2018 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship

{{Infobox Under-20 Football All-Ireland

| year = 2018

| type = Under-20

| image =

| dates = 25 May – 5 August 2018

| teams = 31

| team = Kildare

| titles = 2nd

| captain = Aaron Masterson

| manager = Davy Burke

| team2 = Mayo

| captain2 = Ryan O'Donoghue

| manager2 = Mike Solan

| munster = Kerry

| leinster = Kildare

| ulster = Derry

| connacht = Mayo

| matches =

| totalgoals =

| totalpoints =

| topscorer =

| poty = File:Colours of Kildare.svg Jimmy Hyland

| previous = 2017
(Under-21)

| next = 2019

}}

The 2018 Inter-County Under 20 Football Championship was the 55th edition of the competition, and the first since the competition was re-graded from Under 21 to Under 20. It was sponsored by Eirgrid, and known as the EirGrid GAA Football U20 All-Ireland Championship for sponsorship purposes. 31 counties played in the tournament (Kilkenny did not participate). The competition began with a preliminary round game in Ulster on 25 May 2018, and ended with the final on 5 August 2018.

Competition format

Player eligibility

Players under 20 years of age cannot play for a county's senior and under-20 championship teams. This rule was introduced to prevent player burnout and to allow the senior and under-20 championships to be scheduled in the same summer months with separate panels of players. If an under-20 player plays for a county's senior championship team, he is ineligible to play for their under-20 team.

This rule results in some county under-20 county teams playing without their best under-20 footballers. For example, Sean O'Shea and David Clifford played for the Kerry senior championship team in 2018 and therefore were not allowed to play for the Kerry under-20 team which meant that the under-20 team was weakened.

Provincial Championships format

Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial 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 meet in two semi-finals, with the winners of those matches playing in the All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship Final.

Provincial championships

=Connacht Championship=

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes

| RD1 = Preliminary round

| RD2 = Quarter-Final

| RD3 = Semi-Final

| RD4 = Final

| score-width = 75

| team-width = 250

| score-align = center

| RD2-team03 = File:Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon

| RD2-score03 = 3-10

| RD2-team04 = File:Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo

| RD2-score04 = 3-05

| RD3-team01 = File:Colours of Galway.svg Galway

| RD3-score01 = 0-11

| RD3-team02 = File:Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon

| RD3-score02 = 1-11

| RD3-team03 = File:Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo

| RD3-score03 = 1-24

| RD3-team04 = File:Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim

| RD3-score04 = 1-03

| RD4-team01 = File:Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon

| RD4-score01 = 1-06

| RD4-team02 = File:Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo

| RD4-score02 = 3-16

}}

==Connacht Quarter-Finals==

{{GAA match

| date = 2 June 2018

| time = 17:00

| round = Quarter-Final

| team1 = Roscommon File:Colours of Roscommon.svg

| score = 3-10 - 3-5

| report = [http://www.gaa.ie/football/news/eirgrid-connacht-u20-roscommon-march/ Report]

| team2 = File:Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo

| goals1 = Cian McKeon 2-2, Aidan Dowd 1-0, David McManus 0-3f, Brian Derwin 0-2, Aaron Brady (0-1f), Conor Shanagher, Paul Carey 0-1 each

| goals2 = Red Óg Murphy 2-3 (0-1f), Barry Gorman 1-0, Joe McHugh (0-1f) and Ciaran O'Dowd 0-1 each

| stadium = Dr. Hyde Park

| referee = Liam Devenney (Mayo)

}}

==Connacht Semi-Finals==

{{GAA match

| date = 9 June 2018

| time = 16:00

| round = Semi-Final 1

| team1 = Roscommon File:Colours of Roscommon.svg

| score = 1-11 - 0-11

| team2 = File:Colours of Galway.svg Galway

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| report = [http://www.the42.ie/roscommon-galway-connacht-football-4062269-Jun2018/ Report]

| stadium = Tuam Stadium, Tuam

| referee = Eamon O'Grady

}}

{{GAA match

| date = 9 June 2018

| time = 13:30

| round = Semi-Final 2

| team1 = Mayo File:Colours of Mayo.svg

| score = 1-24 - 1-3

| team2 = File:Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| report = [http://www.the42.ie/mayo-connacht-u20-4062056-Jun2018/ Report]

| stadium = McHale Park

| referee = Martin Flaherty

}}

==Connacht Final==

{{GAA match

| date = 17 June 2018

| time = 12:00

| round = Final

| team1 = Roscommon File:Colours of Roscommon.svg

| score = 1-6 - 3-16

| team2 = File:Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| report =

| stadium = Dr. Hyde Park

| referee =

}}

=Leinster Championship=

==Group stage==

===Group 1===

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source= [http://leinstergaa.ie/competitions/leinster-u-17-special-football-2017/ Leinster GAA]

