The GAA has confirmed the dates for this year’s All-Ireland football and hurling championship finals, with both scheduled to take place the week before Christmas.
The roadmap for the 2020 All-Ireland Championships has been finalised, with the football championship set to contain a straight knockout format for the first time since 2000. The final is due to take place on Saturday, December 19, two weeks after the semi-finals, which will be contested as follows:
- Munster winner v Connacht winner
- Leinster winner v Ulster winner
Meanwhile, the hurling championship will see a straight knockout format during the provinces stage with a two-round backdoor system. The All-Ireland Hurling Final will take place on Sunday, December 13.
The GAA has today confirmed arrangements for its 2020 inter-county competitions after the recommendations of CCCC were endorsed by An Coiste Bainistíochta yesterday. #GAA #GAABelong
— The GAA (@officialgaa) June 26, 2020
The inter-county season will begin in October and all the dates for your diary can be viewed below:
24/25 October
Allianz Football League Round 7
Munster SHC 1/4-final
Leinster SHC 1/4 final
Christy Ring and Nickey Rackard 1/4 finals
Joe McDonagh & Lory Meagher Round 1
31 October/ 1 November
Connacht SFC 1/4 finals
Munster SFC 1/4 finals
Leinster SFC Round 1
Ulster SFC preliminary round/1/4 finals
Munster SHC semi-finals
Leinster SHC semi-finals
Joe McDonagh & Lory Meagher Round 2
Christy Ring & Nickey Rackard semi-finals & relegation semi-finals
7/8 November
Connacht SFC semi-finals
Munster SFC semi-finals
Leinster SFC 1/4 finals
Ulster SFC 1/4 finals
All-Ireland SHC Qualifier Round 1 (2 games)
Joe McDonagh Round 3 (1 Game)
Christy Ring & Nickey Rackard Relegation finals
Lory Meagher Round 3
14/15 November
Connacht SFC final
Leinster SFC semi-finals
Ulster SFC semi-final
Leinster SHC final
Munster SHC final
All-Ireland SHC Qualifier Round 2 (2 games)
Joe McDonagh Round 3 (1 game)
Christy Ring, Nickey Rackard & Lory Meagher finals
21/22 November
Leinster SFC final
Joe McDonagh Round 4
All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals (2 games)
Munster SFC final
Ulster SFC final
Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland U20 SHC final
28/29 November
All-Ireland SHC semi-final (Leinster champion v 1/4 final winner)
Joe McDonagh Round 5
All-Ireland SHC semi-final (Munster champions v 1/4 final winner)
All-Ireland MFC semi-finals
All-Ireland MHC semi-finals
5/6 December
All-Ireland SFC semi-final (Leinster champion v Ulster champion)
All-Ireland SFC semi-final (Connacht champion v Munster champion)
All-Ireland MFC final
All-Ireland MHC final
13 December
All-Ireland SHC final
Joe McDonagh final
19 December
All-Ireland SFC final
