray, J Kinlough, C Smith, H Corcoran (0-1 each).	Report	R Keogh (0-5, 4 frees); J Quigley (0-3, 2 frees); C Dolan (0-2); D Dempsey (1 free), L Breathnach, E Dunne, S Smith (0-1 each).	Referee: D Hickey (Carlow)

Laois v Kildare

18 April 2023 Semi-final	Laois	0-09 - 1-20	Kildare	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	D McEvoy 0-3f, J Byrne 0-2, C Dunne 0-2 (0-1f), B Dempsey 0-1, D Costello 0-1.	Report	E Cully 1-5, R Sinkey 0-4, A Fanning 0-3, S Farrell 0-3 (0-1f), C Dalton 0-1, C Bolton 0-1, K Browne 0-1, O O’Sullivan 0-1, J Harris 0-1.	Referee: E O'Connor (Offaly)

Leinster final

Dublin v Kildare

25 April 2023 Final	Dublin	0-13 - 0-16 (aet)	Kildare	Netwatch Cullen Park
	J Quigley (0-5, 3 frees); R Keogh (0-4, 3 frees); L Ward, G McEneaney, S Smith, B Costello (0-1).	Report	R Sinkey (0-4); C Dalton (0-3); S Farrell (2 frees), C Bolton, A Fanning, O O'Sullivan (0-2); C Barker (0-1, 1 free).	Referee: A Coyne (Westmeath)

Munster Under-20 Football Championship

Munster quarter-finals

Limerick v Waterford

10 April 2023 Quarter-final	Limerick	2-06 - 0-06	Waterford	Mick Neville Park
	D O’Shaughnessy 1-3 (0-1 free, 0-1 mark, 0-1 ‘45’); A Neville 1-0; R Quirke, D Murray (free), E Rigter 0-1 each.	Report	A Dunwoody 0-4 (0-3 frees); R Fennell 0-2.	Referee: B Fleming (Kerry)

Tipperary v Clare

10 April 2023 Quarter-final	Tipperary	0-11 - 1-11	Clare	FBD Semple Stadium
	C Smith 0-5,4fs; J Lawrence, D Hogan(f), R Collins, N O Connor, T O Connor, D McVicker 0-1 each.	Report	M Kelleher 1-2; T Collins 0-3,3fs; T Curran 0-3,1f; B Rouine 0-2; S McMahon 0-1.	Referee: J Ryan (Cork)

Munster semi-finals

Cork v Limerick

17 April 2023 Semi-final	Cork	2-14 - 0-06	Limerick	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	H O’Connor 1-2, 1f, N Kelly 1-1, O Corcoran 0-4, 1f, R O’Sullivan and R Corkery 0-2 each, T Walsh, S Dore, L O’Connell 0-1 each.	Report	D O’Shaughnessy 0-4f, D Ryan and D Murray 0-1f each.	Referee: N Quinn (Clare)

Kerry v Clare

17 April 2023 Semi-final	Kerry	1-20 - 4-09 (aet)	Clare	Austin Stack Park
	W Shine (0-10, 0-5 frees); R Monahan (0-5, 0-1 ‘45); K Evans (1-1); A O’Shea (0-3, 0-1 mark); C McMahon (0-1).	Report	P Frawley (2-0); B Rouine (0-4, 0-2 frees, 0-1 mark); B McNamara (1-1); J Rafferty (1-0); T Curran (0-1 free), C McGroary (0-2 each).	Referee: J Hayes (Limerick)

Munster final

Cork v Kerry

24 April 2023 Final	Cork	1-06 - 2-12	Kerry	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	N Kelly (1-2); H O’Connor (0-3 frees); P O’Driscoll (0-1).	Report	W Shine (0-6, 0-2 frees); C Burke, C McMahon (1-0); K Evans, L Crowley (0-2 each); J Nagle, A O’Shea (0-1 each).	Referee: J Hayes (Limerick)

Ulster Under-20 Football Championship

Ulster preliminary round

Monaghan v Armagh

25 March 2023 Preliminary round	Monaghan	0-09 - 0-07	Armagh	St Mary's Park
	C Conlon 0-3, S Mooney 0-3, D Byrne 0-1, C Reilly 0-1, McConnell 0-1.		A O'Neill 0-2, O Conaty 0-1, F O'Brien 0-1, S Conlon 0-1, D McMullen 0-1, B O'Hagan 0-1.

Ulster quarter-finals

Fermanagh v Derry

29 March 2023 Quarter-final	Fermanagh	0-08 - 3-12	Derry	Brewster Park
	C O’Hanlon 0-2 (2f), J McDade 0-2 (2m), D McCann 0-2 (1f), C Leonard 0-1, C O’Brien 0-1.	Report	M Downey 1-6 (1-0pen, 4f), R Forbes 1-1, L Murray 1-1, N O’Donnell 0-2, C Diamond 0-2 (1f).

Tyrone v Down

29 March 2023 Quarter-final	Tyrone	1-08 - 2-09	Down	O'Neill's Healy Park
	E McElholm 1-0, R Canavan (2f), C Cush (1’ 45) 0-2 each, O Miller (m), R Cassidy, G Potter, O Gormley 0-1 each.	Report	O Savage 1-4 (0-3f), J Morgan 1-0, C Rodgers 0-2, O Cunningham, O Treacy (f), E Lougharn 0-1 each.

