2008 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
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The 2008 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 77th 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, All-Ireland Champions ...
Championship details | |
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All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Tyrone (7th win) |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Mayo |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Meath |
Ulster | Tyrone |
Connacht | Mayo |
Close
Galway entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Roscommon in the Connacht semi-final.
On 27 September 2008, Tyrone won the championship following a 1-20 to 1-15 defeat of Mayo in a replay of the All-Ireland final. This was their seventh All-Ireland title overall and their first title in four championship seasons.[1]