2017 Ulster Senior Football Championship

The 2017 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 129th instalment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by the Ulster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners receive The Anglo-Celt Cup.

2017 Ulster SFC
Tournament details
Year2017
Winners
ChampionsTyrone (15th win)
ManagerMickey Harte
CaptainSeán Cavanagh
Runners-up
Runners-upDown
ManagerÉamonn Burns
CaptainKevin McKernan
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Tyrone are the defending champions.[1] The draw for the Championship was made on 13 October 2016.[2] Tyrone beat Down in the final with a score of 2-17 to 0-15.

Teams edit

The Ulster championship is contested by the nine county teams in the province of Ulster.

TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
Antrim Saffron and whiteCreagh ConcreteFrank Fitzsimmons
Gearoid Adams
Kevin Niblock
Armagh Orange and whiteSimply FruitKieran McGeeneyCiarán McKeever
Cavan Royal blue and whiteKingspan GroupMattie McGleenanGearóid McKiernan
Derry Red and whiteH&A Mechanical ServicesDamian BartonEnda Lynn
Donegal Gold and greenKN GroupRory GallagherMichael Murphy
Down Red and blackEOS IT SolutionsÉamonn BurnsDarren O'Hagan
Fermanagh Green and whiteTracey ConcretePete McGrathEoin Donnelly
Monaghan White and blueInvestecMalachy O'RourkeConor McManus
Tyrone White and RedMcAleer & RusheMickey HarteSeán Cavanagh

Championship draw edit

Preliminary roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Derry0-11
Tyrone0-22
Tyrone1-21
Donegal1-12
Donegal3-19
Antrim1-9
Tyrone2-17
Down0-15
Down0-15
Armagh2-7
Down1-14
Monaghan0-15
Cavan0-15
Monaghan1-20 Monaghan1-15
Fermanagh1-11

Preliminary round edit

Monaghan 1-20 - 1-11 Fermanagh
Conor McManus 1-3 (0-1f), Owen Duffy 0-3, Colin Walshe, Jack McCarron (0-1f), Conor McCarthy 0-2 each, Fintan Kelly, Karl O'Connell, Neil McAdam, Kieran Hughes, Shane Carey, Gavin Doogan, Dermot Malone, Dessie Mone 0-1 eachReportTomas Corrigan 0-5 (0-4f), Ryan Lyons 1-0, Aidan Breen and Sean Quigley (0-1f) 0-2 each, Lee Cullen and Eddie Courtney 0-1 each
Attendance: 7,473
Referee: Derek O'Mahony (Tipperary)

Quarter-finals edit

Donegal 3-19 - 1-09 Antrim
M Murphy 0-6 (5f), P McBrearty 1-2 (2f), J Brennan 1-1, C Thompson 0-4 (3f), P McGrath 1-0, M Langan 0-2, H McFadden, K Lacey, F McGlynn, M McHugh 0-1 eachReportCJ McGourty 0-6 (6f), C Small 1-0, T McCann 0-2, S Beatty 0-1
Attendance: 10,083
Derry 0-11 - 0-22 Tyrone
Niall Loughlin 0-4 (0-3f), Niall Keenan, Ciaran McFaul, Carlus McWilliams, Danny Heavron (0-1f), Enda Lynn, Benny Heron (0-1f), Shane McGuigan (0-1f) 0-1 eachReportSeán Cavanagh 0-7 (0-6f), Darren McCurry 0-3, Peter Harte (0-1f, 1 '45), Conal McCann, Lee Brennan (0-1f) 0-2 each, Tiernan McCann, Ruairi Brennan, Colm Cavanagh, Mark Bradley, David Mulgrew, Declan McClure 0-1 each
Attendance: 10,017
Down 0-15 - 2-07 Armagh
Darragh O’Hanlon 0-4 (2f); Connaire Harrison 0-3; Caolan Mooney 0-2; Michael Cunningham (f), Jerome Johnston (f), Shea Millar, Conor Maginn, Barry O’Hagan, David McKibben 0-1 eachReportMark Shields, Andrew Murnin 1-0 each; Aaron McKay, Aidan Forker, Paul Hughes, Stephen Sheridan, Anthony Duffy, Gavin McParland (f), Jamie Clarke (f) 0-1 each
Attendance: 16,168
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Cavan 0-15 - 1-15 Monaghan
Seanie Johnston 0-4 (4f); Cian Mackey 0-3; Niall McDermott 0-3 (3f); James McEnroe, Conor Moynagh, Liam Buchanan, Gearoid McKiernan, Martin Reilly (f) 0-1 eachReportConor McManus 1-4 (2f); Owen Duffy 0-4; Rory Beggan 0-3 (2 '45, 1f); Conor McCarthy 0-2; Colin Walshe, Jack McCarron 0-1 each.
Attendance: 12,993

Semi-finals edit

18 June 2017
2:00 pm
Tyrone1-21 - 1-12 DonegalSt Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 22,609
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
Man of the Match: Pádraig Hampsey
Tiernan McCann 1-1, Niall Sludden 0-4, Kieran McGeary 0-3, Mark Bradley 0-2, Mattie Donnelly 0-2, Peter Harte 0-2, Padraig Hampsey 0-2, David Mulgrew 0-1, Seán Cavanagh 0-1 (f), Declan McClure 0-1, Ronan O'Neill 0-1, Niall Morgan 0-1 (45).ReportPatrick McBrearty 0-6 (2fs), Michael Murphy 0-3 (2 '45's), Micheal Carroll 1-0, Martin Reilly 0-1, Michael Langan 0-1, Hugh McFadden 0-1.

24 June 2017
7:00 pm
Down1-14 - 0-15 MonaghanAthletic Grounds, Armagh
Attendance: 13,396
Referee: David Coldrick / Paddy Neilan (Meath / Roscommon)
Man of the Match: Connaire Harrison
C Harrison 0-3, D O'Hanlon 1-5, S Millar, K McKernan 0-2, C Maginn, M Cunningham, D O'HareReport [1]R Wylie, D Hughes 0-2, J McCarron 0-3, C McManus 0-6, C McCarthy, O Duffy, K Hughes

Final edit

16 July 2017
2:00 pm
Tyrone2-17 - 0-15 DownSt Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 31,912
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Man of the Match: Pádraig Hampsey
R O'Neill 2-0, P Hampsey 0-3, P Harte 0-2, M Donnelly 0-2, N Sludden 0-1, S Cavanagh 0-2, D Mulgrew 0-1, M Bradley 0-2, C McCann 0-1.ReportS Millar 0-1, R Johnston 0-2, N Donnelly 0-1, D O’Hanlon 0-5, C Mooney 0-2, C Maginn 0-1, M Cunningham 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, D McKibbin 0-1.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Mooney, Francis. "Late scores help Tyrone to Ulster title".
  2. ^ "REVEALED! The provincial draw for the 2017 All-Ireland football championship - Independent.ie".