Cavan v Monaghan

29 March 2023 Quarter-final	Cavan	0-13 - 1-11	Monaghan	Kingspan Breffni Park
	D Madden 0-7 (5f), D Lovett 0-3, S Tynan 0-2 C McKeogh 0-1.	Report	S Mooney 1-4 (1-0pen, 3f, 1m), C Conlon (1’45) and R Duffy 0-2 each, M Hamill, C Eccles and M McPhillips 0-1 each.

Donegal v Antrim

29 March 2023 Quarter-final	Donegal	0-15 - 0-15 Penalties: 5-4	Antrim	MacCumhaill Park
	D Boyle (5f) 0-7; S Ward (2f, 1 '45) 0-3; C O'Neill (1f), B McGarvey 0-2 each; C Mulligan 0-1.	Report	R McQuillan (4f) 0-8; C Johnson (1f) 0-2; C Hand, E Quinn, R McKillop, N Fallon. C Higgins 0-1 each.

Ulster semi-finals

Derry v Donegal

8 April 2023 Semi-final	Derry	0-11 - 0-05	Donegal	Owenbeg COE
	P McCullagh 0-4, C Diamond 0-3, M Downey 0-2, D Gilmore 0-1, P McGurk 0-1.

Down v Monaghan

12 April 2023 Semi-final	Down	1-17 - 1-09	Monaghan	Páirc Esler
	O Savage 1-7 (5f), J Doran 0-4, O Murdock and J Morgan 0-2 each, E Lougran and H Magill 0-1 each	Report	S Mooney 1-4 (3f, 1m), C Conlon (f), N Rice, D McCahey, C Eccles and D Byrne 0-1 each	Referee: S Murphy (Armagh)

Ulster final

Derry v Down

26 April 2023 Final	Derry	0-09 - 2-11	Down	Box-It Athletic Grounds
	C Diamond 0-3 (2f), M Doherty 0-2, N O’Donnell, P McCullagh, J McDermott and M Downey 0-1 each.	Report	O Savage 0-8 (5f, 1m), O Murdock and J Doran 1-1, each, C Rodgers 0-1.	Referee: P Clarke (Cavan)

All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

Sligo v Kerry

6 May 2023 Semi-final	Sligo	1-08 - 0-09	Kerry	Pearse Stadium
	R Niland 1-1, L Marren 0-3f, J Donlon 0-1m, D Walsh 0-1 ’45, D O’Boyle 0-1, B Byrne 0-1.	Report	W Shine 0-4 (0-3f), R Monahan 0-2, L Crowley 0-1, K Evans 0-1, C McMahon 0-1.	Referee: K Eannetta (Tyrone)

Kildare v Down

6 May 2023 Semi-final	Kildare	1-11 - 2-07	Down	Parnell Park
	O O’Sullivan 1-1, S Farrell 0-4 (2f), E Cully 0-2, N Dolan (f), A Fanning, S Hanafin and J McKevitt 0-1 each.	Report	J Morgan 2-1 (1m), O Savage (2f) and O Treacy (1f. 1'45) 0-2 each, T McCarroll and O Murdock 0-1 each.

All-Ireland final

Sligo v Kildare

13 May 2023 Final	Sligo	0-12 - 1-17	Kildare	Kingspan Breffni Park
	L Marren 0-7, B Byrne 0-2, J Donlon 0-1, D O'Boyle 0-1, D Walsh 0-1.		K Browan 1-1, O O'Sullivan 0-4, C Bolton 0-2, F Cook 0-2, A Fanning 0-2, C Baker 0-1, N Dolan 0-1, T von Engelbrechten 0-1, R Sinkey 0-1, H O'Neill 0-1, S Farrell 0-1.

Statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Luke Marren	Sligo	0-31	31	5	6.20
2	Oisín Savage	Down	2-21	27	4	6.75
3	Shane Farrell	Kildare	0-23	23	7	3.28
4	Eoghan Frayne	Meath	0-21	21	5	4.20
5	William Shine	Kerry	0-20	20	3	6.66
6	Stephen Mooney	Monaghan	2-11	17	3	5.66
7	Davy Costello	Laois	3-07	16	4	4.00
	Ryan Sinkey	Kildare	0-16	16	7	2.28
9	Joe Quigley	Dublin	1-11	14	4	3.50
10	Senan Baker	Westmeath	1-10	13	3	4.33
	Bryan McMahon	Carlow	0-13	13	3	4.33
	Luke Breathnach	Dublin	0-13	13	4	3.25
	Ross Keogh	Dublin	0-13	13	5	2.60

In a single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Oisín Savage	Down	1-07	10	Monaghan
	Luke Marren	Sligo	0-10	10	Roscommon
	William Shine	Kerry	0-10	10	Clare
4	Seán Reynolds	Louth	2-03	9	Wicklow
	Matthew Downey	Derry	1-06	9	Fermanagh
	Jamie Guing	Offaly	0-09	9	Wicklow
7	Ruairí Kinsella	Meath	2-02	8	Carlow
	Eoin Cully	Kildare	1-05	8	Laois
	Ryan McQuillan	Antrim	0-08	8	Donegal
	Oisín Savage	Down	0-08	8	Derry

Miscellaneous

• Sligo retained the Connacht Championship for the first time in their history.