The 2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 130th instalment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners receive The Anglo-Celt Cup. The draw for the championship was made on 19 October 2017.
Tyrone were the defending champions, though were eliminated in the quarter-finals. The championship was won by Donegal who defeated Fermanagh in the final. Donegal full-forward Patrick McBrearty suffered a season-ending cruciate ligament injury in the final. DUP leader Arlene Foster notably attended the final.
Teams The Ulster championship is contested by the nine county teams in the province of Ulster.
TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialAntrim Saffron and whiteCreagh ConcreteLenny HarbinsonKevin O’BoyleArmagh Orange and whiteSimply FruitKieran McGeeneyRory GruganCavan Royal blue and whiteKingspan GroupMattie McGleenanDara McVeetyDerry Red and whiteH&A Mechanical ServicesDamian McErlainEnda LynnDonegal Gold and greenKN GroupDeclan BonnerMichael MurphyDown Red and blackEOS IT SolutionsÉamonn BurnsDarren O'HaganFermanagh Green and whiteTracey ConcreteRory GallagherEoin DonnellyMonaghan White and blueInvestecMalachy O'RourkeColin WalsheTyrone White and RedMcAleer & RusheMickey HarteMattie Donnelly
Championship draw
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
2018 Irish News Ulster Allstars Rory Beggan (Monaghan) Pádraig Hampsey (Tyrone) Drew Wylie (Monaghan) Ryan Wylie (Monaghan) Eoghan Bán Gallagher (Donegal) Mattie Donnelly (Tyrone) Karl O'Connell (Monaghan) Colm Cavanagh (Tyrone) Michael Murphy (Donegal) Ryan McAnespie (Monaghan) Niall Sludden (Tyrone) Ryan McHugh (Donegal) Connor McAliskey (Tyrone) Seán Quigley (Fermanagh) Conor McManus (Monaghan)
See also 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2018 Connacht Senior Football Championship 2018 Leinster Senior Football Championship 2018 Munster Senior Football Championship
References
External links http://ulster.gaa.ie/