2020 McGrath Cup

2020 McGrath Cup

Tournament details
Province	Munster
Year	2020
Winners
Champions	Limerick (7th win)
Manager	Billy Lee
Captain	Iain Corbett and Donal O'Sullivan
Runners-up
Runners-up	Cork
Manager	Ronan McCarthy
Captain	Ian Maguire

The 2020 McGrath Cup is inter-county Gaelic football competition in the province of Munster, played by all six county teams.[1][2][3][4] It was won by Limerick, who won their first Cup since 2005.[5]

Format

The teams are drawn into two groups of three teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The two group winners play in the final. If the final is a draw, a penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner; there is no extra time played.[6]

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Limerick	2	2	0	0	30	22	+8	4	Advance to final
2	Clare	2	1	0	1	35	30	+5	2
3	Waterford	2	0	0	2	26	39	−13	0

Updated to match(es) played on 5 January 2019. Source: Munster GAA

Limerick v Clare

29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) Round 1	Limerick	0-14 (14) – (12) 2-06	Clare	Rathkeale
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)				Venue: Mick Neville Park
		Report

Waterford v Limerick

2 January 2020 (2020-01-02) Round 2	Waterford	0-10 (10) – (16) 2-10	Limerick	Dungarvan
19:30 GMT (UTC±0)				Venue: Fraher Field
		Report		Referee: Sean Lonergan (Tipperary)

Clare v Waterford

5 January 2020 (2020-01-05) Round 3	Clare	3-14 (23) – (16) 3-07	Waterford	Milltown Malbay
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)				Venue: Hennessy Memorial Park
		Report

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cork	2	2	0	0	65	29	+36	4	Advance to final
2	Tipperary	2	1	0	1	30	42	−12	2
3	Kerry	2	0	0	2	29	53	−24	0

Updated to match(es) played on 5 January 2019. Source: Munster GAA

Kerry v Cork

29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) Round 1	Kerry	2-09 (15) – (37) 6-19	Cork	Tralee
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)				Venue: Austin Stack Park
		Report		Referee: Derek O’Mahony (Tipperary)

Cork v Tipperary

2 January 2020 (2020-01-02) Round 2	Cork	3-19 (28) – (14) 0-14	Tipperary	Mallow
19:30 GMT (UTC±0)				Venue: Mallow Sports Complex
		Report		Referee: Brendan Griffin (Kerry)

Tipperary v Kerry

5 January 2020 (2020-01-05) Round 3	Tipperary	1-13 (16) – (14) 1-11	Kerry	Clonmel
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)				Venue: Clonmel Sportsfield
		Report		Referee: David Murnane (Cork)

Final

Limerick v Cork

11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) Final	Limerick	0-20 (20) – (16) 0-16	Cork	Limerick
17:30 GMT (UTC±0)				Venue: Gaelic Grounds
		Report		Referee: Brendan Griffin (Kerry)

References

1. "2020 Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling League & McGrath Cup Football Draws". 11 November 2019.
2. "McGrath Cup Football".
3. McGrath Cup Fixtures Confirmed Archived 2019-12-07 at the Wayback Machine Friends of Tipperary Football, November 21, 2019
4. "Draws made for Munster Hurling League and McGrath Cup". www.irishexaminer.com. 12 November 2019.
5. "Limerick stun Cork to seal famous McGrath Cup final win". www.limerickleader.ie.
6. "Fixture details confirmed for Limerick and Cork hurling and football finals". www.limerickleader.ie.