The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor B Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the youngest competitors (under-18) in Ireland. It is sponsored by the Electricity Supply Board and therefore, officially known as the ESB GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor B Championship.
The series of games is played in August, with the All-Ireland final being played on the last Sunday of the month. The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis, open to teams from each of the four provinces of Ireland. Teams that are deemed ineligible or "too weak" for the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship participate in the B championship.
The championship currently consists of several stages, beginning with quarter-finals and culminating in a final.
Seven teams currently participate in the championship.
List of All-Ireland finals
YearWinnersScoreRunners-upScoreVenue 1997 Kerry 4-13 Armagh 1-11 1998 Carlow 1-09 Westmeath 0-7 1999 Westmeath 2-12 Wicklow 2-06 2000 Kerry 4-12 Meath 2-13 Semple Stadium 2001 Kerry 4-12 Carlow 3-07 Semple Stadium 2002 Carlow 2-07 Meath 1-07 Seán Treacy Park 2003 Carlow 2-05 Meath 0-10 Conneff Park 2004 Carlow 3-09 Kildare 1-08 2005 Carlow 4-16 Wicklow 0-04 2006 Kerry 1-09 Westmeath 0-10 O'Connor Park 2007 Meath 3-19 Kildare 1-07 O'Connor Park 2008 Kildare 2-12 Westmeath 1-09 Semple Stadium 2009 Kerry 0-21 Westmeath 1-13 McDonagh Park 2010 Westmeath 2-12 Kildare 1-12 Páirc Tailteann 2011 Meath 2-12 Roscommon 0-10 Páirc Mhaolbhuí 2012 Kerry 4-17 Roscommon 1-07 Gaelic Grounds 2013 Kerry 1-19 Meath 3-09 Nenagh 2014 Kerry 3-18 Meath 2-15 Nenagh 2015 Kerry 6-17 Roscommon 1-08 Gaelic Grounds 2016 Kerry 4-17 Meath 3-11 Semple Stadium 2017 Meath 3-20 Down 2-19 St Tiernach's Park, Clones
References
External links Official GAA website