An annual competition for players who are U13 years. The UMBRO Kennedy Cup is played between Leagues in Limerick University each June when teams representing all 32 Leagues compete over an entire week with additional competitions for those teams which do not advance in the Kennedy Cup itself.
Craig Fitzgerald fired South Dublin into an early lead but that goal was cancelled out shortly after the restart when DDSL captain Daniel Cleary headed home a free-kick by Jack-Dylan Byrne.
Each side pressed forward searching for a winning goal and it was the reigning champions who grabbed it when Evan Shine swept home from close-range after Ben Green delivered the ball into the six-yard box.
The Kennedy Cup triumph signals the seventh crown in a row for the DDSL, the largest league in Ireland with 16,000 registered players.
Friday's Results:
Kennedy Cup final: DDSL 2-1 South Dublin.
3rd/4th place play-off: Limerick 0-0 Wicklow (Wicklow on 4-2 on pens).
Trophy Final: West Cork 1-3 Mayo.
Bowl Final: Sligo/Leitrim 1-0 Inishown.
Shield Final: Kilkenny 0-1 Galway.
Plate: Waterford 0-0 Donegal (Donegal won 4-2 on pens).
A hat-trick by midfielder Jack-Dylan Byrne gave the DDSL a 3-0 victory over host league Limerick in Thursday's semi-final.
The South Dublin FL, meanwhile, secured their place courtesy of 2-1 against Wicklow.
Dylan McKeever scored early for the SDFL but Sean Hughes levelled shortly after the interval.
However, their path to the showpiece was earned when Michael Hogan slammed home the winner late on.
Results from Thursday:
Kennedy Cup Semi Finals
Limerick District 0 - 3 DDSL
Wicklow 1 - 2 South Dublin
Plate Semi Finals
Waterford 1 - 0 Longford
Midlands 1 - 3 Donegal
Bowl Semi Finals
Limerick Desmond 0 - 1 Inishowen
Dundalk 1 - 2 Sligo/Leitrim
Bowl Play Off
Limerick Desmond 0-2 Dundalk
Bowl Play Offs
North Dublin 7 - 0 NEC
Cork 1 - 1 Wexford (Wexford won 6-5 on pens)
Play Off
North Dublin 1-1 Wexford (NDSL won 8-7 on pens)
Play Off losers
Cork 3-0 NEC
Shield Semi Finals
South Tipperary 0 - 3 Kilkenny
Roscommon 0 - 1 Galway
Shield Play Off
Roscommon 1 - 2 South Tipperary
Shield Play Offs
Kerry 3 - 4 WWEC
Carlow 2 - 2 Cavan (Cavan won 3-2 on pens)
Play Off winners
WWEC 4-1 Cavan
Play Off Losers
Carlow 1-2 Kerry
Trophy Semi Finals
West Cork 0 - 0 Kildare (West Cork won 4-3 on pens)
Drogheda 0 - 1 Mayo
Trophy Play Off
Drogheda 0 - 2 Kildare
Trophy Play Offs
Athlone 2 - 2 North Tipperary (North Tipp won 3-2 on pens)
Limerick County 1 - 2 Clare
Play Off winners
Clare 2 - 0 North Tipperary
Play Off losers
Limerick County 1 - 0 Athlone.
Prior to this season's tournament, Wicklow's best placing in the 32-team schoolboy tournament was eleventh but now they have the chance to reach Friday's final.
Their quarter-final tie against Donegal finished scoreless and their goalkeeper Tommy Dunne turned out to be the hero with two saves in the penalty shoot-out to seal a 3-1 win.
South Dublin progressed to the semi's as Vinny Ogbe's brace earned them a 2-1 win over Midlands.
Reigning champions DDSL, meanwhile, clinched their spot in the last-four in dramatic fashion by coming out tops in a sudden death penalty shout-out against Waterford after the sides played out a 1-1 draw.
Timilehin Toluwanile Solomon headed the holders into the lead midway through the second half but Waterford's late surge resulted in an injury-time equaliser through by Meschac Babatu.
Limerick gave the home crowd plenty to cheer about by getting the better of Longford, also in a penalty shoot-out, following a 1-1 draw.
Keith O'Connell's opener for the host league was cancelled out by a superb Daryl Carrigy free-kick, his fifth goal in four matches.
Results from Wednesday:
Kennedy Cup Quarter Finals
Longford 1 - 1 Limerick District (Limerick won 5-3 on pens)
Waterford 1 - 1 DDSL (DDSL won 6-5 on pens)
Wicklow 0 - 0 Donegal (Wicklow won 3-1 on pens)
South Dublin 2 - 1 Midlands
Kennedy Bowl Quarter Finals
North Dublin 0 - 0 Inishowen (Inishowen won 3-0 on pens)
Limerick Desmond 0 - 0 Wexford (Limerick Desmond won 4-3 on pens)
Dundalk 5 - 1 NEC
Sligo/Leitrim 1 - 0 Cork
Kennedy Shield Quarter Finals
Galway 1 - 1 Kerry (Galway won 5-4 on pens)
Kilkenny 4 - 2 Cavan
WWEC 1 - 3 Roscommon
South Tipperary 2 - 1 Carlow
Kennedy Trophy Quarter Finals
Athlone 0 - 2 Drogheda
Clare 1 - 1 West Cork (West Cork won 3-1 on pens)
Mayo 1 - 0 North Tipperary
Limerick County 0 - 1 Kildare.
