All-Ireland Under-20 C Hurling Championship
| GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 C Championship | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2026 All-Ireland Under-20 C Hurling Championship | |
| Irish | Craobh Iomána Fé-20 C na hÉireann |
| Code | Hurling |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Region | Ireland (GAA) |
| Trophy | Andrew O'Neill Cup |
| No. of teams | 7 |
| Title holders |  Armagh (2nd title) |
| First winner |  Donegal |
| Most titles | Donegal (3 titles) |
| Sponsors | Fulfil |
| TV partner | TG4 |
| Official website | http://www.gaa.ie/ |
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 (previously Under-21) C Championship, the third 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 2024 competition was the first at the Under 20 age level.
The final is currently played in early May and the winning county receives the Andrew O'Neill Cup, a young hurler from the Naomh Colm Chille club in Clonoe, Co. Tyrone who died tragically in Liverpool in 2010 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 All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the All-Ireland Under-20 B Championship participate in the C championship. It is one of the few All-Ireland championships not to be run on a provincial basis.
Armagh are the current holders having beaten Fermanagh in the 2026 Final at Breffni Park, on a 2-17 to 0-13 scoreline.[1]
Teams
2026 Championship
Seven counties will compete in the 2026 All-Ireland Under-20 C Hurling Championship.
| County | Stadium | Province | Position in 2025 Championship | First year in championship | Championship Titles | Last Championship Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armagh |
Athletic Grounds | Ulster | Champions | 2025 | 1 | 2025 |
 Cavan |
Breffni Park | Ulster | Quarter-Finals | 2015 | 0 | — |
 Fermanagh |
Brewster Park | Ulster | Quarter-Finals | 2015 | 0 | — |
| Leitrim |
Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada | Connacht | Quarter-Finals | 2024 | 1 | 2024 |
 Louth |
Drogheda Park | Leinster | Semi-Finals | 2015 | 0 | — |
 Monaghan |
St Tiernach's Park | Ulster | Runners-Up | 2015 | 0 | — |
 Sligo |
Markievicz Park | Connacht | Quarter-Finals (Under-20 B) | 2015 | 0 | — |
List of Finals
List of All-Ireland Finals
| Year | Date | Winners | Runners-up | Venue | Winning captain(s) | Winning margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Score | County | Score | |||||
| 2026[1] | 2 May | Armagh | 2-17 | Fermanagh | 0-13 | Breffni Park | 10 | |
| 2025[2] | 3 May | Armagh | 2-21 | Monaghan | 1-10 | Breffni Park | Liam Farrell | 14 |
| 2024[3] | 25 May | Leitrim | 0-17 | Monaghan | 0-17 | Breffni Park | Brian Goldrick and Dylan McDermott | 0[a] |
| 2023 | No Championship | |||||||
| 2022 | ||||||||
| 2021 | ||||||||
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| 2018 | ||||||||
| 2017[4] | 22 July | Donegal | 1-14 | Sligo | 0-12 | Markievicz Park | 5 | |
| 2016[5] | 23 July | Donegal | 3-07 | Fermanagh | 1-02 | Healy Park | 11 | |
| 2015[6] | 26 July | Donegal | 1-11 | Tyrone | 0-11 | Celtic Park | 3 | |
- ↑ Score was 0-17 - 0-17 after extra time. Leitrim won the penalty shoot-out 2–1.
Roll of Honour
Performance by County
| County | Title(s) | Runners-up | Winning years | Losing years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donegal |
3 | 0 | 2015, 2016, 2017 | — |
| Armagh |
2 | 0 | 2025, 2026 | — |
| Leitrim |
1 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| Monaghan |
0 | 2 | — | 2024, 2025 |
| Fermanagh |
0 | 2 | — | 2016, 2026 |
 Tyrone |
0 | 1 | — | 2015 |
| Sligo |
0 | 1 | — | 2017 |
Performance by Province
| Province | Title(s) | Runners-up | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ulster |
5 | 5 | 10 |
 Connacht |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Leinster |
0 | 0 | 0 |
 Munster |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Records and Statistics
By Decade
The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of All-Ireland titles, is as follows:
- 2010s: 3 for Donegal
- 2020s: 2 for Armagh
See also
External links
References
- 1 2 "Armagh claim All-Ireland U20 'C' title with resounding win over Fermanagh". www.independent.ie. 2026-05-02. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Armagh claim Ulster U20 hurling title in fine style against Monaghan". www.independent.ie. 2025-05-03. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
- ↑ Sport, Leitrim (2024-05-25). "Leitrim claim All-Ireland U20 C Hurling crown after overcoming Monaghan in penalty shootout". www.leitrimobserver.ie. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
- ↑ oisinkelly (2017-07-22). "Donegal win third U21 Hurling All-Ireland in a row". Highland Radio - Latest Donegal News and Sport. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
- ↑ oisinkelly (2016-07-23). "Donegal hurlers beat Fermanagh to win Andrew O'Neill Cup Final again". Highland Radio - Latest Donegal News and Sport. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
- ↑ Park, Gerry Maguire at Celtic (2015-07-27). "Greater accuracy tells for Donegal in first All-Ireland win". The Irish News. Retrieved 2026-03-29.