2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is due to be the 133rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament, since its establishment in 1887. The 2020 fixtures were announced in October 2019.[1][2]
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| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 12 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Not Played |
| Leinster | Not Played |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 2019 2021 → | |
If staged as planned, Laois are to return to the Leinster Championship for the first time since 2017, replacing Carlow who were relegated in 2019.[3][4]
Tipperary are the defending champions and attempting to retain the title for the first time since 1965.[5]
The championship was scheduled to begin on 9 May 2020; however, the competition was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland.[6]
Competition format
Initially, the 2020 All-Ireland hurling championship format was to feature five-team groups in both Leinster and Munster and the two Joe McDonagh Cup finalists in the format introduced in 2018 for an initial three-year period. At the GAA Congress on 29 February 2019 it was decided to expand the Leinster Hurling Championship from five to six teams, beginning in 2021. This meant there would be no relegation from the Leinster Hurling Championship in 2020 and that the winners of the Joe McDonagh Cup would be promoted.[7]
However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland, some changes were announced on 26 June 2020. The format would revert to knockout provincial championships, along with qualifiers, similar to the 2017 format.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Stadium | Location | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croke Park | Jones' Road | 82,300 | |
| Clare | Cusack Park | Ennis | 19,000 |
| Cork | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | Ballintemple | 45,000 |
| Dublin | Parnell Park | Donnycarney | 13,499 |
| Galway | Pearse Stadium | Salthill | 26,197 |
| Kilkenny | UPMC Nowlan Park | O'Loughlin Road | 27,800 |
| Laois | O'Moore Park | Portlaoise | 18,000 |
| Limerick | LIT Gaelic Grounds | Ennis Road | 49,866 |
| Tipperary | Semple Stadium | Thurles | 45,690 |
| Waterford | Walsh Park | Slievekeale Road | 11,046 |
| Wexford | Innovate Wexford Park | Clonard Road | 25,000 |
Personnel and general information
| Team | Colours | Manager | Captain(s) | Vice-captain | Sponsor | Most recent success | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | League | ||||||
| Cork |  |
Kieran Kingston | Patrick Horgan | Chill Insurance | 2005 | 2018 | 1998 | |
| Clare |  |
Brian Lohan | John Conlon | David McInerney | Pat O'Donnell | 2013 | 1998 | 2016 |
| Dublin |  |
Mattie Kenny | Danny Sutcliffe | AIG | 1938 | 2013 | 2011 | |
| Galway |  |
Shane O'Neill | Pádraic Mannion | Conor Whelan | Supermacs | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Kilkenny |  |
Brian Cody | Colin Fennelly | Joey Holden | Glanbia | 2015 | 2016 | 2016 |
| Laois |  |
Eddie Brennan | Enda Rowland | Willie Dunphy | MW Hire Group | 1915 | 1949 | |
| Limerick |  |
John Kiely | Declan Hannon | Cian Lynch | J. P. McManus | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Tipperary |  |
Liam Sheedy | Séamus Callanan | Teneo | 2019 | 2016 | 2008 | |
| Waterford |  |
Liam Cahill | Pauric Mahony | Conor Prunty | TQS Integration | 1959 | 2010 | 2015 |
| Wexford |  |
Davy Fitzgerald | Lee Chin Matthew O'Hanlon |
Zuirch Insurance | 1996 | 2019 | 1972-73 | |
Provincial Championships
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals
| 5 July 2020 Preliminary quarter-final | Joe McDonagh Cup champions | v | |||
| 5 July 2020 Preliminary quarter-final | Joe McDonagh Cup runners-up | v | |||
All-Ireland quarter-finals
| 12 July 2020 Quarter-final | Leinster runners-up | v | |||
| 12 July 2020 Quarter-final | Munster runners-up | v | |||
All-Ireland semi-finals
| 25 July 2020 Semi-final | Leinster champions | v | Dublin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue: Croke Park | |||||
| 26 July 2020 Semi-final | Munster champions | v | Dublin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue: Croke Park | |||||
All-Ireland final
References
- "All-Ireland champions Tipperary to begin Munster campaign against Waterford". Irish Independent. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- "Clare and Cork facing tough schedule in 2020 Munster Championship". Irish Examiner. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- Graham, Brendan (30 June 2019). "Laois produce stunning second half display to capture Joe McDonagh Cup". The 42. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- Fagan, Ronan (8 June 2019). "Wexford line up Kilkenny showdown and relegate Carlow". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- O'Toole, Fintan (18 August 2019). "Tipperary power to All-Ireland glory to claim 14-point win over Kilkenny". The 42. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- "GAA postpone inter-county championships until further notice". Hogan Stand. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- "Changes to Leinster SHC and Joe McDonagh Cup formats gets the go-ahead". www.hoganstand.com. Hogan Stand. Retrieved 1 March 2020.