Champions DDSL continued their pursuit of a seventh crown in a row by topping their group thanks to a 3-0 win over hard-working Wexford, whose victories in the opening two matches put them in command heading into the final match.
The Dubs will meet another top seed, Waterford, in the last-eight tie after they came through 4-0 against South Tipperary. The Deise needed all four goals to seal their passage as front-runners North East Counties could have profited had they beaten West Cork by more than just the one goal in the other group game.
Donegal were the only other quarter-finalist from last season to repeat their feat as Group 7 was won courtesy of a 2-0 success against Clare.
Elsewhere, surprise packets Longford continue to make an impact, overcoming Sligo/Leitrim by a Daryl Carrigy goal to maintain their 100 per cent record so far. It was Carrigy's fourth goal of the tournament.
The group decider between host League Limerick District and the North Dublin Schoolboys/girls League attracted the biggest crowd of the night to Pitch 8.
In a game of few chances, it was Jamie Bromell who supplied the solitary goal of the evening to set up a quarter-final meeting with Longford.
South Dublin, impressive victors over West Waterford/East Cork on Tuesday night, will face Group 4 winners Midlands in the remaining quarter-final tie.
Tuesday's Results:
Group 1: DDSL 6-0 Kilkenny, Wexford 5-0 North Tipperary, DDSL 3-0 Wexford, Kilkenny 2-0 North Tipperary.
Group 2: North Dublin 3-0 Athlone, Limerick District 1-0 Carlow, North Dublin 0-1 Limerick District, Athlone 0-0 Carlow .
Group 3: Kildare 1-4 South Dublin, Dundalk 7-0 WWEC, Kildare 3-3 Dundalk, South Dublin 7-0 WWEC.
Group 4: Galway 1-2 Midlands, Limerick Desmond 2-0 Drogheda, Galway 1-1 Limerick Desmond, Midlands 0-0 Drogheda.
Group 5: Waterford 1-1 NEC, South Tipperary 2-2 West Cork, Waterford 4-0 South Tipperary, NEC 1-0 West Cork.
Group 6: Cork 0-1 Wicklow, Limerick County 0-1 Cavan, Cork 1-0 Limerick County, Wicklow 3-1 Cavan.
Group 7: Donegal 0-0 Innishowen, Clare 2-2 Roscommon, Donegal 2-0 Clare, Innishowen 0-1 Roscommon.
Group 8: Kerry 1-1 Sligo/Leitrim, Mayo 0-2 Longford, Kerry 1-0 Mayo, Sligo/Leitrim 0-1 Longford.
The annual event is a five-day football festival all schoolboy leagues from around the county enter their Under-13 representative teams into an Inter-league competition.
First held in 1976, it has been the platform for the cream of young Irish soccer talent to showcase their skills. Amongst the past players to have participated in the tournament are Roy Keane, Damien Duff, John O'Shea and Stephen Ireland.
Longford caused the upset of Day One in Limerick by shocking top seeds Kerry to win 2-1 in the opening Group 8 game, courtesy Daryl Carrigy's brace.
Elsewhere in the opening fixtures, reigning champions DDSL were forced to come from behind against North Tipperary to start their trophy defence with a 3-1 victory.
But the loudest cheers of the evening were reserved for host League Limerick District, who recorded a 5-0 win over Athlone, with Joel Coustrain and Niall McNamara each collecting a brace and Jamie Bromell completing the scoring.
Results from Monday:
Group 1: DDSL 3-1 North Tipperary, Wexford 4-0 Kilkenny.
Group 2: North Dublin 3-0 Carlow. Limerick District 5-0 Athlone.
Group 3: Kildare 2-1 WWEC, Dundalk 0-0 South Dublin.
Group 4: Galway 0-0 Drogheda, Limerick Desmond 0-1 Midlands.
Group 5: Waterford 1-0 West Cork, South Tipperary 0-2 NEC
Group 6: Cork 4-0 Cavan, Limerick County 0-0 Wicklow
Group 7: Donegal 2-0 Roscommon, Clare 0-1 Innishowen
Group 8: Kerry 1-2 Longford, Mayo 2-4 Sligo/Leitrim.
Fixtures for Tuesday:
Group 1: DDSL v Kilkenny 10-30am, Wexford v North Tipperary 10-30am, DDSL v Wexford 5pm, Kilkenny v North Tipperary 5pm.
Group 2: North Dublin v Athlone 12pm, Limerick District v Carlow 12pm, North Dublin v Limerick District 7pm, Athlone v Carlow 7pm.
Group 3: Kildare v South Dublin 10-30am, Dundalk v WWEC 10-30am, Kildare v Dundalk 5pm, South Dublin v WWEC 5pm
Group 4: Galway V Midlands 12-00pm, Limerick Desmond V Drogheda 12-00pm, Galway V Limerick Desmond 7pm, Midlands V Drogheda 7pm.
Group 5: Waterford v NEC 10.30am, South Tipperary v West Cork 10-30, Waterford v South Tipperary 5pm, NEC v West Cork 5pm.
Group 6: Cork v Wicklow 12-00pm, Limerick County v Cavan 12-00pm, Cork v Limerick County 7pm, Wicklow v Cavan 7pm.
Group 7: Donegal v Innishowen 10-30am, Clare v Roscommon 10-30am, Donegal v Clare 5pm, Innishowen v Roscommon 5pm.
Group 8: Kerry v Sligo/Leitrim 12pm, Mayo v Longford 12pm, Kerry v Mayo 7pm, Sligo/Leitrim v Longford 7pm.
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