The 2020 Louth Senior Football Championship was the 127th edition of the Louth GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Louth, Ireland. The tournament consisted of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Louth in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship started with a group stage and then progressed to a knock out stage.
Newtown Blues were the defending champions for the third year in a row after defeating Naomh Máirtín in the previous years final.
This was the return of Mattock Rangers to the senior grade after at 4 year absence (they were relegated from the S.F.C. to the I.F.C. back in 2015) when claiming the 2019 Louth Intermediate Football Championship title with a final victory over Kilkerley Emmets.
Team changes The following teams changed division since the 2019 championship season.
To S.F.C. Promoted from 2019 Louth I.F.C. Mattock Rangers - (Intermediate Champions)
From S.F.C. Relegated to 2020 Louth I.F.C. Seán O'Mahony's
Group stage There were 4 groups called Group A, B, C and D. The top two finishers in each group qualified for the quarter-finals. The bottom finishers of each group Qualified for the Relegation Play-off.
Group A
TeamSt Patrick's21013326+73Geraldines20023030+02O'Raghallaighs20113037-71
Round 1: St Patrick's 1-10, 1-10 Geraldines, Dowdallshill, 16/8/2020,
Round 2: Geraldines 2-11, 2-11 O'Raghallaighs, Darver, 25/8/2020,
Round 3: St Patrick's 2-14, 1-10 O'Raghallaighs, Darver, 30/8/2020,
Group B
TeamNaomh Máirtín22003721+164St Mochta's20113032-21Dreadnots20112337-141
Round 1: Dreadnots 0-16, 1-13 St Mochta's, Dunleer, 16/8/2020,
Round 2: Naomh Martin 2-15, 0-07 Dreadnots, Darver, 23/8/2020,
Round 3: Naomh Martin 1-13, 1-11 St Mochta's, Darver, 30/8/2020,
Group C
TeamSt Joseph's22002822+64Dundalk Gaels21012924+52O'Connell's20021930-110
Round 1: Dundalk Gaels 0-17, 0-09 O'Connell's, Ardee, 16/8/2020,
Round 2: St Joseph's 2-09, 2-06 Dundalk Gaels, Darver, 23/8/2020,
Round 3: St Joseph's 0-13, 0-10 O'Connell's, Darver, 30/8/2020,
Group D
TeamSt Mary's22004234+84Newtown Blues21013231+12Mattock Rangers20023645-90
Round 1: Newtown Blues 2-12, 2-10 Mattock Rangers, Drogheda Park, 16/8/2020,
Round 2: St Mary's 1-12, 0-14 Newtown Blues, Darver, 23/8/2020,
Round 3: St Mary's 4-15, 0-20 Mattock Rangers, Darver, 30/8/2020,
Knock-out stages
Relegation play-off
The four bottom finishers from each group qualified for the relegation play-off. The team to lose both matches were relegated to the 2021 I.F.C.
Finals Newtown Blues1-27 Dundalk Gales 0-18
Quarter-finals The winners and runners up of each group qualified for the quarter-finals.
Semi-finals
Final
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