2008 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

2008 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamKerry (10th win)
CaptainKillian Young
ManagerSeán Geaney
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKildare
CaptainGary Whyte
ManagerGlenn Ryan
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterKildare
UlsterDown
ConnachtMayo

The 2008 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 45th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

Cork entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Kerry in the Munster semi-final.[1]

On 3 May 2008, Kerry won the championship following a 2-12 to 0-11 defeat of Kildare in the All-Ireland final.[2] This was their 10th All-Ireland title overall and their first in ten championship seasons.

Results

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Semi-finals

19 April 2008 Semi-final Kildare 1-10 - 0-10 Down Páirc Tailteann, Navan
19 April 2008 Semi-final Kerry 1-09 - 1-07 Mayo MacDonagh Park, Nenagh

Final

3 May 2008 Final Kerry 2-12 - 0-11 Kildare Semple Stadium, Thurles

Statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Kildare and Down meet for the first time in the championship since 1965.

References

  1. ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (7 May 2007). "Late Goulding free earns Cork glory as plucky Laois foiled". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  2. ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (5 May 2008). "'Players learned from the past' - Geaney". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 16 July 2017.