2015 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Gaelic football competition March 2015 March 2015 2015 April — 20 September 2015 31 Galway Kerry Kildare Derry Kerry 13th Tipperary 2014 2016 The 2015 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football competition for under 18's. 31 teams take part. The defending champions were Kerry who defeated Donegal in the 2014 final. Kerry retained their title with a comprehensive 4-14 to 0-06 win over Munster rivals Tipperary.http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/oconnors-troops-run-riot-31543869.html O'Connor's troops run riot 21 September 2015 Irish Independent 21 September 2015http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/conor-geaney-grabs-hat-trick-as-kerry-on-fire-354931.html Conor Geaney grabs hat-trick as Kerry on fire 21 September 2015 Irish Examiner 21 September 2015http://www.the42.ie/kerry-tipperary-minor-3-2342090-Sep2015/ Dominant Kerry storm past Tipperary to retain All-Ireland minor football crown 21 September 2015 The 42 21 September 2015http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=244414 All-Ireland MFC final: classy Kingdom cruise past Tipp 21 September 2015 Hogan Stand 21 September 2015 Teams A total of 31 teams will contest the championship. Kilkenny, New York and London do not participate in the competition. Format Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster organise four provincial championships on a knock-out basis. The four provincial winners play the four provincial runners-up in the All-Ireland Quarter-finals. Fixtures and results Connacht Minor Football Championship Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Munster Final 35 20px|border Leitrim 0-12 20px|border Sligo 4-09 20px|border Sligo 1-14 20px|border Roscommon 3-5 20px|border Mayo 1-3 20px|border Galway 3-14 20px|border Sligo(R) 1-041-08 20px|border Galway(R) 0-074-12 19 July 2015 2.00 PM Final Sligo 20px|border 1-04 - 0-07 20px|border Galway Patrick O’Connor 1-0, Liam Gaughan 0-3 (0-2f); Darragh Cummins 0-1. Finian O Laoi 0-3; Colm O’Braonain 0-2; Eric Lee 0-1, Cillian McDaid 0-1. Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon Report 24 July 2015 7.00 PM Final replay Sligo 20px|border 1-08 - 4-12 20px|border Galway C Herron 1-0, L Gaughan 0-3 (2f), F Cawley 0-2 (1f), N Rooney 0-1 (1f), K Cawley 0-1, A McLoughlin 0-1. P McCormack 1-2 (1f), S Kelly 1-1, C McDaid 0-3 (2f), F Ó Laoi 1-0, D Connelly 1-0, J Daly 0-2 (1f), E Lee 0-1 (1 ’45), C Marsden 0-1 (1f), C Ryan 0-1, C Brady 0-1. Tuam Stadium, Tuam Report Leinster Minor Football Championship Preliminary round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Leinster Final 35 20px|border Wicklow 1-08 20px|border Longford 1-14 20px|border Laois 2-08 20px|border Meath 1-17 20px|border Kildare 2-11 20px|border Louth 2-14 20px|border Wexford 2-14 20px|border Westmeath 2-14 20px|border Dublin 2-11 20px|border Offaly 1-09 20px|border Carlow 1-09 20px|border Longford 1-14 20px|border Meath 0-12 20px|border Louth 0-11 20px|border Wexford 0-11 20px|border Dublin 3-08 20px|border Kildare* 1-10 20px|border Laois* 1-09 20px|border Longford 1-09 20px|border Meath 0-08 20px|border Dublin 3-13 20px|border Kildare 3-16 20px|border Longford 1-09 20px|border Kildare 2-15 LOSERS ROUND - The five losers from the preliminary round play-off and two teams advance to the Leinster Quarter-final Losers Round One Losers Round Two Leinster Quarter-final** 35 20px|border Offaly 2-13 20px|border Westmeath 1-10 20px|border Offaly 0-13 20px|border Kildare 0-14 20px|border Laois 5-13 20px|border Wicklow 1-13 20px|border Kildare 1-10 20px|border Laois 1-09 12 July 2015 12.30 PM Final Longford 20px|border 1-09 - 2-15 20px|border Kildare Conor Berry 1-2, Jayson Matthews 0-2 (1f), Darragh Doherty, Rory Hawkins, Neil Devlin, Cian Finnan, Peter Lynn 0-1 each. Jimmy Hyland 0-8 (1f), Conor Hartley, Ciaran Kelly (1f) 1-1 each, Brian McLoughlin 0-2, Ethan O’Donohue, Matthew Kelly (1f), Aaron Murphy (1 45) 0-1 each. Croke Park, Dublin Report Munster Minor Football Championship Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Munster Final 35 20px|border Clare 0-03 20px|border Kerry 0-14 20px|border Cork 2-15 20px|border Limerick 2-07 20px|border Waterford 1-07 20px|border Tipperary 2-16 20px|border Kerry 0-16 20px|border Cork 1-12 20px|border Clare* 2-09 20px|border Tipperary 0-16 20px|border Kerry 2-14 20px|border Tipperary 1-11 Playoff Round Clare were the winners of a playoff round between the quarter-final losers* Playoff 1 Playoff 2 35 20px|border Limerick 2-14 20px|border Waterford 3-10 20px|border Limerick 0-05 20px|border Clare 2-11 5 July 2015 12.30 PM