2019–20 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
2019–20 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship Dates 20 October 2019 – 19 January 2020 Teams 32 Sponsor Allied Irish Bank Champions Corofin (5th title) Micheál Lundy (captain) Kevin O'Brien (manager)Runners-up Kilcoo Conor Laverty (captain)Mickey Moran (manager)Matches played 31
The 2019–20 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 50th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71 . The championship began on 20 October 2019 and ended on 19 January 2020.
Corofin entered the championship as the defending champions .[ 1]
On 19 January 2020, Corofin won the championship following a 1-12 to 0-07 defeat of Kilcoo in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park .[ 2] It was their fifth championship title overall, while they also became the first team to win three successive championships.
County Championships
All thirty two counties in Ireland and London play their county senior championships between their top gaelic football clubs . Each county decides the format for their county championship. The format can be straight knockout, double-elimination , a league, groups, etc. or a combination.
Only single club teams are allowed to enter the All-Ireland Club championship. If a team that is an amalgamation of two or more clubs, a divisional team or a university team wins a county's championship, a single club team will represent that county in the provincial championship as determined by that county's championship rules. Normally it is the club team that exited the championship at the highest stage.
Traditionally, the All-Ireland Club Championship Finals were held on St. Patrick's Day. The GAA decided to bring forward the Club Finals to 19 January 2020 with a view to completing the competition in the calendar year from 2021.[ 3]
Provincial championships
Connacht , Leinster , Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial championship for their participating county champions. The Kilkenny senior champions play in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship . London continue to compete in the Connacht championship – in previous years they played one of the provincial champions in a single match in December referred to as a quarter-final.
All matches are knock-out. Two ten minute periods of extra time are played each way if it's a draw at the end of normal time in all matches including the final. If the score is still level after extra time the match is replayed.
All-Ireland
In a bid to shorten the break between the provincial finals and the All-Ireland semi-finals, the two semi-finals between the four provincial champions will be played in early January – previously they were held in mid-February. Traditionally, the All-Ireland final was played in Croke Park on St. Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, but it has also been moved to 19 January 2020.
TV Coverage
TG4 continue to broadcast live and deferred club championship games each year.[ 4] Eir Sport entered the third year of their agreement to broadcast live Gaelic football and hurling club championship games, including county championships and provincial and All-Ireland club championship matches.[ 5]
In addition to TG4 and eir Sport, RTÉ also broadcast games from the AIB Club Championships, which runs alongside TG4's coverage.[ 6]
County Finals
Connacht
Galway SFC
Leitrim SFC
Glencar-Manorhamilton v Seán O'Heslin's
London SFC
Tír Chonaill Gaels v Fulham Irish
20 October 2019 (2019-10-20 ) Final
Tír Chonaill Gaels
1-11 (14) – (13) 1-10
Fulham Irish
Ruislip
Venue: McGovern Park
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Mayo SFC
Roscommon SFC
Pádraig Pearses v Roscommon Gaels
Sligo SFC
Tourlestrane v Coolera-Strandhill
20 October 2019 (2019-10-20 ) Final
Tourlestrane
2-17 (23) – (9) 0-09
Coolera-Strandhill
Sligo
Venue: Markievicz Park
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Leinster
Carlow SFC
Éire Óg v Palatine
6 October 2019 (2019-10-06 ) Final
Éire Óg
1-16 (19) – (5) 1-05
Palatine
Carlow
15:45 IST (UTC+1 )
Venue: Dr. Cullen Park
Report
Dublin SFC
Ballyboden St. Enda's v Thomas Davis
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03 ) Final
Ballyboden St. Enda's
0-15 (15) – (09) 0-09
Thomas Davis
Dublin
16:00 IST (UTC+1 )
(HT: 0-07 – 0-02)
Venue: Parnell Park
Pts: Ryan Basquel (6, 3f), Ross McGarry (4), Colm Basquel (3, 2f), Declan O'Mahony, Alan Flood
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Pts: Eoin Kirby (4, 4f), David Keogh (2), Ryan Deegan (f), Shane McGrath, Eanna O'Toole
Referee: John Higgins (Na Fianna)
Kildare SFC
Sarsfields v Moorefield
20 October 2019 (2019-10-20 ) Final
Sarsfields
0-15 (15) – (15) 2-09
Moorefield
Newbridge
Venue: St. Conleth's Park
Report
Sarsfields v Moorefield
20 October 2019 (2019-10-20 ) Final replay
Sarsfields
2-15 (21) – (15) 2-09
Moorefield
Newbridge
Venue: St. Conleth's Park
Report
Kilkenny SFC
The Kilkenny SFC champions take part in the Leinster Club Intermediate Football Championship.
