2020 Kildare Senior Football Championship

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Kildare S.F.C.
Season2020
ChampionsAthy (7th S.F.C. Title)
RelegatedMonasterevan
Winning CaptainDavid Hyland
Man Of The MatchMick Foley
Winning ManagerVinnie Walsh
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The 2020 Kildare Senior Football Championship was the 127th edition of the Kildare GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Kildare, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams with the winner not going on to represent Kildare in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, due to the latter competition's cancellation. Due to the emergence of and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, the championship had a different format this year, beginning with a group-stage followed by a knock-out stage. Championship activity was postponed temporarily between Friday 7th and Sunday 23 August, when Co. Kildare was placed into lockdown alongside Laois and Offaly.

Contents

Sarsfields were the defending champions this year after they defeated Moorefield in the previous years final. [1]

This was Monasterevan's return to the senior grade after a three year exodus when claiming the 2019 Kildare I.F.C. (they were relegated from senior back in 2016). [2]

On 3 October 2020, Athy won their 7th Kildare Senior Football title and first since 2011 after beating Moorefield 1-11 to 0-12 in the final. [3]

Team Changes

[4] [5]

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

Group stage

All 16 teams play in the group stage, drawn into four groups of four. The top two teams in each group qualify into the Quarter-Finals, while the bottom team in each group enter the Relegation Playoffs.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Relegation Play-Offs

Relegation Semi-Finals

The four teams who finished bottom of their respective groups entered 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.

Relegation Final

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

Finals

Quarter-finals

19 September 2020
15:00		 Moorefield 1-18 - 2-9 Johnstownbridge Newbridge
19 September 2020
17:00		 Sarsfields 2-14 - 2-6 Raheens Newbridge
20 September 2020
15:00		 Celbridge 1-18 - 0-7 Clane Newbridge
20 September 2020
17:00		 Athy 0-19 - 1-6 Round Towers Newbridge

Semi-Finals

26 September 2020
14:00		 Moorefield 0-14 - 1-9 Celbridge Newbridge
26 September 2020
16:30		 Athy 1-10 - 0-10 Sarsfields Newbridge

Final

4 October 2020 (2020-10-04)
16:30 IST (UTC+1)
Final		Moorefield0-12 - 1-11Athy Newbridge
Referee: Niall Colgan
Man of the Match: Mick Foley
https://hoganstand.com/Kildare/Article/Index/313242

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