2009 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
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The 2009 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 78th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.
Quick Facts Championship details, Dates ...
Championship details | |
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Dates | 15 April 2009 – 20 September 2009 |
Teams | 32 |
All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Armagh (2nd win) |
Captain | Declan McKenna |
Manager | Paul McShane |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Mayo |
Captain | Aidan Walsh |
Manager | Ray Dempsey |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Dublin |
Ulster | Armagh |
Connacht | Mayo |
Championship statistics | |
← 2008 2010 → |
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Tyrone entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Armagh in the Ulster quarter-final.[1]
On 20 September 2009, Armagh won the championship following a 0-10 to 0-7 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their first in sixty championship seasons.[2]