Mullinavat v
Final replay
Mullinavat
1-13 (16) – (10) 0-10
Kilkenny
Venue: Nowlan Park
Laois SFC
Portlaoise v Killeshin
13 October 2019 (2019-10-13 ) Final
Portlaoise
0-14 (14) – (13) 2-07
Killeshin
Portlaoise
Venue: O'Moore Park
Report
Longford SFC
Louth SFC
Newtown Blues v Naomh Máirtín
20 October 2019 (2019-10-20 ) Final
Newtown Blues
2-09 (15) – (12) 1-09
Naomh Máirtín
Drogheda
Venue: Drogheda Park
Report
Meath SFC
Ratoath v Summerhill
20 October 2019 (2019-10-20 ) Final
Ratoath
3-15 (24) – (19) 2-13
Summerhill
Navan
Venue: Páirc Tailteann
Report
Referee: David Gough (Slane)
Offaly SFC
Ferbane v Rhode
13 October 2019 (2019-10-13 ) Final
Ferbane
2-13 (19) – (14) 0-14
Rhode
Tullamore
Venue: O'Connor Park
Report
Westmeath SFC
Garrycastle v St. Loman's, Mullingar
13 October 2019 (2019-10-13 ) Final
Garrycastle
2-13 (19) – (15) 3-06
St. Loman's, Mullingar
Mullingar
Venue: Cusack Park
Report
Wexford SFC
Wicklow SFC
St. Patrick's v Arklow Geraldines-Ballymoney
13 October 2019 (2019-10-13 ) Final
St. Patrick's
0-09 (9) – (7) 0-07
Arklow Geraldines-Ballymoney
Aughrim
Venue: Aughrim Park
Report
Munster
Clare SFC
St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay v Kilmurry-Ibrickane
20 October 2019 (2019-10-20 ) Final
St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay
0-09 (9) – (9) 0-09
Kilmurry-Ibrickane
Ennis
Venue: Cusack Park
Report
St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay v Kilmurry-Ibrickane
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27 ) Final replay
St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay
0-12 (12) – (8) 0-08
Kilmurry-Ibrickane
Ennis
Venue: Cusack Park
Report
Cork SFC
Nemo Rangers v Duhallow
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27 ) Final
Nemo Rangers
2-08 (14) – (10) 0-10
Duhallow
Cork
Venue: Páirc Uí Rinn
Report
Kerry SFC
Limerick SFC
Newcastle West v Oola
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27 ) Final
Newcastle West
1-11 (14) – (8) 0-08
Oola
Limerick
Venue: Gaelic Grounds
Report
Tipperary SFC
Clonmel Commercials v J.K. Bracken's
9 November 2019 (2019-11-09 ) Final
Clonmel Commercials
3-19 (28) – (07) 0-07
J.K. Bracken's
Thurles
Venue: Semple Stadium
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Waterford SFC
Rathgormack v Ballinacourty
20 October 2019 (2019-10-20 ) Final
Rathgormack
2-06 (12) – (9) 1-06
Ballinacourty
Dungarvan
Venue: Fraher Field
Report
Ulster
Antrim SFC
Armagh SFC
Cavan SFC
Castlerahan v Ramor United
13 October 2019 (2019-10-13 ) Final
Castlerahan
1-09 (12) – (10) 0-10
Ramor United
Cavan
Venue: Breffni Park
Report
Donegal SFC
Gaoth Dobhair v Naomh Conaill
20 October 2019 (2019-10-20 ) Final
Gaoth Dobhair
0-08 (08) – (08) 0-08
Naomh Conaill
Ballybofey
Venue: MacCumhaill Park
Report
Gaoth Dobhair v Naomh Conaill