|for_against_style=points

|team1=DUB |team4=LON |team3=WEX |team2=WES

|result1=SF

|result2=QF

|name_DUB=File:Colours of Dublin.svg {{GG|Dublin|football}}

|name_LON=File:Colours of Longford.svg {{GG|Longford|football}}

|name_WEX=File:Colours of Wexford.svg {{GG|Wexford|football}}

|name_WES=File:Colours of Westmeath.svg {{GG|Westmeath|football}}

|res_col_header=Q

|col_SF=green1

|text_SF=Advance to semi-final

|col_QF=yellow1

|text_QF=Advance to quarter-final

|winpoints=2

|drawpoints=1

|losspoints=0

|class_rules=1) League points 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition 3) Scoring Difference 4) Highest Total Score For 5) A Play-Off.

|show_matches=false

|match_DUB_LON= —

|match_DUB_WEX= —

|match_DUB_WES= 4th Jun

|match_LON_DUB= 28th May

|match_LON_WEX= —

|match_LON_WES= 16th Jun

|match_WEX_DUB= 16th Jun

|match_WEX_LON= 4th Jun

|match_WEX_WES= —

|match_WES_DUB= —

|match_WES_LON= —

|match_WES_WEX= 28th May

|update=4 June 2018

}}

Round 1

{{GAA match

|date = 28 May 2018

|time = 7:00 pm

|round =

|team1 = Westmeath

|score = 2-12 - 1-12

|report =

|team2 = Wexford

|goals1 = Sean Pettit 1-7 (0-4f), James Maxwell 1-0, John Tumulty 0-3f, Daniel Reid and Ben Cox 0-1 each

|goals2 = Darragh Lyons 1-1 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), Jamie Meyler (0-2f) and Sean Nolan (0-1f) 0-4 each, Ivan Meegan 0-2 (0-1f, 1 '45), Gavin Sheehan 0-1

|stadium = Cusack Park, Mullingar

|attendance =

|referee = Patrick Maguire (Longford)

|motm =

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 28 May 2018

|time = 7:00 pm

|round =

|team1 = Dublin

|score = 2-21 - 0-11

|report = [http://www.the42.ie/dublin-longford-leinster-football-u20-4041366-May2018/ Report]

|team2 = Longford

|goals1 = Dan O'Brien 1-9, Tom Keane 1-1, Cormac Howley, Sean Bugler, Ciaran Archer (0-1f, 1 '45) 0-3 each, James Madden and James Doran 0-1 each

|goals2 = Tomas McGann 0-5f, Shane Farrell, Iarla O'Sullivan, Peter Lynn, Alan McKeon (0-1f), Rory Hawkins, Ruairi Harkin 0-1 each

|stadium = Pearse Park

|av = [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DeTUL4QXcAA364a.jpg] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DeTUL4MX4AAzw8D.jpg]

|attendance =

|referee = Niall Ward (Westmeath)

|motm =

}}

Round 2

{{GAA match

|date = 4 June 2018

|time = 2:00 pm

|round =

|team1 = Dublin

|score = 2-16 - 1-13

|report = [http://www.the42.ie/dublin-westmeath-leinster-u20-football-4052712-Jun2018/ Report]

|team2 = Westmeath

|goals1 = Sean Bugler 1-4, James Doran 0-4 (0-1f), James Madden 1-0, Cormac Howley, Tom Keane (0-1f), Dan O'Brien 0-2 each, Sean Farrelly and Ciaran Archer (0-1f) 0-1 each

|goals2 = Sean Pettit 1-6 (0-1f, 3 '45), John Tumulty (0-2f) and Tom Molloy 0-2 each, Gareth Carr, Adam Loughlin, Daniel Reid 0-1 each

|motm =

|stadium = Parnell Park

|attendance =

|referee = Brendan Cawley (Kildare)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 4 June 2018

|time = 2:00 pm

|round =

|team1 = Wexford

|score = 3-13 - 2-9

|report = [https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/gaelic-games/316745/longford-lose-out-to-wexford-in-the-leinster-u-20-football-championship.html Report]

|team2 = Longford

|goals1 = Ivan Meegan 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), Kyle Firman 0-4, Barry O'Connor 1-1, Robbie Brooks 1-0, Sean Nolan (0-2f) and Jamie Meyler 0-2 each, Mikey Dwyer and Cathal Devereux 0-1 each

