| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province | |
| Year | 2025 |
| Trophy | Anglo-Celt Cup |
| Date | April – May 2025 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Defending champions | |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Donegal (12th win) |
| Manager | Jim McGuinness |
| Captain | Patrick McBrearty |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Armagh |
| Manager | Kieran McGeeney |
| Captain | Aidan Forker |
| Other | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Total scored | 10–358 (388) |
| Top Scorer | Patrick McBrearty 1-18 |
| Website | Ulster GAA |
The2025 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 137th instalment of the annualUlster Senior Football Championship organised byUlster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The draw for the championship was made on 12 October 2024.[1]Donegal retained their title by beatingArmagh in the final on 10 May.[2]
At the draw made in October 2024, Antrim was drawn first against defendingAll-Ireland champions Armagh, granting them home advantage; however,Ulster GAA stated that Antrim's proposed home ground Corrigan Park, with its capacity of less than 4,000 would be unsuitable to host the match.[3] Instead, Ulster GAA initially fixed the game forPáirc Esler,[4] the home ground ofDown GAA, but a stadium located primarily in County Armagh.[5]
A campaign by Antrim GAA,[6] alongside support from theGaelic Players Association,[7] which included a threatenedboycott of the game, was ultimately successful, with Ulster GAA agreeing to host the game at the West Belfast venue.[8]
| Preliminary round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 6 April,Ballybofey | ||||||||||||||
| 1-25 | ||||||||||||||
| 20 April,Clones | ||||||||||||||
| 1-15 | ||||||||||||||
| 0-21 | ||||||||||||||
| 0-23 | ||||||||||||||
| 27 April,Clones | ||||||||||||||
| 1-19 | ||||||||||||||
| 0-16 | ||||||||||||||
| 19 April,Enniskillen | ||||||||||||||
| 0-23 | ||||||||||||||
| 2-19 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 May,Clones | ||||||||||||||
| 2-23 | ||||||||||||||
| 0-28 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 April,Belfast | ||||||||||||||
| 1-23 | ||||||||||||||
| 1-34 | ||||||||||||||
| 26 April,Clones | ||||||||||||||
| 0-23 | ||||||||||||||
| 0-22 | ||||||||||||||
| 13 April,Omagh | ||||||||||||||
| 1-24 | ||||||||||||||
| 0-20 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 April 2025Preliminary round | Donegal | 1–25– 1–15 | Derry | Ballybofey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.00pm | Venue:MacCumhaill Park | ||||
| Gls: D. Ó Baoill Pts: D. Ó Baoill 4 (2 tp), P. McBrearty 7 (3 fs); P. Mogan, C. O’Donnell, S. O’Donnell C. Moore, M. Murphy (1f) 2 each; F. Roarty, R. McHugh, J. Brennan, O. Gallen, 1 each. | Report | Gls: B. Rogers 5 (2 tp), S. McGuigan 4fs, L. Murray 2 (1f), C. Doherty 2 (1tp); P. McGrogan, N. Toner 1 each. Pts: D. Higgins 1 | Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) Attendance: 15,023 |
| 12 April 2025Quarter-final | Antrim | 1–23– 1–34 | Armagh | Belfast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00pm | Venue:Corrigan Park | ||||
| Gls: R McQuillan 1 Pts: P McBride 9 (3tp, 1f), R McQuillan 5 (1tp), D McEnhill 4 (tp, tpf), M Byrne 2 ('45); M Jordan, E Quinn, R Boyle 1 each. | Report | Gls: T McCormack 1 Pts: R Grugan 8 (1tpf, 4f), O O'Neill 6 (3tpf), C O'Neill 4; E Rafferty 3, (1tpf), R McQuillan 3; G McCabe and C McConville 2 each; T McCormack, A Murnin, D McMullan, A Forker, B McCambridge, J Hall 1 each. | Referee:Barry Cassidy (Derry) |
| 13 April 2025Quarter-final | Tyrone | 1–24– 0–20 | Cavan | Omagh | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.15pm | Venue:Healy Park | ||||
| Gls: C Kilpatrick (1) Pts: N Morgan 1 ('45); A Clarke, P Teague 1, N Devlin 1, M McKernan 1, K McGeary 3; B Kennedy 1; A Donaghy 1, P Harte 1, C Daly 1; D McCurry 7 (2f), C McShane 2, R Canavan 4 (4f) | Report | Pts: O Kiernan 3 (1tp), D McVeety 8 (1tpf, 1tp, 1f); C Madden 3 (1tpf), S McEvoy 4 (3f), R Donohue 1, R O’Neill 1O Kiernan 3 (1tp), D McVeety 8 (1tpf, 1tp, 1f); C Madden 3 (1tpf), S McEvoy 4 (3f), R Donohue 1, R O’Neill 1 | Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan) Attendance: 6,791[9] |
| 19 April 2025Quarter-final | Fermanagh | 0-23– 2-19 | Down | Enniskillen | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue:Brewster Park | |||||
| Report[10] | Referee: J Henry (Mayo) Attendance: 4,157 |
| 20 April 2025Quarter-final | Monaghan | 0–21– 0–23 | Donegal | Clones | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue:St Tiernach's Park | |||||
| Report[11] | Attendance: 16,120 |
| 26 April 2025Semi-final | Armagh | 0-23– 0–22 | Tyrone | Clones | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:45 | Venue:St Tiernach’s Park | ||||
| Report[12] | Referee:David Gough (Meath) Attendance: 21,288 |
| 27 April 2025Semi-final | Down | 0–16– 1–19 | Donegal | Clones | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Venue:St Tiernach’s Park | ||||
| Report[13] | Attendance: 9,221 TV:BBC[14] |
| 10 May 2025Final | Armagh | 0–28– 2–23 | Donegal | Clones | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:25 | Venue:St Tiernach's Park | ||||
| Gls: E Rafferty (0-03,1’45, 1tpf); R McQuillan (0-03), J Og Burns (0-01); C O’Neill (0-01), B Crealey (0-01); O Conaty (0-06); A Murnin (0-01), O O’Neill (0-07, 1tp, 1tpf). | Report | Gls: H McFadden (0-01); C Moore (1-01); C Thompson (0-04, 2tp), M Langan (0-02); D O Baoill (0-01), H McFadden (1-00), S O’Donnell; P McBrearty (0-03, 3f), M Murphy (0-03), O Gallen (0-04). | Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) Attendance: 28,788[15] |
Ulster GAA this evening opted to switch the game to Páirc Esler in Newry.