# 2024 Ulster Senior Football Championship

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. Derry were the defending champions. but lost heavily to Donegal in their opening game, conceding four goals.

## Teams
### General information

Nine counties competed in the Ulster Senior Football Championship:
| County | Last Championship Title | Last All-Ireland Title | Position in 2023 Championship |
| Antrim | 1951 | — | Preliminary round |
| Armagh | 2008 | 2002 | Runners-up |
| Cavan | 2020 | 1952 | Quarter-finals |
| Derry | 2023 | 1993 | Champions |
| Donegal | 2019 | 2012 | Quarter-finals |
| Down | 1994 | 1994 | Semi-finals |
| Fermanagh | — | — | Quarter-finals |
| Monaghan | 2015 | — | Semi-finals |
| Tyrone | 2021 | 2021 | Quarter-finals |

### Personnel and kits

| County | Manager | Captain(s) | Sponsors |
| Antrim | Andy McEntee | Peter Healy | Fibrus |
| Armagh | Kieran McGeeney | Aidan Forker | Simply Fruit |
| Cavan | Mickey Graham | Raymond Galligan | Kingspan Group |
| Derry | Mickey Harte | Conor Glass | Errigal Contracts |
| Donegal | Jim McGuinness | Paddy McBrearty | Circet |
| Down | Conor Laverty | Pierce Laverty | EOS IT Solutions |
| Fermanagh | Kieran Donnelly | Declan McCusker | Tracey Concrete |
| Monaghan | Vinny Corey | Kieran Duffy | All Boro Floor Services |
| Tyrone | Feargal Logan and Brian Dooher | Peter Harte, Brian Kennedy | McAleer & 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.
* Cavan
* Derry
* Donegal
* Down
* Monaghan

### Pot 2 (Quarter-finals pot)

* Antrim
* Armagh
* Fermanagh
* Tyrone

## Bracket

| Preliminary roundvte | Preliminary roundvte | Preliminary roundvte | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Down | Down | 0-13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Antrim | Antrim | 0-09 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Down | Down | 2-06 | | | |
| | | | | | | Armagh | Armagh | 0-13 | | | |
| | | | Fermanagh | Fermanagh | 0-09 | | | | | | |
| | | | Armagh | Armagh | 3-11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Armagh | Armagh | 0-20 (5) |
| | | | | | | | | | Donegal | Donegal | 0-20 (6) |
| | | | Derry | Derry | 0-17 | | | | | | |
| | | | Donegal | Donegal | 4-11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Donegal | Donegal | 0-18 | | | |
| Monaghan | Monaghan | 1-12 | | | | Tyrone | Tyrone | 0-16 | | | |
| Cavan | Cavan | 3-12 | Cavan | Cavan | 3-16 | | | | | | |
| | | | Tyrone | Tyrone | 1-23* | | | | | | |

## Final
### Ulster final

* Ulster champions and Ulster runners-up qualify to the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship group stage.

## Stadia and Attendance

| County | Location | Province | Stadium | Capacity |
| Antrim | Belfast | Ulster | Corrigan Park | 3,700 |
| Armagh | Armagh | Ulster | Athletic Grounds | 18,500 |
| Cavan | Cavan | Ulster | Breffni Park | 25,030 |
| Derry | Derry | Ulster | Celtic Park | 18,500 |
| Donegal | Ballybofey | Ulster | MacCumhaill Park | 17,500 |
| Down | Newry | Ulster | Páirc Esler | 20,000 |
| Fermanagh | Enniskillen | Ulster | Brewster Park | 20,000 |
| Monaghan | Clones | Ulster | St Tiernach's Park | 29,000 |
| Tyrone | Omagh | Ulster | Healy Park | 17,636 |
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.
* Widest winning margin: 11 points
** Fermanagh 0-09 - 3-11 Armagh (Quarter-finals)
* Most goals in a match: 4
** Monaghan 1-12 - 3-12 Cavan (Preliminary round)
** Derry 0-17 - 4-11 Donegal (Quarter-finals)
* Most points in a match: 34
** Cavan 3-14 - 1-20 Tyrone (Quarter-finals)
* Most goals by one team in a match: 4
** Derry 0-17 - 4-11 Donegal (Quarter-finals)
* Most points by one team in a match: 20
** Cavan 3-14 - 1-20 Tyrone (Quarter-finals)
* Highest aggregate score: 46 points
** Cavan 3-14 - 1-20 Tyrone (Quarter-finals)
* Lowest aggregate score: 22 points
** Down 0-13 - 0-09 Antrim (Quarter-finals)

## Miscellaneous

* Donegal became the first team to defeat Derry in the Ulster championship since 2021 where Donegal also defeated the Oak Leafers.