2020 Galway Senior Football Championship

Galway Senior Football Championship

Season	2020
Champions	Moycullen (1st title)
Winning Captain	Dessie Conneely
Man of The Match	Dessie Conneely
Winning Manager	Don Connellan
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The 2020 Galway Senior Football Championship is the 125th edition of Galway GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Galway, Ireland. The winners receive the Frank Fox Cup but will not represent Galway in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship, which was cancelled for 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.

Eighteen teams compete in the competition. This year's format was originally planned to mirror last year's format with the draw being carried out in February 2020. ^[1] However due to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the format was altered to reduce the number of matches to be played. A new draw was made on 3 July 2020 to compensate for these changes. ^[2]

Corofin were the defending champions for the sixth consecutive year after they defeated Tuam Stars after a replay in the 2019 final. ^[3]

This was All Ireland I.C.F.C. champions Oughterard's return the senior grade for the first time in 17 seasons (since their relegation from the S.F.C. in 2002) after they claimed to 2019 I.F.C. title. They were promoted along with the I.F.C. finalists Michael Breathnach's, who return to the Senior grade after their relegation in 2017. ^[4]

Team Changes

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

To S.F.C. Promoted from 2019 Galway I.F.C. Oughterard - (Intermediate Champions) Micheál Breathnachs - (Intermediate Finalists)

From S.F.C. Relegated to 2020 Galway I.F.C. Killererin Naomh Anna Leitir Móir

Group stage

There are four groups called Group 1, 2, 3 and 4. Groups 1, 2 and 3 each contain four teams drawn randomly. The 1st and 2nd placed teams in each of these groups will qualify for the quarter-finals, while the 4th placed team will proceed to the Relegation Semi-Finals. Group 4 is divided into two sub-groups called Group 4A and Group 4B, each containing 3 teams. The 1st and 2nd placed teams in Group 4A will play the 2nd and 1st placed teams in Group 4B, with the two winners qualifying for the quarter-finals. The 3rd placed team in both Group 4A and 4B will play-off, with the loser proceeding to the Relegation Semi-Finals.

Group 1

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Salthill/Knocknacarra 1 1 0 0 22 10 +12 2 Barna 1 1 0 0 13 10 +3 2 Spiddal 1 0 0 0 10 13 -3 0 St Michael's 1 0 0 1 10 22 -12 0

Round 1 Barna 2-7, 0-10 Spiddal, 1/8/2020, Salthill/Knocknacarra 3-13, 0-10 St. Michael's, 2/8/2020, Round 2 Salthill/Knocknacarra -vs- Barna, 14/8/2020, St Michael's -vs- Spiddal, 15/8/2020, Round 3 Salthill/Knocknacarra -vs- Spiddal, ?/8/2020, St Michael's -vs- Barna, ?/8/2020,

Group 2

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Moycullen 1 1 0 0 13 10 +3 2 Mountbellew/Moylough 1 1 0 0 10 8 +2 2 Annaghdown 1 0 0 1 8 10 -2 0 Micheál Breathnach's 1 0 0 1 10 13 -3 0

Round 1 Moycullen 2-7, 0-10 Micheál Breathnach's, 1/8/2020, Mountbellew/Moylough 1-7, 0-8 Annaghdown, 2/8/2020, Round 2 Annaghdown -vs- Moycullen, 15/8/2020, Mountbellew/Moylough -vs- Micheál Breathnach's, 16/8/2020, Round 3 Annaghdown -vs- Micheál Breathnach's, ?/8/2020, Mountbellew/Moylough -vs- Moycullen, ?/8/2020,

Group 3

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Tuam Stars 1 1 0 0 12 10 +2 2 Killannin 1 1 0 0 11 10 +1 2 Claregalway 1 0 0 1 10 11 -1 0 Caherlistrane 1 0 0 1 10 12 +2 0

Round 1 Killannin 0-11, 0-10 Claregalway, 31/7/2020, Caherlistrane 1-7, 1-9 Tuam Stars, 1/8/2020, Round 2 Tuam Stars -vs- Killannin, 16/8/2020, Caherlistrane -vs- Claregalway, 16/8/2020, Round 3 Caherlistrane -vs- Killannin, ?/8/2020, Tuam Stars -vs- Claregalway, ?/8/2020,

Group 4

Group 4A

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Corofin 2 2 0 0 68 18 +60 4 Monivea/Abbey 1 0 0 1 7 30 -23 0 Oughterard 1 0 0 1 11 38 -27 0

