2020 Carlow Senior Football Championship

The 2020 Carlow Senior Football Championship is the 120th edition of the Carlow GAA's premier club gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Carlow, Ireland. The tournament consists of 8 teams, with the winner going on to represent Carlow in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

Carlow S.F.C.
Season2020
ChampionsÉire Óg
RelegatedNo Relegation (Covid)
All Ireland SCFC???
Winning CaptainSean Gannon
Man of the MatchColm Hulton
Winning ManagerJoe Murphy
Matches played17
2019
2021

Éire Óg were the defending champions after they defeated Palatine in the previous years final.

This was O'Hanrahans return to the senior grade after claiming the 2019 Carlow Intermediate Football Championship title, thus ending a 3-year exodus since being relegated in 2017. There was no Relegation Playoff in 2020 due to COVID-19.

Team changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2018 championship season.

Group stage

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There are two groups of four teams. The top two teams in each group compete in the semi-finals. The bottom team in each group compete in the relegation Final.

Group A

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Group B

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Knock-out stages

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Finals

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The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the quarter-finals.

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Mt. Leinster Rangers 1-9
Old Leighlin 1-5 Rathvilly 0-11
Palatine 0-9
Rathvilly 0-9
Éire Óg 0-15
Éire Óg 3-19
Palatine 2-11 Mt. Leinster Rangers 0-8
O'Hanrahans 0-12

Quarter-finals

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9 October 2020
20:00
Palatine   2-11 - 0-12   O'Hanrahans Dr Cullen Park
Conor Crowley (1-1), Cathal O’Neill (1-1), Shane O’Neill (0-3, 0-1 f), Andrew Kehoe 0-2, Tomás Kenny (0-2), Jamie Kenny (0-1), David Reid (0-1) Danny Thompson (0-4, 0-2 f), Mark Davies (0-3), Cian Dowling (0-2), Graham Delaney (0-1), Chris Bermingham (0-1), James McGrath (0-1)

26 September 2020
19:00
Mt. Leinster Rangers   1-9 - 1-5   Old Leighlin Dr Cullen Park
Diarmuid Byrne 0-4 (0-3f), Edward Byrne 0-3, Joe Nolan 0-1, Gary Kelly 0-1, Ted Joyce 0-1, Denis Murphy 0-1, Kevin McDonald 0-1 Cathal Coughlan 1-1 (0-1 f), Seamus Kinsella 0-2 (0-2 f), Mikey Bambrick 0-1, Aaron Amond 0-1

Semi-finals

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1 August 2021
19:30
Palatine   1-9 - 1-12   Rathvilly Dr Cullen Park

1 August 2021
19:30
Éire Óg   3-19 - 0-8   Mt. Leinster Rangers Dr Cullen Park

Final

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8 August 2021
3:45pm
Éire Óg   0-15 - 0-9   Rathvilly Dr Cullen Park

Relegation play off

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There was no relegation playoff in the 2020 Championship due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

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There was no Leinster Club Championship in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.

References

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  1. ^ "Carlow Nationalist Archives". IrishNewsArchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Carlow Club Championship Draws". Hoganstand.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.