# 2017 Ulster Senior Football Championship

The 2017 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 129th instalment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by the Ulster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners receive The Anglo-Celt Cup.
Tyrone are the defending champions. The draw for the Championship was made on 13 October 2016. Tyrone beat Down in the final with a score of 2-17 to 0-15.

## Teams

The Ulster championship is contested by the nine county teams in the province of Ulster.
| Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Captain | Most recent success | Most recent success |
| Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Captain | All-Ireland | Provincial |
| Antrim | Saffron and white | Creagh Concrete | Frank Fitzsimmons Gearoid Adams | Kevin Niblock | | 1951 |
| Armagh | Orange and white | Simply Fruit | Kieran McGeeney | Ciarán McKeever | 2002 | 2008 |
| Cavan | Royal blue and white | Kingspan Group | Mattie McGleenan | Gearóid McKiernan | 1952 | 1997 |
| Derry | Red and white | H&A Mechanical Services | Damian Barton | Enda Lynn | 1993 | 1998 |
| Donegal | Gold and green | KN Group | Rory Gallagher | Michael Murphy | 2012 | 2014 |
| Down | Red and black | EOS IT Solutions | Éamonn Burns | Darren O'Hagan | 1994 | 1994 |
| Fermanagh | Green and white | Tracey Concrete | Pete McGrath | Eoin Donnelly | | |
| Monaghan | White and blue | Investec | Malachy O'Rourke | Conor McManus | | 2015 |
| Tyrone | White and Red | McAleer & Rushe | Mickey Harte | Seán Cavanagh | 2008 | 2016 |

## Championship draw

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Derry | Derry | 0-11 | | | | | | |
| | | | Tyrone | Tyrone | 0-22 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tyrone | Tyrone | 1-21 | | | |
| | | | | | | Donegal | Donegal | 1-12 | | | |
| | | | Donegal | Donegal | 3-19 | | | | | | |
| | | | Antrim | Antrim | 1-9 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Tyrone | Tyrone | 2-17 |
| | | | | | | | | | Down | Down | 0-15 |
| | | | Down | Down | 0-15 | | | | | | |
| | | | Armagh | Armagh | 2-7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Down | Down | 1-14 | | | |
| | | | | | | Monaghan | Monaghan | 0-15 | | | |
| | | | Cavan | Cavan | 0-15 | | | | | | |
| Monaghan | Monaghan | 1-20 | Monaghan | Monaghan | 1-15 | | | | | | |
| Fermanagh | Fermanagh | 1-11 | | | | | | | | | |

## Semi-finals

| 18 June 2017 2:00 pm | Tyrone | 1-21 - 1-12 | Donegal | St Tiernach's Park, Clones Attendance: 22,609 Referee: David Gough (Meath) Man of the Match: Pádraig Hampsey |
| 18 June 2017 2:00 pm | Tiernan McCann 1-1, Niall Sludden 0-4, Kieran McGeary 0-3, Mark Bradley 0-2, Mattie Donnelly 0-2, Peter Harte 0-2, Padraig Hampsey 0-2, David Mulgrew 0-1, Seán Cavanagh 0-1 (f), Declan McClure 0-1, Ronan O'Neill 0-1, Niall Morgan 0-1 (45). | Report | Patrick McBrearty 0-6 (2fs), Michael Murphy 0-3 (2 '45's), Micheal Carroll 1-0, Martin Reilly 0-1, Michael Langan 0-1, Hugh McFadden 0-1. | St Tiernach's Park, Clones Attendance: 22,609 Referee: David Gough (Meath) Man of the Match: Pádraig Hampsey |
| 24 June 2017 7:00 pm | Down | 1-14 - 0-15 | Monaghan | Athletic Grounds, Armagh Attendance: 13,396 Referee: David Coldrick / Paddy Neilan (Meath / Roscommon) Man of the Match: Connaire Harrison |
| 24 June 2017 7:00 pm | C Harrison 0-3, D O'Hanlon 1-5, S Millar, K McKernan 0-2, C Maginn, M Cunningham, D O'Hare | Report | R Wylie, D Hughes 0-2, J McCarron 0-3, C McManus 0-6, C McCarthy, O Duffy, K Hughes | Athletic Grounds, Armagh Attendance: 13,396 Referee: David Coldrick / Paddy Neilan (Meath / Roscommon) Man of the Match: Connaire Harrison |

## Final

| 16 July 2017 2:00 pm | Tyrone | 2-17 - 0-15 | Down | St Tiernach's Park, Clones Attendance: 31,912 Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan) Man of the Match: Pádraig Hampsey |
| 16 July 2017 2:00 pm | R O'Neill 2-0, P Hampsey 0-3, P Harte 0-2, M Donnelly 0-2, N Sludden 0-1, S Cavanagh 0-2, D Mulgrew 0-1, M Bradley 0-2, C McCann 0-1. | Report | S Millar 0-1, R Johnston 0-2, N Donnelly 0-1, D O’Hanlon 0-5, C Mooney 0-2, C Maginn 0-1, M Cunningham 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, D McKibbin 0-1. | St Tiernach's Park, Clones Attendance: 31,912 Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan) Man of the Match: Pádraig Hampsey |