2020 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship


The 2020 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship is the inaugural staging of the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and the 132nd staging overall of a championship for the top-ranking hurling teams in Cork. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 19 November 2019. The championship was scheduled to begin on 17 April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic in Ireland. The championship is scheduled to take place between the 31 July and 4 October 2020.
Imokilly are the defending champions.

Format change

On 26 March 2019, three championship proposals were circulated to Cork club delegates. A core element running through all three proposals, put together by the Cork GAA games workgroup, was that there be a group stage of 12 teams followed by a knock-out stage, straight relegation and one team from the divisions/colleges section to enter at the preliminary quarter-final stage. On 2 April 2019, a majority of 136 club delegates voted for Option A which would limit the number of participating club teams to 12 and see one round of games played in April and two more in August – all with county players available.

Participating teams

Clubs

The club rankings were based on a championship performance 'points' system over the previous four seasons.
TeamLocationColoursSeedingRanking
Glen RoversBlackpoolGreen, black and yellowA1
MidletonMidletonBlack and whiteA2
BlackrockBlackrockGreen and yellowA3
Erin's OwnGlounthauneBlue and redB4
SarsfieldsGlanmireBlue, black and whiteB5
St. Finbarr'sTogherBlue and yellowB6
DouglasDouglasGreen, white and blackC7
Na PiarsaighFarranreeBlack and yellowC8
BishopstownBishopstownMaroon and whiteC9
NewtownshandrumNewtownshandrumGreen and yellowD10
CarrigtwohillCarrigtwohillBlue and goldD11
BallyheaBallyheaBlack and whiteD12

Divisions and colleges

TeamLocationColours
ImokillyEast CorkRed and white
University College CorkCollege RoadRed and black

Fixtures/results

Group 1

Table

Results

Group 2

Table

Results

Group 3

Table

Results

Divisional/colleges sections

Final

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Patrick HorganGlen Rovers1-0912St. Finbarr's
1Alan ConnollyBlackrock1-0912Erin's Own
2Liam HealySarsfields1-0710Midleton
2Conor LehaneMidleton0-1010Sarsfields
3Pa O'CallaghanBallyhea0-099Douglas
4Simon KennefickGlen Rovers2-017St. Finbarr's
5Alan CadoganDouglas0-066Ballyhea
5Jamie CoughlanNewtownshandrum0-066Bishopstown
5Pa CroninBishopstown0-066Newtownshandrum
6Aaron MyersSarsfields1-025Midleton
6Eoghan MurphyErin's Own0-055Blackrock
6Eoghan FinnSt. Finbarr's0-055Glen Rovers