2024 Ulster Senior Football Championship

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2024 Ulster SFC
Tournament details
Province Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster
Year2024
TrophyAnglo-Celt Cup
DateApril – May 2024
Defending champions Colours of Derry.svg Derry
Winners
Champions Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal (11th win)
Manager Jim McGuinness
Runners-up
Runners-up Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh
Captain Aidan Forker
Other
Matches played8
Website Ulster GAA
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The 2024 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 136th installment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winning team received the Anglo-Celt Cup. The draw for the championship was made on 21 October 2023. [1] Derry were the defending champions. [2] but lost heavily to Donegal in their opening game, conceding four goals.

Contents

Teams

General information

Nine counties competed in the Ulster Senior Football Championship:

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

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsors
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim Andy McEntee Peter HealyFibrus
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh Kieran McGeeney Aidan Forker [3] Simply Fruit
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Mickey Graham Raymond Galligan Kingspan Group
Colours of Derry.svg Derry Mickey Harte Conor Glass Errigal Contracts
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal Jim McGuinness Paddy McBrearty Circet
Colours of Down.svg Down Conor Laverty Pierce LavertyEOS IT Solutions
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh Kieran Donnelly Declan McCuskerTracey Concrete
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan Vinny Corey Kieran DuffyAll Boro Floor Services
Colours of Tyrone.svg 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 were drawn for the preliminary round.

Pot 2 (Quarter-finals pot)

Bracket

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Colours of Down.svg Down 0-13
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 0-09
Colours of Down.svg Down 2-06
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 0-13
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 0-09
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 3-11
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 0-20 (5)
Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Donegal 0-20 (6)
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 0-17
Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Donegal 4-11
Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Donegal 0-18
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 1-12 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 0-16
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 3-12 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 3-16
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 1-23*

Preliminary round

Matches

Preliminary round
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 1-12 (15) – (21) 3-12 Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg
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
St Tiernach's Park , Clones
Attendance: 8,324
Referee:        Brendan Cawley (Kildare)

Quarter-finals

Matches

Quarter-final
Colours of Down.svg Down 0-13 (13) – (9) 0-09 Antrim Colours of Antrim.svg
Páirc Esler , Newry
Attendance: 5,429 [4]
Quarter-final
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 0-09 (9) – (20) 3-11 Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg
Brewster Park , Enniskillen
Attendance: 7,096 [5]
Quarter-final
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 0-17 (17) – (23) 4-11 Donegal Colours of Donegal GAA.svg
Celtic Park , Derry
Attendance: 14,714 [6]
Quarter-final
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 3-16 (25) – (26) 1-23 (a.e.t.) Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg
Breffni Park , Cavan
Attendance: 9,952 [7]

Semi-finals

Matches

Semi-final
Colours of Down.svg Down 2–06 (12) – (13) 0–13 Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg
Report [8]
St. Tiernach's Park , Clones
Attendance: 12,116 [9]
Semi-final
Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Donegal 0-18 (18) – (16) 0-16 (a.e.t.) Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg
Report [10]
Celtic Park , Derry
Attendance: 14,714
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)

Final

Ulster final

Final
Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg 0-200-20 (a.e.t.) Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg
Report [11]
Penalties
5-6
St. Tiernach's Park , Clones
Attendance: 28,896
Referee: Martin McNally

Stadia and Attendance

Championship statistics

Scoring events

Does not include scores in extra time.

Miscellaneous

See also

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