The 2008 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 77th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Tyrone (7th win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Mayo |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Meath |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Mayo |
Galway entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Roscommon in the Connacht semi-final.
On 27 September 2008, Tyrone won the championship following a 1-20 to 1-15 defeat of Mayo in a replay of the All-Ireland final. This was their seventh All-Ireland title overall and their first title in four championship seasons.[1]
Results
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| 2008 Rob Robin | Roscommon | 1-4 - 0-4 | Leitrim | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
| 2008 Rob Robin | Roscommon | 0-11 - 1-6 | Sligo | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| 2008 Rob Robin | Leitrim | 1-7 - 3-9 | Sligo | Tubbercurry |
| 2008 Rob Robin | Galway | 0-11 - 0-9 | Sligo | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
| 2008 Rob Robin | Mayo | 0-12 - 0-8 | Roscommon | McHale Park, Castlebar |
Semi-finals
| 22 June 2008 Semi-Final | Mayo | 1-13 - 0-7 | Sligo | McHale Park, Castlebar |
| 2008 Semi-Final | Galway | 0-14 - 1-12 | Roscommon | St. Jarlath's Park, Tuam |
Final
| 13 July 2008 Final | Mayo | 0-13 - 0-10 | Roscommon | McHale Park, Castlebar |
Preliminary round
| 2008 Preliminary round | Wexford | 2-19 - 1-4 | Kilkenny | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| 2008 Preliminary round | Dublin | 0-13 - 0-6 | Kildare | Parnell Park, Dublin |
| 2008 Preliminary round | Meath | 1-14 - 1-9 | Louth | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
Quarter-finals
| 2008 Quarter-Final | Wicklow | 0-8 - 1-8 | Wexford | Aughrim Park, Aughrim |
| 2008 Quarter-Final | Offaly | 3-7 - 1-11 | Westmeath | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| 2008 Quarter-Final | Meath | 0-14 - 0-10 | Dublin | Parnell Park, Dublin |
| 2008 Quarter-Final | Louth | 0-12 - 1-13 | Longford | Pearse Park, Longford |
Semi-finals
| 2008 Semi-Final | Meath | 3-10 - 2-9 | Longford | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| 2008 Semi-Final | Offaly | 1-12 - 0-9 | Carlow | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
Final
| 20 July 2008 Final | Meath | 1-14 - 2-10 | Offaly | Croke Park, Dublin |
Rob-Robin
| June 2008 Rob Robin | Limerick | 0-10 - 2-13 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| June 2008 Rob Robin | Kerry | 1-10 - 0-6 | Clare | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| June 2008 Rob Robin | Waterford | 0-8 - 3-9 | Tipperary | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| June 2008 Rob Robin | Limerick | 1-9 - 1-5 | Clare | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Semi-finals
| June 2008 Semi-Final | Kerry | 0-13 - 0-11 | Cork | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| June 2008 Semi-Final | Tipperary | 2-8 - 0-9 | Limerick | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
Final
| 6 July 2008 Final | Kerry | 1-9 - 1-9 | Tipperary | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| 13 July 2008 Final Replay | Kerry | 2-12 - 0-8 | Tipperary | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Rob-Robin
| 2008 Rob Robin | Cavan | 1-14 - 2-8 | Antrim | Casement Park, Belfast |
| 2008 Rob Robin | Monaghan | 2-7 - 2-3 | Fermanagh | Brewster Park, Enniskillen |
| 2008 Rob Robin | Donegal | 4-10 - 2-12 | Derry | MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey |
Quarter-finals
| 2008 Quarter-Final | Tyrone | 0-16 - 0-14 | Down | Healy Park, Omagh |
| 2008 Quarter-Final | Armagh | 1-4 - 0-14 | Cavan | Breffni Park, Cavan |
Semi-finals
| 2008 Semi-Final | Tyrone | 1-11 - 1-9 | Cavan | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| 2008 Semi-Final | Monaghan | 1-14 - 1-9 | Derry | Healy Park, Omagh |
Final
| 20 July 2008 Final | Tyrone | 0-13 - 0-10 | Monaghan | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Quarter-finals
| August 2008 Quarter-Final | Mayo | 1-12 - 0-9 | Monaghan | Pearse Park, Longford |
| August 2008 Quarter-Final | Meath | 2-9 - 1-10 | Tipperary | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| August 2008 Quarter-Final | Kerry | 4-12 - 0-9 | Offaly | St Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
| August 2008 Quarter-Final | Tyrone | 1-15 - 1-8 | Roscommon | Pearse Park, Longford |
Semi-finals
| August 2008 Semi-Final | Kerry | 0-10 - 1-7 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin |
| August 2008 Semi-Final Replay | Kerry | 1-9 - 3-13 | Mayo | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| August 2008 Semi-Final | Tyrone | 1-21- 2-7 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 21 September 2008 Final | Tyrone | 0-14 - 0-14 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 27 September 2008 Final replay | Tyrone | 1-20 - 1-15 | Mayo | Pearse Park, Longford |
References
edit- ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.