2017 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

The 2017 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship was the 69th staging of the Ulster hurling championship since its establishment by the Ulster Council in 1901.

2017 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Dates8–16 April 2017
Teams4 Championship
4 Shield
ChampionsAntrim (57th title)
Simon McCrory (captain)
Terence McNaughton & Dominic McKinley (manager)
Runners-upArmagh
David Carvill (captain)
Sylvester McConnell (manager)
PromotedDerry
RelegatedDonegal
Tournament statistics
Matches played3 Championship
3 Shield
Top scorer(s)Conor Johnston (Antrim; 3-10)
← 2016 (Previous) (Next) 2021 →

The tournament was moved to April, instead of the usual June/July dates, in order to accommodate the various tiers of the All-Ireland championship.[1][2] Antrim won a sixteenth consecutive title.[3]

Format

The two-tier format introduced in 2016 continued.

In the first tier, the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship, Antrim, Armagh, Donegal and Down compete in a knock-out format. The winners receive the Liam Harvey cup. The two teams beaten in the semi-finals of the Championship play-off with the losing team relegated to the Shield for 2018.

In the second tier, the Ulster Senior Hurling Shield, Derry, Fermanagh, Monaghan and Tyrone compete in a knock-out format, with the winner gaining promotion to the top tier for 2018.

Cavan do not participate.

Teams
Titles
56 0 3 4
Last title
2016 n/a 1932 1997

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket
  Semi-Finals     Final
                 
  Armagh 1-17  
  Down 2-12    
      Armagh 1-12
      Antrim 5-22
  Antrim 3-24    
  Donegal 1-10   Relegation Playoff
 
Down w/o
  Donegal scr.

Ulster Championship Semi-Finals
Semi-final
Armagh1-17 – 2-12Down
Report
Semi-final
Antrim3-24 – 1-10Donegal
Report

Ulster Final
Final
Antrim5-22 – 1-12Armagh
C Johnston 3-05, N McManus 1-06 (1f), P Shiels 1-00, E Campbell 0-03, M Connolly 0-03 (2f), C Clarke 0-02, P McGill 0-01, C McKinley 0-01, C Carson 0-01 Report D Carvill 0-07 (6f), F Bradley 1-00, C Corvan 0-03, C Carvill 0-01, D Magee 0-01
Owenbeg Centre of Excellence, Dungiven
Referee: James Clarke (Cavan)

Relegation Match
Relegation match
Downwalkover – withdrewDonegal
Report
Owenbeg Centre of Excellence, Dungiven
  • Donegal withdrew ahead of the match, and were relegated to the 2018 Ulster Hurling Shield. Down retained their place for the 2018 Ulster Hurling Championship.

Ulster Senior Hurling Shield

Bracket
Semi-Finals Final
      
Tyrone 4-18
Fermanagh 1-10
Tyrone 1-12
Derry 1-17
Monaghan 0-09
Derry 6-28

Ulster Shield Semi-Finals
Semi-final
Tyrone4-18 – 1-10Fermanagh
Semi-final
Monaghan0-9 – 6-28Derry

Ulster Shield Final
Final
Tyrone1-12 – 1-17Derry
Report

References
  1. Crossan, Brendan (25 January 2017). "Ulster Council chief Brian McEvoy praised for calendar shift in hurling".
  2. "Fixtures & Results".
  3. Bannon, Orla (16 April 2017). "Johnston stars as goal crazy Antrim take Ulster title".
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