Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
*Cork Admirals	4	4	0	0	145	19	8
*Belfast Knights	4	3	0	1	143	66	7
*Louth Mavericks	4	2	1	1	68	33	5
South Dublin Panthers	4	2	2	0	88	74	4
Dublin Rebels	4	1	3	0	31	92	2
Antrim Jets	4	1	3	0	48	105	2
Cill Dara Crusaders	4	0	4	0	0	132	0

Reference: [1]

*Qualify for Youth Championship Day.

Consolation Group

Date	Time	Home Team		Away Team
20.10.2019	10:30	Cill Dara Crusaders		Dublin Rebels
20.10.2019	11:30	Antrim Jets		Dublin Rebels
20.10.2019	12:30	Antrim Jets		Cill Dara Crusaders

Reference: [3]

Playoffs

Date	Time	Home Team		Away Team
		Semi-Finals
20.10.2019	13:30	Belfast Knights	40	Louth Mavericks	19
20.10.2019	14:30	Cork Admirals	26	South Dublin Panthers	6
		3rd Place Game
20.10.2019	15:30	Louth Mavericks	30	South Dublin Panthers	0
		Championship
20.10.2019	16:30	Cork Admirals	44	Belfast Knights	7

Reference: [3-7]

Regular Season Results & Fixtures

Date	Time	Home Team		Away Team
		Week 1		Antrim Forum
29.09.2019	12:00	Antrim Jets	6	Belfast Knights	66
29.09.2019	13:00	Belfast Knights	22	Louth Mavericks	22
29.09.2019	14:00	Louth Mavericks	30	Cill Dara Crusaders	0 #
29.09.2019	15:00	Cill Dara Crusaders	0 #	Antrim Jets	30
		Week 2		Pres College SG, Cork
06.10.2019	12:00	Dublin Rebels	0 #	Cork Admirals	30
06.10.2019	13:00	South Dublin Panthers	30	Dublin Rebels	0 #
06.10.2019	14:00	Cork Admirals	39	South Dublin Panthers	12
		Week 3		Newbridge College
13.10.2019	12:00	Louth Mavericks	7	Cork Admirals	47
13.10.2019	13:00	Cill Dara Crusaders	0	Louth Mavericks	42
13.10.2019	14:00	Cork Admirals	30	Cill Dara Crusaders	0
		Week 3		Shaw’s Bridge SA
13.10.2019	12:00	Antrim Jets	0	South Dublin Panthers	26
13.10.2019	13:00	Belfast Knights	20	Dublin Rebels	18
13.10.2019	14:00	Dublin Rebels	13	Antrim Jets	12
13.10.2019	15:00	South Dublin Panthers	20	Belfast Knights	35

Reference: [1]

Report

Defending Champions, Cork admirals won the IAFA Youth League Regular Season in 2019, winning all four games by a comfortable margin. Belfast Knights pushed them close, with only a 22-22 tie against Louth Mavericks marring what could have been a perfect season. Louth Mavericks only loss was a 47-7 reverse against Cork.

South Dublin Panthers managed two wins against Dublin Rebels and Antrim Jets, who both picked up wins against the Jets and Cill Dara Crusaders respectively.

In The Youth Championship Day, all 7 teams competed, with the top four entering the knockout semi-finals, and teams 5-7 entering a group consolation phase.

Cork Admirals beat South Dublin Panthers 26-6 and Belfast Knights won 40-19 against Louth Mavericks in the other semi-final. After Louth Mavericks beat the Panthers 30-0 in the 3rd Place Playoff, Cork Admirals won their second Youth Championship in a row, defeating Belfast Knights 44-7. Quarterback Michael Hand of the Admirals was MVP (Most Valuable Player) for the Final. [4, 6]

About

The Irish American Football association Youth League is an 7v7, 8v8, 9v9 Kitted League for players aged 15-17 on January 1 2019. Numbers of opposing teams players determined the number of players in each game. The Blitz format was used for the games, with teams playing a minimum of two games per gameday. [2]

References

Websites

[1] Irish American Football Association (2019) Youth Season 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/home/youth-football/youth-kitted/ [Accessed 17 October 2019]

[2] Irish American Football Association (2019) Youth Football [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/home/youth-football/ [Accessed 17 October 2019]

Social Media

[3] Irish American Football Association | Facebook (2019) Event, October 20, 2019: “Youth Championship Day” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/events/1649354321868116/ [Accessed 21 October 2019]

[4] Irish American Football Association | Facebook (2019) Post, October 20, 2019: “ Congratulations to Cork Admirals American Football Club who are this years IAFA Youth Champions after defeating the Belfast Knights 44-7 in the final! “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/2768526973181185 [Accessed 21 October 2019]

[5] Louth Mavericks | Facebook (2019) Post, October 20, 2019: “ Results are in from Dublin for the Louth Mavericks Youths and we have finished 3rd overall in the country. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/louthmavericks/posts/2484428128341527 [Accessed 21 October 2019]

[6] Cork Admirals| Facebook (2019) Post, October 20, 2019: ” Admirals Youth Team won back to back National Championships with a 44-7 win over Belfast Knights. MVP for the final was Michael Hand. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/corkadmiralsAFC/posts/1218765021654920 [Accessed 21 October 2019]

[7] Cork Admirals| Facebook (2019) Post, October 20, 2019: ” Admirals Youth team won 26-6 in semi final vs South Dublin Panthers. They now take on Belfast Knights in a National Final “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/corkadmiralsAFC/posts/1218675291663893 [Accessed 21 October 2019]

Images

[3] Irish American Football association (2018) IAFA Youth Logo 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IAFA-Logos-2018_Youth-R-e1565538368665.png [Accessed 13 September 2019]

[8] Irish American Football Association | Facebook (2019) Photo, October 20, 2019: “ Congratulations to Cork Admirals American Football Club who are this years IAFA Youth Champions after defeating the Belfast Knights 44-7 in the final! “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/photos/pcb.2768526973181185/2768526746514541/?type=3&theater [Accessed 21 October 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Conor Connolly-Mulcahy & Dara Connolly-Mulcahy

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Last Updated: 17 October 2019

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