2020 Louth Senior Football Championship
The 2020 Louth Senior Football Championship is the 127th edition of the Louth GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Louth, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Louth in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage. In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no changes made to the format of the championship.
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County | Louth |
Year | 2020 |
Trophy | Joe Ward Cup |
Sponsor | Anchor Tours |
Date | August – September 2020 |
Teams | 12 |
Defending champions | Newtown Blues |
Winners | |
Champions | ??? |
Manager | ??? |
Captain | ??? |
Qualify for | Leinster Club SFC |
Runners-up | |
Runners-up | ??? |
Manager | ??? |
Captain | ??? |
Promotion/Relegation | |
Relegated team(s) | ??? |
Newtown Blues were the defending champions for the third year in a row after they defeated the Naomh Máirtín in the previous years final. [1]
This was Mattock Rangers' return to the senior grade after at 4 year absence (they were relegated from the S.F.C. to the I.F.C. back in 2015) when claiming the 2019 Louth Intermediate Football Championship title with a final victory over Kilkerley Emmets. [2]
Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2019 championship season.
To S.F.C.Promoted from 2019 Louth I.F.C.
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From S.F.C.Relegated to 2020 Louth I.F.C.
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Group stage
There are 4 groups called Group A, B, C and D. The top two finishers in each group will qualify for the Quarter-Finals. The bottom finishers of each group will qualify for the Relegation Play Off. [5]
Group A
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Round 3:
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Group B
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Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
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Group C
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Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
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Group D
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Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
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Knock-out Stages
Relegation Play Off
The four bottom finishers from each group qualify for the Relegation Play-Off. The team to lose both matches will be relegated to the 2021 I.F.C.
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Finals
Quarter-Finals
The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the quarter finals.
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Semi-Finals
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Final
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References
- "Newtown Blues -vs- Naomh Mairtin (2019 S.F.C. Final)". Dundalkdemocrat.ie. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- "Mattock Rangers -vs- Kilkerley Emmets (2019 I.F.C. Final)". Dundalkdemocrat.ie. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- "Dundalk Democrat Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- "Louth Gaelic Football Champions Roll of Honor". Hoganstand.com. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- "2020 Louth S.F.C. Draw". Dundalkdemocrat.ie. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.