2020 Challenge Cup
The 2020 Challenge Cup, known as the Coral Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 119th staging of the Challenge Cup, the main rugby league knockout tournament for teams in the Super League, the British national leagues and a number of invited amateur clubs.
| Duration | 9 Rounds |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 80 |
| Highest attendance | 3,112 Wakefield Trinity v Bradford Bulls 5th round (13 March 2020) |
| Lowest attendance | 50 West Wales Raiders v Underbank Rangers 3rd round (9 February 2020) |
| Aggregate attendance | 12,784 |
| Broadcast partners | BBC Sport Sky Sports Fox League |
| Winners | Leeds Rhinos |
| Runners-up | Salford Red Devils |
| Biggest home win | Barrow Island 84–6 Rhondda Outlaws (1st round) 11 January 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Rochdale Mayfield 6–64 North Wales Crusaders 3rd round (8 February 2020) |
| Lance Todd Trophy | Richie Myler (Leeds Rhinos) |
| Top point-scorer(s) | 44, Sam Freeman Rochdale Hornets (2 tries, 18 goals) |
| Top try-scorer(s) | 6, Mike Butt Swinton Lions |
The competition was won by Leeds Rhinos who beat Salford Red Devils 17–16 at Wembley Stadium on 17 October 2020.
Defending champions Warrington Wolves who won the 2019 title beating St Helens 18–4 at Wembley Stadium on 24 August 2019 were knocked out by Salford in the semi-finals.
The format of the competition remained as eight knock-out rounds followed by the final but the schedule was placed into disarray by the COVID-19 pandemic. The final was scheduled to be played on 18 July instead of the August bank holiday weekend. However on 16 March all rugby league games were suspended indefinitely, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. The suspension was followed, on 19 May 2020, with confirmation from the Rugby Football League (RFL) of the postponement of the Challenge Cup Final, which had been scheduled for 18 July at Wembley Stadium. The competition did not resume until 22 August with the final to be played on Saturday 17 October.