The 2021 Ulster Senior Football Championship is the 133rd installment of the annual

Ulster Senior Football Championship The Ulster Senior Football Championship is an inter-county competition for Gaelic football teams in the province of Ulster. It is organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and begins in early May. The final is usu ...

organised by

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. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners receive the Anglo-Celt Cup. The draw for the championship was made on 22 April 2021.

Teams

The Ulster championship is contested by the nine counties in the province of

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. Ulster comprises the six counties of

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as well as

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and

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in the

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Championship draw

Preliminary Round

2 counties were randomly drawn to face each other in the preliminary round. The lowest ranked county to play in the preliminary round was Down of Division 2.

Quarter-Finals

7 counties were given a bye to this stage and will be joined by the preliminary round winner. The lowest ranked county to play in the semi-finals was Antrim of

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Semi-Finals

The 4 quarter-finals winners advance to this stage. All 4 counties in the semi-finals are from Division 1.

Final

Tyrone advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

Notes

References

External links

* http://ulster.gaa.ie/ {{Ulster Senior Football Championship

2021 in Northern Ireland sport Ulster Championship Ulster Senior Football Championship