Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship


The Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the champion hurling teams in the province of Ulster in Ireland. It is the most prestigious club competition in Ulster hurling.
Introduced in 1970, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open to the nine county club champion teams in Ulster. The competition currently retains the knockout format but features just four teams who represent the strongest hurling counties in Ulster.
In its current format, the Ulster Club Championship begins in October with the semi-finals. Entrants are not seeded. The two semi-final winners proceed to the final which is currently played in late October or early November. The winner of the Ulster Club Championship, as well as being presented with the Four Seasons Cup, qualifies for the subsequent All-Ireland Club Championship.
The competition has been won by 10 teams, 8 of which have won it more than once. Ruairí Óg, Cushendall is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 12 times. Slaughtneil are the reigning champions, having beaten St John's by 0-23 to 0-10 in the final.

Teams

Qualification

CountyChampionshipQualifying team
AntrimAntrim Senior Hurling ChampionshipChampions
DerryDerry Senior Hurling ChampionshipChampions
DonegalDonegal Senior Hurling ChampionshipChampions
DownDown Senior Hurling ChampionshipChampions

2025 teams

28 clubs will compete in the 2025 Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship:
CountyNo.Clubs competing in county championship
Antrim8Cúchulainns, Dunloy, Loughgiel Shamrocks, McQuillan Ballycastle, O'Donovan Rossa, Ruairí Óg, St Enda's, St John's
Derry8Ballinascreen, Banagher, Eoghan Rua, Kevin Lynch's, Lavey, Na Magha, Slaughtneil, Swatragh
Donegal6Buncrana, Burt, Carndonagh, Seán MacCumhaills, Setanta, St Eunan's
Down6Ballycran, Ballygalget, Bredagh, Carryduff, Liatroim Fontenoys, Portaferry

Note: Bold indicates county representative.

List of finals

Legend

Records and statistics

County representatives and provincial champions by year

Provincial winners are shaded in gold.

Teams

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Ulster Championship titles, is as follows:

Gaps

Top five longest gaps between successive championship titles:

Top scorers

By year

YearTop scorerTeamScoreTotal
2006Geoffrey McGonagleKevin Lynch's4-0719
2007Gregory O'KaneDunloy0-2121
2008Martin Óg CoulterBallygalget2-1117
2009Simon WilsonBallycran1-1417
2010Liam WatsonLoughgiel Shamrocks1-1316
2011Liam WatsonLoughgiel Shamrocks1-0710
2012Paul BraniffPortaferry0-1818
2013Liam WatsonLoughgiel Shamrocks0-1313
2014Neil McManusRuairí Óg1-1922
2015Cormac O'DohertySlaughtneil1-1619
2016Cormac O'DohertySlaughtneil1-1619
2017Cormac O'DohertySlaughtneil1-2124
2018Scott NicholasonBallycran0-099
2018Neil McManusRuairí Óg0-099
2018Colum McManusBallycran0-099
2019Cormac O'DohertySlaughtneil1-1518

In finals

FinalTop scorerTeamScoreTotal
1999Jackie CarsonRuairí Óg, Cushendall1-047
2000Séamus McMullanDunloy1-036
2001Paddy RichmondDunloy2-039
2002Gregory O'KaneDunloy0-077
2003Geoffrey McGonigleKevin Lynch's0-088
2004Johnny McGrattanBallygalget0-077
2005Johnny McGrattanBallygalget1-0811
2006Geoffrey McGonigleKevin Lynch's2-0410
2007Gregory O'KaneDunloy0-077
2008Martin Óg CoulterBallygalget0-1010
2009Simon WilsonBallycran1-069
2010Eddie McCloskeyLoughgiel Shamrocks0-077
2011Eddie McCloskeyLoughgiel Shamrocks1-025
2012Liam WatsonLoughgiel Shamrocks1-058
2012Eddie McCloskeyLoughgiel Shamrocks0-088
2013Eddie McCloskeyLoughgiel Shamrocks2-028
2014Eoghan SandsPortaferry1-036
2014Paul BraniffPortaferry0-066
2015Neil McManusRuairí Óg, Cushendall0-1313
2016Cormac O'DohertySlaughtneil1-0811
2017Cormac O'DohertySlaughtneil1-1013
2018Neil McManusRuairí Óg, Cushendall0-099
2019Cormac O'DohertySlaughtneil1-0418
2019Conall CunningDunloy0-0718