Leinster Under-21 Football Championship

For information on the latest U-21 championship, see 2007 Leinster U21 Football Championship.

Leinster Under-21 Football Championship
Code	Gaelic football
Founded	1964
Region	Leinster (GAA)
Trophy	The Flood Cup
Title holders	Dublin (13th title)
First winner	Laois
Most titles	Dublin (13 titles)
TV partner(s)	TG4

The Leinster Under-21 Football Championship is the Under 21 "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 Flood Cup which is presented to the winning team is named after Seamus Flood (Louth) Chairman of the Leinster Council (1939–41).

The competition began in 1964, with Laois winning during the inaugural year.

The most successful county to date are Dublin who have won on thirteen occasions.

The current (2016) Leinster Under-21 champions are Dublin for the third year in a row.

2014

	Preliminary round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Longford		1-12 0-9
	Westmeath		0-15 0-8			Kildare		0-9
						Offaly		0-13
											Offaly		1-10
	Wicklow		0-9								Meath		2-16
	Laois		0-10			Meath		1-13
						Louth		0-10
																Meath		0-10
	Wexford		0-6													Dublin		0-15
	Offaly		1-16			Laois		1-12
						Longford		1-13
											Longford		0-6
	Carlow		(BYE)								Dublin		3-7
						Dublin		2-28
						Carlow		0-3

Top winners

	Team	Wins	Years won
1	Dublin	13	1974, 1975, 1980, 1984, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
2	Kildare	10	1965, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1976, 1983, 1992, 2004, 2008, 2013
3	Laois	8	1964, 1969, 1982, 1987, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2007
	Meath	8	1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001
	Offaly	8	1968, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1986, 1988, 1995
6	Louth	3	1970, 1978, 1981
7	Westmeath	2	1999, 2000
8	Wexford	1	2011

Roll of honour

Year	Winner	Score	Opponent	Score
2016[1]	Dublin	2-14	Kildare	0-17
2015[2]	Dublin	3-10	Kildare	1-12
2014[3]	Dublin	0-15	Meath	0-10
2013[4]	Kildare	1-12	Longford	0-12
2012 [5]	Dublin	1-16	Louth	0-8
2011 [6]	Wexford	1-9	Longford	0-11
2010	Dublin	1-12	Westmeath	0-9
2009	Dublin	0-12	Laois	0-9
2008	Kildare	0-10	Wexford	0-6
2007	Laois	0-13	Offaly	1-7
2006	Laois	0-9	Longford	0-7
2005	Dublin	0-13	Kildare	0-11
2004	Kildare	1-10	Dublin	0-12
2003	Dublin	3-13	Longford	1-6
2002	Dublin	1-17	Kildare	2-4
2001	Meath	0-10	Dublin	0-5
2000	Westmeath	0-7	Meath	0-6
1999	Westmeath	1-9	Laois	0-10
1998	Laois	1-13	Dublin	1-7
1997	Meath	1-11	Westmeath	0-7
1996	Meath	1-8	Louth	0-8
1995	Offaly	0-14	Westmeath	0-8
1994	Laois	1-17	Meath	1-13
1993	Meath	2-11	Dublin	2-9
1992	Kildare	2-12	Dublin	0-9
1991	Meath	0-9	Wicklow	1-5
1990	Meath	1-14	Wicklow	0-6
1989	Meath	2-5	Kildare	0-9
1988	Offaly	2-7	Wexford	2-5
1987	Laois	1-12	Meath	1-8
1986	Offaly	1-10	Laois	0-9
1985	Meath	2-7	Kildare	0-12
1984	Dublin	0-9	Carlow	0-5
1983	Kildare	1-13	Louth	1-8
1982	Laois	2-11	Longford	0-3
1981	Louth	2-8	Longford	0-6
1980	Dublin	0-10	Kildare	0-8
1979	Offaly	4-14	Louth	5-4
1978	Louth	2-8	Offaly	2-7
1977	Offaly	0-12	Kildare	0-4
1976	Kildare	1-12	Dublin	0-9
1975	Dublin	0-12	Laois	1-6
1974	Dublin	1-10	Wexford	0-8
1973	Offaly	3-8	Kildare	3-6
1972	Kildare	2-9	Offaly	0-6
1971	Offaly	1-9	Meath	0-11
1970	Louth	2-13	Offaly	3-9
1969	Laois	2-7	Wicklow	2-6
1968	Offaly	2-13	Wexford	0-7
1967	Kildare	3-11	Wicklow	0-4
1966	Kildare	4-14	Longford	2-5
1965	Kildare	1-11	Offaly	0-10
1964	Laois	1-8	Offaly	0-8

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