The 2020 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 111th edition of Cavan GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner not representing Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship, due to the latter competition's cancellation.
The championship starts with a league stage and then progresses to a knock out stage. The COVID-19 pandemic brought forward the beginning and end dates for the championship but the format was not changed, although there was no relegation this year.[citation needed]
Castlerahan were the defending champions after they defeated Ramor United in the previous years final to claim their second title in a row.[1] However they were defeated by Crosserlough at the semi-final stage.
Crosserlough and Kingscourt Stars contested the final on 26 September but it ended as a draw.[2][3][4] Crosserlough won the replay to win their first title in 48 years.[5]
The drawn final was the first Cavan final to be shown live on RTÉ television.[6]
Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2019 championship season.
All 12 teams enter the competition at this stage. A random draw determines which teams face each other in each of the four rounds. No team can meet each other twice in the group stage. The top 8 teams go into a seeded draw for the quarter-finals.
Patrick Lynch 0-6 (0-3f, 0-3m), Adrian Smith 1-1, Cian Boylan 1-0, James Smith 0-1, Brandon Boylan 0-1 (0-1m), Stephen Smith 0-1, David Shalvey 0-1, Mark Stuart 0-1
Report
Barry Reilly 0-7 (0-5f), Kevin Curtis 1-1 (0-1m), Padraig Faulkner 1-0, Peter Corrigan 0-1, Barry Tully 0-1, Philip Tinnelly 0-1, Cian Shekleton 0-1 (0-1f)
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^"Cavan SFC final: Crosserlough and Kingscourt draw 2-12 to 2-12 in decider". BBC.com. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
^"Crosserlough force Cavan final replay with late equaliser". RTE.ie. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
^"Kingscourt and Crosserlough do it all again after thrilling draw in Cavan Championship decider". Irish News. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
^"Cavan SFC final replay: Crosserlough clinch first title in 48 years with 0-13 to 0-8 win over Kingscourt". BBC.com. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
^"County final to be broadcast live on RTÉ television". Anglocelt.ie. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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