Final Kerry 20px|border 2-14 - 1-11 20px|border Tipperary C Geaney 1-5 (1f), C Linnane 1-1 (1f), Michael Foley 0-2, Sean O’Shea 0-2 (1f), Jack Morgan 0-1, Gavin White 0-1, Bryan Sweeney 0-1, Stephen O’Sullivan 0-1 Aidan Buckley 1-2, Alan Tynan 0-3 (2f), Jack Kennedy 0-2 (1f), Brendan Martin 0-2, Danny Owens 0-1, Mark Kehoe 0-1 Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney Report Ulster Minor Football Championship Preliminary round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Ulster Final 35 20px|border Donegal 1-11 20px|border Tyrone 0-08 20px|border Cavan 2-17 20px|border Monaghan 1-08 20px|border Fermanagh 2-09 20px|border Antrim 2-11 20px|border Derry 2-11 20px|border Down 1-07 20px|border Armagh 0-07 20px|border Donegal 2-14 20px|border Cavan 1-19 20px|border Antrim 1-11 20px|border Derry 0-11 20px|border Donegal 0-10 20px|border Cavan 0-11 20px|border Derry 1-11 19 July 2015 12.30 PM Final Cavan 20px|border 0-11 - 1-11 20px|border Derry D Raythrorne (0-3), D Brady (0-2), D Gannon (0-3), T Donohoe (0-1), C Smith (0-2) P Kearney (0-3), S Downey (0-1), C Glass (0-1); T Flanagan (1-0), B Grant (0-1), S McGuigan (0-5) St. Tiernach's Park, Clones Report All-Ireland Knockout 1 August 2015 – Brewster Park 20px|border Derry 0-12 20px|border Longford 2-04 3 August 2015– O'Connor Park 20px|border Kerry 2-12 20px|border Sligo 1-06 1 August 2015– Páirc Tailteann 20px|border Kildare 2-14 20px|border Cavan 2-12 3 August 2015 – O'Connor Park 20px|border Galway 0-06 20px|border Tipperary 1-10 23 August 2015 – Croke Park 20px|border Derry 1-06 20px|border Kerry 1-11 30 August 2015 – Croke Park 20px|border Kildare 0-09 20px|border Tipperary 0-11 20 September 2015– Croke Park 20px|border Kerry 4-14 20px|border Tipperary 0-06 Quarter-finals The four provincial champions play the four beaten finalists from the provincial championships. 1 August 2.00 PM Quarter-Final Derry 20px|border 0-12 - 2-04 20px|border Longford Shane McGuigan 0-7 (0-2f), Conor Glass (0-1f), Jack Doherty 0-2 each, Brian Cassidy 0-1. Conor Berry 1-3 (0-2f), Darragh Doherty 1-0, Ruairi Harkins 0-1 Brewster Park, Enniskillen Report 1 August 6.30 PM Quarter-final Kildare 20px|border 2-14 - 2-12 20px|border Cavan Ciaran Kelly (1-7, 5f), Jimmy Hyland (1-4, 1f), Rory Feely (0-1), Matthew Kelly (0-1), Ethan O’Donohue (0-1) Thomas Edward Donohoe (1-2), David Brady (0-3, 1f, 1 45), James Brady (1-0), Robbie Fitzpatrick (0-3, 2f), Darragh Gannon (0-2), Dillon Raythorne (0-2) Páirc Tailteann, Navan Report 3 August 2.00 PM Quarter-Final Kerry 20px|border 2-12 - 1-06 20px|border Sligo C Geaney 1-4 (0-1f), B Ó’Seanacháin 1-0, S O’Shea (1f), G White and D O’Brien 0-2 each, JM Foley and R Buckley 0-1 each K Cawley 1-0, F Cawley (0-1f) & R Kennedy (0-1f) 0-2 each, L Gaughan & C Lally 0-1 each O'Connor Park, Tullamore Report 3 August 4.00 PM Quarter-final Galway 20px|border 0-06 - 1-10 20px|border Tipperary Conor Marsden (0-2f), John Daly (0-1f) 0-2 each, Paudie McCormack and Eric Lee 0-1 each Alan Tynan 1-5 (0-2f, 0-1 ’45), Brendan Martin 0-2, Colin English, Jack Kennedy and Jamie Bergin 0-1 each. O'Connor Park, Tullamore Report Semi-finals There is no draw for the semi-finals as the fixtures are pre-determined on a three yearly rotation. This rotation ensures that a provinces's champions play the champions of all the other provinces once every three years in the semi-finals if they each win their quarter-finals. If a provincial winner loses their quarter final, then the provincial runner-up who beat them takes their place in the semi-final. 23 August 1.30PM Semi-Final Derry 20px|border 1-06 - 1-11 Kerry20px|border Conor Maunsell 1-0, Shane McGuigan 0-2, Francis Kearney 0-2, Conor Glass 0-1, Niall McAtamney 0-1 Michael Foley 1-3, John Mark Foley 0-3, Conor Geaney 0-5 Croke Park, Dublin Jerome Henry (Mayo) Report 30 August 1.30PM Semi-Final Kildare 20px|border 0-09 - 0-11 Tipperary 20px|border C Kelly 0-4 (4f), C Hartley 0-2, J Hyland 0-2 (2f), M Kelly 0-1 J Kennedy 0-4 (1f, 1 '45'), A Tynan 0-3 (2f), B McGrath 0-1, B Martin 0-1, A Buckley 0-1, S Quirke 0-1 Croke Park, Dublin Noel Mooney (Cavan) Report Final 20 September 1.15PM Final Kerry20px|border 4-14 - 0-6 Tipperary 20px|border C Geaney 2-4 (2-0 pen, 1f); B Sweeney 1-1, Michael Foley 1-0, S O’Shea 0-2, J Duggan 0-2 (1f), M O’Connor 0-1, JM Foley 0-1, B Barrett 0-1, B Ó Seanacháin 0-1, S O’Sullivan 0-1. A Tynan 0-2, T Nolan 0-2, B McGrath 0-1, J Kennedy 0-1 (1 ’45’) Croke Park, Dublin David Gough (Meath) Report See also 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2015 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship References All-Ireland Minor Football Championship