2022 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The 2022 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 91st staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1929. The championship began on 19 March 2022 and ended on 8 July 2022.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 March - 8 July 2022 |
| Teams | 31 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Galway (7th win) |
| Captain | Jack Lonergan Éanna Monaghan |
| Manager | Alan Glynn |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Mayo |
| Captain | Diarmuid Duffy Ronan Clarke |
| Manager | Seán Deane |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Mayo |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 66 |
| Top Scorer | Ronan Clarke (3-43) |
| Player of the Year | Tomás Farthing |
← 2021 2023 → | |
Meath entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten in all three of their group stage games in the Leinster Championship.
The All-Ireland final was played on 8 July 2022 at Dr. Hyde Park in Roscommon, between Galway and Mayo, in what was their first ever meeting in an All-Ireland final but their third meeting in that year's championship. Galway won the match by 0-15 to 0-09 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a first title in 15 years.
Mayo's Ronan Clarke was the championship's top scorer with 3-43.