2000 Ulster Senior Football Championship

2000 Ulster SFC

Tournament details
Province	Ulster
Year	2000
Trophy	Anglo-Celt Cup
Date	14 May 2000 - 16 July 2000
Defending champions	Armagh
Winners
Champions	Armagh (9th win)
Manager	Brian McAlinden/Brian Canavan
Captain	Kieran McGeeney
Runners-up
Runners-up	Derry
Manager	Eamon Coleman
Captain	Anthony Tohill
Other
Matches played	9
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The 2000 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 112th installment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

Armagh successfully defended their title, beating 1998 winners Derry in the final. ^[1]

Teams

General Information

Nine counties competed in the Ulster Senior Football Championship:

County	Last Championship Title	Last All-Ireland Title	Position in 1999 Championship	Sponsor
Antrim	1951	—	Quarter-finals	Bushmills
Armagh	2008	—	Champions	Morgan Fuels
Cavan	1997	1952	Quarter-finals	Kingspan
Derry	1998	1993	Semi-Finals	Sperrin Metal
Donegal	1992	1992	Quarter-finals	Abbey Hotel
Down	1994	1994	Runners Up	Canal Court Hotel
Fermanagh	—	—	Quarter Finals	Tracey Concrete
Monaghan	1988	—	Preliminary Round	Harte Peat
Tyrone	1995	—	Semi-finals	W.J. Dolan

Championship Draw

	Preliminary round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
						Donegal		0-13
	Monaghan		1-10			Fermanagh		1-12
	Fermanagh		3-12								Fermanagh		0-12
											Armagh		0-13
						Tyrone		0-08
						Armagh		0-12
																Armagh		1-12
																Derry		1-11
						Cavan		1-05
						Derry		2-13
											Derry		1-17
											Antrim		2-05
						Down		1-07
						Antrim		0-13

Preliminary round

14 May 2000 ^[2]

Preliminary round

Fermanagh	3-12 - 1-10	Monaghan
Raymond Gallagher 1-2, Rory Gallagher 0-5, S Maguire 1-1, R Johnson 1-0, S King 0-2, T Callaghan 0-1, S McDermott 0-1.		K Tavey 1-1, D Smith 0-4, C McCaul 0-2, D Freeman 0-2, D Clerkin 0-1.

Brewster Park, Enniskillen

Attendance: 9,500

Referee: E Murtagh (Longford)

Quarter-finals

14 May 2000 ^[3]

Quarter-final

Cavan	1-5 - 2-13	Derry
L Reilly 0-4, F Cahill 1-0, P Reilly 0-1.		E. Muldoon 1-3, G McGonagle 1-2, A Tohill 0-4, P Bradley 0-3, R Rocks 0-1.

Breffni Park, Cavan

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: B White (Wexford)

28 May 2000 ^[4]

Quarter-final

Antrim	0-13 - 1-7	Down
S McQuillan 0-7, K Doyle 0-3, J Quinn 0-1, P McCann 0-1, C Colman 0-1.		G McCartan 1-1, S Mulholland 0-1, L Doyle 0-1, M Linden 0-1, C McCabe 0-1, S Ward 0-1, J McCrtan 0-1.

Casement Park, Belfast

Attendance: 16,500

Referee: S McCormack (Meath)

4 June 2000 ^[5]

Quarter-final

Tyrone	0-8 - 0-12	Armagh
E Gormley 0-7, C McBride 0-1.		O McConville 0-4, C O'Rourke 0-3, S McDonnell 0-2, D Marsden 0-1, T McEntee 0-1, P McKeever 0-1.

St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Attendance: 30,487

Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)

11 June 2000 ^[6]

Quarter-final

Donegal	0-13 - 1-12	Fermanagh
T Boyle 0-5, A Sweeney 0-3, B McLaughlin 0-1, M Hegarty 0-1, O Reid 0-1, J Gildea 0-1, B Devenney 0-1.		Rory Gallagher 1-6, Ray Gallagher 0-2, S McDermott 0-2, S King 0-1, J Gilheaney 0-1.

MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: D Joyce (Galway)

Semi-finals

18 June 2000 ^[7]

Semi-final

Antrim	2-8 - 0-14	Derry
K Brady 2-0, S McQuillan 0-3, R Hamill 0-2, K Doyle 0-1, K Madden 0-1, A Morris 0-1.		A Tohill 0-4, D Dougan 0-4, P Bradley 0-2, E. Muldoon 0-2, R Rocks 0-1, G Coleman 0-1.

Casement Park, Belfast

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: J Bannon (Longford)

25 June 2000 ^[8]

Semi-final

Armagh	0-13 - 0-12	Fermanagh
B O'Hagan 0-3, J McEntee 0-2, O McConville 0-2, S McDonnell 0-2, C O'Rourke 0-2, A McCann 0-1, A O'Neill 0-1.		Rory Gallagher 0-8, Ray Gallagher 0-2, R Johnson 0-1, S King 0-1.

St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Attendance: 28,059

Referee: B White (Wexford)

2 July 2000 ^[9]

Semi-final replay

Antrim	2-5 - 1-17	Derry
S McQuillan 1-1, P McCann 1-0, R Hamill 0-1, K Madden 0-1, A Morris 0-1, P Logan 0-1.		P Bradley 1-5, E. Muldoon 0-4, A Tohill 0-3, E Burns 0-2, J Brolly 0-2, R Rocks 0-1.

Casement Park, Belfast

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)

Final

16 July 2000 ^[10]

Final

Armagh	1-12 - 1-11	Derry
S McDonnell 1-1, C O'Rourke 0-4, O McConville 0-3, J McNulty 0-1, J McEntee 0-1, P McGrane 0-1, B O'Hagan 0-1.		J McBride 1-3, A Tohill 0-4, E. Muldoon 0-2, D Dougan 0-1, J Cassidy 0-1.

St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Attendance: 33,253

Referee: M Curley (Galway)

Main article: 2000 Ulster Senior Football Championship Final

Miscellaneous

• This was the final Ulster Championship before the Covid-hit 2020 season where defeat meant elimination from the All-Ireland Championship. ^{[11] [12]}
• Antrim's victory over Down in the Quarter-final on 28 May was played during a thunder-storm in Belfast. ^[13] It was Antrim's first win in the Ulster SFC since their win over Cavan in 1982.

See also

• 2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
• 2000 Ulster Senior Football Championship Final

References

1. The Sideline Eye (4 May 2023) Canavan, who managed the side along with Brian McAlinden, guided Armagh to back-to-back Ulster crowns. - https://thesidelineeye.com/2023/05/04/2000-was-armaghs-best-team-ever-canavan/
2. Gallaghers Fuel Fermanagh Win - Irish Independent - Monday 15 May 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000515/411/0030
3. Derry's stars dominate in dogged Ulster battle - Irish Independent - Monday 15 May 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000515/412/0030
4. Antrim weather the storm as 18 year famine ends - Irish Independent - Monday 29 May 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000529/396/0032
5. Armagh on the march in Ulster - Irish Independent - Monday 05 June 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000605/326/0027
6. Fabulous Fermanagh write their own history - Irish Independent - Monday 12 June 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000612/320/0028
7. Antrim almost cause shock of the day - Irish Independent - Monday 19 June 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000619/379/0025
8. Brave Fermanagh's free reign falls short - Irish Independent - Monday 26 June 2000 - Page 28 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000626/373/0028
9. Derry display class depsite Tohill blow - Irish Independent - Monday 03 July 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000703/401/0028
10. Armagh retain title with thrilling display - Irish Independent - Monday 17 July 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000717/477/0029
11. BBC Sport - Do you remember the last Ulster SFC final before the back door arrived? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gaelic-games/54742199
12. Two decades ago to be precise, the last summer the All-Ireland Championship was staged as a straight knock-out tournament. - Irish Examiner 31 October 2020 https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40073558.html
13. Not even the thunder and lightening which broke across the dark afternoon skies or the hailstones and heavy rain which followed could put this Antrim team off their stride. - Antrim weather the storm as 18 year famine ends - Irish Independent - Monday 29 May 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000529/396/0032

External links

• http://ulster.gaa.ie/