2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship Explained

2020 Ulster SFC
Trophy:Anglo-Celt Cup
Year:2020
Manager:Mickey Graham
Captain:Raymond Galligan
Winners:Cavan
Ordinal:40
Runnersup:Donegal
Runnerupcaptain:Michael Murphy
Runnerupmanager:Declan Bonner
Topscorer: Gearóid McKiernan (0-11)
Rian O'Neill (0-11)
Donal O'Hare (1-8)
Previous:2019
Next:2021

The 2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship is the 132nd installment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners receive the Anglo-Celt Cup. The draw for the championship was made on 9 October 2019.[1]

The BBC showed six televised games live.[2]

The Athletic Grounds in Armagh hosted the final, as the fixture was behind closed doors.[3]

Donegal were the two-time defending champions, but were beaten by Cavan in a repeat of the previous year's final.

Teams

The Ulster championship is contested by the nine county teams in the province of Ulster.

TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
Antrim Saffron and whiteFona CabLenny HarbinsonDeclan Lynch
Armagh Orange and whiteSimply FruitKieran McGeeneyRory Grugan
Cavan Royal blue and whiteKingspan GroupMickey GrahamRaymond Galligan
Derry Red and whiteH&A Mechanical ServicesRory GallagherEnda Lynn
Donegal Gold and greenKN GroupDeclan BonnerMichael Murphy
Down Red and blackEOS IT SolutionsPaddy TallyDarren O'Hagan
Fermanagh Green and whiteTracey ConcreteRyan McMenaminEoin Donnelly
Monaghan White and blueInvestecSéamus "Banty" McEnaneyRyan Wylie[4]
Tyrone White and RedTyrone FabricationMickey HarteMattie Donnelly

Matches

Final

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Donegal and Tyrone to clash in 2020 Ulster SFC Quarter-Finals.
  2. News: Ulster SFC: BBC Sport NI to show six live games as well as deferred highlights. BBC. 14 October 2020. 14 October 2020.
  3. News: Athletic Grounds to host Ulster SFC final. Hogan Stand. 15 November 2020. 15 November 2020.
  4. News: Wylie to captain 36-man Monaghan squad for 2020. Hogan Stand. 15 December 2019.