The 2023
Dr McKenna Cup
The Dr McKenna Cup is an annual Gaelic football competition played between counties and universities in the province of Ulster. It is the secondary Gaelic football competition based in Ulster behind the Ulster Senior Football Championship, an ...
, known for sponsorship reasons as the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup, was a
Gaelic football competition in the province of
Ulster
Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kin ...
for county teams. It took place in January 2023.
The group draw took place on 13 December 2022 in
Cookstown. The competition was won by , winning their first McKenna Cup since
2011.
Competition format
Group stage
The nine teams are drawn into three sections of three teams. Each team plays the other teams in their section once, either home or away. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.
Knockout stage
The winners of the three sections and the best of the runners-up in the three sections compete in the semi-finals with the two winners meeting in the final. Drawn games go to penalty shootouts without extra time being played.
Group stage
Section A
Section B
Section C
Ranking of section runners-up
Knock-out stage
Semi-finals
Final
References
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McKenna Cup
The Dr McKenna Cup is an annual Gaelic football competition played between counties and universities in the province of Ulster. It is the secondary Gaelic football competition based in Ulster behind the Ulster Senior Football Championship, and ...
Dr McKenna Cup