2020 Tyrone Senior Football Championship

The 2020 Tyrone Senior Football Championship is the 115th edition of Tyrone GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for clubs in Tyrone Senior Football League Division 1. 16 teams compete with the winners receiving the O'Neill Cup and representing Tyrone in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.

Tyrone SFC
Season2020
Champions???
(8th Title)
RelegatedNone
Winning Captain???
Man Of The Match???
Winning Manager???
← 2019
2021 →

Trillick St. Macartan's were the defending champions after they defeated Errigal Ciarán in the 2019 final. However the defence of their title came undone at the ??? stage when losing to ???. [1]

Galbally Pearses, Pomeroy Plunkett's and Loughmacrory St. Teresa's returned to senior championship football in 2020.[2]

??? made the straight drop back down to the Intermediate ranks when finishing bottom of the 2020 S.F.L. They were followed by ??? who lost their S.F.L. Relegation Playoff to ???, who in turn were then relegated after losing their SFL/IFL Promotion/Relegation Playoff to ???. I.F.C. and I.F.L. champions ??? and I.F.L. runners-up ??? will also replace these relegated teams in 2021.

On 4 October 2020, ??? claimed their 8th S.F.C. crown and their first triumph since ??? when defeating ??? by ??? in the final at Healy Park.

The draw for the 2020 S.F.C. was made on 21 February 2020.[3]

Format

The championship has a straight knock out structure. The 16 teams that take part in the championship are the 16 teams in the Senior Football League (SFL). The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has effected relegation and promotion from the S.F.C. and I.F.C. in the following ways:[4][5][6][7][8]

Relegation from SFC:

In 2020, it was decided that no club would be relegated from the S.F.C. [9]

Promotion to SFC:

Two teams will be promoted to the S.F.C. for 2021, meaning that 18 teams will compete for the Tyrone S.F.C. in 2021. The I.F.C. champions and the I.F.L. champions will gain promotion to the top-flight.

Team Changes

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

Round 1

All 16 teams enter Round 1 in a random open draw. The 8 losers are eliminated from the championship while the 8 winners proceed to the Quarter-Finals.

  • Coalisland Fianna 2-14, 1-14 Clonoe O'Rahilly's, 13/8/2020,
  • Killyclogher St. Mary's 2-13, 2-10 Carrickmore St. Colmcille's, 14/8/2020,
  • Dungannon Thomas Clarke's 2-23, 2-13 Loughmacrory St. Teresa's, 15/8/2020,
  • Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa 0-17, 3-7 Donaghmore St. Patrick's, 15/8/2020,
  • Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's 2-10, 0-15 Moy Tír na nÓg, 16/8/2020,
  • Dromore St. Dympna's 3-15, 2-13 Omagh St. Enda's, 16/8/2020,
  • Errigal Ciarán 1-20, 0-11 Pomeroy Plunketts, 16/8/2020,
  • Trillick St. Macartans 1-9, 0-7 Galbally Pearses, 17/8/2020,

Quarter-Finals
  • Trillick St. Macartan's -vs- Killyclogher St. Mary's, 28/8/2020,
  • Coalisland Fianna -vs- Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's, 29/8/2020,
  • Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa -vs- Dungannon Thomas Clarke's, 30/8/2020,
  • Errigal Ciarán -vs- Dromore St. Dympna's, 30/8/2020,

Semi-Finals
Semi-Final
???-vs-???
???
Semi-Final
???-vs-???
???

Final
Final
???-vs-???

References
  1. "Trillick St. Macartan's -vs- Errigal Ciaran (2019 S.F.C. Final)". Independent.ie. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. "Galbally's return to senior football placed on hold". Irishnews.com. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. "LCC Group Tyrone Championship 2020 Draw". Highlandradio.com. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  4. "HoganStand Tyrone". HoganStand.com. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  5. "Tyrone GAA Official Website". Tyronegaa.ie. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  6. "Teamtalk Mag GAA". Teamtalkmag.com. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  7. "Irish News GAA Football". Irishnews.com. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  8. "Ulster Herald". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  9. "No Relegation From Tyrone S.F.C." Irishnews.com. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  10. "McKenna Returns as Edendork are Relegated". Teamtalkmag.com. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
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