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27 ) Replay
Gaoth Dobhair
0-14 (14) – (14) 1-11 (a.e.t. )
Naomh Conaill
Ballybofey
Venue: MacCumhaill Park
Report
Gaoth Dobhair v Naomh Conaill
30 October 2019 (2019-10-30 ) Second replay
Gaoth Dobhair
0-07 (07) – (08) 0-08
Naomh Conaill
Ballybofey
20:00 IST (UTC+1 )
Venue: MacCumhaill Park
Derry SFC
Magherafelt v Glen
20 October 2019 (2019-10-20 ) Final
Magherafelt
0-12 (12) – (11) 0-11
Glen
Derry
Venue: Celtic Park
Report
Down SFC
Kilcoo v St. Peter's, Warrenpoint
13 October 2019 (2019-10-13 ) Final
Kilcoo
1-12 (15) – (20) 0-14
St. Peter's, Warrenpoint
Newry
Venue: Páirc Esler
Report
Fermanagh SFC
Derrygonnelly Harps v Roslea Shamrocks
6 October 2019 (2019-10-06 ) Final
Derrygonnelly Harps
0-10 (10) – (06) 1-03
Roslea Shamrocks
Enniskillen
Venue: Brewster Park
Report
Monaghan SFC
Scotstown v Clontibret
20 October 2019 (2019-10-20 ) Final
Scotstown
0-11 (11) – (17) 1-14
Clontibret
Clones
15:30 IST (UTC+1 )
(HT: 0-03 – 0-09)
Venue: St Tiernach's Park
Pts: Conor McCarthy (4, 2f), Shane Carey (3, 3f), Rory Beggan (2, 2f), Darren Hughes, Micheál McCarville
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Gls: Ryan McGuigan Pts: Conor McManus (6, 2f), Michael P O’Dowd (2), Jack Gormley, Brian Greenan, Dessie Mone, Pauric Boyle, Francis Hughes, Killian Lavelle
Referee: Stephen Hagan (Seán McDermotts)
Tyrone SFC
Trillick v Errigál Ciarán
13 October 2019 (2019-10-13 ) Final
Trillick
0-12 (12) – (10) 2-04
Errigál Ciarán
Omagh
Venue: Healy Park
Report
Provincial championships
Connacht
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Leinster
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay (Clare) v Clonmel Commercials (Tipperary)
17 November 2019 (2019-11-17 ) Semi-Final 1
St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay (Clare)
0-07 (7) – (9) 0-09
Clonmel Commercials (Tipperary)
Milltown Malbay
13:30 GMT (UTC+0 )
Venue: Hennessy Memorial Park
Pts: C Cleary 3, Graham Kelly 1, Gordon Kelly 1, O Looney 1, E Cleary 1.
Pts: J Lonergan 2, J Kennedy 2, M Quinlivan 1, Conal Kennedy 1, Colman Kennedy 1, S Kennedy 1, K Fahey 1.
Referee: James Bermingham (Cork)
Nemo Rangers (Cork) v Austin Stacks (Kerry)
17 November 2019 (2019-11-17 ) Semi-Final 2
Nemo Rangers (Cork)
2-17 (23) – (5) 0-05
Austin Stacks (Kerry)
Cork
13:30 GMT (UTC+0 )
Venue: Páirc Uí Rinn
Gls: K O'Donovan 1, A O'Donovan 1. Pts: P Kerrigan 5; K O’Donovan 2; M Cronin 2, B O’Driscoll 2; S Cronin 1, J Horgan 1, L Connolly 1, C Horgan 1, S Martin 1, C Dalton 1.
Pts: S Quilter 1, F Mangan 1, S O’Callaghan 1, W Guthrie 1, D Fitzmaurice 1.
Referee: Sean Lonergan (Tipperary)
Final
Ulster
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland
Semi-finals
Final
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2019 GAA season
Football
Hurling