The 2017 AIB GAA Football Ulster Senior Club Championship was the 50th instalment of the annual competition organised by Ulster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2017–18 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.
Slaughtneil from Derry were the defending champions, having beaten Kilcoo from Down in the 2016 final.
Slaughtneil successfully defended their title after defeating Cavan champions Cavan Gaels to claim their third title in four years.
Teams The Ulster championship is contested by the winners of the nine county championships in the Irish province of Ulster. Ulster comprises the six counties of Northern Ireland, as well as Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland.
County Team Last win Antrim Lámh Dhearg Armagh Armagh Harps Cavan Cavan Gaels Derry Slaughtneil 2016 Donegal Cill Chartha Down Kilcoo Fermanagh Derrygonnelly Harps Monaghan Scotstown 1989 Tyrone Omagh St Enda's
Bracket
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers Overall Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Shane McGuiganSlaughtneil1-172045.002Paddy McBreartyCill Chartha0-181929.003Christopher BradleySlaughtneil1-141744.254Seánie JohnstonCavan Gaels1-131644.005Martin DunneCavan Gaels0-141443.506Paul WardDerrygonnelly Harps2-71334.337Conall JonesDerrygonnelly Harps2-61234.008Paul O'ConnorCavan Gaels3-11042.509Gary McKennaDerrygonnelly Harps0-7732.3310Sé McGuiganSlaughtneil1-3641.50Paddy CunninghamLámh Dhearg0-6616.00
In a single game Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Paddy McBreartyCill Chartha0-1010Slaughtneil2Paul O'ConnorCavan Gaels3-09Derrygonnelly HarpsShane McGuiganSlaughtneil1-69Cavan Gaels4Christopher BradleySlaughtneil1-58Cill CharthaConall JonesDerrygonnelly Harps1-58Armagh HarpsPaddy McBreartyCill Chartha0-88Scotstown7Seánie JohnstonCavan Gaels1-47Derrygonnelly Harps8Martin DunneCavan Gaels0-66Lámh DheargPaddy CunninghamLámh Dhearg0-66Cavan Gaels10Ultan LennonArmagh Harps1-25Derrygonnelly HarpsMicheál LyngCavan Gaels1-25Lámh DheargConor McCarthyScotstown1-25Cill CharthaPaul WardDerrygonnelly Harps1-25Cavan GaelsPaul DevlinKilcoo0-55SlaughtneilRyan McHughCill Chartha0-55ScotstownSeánie JohnstonCavan Gaels0-55Lámh DheargPaul WardDerrygonnelly Harps0-55Cavan GaelsGary McKennaDerrygonnelly Harps0-55Cavan Gaels
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