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2020 Down Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
CountyDown
ProvinceUlster
Year2020
TrophyFrank O'Hare Cup
SponsorMorgan Fuels
Teams16
Defending championsKilcoo
Winners
Champions??? (??th Title)
Qualify forUlster Club SFC
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)???
 ???
← 2019
2021 →

The 2020 Down Senior Football Championship is the 112th official edition of Down GAA's premier Gaelic Football tournament for senior clubs in County Down. 16 teams compete with the winner representing Down in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The tournament operates a double elimination format for the opening two rounds of the championship, with the winners and early round losers rejoining at the quarter final stage.

Bredagh make their return to the senior grade after claiming the Down I.F.C. title in 2018.

St. Mary's Burren were the holders after they ended Kilcoo's run of six titles in a row, defeating the then defending champions on a scoreline of 2-12 to 2-09 in the 2018 final.[1] They were unable to defend their title however, as they were eliminated in the Quarter Final, losing to last year's finalists Kilcoo after a replay.[2][3]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, relegation from the S.F.C. was not tied to this year's Down Football League. Instead, a Relegation Play-off was implemented within this year's S.F.C. format. ??? were relegated to the 2021 I.F.C. after losing their Relegation Play-Off. ??? will replace them after they claimed the 2020 I.F.C. title.

Team Changes

[4] [5]

The following teams have changed division since the 2019 championship season.

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Round 1

The 16 participating teams were placed into an open draw. Winning sides moved to Round 2A while losing sides went into Round 2B.

  • Ballyholland 1-17, 1-5 Darragh Cross, 13/8/2020,
  • Rostrevor -vs- RGU Downpatrick, 14/8/2020,
  • Kilcoo -vs- Mayobridge, 14/8/2020,
  • Castlewellan -vs- Bredagh, 15/8/2020,
  • Longstone -vs- Loughinisland, 15/8/2020,
  • Bryansford -vs- Glenn John Martin's, 16/8/2020,
  • Burren -vs- St. Peter's Warrenpoint, 16/8/2020,
  • Clonduff -vs- Carryduff, 17/8/2020,

Round 2

Round 2A

Round 2A featured the eight winning sides from Round 1, with an open draw to determine the fixtures. The winning sides progress directly to the Quarter Final, with the losing sides moving into Round 3.

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Round 2B

Round 2B saw the eight losing sides from Round 1 compete for a place in Round 3. The losing sides from this round were eliminated from the competition.

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Round 3

Round 3 is a supplementary round for teams to have a second chance at reaching the Quarter Final. This round features teams that have lost once so far in this year's Championship, either winning in Round 1 and losing in Round 2A, or losing in Round 1 but winning their Round 2B fixture. Losing sides in this round are eliminated from this year's competition.

This round is seeded, meaning in each fixture a Round 2A losing side will face a Round 2B winning side.

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Quarter Final

The Quarter Final sees the two brackets rejoin, with the earlier Round 2A winners facing a Round 3 winner for a Semi Final spot.

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Semi Final

The Semi Final will see the four winning sides face off for a place in this year's final. This round is an open draw from the four Quarter Final winners.

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Referee: ???


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Referee: ???


Final

The final was played between the two Semi Final winners, and took place at Páirc Esler, Newry.

?? October 2020 Final ??? v ??? Newry  
??? IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: ???


Relegation Play-Offs

Relegation Semi-Finals

The 4 losers of Round 2B play each other in the Relegation Semi-Finals. The 2 winners will secure their Senior status for 2021, while the 2 losers will face-off in the Relegation Final.

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Relegation Final

The winner of the Relegation Final will maintain their Senior status into 2021, while the loser will be relegated to the 2021 Down I.F.C.

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References

  1. ^ "Down SFC final: Burren deny Kilcoo a seventh straight title". irishtimes.com. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Weekend GAA Results". bbc.co.uk. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Kilcoo beat Down holders Burren in quarter-final replay". bbc.co.uk. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Down Recorder Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Down HoganStand". Hoganstand.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. ^ "2020 Down GAA Senior Football Championship". downgaa.net. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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