2020 Joe McDonagh Cup final

Football match

2020 Joe McDonagh Cup Final

Event

2020 Joe McDonagh Cup

Antrim	Kerry

0–22	1–17

Date

13 December 2020

Venue

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee

Liam Gordon (Galway)

Attendance

0^{[note 1]}

Weather

Dry

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The 2020 Joe McDonagh Cup Final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 13 December 2020. It was contested by Antrim and Kerry.

The game took place before the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final. Antrim won the competition for the first time and were thus promoted to the 2021 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (the sport's top flight).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

The match was televised live on RTÉ2 as part of The Sunday Game, presented by Joanne Cantwell from Croke Park, with commentary from Ger Canning.

Darren Gleeson was manager.^[5] Conor McCann was captain.^[6]^[7]

Belfast City Hall lit up in yellow on 24 January 2021 in commemoration of Antrim's win.^[8]

Match details

13 December 2020

Antrim	0–22 – 1–17	Kerry
C Clarke (0-11, 0-8 frees); N McManus (0-4, 0-2 ‘65s, 0-1 free); N McKenna, C Gunning (0-2 each); J McNaughton, C McCann, M Bradley (0-1 each).	Report	S Conway (0-9, 0-8 frees); M Boyle (1-0); M O’Leary, D Collins (0-2 each); P O’Connor, C Harty, P Boyle, B O’Leary (0-1 each).

Referee: Liam Gordon (Galway)

Antrim

Kerry


?	Ryan Elliott
?	Phelim Duffin
?	Matthew Donnelly
?	Stephen Rooney
?	Joe Maskey
?	Paddy Burke
?	Gerard Walsh
?	Eoghan Campbell
?	Keelan Molloy
?	Niall McKenna
?	James McNaughton
?	Michael Bradley
?	Daniel McCloskey
?	Conor McCann (c)
?	Ciarán Clarke
Substitutes:
?	Conal Cunning for McCloskey (h/t)
?	Neil McManus for Molloy (45 mins)
?	Donal Nugent for McCann (45 mins)
?	Conor Johnston for Bradley (64 mins)
?	Aodhan O'Brien for McKenna (70 mins)
Manager:
Darren Gleeson


?	John B. O'Halloran
?	Bryan Murphy
?	Tomas O'Connor
?	Eric Leen
?	Jason Diggins
?	Fionán Mackessy
?	Michael Leane
?	Brandon Barrett
?	Paudie O'Connor
?	Michael O'Leary
?	Shane Nolan
?	Shane Conway
?	Daniel Collins
?	Mikey Boyle
?	Maurice O'Connor
Substitutes:
?	Barry O'Mahony for M. O'Connor (42 mins)
?	Padraig Boyle for P. O'Connor (49 mins)
?	Colm Harty for M. Boyle (55 mins)
?	Brendan O'Leary for Barrett (61 mins)

Manager:
Fintan O'Connor

Man of the Match:
?

^ The game was played behind closed doors due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.

^ "Antrim withstand Kerry fightback to claim first Joe McDonagh Cup win". RTÉ Sport. 13 December 2020.
^ "As it happened: Antrim clinch Joe McDonagh Cup triumph". BBC. 13 December 2020.
^ "Clarke points the way as Antrim celebrate Joe McDonagh Cup glory with win over Kerry". The42.ie. 13 December 2020.
^ "Joe McDonagh Cup: Antrim battle to 0-22 to 1-17 triumph over Kerry at Croke Park". BBC. 13 December 2020.
^ "Joe McDonagh Cup: Manager Gleeson 'thrilled' with Antrim's success". BBC. 13 December 2020.
^ "'Hopefully there will be more days like that ahead' - McCann". BBC. 13 December 2020.
^ "Antrim see off Kerry to secure McDonagh Cup success at Croke Park". Irish Examiner. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Belfast City Hall lights up to celebrate Antrim's Joe McDonagh Cup success". Hogan Stand. 24 January 2021.