The GAA has published its master fixture list for the 2020 season. It includes a number of changes as the association strives to eventually move towards a calendar GAA season (Jan to Dec).
For next season, the new changes include:
- All-Ireland Club semi finals and finals 2019/2020 will be in January
- U20 Football in February / March
- Inclusion of Tier 2 Football Championship dates
- The Leinster Senior Football Championship final will be played on a Saturday evening – this is part of a new rota agreed between Leinster and Munster for their Provincial Football Finals (in 2021, the Munster Final will be played on a Saturday)
- Pairings for phases two and three of the SFC Quarter-finals will be based on the outcome of phase one; (winners v winners/losers v losers).
- 2020/2021 Club semi-finals will be played in December – All Ireland finals in January 2021
- Five-week Club Window between end of Allianz leagues and commencement of Championships.
The 2020 Allianz National Football League will start on the weekend of January 25th and 26th. The fixture list for Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo is as follows:
DONEGAL- Division 1 fixtures:
Sat, Jan 25th: Donegal v Mayo, MacCumhaill Park Ballybofey, 7:15pm
Sun, Feb 2nd: Meath v Donegal, Navan, 2:30pm
Sun, Feb 9th: Donegal v Galway, O'Donnell Park Letterkenny, 2pm
Sat, Feb 22nd: Dublin v Donegal, Croke Park, 7pm
Sun, Mar 1st: Donegal v Monaghan, Fr Tierney Park Ballyshannon, 2pm
Sat, Mar 14th: Donegal v Tyrone, MacCumhaill Park Ballybofey, 7pm
Sun, Mar 22nd: Kerry v Dongeal, Tralee 2pm.
LEITRIM - Division 3 fixtures:
Sat, Jan 25th: Derry v Leitrim, Celtic Park, 5pm
Sun, Feb 2nd: Leitrim v Cork, Carrick-on-Shannon, 2pm
Sun, Feb 9th: Longford v Leitrim, Pearse Park Longford, 2pm
Sun, Feb 23rd: Leitrim v Offaly, Carrick-on-Shannon, 2pm
Sun, Mar 1st: Louth v Leitrim, Drogheda, 2pm
Sun, Mar 15th: Down v Leitrim, Newry, 2pm
Sun, Mar 22nd: Leitrim v Tipperary, Carrick-on-Shannon, 2pm
SLIGO - Division 4 fixtures
Sun, Jan 26th: London v Sligo, Ruislip, 2pm
Sun, Feb 2nd: Sligo v Antrim, Markievicz Park, 2pm
Sun, Feb 9th: Wicklow v Sligo, Aughrim, 2pm
Sat, Feb 22nd: Sligo v Waterford, Markievicz Park, 2pm
Sat, Feb 29th: Wexford v Sligo, Wexford Park, 2pm
Sat, Mar 14th: Carlow v Sligo, Carlow, 7pm
Sun, Mar 22nd: Sligo v Limerick, Markievicz Park, 1pm.
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