2020 Munster Senior Football Championship

2020 Munster SFC
Tournament details
Year2020
Winners
Champions Tipperary
ManagerDavid Power
CaptainConor Sweeney
Runners-up
Runners-up Cork
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The 2020 Munster Senior Football Championship was the 2020 installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship organised by the Munster GAA.[1] The fixtures were announced on RTÉ Radio on 8 October 2019.[2] Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, all GAA activity was suspended until late in the year.

On 22 November 2020, Tipperary won the title after a 0-17 to 0-14 win against Cork in the final. It was Tipperary's first Munster title in 85 years.[3][4][5][6]

To mark the centenary of Bloody Sunday, Tipperary wore special commemorative jerseys in white and green in the final, a replica of the colours worn by the Tipperary team which played Dublin in Croke Park in 1920.[7][8]

Teams

The Munster championship is contested by all six counties in the Irish province of Munster.

County Colours Manager Captain Most Recent Munster Title
Clare Saffron and Blue Colm Collins Gary Brennan
1992
Cork Red and white Ronan McCarthy Paul Kerrigan
2012
Kerry Green and gold Peter Keane David Clifford[9]
2019
Limerick Green and white Billy Lee Donal O'Sullivan
1896
Tipperary Blue and gold
(final)

White and Green

David Power Conor Sweeney
1935
Waterford White and blue Benji Whelan Paul Whyte
1898

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Waterford 0-9
Limerick 2-14 Limerick 2-11
Tipperary 2-11 Tipperary 1-15
Clare 1-11 Tipperary 0-17
Cork 0-14
Cork 1-12
Kerry 0-13


Quarter-finals

The four non-finalists of the 2019 championship entered this round. The lowest ranked counties to play in the quarter-finals were Limerick and Waterford of Division 4.

Summary

Div Team 1 Score Team 2 Div
4 Waterford 0-09 - 2-14 Limerick 4
3 Tipperary 2-11 - 1-11 Clare 2

Matches

31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) Quarter-final Waterford (4) 0–09 (09) – (20) 2–14 Limerick (4) Dungarvan  
19:00 GMT (UTC+0) (HT: 0-04 – 2-05) Venue: Fraher Field

Pts: J Curry 3 (2f), C Murray 2, D Guiry 1, D Corcoran 1, T Grey 1, S Ahearne 1 (1m). 		Report Gls: A Enright 1, C Fahy 1.
Pts: H Bourke 4 (2f; 1m), D Lyons 2, S McSweeney 2 (1f), K Ryan 1, T McCarthy 1, I Corbett 1, C Fahy 1, G Brown 1, S O’Carroll 1. 		Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)


1 November 2020 (2020-11-01) Quarter-final Tipperary (3) 2–11 (17) – (14) 1–11 Clare (2) Thurles  
13:00 GMT (UTC+0) (HT: 1-06 – 0-05) Venue: Semple Stadium
Gls: C Sweeney 1, B Maher 1.
Pts: C Sweeney 4 (2f); J Kennedy 3 (3f); L Casey 2; L Boland 1, E Moloney 1. 		Report Gls: J Feehan 1 (og).
Pts: E Cleary 4 (4f); K Sexton 2 (2f), P Collins 2; Gary Brennan 1, C O'Connor 1, J Malone 1. 		Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)


Semi-finals

The two finalists from the 2019 championship entered this round along with the two quarter-final winners. The lowest ranked county to play in the semi-finals was Limerick of Division 4.

Summary

Div Team 1 Score Team 2 Div
4 Limerick 2-11 - 1-15 Tipperary 3
3 Cork 1-12 - 0-13 Kerry 1

Matches

7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) Semi-final Limerick (4) 2–11 (17) – (18) 1–15
(a.e.t.) 		Tipperary (3) Limerick  
13:15 GMT (UTC+0) (HT: 2–6 – 0–5) Venue: LIT Gaelic Grounds
Gls: S McSweeney 1, C Fahey 1
Pts: S McSweeney 2, H Bourke 2 (2f), D O’Sullivan (1f, ’45) 2, T Griffin 1, K Ryan 1, D Treacy 1, C Sheehan 1, C Fahey 1. 		Report Gls: L Casey 1
Pts: C Sweeney 7 (5f), J Kennedy 2 (2f), L Boland 2, M Quinlivan 1, K Fahey 1, R Kiely 1, B Fox 1. 		Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)


8 November 2020 (2020-11-08) Semi-final Cork (3) 1–12 (15) – (13) 0–13
(a.e.t.) 		Kerry (1) Cork  
16:00 GMT (UTC+0) (HT: 0-06 – 0-05) Venue: Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Gls: M Keane 1.
Pts: M Collins 4 (3fs), L Connolly 3 (2fs), K O'Hanlon 2 (1f 1 45), K O'Donovan 1, B Hurley 1 (m), S Powter 1. 		Report
Pts: K Spillane 4, D Clifford 4 (1f), S O'Shea 2 (1f), R Buckley 1, D Moynihan 1, T Brosnan 1. 		Referee: Derek O’Mahoney (Tipperary)
TV: RTÉ


Final

Main article: 2020 Munster Senior Football Championship final
22 November 2020 (2020-11-22)
13:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Final
Tipperary 0-17 (17) – (14) 0-14 Cork
(HT: 0-11 - 0-07)

Pts: C Sweeney 7 (2fs, 2m); M Quinlivan 5 (1f); L Casey 2 (f); K Fahey 1, E Comerford 1 (free), P Austin 1.
Pts: L Connolly 4 (2fs, 1 45), M Collins 4 (4fs); J O’Rourke 2; C O’Callaghan 1, B Hurley 1, S White 1, C O’Mahony 1 (f).

Tipperary advanced to the 2020 All-Ireland SFC semi-finals.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2020 Munster SHC/SFC Fixtures". munstergaa.ie. 18 February 2018.
  2. ^ 2020 Munster SFC fixtures announced, from rte.ie
  3. ^ "Tipperary end 85-year wait for Munster senior football glory with famous win over Cork". The 42. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Tipperary end 85-year wait to win Munster crown". RTE Sport. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Greatest day of shocks in football history? How Tipperary and Cavan upset odds to taste provincial glory". The 42. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  6. ^ "TIPPERARY 0-17 CORK 0-14". GAA.ie. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Here are the jerseys Dublin and Tipperary will wear to mark Bloody Sunday centenary". The 42. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Tipperary footballers back in blue and gold for All-Ireland semi-final against Mayo". RTE Sport. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ^ "David Clifford named Kerry captain for 2020". RTÉ Sport. 20 January 2020.