2020 Carlow Senior Football Championship Explained

Competition:Carlow S.F.C.
Sponsor:Michael Lyng Motors
Season:2020
Winners:Éire Óg
Relegated:No Relegation (Covid)
Continentalcup5:Leinster SCFC
Continentalcup5 Qualifiers:???
Continentalcup1:All Ireland SCFC
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:???
Continentalcup2:Winning Captain
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Sean Gannon
Continentalcup3:Man of the Match
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Colm Hulton
Continentalcup4:Winning Manager
Continentalcup4 Qualifiers:Joe Murphy
Matches:17
Prevseason:2019
Nextseason:2021

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.

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.

To S.F.C.

Promoted from 2019 Carlow Intermediate Football Championship

From S.F.C.

Relegated to 2019 Carlow Intermediate Football Championship

Group stage

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

Team
Éire Óg33004518+276
Mt. Leinster Rangers32103237-54
O'Hanrahans31204047-12
Bagenalstown Gaels30303045-150

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Group B

Team
33004823+256
Palatine32104730+174
Old Leighlin31202032-122
Tinryland30302151-300

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Knock-out stages

Finals

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

Final

Relegation play off

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

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

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carlow Nationalist Archives. 16 January 2018 . . 16 January 2018.
  2. Web site: 2018 Carlow Club Championship Draws. 16 January 2018. Hoganstand.com. 16 January 2018.