2022 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship
# 2022 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship

The 2022 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship was the fifth staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 59th staging overall of a Gaelic football championship for players between the minor and senior grades. The championship began on 25 March and ended on 14 May 2022.

Offaly were the defending champions, however they were beaten by Kildare in the Leinster semi-final.

The final took place on 14 May 2022, between Kildare and Tyrone. Tyrone won the match by 1–20 to 1–14 to win their sixth title and their first since 2015.

Tyrone's Ruairí Canavan was the championship's top scorer with 1–34. Canavan was also named U20 Footballer of the Year.

## Championship statistics

### Top scorers overall

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ruairí Canavan | Tyrone | 1–34 | 37 | 5 | 7.40 |
| 2 | Jack Duggan | Longford | 2–13 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 |
| 3 | Ryan O'Dwyer | Dublin | 2–11 | 17 | 3 | 5.67 |
| 3 | Eoin Bagnall | Kildare | 0–17 | 17 | 5 | 3.40 |
| 5 | Fionn Murray | Dublin | 0–14 | 14 | 3 | 4.67 |
| 6 | Daniel Lynam | Kildare | 3–4 | 13 | 5 | 2.60 |
| 6 | Adam Fanning | Kildare | 0–13 | 13 | 5 | 2.60 |
| 8 | Luke Breathnach | Dublin | 2–6 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
| 8 | Dylan Geaney | Kerry | 1–9 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
| 8 | Eoghan Smith | Sligo | 1–9 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
| 8 | Frank Irwin | Mayo | 0–12 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
| 8 | Fionntán O'Reilly | Cavan | 0–12 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
| 8 | Ben McGauran | Westmeath | 0–12 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |

### Top scorers in a single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jack Duggan | Longford | 2–5 | 11 | Wexford |
| 2 | Ruairí Canavan | Tyrone | 1–7 | 10 | Kildare |
| 2 | Sean Leech | Westmeath | 2–3 | 9 | Wicklow |
| 2 | Ryan O'Dwyer | Dublin | 1–6 | 9 | Meath |
| 2 | Ryan O'Donovan | Cork | 1–6 | 9 | Limerick |
| 6 | Bobby McGettigan | Donegal | 2–2 | 8 | Tyrone |
| 6 | Oisin Savage | Longford | 1–5 | 8 | Fermanagh |
| 6 | Ruairí Canavan | Tyrone | 0–8 | 8 | Kerry |
| 6 | Jack Duggan | Longford | 0–8 | 8 | Meath |
| 10 | Dylan Geaney | Kerry | 1–4 | 7 | Tyrone |
| 10 | Eoghan Frayne | Meath | 1–4 | 7 | Dublin |
| 10 | Ruairí Canavan | Tyrone | 0–7 | 7 | Cavan |
| 10 | Ruairí Canavan | Tyrone | 0–7 | 7 | Donegal |
| 10 | Eoghan Smith | Sligo | 0–7 | 7 | Roscommon |
| 10 | Johnny McGroddy | Donegal | 0–7 | 7 | Armagh |
