2020 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
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The 2020 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 89th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1929. The championship began on 17 October 2020 and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, didn't end until 18 July 2021.
Championship details | |
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Dates | 17 October 2020 – 18 July 2021 |
Teams | 31 |
All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Derry (5th win) |
Captain | Matthew Downey |
Manager | Martin Boyle |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Kerry |
Captain | Oisín Maunsell |
Manager | James Costello |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Meath |
Ulster | Derry |
Connacht | Roscommon |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 30 |
Goals total | 78 (2.60 per game) |
Points total | 631 (21.03 per game) |
Top Scorer | Matthew Downey (3–24) Stephen Mooney (2–27) |
Player of the Year | Matthew Downey |
← 2019 2021 → |
Cork were the defending champions,[1] but lost to Kerry in the Munster semi-final.[2]
The final took place on 18 July 2021, between Kerry and Derry. Derry won the match by 2–12 to 1–14 to win their fifth title, and their first since 2002.[3]
Monaghan's Stephen Mooney and Derry captain Matthew Downey were the championship's joint-top scorers. Downey was also named Minor Footballer of the Year.[4]