2026 Ulster Senior Football Championship

2026 Ulster SFC
Tournament details
Province Ulster
Year2026
TrophyAnglo-Celt Cup
DateApril – May 2026
Teams9
Defending champions Donegal
Winners
Champions Armagh (15th win)
ManagerKieran McGeeney
CaptainAidan Forker
Runners-up
Runners-up Monaghan
ManagerGabriel Brannigan
CaptainMicheál Bannigan
Other
Matches played8
WebsiteUlster GAA

The 2026 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 138th instalment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2026 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The draw for the 2026 Ulster Championship took place on 27 November 2025.[1][2]

Donegal entered the contest as defending champions, but were eliminated in the Quarter-finals by Down. Monaghan and Armagh met in the Ulster final for the first time since the 1938 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship season when the decider was won by the Farney County. However, the Monaghan victory of 88 years ago was not to be repeated as Armagh won the match after extra-time. Aidan Forker became the first Armagh captain, since Paul McGrane in 2008, to lift the Anglo-Celt Cup after Forker's team had lost the previous three finals in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Draw

Bracket

Preliminary round
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Derry 2-23
Antrim 1-13
Derry 3-23
Monaghan (a.e.t.) 1-30
Monaghan 0-27
Cavan 2-14
Monaghan 0-25
Armagh (a.e.t.) 2-28
Donegal 1-21
Down 3-21
Armagh 3-33
Armagh (a.e.t.) 1-17 Down 0-14
Tyrone 1-16 Fermanagh 1-24
Armagh 2-32

Preliminary round

12 April 2026 Preliminary round Armagh 1-17 (20) – (19) 1-16
(a.e.t.)		 Tyrone Armagh  
16:15 (HT: 0-8 – 0-4)
(FT: 0-13 – 1-10)		 Venue: Athletic Grounds

Pts: Oisin O'Neill 0-6 (1tpf, 3f), Tomas McCormack 1-1, Callum O'Neill 0-3 (2f), Conor Turbitt 0-2, Ross McQuillan 0-2, Blaine Hughes 0-1 ('45), Darragh McMullan 0-1, Cian McConville 0-1		 Report
Pts: Conn Kilpatrick 0-4 (1tp), Michael McKernan 0-3 (1tp), Mattie Donnelly 0-3, Ben McDonnell 1-0, Ethan Jordan 0-2 (1f), Peter Teague 0-1, Ciaran Daly 0-1, Seanie O'Donnell 0-1, Eoin McElholm 0-1		 Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)
Attendance: 16, 091
TV: RTÉ2
BBC Two NI


Quarter-finals

18 April 2026 Quarter-final Derry 2-23 (29) – (16) 1-13 Antrim Derry  
17:00 (HT: 1-11 – 1-4) Venue: Celtic Park

Pts: Shane McGuigan 0-9 (1tp, 1tpf, 2f), Lachlan Murray 1-3, Paul Cassidy 1-1, Conor Doherty 0-3, Niall Loughlin 0-2, Ruairi Forbes 0-1, Eoin McEvoy 0-1, Padraig McGrogan 0-1, Ruairi O'Mianain 0-1, Brendan Rogers 0-1		 Report
Pts: Niall Burns 1-3, Pat Shivers 0-2, Ryan McQuillan 0-3 (1tp), Eoghan McCabe 0-3 (1tp), Conor Hand 0-1, Paddy McAleer 0-1 (1f)		 Referee: David Gough (Meath)
TV: BBC Two NI, GAA+


19 April 2026 Quarter-final Cavan 2-14 (20) – (27) 0-27 Monaghan Clones  
15:00 (HT: 0-8 – 0-15) Venue: St Tiernach's Park

Pts: Paddy Lynch 0-7 (1tpf, 1f), Darragh Lovett 1-1, Tiarnan Madden 1-1, Emmanuel Shehu 0-3 (1tp), Oisín Brady 0-2; Favour Shehu Red card 68'		 Report
Pts: Stephen Mooney 0-5, Rory Beggan 0-5 (1tpf, 3 45s), Dessie Ward 0-4 (1tp), Micheál Bannigan 0-3 (1f), David Garland 0-2, Stephen O'Hanlon 0-2, Andrew Woods 0-2, Aaron Carey 0-2, Karl Gallagher 0-2 (1tp)		 Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
TV: BBC Two NI, GAA+


25 April 2026 Quarter-final Fermanagh 1-24 (27) – (38) 2-32 Armagh Enniskillen  
17:30 (HT: 0-4 - 1-17) Venue: Brewster Park

Pts: Darragh McGurn 1-12 (5tp), Conor O'Hanlon 0-4 (2tp), Brandon Horan 0-2 (1tp), Jonathan Cassidy 0-1, Garvan Jones 0-1 (1f), Sean Cassidy 0-1, Conor Love 0-1, Josh Largo Elis 0-1, Mattie McDermott 0-1		 Report
Pts: Conor Turbitt 1-6 (1tpf, 1f), Jason Duffy 1-2, Oisín Conaty 0-5, Jarly Óg Burns 0-4, Oisín O'Neill 0-4, Tiernan Kelly 0-3, Ethan Rafferty 0-2 (1tpf), Ross McQuillan 0-2, Darragh McMullan 0-2 (1tp), Cian McConville 0-2 (1f)		 Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
TV: GAA+


26 April 2026 Quarter-final Donegal 1-21 (24) – (30) 3-21 Down Letterkenny  
15:00 (HT: 1-7 - 0-11) Venue: O'Donnell Park

