2012 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

2012 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
Dates	22 February – 6 May 2012
Teams	32
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Dublin (3rd win)
Captain	Kevin O'Brien
Manager	Jim Gavin
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Roscommon
Captain	Paddy Brogan
Manager	Nigel Dineen
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Cavan
Connacht	Roscommon
Championship statistics
Player of the Year	Ciarán Kilkenny
	← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship is an inter county football competition between all 32 counties in Ireland. Four competitions are contested in each province and the winners of each provincial championship enters the all-Ireland series. There are currently 2 county teams still competing for the 2012 all-Ireland Under 21 championship, Dublin and Roscommon.

Leinster Under 21 Championship

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Round 1

February 29, 2012 Round 1	Wexford	1-09 - 1-12	Dublin	Belfield, Enniscorthy
	M O'Regan 1-4 (0-4f), D Murphy 0-2 (0-1f), M O'Hanlon, B O'Gorman, G Cullen 0-1 each.	Report	C Kilkenny 0-5 (0-2f), P Ryan 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), J Small, J McCaffrey, E O Conghaile, H Dawson, C Reddin 0-1 each.	Belfield, Enniscorthy

February 22, 2012 Round 1	Wicklow	1-06 - 0-13	Carlow	Baltinglass
	B McCrea 1-0, T Kelly 0-3 (3f), C McGraynor, D Woods, E Woulfe 0-1 each.	Report	D Foley 0-4 (2f), C Moran, C Wall, J Kennedy (1f), M Mullen 0-2 each, M Fitzgerald, J Byrne 0-1 each.	Baltinglass

February 22, 2012 Round 1	Kilkenny	0-02 - 6-35	Louth	Ballyraggett
	B Byrne 0-2 (0-1 free).	Report	C Bellew 1-5; B Berrill 0-5; B Hamilton 1-2; S O'Hanlon, W Woods 0-4 each; E O'Neill, R Moore, B Rogan 1-1 each; B Kieran 1-0; E O'Connor; P Kirwan, N Devlin 0-3 each; S McMahon, E Duffy 0-1 each.	Ballyraggett

February 22, 2012 Round 1	Offaly	1-09 - 0-09	Meath	Gracefield
	J Ledwith (0-1), A Sullivan (0-3, one free, one '45), B Allen (0-3), M Young (1-2).	Report	P Fox (0-1), S Tobin (0-1), D Carroll (0-2, one free); S Gillespie (0-4, two frees), A Forde (0-1).	Gracefield

Quarter-finals

March 7, 2012 Quarter-final	Dublin	2-21 - 0-04	Laois	Parnell Park
	C Kilkenny 0-7 (0-3f), P Ryan 1-2 (0-1f), G Seaver 1-1, P Hudson 0-3 (0-1f), G Sweeney, E O Conghaile 0-2 each, J Smith, J McCaffrey, C Reddin, M Schutte 0-1 each.	Report	D O’Connor 0-2, J Farrell, J Finn (0-1f) 0-1 each.	Parnell Park

March 7, 2012 Quarter-final	Carlow	0-03 - 0-11	Westmeath	Carlow I.T.
	C Moran 0-2, A Kenny 0-1.	Report	C McCormack, J Heslin (2f) 0-3 each; K Reilly 0-2 (1f); G Egan, T English, S Daly 0-1 each.	Carlow I.T.

March 7, 2012 Quarter-final	Louth	3-06 - 1-10	Longford	Haggardstown Referee: R Malone (Dublin).
	W Woods 2-1, S O'Hanlon 1-0, B Rogan 0-2 (1f), E O'Connor, R Moore (f), B Hamilton 0-1 each.	Report	R Smyth 1-2 (2f), M Hughes 0-3f, P McCormack 0-2, J McGivney, D Mimnagh, C Clarke 0-1 each.	Haggardstown Referee: R Malone (Dublin).

March 7, 2012 Quarter-final	Offaly	0-08 - 0-07	Kildare	Gracefield Referee: D Gough (Meath).
	S Hannon (0-1), J McPadden (0-1), A Sullivan (0-4), B Allen (0-2).	Report	K Feeley (0-3), S Hurley (0-1), P Fogarty (0-1), L McGovern (0-1), F Dowling (0-1).	Gracefield Referee: D Gough (Meath).

