2012 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

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2012 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
All Ireland Champions
WinnersKerry (15th win)
CaptainMarcus Mangan
ManagerSeán Monihan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upMayo
CaptainRonan McNamara
ManagerJohn Kelly
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterCavan
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtMayo
2011
2013

The 2012 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 82nd staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kerry in the Munster semi-final.[1][2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 25 August 2012 at Cusack Park in Ennis, between Kerry and Mayo, in what was their second ever meeting in the final and a first meeting in 15 years. Kerry won the match by 0–19 to 1–07 to claim their 15th championship title overall and a first titles in six years.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cork need extra time to dispatch Kildare". Irish Examiner. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Kerry survive late Cork onslaught to book final date". Irish Examiner. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Coach happy crown won the Kerry way". Irish Examiner. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.