2020 National Hurling League

2020 National Hurling League
League details
Dates25 January – 25 October 2020
Teams35
League champions
WinnersLimerick (13th win)
CaptainDeclan Hannon
ManagerJohn Kiely
League runners-up
Runners-upClare
CaptainDavid McInerney
ManagerBrian Lohan
Other division winners
Division 2AAntrim
Division 2BDown
Division 3ADonegal
Division 3BSligo
2019
2021

The 2020 National Hurling League was the 89th season of the National Hurling League for county teams.

Division 1 was restructured in 2020 into two groups of approximately equal strength.[1][2][3]

The league was originally scheduled to end on 29 March 2020. The public health measures introduced to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland resulted in most of the final stages being delayed to October and the Division 1 final stage being reduced from five games to one.[4][5][6]

Eir Sport and RTÉ provide live TV coverage of the league on Saturday nights. TG4 broadcast Sunday afternoon games. The highlights programmes are RTÉ2's League Sunday on Sunday evenings, TG4's GAA 2020 on Monday evenings and Eir Sport's Allianz Leagues Reloaded on Wednesday evenings.

Limerick were the winners, defeating Clare in the final on 25 October.[7][8]

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  4. ^ "U21 championship delayed with Clare Cup start deferred". 12 March 2020.
  5. ^ GBFM, Sport (12 March 2020). "Sporting Events Postponed Due to Coronavirus Scare".
  6. ^ "Coronavirus: A comprehensive guide as Irish and global sport shuts down in effort to contain spread of Covid-19". independent. 12 March 2020.
  7. ^ "WATCH: Highlights as Limerick hurlers score record breaking win over Clare". www.limerickleader.ie.
  8. ^ "A trophy for Limerick in strange times, league leaders after struggle and scoring stars shine". The 42. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.