2009 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

The 2009 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship was the 42nd staging of the annual Ulster Senior Club Football Championship which is administered by Ulster GAA. Nine GAA county boards compete for the title. The winners were awarded the Séamus McFerran Cup and went on to compete in the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. The championship started on 18 October 2009 and concluded with the final on 29 November 2009.

For a history of the Ulster Club Championship, see Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. For the hurling equivalent, see Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship.
2009 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
Tournament details
CountyUlster
Year2009

Crossmaglen were the current holders - beating Ballinderry in the 2008 final at Brewster Park in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh.

Format

The championship took the structure of an open-draw knock-out.

Competing teams

Each county in Ulster holds its own County Championship. The winner of the nine championships qualify for the Ulster Club Championship.

Team Qualified as Last appearance Notes
St. GallsAntrim Champions2008
Pearse ÓgArmagh Champions1992Knocked out at the quarter final stage by St Galls of Antrim.
Cavan GaelsCavan Champions2008Knocked out in the first round by St Galls of Antrim.
An LúbDerry Champions2003
Naomh AdhamhnáinDonegal Champions2008
Derrygonnelly HarpsFermanagh Champions2004Knocked out at the quarter final stage by An Lúb of Derry.
Clontibret O'NeillsMonaghan Champions2007
DromoreTyrone Champions2007Knocked out at the quarter final stage by Clontibret of Monaghan.
KilcooDown ChampionsFirst Club Championship

Draw

The draw for the (whole) competition took place in August 2009, along with the draws for the Ulster Senior Hurling, Intermediate Football and Junior Football championships.[1]

Match schedule

[1]

  • Preliminary round - 18 October
  • Quarter-finals - 1 November
  • Semi-finals - 15 November
  • Final - 29 November

Preliminary round
18 October 2009 Cavan Gaels (Cavan) 1-10 – 1-12
(a.e.t.)		 St Galls (Antrim) Kingspan Breffni Park
Referee: Marty Duffy (Sligo)
BBC report

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were originally schedules to take place on 1 November, but they were all postponed for a week due to adverse weather conditions.

8 November 2009 An Lúb (Derry) 1-10 - 1-06 Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh) Celtic Park, Derry
BBC report
8 November 2009 Kilcoo (Down) 0-13 - 0-09 Naomh Adhamhnáin (Donegal) Páirc Esler, Newry
BBC report
8 November 2009 Clontibret O'Neills (Monaghan) 0-10 - 0-08 Dromore (Tyrone) St Tiernach's Park, Clones
BBC report
8 November 2009 Pearse Óg (Armagh) 0-08 - 0-10 St. Gall's (Antrim) Casement Park, Belfast
BBC report

Semi-finals
15 November 2009 An Lúb (Derry) 1-12 - 1-11 Kilcoo (Down) Casement Park, Belfast
BBC report
15 November 2009 Clontibret O'Neills (Monaghan) 0-11 - 2-15 St. Gall's (Antrim) Athletic Grounds, Armagh
BBC Report

Final
29 November 2009
1430 GMT		 An Lúb (Derry) 0-05 - 0-16 St. Gall's (Antrim) Páirc Esler, Newry
BBC Report

Bracket
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References
  1. "Repeat on the cards". The Irish News. 20 August 2009. p. 57. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
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