|goals2 = Joe Kelly 2-1, Alan McKeon (0-1f, 1 '45) and Thomas McGann (0-1f) 0-2 each, Ciaran McKeon, Iarla O'Sullivan, Rory Hawkins, Cian McElligott 0-1 each

|stadium = Wexford Park

|attendance =

|referee = John Hickey (Carlow)

|motm =

}}

Round 3

{{GAA match

|date = 16 June 2018

|time = 2:00 pm

|round =

|team1 = Dublin

|score = 1-15 - 0-11

|report = [http://www.the42.ie/dublin-wexford-leinster-u20-report-4074750-Jun2018/ Report] [https://www.dublingaa.ie/news/u20-footballers-book-leinster-semi-final-spot]

|team2 = Wexford

|goals1 = Ross McGarry 1-2, Tom Keane 0-4, James Doran 0-3 (0-1f), Cormac Howley and Dan O'Brien (0-1 pen) 0-2 each, Sean Farrelly and Sean Bugler 0-1 each

|goals2 = Ivan Meegan 0-4 (0-3f), Richie Waters, Kyle Firman, Cathal Devereux 0-2 each, Sean Nolan 0-1

|stadium = Wexford Park

|attendance =

|referee = John Hickey (Carlow)

|motm =

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 16 June 2018

|time = 2:00 pm

|round =

|team1 = Westmeath

|score = 1-16 - 1-10

|report = [https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/sport/318970/longford-exit-u-20-championship-as-they-slump-to-third-consecutive-defeat-against-neighbours-westmeath.html Report]

|team2 = Longford

|goals1 = Sean Pettit 0-6 (0-4f), Tom Molloy 1-2, Daniel Reid, Nigel Harte, James Maxwell 0-2 each, Adam Loughlin and Brian Kavanagh 0-1 each

|goals2 = Ruairi Harkin 1-0, Rory Hawkins 0-3, Thomas McGann 0-2 (0-1f), Mark McCormack, Shane Farrell, Daire Duggan, Peter Lynn, Kyle Kenny 0-1 each

|stadium = Pearse Park

|attendance =

|referee = Patrick Coyle (Meath)

|motm =

}}

===Group 2===

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source= [http://leinstergaa.ie/competitions/leinster-u-17-special-football-2017/ Leinster GAA]

|for_against_style=points

|team3=LAO |team2=KIL |team1=MEA |team4=WIC

|result1=SF

|result2=QF

|name_LAO=File:Colours of Laois.svg {{GG|Laois|football}}

|name_KIL=File:Colours of Kildare.svg {{GG|Kildare|football}}

|name_MEA=File:Colours of Meath.svg {{GG|Meath|football}}

|name_WIC=File:Colours of Wicklow.svg {{GG|Wicklow|football}}

|res_col_header=Q

|col_SF=green1

|text_SF=Advance to semi-final

|col_QF=yellow1

|text_QF=Advance to quarter-final

|winpoints=2

|drawpoints=1

|losspoints=0

|class_rules=1) League points 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition 3) Scoring Difference 4) Highest Total Score For 5) A Play-Off.

|show_matches=false

|match_LAO_KIL= —

|match_LAO_MEA= —

|match_LAO_WIC= 4th Jun

|match_KIL_LAO= 28th May

|match_KIL_MEA= —

|match_KIL_WIC= 16th Jun

|match_MEA_LAO= 16th Jun

|match_MEA_KIL= 4th Jun

|match_MEA_WIC= —

|match_WIC_LAO= —

|match_WIC_KIL= —

|match_WIC_MEA= 28th May

|update=4 June 2018

}}

Round 1

{{GAA match

|date = 28 May 2018

|time = 7:00 pm

|round =

|team1 = Meath

|score = 6-16 - 1-9

|report = [https://www.independent.ie/regionals/braypeople/sport/a-royal-rumble-36958659.html Report]

|team2 = Wicklow

|goals1 = Sean Reilly 2-3, Darragh Campion and Conor Moriarty (0-1f) 1-2 each, Frank O'Reilly 1-1 (1-0 pen), Sean Ryan 1-0, Jordan Morris 0-4 (0-2f), Shane McDonnell 0-2, Adam Murphy and Conor O'Byrne (0-1f) 0-1 each

|goals2 = Dan Kelly (f) 1-2, Gearoid Murphy 0-3f, Rory Stokes (0-1f), Matthew Kelly, Conor Byrne, Jack Bellamy 0-1 each

|stadium = Joule Park

|attendance =

|referee = John Hickey (Carlow)

|motm =

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 28 May 2018

|time = 7:00 pm

|round =

|team1 = Kildare

|score = 1-17 - 4-6

|report = [https://www.leinsterleader.ie/news/gaelic/315702/kildare-minors-hit-back-to-defeat-laois.html Report]

|team2 = Laois

|goals1 = Jimmy Hyland 1-6 (0-3f), Brian McLoughlin 0-6 (0-5f), Paddy Woodgate 0-2 (0-1f), Sam Doran, Niall Murphy, Darragh Ryan 0-1 each

|goals2 = Diarmuid Whelan 2-3 (0-2f), Evan Lowry 2-1, James Kelly and Alan Kinsella 0-1 each

|stadium = Newbridge

|attendance =

|referee = Barry Tiernan (Dublin)

|motm =

}}

Round 2

{{GAA match

|date = 4 June 2018

|time = 2:00 pm

|round =

|team1 = Meath

|score = 2-11 - 1-13

|report = [http://www.the42.ie/meath-kildare-leinster-u20-4052741-Jun2018/ Report]

|team2 = Kildare

|goals1 = Darragh Campion and Jordan Morris 1-1 each, James Conlon 0-4, Frank O'Reilly 0-3 (0-2f), Sean Reilly and Conor Moriarty 0-1 each

|goals2 = Jimmy Hyland 1-3 (0-2f), Brian McLoughlin 0-4 (0-3f), Paddy Woodgate 0-2, Ruadhan Ó Giolláin, David Marnell, Sam Doran, Tony Archibold 0-1 each

|stadium = Páirc Tailteann

|attendance =

|referee = Patrick Maguire (Longford)

|motm =

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 4 June 2018

|time = 2:00 pm

|round =

|team1 = Laois

|score = 1-14 - 1-13

|report = [https://www.laoistoday.ie/2018/06/04/laois-keep-u-20-campaign-alive-with-wicklow-win/ Report]

|team2 = Wicklow

|goals1 = Diarmuid Whelan 1-7 (0-4f), Evan Lowry 0-3, Peter Kealy 0-2, James Kelly (0-1f) and Alan Kinsella 0-1 each

|goals2 = Gearoid Murphy 0-5 (0-3f), Conor Byrne 1-0, Thomas Kearns and Adam McHugh 0-2 each, Fintan O'Shea, Robert Kelly, Dan Kelly, Matthew Kelly 0-1 each

|stadium = O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

|attendance =

|referee = Darragh Sheppard (Dublin)

|motm =

}}

Round 3

{{GAA match

|date = 16 June 2018

|time = 2:00 pm

|round =

|team1 = Kildare

|score = 3-17 - 0-4

|report = [https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wicklowpeople/sport/a-nightmare-end-37030434.html Report]

|team2 = Wicklow

|goals1 = Jimmy Hyland 0-12 (0-3f), Padraig Nash 2-0, Brian McLoughlin 1-1, Stephen Comerford, Jack Bambrick, Tony Archbold, Paddy Woodgate (0-1f) 0-1 each

|goals2 = Dan Kelly 0-3 (0-2f), Conor Byrne 0-1f

|stadium = Newbridge

|attendance =

|referee = Chris Dwyer (Offaly)

|motm =

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 16 June 2018

|time = 2:00 pm

|round =

|team1 = Meath

|score = 2-13 - 0-13

|report = [https://www.laoistoday.ie/2018/06/16/laois-u-20s-leinster-championship-campaign-over-following-meath-defeat/ Report]

|team2 = Laois

|goals1 = Ethan Devine 2-1, Darragh Campion and Conor Moriarty (0-3f) 0-3 each, Jason Scully, Frank O'Reilly (0-1f), James Conlon 0-2 each

|goals2 = Diarmuid Whelan 0-7 (0-5f), Evan Lowry 0-2, Peter Kealy, Eoin Dunne, Alan Kinsella, Ronan Coffey 0-1 each

|stadium = Páirc Tailteann

|attendance =

|referee = Fergal Smyth (Offaly)

|motm =

}}

===Group 3===

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source= [http://leinstergaa.ie/competitions/leinster-u-17-special-football-2017/ Leinster GAA]

|for_against_style=points

|team1=OFF |team2=CAR |team3=LOU

|result1=QF

|result2=QF

|name_OFF=File:Colours of Offaly.svg {{GG|Offaly|football}}

|name_CAR=File:Colours of Carlow.svg {{GG|Carlow|football}}

|name_LOU=File:Colours of Louth.svg {{GG|Louth|football}}

|res_col_header=Q

|col_SF=green1

|text_SF=Advance to semi-final

|col_QF=yellow1

|text_QF=Advance to quarter-final

|winpoints=2

|drawpoints=1

|losspoints=0

|class_rules=1) League points 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition 3) Scoring Difference 4) Highest Total Score For 5) A Play-Off.

