Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship
- For the senior equivalent, see Ulster Senior Hurling Championship.
| Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1964 |
| Title holders | Antrim (36th title) |
| First winner | Antrim |
| Most titles | Antrim (36 titles) |
| Sponsors | Erin |
The Ulster U-21 Hurling Championship, or for sponsorship reasons the Erin Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship, is an Under 21 hurling tournament between counties affiliated to Ulster. The winners of the Ulster championship go on to qualify for the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship. The most successful county to date are Antrim who have won the competition on 36 occasions.
The 2010 champions are Antrim who defeated Armagh by 0-21 to 0-16. .[1] Antrim had won the 2009 title by beating Derry.[2] In 2011, Antrim completed a three in a row of titles, beating Armagh.
Armagh, Cavan, Donegal, Fermanagh, Monaghan and Tyrone have never won an Under-21 hurling championship.
Top winners
| Team | Wins | Years won | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antrim | 36 | 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| 2 | Down | 12 | 1968, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 2003, 2004 |
| 3 | Derry | 5 | 1986, 1993, 1997, 2007, 2008 |
- Only three counties from Ulster have won the Under-21 championship
Roll of honour
| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2016[3] | Antrim 0-16 | Derry 1-9 |
| 2015 | Antrim 1-19 | Derry 0-17 |
| 2014[4] | Antrim 7-17 | Down 1-5 |
| 2013[5] | Antrim 6-22 | Derry 0-6 |
| 2012 | Antrim | Derry |
| 2011 | Antrim 0-15 | Armagh 2-7 |
| 2010 | Antrim 0-21 | Armagh 0-16 |
| 2009 | Antrim 1-18 | Derry 0-9 |
| 2008 | Derry | See note |
| 2007 | Derry 2-16 | Antrim 1-17 |
| 2006 | Antrim 2-15 | Down 2-11 |
| 2005 | Antrim 3-12 | Down 0-16 |
| 2004 | Down 5-8 | Derry 4-7 |
| 2003 | Down 3-12 | Antrim 1-12 |
| 2002 | Antrim 2-23 | Down 0-6 |
| 2001 | Antrim 2-18 | Derry 1-16 |
| 2000 | Antrim 2-14 | Derry 0-3 |
| 1999 | Antrim 2-14 | Derry 0-12 |
| 1998 | Antrim 3-20 | Down 4-8 |
| 1997 | Derry 2-11 0-22 | Antrim 0-17 1-16 |
| 1996 | Antrim 1-13 | Down 1-12 |
| 1995 | Antrim 2-18 | Derry 1-7 |
| 1994 | Antrim 1-20 | Down 1-4 |
| 1993 | Derry 2-13 | Antrim 1-8 |
| 1992 | Antrim 3-11 | Down 3-4 |
| 1991 | Antrim 2-19 | Down 2-6 |
| 1990 | Down 2-9 | Antrim 2-6 |
| 1989 | Antrim 4-18 | Derry 0-4 |
| 1988 | Antrim 6-11 | Down 1-4 |
| 1987 | Down 3-12 | Derry 2-9 |
| 1986 | Derry 2-9 3-9 (R) | Down 2-9 1-2 (R) |
| 1985 | Down 1-12 | Antrim 1-10 |
| 1984 | Down 1-14 | Antrim 0-15 |
| 1983 | Down 2-7 | Antrim 0-7 |
| 1982 | Antrim 9-14 | Down 0-5 |
| 1981 | Antrim 2-9 | Down 1-5 |
| 1980 | Antrim 4-16 | Down 0-9 |
| 1979 | Antrim 9-13 | Armagh 2-2 |
| 1978 | Antrim 5-18 | Down 3-9 |
| 1977 | Down 3-7 | Antrim 0-9 |
| 1976 | Antrim 1-9 | Down 0-4 |
| 1975 | Down 3-10 | Antrim 1-3 |
| 1974 | Antrim 3-8 | Down 0-3 |
| 1973 | Antrim 1-6 3-19 | Down 1-6 3-3 |
| 1972 | Antrim 4-9 | Down 1-11 |
| 1971 | Down 5-11 | Antrim 2-9 |
| 1970 | Antrim 6-12 | Down 2-10 |
| 1969 | Down 5-17 | Antrim 2-11 |
| 1968 * | Down 7-6 | Armagh 2-9 |
| 1967 | Antrim 3-8 | Down 2-7 |
| 1966 | Antrim 4-5 | Down 0-8 |
| 1965 | Antrim 5-8 | Down 4-7 |
| 1964 | Antrim * |
Notes:
- Antrim only team entered
- 1968 was a "B" Grade competition. Antrim represented Ulster in the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship.
- The 2008 competition was organised on a league basis, with each team playing one another once. Therefore, there was no final, Derry clinched the Championship in their final league game against Down.
References
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ "Ulster U21 HC final: Glensmen survive Oak Leaf scare". Hogan Stand. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ↑ "Antrim cruise to Ulster U-21 victory". RTÉ. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ "Ulster U21HC final: Antrim ease past Derry". Hogan Stand. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
Sources
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