Semi-final

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March 21, 2012 Semi-final	Dublin	4-15 - 1-09	Westmeath	Portlaoise Referee: J Hickey (Carlow).
	C Kilkenny 1-6 (1f), P Hudson 1-4 (1f), M Schutte, J McCaffrey 1-0 each, G Sweeney, C Reddin, E O Conghaile, G Seaver, P Maguire 0-1 each.	Report	K Reilly 1-1 (1f), J Heslin 0-3 (3f), C McCormack 0-2, D Gavin, A Stone, S Daly 0-1 each.	Portlaoise Referee: J Hickey (Carlow).

March 21, 2012 Semi-final	Louth	0-10 - 0-08	Offaly	Navan Referee: F Barry (Kildare).
	W Woods, B Rogan (1f) 0-2 each, S O'Hanlon, R Moore (f), E O'Connor, P Kirwan, B Hamilton, B Berrill 0-1 each.	Report	P Cunningham 0-5 (3f), A Sullivan, D Hogan, A McDonagh 0-1 each.	Navan Referee: F Barry (Kildare).

Final

April 4, 2012^[3] 7:30 Final	Dublin	1-16 - 0-8	Louth	Páirc Tailteann, Navan Attendance: 1,200 (Estimate) Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford) Man of the Match: Ciarán Kilkenny
	Ciaran Kilkenny 1-7 (0-1f), Mark Schutte, Paul Hudson, Gerry Seaver 0-2 each, Jack McCaffrey, Gary Sweeney, Harry Dawson 0-1 each		Ben Rogan 0-4f, Ruairi Moore, Cathal Bellew, William Woods, Barry Hamilton 0-1 each


GK	1	John Brian Carthy (St Jude's)
RCB	2	Seán George (Ballymun Kickhams)
FB	3	Kevin O'Brien (Naomh Mearnóg) (c)
LCB	4	Michael Concarr (St Vincent's)
RHB	5	Luke Fletcher (St Maur's)
CHB	6	John Kelly (Na Fianna)
LHB	7	Jack McCaffrey (Clontarf)
MF	8	Emmet Ó Conghaile (Lucan Sarsfields)
MF	9	Ciarán Reddin (St Maur's)
RHF	10	Mark Schutte (Cuala)
CHF	11	Gary Sweeney (St Sylvester's)
LHF	12	Daniel Byrne (St Maur's)
RCF	13	Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock)
FF	14	Paul Hudson (Thomas Davis)
LCF	15	Philip Ryan (St Brigid's)
Substitutes:
	16	Gerry Seaver (Ballyboughal) for Byrne
	17	Harry Dawson (Skerries Harps) for Ryan
	18	John Small (Ballymun Kickhams) for Concarr
	19	Paul Maguire (St Jude's) for Hudson
	20	Eoghan Keogh (Raheny) for Ó Conghaile


GK	1	Joe Flanagan (O'Raghallaighs)
RCB	2	Dermot Campbell (Dreadnots)
FB	3	Ciarán Murray (Dundalk Young Irelands)
LCB	4	Tiarnan Hand (Geraldines)
RHB	5	Patrick Reilly (St Bride's)
CHB	6	Anthony Williams (Dreadnots)
LHB	7	Michael McKeown (Mattock Rangers)
MF	8	Eoin O'Connor (St Patrick's) (c)
MF	9	Shane O'Hanlon (Geraldines)
RHF	10	Cathal Bellew (Kilkerley Emmets)
CHF	11	Peter Kirwan (Dreadnots)
LHF	12	Ruairí Moore (O'Raghallaighs)
RCF	13	Ben Rogan (O'Raghallaighs)
FF	14	William Woods (Naomh Fionnbarra)
LCF	15	Barry Hamilton (Geraldines)
Substitutes:
	16	Brian Berrill (Naomh Máirtín) for Bellew
	17	Eoghan Duffy (St Fechin's) for Kirwan
	18	Shane McMahon (St Mochta's) for Reilly
	19	Seán Donnelly (Cooley Kickhams) for Hamilton

