Leinster U21 Football Championship
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For information on the latest U-21 championship see: Leinster U21 Football Championship 2007
The Leinster U21 Football Championship is the U21 "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Leinster Council. The Leinster football Final is played in Croke Park, Dublin. The competition began in 1964, with Kildare winning during the inaugral year. The most successful counties to date are Kildare, Offaly and Meath who have won on eight occasions. The current Leinster U21 champions are Laois.
[edit] Top Winners
Team | Winner | Winning Years | |
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1 | Kildare | 8 | 1965, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1976, 1983, 1992, 2004 |
Meath | 8 | 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001 | |
Offaly | 8 | 1968, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1986, 1988, 1995 | |
4 | Dublin | 7 | 1974, 1975, 1980, 1984, 2002, 2003, 2005 |
Laois | 7 | 1964, 1969, 1982, 1987, 1994, 1998, 2006 | |
6 | Louth | 3 | 1970, 1978, 1981 |
7 | Westmeath | 2 | 1999, 2000 |
[edit] See also
Leinster Inter-county Competions | ||
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Gaelic Football | ||
Senior Football Championship (2007) |
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Hurling | ||
Senior Hurling Championship (2007) |