|show_matches=false

|match_OFF_CAR= —

|match_OFF_LOU=16th Jun

|match_CAR_OFF= 28th May

|match_CAR_LOU= —

|match_LOU_OFF= —

|match_LOU_CAR= 4th Jun

|update=4 June 2018

}}

Round 1

{{GAA match

|date = 28 May 2018

|time = 7:00 pm

|round =

|team1 = Offaly

|score = 2-19 - 1-10

|report = [http://hoganstand.com/Offaly/Article/Index/285794 Report]

|team2 = Carlow

|goals1 = Cian Johnson 1-7, Cian Farrell 0-6 (0-4f), Shane O'Brien 1-1, Jack Darcy 0-2, Sean Ibbotson, Kevin McDermott, Conor Dunne 0-1 each

|goals2 = Conor Crowley 1-4 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), Andrew Kehoe and Conor Doyle (0-1f) 0-2 each, Niall Roche and Cormac Lomax 0-1 each

|stadium = Dr. Cullen Park

|av = [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DeTMb7BWAAACztw.jpg] [http://offaly.gaa.ie/2018/05/24/offaly-u20-football-team-named/]

|attendance =

|referee = Darragh Sheppard (Dublin)

|motm =

}}

Round 2

{{GAA match

|date = 4 June 2018

|time = 2:00 pm

|round =

|team1 = Carlow

|score = 5-11 - 3-15

|report =

|team2 = Louth

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Drogheda Park

|attendance =

|referee = Barry Tiernan (Dublin)

|motm =

}}

Round 3

{{GAA match

|date = June 2018

|time =

|round =

|team1 =

|score =

|report =

|team2 =

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|attendance =

|referee =

|motm =

}}

==Knockout stage==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes

| RD1 = Preliminary round

| RD2 = Quarter-Final

| RD3 = Semi-Final

| RD4 = Final

| score-width = 75

| team-width = 250

| score-align = center

| RD2-team05 = File:Colours of Kildare.svg {{GG|Kildare|football}}

| RD2-score05 = 4-19

| RD2-team06 = File:Colours of Carlow.svg {{GG|Carlow|football}}

| RD2-score06 = 0-08

| RD2-team07 = File:Colours of Offaly.svg {{GG|Offaly|football}}

| RD2-score07 = 1-17

| RD2-team08 = File:Colours of Westmeath.svg {{GG|Westmeath|football}}

| RD2-score08 = 1-10

| RD3-team01 = File:Colours of Dublin.svg {{GG|Dublin|football}}

| RD3-score01 = 4-16

| RD3-team02 = File:Colours of Meath.svg {{GG|Meath|football}}

| RD3-score02 = 2-10

| RD3-team03 = File:Colours of Kildare.svg {{GG|Kildare|football}}

| RD3-score03 = 3-14

| RD3-team04 = File:Colours of Offaly.svg {{GG|Offaly|football}}

| RD3-score04 = 2-05

| RD4-team01 = File:Colours of Dublin.svg {{GG|Dublin|football}}

| RD4-score01 = 0-10

| RD4-team02 = File:Colours of Kildare.svg {{GG|Kildare|football}}

| RD4-score02 = 1-15

}}

===Leinster Quarter-Finals===

{{GAA match

| date = 22 June 2018

| time = 7:30 pm

| round = Quarter-Final

| team1 = {{GG|Kildare|football}} File:Colours of Kildare.svg

| score = 4-19 - 0-8

| team2 = File:Colours of Carlow.svg {{GG|Carlow|football}}

| report = [https://www.kildarenow.com/sport/brilliant-lilywhites-blitz-carlow-reach-last-4-leinster-u20-championship/232872 Report]

| goals1 = Aaron Masterson 1-2, Jimmy Hyland 0-5 (0-2f), Paddy Woodgate (0-1f), Shane O'Sullivan, Niall Murphy 1-1 each, Padraig Nash 0-3 (0-1f), DJ Early (0-1f, 1 '45) and Sam Doran 0-2 each, Darragh Ryan and Jack Barrett (0-1f) 0-1 each

| goals2 = Conor Crowley 0-3 (0-1f), Niall Roche, Cian Doyle, Conor Doyle (0-1f), Robbie Kane 0-1 each

| stadium = Dr. Cullen Park

| referee = Niall Ward (Westmeath)

