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 39 occasions.
The 2010 champions were Antrim who defeated Armagh by 0-21 to 0-16. . Antrim had won the 2009 title by beating Derry. 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 CountyChampionship TitlesLast championship titleAntrim392026Derry72024Donegal0 —Down122004
Roll of honour # County Title(s) Years won 1 Antrim 39 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, 2025, 2026 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 YearWinnersRunners-upCountyScoreCountyScoreUnder-20 2026 Antrim 3-25 Down 2-10 2025 Antrim 1-25 Down 1-13 2024 Derry 2-15 Antrim 2-12 2023 Antrim 2-13 Derry 0-11 2018–2022No championshipUnder-21 2017 Derry 3-17 Down 1-09 2016 Antrim 0-16 Derry 1-09 2015 Antrim 1-19 Derry 0-17 2014 Antrim 7-17 Down 1-05 2013 Antrim 6-22 Derry 0-06 2012 Antrim2-14 Derry1-07 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: Antrim only team entered 1968 was a "B" Grade competition. Antrim represented Ulster in the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship. The 2008 competition was organised on a league basis, with each team playing one another once. Therefore, there was no final, Derry clinched the Championship in their final league game against Down.
See also Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
References
2011 Final report
Sources Roll of Honour on gaainfo.com Complete Roll of Honour on Kilkenny GAA bible