Connacht Under-21 Football Championship

Connacht Under-21 Championship
Founded 1964
Trophy J.J. Fahy Cup
Title holders Mayo (24th title)
First winner Galway
Most titles Mayo (24 titles)

The Connacht Under-21 Football Championship is the premier inter-county "knockout" competition for players aged under 21 years (on 1 January of competition year) played in the province of Connacht, in Ireland. The championship is organised by the Connacht council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and is played in Spring. The winners represent Connacht in the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship semi-finals.

Mayo are the current (2016) Connacht Under-21 Football Champions. They beat Roscommon in Markievicz Park to win their first title since 2009. This ended Roscommon's bid to win the title 3 years in a row.

Top winners

Team Wins Years won Runners up Years Runners up
1 Mayo 24 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016 8 1964, 1965, 1966, 1981, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2005,
2 Galway 18 1964, 1965, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2011, 2013 14 1969, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1991, 1997, 2003, 2006, 2015
3 Roscommon 9 1966, 1969, 1978, 1982, 1999, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015 18 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2016
4 Leitrim 2 1977, 1991 4 1986, 1990, 1998, 2014
5 Sligo 0 Yet to win 8 1979, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2012

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Roll of honour

Year Winner Opponent
2016[2] Mayo 1-11 Roscommon 1-10
2015[3] Roscommon 3-14 Galway 3-11
2014[4] Roscommon 0–19 Leitrim 1-3
2013[5] Galway 1–17 Roscommon 2–11
2012 [6] Roscommon 1–13 Sligo 0-8
2011 Galway 1–10 Roscommon 0-4
2010 Roscommon 1-6 Sligo 0-4
2009 Mayo 3–14 Sligo 1-8
2008 Mayo 1–14 Roscommon 0–14
2007 Mayo 1–22 Roscommon 1-8
2006 Mayo 0–15 Galway 1-5
2005 Galway 1–13 Mayo 0-4
2004 Mayo 0–16 Roscommon 0–13
2003 Mayo 1-9 Galway 0–11
2002 Galway 1-9 Mayo 1-8
2001 Mayo 0–15 Sligo 0-7
2000 Galway 1–12 Mayo 0–12
1999 Roscommon 1–12 Sligo 0-9
1998 Galway 0–13 Leitrim 1-7
1997 Mayo 0-7 Galway 0-6
1996 Galway 0–12 Mayo 0-5
1995 Mayo 1–10, 1–16 (R) Sligo 1–10, 3–4 (R)
1994 Mayo 0–12 Sligo 0-6
1993 Galway 0–14 Roscommon 0-9
1992 Galway 1–10 Mayo 0–12
1991 Leitrim 1-7 Galway 0-9
1990 Galway 0-9 Leitrim 0-5
1989 Galway 1–13 Roscommon 0-3
1988 Galway 0–10 Roscommon 0-6
1987 Galway 1–10 Roscommon 0–10
1986 Mayo 0–12 Leitrim 0-5
1985 Mayo 2-6 Galway 0-7
1984 Mayo 2-7 Galway 2-4
1983 Mayo 1–19 Roscommon 1-6
1982 Roscommon 1–10 Galway 0-5
1981 Galway 0-9 Mayo 0-8
1980 Mayo 4–11 Galway 1-5
1979 Galway 0–12 Sligo 0-9
1978 Roscommon 3-9 Galway 2–11
1977 Leitrim 1-3 Roscommon 0-5
1976 Mayo 1-8 Galway 0-2
1975 Mayo 2–10 Galway 0-9
1974 Mayo 1–12 Roscommon 0-9
1973 Mayo 1-7 Galway 0-5
1972 Galway 0–16 Roscommon 0-5
1971 Mayo 5–10 Roscommon 0-8
1970 Mayo 0–14 Roscommon 1–10
1969 Roscommon 1-9, 1–10 (R, AET) Galway 0–12, 2–3 (R, AET)
1968 Mayo 1–13 Roscommon 2-3
1967 Mayo 3–11 Roscommon 2-8
1966 Roscommon 1–15 Mayo 0-9
1965 Galway 3-9 Mayo 1–13
1964 Galway 3-6 Mayo 3-5

References

  1. ↑ "Complete Roll of Honour on Kilkenny GAA bible" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  2. ↑ "Mayo's smash and grab win stuns Roscommon U21s". Irish Examiner. 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  3. ↑ "Roscommon take Connacht Under-21 title". RTÉ Sport. 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  4. ↑ "Roscommon claim third Connacht U21 title in five years". Hogan Stand. 2014-04-05. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  5. ↑ "Connacht U21FC final: Tribe have that little bit extra". Hogan Stand. 2013-04-06. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
  6. ↑ "Smith the hero as Rossies' first-half blitz proves a bridge too far for Sligo". Irish Independent. 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2012-04-09.

Sources

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