Munster Under 21 Championship

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Quarter-finals

March 14, 2012 Quarter-final	Tipperary	0-05 - 0-11	Kerry	Semple Stadium Referee: C Lane (Cork).
	D Leahy (0-1), A Cleere (0-1), L Treacy (0-1), M Quinlivan (0-1), L McGrath (0-1).	Report	P Kilkenny (0-10), K Hurley (0-2), C Cox (0-4), S O'Brien (0-4).	Semple Stadium Referee: C Lane (Cork).

March 14, 2012 Quarter-final	Limerick	0-10 - 2-07	Clare	Gaelic Grounds Referee: D O'Mahony (Tipperary).
	I Corbett (0-1); D O'Connor (0-2), E O'Connor (0-5), F O'Riordan (0-1), J Lee (0-1).	Report	S Tierney (0-3), D O'Neill (0-2), E Finucane (0-1), C McInerney (2-1).	Gaelic Grounds Referee: D O'Mahony (Tipperary).

Semi-finals

March 28, 2012 Semi-final	Waterford	1-04 - 4-26	Kerry	Tralee Referee: K O'Brien (Tipperary).
	B O'Connor 1-0, P Power 0-2f, G Nugent, R Cahill 0-1 each.	Report	C Cox (2f) 1-7, K Hurley 1-5, S O'Brien 1-2, I Galvin 1-1, E O'Connor (1f) 0-3, C Brady, S O'Carroll, M Reen 0-2 each, J Walsh, G O'Grady 0-1 each.	Tralee Referee: K O'Brien (Tipperary).

March 28, 2012 Semi-final	Cork	3-15 - 1-06	Clare	Páirc Uí Rinn Referee: P O'Sullivan (Kerry).
	J O'Rourke 0-5, L Connolly 1-2 (0-1f), B Hurley 0-4, M Sugrue 1-1, J Wall 1-0, K Hallissey, D Drake, D Mac Eoin 0-1 each.	Report	D O'Neill 1-0, C McInerney 0-2 (1f), D O'Neill, S Malone, S O'Driscoll, P Dillon 0-1 each.	Páirc Uí Rinn Referee: P O'Sullivan (Kerry).

Final

April 11, 2012 7:30 Final	Cork	2-12 - 1-14 (AET)	Kerry	Tralee Referee: K OBrien (Tipperary).
	A Cronin (0-1), J Wall (0-1); R Deane (0-1), D Óg Hodnett (1-1), J O'Rourke (0-1), B Hurley (0-4, 0-2 frees), D McEoin (0-2).	Report	S O'Carroll (0-2, 0-1 sideline), C Brady (1-0), C Cox (0-8, 0-7 frees), K Hurley (0-1), G O'Grady (0-2).	Tralee Referee: K OBrien (Tipperary).

Connacht Under 21 Championship

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Preliminary round

March 14, 2012 Preliminary round	Mayo	1-14 - 0-15	Galway	Referee: M Duffy (Sligo).
	C O'Connor (0-9), C O'Shea (1-0), E Regan (0-2), D Coen (0-2), M Forde (0-1).	Report	P Ó Gríofa (0-4), E Monahan (0-4), P Cunningham (0-2), C Costello (0-1), C Rabbittte (0-1), P Sweeney (0-1), N Walsh (0-1), A Varley (0-1).	Referee: M Duffy (Sligo).

Semi-final

March 21, 2012 Semi-final	Roscommon	1-11 - 0-10	Mayo	Referee: R McBrien (Leitrim).
	D Smith 1-4 (3f), N Kilroy, C Compton, C Connolly, N Daly, F Cregg, S Oates, C Murtagh 0-1 each.	Report	C O'Connor (3f), C O'Shea 0-3 each, E Regan (1f) 0-2, J Shaughnessy (1f), A Walsh ('45) 0-1 each.	Referee: R McBrien (Leitrim).

