2017 Ulster Senior Football Championship

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2017 Ulster SFC
Tournament details
Year2017
Winners
Champions Tyrone (15th win)
Manager Mickey Harte
Captain Seán Cavanagh
Runners-up
Runners-up Down
Manager Éamonn Burns
CaptainKevin McKernan
  2016
2018  

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.

Contents

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

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

TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
Antrim Antrim colours.PNG Saffron and whiteCreagh ConcreteFrank Fitzsimmons
Gearoid Adams
Kevin Niblock
Armagh Armagh colours.PNG Orange and whiteSimply Fruit Kieran McGeeney Ciarán McKeever
Cavan Laois colours.PNG Royal blue and white Kingspan Group Mattie McGleenan Gearóid McKiernan
Derry Cork colours.PNG Red and whiteH&A Mechanical Services Damian Barton Enda Lynn
Donegal Donegal colours.jpg Gold and greenKN Group Rory Gallagher Michael Murphy
Down Down colours.PNG Red and blackEOS IT Solutions Éamonn Burns Darren O'Hagan
Fermanagh Limerick colours.PNG Green and whiteTracey Concrete Pete McGrath Eoin Donnelly
Monaghan Waterford colours.PNG White and blue Investec Malachy O'Rourke Conor McManus
Tyrone Derry colours.PNG White and RedMcAleer & Rushe Mickey Harte Seán Cavanagh

Championship draw

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 0-11
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 0-22
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 1-21
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 1-12
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 3-19
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 1-9
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 2-17
Colours of Down.svg Down 0-15
Colours of Down.svg Down 0-15
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 2-7
Colours of Down.svg Down 1-14
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 0-15
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 0-15
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 1-20 Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 1-15
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 1-11

Preliminary round

Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 1-20 - 1-11 Colours of Fermanagh.svg 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 each Report Tomas 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
St Tiernach's Park, Clones , Clones
Attendance: 7,473
Referee: Derek O'Mahony (Tipperary)

Quarter-finals

Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 3-19 - 1-09 Colours of Antrim.svg 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 each Report CJ McGourty 0-6 (6f), C Small 1-0, T McCann 0-2, S Beatty 0-1
MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey , Ballybofey
Attendance: 10,083
Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
Derry Colours of Derry.svg 0-11 - 0-22 Colours of Tyrone.svg 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 each Report Seán 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
Celtic Park, Derry , Derry
Attendance: 10,017
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
Down Colours of Down.svg 0-15 - 2-07 Colours of Armagh.svg 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 each Report Mark 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
Páirc Esler, Newry , Newry
Attendance: 16,168
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg 0-15 - 1-15 Colours of Monaghan.svg 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 each Report Conor 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.
Breffni Park, Cavan , Cavan
Attendance: 12,993
Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)

Semi-finals

18 June 2017
2:00 pm
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 1-21 - 1-12 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal St 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). Report Patrick 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
Colours of Down.svg Down 1-14 - 0-15 Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan Athletic 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'Hare Report R Wylie, D Hughes 0-2, J McCarron 0-3, C McManus 0-6, C McCarthy, O Duffy, K Hughes

Final

16 July 2017
2:00 pm
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 2-17 - 0-15 Colours of Down.svg Down St 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. Report S 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.

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