2020 Kildare Senior Football Championship

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 23rd August, when Co. Kildare was placed into lockdown alongside Laois and Offaly.

Kildare S.F.C.

Season	2020
Champions	Athy (7th S.F.C. Title)
Relegated	Monasterevan
Winning Captain	David Hyland
Man Of The Match	Mick Foley
Winning Manager	Vinnie Walsh
← 2019 2021 →

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.

To S.F.C. Promoted from 2019 I.F.C. Monasterevan - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C. Relegated to 2020 I.F.C. Two Mile House [6]

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

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Athy 3 3 0 0 58 40 +18 6 Clane 3 2 1 0 56 32 +24 4 Castledermot 3 1 2 0 50 48 +2 2 Monasterevan 3 0 3 0 20 68 -44 0

Round 1: Clane 3-17, 0-2 Monasterevan, 2/8/2020, Athy 3-14, 1-10 Castledermot, 3/8/2020, Round 2: Athy 0-18, 0-17 Clane, 8/9/2020, Castledermot 2-19, 0-12 Monasterevan, 5/9/2020, Round 3: Athy 1-14, 0-10 Monasterevan, 13/9/2020, Clane 0-13, 0-12 Castledermot, 13/9/2020,

Group B

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Moorefield 3 2 1 0 57 36 +21 4 Raheens 3 2 1 0 47 37 +10 4 Carbury 3 2 1 0 43 57 -14 4 Maynooth 0 0 3 0 37 54 -17 0

Round 1: Raheens 3-9, 0-8 Maynooth, 31/7/2020, Moorefield 2-20, 1-6 Carbury, 1/8/2020, Round 2: Raheens 1-11, 1-12 Carbury, 6/9/2020, Moorefield 1-14, 1-9 Maynooth, 5/9/2020, Round 3: Carbury 2-13, 2-11 Maynooth, 12/9/2020, Moorefield 0-14, 2-9 Raheens, 12/9/2020,

Group C

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Sarsfields 3 3 0 0 69 35 +34 6 Johnstownbridge 3 2 1 0 69 53 +16 4 St. Laurence's 3 1 2 0 46 63 -17 2 Eadestown 3 0 3 0 35 68 -33 0

Round 1: St. Laurence's 0-14, 0-12 Eadestown, 2/8/2020, Sarsfields 2-17, 0-10 Johnstownbridge, 2/8/2020, Round 2: Sarsfields 4-15, 1-6 Eadestown, 6/9/2020, Johnstownbridge 5-17, 1-13 St. Laurence's, 5/9/2020, Round 3: Johnstownbridge 4-15, 3-5 Eadestown, 12/9/2020, Sarsfields 3-10, 1-13 St. Laurence's, 12/9/2020,

Group D

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Celbridge 3 3 0 0 64 36 +28 6 Round Towers 3 2 1 0 44 36 +8 4 Naas 3 1 2 0 48 44 +4 2 Confey 3 0 3 0 36 76 -40 0

Round 1: Celbridge 4-20, 2-7 Confey, 1/8/2020, Round Towers 1-11, 0-11 Naas, 1/8/2020, Round 2: Naas 2-16, 0-14 Confey, 8/9/2020, Celbridge 1-13, 1-5 Round Towers, 6/9/2020, Round 3: Round Towers 3-13, 1-6 Confey, 6/9/2020, Celbridge 2-10, 0-15 Naas, 6/9/2020,

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.

• Maynooth 2-16, 0-22 Eadestown, 19/9/2020, AET (Eadestown win 7-6 on penalties)
• Monasterevan 0-6, 2-11 Confey, 25/9/2020,

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.

• Maynooth 2-11, 1-10 Monasterevan, 02/10/2020,

Finals

Quarter-Finals

• Athy 0-19, 1-6 Round Towers, 20/9/2020,
• Celbridge 1-18, 0-7 Clane, 20/9/2020,
• Moorefield 1-18, 2-9 Johnstownbridge, 19/9/2020,
• Sarsfields 2-14, 2-6 Raheens, 19/9/2020,

Semi-Finals

• Celbridge 1-9, 0-14 Moorefield, 26/9/2020,
• Athy 1-10, 0-10 Sarsfields, 26/9/2020,

Final

4 October 2020 16:30 IST (UTC+1) Final	Moorefield	0-12 - 1-11	Athy	Newbridge Referee: Niall Colgan Man of the Match: Mick Foley
		https://hoganstand.com/Kildare/Article/Index/313242

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References

1. "2019 S.F.C. Final: Sarsfields -vs- Moorefield". Rte.ie. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
2. "2019 I.F.C. Final: Monasterevan -vs- Leixlip". Leinsterleader.ie. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
3. "Kildare SFC final: O'Keeffe fires Athy to glory". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
4. "Leinster Leader". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
5. "2020 Kildare S.F.C. Draw". Hoganstand.com. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
6. "Raheens Survive as House Fall Through Senior Championship Trapdoor". Irishnewsarchive.com. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.

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