2000 O'Byrne Cup

2000 O'Byrne Cup
Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Year2000
TrophyO'Byrne Cup
Winners
ChampionsLongford (2nd win)
ManagerMichael McCormack
CaptainEnda Barden
Runners-up
Runners-upWestmeath
ManagerBrendan Lowry
CaptainMartin Flanagan
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The 2000 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the county teams of Leinster GAA.

The tournament was a straight knockout, with 12 teams.

Longford were the winners, defeating Westmeath in the final in Cusack Park, Mullingar.[1][2] In the final, the Westmeath manager, Brendan Lowry, intruded onto the pitch and clashed with a Longford player and the referee; he received a six-month suspension.[3][4] The suspension was later lifted.[5]

Results

First round
9 January 2000 		Quarter-finals
16 January 2000 		Semi-finals
23 January 2000 		Final
6 February 2000
Longford 3-12
Kildare 0-13 Longford 0-20
Dublin 1-16
Longford 0-14
Wicklow 2-7 Offaly 0-12
Carlow 2-13 Carlow 1-12
Offaly 3-7
Longford 2-6
Wexford 2-15 Westmeath 0-7
Kilkenny 1-8 Laois 1-16
Wexford 1-9
Laois 1-8
Westmeath 2-19 Westmeath 1-10
Louth 3-10 Meath 3-7
Westmeath 2-12

References

  1. ^ "Longford's crowning day of glory". Independent.ie.
  2. ^ "Longford - O'Byrne Cup History". Longford Gaelic Stats.
  3. ^ Moran, Sean. "O'Byrne Cup fits well into Longford's long-term plan". The Irish Times.
  4. ^ O'Riordan, Ian. "Lowry waits before deciding on appeal". The Irish Times.
  5. ^ O'Riordan, Tom (4 March 2000). "Westmeath joy as Lowry ban lifted". Irish Independent.