2017 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
The 2017 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship was the 69th staging of the Ulster hurling championship since its establishment by the Ulster Council in 1901.
Dates | 8–16 April, 2017 | ||
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Teams | 4 Championship 4 Shield | ||
Champions | Antrim (57th title) Simon McCrory (captain) Terence McNaughton & Dominic McKinley (manager) | ||
Runners-up | Armagh David Carvill (captain) Sylvester McConnell (manager) | ||
Promoted | Derry | ||
Relegated | Donegal | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 3 Championship 3 Shield | ||
Top scorer(s) | Conor Johnston (Antrim; 3-10) | ||
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The tournament was moved to April, instead of the usual June/July dates, in order to accommodate the various tiers of the All-Ireland championship.[1][2] Antrim won a sixteenth consecutive title.[3]
Format
The two-tier format introduced in 2016 continued.
In the first tier, the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship, Antrim, Armagh, Donegal and Down compete in a knock-out format. The winners receive the Liam Harvey cup. The two teams beaten in the semi-finals of the Championship play-off with the losing team relegated to the Shield for 2018.
In the second tier, the Ulster Senior Hurling Shield, Derry, Fermanagh, Monaghan and Tyrone compete in a knock-out format, with the winner gaining promotion to the top tier for 2018.
Cavan do not participate.
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Bracket
Semi-Finals | Final | |||||||
1-17 | ||||||||
2-12 | ||||||||
1-12 | ||||||||
5-22 | ||||||||
3-24 | ||||||||
1-10 | Relegation Playoff | |||||||
w/o | ||||||||
scr. |
Ulster Championship Semi-Finals
Ulster Final
Antrim | 5-22 – 1-12 | Armagh |
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C Johnston 3-05, N McManus 1-06 (1f), P Shiels 1-00, E Campbell 0-03, M Connolly 0-03 (2f), C Clarke 0-02, P McGill 0-01, C McKinley 0-01, C Carson 0-01 | Report | D Carvill 0-07 (6f), F Bradley 1-00, C Corvan 0-03, C Carvill 0-01, D Magee 0-01 |
Ulster Senior Hurling Shield
Bracket
Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||
4-18 | |||||||||
1-10 | |||||||||
1-12 | |||||||||
1-17 | |||||||||
0-09 | |||||||||
6-28 | |||||||||
Ulster Shield Semi-Finals
Ulster Shield Final
- Derry won the 2017 Ulster Hurling shield and promotion to the 2018 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship.