The 2020 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final was played at

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on 21 November 2020. It was contested by

and Meath. Dublin won a tenth consecutive title.

Background

The game was held on a date originally intended for the second test of the

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. That event was cancelled in April 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland, which also led to the delayed championship. The GAA had proposed to hold a memorial ahead of the second test in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the

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massacre, which saw fourteen civilians killed at a football match at Croke Park during the

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. This was instead held ahead of the 2020 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final. As originally announced, the GAA intended the game to occur after a ceremonial "finishing of the match" featuring Dublin and Tipperary teams consisting of "available county or club players". However, Dublin were playing in this game and Tipperary qualified for the

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which was held the following day, limiting player availability.

Match details

Post-match

Dublin captain

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laid a wreath for the centenary. Former Dublin player

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said the result was "worrying" for the sport and that his former team "have their opponents psychologically smashed". The result, combined with the COVID-19 pandemic, meant Dublin directly qualified for an All-Ireland semi-final against

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. Dublin won, easily, to qualify for the

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, the eighth time in ten years that Dublin reached the decider.

Notes

References

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