2017 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province |  Ulster |
| Year | 2017 |
| Trophy | Seamus McFerran Cup |
| Sponsor | AIB GAA |
| Date | 15 October - 26 November 2017 |
| Teams | 9 (one from each of the 9 counties) |
| Defending champions |  Slaughtneil |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Slaughtneil (3rd win) |
| Manager | Mickey Moran |
| Captain | Patsy Bradley |
| Qualify for | All-Ireland Club SFC |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up |  Cavan Gaels |
| Manager | Jason O'Reilly |
| Captain | Micheál Lyng |
| Other | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Total scored | 17-213 |
| Top Scorer | Shane McGuigan (Slaughtneil) (1-17) |
| Website | Ulster GAA |
The 2017 AIB GAA Football Ulster Senior Club Championship was the 50th instalment of the annual competition organised by Ulster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2017–18 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.
Slaughtneil from Derry were the defending champions, having beaten Kilcoo from Down in the 2016 final.[1]
Slaughtneil successfully defended their title after defeating Cavan champions Cavan Gaels to claim their third title in four years.[2]
The Ulster championship is contested by the winners of the nine county championships in the Irish province of Ulster. Ulster comprises the six counties of Northern Ireland, as well as Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland.
Bracket
| Preliminary round | Quarter-Final | Semi-Final | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Scotstown (Monaghan)
| 1-6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Cill Chartha (Donegal)
| 1-16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cill Chartha (Donegal)
| 0-17 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kilcoo (Down)
| 0-12 | Slaughtneil (Derry)
| 2-17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slaughtneil (Derry)
| 1-11 | Slaughtneil (Derry)
| 0-10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Omagh St Enda's (Tyrone)
| 0-8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Slaughtneil (Derry)
| 1-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cavan Gaels (Cavan)
| 0-10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cavan Gaels (Cavan)
| 1-19 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Lámh Dhearg (Antrim)
| 0-10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cavan Gaels (Cavan)
| 0-12 (aet) 5-7 (R) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh)
| 0-12 (aet) 2-15 (R) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh)
| 2-8 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Armagh Harps (Armagh)
| 1-8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Preliminary round
Preliminary round
| Kilcoo (Down) | 0-12 – 1-11 | Slaughtneil (Derry) |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Devlin 0-5 (0-2f, 0-1 45), Darragh O’Hanlon 0-4 (0-4 f), Ceilum Doherty 0-1, JJ McLoughlin 0-1 | Report | Shane McGuigan 0-4 (0-4f), Patsy Bradley 1-0, Christopher Bradley 0-2 (0-2f), Cormac O’Doherty 0-1, Meehaul McGrath 0-1, Padraig Cassidy 0-1, Sé McGuigan 0-1, Brendan Rogers 0-1 |
Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)
Quarter-finals
Quarter-final
| Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh) | 2-8 – 1-8 | Armagh Harps (Armagh) |
|---|---|---|
| Conall Jones 1-5 (0-1f), Paul Ward 1-0 (1-0 pen), Garvan Jones 0-2, Stephen McGullion 0-1 | Report | Ultan Lennon 1-2 (0-1f, 0-1 45), Gareth Swift 0-2 (0-1f), Mark McConville 0-1, Ryan McShane 0-1, Joe McElroy 0-1, Conor Murphy 0-1 |
Referee: Dan Mullan (Derry)
Quarter-final
| Slaughtneil (Derry) | 0-10 – 0-8 | Omagh St Enda's (Tyrone) |
|---|---|---|
| Shane McGuigan 0-4 (0-4f), Christopher Bradley 0-4 (0-2f), Padraig Cassidy 0-1, Sé McGuigan 0-1 | Report | Connor O'Donnell 0-2, Joe McMahon 0-1 (0-1f), Conan Grugan 0-1 (0-1f), Ronan O'Neill 0-1 (0-1f), Hugh Gallagher 0-1, Ciaran McLaughlin 0-1, Conor Clarke 0-1 |
Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)
Quarter-final
| Cavan Gaels (Cavan) | 1-19 – 0-10 | Lámh Dhearg (Antrim) |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Dunne 0-6 (0-1f), Seanie Johnston 0-5 (0-1f), Micheál Lyng 1-2, Robert Maloney-Derham 0-3, Levi Murphy 0-1, Barry Fortune 0-1, Daniel Graham 0-1 | Report | Paddy Cunningham 0-6 (0-5f), Ryan Murray 0-3, Eoin McKeown 0-1 |
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Quarter-final
| Scotstown (Monaghan) | 1-6 – 1-16 | Cill Chartha (Donegal) |
|---|---|---|
| Conor McCarthy 1-2, Ross McKenna 0-2, Rory Beggan 0-1 (0-1f), Shane Carey 0-1 | Report | Paddy McBrearty 0-8 (0-4f), Ryan McHugh 0-5 (0-2f), Eoin McHugh 1-0, Stephen McBrearty 0-1, Michael Hegarty 0-1, Ciaran McGinley 0-1 |
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
Semi-finals
Semi-final
| Cill Chartha (Donegal) | 0-17 – 2-17 | Slaughtneil (Derry) |
|---|---|---|
| Paddy McBrearty 0-10 (0-5f), Barry McGinley 0-1, Ciaran McGinley 0-1, Mark McHugh 0-1, Stephen McBrearty 0-1, Eoin McHugh 0-1, Andrew McClean 0-1, Matthew McClean 0-1 | Report | Christopher Bradley 1-5 (0-1f, 0-1 45), Shane McGuigan 0-3 (0-1f), Sé McGuigan 1-0, Meehaul McGrath 0-2, Cormac O'Doherty 0-2, Brian Cassidy 0-2, Karl McKaigue 0-1, Chrissy McKaigue 0-1, Padraig Cassidy 0-1 |
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
Semi-final
| Cavan Gaels (Cavan) | 0-12 – 0-12 (a.e.t.) | Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh) |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Dunne 0-4 (0-2f), Levi Murphy 0-2, Seanie Johnston 0-1 (0-1f), Niall Smith 0-1, Declan Meehan 0-1, Andrew Graham 0-1, Paul O'Connor 0-1, Darragh Sexton 0-1 | Report | Paul Ward 0-5 (0-3f), Gary McKenna 0-2 (0-1f), Garvan Jones 0-2, Conall Jones 0-1 (0-1f), Ryan Jones 0-1, Declan Cassidy 0-1 |
Referee: Padraig Hughes (Armagh)
Semi-final replay
| Cavan Gaels (Cavan) | 5-7 – 2-15 | Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh) |
|---|---|---|
| Paul O'Connor 3-0, Seanie Johnston 1-4 (0-2f), Barry Fortune 1-0, Kevin Meehan 0-2, Darragh Sexton 0-1 | Report | Gary McKenna 0-5 (0-4f), Paul Ward 1-2, Conall Jones 1-0, Kevin Cassidy 0-3, Ryan Jones 0-2, Declan Cassidy 0-2, Michael Jones 0-1 |
Referee: Sean Laverty (Antrim)