Ulster Under-20 Hurling Championship

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Founded1964
Title holdersDerry (7th title)
Most titlesAntrim (36 titles)
SponsorsBord 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.

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

County Championship Titles Last championship title
Antrim 37 2023
Derry 7 2024
Donegal 0 —
Down 12 2004

Roll of honour

# County Title(s) Years Won
1 Antrim 37 1964, 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 12 1968, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 2003, 2004
3 Derry 7 1986, 1993, 1997, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2024
  • Only three counties from Ulster have won the Under-21/Under-20 championship

List of finals

Year Winners Runners-up
County Score County Score
Under-20
2024 Derry
2023 Antrim 2-13 Derry 0-11
2018–2022 No 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 *

Notes:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hamill points Antrim through to semi-final clash with Tipp". Irish Examiner. Cork. 29 July 2010. ISSN 1393-9564.
  2. ^ "Senior stars spur Antrim". Irish Independent. Dublin. 30 July 2009. ISSN 0021-1222.
  3. ^ "Ulster U21HC final: awesome Oak Leafers see off Ardsmen". Hogan Stand. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Ulster U21 HC final: Glensmen survive Oak Leaf scare". Hogan Stand. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Antrim cruise to Ulster U-21 victory". RTÉ. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Ulster U21HC final: Antrim ease past Derry". Hogan Stand. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.

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