2020 O'Byrne Cup

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Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Year2020
Trophy O'Byrne Cup
Winners
Champions Longford (3rd win)
Manager Padraic Davis
Captain Michael Quinn
Runners-up
Runners-up Offaly
Manager John Maughan
CaptainEoin Rigney
Other
Matches played18
  2019
2022  

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]

Contents

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

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Longford.svg Longford 32015039+114Advance to semi-final
2 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 32014743+44
3 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 3102313762
4 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 3102364592
Updated to match(es) played on 4 January 2020. Source: Leinster GAA
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07)Round 1 Kildare Colours of Kildare.svg 0-14 (14)(20) 2-14 Colours of Longford.svg 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 Colours of Carlow.svg 2-05 (11)(8) 0-08 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow Carlow  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)Venue: Dr Cullen Park
Report


14 December 2019 (2019-12-14)Round 2 Wicklow Colours of Wicklow.svg 2-07 (13)(20) 2-14 Colours of Kildare.svg 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 Colours of Longford.svg 1-13 (16)(10) 0-10 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow Longford  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)Venue: Pearse Park
Report Referee: Ciarán Reilly (Dublin)


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


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


Three-team groups

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 33005741+166Advance to semi-final
2 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 31025162112
3 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 30033547120
Updated to match(es) played on 4 January 2020. Source: Leinster GAA
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07)Round 1 Laois Colours of Laois.svg 2-12 (18)(20) 1-17 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly Portarlington  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)Venue: McCann Park
Report Referee: Niall Ward (Westmeath)


14 December 2019 (2019-12-14)Round 2 Wexford Colours of Wexford.svg 1-11 (14)(15) 1-12 Colours of Laois.svg 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 Colours of Offaly.svg 2-12 (18)(10) 1-07 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford Kilcormac  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)Venue: Faithful Fields
Report Referee: Seamus Mulhare


Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 32104638+85Advance to semi-final
2 Colours of Meath.svg Meath 31115444+103
3 Colours of Louth.svg Louth 31023647112
Updated to match(es) played on 4 January 2020. Source: Leinster GAA
8 December 2019 (2019-12-08)Round 1 Meath Colours of Meath.svg 0-10 (10)(12) 1-09 Colours of Louth.svg Louth Navan  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)Venue: Páirc Tailteann
Report Referee: Gary Hurley (Westmeath)


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


4 January 2020 (2020-01-04)Round 3 Louth Colours of Louth.svg 0-11 (11)(16) 1-13 Colours of Westmeath.svg 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 Colours of Wexford.svg 0-11 (11)(14) 1-11 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath Enniscorthy  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)Venue: St Patrick's Park
Report


14 December 2019 (2019-12-14)Round 2 Louth Colours of Louth.svg 1-10 (13)(19) 1-16 Colours of Offaly.svg 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 Colours of Meath.svg 4-16 (28)(18) 1-15 Colours of Laois.svg 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 Colours of Longford.svg 1-13 (16)(15) 3-06 Colours of Dublin.svg 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 Colours of Offaly.svg 0-16 (16)(11) 0-11 Colours of Westmeath.svg 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 Colours of Offaly.svg 0-11 (11)(15) 1-12 Colours of Longford.svg 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)

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