Pts: Michael Murphy 0-7 (1tpf, 4f), Oisín Gallen 0-5, Caolan McGonagle 1-0, Conor O'Donnell 0-3, Jason McGee 0-2 (1tp), Peadar Mogan 0-2 (1tp), Shea Malone 0-2 (1tp)		 Report
Pts: Pat Havern 0-7 (1tp, 4f), Daniel Guinness 1-3, Mícheál Rooney 2-0, Adam Crimmins 0-4, Odhran Murdock 0-3, Ryan McEvoy 0-2 (1tp), Caolan Mooney 0-1, Ceilum Doherty 0-1		 Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
TV: GAA+


Semi-finals

2 May 2026 Semi-final Derry 3-23 (32) – (33) 1-30
(a.e.t.)		 Monaghan Armagh  
17:00 (HT: 2-10 – 0-06)
(FT: 3-16 – 1-22)		 Venue: Athletic Grounds

Pts: Niall Loughlin 2-1 (1f), Eoin McEvoy 1-2, Shane McGuigan 0-7 (1f), Lochlann Murray 0-6 (1tpf), Ethan Doherty 0-2, Conor Doherty 0-1, Sean Kearney 0-1, Conor Glass 0-1, Paul Cassidy 0-1, Niall Toner 0-1		 Report
Pts: Micheál Bannigan 1-5 (2f), Rory Beggan 0-6 (3tpf), Dessie Ward 0-3 (1tp), Michael McCarville 0-3 (1tp), Andrew Woods 0-3 (1tp), Jack McCarron 0-3 (1tp s/l), Conor McCarthy 0-2, Stephen Mooney 0-1, Bobby McCaul 0-1, David Garland 0-1, Oisín McGorman 0-1, Karl Gallagher 0-1		 Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)
TV: GAA+


3 May 2026 Semi-final Armagh (42) 3-33 – 0-14 (14) Down Clones  
16:00 (HT: 2-12 - 0-7) Venue: St Tiernach's Park

Pts: Conor Turbitt 2-5 (3f), Tomás McCormack 1-2, Oisín Conaty 0-5, Jarly Óg Burns 0-4, Oisín O'Neill 0-4 (1tp), Cian McConville 0-3 (1f), Andrew Murnin 0-3, Darragh McMullan 0-2 (1tp), Aaron O'Neill 0-2 (1tp), Tiernan Kelly 0-1, Peter McGrane 0-1		 Report
Pts: Daniel Guinness 0-4, Pat Haverty 0-2, Liam Kerr 0-2, Ryan Magill 0-2, Barry O'Hagan 0-2 (1f), Shane Annett 0-1, Odhran Murdock 0-1		 Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
Attendance: 27,423
TV: BBC Two NI, RTÉ2, GAA+


Final

17 May 2026 Final Monaghan 0-25 (25) – (34) 2-28
(a.e.t.)		 Armagh Clones  
16:15 (HT: 0-11 – 0-13)
(FT: 0-24 – 1-21)		 Venue: St Tiernach's Park

Pts: Stephen O'Hanlon 0-6 (1tp), Conor McCarthy 0-4, Jack McCarron 0-3 (1tp), Rory Beggan 0-2 (1tpf), Andrew Woods 0-2 (1tp), Oisin McGorman 0-2, Mícheál Bannigan 0-2(1f), Karl Gallagher 0-2 (1tp), Michéal McCarville 0-1, David Garland 0-1, Ryan O'Toole 0-1, Aaron Carey 0-1		 Report
Pts: Oisín Conaty 0-6, Conor Turbitt 0-5 (2f), Oisín O'Neill 1-1, Tiernan Kelly 1-0, Jarly Óg Burns 0-3 (1tp), Ross McQuillan 0-2, Rory Grugan 0-2 (1f), Joe McElroy 0-2, Andrew Murnin 0-2, Jason Duffy 0-2, Cian McConville 0-2 (2f), Darragh McMullen 0-1		 Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
TV: BBC Two NI, RTÉ2, GAA+


Stadia and attendance

County Location Province Stadium Capacity
Antrim Belfast Ulster Corrigan Park 3,700
Armagh Armagh Ulster Athletic Grounds 18,500
Cavan Cavan Ulster Breffni Park 25,030
Derry Derry Ulster Celtic Park 18,500
Donegal Ballybofey Ulster MacCumhaill Park 17,500
Down Newry Ulster Páirc Esler 20,000
Fermanagh Enniskillen Ulster Brewster Park 20,000
Monaghan Clones Ulster St Tiernach's Park 29,000
Tyrone Omagh Ulster Healy Park 17,636

Personnel and kits

County Manager(s) Captain(s) Sponsors
Antrim Mark Doran Dermot McAleese Fibrus Broadband
Armagh Kieran McGeeney Aidan Forker Simplyfruit
Cavan Dermot McCabe Ciaran Brady Kingspan Group
Derry Ciarán Meenagh Conor Glass Errigal Group
Donegal Jim McGuinness Patrick McBrearty Circet
Down Conor Laverty Pierce Laverty EOS IT Solutions
Fermanagh Declan Bonner Ronan McCaffrey Tracey Concrete
Monaghan Gabriel Bannigan Micheál Bannigan Activ8 Solar Energies
Tyrone Malachy O'Rourke Brian Kennedy McAleer & Rushe

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ↑ "2026 Provincial Football Championships draws". GAA. 27 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "2026 SFC provincial draws: Armagh and Tyrone in early season Ulster showdown". RTE. 28 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Ulster SFC Final: Armagh win first provincial title since 2008". www.gaa.ie. 17 May 2026.


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