2004 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

The 2004 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 41st staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

2004 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamArmagh (1st win)
CaptainCiaran McKeever
ManagerPeter Rafferty
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamMayo
ManagerJohn Maughan
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKildare
UlsterArmagh
ConnachtMayo

Dublin entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Kildare in the Leinster final replay.

On 2 October 2004, Armagh won the championship following a 2–8 to 1–9 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their first All-Ireland title.

Results

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Semi-finals

5 September 2004 Semi-final Mayo 1-13 - 1-07 Kildare Pearse Stadium, Galway
5 September 2004 Semi-final Armagh 1-19 - 2-10 Cork Pearse Stadium, Galway

Final

2 October 2004 Final Armagh 2-08 - 1-09 Mayo Breffni Park, Cavan

Statistics

Miscellaneous
  • The All-Ireland semi-final between Armagh and Cork is the first ever championship meeting between the two teams.

References
  1. Keys, Colm (4 October 2004). "Armagh pile on Mayo torture". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
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