}}

{{GAA match

| date = 23 June 2018

| time = 3:00 pm

| round = Quarter-Final

| team1 = {{GG|Offaly|football}} File:Colours of Offaly.svg

| score = 1-17 - 1-10

| team2 = File:Colours of Westmeath.svg {{GG|Westmeath|football}}

| report = [http://www.gaa.ie/news-archive/news/eirgrid-leinster-u20-offaly-march-on/ Report]

| goals1 = Cian Farrell 0-8 (0-7f, 1 '45), Cian Johnson 0-4, Jack Darcy 1-0, Shane O’Brien 0-2 (1f), Pa Robilliard, Dan Wyer, Conor Dunne 0-1 each

| goals2 = Brian Kavanagh 1-4, Conor Dillon 0-2, Adam Loughlin, John Tumulty, Daniel Reid, Sean Pettit (0-1f)

| stadium = O'Connor Park

| referee = Patrick Maguire (Longford)

}}

===Leinster Semi-Finals===

{{GAA match

| date = 29 June 2018

| time = 7:30 pm

| round = Semi-Final 1

| team1 = Kildare File:Colours of Kildare.svg

| score = 3-14 - 2-5

| team2 = File:Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly

| report = [http://www.the42.ie/kildare-beat-offaly-eirgrid-leinster-u20-football-semi-4100744-Jun2018/ Report]

| goals1 = Brian McLoughlin 2-2, Padraig Nash and Jimmy Hyland (0-1f) 0-3 each, Paddy Woodgate 1-0, Stephen Comerford, Ruadhán Ó’Giolláin, Aaron Masterson, Tony Archbold, Cian Costigan, Niall Murphy 0-1 each

| goals2 = Conor Dunne 1-1, Kevin McDermott 1-0, Cian Johnson, Cian Farrell (0-1f), Jack Darcy, Robin Galbraith 0-1 each

| stadium = O'Connor Park

| referee = John Hickey (Carlow)

}}

{{GAA match

| date = 30 June 2018

| time = 7:30 pm

| round = Semi-Final 2

| team1 = Dublin File:Colours of Dublin.svg

| score = 4-16 - 2-10

| team2 = File:Colours of Meath.svg Meath

| report = [http://www.the42.ie/dublin-meath-u20-report-4101873-Jun2018/ Report]

| goals1 = Tom Keane 0-7 (0-2f), Ross McGarry 1-4 (0-1f), James Doran 2-1, Karl Lynch Bissett 1-0, Sean Bugler 0-2, Cormac Howley and Dan O'Brien 0-1 each

| goals2 = Jordan Morris 1-4 (0-3f), Frank O'Reilly 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), Ethan Devine, James Conlon, Shane Walsh, Adam Kealy 0-1 each

| av = [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dg9bsh9XkAAVeHc.jpg] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dg9bsh_X4AAZSq0.jpg]

| stadium = Páirc Tailteann

| referee = Brendan Cawley (Kildare)

}}

===Leinster Final===

{{GAA match

|date = 6 July 2018

|time = 19:30

|round = Final

|team1 = Kildare File:Colours of Kildare.svg

|score = 1-15 - 0-10

|team2 = File:Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin

|goals1 = Jimmy Hyland 0-8 (0-6f), Tony Archbold 1-1 (1-0 pen), Padraig Nash 0-3, Brian McLoughlin, Paddy Woodgate, Shane O’Sullivan 0-1 each

|report = [https://www.the42.ie/dublin-kildare-leinster-football-u20-4113861-Jul2018/ Report] [http://gaa.ie/news-archive/news/eirgrid-leinster-u20-final/]

|goals2 = Tom Keane 0-4 (0-1f), Sean Bugler 0-3, {{nowrap|Cormac Howley}}, Ross McGarry, James Doran 0-1 each

|stadium = O'Connor Park, Tullamore

|attendance =

|referee = Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)

|motm = Jimmy Hyland (Ballyteague)

