2022 Ulster Senior Football Championship Explained

2022 Ulster SFC
Trophy:Anglo-Celt Cup
Province: Ulster
Year:2022
Winners: Derry
Ordinal:8
Captain:Chrissy McKaigue
Manager:Rory Gallagher
Runnersup: Donegal
Runnerupcaptain:Michael Murphy
Runnerupmanager:Declan Bonner
Previous:2021
Next:2023

The 2022 Ulster Senior Football Championship is the 134th installment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners receive the Anglo-Celt Cup. The draw for the 2022 Ulster Championship was made on 28 November 2021.[1] [2]

Teams

The Ulster championship is contested by the nine county teams in the province of Ulster.

TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
Antrim Saffron and whiteFona CabEnda McGinleyPeter Healy[3] [4]
Armagh Orange and whiteSimply FruitKieran McGeeneyAidan Nugent/Rian O'Neill[5]
Cavan Royal blue and whiteKingspan GroupMickey GrahamRaymond Galligan
Derry Red and whiteErrigal ContractsRory GallagherChrissy McKaigue
Donegal Gold and greenCircetDeclan BonnerMichael Murphy
Down Red and blackEOS IT SolutionsJames McCartanDarren O'Hagan
Fermanagh Green and whiteTracey ConcreteKieran DonnellyDeclan McCusker
Monaghan White and blueAll-BoroSéamus "Banty" McEnaneyRyan Wylie
Tyrone White and RedMcAleer & RusheFeargal Logan
Brian Dooher
Pádraig Hampsey[6] [7]

Preliminary round

Two counties were randomly drawn to face each other in the preliminary round. The lowest ranked county to play in the preliminary round was Fermanagh of Division 3.

Quarter-finals

Seven counties were given a bye to this stage and were joined by the preliminary round's winning team. The lowest ranked counties to play in the quarter-finals were Antrim, Cavan and Down of Division 3.

Final

The winning team advanced to the 2022 All-Ireland SFC, while the losing team advanced to the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 2022 Senior Football and Hurling Provincial Championship draws. GAA.ie. 29 November 2021. 29 November 2021.
  2. News: 2022 Football Championship draw: Galway pitted against Mayo in Connacht, Kerry paired with Cork in Munster. Sky Sports. 28 November 2021. 28 November 2021.
  3. News: Healy handed Antrim football captaincy. Hogan Stand. 14 May 2021.
  4. News: McGinley departure a surprise to Antrim players, says captain Healy. Hogan Stand. 2 June 2022.
  5. News: 'It was bonkers, that’s the only word to describe it' — Ex-Galway star Joe Bergin on melee red cards. independent.ie. 29 June 2022. However, a greater issue that caught Bergin's eye was the decision for referee David Coldrick to send off both Kelly and Nugent, feeling it was a far harsher punishment to Galway than Armagh considering the latter player shares the captaincy role with Rian O'Neill..
  6. News: Team news: Hampsey is new Red Hands captain. Hogan Stand. 14 May 2021.
  7. News: Pádraig Hampsey is new Tyrone captain – but no sign of Cathal McShane comeback just yet. Irish Independent. 14 May 2021.