2024 Ulster Senior Football Championship

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2024 Ulster SFC
Tournament details
Province Ulster
Year2024
TrophyAnglo-Celt Cup
DateApril – May 2024
Defending champions Derry
Other
Matches played8
WebsiteUlster GAA
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The 2024 Ulster Senior Football Championship is the 136th installment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners receive the Anglo-Celt Cup. The draw for the championship was made on 21 October 2023.[1] Derry are the defending champions.[2]

Teams

General Information

Nine counties will compete in the Ulster Senior Football Championship:

County Last Championship Title Last All-Ireland Title Position in 2023 Championship
Antrim 1951 — Preliminary round
Armagh 2008 2002 Runners-up
Cavan 2020 1952 Quarter-finals
Derry 2023 1993 Champions
Donegal 2019 2012 Quarter-finals
Down 1994 1994 Semi-finals
Fermanagh — — Quarter-finals
Monaghan 2015 — Semi-finals
Tyrone 2021 2021 Quarter-finals

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsors
Antrim Andy McEntee Peter Healy Fibrus
Armagh Kieran McGeeney Aidan Nugent, Rian O'Neill Simply Fruit
Cavan Mickey Graham Raymond Galligan Kingspan Group
Derry Mickey Harte Conor Glass Errigal Contracts
Donegal Jim McGuinness
Paddy McBrearty
 Circet
Down Conor Laverty Pierce Laverty EOS IT Solutions
Fermanagh Kieran Donnelly Declan McCusker Tracey Concrete
Monaghan Vinny Corey Kieran Duffy All Boro Floor Services
Tyrone Feargal Logan and Brian Dooher Peter Harte, Brian Kennedy McAleer & Rushe Ltd

Championship Draw

Pot 1 (Preliminary round pot)

2 out of the 5 teams out of this list are drawn for the preliminary round.

Pot 2 (Quarter-finals pot)

Bracket

Preliminary round
Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Down 0-13
Antrim 0-09
Down 2-06
Armagh 0-13
Fermanagh 0-09
Armagh 3-11
Armagh
Donegal
Derry 0-17
Donegal 4-11
Donegal 0-18
Monaghan 1-12 Tyrone 0-16
Cavan 3-12 Cavan 3-16
Tyrone 1-23*

Preliminary round

Matches

Preliminary round
Monaghan1-12 (15) – (21) 3-12Cavan
Hamill 1-0, Beggan 0-3 (1f, 1 '45), McManus 0-3 (2f), McCarron 0-2(1f), O'Connell 0-1, Garland 0-1, Wilson 0-1, Jones 0-1(1m) Report Lynch 1-9 (7f, 1 '45), G Smith 1-1, Faulkner 1-0, O'Connell 0-1, Madden 0-1
Attendance: 8,324
Referee:        Brendan Cawley (Kildare)

Quarter-finals

Matches

Quarter-final
Down0-13 (13) – (9) 0-09Antrim
Attendance: 5,429[3]
Quarter-final
Fermanagh0-09 (9) – (20) 3-11Armagh
Attendance: 7,096[4]
Quarter-final
Derry0-17 (17) – (23) 4-11Donegal
Attendance: 14,714[5]
Quarter-final
Cavan3-16 (25) – (26) 1-23 (a.e.t.)Tyrone
Attendance: 9,952[6]

Semi-finals

Matches

Semi-final
Down2–06 (12) – (13) 0–13Armagh
Report[7]
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 12,116[8]
Semi-final
Donegal0-18 (18) – (16) 0-16 (a.e.t.)Tyrone
Report[9]
Attendance: 14,714
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)

Final

Ulster final

Final
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Stadia and locations

County Location Province Stadium Capacity
Antrim Belfast Ulster Corrigan Park 3,700
Armagh Armagh Ulster Athletic Grounds 18,500
Cavan Cavan Ulster Breffni Park 25,030
Derry Derry Ulster Celtic Park 18,500
Donegal Ballybofey Ulster MacCumhaill Park 17,500
Down Newry Ulster Páirc Esler 20,000
Fermanagh Enniskillen Ulster Brewster Park 20,000
Monaghan Clones Ulster St Tiernach's Park 29,000
Tyrone Omagh Ulster Healy Park 17,636

Championship statistics

Scoring events

Does not include scores in extra time.

  • Widest winning margin: 23 points
  • Most goals in a match: 6
  • Most points in a match: 34
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 4
  • Most points by one team in a match: 20
  • Highest aggregate score: 46 points
  • Lowest aggregate score: 22 points

Miscellaneous

  • Donegal became the first team to defeat Derry in the Ulster championship since 2021 where Donegal also defeated the Oak Leafers.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2024 Provincial Football Championships draw". GAA. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Ulster SFC: Derry retain Ulster crown after dramatic win". Ulster GAA. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Down labour to victory as Antrim leave Newry with a bag of regrets". The Irish News. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Fermanagh falter as Armagh cruise into Ulster semi-final". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Ulster SFC: Donegal hit four goals to stun champions Derry". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Tyrone progress to Ulster SFC Semi-Finals after edging extra-time thriller against Cavan". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Jason Duffy's late point sees Armagh squeeze into Ulster final". RTE. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Late Jason Duffy point sees Armagh overcome neighbours Down and book their spot in the Ulster final". Newry Reporter. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Patrick McBrearty and Donegal get their second wind to topple Tyrone". Irish Times. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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