2009 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

Dates

17 May 2009
– 8 July 2009

Teams

Champions

Antrim (49th title)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

← 2008 (Previous)

(Next) 2010 →

The 2009 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship was the 64th installment of the annual Ulster Senior Hurling Championship held under the auspices of the Ulster GAA. Antrim were the defending champions and successfully claimed their ninth consecutive title, beating finalists Down.

Format

The draw for the Ulster championship was seeded, and took place in a staggered single elimination format. Antrim received a bye to the final, Down and Derry to the quarter-final and London to the second round. All six other teams entered in the first round.

For the first time, there was no entry from the Ulster Championship to the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship proper. Antrim instead entered that competition through the preliminary round of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship. This marked the culmination of a process by which the winners of the Ulster championship had been held further and further back from the semi-final stage of the All-Ireland hurling championship. The Ulster championship continued as a stand-alone tournament

The other Ulster teams were not eligible for the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, and took part in lower tier competitions, such as the 2009 Christy Ring Cup, the second tier All-Ireland hurling championship.

The entry for 2009, ten, matched the 2008 record, and for many marked a second foray back into senior championship hurling. All nine historic counties of Ulster took part, in addition to London.

In order to avoid mismatches, and to allow Antrim to take part in the 2009 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship the draw was set so that the weaker counties were not faced with the prospect of facing regional powers Antrim at an early stage; instead all the other counties took part in a series of elimination matches for the right to meet Antrim in the final.

Teams

Antrim	Armagh	Derry	Down	Cavan
Titles
48	0	4	4	0
Last title
2008	n/a	2001	1997	n/a
Fermanagh	Tyrone	Monaghan	Donegal	London
Titles
0	0	2	3	0
Last title
n/a	n/a	1915	1932	n/a

Bracket

First Round		Second Round		Quarterfinals		Semifinal

Armagh	1-22 (25)
Monaghan	1-8 (11)	Armagh	3-24 (33)
Tyrone	0-6 (06)	Donegal	2-12 (18)
Donegal	1-21 (24)			Armagh	0-13 (13)
				Down	5-20 (35)


						Derry	1-18 (21)
Fermanagh	0-13 (13)					Down	2-17 (23)
Cavan	1-9 (12)	London	1-23 (26)
		Fermanagh	0-7 (7)
				London	3-12 (21)	2009 Ulster Senior Hurling Final
				Derry	4-10 (22)
						Antrim	3-20 (29)
						Down	4-15 (27)

Results

Match	Date	Venue	Team	Score	Team	Score
Round 1	May 9	Enniskillen	Fermanagh	0-13	Cavan	1-9
Round 1	May 9	Letterkenny	Donegal	1-21	Tyrone	0-6
Round 1	May 9	Keady	Armagh	1-22	Monaghan	1-8
Round 2	May 17	Letterkenny	Donegal	2-12	Armagh	3-24
Round 2	May 23	Ruislip	London	1-23	Fermanagh	0-7
Quarter-final	May 30	Casement Park	Derry	4-10	London	3-12
Quarter-final	May 30	Casement Park	Down	5-20	Armagh	0-13
Semi-final	June 14	Casement Park	Derry	1-18	Down	2-17
Final	June 28	Casement Park	Antrim	3-20	Down	4-15

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

Antrim Down Derry Armagh Cavan Donegal Fermanagh London Monaghan New York Tyrone

Seasons	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 No championship (1917 - 1922) 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 No championship (1950 - 1988) 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Finals	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 No championship (1917 - 1922) 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 No championship (1950 - 1988) 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

History Records and statistics Winning teams

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals

Qualification	via Connacht via Leinster via Munster via Ulster via the Christy Ring Cup

Championships	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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Statistics	Finalists Hat-tricks Records Top scorers Winning captains Winning managers Winning players Winning teams

Miscellaneous	All Stars History Hurler of the Year Player of the Month Trophy