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| Event | 2025 Ulster Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 10 May 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | St Tiernach's Park,Clones | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Michael Murphy (Donegal)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Brendan Cawley (Kildare)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 28,788 | ||||||
←2024 *2026 → | |||||||
The2025 Ulster Senior Football Championship Final was the showpiece game of that year's Ulster Senior Football Championship; one of four provincial championships and part of the2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
The game was won by defending championsDonegal,[3] who defeated defendingAll-Ireland ChampionsArmagh by one point, with a score of 2-23 (29) to 0-28 (28).
The game was played atSt Tiernach's Park,Clones, Co. Monaghan on Saturday 10 May 2025 and was immediately preceded by theLadies' Gaelic Football Ulster Senior Championship Final between the same two counties.[4]
Armagh appeared in their third consecutive Ulster Final, aiming to capture the county's first provincial title since 2008, while Donegal were the defending champions, having beaten Armagh at the same stage in 2024.
Kildare'sBrendan Cawley was the referee.[5]
Donegal entered the championship in the preliminary round, where they facedDerry at Ballybofey on 6 April, winning by 10 points.[6] At the quarter-final stage, they faced Monaghan at Clones, winning by two points.[7] In the semi-final, the faced2024 Tailteann Cup winnersDown, winning by six points.[8]
Armagh's opening game came againstAntrim at Belfast's Corrigan Park on 12 April. The game had been moved byUlster GAA toPáirc Esler inNewry, but a successful campaign - including a proposed boycott by the Antrim team saw the game being staged at the West Belfast venue. Armagh won the contest by 11 points,[9] and facedTyrone in the semi-final at Clones on 26 April, winning the tie by one point.[10]
Donegal v
Armagh10 May 2025 (2025-05-10) 17:25 Final |
| Donegal | 2–23– 0–28 | Armagh |
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| (HT: 0–16 – 0–11) | ||
| Gls: C Moore (1) H McFadden (1) Pts: P Mogan (1) C Moore (1) C Thompson (4) M Langan (2) D Ó Baoill (1) P McBrearty (3) M Murphy (3) O Gallen (4) C O'Donnell (1) J McGee (1) N O'Donnell (2) | Pts: E Rafferty (3) R McQuillan (3) J Óg Burns (1) C O'Neill (1) B Crealy (1) O Conaty (6) A Murnin (1) O O'Neill (7) J Duffy (1) | |
Standby:Joe McQuillan (Cavan) Linesman:David Coldrick (Meath) Sideline: Conor Dourneen (Cavan) Umpires: Eoghan Fitzpatrick, Johnny Farrell, Dave Coady, Lee Moore |
        Donegal |    Armagh |
Man of the Match: |
