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.[1] 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 .[2]
On 12 February 2020, University College Cork won the Fitzgibbon Cup after an 0–18 to 2–11 defeat of the Institute of Technology, Carlow in the final.[3] 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 [ ]
Fixtures and results [ ]
Trinity College v Maynooth University
12 January 2020 Round 1 Trinity College 0-15 - 0-16 Maynooth University Santry Avenue
T Aherne (0-10, 10 frees), C O’Sullivan, A Kavanagh (0-2 each), D Duggan (0-1).
Report
A Gaffney (0-11, 11 frees), C Stakelum (0-2), S Clerkin, C Browne, C Drennan (0-1 each).
Referee: D Hughes (Kilkenny)
University of Limerick v Trinity College
19 January 2020 Round 2 University of Limerick 3-21 - 0-13 Trinity College UL Grounds
C Darcy 2-6 (six frees), R Lynch 1-5, P O’Loughlin 0-3, J Morris 0-2, K McDonald, P Campion, J Shelly, K Hayes, M Carey 0-1 each
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C O’Sullivan 0-5 (three frees, one sideline), T Aherne 0-3 (three frees), D Ryan 0-3, E Mac Domhnaill, R Gorey 0-1 each.
Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
University of Limerick v Maynooth University
23 January 2020 Round 3 University of Limerick 0-21 - 1-13 Maynooth University UL Grounds
C Darcy 0-9 (six frees), J Morris 0-6, S Golden and R Lynch 0-2 each, P O'Loughlin and M Keoghan 0-1 each
[1]
A Gaffney 0-6 (four frees, one '65), E Molloy 1-0, C Drennan 0-2 (one free), C Stakelum, C Browne, J Cullen, E Ahern and S Clerkin 0-1 each
Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
Group B [ ]
Table [ ]
Fixtures and results [ ]
Mary Immaculate College v Limerick Institute of Technology
19 January 2020 Round 2 Mary Immaculate College 4-24 - 1-18 Limerick Institute of Technology Mary Immaculate College Grounds
G Cooney 2-3, A Ormond 0-4, C O’Brien 0-4, C Bourke 0-4 (0-3f), T O’Mahony, P Wall 1-0 each, S Ryan, E McBride, D Ryan 0-2 each, J Gillane (0-1f), E Cahill, D Peters 0-1 each.
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B Seymour 0-6 (0-4f), R Byrnes 0-5 (0-2f), R Bonnar 1-1, M Moloney 0-3, E Fitzpatrick 0-2, B Fanning, D O’Connell 0-1 each.
Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
Group C [ ]
Table [ ]
Fixtures and results [ ]
NUI Galway v University College Cork
12 January 2020 Round 1 NUI Galway 0-17 - 0-19 University College Cork Dangan Sports Facilities
E Niland 0-12 (0-9 f, 0-1 65), I Fox 0-2, P Hoban, M Lynch and S Kennedy 0-1 each.
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S Conway 0-7 (0-4 f, 0-1 pen), M O’Halloran, P O’Loughlin (f) and D Griffin 0-2 each, B Hennessy, R O’Flynn, C Boylan, M Coleman, A Casey and M Kehoe 0-1 each.
Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)
University College Cork v Cork Institute of Technology
19 January 2020 Round 2 University College Cork 0-22 - 0-15 Cork Institute of Technology The Mardyke
S Kingston 0-7, S Conway 0-5 (0-4 f), R O’Flynn and D Griffin 0-2 each, D Lowney, M Coleman, P O’Loughlin, C Boylan, M O’Halloran, M Kehoe 0-1 each
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L O’Shea 0-9 (0-6 f), M Ryan 0-2, S O’Leary-Hayes, D Lyons, R Walsh, B Everard 0-1 each.
Referee: T Walsh (Waterford)
Group D [ ]
Table [ ]
Fixtures and results [ ]
Institute of Technology, Carlow v Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
17 January 2020 Round 2 Institute of Technology, Carlow 1-16 - 1-13 Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology Institute of Technology, Carlow
C Dunbar 1-4, N Brassil, S Casey (all frees), E Rowland (all frees) 0-3 each, C Nolan 0-2, R Higgins 0-1.
Report
E Egan 1-2, 0-2 frees, J Forde 0-3 (all frees), E Duggan, R Murphy (0-1 free), S Bleahene 0-2 each, D Mannion, D McPeake 0-1 each.
Referee: T Gleeson (Dublin)
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology v University College Dublin
22 January 2020 Round 3 Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology 2-18 - 4-19 University College Dublin Carnmore Hurling Club
M Kennedy 0-7f, S Bleahane 1-2, N Coen 1-0, J Coyne 0-3 (0-1 sideline), D Mannion 0-2, D McPeake, R Murphy, C Fahy (f) & D Fahy 0-1 each.
Report
R Hayes 1-11 (1-0 pen, 0-9f, 0-1 ’65), P Crummey 1-2, R Purcell 1-1, K Desmond 1-0, E Foley, C McGuckin, E Egan, C Scallan & M Cody 0-1 each.
Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath)
Knockout stage [ ]
Quarter-finals [ ]
University College Cork v University College Dublin
29 January 2020 Quarter-final University College Cork 1-20 - 2-12 University College Dublin The Mardyke
S Conway 0-10 (0-6f), S Kingston 1-1, M Kehoe, M Coleman (0-1f) 0-2 each, B Hennessey, D Fitzgibbon, D Griffin, R O'Flynn and M O'Halloran (0-1f) 0-1 each
[4]
R Hayes 1-8 (1-0 pen, 0-5f, 0-3 '65s), C McGuckin 1-0, R Purcell 0-3 and L McDwyer 0-1
Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
DCU Dóchas Éireann v Waterford Institute of Technology
30 January 2020 Quarter-final DCU Dóchas Éireann 1-23 - 2-14 Waterford Institute of Technology DCU Sportsgrounds
J Donnelly 0-6, R O’Connor 0-4 (0-3f, 0-1 65), J Ryan 1-3, J Burke 0-3, J Bergin, B Ryan and R McBride 0-2 each, D Reck 0-1.
Report
S Condon 0-10 (0-9f), B Nolan 1-1 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), A Gleeson 1-0 (1-0f), T Barron 0-2, C Lyons 0-1.
Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)
Semi-finals [ ]
Mary Immaculate College v Institute of Technology, Carlow
8 February 2020 Semi-final Mary Immaculate College 0-15 - 5-14 Institute of Technology, Carlow DCU Sportsgrounds
C Bourke 0-9 (0-8f, 0-1 '65), T O'Mahony 0-3 (0-2f), G Cooney 0-2 and S Ryan 0-1
[5]
C Dunbar 2-0, S Casey 0-6 (0-4f), C Nolan 1-1, S Bergin, L Blanchfield 1-0, E Rowland (0-2f), J Kelly, R Leahy 0-2 each and E Gaughan 0-1
Referee: J Keenan
DCU Dóchas Éireann v University College Cork
8 February 2020 Semi-final DCU Dóchas Éireann 0-17 - 0-18 University College Cork DCU Sportsgrounds
R O'Connor 0-11 (0-10), J Bergin 0-2, D Burke, A Mullen, D Mullen and J Burke 0-1 each
[6]
S Conway 0-8 (0-7), S Kingston 0-3, N Montgomery 0-2, D Fitzgibbon, R O'Flynn, M O'Halloran, M Kehoe and M Coleman (0-1sl) 0-1 each
Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
Final [ ]
Cup statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Top scorers overall
Top scorers in a single game
References [ ]
External links [ ]
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