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 23 August, when Co. Kildare was placed into lockdown alongside Laois and Offaly.
Sarsfields were the defending champions this year after they defeated Moorefield in the previous years final.
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).
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.
Team changes
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
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
TeamAthy33005840+186Clane32105632+244Castledermot31205048+22Monasterevan30302068-440
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
TeamMoorefield32105736+214Raheens32104737+104Carbury32104357-144Maynooth00303754-170
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
TeamSarsfields33006935+346Johnstownbridge32106953+164St. Laurence's31204663-172Eadestown30303568-330
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
TeamCelbridge33006436+286Round Towers32104436+84Naas31204844+42Confey30303676-400
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
Semi-finals
Final
References
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