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|sponsors=Anglo Printers<ref>{{cite web|url =https://louthgaa.ie/louth-gaa-delighted-to-announce-anglo-printers-as-u19-league-and-championship-sponsors/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGSu29leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHVPzwPaiEbB5hGpm99VnLwW4S5ujUf6x-Clox_LwC66qPsPK_BtEDWVRNA_aem__5_Eioa1dOM9V1sHRPEYjQ|title=Louth GAA Delighted to Announce Anglo Printers as U19 League and Championship Sponsors|work=[[Louth GAA]]|date=13 February 2024}}</ref> |
|sponsors=Anglo Printers<ref>{{cite web|url =https://louthgaa.ie/louth-gaa-delighted-to-announce-anglo-printers-as-u19-league-and-championship-sponsors/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGSu29leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHVPzwPaiEbB5hGpm99VnLwW4S5ujUf6x-Clox_LwC66qPsPK_BtEDWVRNA_aem__5_Eioa1dOM9V1sHRPEYjQ|title=Louth GAA Delighted to Announce Anglo Printers as U19 League and Championship Sponsors|work=[[Louth GAA]]|date=13 February 2024}}</ref> |
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The ”’Louth Under-19 Football Championship”’ |
The ”’Louth Under-19 Football Championship”’ an annual competition organised by [[Louth GAA]] for [[Gaelic football]] teams in [[County Louth]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The competition was introduced to the Louth GAA calendar in 2023 and replaced the former [[Louth Under-21 Football Championship|Under-21 Championship]]. The aim |
The competition was introduced to the Louth GAA calendar in 2023 and replaced the former [[Louth Under-21 Football Championship|Under-21 Championship]]. The aim to bridge a perceived gap between underage and adult competitions and reduce player drop-off.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40761369.html|title=Player dropoff since minor grade change a ‘real area of concern’ for GAA, says Johnny Kelly|work=[[Irish Examiner]]|date=8 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.independent.ie/regionals/louth/sport/gaa/louth-gaa-clubs-vote-to-retain-u17-grade-as-combination-teams-motion-triggers-debate-at-january-committee-meting/a1241604148.html|title=Louth GAA clubs vote to retain U17 grade as combination teams motion triggers debate at January committee meting|work=[[The Argus (Dundalk)|The Argus]]|date=12 January 2024}}</ref> As is the case nationally with underage football, amalgamated parish teams a feature of the competition due to lack of numbers.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.southernstar.ie/sport/new-system-will-help-gaa-clubs-faced-with-challenge-of-population-decline-4218188|title=New system will help GAA clubs faced with challenge of population decline|work=[[The Southern Star (County Cork)|The Southern Star]]|date=10 February 2021}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 09:06, 5 December 2025
Annual underage GAA football competition
| Louth Under-19 Football Championship | |
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| Founded | 2023 |
| Sponsors | Anglo Printers[1] |
The Louth Under-19 Football Championship was an annual competition organised by Louth GAA for Gaelic football teams in County Louth.
The competition was introduced to the Louth GAA calendar in 2023 and replaced the former Under-21 Championship. The aim was to bridge a perceived gap between underage and adult competitions and reduce player drop-off.[2][3] As is the case nationally with underage football, amalgamated parish teams were a feature of the competition due to lack of numbers.[4]
The fifteen teams that entered the competition were divided into four groups. Two points were awarded for a win. The four teams that finished top of their group qualified for the semi-finals.
(i)[5] Baile Talún (ii) Mattock Rangers/Hunterstown Rovers (iii) O’Connells/Stabannon Parnells/John Mitchels (iv) Oliver Plunketts/Wolfe Tones
(i) Geraldines (ii) Naomh MáirtÃn (iii) St Patrick’s
(i) Cooley Kickhams (ii) St Fechin’s (iii) St Mary’s
(iv) Roche Emmets
(i) Dundalk Gaels (ii) Naomh Fionnbarra (iii) St Joseph’s (iv) St Kevin’s
The nineteen teams that entered the competition were divided into four groups. Two points were awarded for a win. The four teams that finished top of their group qualified for the semi-finals.
(i) Cúchulainn Gaels (ii) Geraldines (iii) Kilkerley Emmets/Naomh Malachi (iv) Newtown Blues (v) Roche Emmets
(i) Dreadnots (ii) Naomh MáirtÃn (iii) O’Raghallaighs (iv) St Kevin’s (v) St Mary’s
(i) Baile Talún (ii) Mattock Rangers/Hunterstown Rovers (iii) Naomh Fionnbarra (iv) St Fechin’s (v) St Mochta’s/St Joseph’s
(i) Cooley Kickhams (ii) Dundalk Gaels (iii) Glen Emmets
(iv) St Patrick’s
Summary of Group stage
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The 100% record of Newtown Blues in Group A meant that they qualified for the semi-finals, as did Group B winners Naomh MáirtÃn. The St Mochta’s/St Joseph’s combination won Group C by three points and picked up the third semi-final slot. Cooley Kickhams, winners of a tight Group D by one point, complete the semi-final lineup.
