The 2020 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship was the third staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 57th staging overall of a

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championship for players between the

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and

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grades. The championship ran from 7 February to 19 December 2020. were the defending champions, but were beaten by in the Munster final. The final took place on 19 December 2020, between and . Galway won the match by 1–11 to 0–13 to win their sixth title and their first since 2013. 's Ciarán Archer was the championship's top scorer with 1–25. Galway captain Jack Glynn was named

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Player eligibility

At the start of the championship footballers aged under 20 cannot play for both their county's senior and under-20 championship teams. Initially a footballer must opt to play for either the senior or the under-20 team. Once a county's senior team exits the senior championship all of their under-20 players are then eligible to play for the county under-20 team. This rule was introduced to prevent player burnout and avoid scheduling conflicts when the senior and under-20 championships are played in the same summer months as both county teams have distinct panels of players. Inevitably some county under-20 teams play without their best under-20 footballers as a result of the player eligibility rule.

Competition format

Provincial Championships format

Connacht Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and Delbhn ...

Leinster Leinster ( ; ga, Laighin or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, situated in the southeast and east of Ireland. The province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige. Following the 12th-century Norman invasion of Ir ...

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each organise a

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championship. Each province decides the format for their championship – the format can be straight knockout, double-elimination, a league, groups, etc. or a combination. All-Ireland format The four provincial winners play in two All-Ireland Under-20 Football Semi-finals, with the winners of those matches playing in the All-Ireland Final.

Connacht Under-20 Football Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Leinster Under-20 Football Championship

Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Under-20 Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Ulster Under-20 Football Championship

Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers overall

Top scorers in a single game

References

{{GAA 2020 All-Ireland Under 20 Football Championship All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championships All-Ireland Championship