Round 1 Corofin 7-17, 0-11 Oughterard, 2/8/2020, Round 2 Corofin 4-18 0-7 Monivea/Abbey, 9/8/2020, Round 3 Oughterard -vs- Monivea/Abbey, ?/8/2020,

Group 4B

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Milltown 1 1 0 0 10 9 +1 2 An Cheathrú Rua 2 1 0 1 24 23 +1 2 St James' 1 0 0 1 13 15 -2 0

Round 1 Milltown 0-10, 1-6 An Cheathrú Rua, 1/8/2020, Round 2 An Cheathrú Rua 0-15 1-10 St James', 9/8/2020, Round 3 Milltown -vs- St James', ?/8/2020,

Group 4 play-offs

Group 4 Quarter-Final play-offs

• Corofin -vs- 2nd Group 4B,
• 1st Group 4B -vs- 2nd Group 4A,

Group 4 relegation play-off

• 3rt Group 4A -vs- 3rd Group 4B,

Relegation play-offs

Relegation Semi-Finals

The 4th placed teams from Groups 1, 2 and 3 along with the Group 4 relegation play-off Loser face-off in the Relegation Semi-Finals. The two winners from these Semi-Finals will secure their Senor status for 2021, while the two losers will proceed to the Relegation Final.

Caherlistrane v Mícheál Breathnach

12 September 2020 (2020-09-12)Relegation Semi-Final	Caherlistrane	1-13 (16)–(11) 2-05	Mícheál Breathnach	Galway
??? IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Pearse Stadium

An Spidéal v Monivea-Abbey

3 October 2020 (2020-10-03)Relegation Semi-Final	An Spidéal	1-10 (13)–(12) 0-12	Monivea-Abbey	Galway
15:30 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Pearse Stadium
				Referee: Thomas Murphy

Relegation Final

The loser of the Relegation final will be relegated to the 2021 Galway I.F.C. The winner will maintain their Senior status into 2021.

Monivea-Abbey v Mícheál Breathnach

11 October 2020 (2020-10-11)Relegation Final	Monivea-Abbey	v	Mícheál Breathnach	Galway
??? IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Pearse Stadium

Finals

Quarter-finals

The 1st and 2nd placed teams in Groups 1, 2 and 3 along with the two Group 4 Quarter-Final play-off winnersqualify for the quarter-finals.

Corofin v Salthill-Knocknacarra

12 September 2020 (2020-09-12)Quarter-Final	Corofin	1-18 (21)–(9) 0-09	Salthill-Knocknacarra	Galway
14:30 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Pearse Stadium
		Report		Referee: Austin O'Connell

Tuam Stars v Barna

1 September 2020 (2020-09-01)Quarter-Final	Tuam Stars	0-17 (17)–(16) 0-16	Barna	Galway
17:30 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Pearse Stadium
				Referee: Gearóid Ó Conámha

Mountbellew–Moylough v Killanin

13 September 2020 (2020-09-13)Quarter-Final	Mountbellew–Moylough	2-13 (19)–(8) 1-5	Killanin	Galway
14:30 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Pearse Stadium
				Referee: Ronan McNulty

Moycullen v St James'

13 September 2020 (2020-09-13)Quarter-Final	Moycullen	1-17 (20)–(15) 2-9	St James'	Galway
17:30 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Pearse Stadium
				Referee: Thomas Murphy

Semi-finals

Moycullen v Tuam Stars

27 September 2020 (2020-09-27)Semi-Final	Moycullen	3–14 – 1–15	Tuam Stars	Galway
13:30 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Pearse Stadium
		Report		Referee: James Molloy

Mountbellew–Moylough v Corofin

27 September 2020 (2020-09-27)Semi-Final	Mountbellew–Moylough	2–13 – 0–12	Corofin	Galway
16:30 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Pearse Stadium
		Report		Referee: Thomas Murphy

Final

Moycullen v Mountbellew–Moylough

4 October 2020 (2020-10-04)Final	Moycullen	2–12 (18)–(14) 1–11	Mountbellew–Moylough	Galway
16:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0-07 – 0-07)		Venue: Pearse Stadium
		Report		Referee: Austin O'Connell

References

1. "Defunct 2020 Galway S.F.C. Draw". Hoganstand.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
2. "2020 Galway S.F.C. Draw". Connachttribune.ie. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
3. "Corofin Make it 7 on the bounce". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
4. "2019 Galway I.F.C. Final". Advertiser.ie. Retrieved 24 October 2019.