| Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1964 |
| Title holders | Derry (6th title) |
| Most titles | Antrim (36 titles) |
| Sponsors | Bord Gais Energy |
The Ulster U-21 Hurling Championship, or for sponsorship reasons the Erin Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship, is an Under 21 hurling tournament between counties affiliated to Ulster. The winners of the Ulster championship go on to qualify for the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship. The most successful county to date are Antrim who have won the competition on 36 occasions.
The 2010 champions were Antrim who defeated Armagh by 0-21 to 0-16. .[1] Antrim had won the 2009 title by beating Derry.[2] In 2011, Antrim completed a three in a row of titles, beating Armagh.
Armagh, Cavan, Donegal, Fermanagh, Monaghan and Tyrone have never won an Under-21 hurling championship.
Teams
| County | Championship Titles | Last championship title |
|---|---|---|
| Antrim | 37 | 2023 |
| Derry | 6 | 2017 |
| Donegal | 0 | - |
| Down | 12 | 2004 |
Roll of honour
| # | County | Title(s) | Years Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antrim | 37 | 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023 |
| 2 | Down | 12 | 1968, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 2003, 2004 |
| 3 | Derry | 6 | 1986, 1993, 1997, 2007, 2008, 2017 |
- Only three counties from Ulster have won the Under-21/Under-20 championship
List of finals
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Score | County | Score | |
| Under-20 | ||||
| 2023 | Antrim | 2-13 | Derry | 0-11 |
| 2018-22 | No championship | |||
| Under-21 | ||||
| 2017[3] | Derry | 3-17 | Down | 1-09 |
| 2016[4] | Antrim | 0-16 | Derry | 1-09 |
| 2015 | Antrim | 1-19 | Derry | 0-17 |
| 2014[5] | Antrim | 7-17 | Down | 1-05 |
| 2013[6] | Antrim | 6-22 | Derry | 0-06 |
| 2012 | Antrim | Derry | ||
| 2011 | Antrim | 0-15 | Armagh | 2-07 |
| 2010 | Antrim | 0-21 | Armagh | 0-16 |
| 2009 | Antrim | 1-18 | Derry | 0-09 |
| 2008 | Derry | See note | ||
| 2007 | Derry | 2-16 | Antrim | 1-17 |
| 2006 | Antrim | 2-15 | Down | 2-11 |
| 2005 | Antrim | 3-12 | Down | 0-16 |
| 2004 | Down | 5-08 | Derry | 4-07 |
| 2003 | Down | 3-12 | Antrim | 1-12 |
| 2002 | Antrim | 2-23 | Down | 0-06 |
| 2001 | Antrim | 2-18 | Derry | 1-16 |
| 2000 | Antrim | 2-14 | Derry | 0-03 |
| 1999 | Antrim | 2-14 | Derry | 0-12 |
| 1998 | Antrim | 3-20 | Down | 4-08 |
| 1997 | Derry | 2-11, 0-22 (R) | Antrim | 0-17, 1-16 (R) |
| 1996 | Antrim | 1-13 | Down | 1-12 |
| 1995 | Antrim | 2-18 | Derry | 1-07 |
| 1994 | Antrim | 1-20 | Down | 1-04 |
| 1993 | Derry | 2-13 | Antrim | 1-08 |
| 1992 | Antrim | 3-11 | Down | 3-04 |
| 1991 | Antrim | 2-19 | Down | 2-06 |
| 1990 | Down | 2-09 | Antrim | 2-06 |
| 1989 | Antrim | 4-18 | Derry | 0-04 |
| 1988 | Antrim | 6-11 | Down | 1-04 |
| 1987 | Down | 3-12 | Derry | 2-09 |
| 1986 | Derry | 2-09, 3-09 (R) | Down | 2-09, 1-02 (R) |
| 1985 | Down | 1-12 | Antrim | 1-10 |
| 1984 | Down | 1-14 | Antrim | 0-15 |
| 1983 | Down | 2-07 | Antrim | 0-07 |
| 1982 | Antrim | 9-14 | Down | 0-05 |
| 1981 | Antrim | 2-09 | Down | 1-05 |
| 1980 | Antrim | 4-16 | Down | 0-09 |
| 1979 | Antrim | 9-13 | Armagh | 2-02 |
| 1978 | Antrim | 5-18 | Down | 3-09 |
| 1977 | Down | 3-07 | Antrim | 0-09 |
| 1976 | Antrim | 1-09 | Down | 0-04 |
| 1975 | Down | 3-10 | Antrim | 1-03 |
| 1974 | Antrim | 3-08 | Down | 0-03 |
| 1973 | Antrim | 1-06, 3-19 (R) | Down | 1-06, 3-03 (R) |
| 1972 | Antrim | 4-09 | Down | 1-11 |
| 1971 | Down | 5-11 | Antrim | 2-09 |
| 1970 | Antrim | 6-12 | Down | 2-10 |
| 1969 | Down | 5-17 | Antrim | 2-11 |
| 1968 * | Down | 7-06 | Armagh | 2-09 |
| 1967 | Antrim | 3-08 | Down | 2-07 |
| 1966 | Antrim | 4-05 | Down | 0-08 |
| 1965 | Antrim | 5-08 | Down | 4-07 |
| 1964 | Antrim * | |||
Notes:
- Antrim only team entered
- 1968 was a "B" Grade competition. Antrim represented Ulster in the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship.
- The 2008 competition was organised on a league basis, with each team playing one another once. Therefore, there was no final, Derry clinched the Championship in their final league game against Down.
See also
References
- ^ "Hamill points Antrim through to semi-final clash with Tipp". Irish Examiner. Cork. 29 July 2010. ISSN 1393-9564.
- ^ "Senior stars spur Antrim". Irish Independent. Dublin. 30 July 2009. ISSN 0021-1222.
- ^ "Ulster U21HC final: awesome Oak Leafers see off Ardsmen". Hogan Stand. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Ulster U21 HC final: Glensmen survive Oak Leaf scare". Hogan Stand. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Antrim cruise to Ulster U-21 victory". RTÉ. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "Ulster U21HC final: Antrim ease past Derry". Hogan Stand. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
Sources
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