2020 Roscommon Senior Football Championship
Football league season
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The 2020 Roscommon Senior Football Championship was the 120th edition of the Roscommon GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Roscommon, Ireland. 12 teams competed, with the winner representing Roscommon in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship. The championship started with a group stage and then progressed to a knock out stage.
| Season | 2020 |
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| Champions | ??? |
| Relegated | ??? |
| All Ireland SCFC | ??? |
| Connacht SCFC | ??? |
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Padraig Pearses were the defending champions after they defeated Roscommon Gaels in the 2019 final to claim a first S.F.C. crown.[1]
This was Tulsk Lord Edward's return to the top flight of Roscommon football after claiming the 2019 I.F.C. title.[2]
Future Roscommon inter-county player Ruaidhrí Fallon first came to prominence at the age of 17 during his involvement in his club's title victory in this competition.[3]
Team changes
The following teams changed division since the 2019 championship season.
To S.F.C.Promoted from I.F.C.
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From S.F.C.Relegated to I.F.C.
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Group stage
There were three groups of four teams called Group A, B and C. The 1st and 2nd placed teams in Groups A, B and C automatically qualified for the quarter-finals. One third placed team from one of the three groups received a bye into the quarter-finals in an open draw. The remaining two 3rd placed teams met in a Quarter-Final Play-Off to determine the team that completed the quarter-finals lineup. The 4th placed teams proceeded to the Relegation Play-Off to determine which team would suffer relegation.
Each team had home advantage in one round, played away in another before a neutral venue was for another round.
Group A
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Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
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Group B
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Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
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Group C
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Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
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Knock-Out Stage
Preliminary Quarter-Final
One third placed team from one of the three groups received a bye into the quarter-finals in an open draw (St Croan's). The remaining two 3rd placed teams met in a Quarter-Final Play-Off to determine the team that completed the quarter-finals lineup.
Quarter-finals
The 1st placed teams in Groups A, B and C along with the 2nd placed team with the best record were seeded for the quarter-final draw and could not meet each other in the quarter-finals. The remaining 2nd and 3rd placed tams in the quarter-finals were unseeded. No pairing which is a repeat of a group stage fixture could occur in the quarter-finals.
| 1 September 2020 Quarter-Final | ??? | v | ??? | Roscommon | |
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Semi-finals
| 1 September 2020 Semi-Final | ??? | v | ??? | Roscommon | |
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| 1 September 2020 Semi-Final | ??? | v | ??? | Roscommon | |
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Final
| 1 September 2020 Final | ??? | v | ??? | Roscommon | |
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| ??? IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Dr Hyde Park | ||||
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Relegation play-off
The Relegation Play-Off consisted of the 4th placed finishers in Groups A, B and C. The two teams with the best group record played in the Relegation Semi-Final. The loser of this semi-final had to play-off with the remaining team in the Relegation Final. The winner of the semi-final and Final retained their senior status for 2021, while the loser of the Relegation Final had to ply their trade in the I.F.C. for 2021.