2020 O'Byrne Cup
Tournament details | |
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Province | Leinster |
Year | 2020 |
Trophy | O'Byrne Cup |
Winners | |
Champions | Longford (3rd win) |
Manager | Padraic Davis |
Captain | Michael Quinn |
Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Offaly |
Manager | John Maughan |
Captain | Eoin Rigney |
Other | |
Matches played | 18 |
← 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]
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 4 | Advance to semi-final |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 2 |
- Longford are ranked ahead of Kildare as they won the head-to-head match between the teams
- Carlow are ranked ahead of Wicklow as they won the head-to-head match between the teams
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Colours_of_Kildare.svg/20px-Colours_of_Kildare.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Colours_of_Roscommon.svg/20px-Colours_of_Roscommon.svg.png)
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) Round 1 | Kildare ![]() | 0-14 (14) – (20) 2-14 | ![]() | Newbridge | |
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14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: St. Conleth's Park | ||||
Report | Referee: Chris Dwyer (Offaly)
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Colours_of_Carlow.svg/20px-Colours_of_Carlow.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Colours_of_Roscommon.svg/20px-Colours_of_Roscommon.svg.png)
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) Round 1 | Carlow ![]() | 2-05 (11) – (8) 0-08 | ![]() | Carlow | |
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14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: Dr Cullen Park | ||||
Report |
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Colours_of_Roscommon.svg/20px-Colours_of_Roscommon.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Colours_of_Kildare.svg/20px-Colours_of_Kildare.svg.png)
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) Round 2 | Wicklow ![]() | 2-07 (13) – (20) 2-14 | ![]() | Aughrim | |
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14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: Aughrim County Ground | ||||
Report | Referee: Dan Stynes (Dublin)
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Colours_of_Roscommon.svg/20px-Colours_of_Roscommon.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Colours_of_Carlow.svg/20px-Colours_of_Carlow.svg.png)
15 December 2019 (2019-12-15) Round 2 | Longford ![]() | 1-13 (16) – (10) 0-10 | ![]() | Longford | |
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14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: Pearse Park | ||||
Report | Referee: Ciarán Reilly (Dublin)
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Colours_of_Roscommon.svg/20px-Colours_of_Roscommon.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Colours_of_Roscommon.svg/20px-Colours_of_Roscommon.svg.png)
4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Round 3 | Wicklow ![]() | 2-09 (15) – (14) 0-14 | ![]() | Aughrim | |
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14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: Aughrim County Ground | ||||
Report | Referee: David Hickey
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Colours_of_Carlow.svg/20px-Colours_of_Carlow.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Colours_of_Kildare.svg/20px-Colours_of_Kildare.svg.png)
4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Round 3 | Carlow ![]() | 0-10 (10) – (13) 1-10 | ![]() | Carlow | |
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14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: IT Carlow | ||||
Report | Referee: Barry Tiernan
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Three-team groups
Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 6 | Advance to semi-final |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 0 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Colours_of_Laois.svg/20px-Colours_of_Laois.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Colours_of_Offaly.svg/20px-Colours_of_Offaly.svg.png)
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) Round 1 | Laois ![]() | 2-12 (18) – (20) 1-17 | ![]() | Portarlington | |
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14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: McCann Park | ||||
Report | Referee: Niall Ward (Westmeath)
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Colours_of_Wexford.svg/20px-Colours_of_Wexford.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Colours_of_Laois.svg/20px-Colours_of_Laois.svg.png)
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) Round 2 | Wexford ![]() | 1-11 (14) – (15) 1-12 | ![]() | Enniscorthy | |
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14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: St Patrick's Park | ||||
Report | Referee: Lee Moore (Kildare)
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Colours_of_Offaly.svg/20px-Colours_of_Offaly.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Colours_of_Wexford.svg/20px-Colours_of_Wexford.svg.png)
4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Round 3 | Offaly ![]() | 2-12 (18) – (10) 1-07 | ![]() | Kilcormac | |
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14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: Faithful Fields | ||||
Report | Referee: Seamus Mulhare
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Group 3
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 5 | Advance to semi-final |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 2 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Colours_of_Leitrim.svg/20px-Colours_of_Leitrim.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Colours_of_Cork.svg/20px-Colours_of_Cork.svg.png)
8 December 2019 (2019-12-08) Round 1 | Meath ![]() | 0-10 (10) – (12) 1-09 | ![]() | Navan | |
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14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: Páirc Tailteann | ||||
Report | Referee: Gary Hurley (Westmeath)
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Colours_of_Leitrim.svg/20px-Colours_of_Leitrim.svg.png)
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) Round 2 | Westmeath ![]() | 1-13 (16) – (16) 1-13 | ![]() | Mullingar | |
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14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: Lakepoint Park | ||||
Report | Referee: Fintan Pierce (Offaly)
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Colours_of_Cork.svg/20px-Colours_of_Cork.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Round 3 | Louth ![]() | 0-11 (11) – (16) 1-13 | ![]() | Drogheda | |
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14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: Drogheda Park | ||||
Report | Referee: Shay Farrelly
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Cross-group games
The three teams in Group 2 play the three teams in Group 3 with each team having a single game.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Colours_of_Wexford.svg/20px-Colours_of_Wexford.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
8 December 2019 (2019-12-08) Round 1 | Wexford ![]() | 0-11 (11) – (14) 1-11 | ![]() | Enniscorthy | |
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14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: St Patrick's Park | ||||
Report |
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Colours_of_Cork.svg/20px-Colours_of_Cork.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Colours_of_Offaly.svg/20px-Colours_of_Offaly.svg.png)
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) Round 2 | Louth ![]() | 1-10 (13) – (19) 1-16 | ![]() | Drogheda | |
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14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: Drogheda Park | ||||
Report | Referee: Keith O'Brien (Westmeath)
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Colours_of_Leitrim.svg/20px-Colours_of_Leitrim.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Colours_of_Laois.svg/20px-Colours_of_Laois.svg.png)
4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Round 3 | Meath ![]() | 4-16 (28) – (18) 1-15 | ![]() | Navan | |
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14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: Páirc Tailteann | ||||
Report | Referee: Patrick Maguire
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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.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Colours_of_Roscommon.svg/20px-Colours_of_Roscommon.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Colours_of_Dublin.svg/20px-Colours_of_Dublin.svg.png)
Report |
Longford ![]() | 1-13 (16) – (15) 3-06 | ![]() |
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(HT: 0-06 – 1-03) |
Pearse Park, Longford Referee: A Coyne (Westmeath) |
Final
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Colours_of_Offaly.svg/20px-Colours_of_Offaly.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Colours_of_Roscommon.svg/20px-Colours_of_Roscommon.svg.png)
Report |
Offaly ![]() | 0-11 (11) – (15) 1-12 | ![]() |
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(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 |
References
- ^ "Draw made for Laois footballers 2020 O'Byrne Cup campaign - Leinster Express". www.offalyexpress.ie.
- ^ "Longford giving youth its fling as new season starts against Kildare". www.longfordleader.ie.
- ^ "2020 O'Byrne Cup Fixtures". 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Draw made for Laois footballers 2020 O'Byrne Cup campaign - Leinster Express". www.leinsterexpress.ie.
- ^ "Longford lift O'Byrne Cup for first time in 20 years". 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Longford - O'Byrne Cup History". Longford Gaelic Stats.
External links
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