All-Ireland Under-20 B Hurling Championship

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 (previously Under-21) B Championship, the second tier competition in hurling is an annual series of games for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The 2019 competition was the first at the Under 20 age level.

GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 B Championship
Current season or competition: 2023 All-Ireland Under-20 B Hurling Championship
Irish	Craobh Iomána Fé-20 B na hÉireann
Region	Ireland (GAA)
Trophy	Richie McElligott Cup
No. of teams	8
Title holders	Derry (1st title)
Most titles	Kerry (10 titles)
Sponsors	Bord Gáis Energy
TV partner(s)	TG4
Official website	http://www.gaa.ie/

The final is currently played in April or May and the winning county receive the Richie McElligott Cup, which is named in honour of the late great Kerry stalwart Richie McElligott of the Lixnaw club and was first presented in 2015.

The championship is played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated.

Teams that are deemed ineligible or "too weak" for the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 Championship participate in the B championship. It is one of the few All-Ireland championships not to be run on a provincial basis.

Derry are the current holders having beaten Roscommon in the 2023 final at Croke Park in Dublin, on a 3-17 to 2-14 scoreline.^[1] It is Derry's first title at this grade,

The 2020 competition was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic..

Qualification

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 B Championship features eight teams in the final tournament. Seven teams gain automatic entry to the All-Ireland quarter-final stages while the winners of the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 C Championship make up the eight quarter-final teams.

Finals listed by year

Year	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Score	Date	Venue	Winning Captain
1998^[2]	Kerry	3-09	Kildare	0-17	30/08/1998	Croke Park	Willie Joe Leen
1999	Meath	3-10	Kerry	2-11	21/08/1999	Toomevara, County Tipperary
2000	Westmeath	3-19	Kerry	4-15	07/08/2000	MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
2001^[3]	Kerry	0-12	Carlow	0-10	28/10/2001	Tipperary, County Tipperary	David Slattery
2002^[4]	Kerry	3-16	Carlow	2-10	24/08/2002	Semple Stadium	Garry O'Brien
2003^[5]	Westmeath	3-10	Mayo	0-11	23/08/2003	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon	Brendan Murtagh
2004^[6]	Laois	5-18	Donegal	0-08	03/07/2004	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon	James Walsh
2005^[7]	Meath	1-17	Kerry	0-16	10/09/2005	MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
2006^[8]	Laois	6-10	Mayo	1-11	22/07/2006	Athleague, County Roscommon
2007^[9]	Roscommon	0-13	Kerry	0-08	05/08/2007	Semple Stadium	Michael Kelly
2008^[10]	Carlow	2-14	Kerry	0-07	13/09/2008	MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
2009^[11]	Kerry	2-18	Roscommon	1-15	12/09/2009	Cusack Park, Ennis	Alan Kelly
2010	Kerry	0-22	Meath	0-12	11/09/2010	Semple Stadium	Shane Nolan
2011^[12]	Kerry	0-16	Westmeath	1-09	10/09/2011	Semple Stadium	Jason Bowler
2012	Roscommon	3-17	Kildare	3-16	15/09/2012	Semple Stadium	Peter Kellehan
2013	Kerry	1-21	Kildare	4-10	14/09/2013	Semple Stadium	Brendan O'Leary
2014^[13]	Kildare	1-14	Roscommon	1-11	13/09/2014	Semple Stadium	Gerry Keegan
2015^[14]	Wicklow	2-17	Meath	2-15	12/09/2015	Semple Stadium	Gavin Weir
2016^[15]	Meath	1-20	Mayo	0-15	10/09/2016	Semple Stadium	Jack Regan
2017^[16]	Kerry	2-12	Wicklow	2-08	09/09/2017	Semple Stadium	Darragh Shanahan
2018^[17]	Kerry	2-20	Derry	0-11	04/08/2018	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny	Jason Diggins
2019^[18]	Kerry	3-22	Down	0-12	03/08/2019	Páirc Tailteann, Navan	Adam O'Sullivan
2021^[19]	Meath	2-19	Derry	0-19	11/08/2021	Páirc Esler, Newry	Cian Kelly
2022^[20]	Down	2-15	Roscommon	0-15	30/04/2022	Breffni Park, Cavan	Lukas Boyd
2023^[21]	Derry	3-17	Roscommon	2-14	06/05/2023	Croke Park	Keelen Doherty

Wins listed by county

Team	Wins	Years won
Kerry	10	1998, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019
Meath	4	1999, 2005, 2016, 2021
Westmeath	2	2000, 2003
Laois	2	2004, 2006
Roscommon	2	2007, 2012
Carlow	1	2008
Kildare	1	2014
Wicklow	1	2015
Down	1	2022
Derry	1	2023

External links

• Official GAA website

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