2012 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

2012 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
Dates22 February – 6 May 2012
Teams32
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDublin (3rd win)
CaptainKevin O'Brien
ManagerJim Gavin
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamRoscommon
CaptainPaddy Brogan
ManagerNigel Dineen
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterDublin
UlsterCavan
ConnachtRoscommon
Championship statistics
Player of the Year Ciarán Kilkenny
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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

[1]

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.
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.
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.
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).

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.
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.
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.
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).

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.
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.

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

[4]

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).
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).

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.
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.

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).

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).

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.
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).

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.

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).

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.
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.
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.
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.

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).
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).

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).

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.
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.

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.

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