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2000 Ulster SFC
Tournament details
Province Ulster
Year2000
TrophyAnglo-Celt Cup
Date14 May 2000 - 16 July 2000
Defending champions Armagh
Winners
Champions Armagh (9th win)
ManagerBrian McAlinden/Brian Canavan
CaptainKieran McGeeney
Runners-up
Runners-up Armagh
ManagerEamon Coleman
CaptainAnthony Tohill
Other
Matches played9
← 19992001 →

The 2000 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 112th installment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

Armagh successfully defended their title, beating 1998 winners Derry in the final.

Teams

General Information

Nine counties competed in the Ulster Senior Football Championship:

County Last Championship Title Last All-Ireland Title Position in 1999 Championship Sponsor
Antrim 1951 — Quarter-finals Bushmills
Armagh 2008 — Champions Morgan Fuels
Cavan 1997 1952 Quarter-finals Kingspan
Derry 1998 1993 Semi-Finals Sperrin Metal
Donegal 1992 1992 Quarter-finals Abbey Hotel
Down 1994 1994 Runners Up Canal Court Hotel
Fermanagh — — Quarter Finals Tracey Concrete
Monaghan 1988 — Preliminary Round Harte Peat
Tyrone 1995 — Semi-finals W.J. Dolan


Championship Draw

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Donegal 0-13
Monaghan 1-10 Fermanagh 1-12
Fermanagh 3-12 Fermanagh 0-12
Armagh 0-13
Tyrone 0-08
Armagh 0-12
Armagh 1-12
Derry 1-11
Cavan 1-05
Derry 2-13
Derry 1-17
Antrim 2-05
Down 1-07
Antrim 0-13

Preliminary round

Preliminary round
Fermanagh3-12 - 1-10Monaghan
Raymond Gallagher 1-2, Rory Gallagher 0-5, S Maguire 1-1, R Johnson 1-0, S King 0-2, T Callaghan 0-1, S McDermott 0-1. K Tavey 1-1, D Smith 0-4, C McCaul 0-2, D Freeman 0-2, D Clerkin 0-1.
Brewster Park, EnniskillenAttendance: 9,500Referee: E Murtagh (Longford)

Quarter-finals

Quarter-final
Cavan1-5 - 2-13Derry
L Reilly 0-4, F Cahill 1-0, P Reilly 0-1. E. Muldoon 1-3, G McGonagle 1-2, A Tohill 0-4, P Bradley 0-3, R Rocks 0-1.
Breffni Park, CavanAttendance: 20,000Referee: B White (Wexford) Quarter-final
Antrim0-13 - 1-7Down
S McQuillan 0-7, K Doyle 0-3, J Quinn 0-1, P McCann 0-1, C Colman 0-1. G McCartan 1-1, S Mulholland 0-1, L Doyle 0-1, M Linden 0-1, C McCabe 0-1, S Ward 0-1, J McCrtan 0-1.
Casement Park, BelfastAttendance: 16,500Referee: S McCormack (Meath) Quarter-final
Tyrone0-8 - 0-12Armagh
E Gormley 0-7, C McBride 0-1. O McConville 0-4, C O'Rourke 0-3, S McDonnell 0-2, D Marsden 0-1, T McEntee 0-1, P McKeever 0-1.
St Tiernach's Park, ClonesAttendance: 30,487Referee: P Russell (Tipperary) Quarter-final
Donegal0-13 - 1-12Fermanagh
T Boyle 0-5, A Sweeney 0-3, B McLaughlin 0-1, M Hegarty 0-1, O Reid 0-1, J Gildea 0-1, B Devenney 0-1. Rory Gallagher 1-6, Ray Gallagher 0-2, S McDermott 0-2, S King 0-1, J Gilheaney 0-1.
MacCumhaill Park, BallybofeyAttendance: 10,000Referee: D Joyce (Galway)