}}

=Munster Championship=

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes

| RD1 = Preliminary round

| RD2 = Quarter-Final

| RD3 = Semi-Final

| RD4 = Final

| score-width = 75

| team-width = 250

| score-align = center

| RD2-team03 = File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork

| RD2-score03 = 1-20

| RD2-team04 = File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary

| RD2-score04 = 0-08

| RD2-team07 = File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick

| RD2-score07 = 0-05

| RD2-team08 = File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry

| RD2-score08 = 1-30

| RD3-team01 = File:Colours of Clare.svg Clare

| RD3-score01 = 0-15

| RD3-team02 = File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork

| RD3-score02 = 1-16

| RD3-team03 = File:Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford

| RD3-score03 = 0-01

| RD3-team04 = File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry

| RD3-score04 = 3-22

| RD4-team01 = File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork

| RD4-score01 = 0-14

| RD4-team02 = File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry

| RD4-score02 = 3-11

}}

==Munster Quarter-Finals==

{{GAA match

| date = 15 June 2018

| time = 19:30

| round = Quarter-Final

| team1 = Kerry File:Colours of Kerry.svg

| score = 1-30 - 0-5

| team2 = File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick

| goals1 = Fiachra Clifford 0-7 (0-3f), David Shaw 1-4 (0-1f), Donal O'Sullivan 0-6 (0-2f), Bryan Sweeney 0-4, Cormac Linnane and Brian Friel 0-3 each, Daniel O’Brien, Diarmuid O'Connor, Patrick Warren 0-1 each

| goals2 = Rob Childs 0-2f, Lee Woulfe, Liam Kennedy, Adam Lacey 0-1 each

| report = [http://www.the42.ie/kerry-u20-v-limerick-4074101-Jun2018/ Report]

| stadium = Newcastle West

| referee = James Bermingham (Cork)

}}

{{GAA match

| date = 16 June 2018

| time = 19:30

| round = Quarter-Final

| team1 = Cork File:Colours of Cork.svg

| score = 1-20 - 0-8

| team2 = File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary

| goals1 = Chris Og Jones 0-6 (0-1f, 2 '45), Matthew Bradley 0-4 (0-2f), Cillian Myers-Murray 1-1, Sean Walsh 0-3, Tadhg Corkery and Damien Gore 0-2 each, Aidan Browne and Cathal Maguire 0-1 each

| goals2 = Jack Delahunty 0-3 each, Conal Kennedy 0-2, Ríain Quigley (0-1f), Ryan Lambe, Brian Fitzpatrick 0-1 each

| report = [http://www.the42.ie/cork-progress-to-munster-semi-finals-tipp-4075126-Jun2018/ Report]

| stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn

| referee = Padraig O’Sullivan (Kerry)

|attendance=1,161}}

==Munster Semi-Finals==

{{GAA match

| date = 22 June 2018

| time = 19:30

| round = Semi-Final 1

| team1 = Clare File:Colours of Clare.svg

| score =

| team2 = Cork File:Colours of Cork.svg

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| report =

| stadium =

| referee =

}}

{{GAA match

| date = 22 June 2018

| time = 19:30

| round = Semi-Final 2

| team1 = Waterford File:Colours of Waterford.svg

| score =

| team2 = File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| report =

| stadium =

| referee =

}}

==Munster Final==

{{GAAmatchbox

| date = {{start date|2018|06|29|df=y}}

| time = 19:30 IST (UTC+1)

| round = Final

| team1 = Cork File:Colours of Cork.svg

| score1 = 0-14 (14)

| score2 = (20) 3-11

| team2 = File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry

| goals1 =

| points1 = Chris Og Jones (7, 3f), Colm O'Callaghan (2), Mark Keane (2), Tadhg Corkery, Colm Barrett, Damien Gore

| goals2 = Mark Ryan (pen), David Shaw, Eddie Horan

| points2 = Donal O'Sullivan (4, 2f), Fiachra Clifford (2, 1f), Cormac Linnane (2), Sean O'Leary (2), Graham O'Sullivan

| HT = 0-09 – 1-06

| location = Tralee

| venue = Austin Stack Park

| referee = Sean Lonergan (Tipperary)

| attendance =

| report = [http://gaa.ie/football/news/eirgrid-munster-u20-final-kerry-claim-title/ Report]

| TV =

}}

=Ulster Championship=

The Ulster championship is organised on a random draw. All matches are straight knockout. The winners receive the Danny Murphy Cup which was commissioned in 2018 in honour of the former Ulster Chief Executive Officer and Secretary.{{cite web |title=New 'Danny Murphy Cup' for Ulster Under 20 Football Winners |url=http://ulster.gaa.ie/2018/06/new-danny-murphy-cup-ulster-20-football-winners/ |website=Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Uladh |accessdate=25 June 2018 |date=23 June 2018}}

