Annual Gaelic football tournament
The Ulster Junior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by Ulster Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is played between the Junior championship winners from each of the nine counties of Ulster . The competition has a straight knock-out format. It was first held in 2001 as an unofficial tournament, and has been organised by Ulster GAA since 2004. The winners are awarded the Paul Kerr Cup. The winners go on to represent Ulster in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship .
Monaghan clubs have won the competition eight times, more than any other county. Rock St Patrick's are the most successful club, having won the competition three times. The current champions are Naomh Pádraig from Donegal .
List of Ulster Junior Club Football Championship finals
Year
Winners
Score
Runners-up
Venue
Ref
County
Club
County
Club
2001[ a]
Cavan
Drumgoon ‡
1–13 – 0–10
Monaghan
Doohamlet
Shamrock Park, Cremartin
[ 1]
2002[ a]
Monaghan
Corduff Gaels
1–08 – 0–08
Derry
Ballerin
Shamrock Park, Cremartin
[ 2]
2003[ a]
Monaghan
Monaghan Harps
1–11 – 2–08
Derry
Limavady
Shamrock Park, Cremartin
[ 3]
1–12 – 1–02 (R )
Shamrock Park, Cremartin
[ 4]
2004
Tyrone
Stewartstown Harps †
0–09 – 2–02
Monaghan
Cremartin
Casement Park , Belfast
[ 5]
2005
Monaghan
Monaghan Harps
1–12 – 0–07
Armagh
Clonmore
Brewster Park , Enniskillen
[ 6]
2006
Tyrone
Greencastle ‡
1–06 – 0–08
Donegal
Naomh Bríd
Casement Park , Belfast
2007
Tyrone
Rock St Patrick's †
2–08 – 2–06
Monaghan
Aughnamullen
St Tiernach's Park , Clones
2008
Monaghan
Drumhowan
5–10 – 0–05
Derry
Lissan
Brewster Park , Enniskillen
[ 7]
2009
Monaghan
Emyvale
2–06 – 1–09
Antrim
St Teresa's
Páirc Esler , Newry
[ 8]
2–14 – 1–11 (R )
Páirc Esler , Newry
[ 9]
2010
Cavan
Swanlinbar †
0–08 – 2–07[ b]
Monaghan
Corduff Gaels
Breffni Park , Cavan
[ 11]
2011
Tyrone
Derrytresk †
2–05 – 0–10
Monaghan
Cremartin
Athletic Grounds , Armagh
[ 12]
2012
Armagh
An Port Mór
2–09 – 0–11
Tyrone
Brackaville
Páirc Esler , Newry
[ 13]
2013
Monaghan
Emyvale
1–06 – 0–06
Tyrone
Killeeshil
Athletic Grounds , Armagh
[ 14]
2014
Tyrone
Rock St Patrick's
2–12 – 0–07
Donegal
Urris
Owenbeg, Dungiven
[ 15]
2015
Monaghan
Rockcorry
3–10 – 0–09
Derry
Faughanvale
Athletic Grounds , Armagh
[ 16]
2016
Tyrone
Rock St Patrick's †
1–12 – 0–14 (aet )
Monaghan
Blackhill
Páirc Esler , Newry
[ 17]
2017
Donegal
Naomh Colmcille
1–09 – 0–06
Fermanagh
Belnaleck
Celtic Park , Derry
[ 18]
2018
Donegal
Red Hughs
1–11 – 1–09
Derry
Limavady
Celtic Park , Derry
[ 19]
2019
Monaghan
Blackhill
1–11 – 0–09
Donegal
Buncrana
Healy Park , Omagh
[ 20]
2020
Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Cavan
Denn
3–08 – 0–10
Donegal
Na Dúnaibh
St Tiernach's Park , Clones
[ 21]
2022
Tyrone
Stewartstown Harps †
1–12 – 0–15 (aet ) (5–4 pen )
Cavan
Drumlane
St Tiernach's Park , Clones
[ 22]
2023
Cavan
Arva ‡
0–13 – 0–06
Monaghan
Blackhill
Shamrock Park , Roslea
[ 23]
2024
Donegal
Naomh Pádraig
3–07 – 1–12
Derry
Craigbane
Celtic Park , Derry
Performances in the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship by county
County
Titles
Runners-up
Years won
Years runners-up
Monaghan
8
7
2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2019
2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2023
Tyrone
7
2
2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2022
2012, 2013
Cavan
4
1
2001, 2010, 2021, 2023
2022
Donegal
3
4
2017, 2018, 2024
2006, 2014, 2019, 2021
Armagh
1
1
2012
2005
Derry
0
6
—
2002, 2003, 2008, 2015, 2018, 2024
Antrim
0
1
—
2009
Fermanagh
0
1
—
2017
Performances in the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship by club
Club
Titles
Runners-up
Years won
Years runners-up
Rock St Patrick's
3
0
2007, 2014, 2016
—
Monaghan Harps
2
0
2003, 2005
—
Stewartstown Harps
2
0
2004, 2022
—
Emyvale
2
0
2009, 2013
—
Blackhill
1
2
2019
2016, 2023
Corduff Gaels
1
1
2002
2010
Drumgoon
1
0
2001
—
Greencastle
1
0
2006
—
Drumhowan
1
0
2008
—
Swanlinbar
1
0
2010
—
Derrytresk
1
0
2011
—
An Port Mór
1
0
2012
—
Rockcorry
1
0
2015
—
Naomh Colmcille
1
0
2017
—
Red Hughs
1
0
2018
—
Denn
1
0
2021
—
Arva
1
0
2023
—
Naomh Pádraig
1
0
2024
—
Limavady
0
2
—
2003, 2018
Cremartin
0
2
—
2004, 2011
Doohamlet
0
1
—
2001
Ballerin
0
1
—
2002
Clonmore
0
1
—
2005
Naomh Bríd
0
1
—
2006
Aughnamullen
0
1
—
2007
Lissan
0
1
—
2008
St Teresa's
0
1
—
2009
Brackaville
0
1
—
2012
Killeeshil
0
1
—
2013
Urris
0
1
—
2014
Faughanvale
0
1
—
2015
Belnaleck
0
1
—
2017
Buncrana
0
1
—
2019
Na Dúnaibh
0
1
—
2021
Drumlane
0
1
—
2022
Craigbane
0
1
—
2024
^ a b c Unofficial tournament.
^ Swanlinbar lost the final, but were awarded the title after a successful objection.[ 10]
^ Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Thursday, March 21, 2002; Page: 26
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^ Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Thursday, March 11, 2004; Page: 34
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^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (19 December 2021). "Denn deliver Ulster title in style" . The Anglo-Celt . Retrieved 19 December 2021 .
^ Mooney, Francis (27 November 2022). "Stewartstown are just the ticket after lottery of penalty hands them Ulster junior title" . The Irish News . Retrieved 28 November 2022 .
^ Carney, Kevin Óg (26 November 2023). "Ciaran Brady plays captain's role in Arva's Ulster Junior final win over Blackhill" . The Irish News . Retrieved 26 November 2023 .
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