Semi-finals

Semi-final
Antrim2-8 - 0-14Derry
K Brady 2-0, S McQuillan 0-3, R Hamill 0-2, K Doyle 0-1, K Madden 0-1, A Morris 0-1. A Tohill 0-4, D Dougan 0-4, P Bradley 0-2, E. Muldoon 0-2, R Rocks 0-1, G Coleman 0-1.
Casement Park, BelfastAttendance: 20,000Referee: J Bannon (Longford) Semi-final
Armagh0-13 - 0-12Fermanagh
B O'Hagan 0-3, J McEntee 0-2, O McConville 0-2, S McDonnell 0-2, C O'Rourke 0-2, A McCann 0-1, A O'Neill 0-1. Rory Gallagher 0-8, Ray Gallagher 0-2, R Johnson 0-1, S King 0-1.
St Tiernach's Park, ClonesAttendance: 28,059Referee: B White (Wexford) Semi-final replay
Antrim2-5 - 1-17Derry
S McQuillan 1-1, P McCann 1-0, R Hamill 0-1, K Madden 0-1, A Morris 0-1, P Logan 0-1. P Bradley 1-5, E. Muldoon 0-4, A Tohill 0-3, E Burns 0-2, J Brolly 0-2, R Rocks 0-1.
Casement Park, BelfastAttendance: 30,000Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)

Final

Final
Armagh1-12 - 1-11Derry
S McDonnell 1-1, C O'Rourke 0-4, O McConville 0-3, J McNulty 0-1, J McEntee 0-1, P McGrane 0-1, B O'Hagan 0-1. J McBride 1-3, A Tohill 0-4, E. Muldoon 0-2, D Dougan 0-1, J Cassidy 0-1.
St Tiernach's Park, ClonesAttendance: 33,253Referee: M Curley (Galway)


Miscellaneous

  • This was the final Ulster Championship before the Covid-hit 2020 season where defeat meant elimination from the All-Ireland Championship.
  • Antrim's victory over Down in the Quarter-final on 28 May was played during a thunder-storm in Belfast. It was Antrim's first win in the Ulster SFC since their win over Cavan in 1982.

See also


References

  1. The Sideline Eye (4 May 2023) Canavan, who managed the side along with Brian McAlinden, guided Armagh to back-to-back Ulster crowns. - https://thesidelineeye.com/2023/05/04/2000-was-armaghs-best-team-ever-canavan/
  2. Gallaghers Fuel Fermanagh Win - Irish Independent - Monday 15 May 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000515/411/0030
  3. Derry's stars dominate in dogged Ulster battle - Irish Independent - Monday 15 May 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000515/412/0030
  4. Antrim weather the storm as 18 year famine ends - Irish Independent - Monday 29 May 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000529/396/0032
  5. Armagh on the march in Ulster - Irish Independent - Monday 05 June 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000605/326/0027
  6. Fabulous Fermanagh write their own history - Irish Independent - Monday 12 June 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000612/320/0028
  7. Antrim almost cause shock of the day - Irish Independent - Monday 19 June 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000619/379/0025
  8. Brave Fermanagh's free reign falls short - Irish Independent - Monday 26 June 2000 - Page 28 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000626/373/0028
  9. Derry display class depsite Tohill blow - Irish Independent - Monday 03 July 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000703/401/0028
  10. Armagh retain title with thrilling display - Irish Independent - Monday 17 July 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000717/477/0029
  11. BBC Sport - Do you remember the last Ulster SFC final before the back door arrived? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gaelic-games/54742199
  12. Two decades ago to be precise, the last summer the All-Ireland Championship was staged as a straight knock-out tournament. - Irish Examiner 31 October 2020 https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40073558.html
  13. Not even the thunder and lightening which broke across the dark afternoon skies or the hailstones and heavy rain which followed could put this Antrim team off their stride. - Antrim weather the storm as 18 year famine ends - Irish Independent - Monday 29 May 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000529/396/0032

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