2026 Ulster Senior Football Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province |  Ulster |
| Year | 2026 |
| Trophy | Anglo-Celt Cup |
| Date | April – May 2026 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Defending champions |  Donegal |
| Other | |
| Website | Ulster GAA |
The 2026 Ulster Senior Football Championship is the 138th instalment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It is 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.
Bracket
Preliminary round
| 12 April 2026 Preliminary round | Armagh  |
1-17 (20) – (19) 1-16 (a.e.t.) |
 Tyrone |
Armagh | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:15 IST (UTC+1) | (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: RTE BBC
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Quarter-finals
| 18 April 2026 Quarter-final | Derry  |
2-23 (29) – (16) 1-13 |  Antrim |
Derry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 IST (UTC+1) | (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, Ruairí Forbes 0-1, Eoin McEvoy 0-1, Padraig McGrogan 0-1, Ruairí O'Mianain 0-1, Brendan Rogers 0-1 |
Report | Pts: Niall Burns 1-3, Ross McQuillan 0-3 (1tp), Eoghan McCabe 0-3 (1tp), Pat Shivers 0-2, Conor Hand 0-1, Paddy McAleer 0-1 (f) |
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
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| 19 April 2026 Quarter-final | Cavan  |
2-14 (20) – (27) 0-27 |  Monaghan |
Clones | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 IST (UTC+1) | (HT: 0-8 - 0-13) | 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 |
Report | Pts: Stephen Mooney 0-5, Rory Beggan 0-5 (1tpf, 3'45), Dessie Ward 0-4 (1tp), Mícheál 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 (tp) |
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone) Attendance: 7,980[3]
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| 25 April 2026 Quarter-final | Fermanagh  |
1-24 (27) – (38) 2-32 | Armagh |
Enniskillen | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 IST (UTC+1) | (HT: 0-4 - 1-17) | Venue: Brewster Park | |||
Pts: Darragh McGurn 1-12 (5tp), Conor O'Hanlon 0-4 (2tp), Brandon Horan 0-2 (tp), Jonathan Cassidy 0-1, Garvan Jones 0-1 (f), Seán 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, Oisin Conaty 0-5, Jarly Óg Burns 0-4, Oisin O'Neill 0-4, Tiernan Kelly 0-3, Ethan Rafferty 0-2 (tpf), Ross McQuillan 0-2, Darragh McMullen 0-2 (tp), Cian McConville 0-2 (1f) |
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry) Attendance: 9,000 TV: RTÉ GAA+
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| 26 April 2026 Quarter-final | Donegal |
1-21 (24) – (30) 3-21 |  Down |
Letterkenny | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 IST (UTC+1) | (HT: 1-7 - 0-11) | Venue: O'Donnell Park | |||
Pts: Michael Murphy 0-7 (1tpf, 4f), Oisin Gallen 0-5, Caolan McGonagle 1-0, Conor O'Donnell 0-3, Jason McGee 0-2 (tp), Peadar Mogan 0-2 (tp), Shea Malone 0-2 (tp) |
Report | Pts: Pat Havern 0-7 (1tp, 4f), Daniel Guiness 1-3, Mícheál Rooney 2-0, Adam Crimmins 0-4, Odhran Murdock 0-3, Ryan McEvoy 0-2 (tp), Caolan Mooney 0-1, Ceilum Doherty 0-1 |
Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
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