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.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 February – 29 April 2017 |
| Teams | 31 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Dublin (5th win) |
| Captain | Cillian O'Shea Con O'Callaghan |
| Manager | Dessie Farrell |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Galway |
| Captain | Michael Daly |
| Manager | Gerry Fahy |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Donegal |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| Player of the Year |  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
editQuarter-final
edit- Galway 4-10 Leitrim 2-12 (11 March)
Semi-finals
edit| 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
edit| 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
editPreliminary round
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
editQuarter-finals
editSemi-finals
edit| 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
edit| 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
editPreliminary round
edit- Monaghan 2-16 Antrim 0-16 (8 March)
Quarter-finals
edit- 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
editSemi-finals
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Under-21 inter-county football changed to U20 at GAA Congress". RTE Sport. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "In keeping with the times, Dublin have the final word against Galway". Irish Examiner. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "2017 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Final: as it happened". The 42. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "8 players to watch in this week's Leinster U21 football championship fixtures". The 42. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Leinster U21 FC: Westmeath and Wexford book quarter-final slots". Irish Times. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Dublin power into Leinster U21 semi-final, Longford, Offaly and Louth advance". RTE Sport. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Byrne hits the net twice as Dublin U21s cruise past Westmeath to reach Leinster semi-final". The 42. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "9 players to watch in the Munster U21 football championship". The 42. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "All-Ireland U21 favourites Kerry survive Banner test to advance in Munster". The 42. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Limerick stun Declan Browne's Tipperary with dramatic extra-time victory". The 42. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Tyrone-Donegal heading to a replay as Armagh, Cavan and Derry book Ulster U21 football semi-final places". The 42. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Langan hits 0-7 as Donegal see off 13-man Tyrone in replay to reach Ulster U21 semi-finals". The 42. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
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