It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
[1] The draw for the Connacht Championship was made on 8 October 2019.
[2] On 17 March, the GAA confirmed that the opening fixture – due to have taken place at Gaelic Park in The Bronx on 3 May – had been postponed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.
[3] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, London, New York and Sligo did not compete in the championship.
[4] As a result, Galway advanced to the provincial final without playing a single match for the first time since 1965.