2025 Ulster Senior Football Championship final

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2025 Ulster SFC Final
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Event 2025 Ulster Senior Football Championship
Armagh Donegal
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0-28
(28)		2-23
(29)
A.E.T.
Date10 May 2025
Venue St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Man of the Match Michael Murphy (Donegal) [1]
Referee Brendan Cawley (Kildare) [2]
Attendance28,788
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The 2025 Ulster Senior Football Championship Final was the showpiece game of that year's Ulster Senior Football Championship; one of four provincial championships and part of the 2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

Contents

The game was won by defending champions Donegal, [3] who defeated defending All-Ireland Champions Armagh by one point, with a score of 2-23 (29) to 0-28 (28).

The game was played at St Tiernach's Park, Clones, Co. Monaghan on Saturday 10 May 2025 and was immediately preceded by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Ulster Senior Championship Final between the same two counties. [4]

Armagh appeared in their third consecutive Ulster Final, aiming to capture the county's first provincial title since 2008, while Donegal were the defending champions, having beaten Armagh at the same stage in 2024.

Kildare's Brendan Cawley was the referee. [5]

Paths to the final

Donegal entered the championship in the preliminary round, where they faced Derry at Ballybofey on 6 April, winning by 10 points. [6] At the quarter-final stage, they faced Monaghan at Clones, winning by two points. [7] In the semi-final, the faced 2024 Tailteann Cup winners Down, winning by six points. [8]

Armagh's opening game came against Antrim at Belfast's Corrigan Park on 12 April. The game had been moved by Ulster GAA to Páirc Esler in Newry, but a successful campaign - including a proposed boycott by the Antrim team saw the game being staged at the West Belfast venue. Armagh won the contest by 11 points, [9] and faced Tyrone in the semi-final at Clones on 26 April, winning the tie by one point. [10]

Match

Details

10 May 2025 (2025-05-10)
17:25
Final
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 2–23 – 0–28 Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh
(HT: 0–16 – 0–11)
Gls: C Moore (1) H McFadden (1)
Pts: P Mogan (1) C Moore (1) C Thompson (4) M Langan (2) D Ó Baoill (1) P McBrearty (3) M Murphy (3) O Gallen (4) C O'Donnell (1) J McGee (1) N O'Donnell (2)
Pts: E Rafferty (3) R McQuillan (3) J Óg Burns (1) C O'Neill (1) B Crealy (1) O Conaty (6) A Murnin (1) O O'Neill (7) J Duffy (1)
St Tiernach's Park , Clones
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
Attendance: 28,788
Standby: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Linesman: David Coldrick (Meath)
Sideline: Conor Dourneen (Cavan)
Umpires: Eoghan Fitzpatrick, Johnny Farrell, Dave Coady, Lee Moore
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Donegal
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Armagh
1 Shaun Patton
2 Finnbarr Roarty
3 Brendan McCole Sub off.svg 83'
4 Peadar Mogan
5 Ryan McHugh Sub off.svg 78'
26 Caolan McGonagle
7 Ciarán Moore Sub off.svg 54'Sub on.svg 81'
8 Ciarán Thompson
9 Michael Langan
10 Daire Ó Baoill Sub off.svg 51'Sub on.svg 78'
24 Hugh McFadden Sub off.svg 49'
12 Shane O'Donnell Sub off.svg 81'
13 Patrick McBrearty (c)Sub off.svg 42'Sub on.svg 76'
14 Michael Murphy Sub off.svg 76'
15 Oisín Gallen Sub off.svg 64'
Substitutes:
16 Gavin Mulreany
17 Mark Curran
18 Odhran McFadden Ferry
19 Odhrán Doherty
20 Aaron Doherty Sub on.svg 64'
21 Eoin McHugh Sub on.svg 54'
22 Jason McGee Sub on.svg 49'
23 Jamie Brennan Sub on.svg 51'Sub off.svg 71'
11 Conor O'Donnell Sub on.svg 42'
25 Niall O'Donnell Sub on.svg 71'
6 Stephen McMenamin Sub on.svg 83'

Manager:
Jim McGuinness
1 Ethan Rafferty
2 Paddy Burns
3 Barry McCambridge
17 Aidan Forker (c)Sub off.svg 61'
5 Ross McQuillan Sub off.svg 87'
6 Greg McCabe Sub off.svg 54'
7 Jarly Óg Burns
8 Callum O'Neill Sub off.svg 49'
9 Ben Crealey
10 Darragh McMullen
11 Rory Grugan Sub off.svg 83'
12 Oisín Conaty Sub off.svg 78'
24 Tiernan Kelly Sub off.svg 41'
14 Andrew Murnin Sub off.svg 71'
15 Oisín O'Neill Sub off.svg 59'
Substitutes:
16 Blaine Hughes
4 Peter McGrane Sub on.svg 54'
18 Tomás McCormack Sub on.svg 87'
19 Connaire Mackin Sub on.svg 71'
20 Jason Duffy
21 Niall Grimley Sub on.svg 61'
22 Shane McPartlan Sub on.svg 83'
23 Cian McConville Sub on.svg 78'
13 Conor Turbitt Sub on.svg 41'
25 Stefan Campbell Sub on.svg 49'
26 Jemar Hall

Manager:
Kieran McGeeney

Man of the Match:
Michael Murphy (Donegal)

References

  1. ↑ "ULSTER FINAL REACTION: Murphy - 'I didn't think it would happen again'". donegalnews.com. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Brendan Cawley appointed to take charge of Donegal and Armagh". donegallive.ie. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Mooney, Francis. "Donegal go the distance against Armagh to retain Ulster SFC crown". RTÉ.
  4. ↑ "Armagh brush Donegal aside to claim the Ulster Ladies' Senior Football Championship title". The Irish News. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Referees named for Ulster and Leinster SFC Finals". GAA.ie. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Ulster SFC: Donegal impress against Derry". GAA.ie. 6 April 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Ulster SFC: Donegal beat spirited Monaghan to reach last four". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Holders Donegal reach Ulster final with victory over Down - as it happened". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "Ulster SFC: Armagh defeat Antrim". GAA.ie. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Ulster SFC: Armagh snatch dramatic semi-final win over Tyrone with last kick". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
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