# 2020 Down county football team season

The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2020 season, which was its 117th year. The season was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season resumed in mid-October of the same year.

## Kits

| Home | Away |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed/Cancelled

### Dr McKenna Cup

The draw for the 2020 Dr McKenna Cup was made on 4 December 2019.

#### Fixtures

| Date | Round | Home | Score | Away | Ground |
| 29 December 2019 | Group | Fermanagh | 0-07 v 1-11 | Down | Brewster Park, Enniskillen |
| 8 January 2020 | Group | Down | 2-17 v 0-15 | Antrim | Páirc Esler, Newry |
| 12 January 2020 | Semi-final | Tyrone | 2-16 v 1-10 | Down | Athletic Grounds, Armagh |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PR | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Down | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 21 | 1.762 | 4 | Advance to semi-final |
| 2 | Antrim | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 36 | 0.778 | 2 | |
| 3 | Fermanagh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 28 | 0.714 | 0 | |

#### Reports
### National Football League Division 3

Down competed in Division Three for the 2020 National League season. Fixtures were published by the GAA on 26 November 2019.
On 12 March 2020, the GAA suspended the National League in mid-March due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. Games resumed in October 2020.

#### Fixtures

| Date | Round | Home | Score | Away | Ground |
| Saturday 26 January | Group | Tipperary | 0-10 v 0-10 | Down | Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel |
| Saturday 1 February | Group | Down | 0-14 v 0-12 | Derry | Páirc Esler, Newry |
| Sunday 9 February | Group | Cork | 0-16 v 1-08 | Down | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| Saturday 22 February | Group | Down | 2-13 v 1-14 | Longford | Páirc Esler, Newry |
| Sunday 1 March | Group | Offaly | 0-09 v 0-17 | Down | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| Saturday 14 March | Group | Down | P v P | Leitrim | Páirc Esler, Newry |
| Sunday 22 March | Group | Louth | P v P | Down | Drogheda Park, Drogheda |
| Saturday 17 October | Group | Down | C v C | Leitrim | Páirc Esler, Newry |
| Sunday 25 October | Group | Louth | 3-14 v 0-16 | Down | Drogheda Park, Drogheda |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Cork (P) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 90 | +42 | 14 | NFL Division 3 champions and promotion to 2021 NFL Division 2 |
| 2 | Down (P) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 9 | Promotion to 2021 NFL Division 2 |
| 3 | Derry | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 110 | 95 | +15 | 9 | |
| 4 | Longford | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 96 | 90 | +6 | 7 | |
| 5 | Tipperary | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 99 | 104 | −5 | 7 | |
| 6 | Offaly | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 102 | 111 | −9 | 5 | |
| 7 | Leitrim (R) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 90 | 109 | −19 | 3 | Relegation to 2021 NFL Division 4 |
| 8 | Louth (R) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 105 | 135 | −30 | 2 | Relegation to 2021 NFL Division 4 |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: Down 0-14 – 0-12 Derry.
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: Longford 3-12 – 3-7 Tipperary.

#### Reports
### Ulster Senior Football Championship

The draw for the 2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 9 October 2019. On 26 November 2019, it was confirmed that Down would face Fermanagh on 24 May 2020. This date was then changed to 8 November due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

#### Fixtures

| Date | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Ground | Ref |
| 8 November 2020 | Quarter Final | Fermanagh | 0-11 v 1-15 | Down | Brewster Park, Enniskillen | |
| 15 November 2020 | Semi Final | Cavan | 1-14 v 1-13 | Down | Athletic Grounds, Armagh | |

#### Bracket

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Donegal | Donegal | 1–13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Tyrone | Tyrone | 1–11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Donegal | Donegal | 1–22 | | | |
| | | | | | | Armagh | Armagh | 0–13 | | | |
| | | | Derry | Derry | 0–15 | | | | | | |
| | | | Armagh | Armagh | 0–17 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Donegal | Donegal | 0–12 |
| | | | | | | | | | Cavan | Cavan | 1–13 |
| | | | Fermanagh | Fermanagh | 0–11 | | | | | | |
| | | | Down | Down | 1–15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Down | Down | 1–13 | | | |
| | | | | | | Cavan | Cavan | 1–14 | | | |
| | | | Antrim | Antrim | 0–9 | | | | | | |
| Monaghan | Monaghan | 1–17 | Cavan | Cavan | 0–13 | | | | | | |
| Cavan | Cavan | 2–15 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Reports
### All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, the GAA announced that there would be no back-door route into the All-Ireland Championship. Therefore, because Down did not win the Ulster Championship, they did not qualify for the 2020 All-Ireland Championship.