Ulster Under-20 Hurling Championship Explained

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship
First:1964
Sponsors:Bord Gais Energy
Current:Derry
Currentordinal:7
Super:th
Most:Antrim
Mostordinal:36

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 36 occasions.

The 2010 champions were Antrim who defeated Armagh by 0-21 to 0-16..[1] Antrim had won the 2009 title by beating Derry.[2] 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 title
Antrim372023
Derry72024
Donegal0
Down122004

Roll of honour

CountyTitle(s)Years Won
1Antrim371964, 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
2Down121968, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 2003, 2004
3Derry71986, 1993, 1997, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2024

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-up
CountyScoreCountyScore
Under-20
2024Derry
2023Antrim2-13Derry0-11
2018–2022No championship
Under-21
2017[3] Derry3-17Down1-09
2016[4] Antrim0-16Derry1-09
2015Antrim1-19Derry0-17
2014[5] Antrim7-17Down1-05
2013[6] Antrim6-22Derry0-06
2012AntrimDerry
2011Antrim0-15Armagh2-07
2010Antrim0-21Armagh0-16
2009Antrim1-18Derry0-09
2008DerrySee note
2007Derry2-16Antrim1-17
2006Antrim2-15Down2-11
2005Antrim3-12Down0-16
2004Down5-08Derry4-07
2003Down3-12Antrim1-12
2002Antrim2-23Down0-06
2001Antrim2-18Derry1-16
2000Antrim2-14Derry0-03
1999Antrim2-14Derry0-12
1998Antrim3-20Down4-08
1997Derry2-11, 0-22 (R)Antrim0-17, 1-16 (R)
1996Antrim1-13Down1-12
1995Antrim2-18Derry1-07
1994Antrim1-20Down1-04
1993Derry2-13Antrim1-08
1992Antrim3-11Down3-04
1991Antrim2-19Down2-06
1990Down2-09Antrim2-06
1989Antrim4-18Derry0-04
1988Antrim6-11Down1-04
1987Down3-12Derry2-09
1986Derry2-09, 3-09 (R)Down2-09, 1-02 (R)
1985Down1-12Antrim1-10
1984Down1-14Antrim0-15
1983Down2-07Antrim0-07
1982Antrim9-14Down0-05
1981Antrim2-09Down1-05
1980Antrim4-16Down0-09
1979Antrim9-13Armagh2-02
1978Antrim5-18Down3-09
1977Down3-07Antrim0-09
1976Antrim1-09Down0-04
1975Down3-10Antrim1-03
1974Antrim3-08Down0-03
1973Antrim1-06, 3-19 (R)Down1-06, 3-03 (R)
1972Antrim4-09Down1-11
1971Down5-11Antrim2-09
1970Antrim6-12Down2-10
1969Down5-17Antrim2-11
1968 *Down7-06Armagh2-09
1967Antrim3-08Down2-07
1966Antrim4-05Down0-08
1965Antrim5-08Down4-07
1964Antrim *

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Notes and References

  1. News: Hamill points Antrim through to semi-final clash with Tipp . 29 July 2010 . . 1393-9564 . Cork . en-ie.
  2. News: Senior stars spur Antrim . 30 July 2009 . . Dublin . 0021-1222 . en.
  3. Web site: Ulster U21HC final: awesome Oak Leafers see off Ardsmen . 26 July 2017 . . 26 July 2017.
  4. Web site: Ulster U21 HC final: Glensmen survive Oak Leaf scare . 28 July 2016 . . 27 July 2016.
  5. Web site: Antrim cruise to Ulster U-21 victory . . 24 July 2014 . 23 July 2014.
  6. Web site: Ulster U21HC final: Antrim ease past Derry . . 24 July 2013 . 25 July 2013.