2020 McGrath Cup

The 2020 McGrath Cup is inter-county Gaelic football competition in the province of Munster, played by all six county teams.^[1][2][3][4] It was won by Limerick, who won their first Cup since 2005.^[5]

2020 McGrath Cup

Tournament details
Province	Munster
Year	2020
Winners
Champions	Limerick (7th win)
Manager	Billy Lee
Captain	Iain Corbett and Donal O'Sullivan
Runners-up
Runners-up	Cork
Manager	Ronan McCarthy
Captain	Ian Maguire
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Format

The teams are drawn into two groups of three teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The two group winners play in the final. If the final is a draw, a penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner; there is no extra time played.^[6]

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Limerick	2	2	0	0	30	22	+8	4	Advance to final
2	Clare	2	1	0	1	35	30	+5	2
3	Waterford	2	0	0	2	26	39	−13	0

Updated to match(es) played on 5 January 2019. Source: Munster GAA

Limerick v Clare

29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) Round 1	Limerick	0-14 (14) – (12) 2-06	Clare	Rathkeale
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)				Venue: Mick Neville Park
		Report

Waterford v Limerick

2 January 2020 (2020-01-02) Round 2	Waterford	0-10 (10) – (16) 2-10	Limerick	Dungarvan
19:30 GMT (UTC±0)				Venue: Fraher Field
		Report		Referee: Sean Lonergan (Tipperary)

Clare v Waterford

5 January 2020 (2020-01-05) Round 3	Clare	3-14 (23) – (16) 3-07	Waterford	Milltown Malbay
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)				Venue: Hennessy Memorial Park
		Report

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cork	2	2	0	0	65	29	+36	4	Advance to final
2	Tipperary	2	1	0	1	30	42	−12	2
3	Kerry	2	0	0	2	29	53	−24	0

Updated to match(es) played on 5 January 2019. Source: Munster GAA

Kerry v Cork

29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) Round 1	Kerry	2-09 (15) – (37) 6-19	Cork	Tralee
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)				Venue: Austin Stack Park
		Report		Referee: Derek O’Mahony (Tipperary)

Cork v Tipperary

2 January 2020 (2020-01-02) Round 2	Cork	3-19 (28) – (14) 0-14	Tipperary	Mallow
19:30 GMT (UTC±0)				Venue: Mallow Sports Complex
		Report		Referee: Brendan Griffin (Kerry)

Tipperary v Kerry

5 January 2020 (2020-01-05) Round 3	Tipperary	1-13 (16) – (14) 1-11	Kerry	Clonmel
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)				Venue: Clonmel Sportsfield
		Report		Referee: David Murnane (Cork)

Final

Limerick v Cork

11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) Final	Limerick	0-20 (20) – (16) 0-16	Cork	Limerick
17:30 GMT (UTC±0)				Venue: Gaelic Grounds
		Report		Referee: Brendan Griffin (Kerry)