The SSE Airtricity Under-age Leagues will begin a truncated 2020 season on the weekend of Saturday, August 15.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the under-age leagues was postponed in March but will now commence in August in accordance with the FAI Safer Return to Play Protocol.
Each league will play a shortened season in smaller groups to localise matches as much as possible.
There will be five groups in the U-13, U-17 & U-19 leagues with six groups in the U-15 league, and a knock-out competition to follow in either the finals or Shield competition.
In the U-13 & U-17 leagues which is comprised of five groups, each group of four will play each other twice whilst the group of six will play each other once. The top team in each group will qualify for the finals as well as the three best runners-up.
Those teams will then go into two groups of four and play each other once with the top-two teams set to compete in the final. In the U-17 league, the final will be two-legged. All other teams will compete in a Shield competition with the format to be confirmed at a later date.
In the U-15 league, with six groups rather than five and with one group of four, each group will play each other twice with the top team from each group and the two best runners-up set to qualify for the finals.
In the U-19 league, with five groups of four teams, each team will play each other twice with the top team from each group and the three best runners-up set to qualify for the finals. The finals will consist of two groups of four with the top team in each group set to contest a two-legged final.
SSE Airtricity U-13 League
Group One
Derry City
Finn Harps
Cavan-Monaghan FC
Sligo Rovers
Group Two
Cork City
Kerry League
Klub Kildare
Waterford
Group Three
Athlone Town
Galway United
Longford Town
Mayo League
Group Four
Bray Wanderers
Shamrock Rovers
UCD AFC
Wexford
Group Five
Bohemians
Cabinteely
Drogheda United
Dundalk
Shelbourne
St. Patrick's Athletic
SSE Airtricity U-15 League
Group One
Derry City
Finn Harps
Cavan-Monaghan FC
Sligo Rovers
Group Two
Cork City
Cobh Ramblers
Kerry League
Limerick
Group Three
Athlone Town
Galway United
Longford Town
Mayo League
Group Four
Bray Wanderers
Cabinteely
Shamrock Rovers
UCD AFC
Group Five
Carlow/Kilkenny
Klub Kildare
Waterford
Wexford
Group Six
Bohemians
Drogheda United
Dundalk
Shelbourne
St. Patrick's Athletic
SSE Airtricity U-17 League
Group One
Derry City
Finn Harps
Longford Town
Sligo Rovers
Group Two
Cork City
Cobh Ramblers
Kerry League
Limerick
Group Three
Carlow/Kilkenny
Waterford
Wexford
UCD AFC
Group Four
Athlone Town
Bray Wanderers
Galway United
Shamrock Rovers
Group Five
Bohemians
Cabinteely
Drogheda United
Dundalk
Shelbourne
St. Patrick's Athletic
SSE Airtricity U-19 League
Group One
Derry City
Finn Harps
Longford Town
Sligo Rovers
Group Two
Cork City
Cobh Ramblers
Kerry League
Waterford
Group Three
Cabinteely
Shelbourne
UCD AFC
Wexford
Group Four
Athlone Town
Bray Wanderers
Galway United
Shamrock Rovers
Group Five
Bohemians
Drogheda United
Dundalk
St. Patrick's Athletic
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