2020 Fitzgibbon Cup Explained

2020 Fitzgibbon Cup
Dates:12 January 2020 - 12 February 2020
Teams:14
Sponsor:Electric Ireland
Champions:University College Cork
Count:40
Champions Captain:Paddy O'Loughlin (captain)
Eoghan Murphy
Champions Manager:Tom Kingston
Runners-Up:Institute of Technology, Carlow
Runners-Up Captain:Cathal Dunbar (captain)
Enda Rowland
Runners-Up Manager:D. J. Carey
Matches:24
Goals:61
Points:829
Top Scorer:Cian Darcy (2-45)
Previous Year:2019
Previous Tournament:2019 Fitzgibbon Cup
Next Year:2022
Next Tournament:2022 Fitzgibbon Cup

The 2020 Fitzgibbon Cup was the 104th staging of the Fitzgibbon Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. It is sponsored by Electric Ireland, and known as the Electric Ireland HE GAA Fitzgibbon Cup for sponsorship purposes. The draw for the group stage fixtures took place on 4 December 2019.[1] The 2020 Fitzgibbon Cup started with the group stage on 12 January 2020 and ended on 12 February 2020.

University College Cork were the defending champions.[2]

On 12 February 2020, University College Cork won the Fitzgibbon Cup after an 0–18 to 2–11 defeat of the Institute of Technology, Carlow in the final.[3] This was their 40th cup title overall and their second title in succession.

University of Limerick's Cian Darcy was the Fitzgibbon Cup top scorer with 2-45.

Group stage

Group A

Table

TeamMatchesScorePts
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DCU Dóchas Éireann33005-662-41+346
University of Limerick32013-601-47+194
Maynooth University31022-411-56-122
Trinty College30031-397-62-410

Fixtures and results

Group B

Table

TeamMatchesScorePts
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Mary Immaculate College33007-542-43+266
Waterford Institute of Technology32015-613-37+304
Limerick Institute of Technology31022-325-47-242
Technological University Dublin30031-225-42-320

Fixtures and results

Group C

Table

TeamMatchesScorePts
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University College Cork22000-410-32+94
NUI Galway21011-320-30-52
Cork Institute of Technology20020-261-37-140

Fixtures and results

Group D

Table

TeamMatchesScorePts
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Institute of Technology, Carlow22004-363-29+104
University College Dublin21016-355-3802
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology20023-315-35-100

Fixtures and results

Knockout stage

Final

Cup statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Cian DarcyUniversity of Limerick2-4551415.25
2Stephen CondonWaterford Institute of Technology0-4040410.00
3
3Evan NilandNational University of Ireland Galway0-3939313.00
3
Shane ConwayUniversity College Cork0-393957.80
4Ronan HayesUniversity College Dublin2-3036312.00
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
rowspan1="2" style="text-align:center;"1Evan NilandNational University of Ireland Galway0-1818IT Carlow
rowspan1="2" style="text-align:center;"2Cian DarcyUniversity of Limerick0-1515Mary Immaculate College
rowspan1="2" style="text-align:center;"2Cian DarcyUniversity of Limerick0-1515DCU Dóchas Éireann
3Billy SeymourLimerick Institute of Technology1-1114Waterford Institute of Technology
Ronan HayesUniversity College Dublin1-1114Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
4Donal BurkeDCU Dóchas Éireann0-1313University of Limerick
5Cian DarcyUniversity of Limerick2-0612Trinity
Evan NilandNUI Galway0-1212University College Cork
Stephen CondonWaterford Institute of Technology0-1212Limerick Institute of Technology
6Conor DrennanMaynooth University1-0811DCU Dóchas Éireann
Ronan HayesUniversity College Dublin1-0811University College Cork
Stephen CondonWaterford Institute of Technology0-1111Technological University Dublin
Ronan HayesUniversity College Dublin0-1111Institute of Technology, Carlow
Andrew GaffneyMaynooth University0-1111Trinity College
Rory O'ConnorDCU Dóchas Éireann0-1111University College Cork

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Here are the draws for the 2020 Fitzgibbon and Sigerson Cup competitions. The 42. 4 December 2019. 12 January 2020. Fintan. O'Toole.
  2. Web site: UCC claim double with emphatic win over Mary I. Irish Examiner. 23 February 2019. 12 January 2020. Therese. O'Callaghan.
  3. Web site: 14-man UCC come from 6 points down to win Fitzgibbon Cup final against IT Carlow. The 42. 12 February 2020. 13 February 2020. Sinéad. Farrell.