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes

| RD1 = Preliminary round

| RD2 = Quarter-Final

| RD3 = Semi-Final

| RD4 = Final

| score-width = 75

| team-width = 250

| score-align = center

| RD1-team15 = File:Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal

| RD1-score15 = 2-21

| RD1-team16 = File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan

| RD1-score16 = 0-10

| RD2-team01 = File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh

| RD2-score01 = 0-10

| RD2-team02 = File:Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh

| RD2-score02 = 2-14

| RD2-team03 = File:Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone

| RD2-score03 = 0-17

| RD2-team04 = File:Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan

| RD2-score04 = 2-08

| RD2-team05 = File:Colours of Down.svg Down

| RD2-score05 = 4-15

| RD2-team06 = File:Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim

| RD2-score06 = 3-13

| RD2-team07 = File:Colours of Derry.svg Derry

| RD2-score07 = 0-16

| RD2-team08 = File:Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal

| RD2-score08 = 2-09

| RD3-team01 = File:Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh

| RD3-score01 = 2-22

| RD3-team02 = File:Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone

| RD3-score02 = 0-24

| RD3-team03 = File:Colours of Down.svg Down

| RD3-score03 = 2-15

| RD3-team04 = File:Colours of Derry.svg Derry

| RD3-score04 = 2-17

| RD4-team01 = File:Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh

| RD4-score01 = 0-14

| RD4-team02 = File:Colours of Derry.svg Derry

| RD4-score02 = 2-15

}}

==Ulster Preliminary Round==

{{GAAmatchbox collapsible

| date = {{start date|2018|05|27|df=y}}

| time = 14:00 IST (UTC+1)

| round = Preliminary round

| team1 = Donegal File:Colours of Donegal.svg

| score1 = 2-21 (27)

| score2 = (10) 0-10

| team2 = File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan

| location = Derry

| venue = Celtic Park

| referee = Paul McKeever (Antrim)

}}

==Ulster Quarter-Finals==

{{GAAmatchbox collapsible

| date = {{start date|2018|05|25|df=y}}

| time = 20:00 IST (UTC+1)

| round = Quarter-Final A

| team1 = Fermanagh File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg

| score1 = 0-10 (10)

| score2 = (20) 2-14

| team2 = File:Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh

| location = Enniskillen

| venue = Brewster Park

| referee = Enda McFeely (Donegal)

}}

{{GAAmatchbox collapsible

| date = {{start date|2018|05|25|df=y}}

| time = 20:00 IST (UTC+1)

| round = Quarter-Final B

| team1 = Tyrone File:Colours of Tyrone.svg

| score1 = 0-17 (17)

| score2 = (14) 2-08

| team2 = File:Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan

| location = Omagh

| venue = Healy Park

| referee = Paul Faloon (Down)

}}

{{GAAmatchbox collapsible

| date = {{start date|2018|05|26|df=y}}

| time = 17:00 IST (UTC+1)

| round = Quarter-Final C

| team1 = Down File:Colours of Down.svg

| score1 = 4-15 (27)

| score2 = (22) 3-13

| team2 = File:Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim

| location = Newry

| venue = Páirc Esler

| referee = Margaret Farrelly (Cavan)

}}

{{GAAmatchbox collapsible

| date = {{start date|2018|06|03|df=y}}

| time = 11:45 IST (UTC+1)

| round = Quarter-Final D

| team1 = Derry File:Colours of Derry.svg

| score1 = 0-16 (16)

| score2 = (15) 2-09

| team2 = File:Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal

| location = Omagh

| venue = Healy Park

| referee = Anthony Marron (Monaghan)

}}

==Ulster Semi-Finals==

{{GAAmatchbox

| date = {{start date|2018|06|08|df=y}}

| time = 20:00 IST (UTC+1)

| round = Semi-Final 1

| team1 = Armagh File:Colours of Armagh.svg

| score1 = 2-22 (28)

| score2 = (24) 0-24

| team2 = File:Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone

| aet = yes

| location = Armagh

| venue = Athletic Grounds

| referee = Niall McKenna (Monaghan)

| note = A brawl occurred in the first period of extra time (two ten minutes played each way). The Central Competitions Control Committee imposed a suspension on ten Armagh players and seven Tyrone players. Armagh appealed the suspensions and eight of their ten players were cleared on the Friday before the final.

}}

{{GAAmatchbox

| date = {{start date|2018|06|10|df=y}}

| time = 14:00 IST (UTC+1)

| round = Semi-Final 2

| team1 = Down File:Colours of Down.svg

| score1 = 2-15 (21)

| score2 = (23) 2-17

| team2 = File:Colours of Derry.svg Derry

| location = Clones

| venue = St Tiernach's Park

| referee = Conor Dourneen (Cavan)