| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Meath |
| Province | Leinster |
| Year | 2020 |
| Trophy | Mattie McDonnell Cup |
| Sponsor | Meade Potato |
| Date | 1 August - 3 October |
| Teams | 20 |
| Defending champions | Nobber |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Ballinabrackey (1st win) |
| Manager | Gordon McDonnell |
| Captain | Nicky Judge |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Trim |
| Manager | Brendan Murphy |
| Other | |
| Website | Meath GAA |
The 2020 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 94th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for Intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 20 teams and starts with a group stage before progressing to a knock out stage. The winner will not represent Meath in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship as the GAA made the decision to cancel the 2020 Provincial and All-Ireland Club Championships due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.[1]
Nobber were the 2019 Meath Intermediate Football Champions after they defeated Trim in the final.[2] As a result, they will compete in the 2020 Meath Senior Football Championship.
Three teams were relegated from the Senior Football Championship in 2019. Longwood returned to the I.F.C. after spending just one season in the Senior Football Championship. Rathkenny returned to the I.F.C. for the first time since 2006 while St. Patrick's returned to the I.F.C. for the first time since 2000. Clann na nGael and Moylagh were promoted to the I.F.C. from the Meath Junior Football Championship. Due to the change in championship structures,[3] any second teams competing at the Intermediate grade were to be regraded to a new Premier Championship consisting only of reserve teams. To this effect, Donaghmore/Ashbourne 'B' and St. Peter's Dunboyne 'B' were regraded to Division 1 of the Premier Championship. No team was relegated from the I.F.C. in 2019.
The 2020 Meath Intermediate Football Championship was due to commence in April 2020. However, due to health measures implemented in Ireland to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, all GAA activity was initially suspended until 29 March 2020[4] with the suspension being extended until 19 April 2020[5] and then 5 May 2020.[6] The GAA published a return to action protocol update on May 6 which stated that the suspension of GAA activity was "expected to remain in place until July 20".[7] Meath GAA county board published their return to play document on June 11 outlining the 2020 adult championship formats and announcing the calendar for the completion of the 2020 football and hurling championships.[8] The draw for the group stages of the championship took place on 21 June 2020 with the games commencing on 31 July 2020. The 2020 Meath Intermediate Football Championship Final took place on 3 October 2020 prior to the commencement of the 2020 GAA Intercounty season on 17 October 2020. Ballinabrackey won their first ever Meath Intermediate Football Championship by beating Trim 0–16 to 1–12.[9] Ballinabrackey will compete in the Meath Senior Football Championship in 2021 for the first time in their history.