The draws were made last night for the Galway Minor A (U17) Football Championship. The 8 participating teams play seven round-robin games before the top 4 play a semi-final (1 v 4 and 2 v 3). The defending champions are Tuam Stars, who won their first Minor A title in 40 years last year when they beat Claregalway 0-11 to 0-8 in the final. The 8 teams drawn in order were:
- TUAM STARS
- SALTHILL KNOCKNACARRA
- DUNMORE MACHALES
- CLAREGALWAY
- MAIGH CUILINN
- COROFIN
- ORANMORE MAREE
- BEARNA
Round 1 (June 30th) - 1 v 3, 4 v 7, 6 v 5, 8 v 2
Round 2 (July 14th) - 2 v 4, 3 v 8, 5 v 1, 8 v 2
Round 3 (July 28th) - 4 v 3, 6 v 1, 7 v 2, 8 v 5
Round 4 (August 11th) - 1 v 8, 2 v 6, 3 v 7, 5 v 4
Round 5 (August 25th) - 2 v 3, 4 v 1, 6 v 8, 7 v 5
Round 6 (September 8th) - 1 v 7, 3 v 6, 5 v 2, 8 v 4
Round 7 (September 22nd) - 2 v 1, 3 v 5, 6 v 4, 7 v 8
Semi-Finals (Oct 6th) - 1st v 4th, 2nd v 3rd
Shield Semi-Finals (Oct 6th) - 5th v 8th, 6th v 7th
County Final - October 20th
Shield Final - October 20th
Connacht MFC Quarter-Final - October 25th
