2012 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Championship details
Dates	22 February – 6 May 2012
Teams	32
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Dublin (3rd win)
Captain	Kevin O'Brien
Manager	Jim Gavin
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Roscommon
Captain	Paddy Brogan
Manager	Nigel Dineen
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Cavan
Connacht	Roscommon
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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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).

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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).

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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).

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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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