2020 Limerick Senior Football Championship

The 2020 Limerick Senior Football Championship is the 124th edition of the Limerick GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Limerick, Ireland. 12 teams compete, with the winner representing not Limerick in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship due to the latter competition's cancellation. Due to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the format for this years championship was modified to employ four groups of three teams, rather than the usual two groups of six teams. The championship then progresses to a knock out stage.

Limerick S.F.C.
Season2020
Champions??? (?th S.F.C. Title)
Relegated???
All Ireland SCFC???
Winning Captain???
Man of the Match???
Winning Manager???
2019
2021

Newcastle West were the defending champions after they defeated Oola in the 2019 final to claim their fourth S.F.C. crown.[1]

This was Galtee Gaels return to the top flight for the first time since 1994 (a 25-season exodus) after claiming the 2019 Limerick I.F.C. title. They defeated Gerald Griffin's in a final replay. Galtee Gaels last won the I.F.C. in 1993.[2]

Team Changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2019 championship season.

Group stage

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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.[4]

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knock-out stages

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Relegation play-off

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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.

20 September 2020
Relegation Semi-Final
Drom/Broadford 0-10 0-14 Na Piarsaigh Killeedy

30 August 2020
13:00
Relegation Semi-Final
St. Kieran's 0-15 0-12 Galtee Gaels Kilmallock

27 September 2020
Relegation Final
Galtee Gaels 2-10 0-14 Drom/Broadford Kilmallock

Finals

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Quarter-finals

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

19 September 2020
16:00
Quarter-Final
Newcastle West 0-11 1-13 Adare Mick Neville Park

19 September 2020
16:00
Quarter-Final
Fr. Casey's 0-8 0-14 Ballysteen Newcastle West

19 September 2020
16:00
Quarter-Final
Monaleen 0-9 1-08 Ballylanders Bruff

19 September 2020
16:00
Quarter-Final
Oola 0-11 1-11 Galbally Kilmallock

Semi-finals

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27 September 2020
Semi-Final
Adare 1-11 0-08 Galbally Kilmallock

27 September 2020
Semi-Final
Ballylanders 1-12 0-09 Ballysteen Newcastle West

Final

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4 October 2020
Final
Adare 4-07 0-04 Ballylanders Gaelic Grounds

Munster Senior Club Football Championship

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References

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  1. ^ "Newcastle West -vs- Oola (2020 S.F.C. Final)". Limerickleader.ie. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Galtee Gaels -vs- Gerald Griffins (2019 I.F.C. Final)". Limerickleader.ie. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Drom Broadford survive as St Senans relegated to Intermediate". Sportinglimerick.com. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. ^ "2020 Limerick S.F.C. Draw". The42.ie. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.