2017 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

The 2017 All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship was an inter-county gaelic football competition between 31 of the 32 counties of Ireland (Kilkenny did not participate). Provincial championships were held in Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster with the winners progressing to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

2017 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
Dates22 February – 29 April 2017
Teams31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDublin (5th win)
CaptainCillian O'Shea
Con O'Callaghan
ManagerDessie Farrell
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamGalway
CaptainMichael Daly
ManagerGerry Fahy
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterDonegal
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
Player of the Year Aaron Byrne
2016

This was the final year of the Under 21 football championship. Beginning in 2018, it was replaced by an Under 20 championship following a vote at the GAA congress on 26 February 2016.

Dublin beat Galway by 2-13 to 2-7 in the final on 29 April.

The competition was sponsored for the third time by EirGrid.

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