Ulster Under-20 Hurling Championship

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Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Founded1964
Title holders Derry (7th title)
Most titles Antrim (36 titles)
Sponsors Bord Gais Energy

The Ulster U-21 Hurling Championship, or for sponsorship reasons the Erin Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship, is an Under 21 hurling tournament between counties affiliated to Ulster. The winners of the Ulster championship go on to qualify for the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship. The most successful county to date are Antrim who have won the competition on 36 occasions.

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The 2010 champions were Antrim who defeated Armagh by 0-21 to 0-16. . [1] Antrim had won the 2009 title by beating Derry. [2] In 2011, Antrim completed a three in a row of titles, beating Armagh.

Armagh, Cavan, Donegal, Fermanagh, Monaghan and Tyrone have never won an Under-21 hurling championship.

Teams

CountyChampionship TitlesLast championship title
Antrim 372023
Derry 72024
Donegal 0—
Down 122004

Roll of honour

#CountyTitle(s)Years Won
1 Antrim 371964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023
2 Down 121968, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 2003, 2004
3 Derry 71986, 1993, 1997, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2024

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-up
CountyScoreCountyScore
Under-20
2024 Derry
2023 Antrim 2-13 Derry 0-11
2018–2022No championship
Under-21
2017 [3] Derry 3-17 Down 1-09
2016 [4] Antrim 0-16 Derry 1-09
2015 Antrim 1-19 Derry 0-17
2014 [5] Antrim 7-17 Down 1-05
2013 [6] Antrim 6-22 Derry 0-06
2012 Antrim Derry
2011 Antrim 0-15 Armagh 2-07
2010 Antrim 0-21 Armagh 0-16
2009 Antrim 1-18 Derry 0-09
2008 Derry See note
2007 Derry 2-16 Antrim 1-17
2006 Antrim 2-15 Down 2-11
2005 Antrim 3-12 Down 0-16
2004 Down 5-08 Derry 4-07
2003 Down 3-12 Antrim 1-12
2002 Antrim 2-23 Down 0-06
2001 Antrim 2-18 Derry 1-16
2000 Antrim 2-14 Derry 0-03
1999 Antrim 2-14 Derry 0-12
1998 Antrim 3-20 Down 4-08
1997 Derry 2-11, 0-22 (R) Antrim 0-17, 1-16 (R)
1996 Antrim 1-13 Down 1-12
1995 Antrim 2-18 Derry 1-07
1994 Antrim 1-20 Down 1-04
1993 Derry 2-13 Antrim 1-08
1992 Antrim 3-11 Down 3-04
1991 Antrim 2-19 Down 2-06
1990 Down 2-09 Antrim 2-06
1989 Antrim 4-18 Derry 0-04
1988 Antrim 6-11 Down 1-04
1987 Down 3-12 Derry 2-09
1986 Derry 2-09, 3-09 (R) Down 2-09, 1-02 (R)
1985 Down 1-12 Antrim 1-10
1984 Down 1-14 Antrim 0-15
1983 Down 2-07 Antrim 0-07
1982 Antrim 9-14 Down 0-05
1981 Antrim 2-09 Down 1-05
1980 Antrim 4-16 Down 0-09
1979 Antrim 9-13 Armagh 2-02
1978 Antrim 5-18 Down 3-09
1977 Down 3-07 Antrim 0-09
1976 Antrim 1-09 Down 0-04
1975 Down 3-10 Antrim 1-03
1974 Antrim 3-08 Down 0-03
1973 Antrim 1-06, 3-19 (R) Down 1-06, 3-03 (R)
1972 Antrim 4-09 Down 1-11
1971 Down 5-11 Antrim 2-09
1970 Antrim 6-12 Down 2-10
1969 Down 5-17 Antrim 2-11
1968 * Down 7-06 Armagh 2-09
1967 Antrim 3-08 Down 2-07
1966 Antrim 4-05 Down 0-08
1965 Antrim 5-08 Down 4-07
1964 Antrim *

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