2008 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

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.

2008 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamTyrone (7th win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamMayo
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterMeath
UlsterTyrone
ConnachtMayo

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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Rod-Robin

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 Longford 2-13 - 2-11 Laois
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
June 2008 Rob Robin Limerick 1-13 - 0-11 Waterford Bruff

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 Derry 1-8 - 5-11 Down
2008 Rob Robin Derry 2-7 - 0-1 Donegal
2008 Rob Robin Fermanagh 2-8 - 2-7 Antrim
2008 Rob Robin Cavan 0-15 - 1-5 Tyrone
2008 Rob Robin Donegal 1-7 - 2-15 Tyrone
2008 Rob Robin Down 2-11 - 1-19 Armagh
2008 Rob Robin Tyrone 5-12 - 1-9 Antrim
2008 Rob Robin Cavan 1-4 - 1-12 Monaghan
2008 Rob Robin Cavan 1-14 - 2-8 Antrim Casement Park, Belfast
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

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  1. ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.