2020 Donegal Senior Football Championship

The 2020 Donegal Senior Football Championship was the 98th official edition of Donegal GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Donegal. 16 teams compete with the winner representing Donegal in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. Generally, the championship begins with four groups of four and continues with a knock-out format. However, this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the format was changed.

Donegal S.F.C.
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Champions??? (4?th S.F.C. Title)
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All Ireland SCFCn/a
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← 2019
2021 →

Naomh Conaill were the defending champions after they defeated Gweedore 0-8 to 0-7 after a second replay in the 2019 final. [1]

This was St. Naul's return to the senior grade for the first time since 2012 after a seven year exodus when claiming the 2019 I.F.C. title. They beat Cloughaneely 1-10 to 0-10 in the final. [2]

Team changes

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The following teams changed division since the 2019 championship season.

Format Change

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 2020 County Championship took a different format to previous championships. All 16 teams compete in a league competition, playing four games each. A random draw determines which teams face each other in each of the four rounds. No team can meet each other twice in the group stage. Each team plays two home games and two away games in this league phase. The top 8 teams go into a seeded draw for the Quarter-Finals (the top 4 will have home advantage in the Quarter-Finals) while the bottom 4 teams will enter a Relegation Playoff.

Group stage

All 16 teams enter the competition at this stage. The top 2 teams in each group go into the Quarter-Finals while the bottom team of each group entered a Relegation Playoff.

League Stage

All 12 teams enter the competition at this stage. A random draw determines which teams face each other in each of the four rounds. No team can meet each other twice in the group stage. The top 8 teams go into a seeded draw for the Quarter-Finals while the bottom 3 teams will enter a Relegation Playoff. If teams are level on points and a place in the Quarter-Final is at stake, a Playoff will be conducted to determine who goes through.

Knock-Out Stage
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
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Quarter-Finals
29 August 2020 Quarter-Final???-vs-??????
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29 August 2020 Quarter-Final???-vs-??????
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29 August 2020 Quarter-Final???-vs-??????
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29 August 2020 Quarter-Final???-vs-??????
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Semi-Finals
5 September 2020 Semi-Final???-vs-??????
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5 September 2020 Semi-Final???-vs-??????
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Final
19 September 2020 Final???-vs-??????
Referee: ???

Relegation Play-Offs

The 4 bottom placed teams the league phase will enter the Relegation Play-Offs. The 13th and 14th placed teams will have home advantage in the Relegation Semi-Finals and will play the 16th and 15th placed teams respectively. The two winners will maintain their senior status for 2021. The two losers will face-off in a Relegation Final to determine who shall be relegated to the 2021 I.F.C.

September 2020 Relegation Semi-Final???-vs-??????
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September 2020 Relegation Semi-Final???-vs-??????
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September 2020 Relegation Final???-vs-??????
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Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

References
  1. "Naomh Conaill -vs- Gweedore (2019 S.F.C. Final Second Replay)". Irishtimes.com. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. "St. Naul's -vs- Cloughaneely (2019 I.F.C. Final)". Donegaldaily.com. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  3. "Donegal Democrat Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  4. "2020 Donegal GAA Club Draws". Donegalsportshub.com. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  5. "Donegal HoganStand". Hoganstand.com. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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