| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 March – 28 May 2025 |
| Teams | 31 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Tyrone (8th win) |
| Captain | Joey Clarke |
| Manager | Paul Devlin |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Louth |
| Captain | Seán Callaghan |
| Manager | Fergal Reel |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Louth |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Mayo |
| Championship statistics | |
| Top Scorer |  Eoin McElholm (6-24) |
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The2025 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship was the seventh staging of theAll-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 62nd staging overall of aGaelic football championship for players between theminor andsenior grades.
Thedefending championsTyrone retained their Ulster Championship title and qualified for the All-Ireland final by defeatingMunster champions Kerry, in the first of the All-Ireland semi-finals on 11 March.[1] They awaited the winner of the clash between Mayo and Louth, which the Leinster Champions won by a single point.[2]
The All-Ireland final took place at theBOX-IT Athletic Grounds inArmagh on 28 May 2025 betweenTyrone andLouth, in what was the first ever meeting of the counties in the final. After leading by five points at half-time, Tyrone went on to win by 5–16 to 0–17 and successfully defend their All-Ireland title, claiming an eighth title overall at the grade and a third in four years.[3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mayo | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 65 | 45 | 8 | Advance to final |
| 2 |  Roscommon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 53 | 28 | 5 | Advance to semi-final |
| 3 |  Sligo | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 98 | -19 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Galway | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 74 | 66 | 8 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Leitrim | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 122 | -62 | 0 |
| 30 April 2025[4]Final | Mayo | 2-17 - 4-08 | Roscommon | Tuam Stadium |
| D. Beirne (1-03, 0-02f), T. Lydon (0-05, 0-02f) S. Howards (1-00), C. McHale (0-03), O. Cronin, D. Neary (0-01 each) | R. Carthy (1-04, 1tpf, 0-02f), J. McGuinness, B. Greene (0-02 each), J. Curran, C. Grogan (0-01 each) | Referee: Thomas Murphy (Galway) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meath | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 51 | 10 | 4 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Dublin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 59 | 11 | 4 | |
| 3 | Westmeath | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 59 | -9 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Offaly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 60 | -12 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Louth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 40 | 15 | 4 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Wicklow | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 48 | -3 | 2 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 | Longford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 51 | -12 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kildare | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 39 | 53 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 |  Wexford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 60 | -10 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 |  Laois | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 62 | -21 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Carlow | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 70 | -22 | 1 |
| 30 April 2025[5]Final | Louth | 2-19 - 1-15 | Meath | Cedral St Conleth's Park |
| A. Gillespie 1-3 (1f), P. Grimes-Murphy 1-3 (1 2p), Ty. McDonnell 0-4 (1f), Tadhg McDonnell 0-4 (1 2p), D. Dorian 0-2, S. Lennon, J. Maguire, T. Markey ('45) 0-1 each | J. Murphy 0-6 (2f, 1 2p), M. McIvor 0-4 (2 2p), T. Martyn 1-0, E. Armstrong 0-2, R. Stafford, Z. Thornton, F. White 0-1 each | Referee: Ian Howley (Dublin) |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tipperary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 30 | 25 | 6 | Advance to phase 2 |
| 2 |  Clare | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Waterford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 59 | -12 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Limerick | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 46 | -14 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerry | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 39 | 43 | 6 | Advance to Munster final |
| 2 | Cork | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 55 | -1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Tipperary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 56 | -7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Clare | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 79 | -35 | 0 |
| 28 April 2025[6] | Cork | 1-10 - 2-15 | Kerry | Supervalu Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| Referee: Eoin Morrissey (Waterford |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donegal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 44 | 66 | 8 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Tyrone | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 52 | 63 | 6 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 |  Down | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 95 | -12 | 4 | |
| 4 | Fermanagh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 106 | -54 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Antrim | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 113 | -63 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derry | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 45 | 44 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Cavan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 64 | -7 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 |  Armagh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 75 | -15 | 2 | |
| 4 | Monaghan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 68 | -22 | 1 |
| 11 May 2025[1]Semi-final | Tyrone | 2-14 - 1-14 | Kerry | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| Referee: Barry Judge (Sligo) |
| 16 May 2025[2]Semi-final | Mayo | 0-17 - 2-12 | Louth | Glennon Brothers Pearse Park |
| T. Lydon 0-5 (1f), D. Beirne (1 2pf, 1f), C. Lynch (1 2p) 0-4 each, N. Hurley 0-2, P Gilmore, H O'Loughlin, 0-1 each | P. Grimes-Murphy 1-3 (1 2p), S. Lennon 1-2, A. Gillespie, T. Markey (2pf) 0-2 each, J. Maguire, Ty. McDonnell, Tadhg McDonnell 0-1 each | Referee: Conor Dourneen (Cavan) |
Louth vTyrone| 28 May 2025[8]Final | Louth | 0-17 - 5-16 | Tyrone | BOX-IT Athletic Grounds |
| 7.30 | S. Callaghan (1 2p) 0-4, J. Maguire (1 2p) 0-4, Tadhg McDonnell (1 2p) 0-3, Ty. McDonnell (1f) 0-2, A. Gillespie (f), S. Lennon, C. MacCroísta, D. Shevlin 0-1 each | Report | N. Grimes 2-6, E. McElholm 2-4, S. McDermott 1-1, R. McCullagh (1f) 0-2, J. Clarke, C. Donnelly, C. O'Neill 0-1 each | Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan) |
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| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total |
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| 1 | Ruairi McCullagh | Tyrone | 1-48 | 51 |
| 2 | Rory Carthy | Roscommon | 3-32 | 41 |
| 3 | Tom Lydon | Mayo | 2-35 | 41 |
| 4 | Eoin McElholm | Tyrone | 6-23 | 41 |
| 5 | Joe Quigley | Dublin | 2-34 | 40 |
| 6 | Seanan Carr | Donegal | 5-28 | 39 |
| 7 | Daithi Hogan | Tipperary | 3-25 | 34 |
| 8 | Darragh Beirne | Mayo | 5-18 | 33 |
| 9 | Jamie Murphy | Meath | 1-28 | 31 |
| 10 | Jay O'Brien | Kildare | 2-25 | 30 |