March 24, 2012 Semi-final	Sligo	0-14 - 0-08	Leitrim	Markievicz Park Referee: S O' Hehir (Galway)
	D Maye (0-3, 1f), D Coffey (0-1), N Murphy (0-7, 3f), J Rogers (0-2), E Doherty (0-1).	Report	A Hickey (0-5, 4f), S Moran (0-1), M Beirne (0-1), M Quinn (0-1).	Markievicz Park Referee: S O' Hehir (Galway)

Final

April 07, 2012 Final	Roscommon	1-13 - 0-08	Sligo	Dr. Hyde Park Referee: Ray McBrien (Leitrim).
	D Smith 1-6 (1-0 pen, 0-5f), S Oates, C Compton 0-2 each, C Connolly, C Daly, F Cregg (0-1f) 0-1 each.	Report	B Egan 0-3 (0-2f, 0-1 '45'), N Murphy 0-2 (0-1f), D Maye, P Hughes, J Rodgers 0-1 each.	Dr. Hyde Park Referee: Ray McBrien (Leitrim).

Ulster Under 21 Championship

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Round 1

March 14, 2012 Round 1	Fermanagh	1-03 - 1-14	Tyrone	Brewster Park Referee: G Corrigan.
	R Corrigan (1-0), R Lyons (0-1), S Quigley (0-1), B Owens (0-1).	Report	N Sludden (0-1), T McCann (0-1), S Tierney (0-1), T Canavan (0-1), D McCurry (0-3), C McAliskey (1-3), R O'Neill (0-1), P Mallon (0-1), J McCullagh (0-2).	Brewster Park Referee: G Corrigan.

Quarter-finals

March 21, 2012 Quarter-final	Cavan	1-11 - 1-05	Armagh	Kingspan Breffni Park Referee: F Cleary (Fermanagh).
	K Tierney 0-7 (2f), C Conroy 1-0, F Flanagan, J Brady, P Leddy, PP O'Hara 0-1 each.	Report	R Tasker 1-3 (2f), A Forker (1f), J Donnelly 0-1 each.	Kingspan Breffni Park Referee: F Cleary (Fermanagh).

March 21, 2012 Quarter-final	Derry	3-12 - 1-03	Monaghan	Celtic Park Referee: S McLaughlin (Donegal).
	E McGuckian 2-1, F Duffin 1-0, B Herron (2f), C Spiers, B Quigg 0-2 each, R Moore, A Devlin (1f), R Ferris, C Bradley, F Bell 0-1 each.	Report	S Sherry 1-0, T Kerr (1f), P Dooney, D McKenna 0-1 each.	Celtic Park Referee: S McLaughlin (Donegal).

March 21, 2012 Quarter-final	Down	2-11 - 1-09	Antrim	Páirc Esler Referee: C O'Hagan (Tyrone).
	D O'Hare (3f) 1-4, R McGarry (1f) 1-3, D Savage, M Bagnall, N McParland, R O'Hare 0-1 each.	Report	H McNulty 1-1, D Lynch 0-3, R Murray, M Johnson, P McBride, E Gallagher, C Sheerin 0-1 each.	Páirc Esler Referee: C O'Hagan (Tyrone).

March 21, 2012 Quarter-final	Tyrone	0-12 - 0-06	Donegal	Omagh Attendance: Report Referee: M McErlane (Derry).
	D McCurry 0-5 (2f), R Donnelly 0-2, T Canavan, C Clarke, S Tierney, C McAliskey, S Warnock 0-1 each.		P McBrearty 0-3 (1f), S McGarvey 0-2 (1 '45), D Molloy 0-1.	Omagh Attendance: Report Referee: M McErlane (Derry).

