# 2020 Fitzgibbon Cup

The 2020 Fitzgibbon Cup was the 104th staging of the Fitzgibbon Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. It is sponsored by Electric Ireland, and known as the Electric Ireland HE GAA Fitzgibbon Cup for sponsorship purposes. The draw for the group stage fixtures took place on 4 December 2019. The 2020 Fitzgibbon Cup started with the group stage on 12 January 2020 and ended on 12 February 2020.
University College Cork were the defending champions.
On 12 February 2020, University College Cork won the Fitzgibbon Cup after a 0–18 to 2–11 defeat of the Institute of Technology, Carlow in the final. This was their 40th cup title overall and their second title in succession.
University of Limerick's Cian Darcy was the Fitzgibbon Cup top scorer with 2-45.

## Group stage
### Group A
#### Table

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| DCU Dóchas Éireann | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-66 | 2-41 | +34 | 6 |
| University of Limerick | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-60 | 1-47 | +19 | 4 |
| Maynooth University | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-41 | 1-56 | -12 | 2 |
| Trinty College | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-39 | 7-62 | -41 | 0 |

#### Fixtures and results
### Group B
#### Table

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Mary Immaculate College | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-54 | 2-43 | +26 | 6 |
| Waterford Institute of Technology | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-61 | 3-37 | +30 | 4 |
| Limerick Institute of Technology | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-32 | 5-47 | -24 | 2 |
| Technological University Dublin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-22 | 5-42 | -32 | 0 |

#### Fixtures and results
### Group C
#### Table

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| University College Cork | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-41 | 0-32 | +9 | 4 |
| NUI Galway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-32 | 0-30 | -5 | 2 |
| Cork Institute of Technology | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-26 | 1-37 | -14 | 0 |

#### Fixtures and results
### Group D
#### Table

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Institute of Technology, Carlow | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-36 | 3-29 | +10 | 4 |
| University College Dublin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-35 | 5-38 | 0 | 2 |
| Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-31 | 5-35 | -10 | 0 |

#### Fixtures and results
## Statistics
### Top scorers
#### Top scorers overall

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Cian Darcy | University of Limerick | 2-45 | 51 | 4 | 15.25 |
| 2 | Stephen Condon | Waterford Institute of Technology | 0-40 | 40 | 4 | 10.00 |
| 3 | Evan Niland | National University of Ireland Galway | 0-39 | 39 | 3 | 13.00 |
| 3 | Shane Conway | University College Cork | 0-39 | 39 | 5 | 7.80 |
| 4 | Ronan Hayes | University College Dublin | 2-30 | 36 | 3 | 12.00 |

#### Top scorers in a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Evan Niland | National University of Ireland Galway | 0-18 | 18 | IT Carlow |
| 2 | Cian Darcy | University of Limerick | 0-15 | 15 | Mary Immaculate College |
| 2 | Cian Darcy | University of Limerick | 0-15 | 15 | DCU Dóchas Éireann |
| 3 | Billy Seymour | Limerick Institute of Technology | 1-11 | 14 | Waterford Institute of Technology |
| 3 | Ronan Hayes | University College Dublin | 1-11 | 14 | Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology |
| 4 | Donal Burke | DCU Dóchas Éireann | 0-13 | 13 | University of Limerick |
| 5 | Cian Darcy | University of Limerick | 2-06 | 12 | Trinity |
| 5 | Evan Niland | NUI Galway | 0-12 | 12 | University College Cork |
| 5 | Stephen Condon | Waterford Institute of Technology | 0-12 | 12 | Limerick Institute of Technology |
| 6 | Conor Drennan | Maynooth University | 1-08 | 11 | DCU Dóchas Éireann |
| 6 | Ronan Hayes | University College Dublin | 1-08 | 11 | University College Cork |
| 6 | Stephen Condon | Waterford Institute of Technology | 0-11 | 11 | Technological University Dublin |
| 6 | Ronan Hayes | University College Dublin | 0-11 | 11 | Institute of Technology, Carlow |
| 6 | Andrew Gaffney | Maynooth University | 0-11 | 11 | Trinity College |
| 6 | Rory O'Connor | DCU Dóchas Éireann | 0-11 | 11 | University College Cork |

## Awards

Team of the Year
* Oisín Foley
* Shane Reck
* Robert Downey
* Éanna McBride
* Paddy O'Loughlin
* Conor Burke
* Mark Coleman
* Darragh Fitzgibbon
* Richie Leahy
* Rory O'Connor
* Shane Conway
* Cathal Dunbar
* Chris Nolan
* Shane Kingston$^{HOTY}$
* Tim O'Mahony