# 2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship

The 2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship is the 132nd installment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners receive the Anglo-Celt Cup. The draw for the championship was made on 9 October 2019.
The BBC showed six televised games live.
The Athletic Grounds in Armagh hosted the final, as the fixture was behind closed doors.
Donegal were the two-time defending champions, but were beaten by Cavan in a repeat of the previous year's final.

## Teams

The Ulster championship is contested by the nine county teams in the province of Ulster.
| Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Captain | Most recent success | Most recent success |
| Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Captain | All-Ireland | Provincial |
| Antrim | Saffron and white | Fona Cab | Lenny Harbinson | Declan Lynch | | 1951 |
| Armagh | Orange and white | Simply Fruit | Kieran McGeeney | Rory Grugan | 2002 | 2008 |
| Cavan | Royal blue and white | Kingspan Group | Mickey Graham | Raymond Galligan | 1952 | 1997 |
| Derry | Red and white | H&A Mechanical Services | Rory Gallagher | Enda Lynn | 1993 | 1998 |
| Donegal | Gold and green | KN Group | Declan Bonner | Michael Murphy | 2012 | 2019 |
| Down | Red and black | EOS IT Solutions | Paddy Tally | Darren O'Hagan | 1994 | 1994 |
| Fermanagh | Green and white | Tracey Concrete | Ryan McMenamin | Eoin Donnelly | | |
| Monaghan | White and blue | Investec | Séamus "Banty" McEnaney | Ryan Wylie | | 2015 |
| Tyrone | White and Red | Tyrone Fabrication | Mickey Harte | Mattie Donnelly | 2008 | 2017 |

## Championship draw

| 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 | | | | | | | | | |

## Matches
### Preliminary round

* Sky Sports Mix
* 31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) 13:15 GMT (UTC+0) Preliminary round
* Report
| Monaghan | 1-17 (20) – (21) 2-15 (a.e.t.) | Cavan |
| (HT: 1–11 – 1-4) |||
| Gls: C McManus 1. Pts: C McManus 4 (2f), M Bannigan 2, K Duffy 1, D Ward 1, F Kelly 1, K Hughes 1, R McAnespie 1, S O’Hanlon 1, C McCarthy 1, A Woods 1, C Walshe 1, S Carey 1 (m), R Beggan 1 (f). | | Gls: M Reilly 1, O Pierson 1. Pts: G McKiernan 3, S Smith 2, L Fortune 2, G Smith 1, J Smith 1, M Reilly 1, O Kiernan 1, T Galligan 1, N Murray 1 (1m), C Conroy 1 (1 ‘45), R Galligan 1 (f). |
* St Tiernach's Park, Clones Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down) Attendance: 0

### Quarter-finals

* RTÉ, BBC NI
* 1 November 2020 (2020-11-01) 13:30 GMT (UTC+0) Quarter-final
* Report
| Donegal | 1-13 (16) – (14) 1-11 | Tyrone |
| (HT: 1-5 – 0-6) |||
| Gls: M Langan 1. Pts: C Thompson 7 (5fs), M Langan 2, J Brennan 2, O Gallen 1, P Brennan 1. | | Gls: D Canavan 1. Pts: D McCurry 3 (1f), M Bradley 2, M Donnelly 1, C McKenna 1 (f), P Harte 1, F Burns 1, N Morgan 1 (45), D Canavan 1. |
* MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan) Attendance: 0
* BBC NI
* 1 November 2020 (2020-11-01) 16:00 GMT (UTC+0) Quarter-final
* Report
| Derry | 0-15 (15) – (17) 0-17 | Armagh |
| (HT: 0-5 – 0–11) |||
| Pts: S McGuigan 7 (7f); N Loughlin 4 (3f); E Doherty 1, C McFaul 1, P Kearney 1, C McKaigue 1. | | Pts: R O'Neill 4 (4f); R Grugan 3 (1f), J Clarke 3; A Forker 2, O O'Neill 2; C O'Neill 1, M Shields 1, J Óg Burns 1 |
* Celtic Park, Derry Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone) Attendance: 0
* BBC NI
* 7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) 13:15 GMT (UTC+0) Quarter-final
* Report
| Antrim | 0-9 (09) – (13) 0-13 | Cavan |
| (HT: 0-6 – 0-5) |||
| Pts: P Cunningham 2 (1f), C Murray 2 (1m); M McCann 1, K Quinn 1, D McAleese 1, P McBride 1 (f), T McCann 1 (f). | | Pts: G McKiernan 3 (1f), TE Donoghue 3 (1m 1f); C Brady 2, O Kiernan 2; K Clarke 1, C Timoney 1, O Pierson 1 |
* Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan Referee: Paul Faloon (Down) Attendance: 0
* RTÉ, BBC NI
* 8 November 2020 (2020-11-08) 13:30 GMT (UTC+0) Quarter-final
* Report
| Fermanagh | 0-11 (11) – (18) 1-15 | Down |
| (HT: 0-6 – 0-7) |||
| Pts: T Corrigan 6 (4f, 1m), C Corrigan 1, D McGurn 1, C Jones 1, D Teague 1, P McCusker 1. | | Gls: D O'Hare 1 Pts: D O'Hare 4 (3f), B O'Hagan 4, J Johnston 2, C Mooney 2, R Johnston 2, C Quinn 1 |
* Brewster Park, Enniskillen Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry) Attendance: 0

### Semi-finals

* Sky Sports Mix
* 14 November 2020 (2020-11-14) 13:15 GMT (UTC+0) Semi-final
* Report
| Donegal | 1-22 (25) – (13) 0-13 | Armagh |
| (HT: 1-12 – 0-3) |||
| Gls: P Mogan 1. Pts: M Langan 3, P Mogan 2, R McHugh 2, J Brennan 2, C McGonigle 2 (1m), C Thompson 2 (1f), N O’Donnell 2 (1m), M Murphy 2 (2f), EB Gallagher 1, H McFadden 1 (m), P McBrearty 1, O Gallen 1, A McClean 1 | | Pts: R O’Neill 7 (6f, 1x’45′), J Clarke 2, C Turbitt 2 (1m), O O’Neil 1, N Grimley 1 (1m). |
* Breffni Park, Cavan Referee: David Coldrick (Meath) Attendance: 0
* BBC NI
* 15 November 2020 (2020-11-15) 13:30 GMT (UTC+0) Semi-final
* Report
| Down | 1-13 (16) – (17) 1-14 | Cavan |
| (HT: 1-9 – 0-4) |||
| Gls: C Doherty 1. Pts: J Johnston 6 (1m), D O’Hare 4 (3f), P Devlin 2 (1x’45′). | | Gls: M Reilly 1 (pen). Pts: G McKiernan 3 (3f), T Galligan 3 (1m), C Madden 3, K Brady 2, P Faulkner 1, C Brady 1, S Smith 1 (f). |
* Athletic Grounds, Armagh Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan) Attendance: 0

### Final

* RTÉ BBC NI
* 22 November 2020 (2020-11-22) 16:00 GMT (UTC+0)
* Report
| Donegal | 0-12 (12) – (16) 1-13 | Cavan |
| (HT: 0-9 - 0-7) |||
| Pts: P McBrearty 4 (2f), N O’Donnell 2, C McGonigle 2, R McHugh 1, P Mogan 1, M Langan 1, M Murphy 1. | | Gls: C Madden 1. Pts: C Madden 2, J Smith 2, O Kiernan 2, G McKiernan 2 (2f), J McLoughlin 1, G Smith 1, C Brady 1, T Galligan 1, M Reilly 1. |
* Athletic Grounds, Armagh Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry) Attendance: 0