# 2020 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

The 2020 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship was the 15th staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2006. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 19 November 2019. The championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Ireland. The championship eventually began on 25 July 2020 and, after being suspended once again on 5 October 2020, eventually ended on 1 August 2021.
The final was played on 1 August 2021 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Knocknagree and Kanturk, in what was their first meeting in a final. Knocknagree won the match by 0-12 to 0-09 to claim their first ever championship title in the grade.
Knocknagree's Fintan O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 0-28.

## Format change

On 26 March 2019, three championship proposals were circulated to Cork club delegates. A core element running through all three proposals, put together by the Cork GAA games workgroup, was that there be a group stage of 12 teams and straight relegation and promotion. On 2 April 2019, a majority of 136 club delegates voted for Option A which will see one round of games played in April and two more in August – all with county players available.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship
* Gabriel Rangers
* Knocknagree

### From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Senior A Football Championship
* Bandon
* Bantry Blues
* Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh
* Éire Óg
* St Michael's

## Results
### Group 1
#### Table

Advance to play-offs  Advance to relegation play-offs
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Newmarket | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-36 | 3-27 | 21 | 6 |
| Aghada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-39 | 4-24 | 6 | 4 |
| Castletownbere | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-26 | 5-36 | -7 | 2 |
| Na Piarsaigh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-24 | 7-38 | -20 | 0 |

#### Results
### Group 2
#### Table

Advance to play-offs  Advance to relegation play-offs
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Cill an Martra | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11-36 | 1-28 | 38 | 6 |
| Knocknagree | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-40 | 8-32 | -13 | 3 |
| St. Vincent's | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-29 | 7-39 | -22 | 2 |
| Naomh Abán | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-32 | 2-38 | -3 | 1 |

#### Results
### Group 3
#### Table

Advance to play-offs  Advance to relegation play-offs
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Nemo Rangers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12-30 | 5-41 | 10 | 4 |
| Kanturk | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-42 | 5-34 | 8 | 4 |
| Macroom | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-38 | 8-29 | 3 | 4 |
| Garbriel Rangers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-37 | 8-43 | -21 | 0 |

#### Results
### Knock-out stage
#### Final
## Championship statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Fintan O'Connor | Knocknagree | 0-28 | 28 | 6 | 4.66 |
| 2 | Conor O'Keeffe | Newmarket | 1-20 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 |
| 3 | Kyrle Holland | Kanturk | 2-16 | 22 | 6 | 3.66 |
| 4 | Gary Murphy | Castletownbere | 2-15 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Ian Walsh | Kanturk | 0-21 | 21 | 6 | 3.50 |
| 6 | Dylan Twomey | Macroom | 2-12 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
| 6 | Blake Murphy | St. Vincent's | 1-15 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
| 8 | Ronan Dalton | Nemo Rangers | 2-10 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
| 8 | Shane Ó Duinnín | Cill na Martra | 2-10 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 8 | Mícheál Ó Deasúna | Cill na Martra | 1-13 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Kyrle Holland | Kanturk | 2-07 | 13 | Gabriel Rangers |
| 2 | Conor O'Keeffe | Newmarket | 1-06 | 9 | Na Piarsaigh |
| 2 | Gary Murphy | Castletownbere | 1-06 | 9 | Newmarket |
| 2 | Blake Murphy | St. Vincent's | 1-06 | 9 | Naomh Abán |
| 5 | Ciarán Ó Duinnín | Cill na Martra | 2-02 | 8 | Knocknagree |
| 5 | Gary Murphy | Castletownbere | 1-05 | 8 | Na Piarsaigh |
| 7 | Damien Ó hÚrdail | Cill na Martra | 2-01 | 7 | Knocknagree |
| 7 | Dylan Twomey | Macroom | 1-04 | 7 | Nemo Rangers |
| 7 | Ronan Dalton | Nemo Rangers | 1-04 | 7 | Macroom |
| 7 | Ryan O'Keeffe | Newmarket | 1-04 | 7 | Castletownbere |
| 7 | Dan Dineen | Cill na Martra | 1-04 | 7 | Knocknagree |
| 7 | Mícheál Ó Deasúna | Cill na Martra | 0-07 | 7 | Naomh Abán |
| 7 | Fintan O'Connor | Knocknagree | 0-07 | 7 | Naomh Abán |
| 7 | Ger O'Callaghan | Gabriel Rangers | 0-07 | 7 | Macroom |

### Miscellaneous

* Knocknagree win the title for the first time.
* Aghada marked the passing of former player Kieran O'Connor by retiring their No.4 shirt for their first-round match against Castletownbere. O'Connor was also listed on the Aghada team sheet.