2004 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Gaelic football competition April 2022 2004 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship vevent background:#BFD7FF; white-space: nowrap white-space: nowrap Championship details Dates Teams All-Ireland Champions Winning team Armagh (1st win) Captain Ciaran McKeever Manager Peter Rafferty All-Ireland Finalists Losing team Mayo Captain Manager John Maughan Provincial Champions Munster Cork Leinster Kildare Ulster Armagh Connacht Mayo The 2004 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 41st staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. Dublin entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Kildare in the Leinster final replay. On 2 October 2004, Armagh won the championship following a 2–8 to 1–9 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final.https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/armagh-pile-on-mayo-torture-25891222.html Armagh pile on Mayo torture Irish Independent 17 July 2017 4 October 2004 Colm Keys This was their first All-Ireland title. Results All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship Semi-finals 5 September 2004 Semi-final Mayo 1-13 - 1-07 Kildare Pearse Stadium, Galway 5 September 2004 Semi-final Armagh 1-19 - 2-10 Cork Pearse Stadium, Galway Final 2 October 2004 Final Armagh 2-08 - 1-09 Mayo Breffni Park, Cavan Statistics Miscellaneous The All-Ireland semi-final between Armagh and Cork is the first ever championship meeting between the two teams. References 2004 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship