1997 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1997 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship vevent background:#BFD7FF; white-space: nowrap white-space: nowrap Championship details Dates Teams All-Ireland Champions Winning team Laois (2nd win) Captain Manager All-Ireland Finalists Losing team Tyrone Captain Manager Provincial Champions Munster Kerry Leinster Laois Ulster Tyrone Connacht Mayo The 1997 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 66th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18. Laois entered the championship as defending champions. On 28 September 1997, Laois won the championship following a 3–11 to 1–14 defeat of Tyrone in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their second title in succession.https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2008/0928/238817-minor_foot_roh/ All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour RTÉ Sport 20 September 2011 19 November 2012 Results Connacht Minor Football Championship Quarter-Final June 1997 Quarter-Final Mayo 0-9 - 0-6 Galway McHale Park, Castlebar Semi-Finals 29 June 1997 Semi-Final Mayo 2-15 - 1-9 Leitrim McHale Park, Castlebar 6 July 1997 Semi-Final Sligo 1-8 - 2-7 Roscommon Markievicz Park, Sligo Final 3 August 1997 Final Mayo 0-13 - 0-9 Roscommon Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon Leinster Minor Football Championship Preliminary Round May 1997 Preliminary Round Wicklow 2-11 - 1-8 Wexford Páirc Uí Shíocháin, Gorey May 1997 Preliminary Round Kildare 0-13 - 0-8 Louth O'Moore Park, Portlaoise May 1997 Preliminary Round Longford 0-16 - 1-7 Westmeath Pearse Park, Longford May 1997 Preliminary Round Laois 0-9 - 0-8 Offaly O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Quarter-Finals June 1997 Quarter-Final Wicklow 2-9 - 0-5 Carlow Aughrim Park, Aughrim June 1997 Quarter-Final Kildare 0-13 - 2-8 Dublin St Conleth's Park, Newbridge June 1997 Quarter-Final Meath 1-16 - 0-9 Longford Pearse Park, Longford June 1997 Quarter-Final Laois 2-14 - 4-5 Kilkenny O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Semi-Finals July 1997 Semi-Final Dublin 0-10 - 2-6 Wicklow Páirc Tailteann, Navan July 1997 Semi-Final Laois 1-12 - 0-7 Meath Croke Park, Dublin Final 16 August 1997 Final Laois 4-12 - 1-7 Wicklow Croke Park, Dublin Munster Minor Football Championship Preliminary Round May 1997 Preliminary Round Waterford 1-4 - 2-16 Tipperary Ned Hall Park, Clonmel Quarter-Final May 1997 Quarter-Final Limerick 3-9 - 3-7 Tipperary Ned Hall Park, Clonmel Semi-Finals June 1997 Semi-Final Kerry 0-12 - 0-5 Cork Austin Stack Park, Tralee June 1997 Semi-Final Clare 0-7 - 1-6 Limerick Cusack Park, Ennis Final 20 July 1997 Final Kerry 4-12 - 1-7 Limerick Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Ulster Minor Football Championship Preliminary Round May 1997 Preliminary Round Tyrone 2-10 - 1-8 Down St Tiernach's Park, Clones Quarter-Finals June 1997 Quarter-Final Donegal 0-14 - 4-3 Antrim MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey June 1997 Quarter-Final Monaghan 2-10 - 2-6 Derry St Tiernach's Park, Clones June 1997 Quarter-Final Cavan 3-16 - 2-5 Fermanagh St Tiernach's Park, Clones June 1997 Quarter-Final Tyrone 1-10 - 0-9 Armagh Healy Park, Omagh Semi-Finals June 1997 Semi-Final Antrim 1-9 - 0-9 Cavan St Tiernach's Park, Clones June 1997 Semi-Final Monaghan 3-7 - 4-14 Tyrone St Tiernach's Park, Clones Final 20 July 1997 Final Antrim 2-10 - 3-13 Tyrone St Tiernach's Park, Clones All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Semi-Finals 24 August 1997 Semi-Final Kerry 1-11 - 1-11 Tyrone Croke Park, Dublin 31 August 1997 Semi-Final Laois 3-8 - 1-9 Mayo Croke Park, Dublin 6 September 1997 Semi-Final Replay Kerry 0-21 - 0-23 Tyrone Parnell Park, Dublin Final 28 September 1997 Final Laois 3-11 - 1-14 Tyrone Croke Park, Dublin References 1997 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship