2020 Fermanagh Senior Football Championship

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2020 Fermanagh SFC
Tournament details
County Fermanagh
Province Ulster
LevelSenior
Year2020
TrophyNew York Cup
SponsorQuinn Building Products
Date28 August - 27 September 2020
Teams8
Defending champions Derrygonnelly Harps
Winners
Champions Ederney St Joseph's (2nd win)
ManagerMickey Cassidy [1]
CaptainDeclan McCusker [2]
Runners-up
Runners-up Derrygonnelly Harps
ManagerSean Flanagan [3]
CaptainRyan Jones
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s) Erne Gaels Belleek
  2019
2021  

The 2020 Fermanagh Senior Football Championship was the 114th edition of the Fermanagh GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The tournament consists of eight teams. The championship had a straight knock-out format (the format was not changed in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic). The draw for the championship was made on 29 June 2020. [4] [5]

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Derrygonnelly Harps were the defending champions, seeking their sixth title in a row. [6] They were denied in the final by Ederney St Joseph's, who won their second title and their first since 1968. [7] [8]

Team changes

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

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Derrygonnelly Harps 0-10
Roslea Shamrocks 0-6
Derrygonnelly Harps 2-7
Kinawley Brian Borus 1-2
Kinawley Brian Borus2-8
Erne Gaels Belleek 1-9
Derrygonnelly Harps 1-6
Ederney St Joseph's 2-8
Ederney St Joseph's 1-11
Belnaleck Art McMurroughs 2-2
Ederney St Joseph's 2-16
Teemore Shamrocks 3-7
Tempo Maguires 0-13
Teemore Shamrocks 2-8

Quarter-finals

28 August 2020Quarter-final Ederney St Joseph's 1-11 – 2-2 Belnaleck Art McMurroughs Enniskillen
20:00Stadium: Brewster Park
Referee: Niall Cullen
29 August 2020Quarter-final Kinawley Brian Borus 2-8 – 1-9 Erne Gaels Belleek Derrygonnelly
15:00Stadium: Canon Maguire Park
Referee: Barry Monaghan
30 August 2020Quarter-final Tempo Maguires 0-13 – 2-8 Teemore Shamrocks Kinawley
16:00 Report Stadium: Patrick McManus Memorial Park
Referee: Nigel Sweeney
30 August 2020Quarter-final Derrygonnelly Harps 0-10 – 0-6 Roslea Shamrocks Enniskillen
19:00 Report Stadium: Brewster Park
Referee: Dermott Love

Semi-finals

11 September 2020Semi-final Derrygonnelly Harps 2-7 – 1-2 Kinawley Brian Borus Enniskillen
20:00 Report Stadium: Brewster Park
Referee: James Lewis
13 September 2020Semi-final Ederney St Joseph's 2-16 – 3-7 Teemore Shamrocks Enniskillen
19:00Stadium: Brewster Park
Referee: Aidan Ferguson

Final

Final
Derrygonnelly Harps 1-6 – 2-8 Ederney St Joseph's
Micheál Glynn 1-2 (0-2f), Conall Jones 0-3 (0-3f), Stephen McGullion 0-1 (0-1m) Report Mark McCauley 1-1 (1-0 pen), Seán Cassidy 1-1, Chris Snow 0-2 (0-2f), Jacob Britton 0-1, Martin McGrath 0-1, Paul McCusker 0-1, Ryan Morris 0-1
Brewster Park , Enniskillen
Referee: Niall Cullen

Relegation playoffs

The four losers of the quarter-finals playoff in this round. The two losers will playoff in the relegation final, the loser of which will be relegated to the 2021 Intermediate Football Championship.

Relegation semi-finals

13 September 2020Relegation semi-final Belnaleck Art McMurroughs 0-5 – 0-7 Roslea Shamrocks Donagh
12:00 Report Stadium: Louis Leonard Memorial Park
Referee: Karol Bradshaw
13 September 2020Relegation semi-final Erne Gaels Belleek 2-6 – 1-12 Tempo Maguires Derrygonnelly
16:00Stadium: Canon Maguire Park
Referee: Nigel Sweeney

Relegation final

27 September 2020Relegation Final Belnaleck Art McMurroughs 3-10 – 1-10 Erne Gaels Belleek Garrison
13:00Stadium: St Mary's Park

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