All-Ireland Under-21 B Hurling Championship


The ?GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 B Championship, the second tier competition in hurling is an annual series of games for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The 2019 competition was the first at the Under 20 age level.
The final is usually held in August and the winning county receive the Richie McElligott Cup, which is named in honour of the late great Kerry stalwart Richie McElligott of the Lixnaw club. The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated.
Teams that are deemed ineligible or "too weak" for the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-21 Championship participate in the B championship. It is one of the few All-Ireland championships not to be run on a provincial basis.
Kerry are the current holders having beaten Down in the 2019 final at Páirc Tailteann, Navan, on a 3-22 to 0-12 scoreline. It is Kerry's tenth title at this grade and their third in a row.

Qualification

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 B Championship features eight teams in the final tournament. Seven teams gain automatic entry to the All-Ireland quarter-final stages while the winners of the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 C Championship make up the eight quarter-final teams.

Finals listed by year

YearWinnersScoreRunners-upScoreVenueWinning Captain
2007Roscommon0-13Kerry0-08Semple Stadium
2008Carlow2-14Kerry0-07MacDonagh Park
2009Kerry2-18Roscommon1-15Cusack Park
2010Kerry0-22Meath0-12Semple StadiumShane Nolan
2011Kerry0-16Westmeath1-09Semple StadiumJason Bowler
2012Roscommon3-17Kildare3-16Semple StadiumPeter Kellehan
2013Kerry1-21Kildare4-10Semple StadiumBrendan O'Leary
2014Kildare1-14Roscommon1-11Semple StadiumGerry Keegan
2015Wicklow2-17Meath2-15Semple StadiumGavin Weir
2016Meath1-20Mayo0-15Semple StadiumJack Regan
2017Kerry2-12Wicklow2-08Semple StadiumDarragh Shanahan
2018Kerry2-20Derry0-11Nowlan ParkJason Diggins
2019Kerry3-22Down0-12Páirc TailteannAdam O'Sullivan

Wins listed by county

TeamWinsYears won
Kerry102001, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019
Westmeath3?, 2000, 2003
Meath22005, 2016
Roscommon22007, 2012
Laois12004
Carlow12008
Kildare12014
Wicklow12015