2020 Connacht Senior Football Championship

The 2020 Connacht Senior Football Championship is the 121st instalment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship organised by Connacht GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners receive the J. J. Nestor Cup, named after J. J. Nestor of Quinaltagh, County Galway.[1]

2020 Connacht SFC
Tournament details
Year2020
TrophyJ. J. Nestor Cup

The draw for the Connacht Championship was made on 8 October 2019.[2]

On 17 March, the GAA confirmed that the opening fixture – due to have taken place at Gaelic Park in The Bronx on 3 May – had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Teams

The Connacht championship is contested by the five counties in the Irish province of Connacht plus London and New York.

Team Colours Sponsor Manager Captain Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Galway Maroon and white
2001
2018
Leitrim Green and gold
1994
London Green and white
Mayo Green and red
1951
2015
New York Red, white and blue
Roscommon Blue and yellow
1944
2019
Sligo Black and white
2007

Bracket

Quarter-Finals
2-10 May
Semi-Finals
7-8 November
Connacht Final
14 June
 
    Galway  
        Sligo  
         
London      
Roscommon     London/Roscommon
Mayo     Mayo/Leitrim    
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See also

References

  1. "The Tuam Herald - Connemara, Clonfert and Dunmore links to the Dublin hurling team". The Tuam Herald. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. "Connacht SFC Draw 2020 Made". Connacht GAA. 8 October 2019.
  3. Cormican, Eoghan (18 March 2020). "Galway and New York clash first major casualty of pandemic". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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