2017 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
| Dates | 8–16 April, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams |
4 Championship 4 Shield | ||
| Champions |
Antrim (57th title) Simon McCrory (captain) Terence McNaughton & Dominic McKinley (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |
Armagh David Carvill (captain) Sylvester McConnell (manager) | ||
| Promoted | Derry | ||
| Relegated | Donegal | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played |
3 Championship 3 Shield | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Conor Johnston (Antrim; 3-10) | ||
| |||
The 2017 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship was the 69th staging of the Ulster hurling championship since its establishment by the Ulster Council in 1901.
The tournament was moved to April, instead of the usual June/July dates, in order to accommodate the various tiers of the All-Ireland championship.[1][2] Antrim won a sixteenth consecutive title.[3]
Format
The two-tier format introduced in 2016 continued.
In the first tier, the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship, Antrim, Armagh, Donegal and Down compete in a knock-out format. The winners receive the Liam Harvey cup. The two teams beaten in the semi-finals of the Championship play-off with the losing team relegated to the Shield for 2018.
In the second tier, the Ulster Senior Hurling Shield, Derry, Fermanagh, Monaghan and Tyrone compete in a knock-out format, with the winner gaining promotion to the top tier for 2018.
Cavan do not participate.
Teams
| Titles | |||
| 56 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Last title | |||
| 2016 | n/a | 1932 | 1997 |
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Ulster Championship Semi-Finals
Ulster Final
16 April 2017 2:30 p.m. Final |
| Antrim | 5-22 – 1-12 | Armagh |
|---|---|---|
| C Johnston 3-05, N McManus 1-06 (1f), P Shiels 1-00, E Campbell 0-03, M Connolly 0-03 (2f), C Clarke 0-02, P McGill 0-01, C McKinley 0-01, C Carson 0-01 | Report | D Carvill 0-07 (6f), F Bradley 1-00, C Corvan 0-03, C Carvill 0-01, D Magee 0-01 |
Owenbeg Centre of Excellence, Dungiven Referee: James Clarke (Cavan) |
Relegation Match
16 April 2017 12:30 p.m. Relegation match |
| Down | w/o – withdrew | Donegal |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Owenbeg Centre of Excellence, Dungiven |
- Donegal withdrew ahead of the match, and are relegated to the 2018 Ulster Hurling Shield. Down retain their place in the 2018 Ulster Hurling Championship.
Ulster Senior Hurling Shield
Ulster Shield Semi-Finals
Ulster Shield Final
- Derry win the 2017 Ulster Hurling shield, and with it, promotion to the 2018 Ulster Hurling Championship.