2020 O'Byrne Cup

Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Year2020
TrophyO'Byrne Cup
Winners
ChampionsLongford (3rd win)
ManagerPadraic Davis
CaptainMichael Quinn
Runners-up
Runners-upOffaly
ManagerJohn Maughan
CaptainEoin Rigney
Other
Matches played18
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The 2020 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football tournament played by county teams of Leinster GAA in December 2019 and January 2020.[1][2][3][4]

Longford were the surprise winners.[5][6]

Competition format

One team (Dublin) receives a bye to the semi-finals. The remaining ten teams are drawn to play in one group of four teams and two groups of three teams.

In the four-team group, each team plays the other teams in their group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.

In the two three-team groups, each team plays the other teams in their group once. Each team also plays one game against a team from the other three-team group. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.

The three group winners advance to the semi-finals.

Group stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Longford 3 2 0 1 50 39 +11 4 Advance to semi-final
2 Kildare 3 2 0 1 47 43 +4 4
3 Carlow 3 1 0 2 31 37 −6 2
4 Wicklow 3 1 0 2 36 45 −9 2
Updated to match(es) played on 4 January 2020. Source: Leinster GAA
  • Longford are ranked ahead of Kildare as they won the head-to-head match between the teams
  • Carlow are ranked ahead of Wicklow as they won the head-to-head match between the teams
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) Round 1 Kildare 0-14 (14) – (20) 2-14 Longford Newbridge  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Venue: St. Conleth's Park
Report Referee: Chris Dwyer (Offaly)


7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) Round 1 Carlow 2-05 (11) – (8) 0-08 Wicklow Carlow  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Venue: Dr Cullen Park
Report


14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) Round 2 Wicklow 2-07 (13) – (20) 2-14 Kildare Aughrim  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Venue: Aughrim County Ground
Report Referee: Dan Stynes (Dublin)


15 December 2019 (2019-12-15) Round 2 Longford 1-13 (16) – (10) 0-10 Carlow Longford  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Venue: Pearse Park
Report Referee: Ciarán Reilly (Dublin)


4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Round 3 Wicklow 2-09 (15) – (14) 0-14 Longford Aughrim  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Venue: Aughrim County Ground
Report Referee: David Hickey


4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Round 3 Carlow 0-10 (10) – (13) 1-10 Kildare Carlow  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Venue: IT Carlow
Report Referee: Barry Tiernan


Three-team groups

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Offaly 3 3 0 0 57 41 +16 6 Advance to semi-final
2 Laois 3 1 0 2 51 62 −11 2
3 Wexford 3 0 0 3 35 47 −12 0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 January 2020. Source: Leinster GAA
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) Round 1 Laois 2-12 (18) – (20) 1-17 Offaly Portarlington  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Venue: McCann Park
Report Referee: Niall Ward (Westmeath)


14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) Round 2 Wexford 1-11 (14) – (15) 1-12 Laois Enniscorthy  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Venue: St Patrick's Park
Report Referee: Lee Moore (Kildare)


4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Round 3 Offaly 2-12 (18) – (10) 1-07 Wexford Kilcormac  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Venue: Faithful Fields
Report Referee: Seamus Mulhare


Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Westmeath 3 2 1 0 46 38 +8 5 Advance to semi-final
2 Meath 3 1 1 1 54 44 +10 3
3 Louth 3 1 0 2 36 47 −11 2
Updated to match(es) played on 4 January 2020. Source: Leinster GAA
8 December 2019 (2019-12-08) Round 1 Meath 0-10 (10) – (12) 1-09 Louth Navan  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Venue: Páirc Tailteann
Report Referee: Gary Hurley (Westmeath)


14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) Round 2 Westmeath 1-13 (16) – (16) 1-13 Meath Mullingar  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Venue: Lakepoint Park
Report Referee: Fintan Pierce (Offaly)


4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Round 3 Louth 0-11 (11) – (16) 1-13 Westmeath Drogheda  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Venue: Drogheda Park
Report Referee: Shay Farrelly


Cross-group games

The three teams in Group 2 play the three teams in Group 3 with each team having a single game.

8 December 2019 (2019-12-08) Round 1 Wexford 0-11 (11) – (14) 1-11 Westmeath Enniscorthy  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Venue: St Patrick's Park
Report


14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) Round 2 Louth 1-10 (13) – (19) 1-16 Offaly Drogheda  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Venue: Drogheda Park
Report Referee: Keith O'Brien (Westmeath)


4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Round 3 Meath 4-16 (28) – (18) 1-15 Laois Navan  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Venue: Páirc Tailteann
Report Referee: Patrick Maguire


Knockout stage

Semi-finals

The three group winners plus the team given a bye (Dublin) compete in the semi-finals. The two winners advance to the final.

11 January 2020 (2020-01-11)
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Semi-Final
Longford 1-13 (16) – (15) 3-06 Dublin
(HT: 0-06 – 1-03)
Pearse Park, Longford
Referee: A Coyne (Westmeath)
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11)
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Semi-Final
Offaly 0-16 (16) – (11) 0-11 Westmeath
(HT: 0-08 – 0-07)
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: David Fedigan (Louth)

Final

18 January 2020
14:45 GMT (UTC±0)
Final
Offaly 0-11 (11) – (15) 1-12 Longford
(HT: 0-06 – 1-03)

Pts: Bernard Allen 5 (2f), Anton Sullivan 3, Shane Horan 2, Aaron Leavy 1		 Gls: Michael Quinn 1
Pts: Dessie Reynolds 2, Rian Brady 2(fs), Oran Kenny 2, Darren Gallagher 2 (1f), Darragh Doherty 2, Michael Quinn 1, Peter Lynn 1
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: Seamus Mulhare (Laois)

References

  1. ^ "Draw made for Laois footballers 2020 O'Byrne Cup campaign - Leinster Express". www.offalyexpress.ie.
  2. ^ "Longford giving youth its fling as new season starts against Kildare". www.longfordleader.ie.
  3. ^ "2020 O'Byrne Cup Fixtures". 26 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Draw made for Laois footballers 2020 O'Byrne Cup campaign - Leinster Express". www.leinsterexpress.ie.
  5. ^ "Longford lift O'Byrne Cup for first time in 20 years". 18 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Longford - O'Byrne Cup History". Longford Gaelic Stats.