Semi-finals

April 04, 2012 Semi-final	Down	1-08 - 0-16	Tyrone	Casement Park
	K McClorey (0-1)C Gough (0-1), M Bagnall (0-1); D Savage (0-3), R McGarry (0-1), D O'Hare (1-0), S McArdle (0-1).	Report	C Clarke (0-1), T Canavan (0-2), R Donnelly (0-2); D McCurry (0-4), C McAliskey (0-3), C Daly (0-3), P Mallon (0-1).	Casement Park

April 04, 2012 Semi-final	Cavan	2-08 - 1-09	Derry	Enniskillen
	J McLoughlin (0-1), J Dillon (0-2), K Tierney (1-5), P King (1-0).	Report	A Devlin (0-3), E McGuckian (1-3), E Bradley (0-3).	Enniskillen

Final

April 11, 2012 8:00 Final	Cavan	1-10 - 0-10	Tyrone	Brewster Park Referee: B Cassidy (Derry).
	D Sexton (1-0, pen), J Dillon (0-1), R Lynch (0-1), J Brady (0-3, 0-2 frees), K Tierney (0-5, frees).	Report	B Tierney (0-1), N Sludden (0-1), H Og Conlan (0-1), S Tierney (0-1), T Canavan (0-1, free), R Donnelly (0-2, frees), D McCurry (0-3, frees).	Brewster Park Referee: B Cassidy (Derry).

All-Ireland Series

Semi-finals

April 21, 2012 Final	Roscommon	2-07 - 2-02	Cavan	Pearse Park Referee: C Reilly (Meath)
	C Compton 1-1, C Daly 1-0, S Smith 0-4 (1f), N Kilroy, C Murtagh 0-1 each.	Report	K Tierney 2-0, J Dillon, C Conway 0-1 each.	Pearse Park Referee: C Reilly (Meath)

April 21, 2012 Final	Dublin	3-11 - 0-14	Cork	Portlaoise Referee: M Higgins (Fermanagh).
	P Ryan 2-3 (1-0 pen, 0-1 45); J McCaffrey 1-0; E Ó Conghaile, P Hudson 0-2 each; D Byrne, G Sweeney, C Kilkenny, P Maguire 0-1.	Report	B Hurley 0-6(5fs); J O’Rourke, L Connolly (1 45) 0-2 each; D Óg Hodnett, M Sugrue, K Hallissey (f), D McEoin (f) 0-1 each.	Portlaoise Referee: M Higgins (Fermanagh).

Final

May 06, 2012 14:00 Final	Dublin	2-12 - 0-11	Roscommon	Tullamore
	JB Carthy; M Concarr, K O'Brien, S George; L Fletcher, J Kelly (0-1), J McCaffrey; E O Conghaile, C Reddin; D Byrne, G Sweeney, M Schutte; C Kilkenny (0-4), P Ryan (0-1), P Hudson (1-4). Subs: P Maguire, G Seaver (0-1), H Dawson (0-1), P O'Higgins, P Mannion (1-0).	Report	T Lowe: C Cafferkey, C Duignan, D Murray; C Daly, P Brogan, R Stack; C Shine, N Daly; S Oates, N Kilroy, D Keane (0-2); C Connolly (0-2), C Compton (0-3), D Smith (0-4). Subs: J McManus, F Cregg, C Murtagh, F Kelly.	Tullamore

References

^ "Cadburys Leinster G.A.A. U-21 F.C. 2012". Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
^ "Fixtures & Results". Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
^ "Kilkenny in dominant form for Dublin". Irish Times. 5 April 2012.
^ "Under 20 « Munster GAA Web site". Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
^ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlJ8LGc5FgzmdGFvTVpPOUtkSVduelItMmE0a2VyeEE#gid=0 ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "CLG Uladh – Ulster GAA » Cadbury's Ulster Under 21 Football Championship". Ulster.gaa.ie. 19 December 2011. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.

External links

Official website

[1] "Cadburys Leinster G.A.A. U-21 F.C. 2012". Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.

[2] "Fixtures & Results". Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.

[3] "Kilkenny in dominant form for Dublin". Irish Times. 5 April 2012.

[4] "Under 20 « Munster GAA Web site". Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2012.

[5] ttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlJ8LGc5FgzmdGFvTVpPOUtkSVduelItMmE0a2VyeEE#gid=0 ^{[dead link‍]}

[6] "CLG Uladh – Ulster GAA » Cadbury's Ulster Under 21 Football Championship". Ulster.gaa.ie. 19 December 2011. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.

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