2024 Ulster Senior Football Championship Explained

2024 Ulster SFC
Province: Ulster
Year:2024
Trophy:Anglo-Celt Cup
Date:April – May 2024
Defending Champions: Derry
Winners: Donegal
Ordinal:11
Manager:Jim McGuinness
Runnersup: Armagh
Runnerupcaptain:Aidan Forker
Matches:8
Website:Ulster GAA
Previous:2023
Next:2025

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.

Teams

General information

Nine counties competed in the Ulster Senior Football Championship:

CountyLast Championship TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2023 Championship
Antrim1951Preliminary round
Armagh20082002Runners-up
Cavan20201952Quarter-finals
Derry20231993Champions
Donegal20192012Quarter-finals
Down19941994Semi-finals
FermanaghQuarter-finals
Monaghan2015Semi-finals
Tyrone20212021Quarter-finals

Personnel and kits

CountyManagerCaptain(s)Sponsors
AntrimAndy McEnteePeter HealyFibrus
ArmaghKieran McGeeneyAidan Forker[3] Simply Fruit
CavanMickey GrahamRaymond GalliganKingspan Group
DerryMickey HarteConor GlassErrigal Contracts
DonegalJim McGuinnessPaddy McBreartyCircet
DownConor LavertyPierce LavertyEOS IT Solutions
FermanaghKieran DonnellyDeclan McCuskerTracey Concrete
MonaghanVinny CoreyKieran DuffyAll Boro Floor Services
TyroneFeargal Logan and Brian DooherPeter Harte, Brian KennedyMcAleer & 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)

Preliminary round

Matches

Quarter-finals

Matches

Semi-finals

Matches

Final

Ulster final

Stadia and Attendance

CountyLocationProvinceStadiumCapacity
AntrimBelfastUlsterCorrigan Park3,700
ArmaghArmaghUlsterAthletic Grounds18,500
CavanCavanUlsterBreffni Park25,030
DerryDerryUlsterCeltic Park18,500
DonegalBallybofeyUlsterMacCumhaill Park17,500
DownNewryUlsterPáirc Esler20,000
FermanaghEnniskillenUlsterBrewster Park20,000
MonaghanClonesUlsterSt Tiernach's Park29,000
TyroneOmaghUlsterHealy Park17,636
Total attendance
101,241
Average attendance
12,655
Highest attendance
28,896
Armagh 0–20 – 0–20 Donegal
5–6
14 May 2023

Championship statistics

Scoring events

Does not include scores in extra time.

Miscellaneous

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 21 October 2023. 2024 Provincial Football Championships draw. GAA. 21 October 2023.
  2. News: 14 May 2023. Ulster SFC: Derry retain Ulster crown after dramatic win. Ulster GAA. 14 May 2023.
  3. News: Forker handed Armagh captaincy ahead of Louth visit. hoganstand.com. 26 January 2024.