The 2023 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 135th installment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winning team received the Anglo-Celt Cup. The draw for the championship was made on 15 October 2022. The defending champion was Derry.
Derry successfully defended their title, beating Armagh in the final in a penalty shoot-out.
Teams General information Nine counties competed in the Ulster Senior Football Championship: CountyLast Championship TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2022 Championship Antrim1951 —Quarter-finals Armagh20082002Quarter-finals Cavan20201952Semi-finals Derry20221993Champions Donegal20192012Runners-up Down19941994Quarter-finals Fermanagh — —Preliminary round Monaghan2015 —Semi-finals Tyrone20212021Quarter-finals
Personnel and kits CountyManagerCaptain(s)Sponsors AntrimAndy McEnteePeter HealyFibrus ArmaghKieran McGeeneyAidan Nugent, Rian O'NeillSimply Fruit CavanMickey GrahamRaymond GalliganKingspan Group DerryRory GallagherConor GlassErrigal Contracts DonegalAidan O'RourkePaddy McBreartyCircet DownConor LavertyPierce LavertyEOS IT Solutions FermanaghKieran DonnellyDeclan McCuskerTracey Concrete MonaghanVinny CoreyKieran DuffyAll Boro Floor Services TyroneFeargal Logan and Brian DooherPádraig HampseyMcAleer & Rushe Ltd
Draw
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Stadia and attendance
CountyLocationProvinceStadiumCapacity AntrimBelfastUlsterCorrigan Park3,700 ArmaghArmaghUlsterAthletic Grounds18,500 CavanCavanUlsterBreffni Park25,030 DerryDerryUlsterCeltic Park18,500 DonegalBallybofeyUlsterMacCumhaill Park17,500 DownNewryUlsterPáirc Esler20,000 FermanaghEnniskillenUlsterBrewster Park20,000 MonaghanClonesUlsterSt Tiernach's Park29,000 TyroneOmaghUlsterHealy Park17,636
Total attendance112,615Average attendance14,077Highest attendance29,000 Derry 1–15 – 0–18 Armagh 14 May 2023
Statistics Scoring events
Widest winning margin: 12 points Fermanagh 2-08 - 3-17 Derry (Quarter-finals) Most goals in a match: 5 Fermanagh 2-08 - 3-17 Derry (Quarter-finals) Most points in a match: 35 Tyrone 1-18 - 2-17 Monaghan (Quarter-finals) Most goals by one team in a match: 3 Fermanagh 2-08 - 3-17 Derry (Quarter-finals) Most points by one team in a match: 21 Derry 1-21 - 2-10 Monaghan (Semi-finals) Highest aggregate score: 44 points Tyrone 1-18 - 2-17 Monaghan (Quarter-finals) Lowest aggregate score: 29 points Cavan 0-12 - 1-14 Armagh (Quarter-finals)
Miscellaneous Paddy Carr went unbeaten as Donegal manager during this campaign
See also
2023 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2023 Connacht Senior Football Championship 2023 Leinster Senior Football Championship 2023 Munster Senior Football Championship 2023 Tailteann Cup (Tier 2) 2023 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship (Tier 3)
References
External links http://ulster.gaa.ie/