The Ulster Junior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by Ulster Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is played between the Junior championship winners from each of the nine counties of Ulster . The competition has a straight knock-out format. It was first held in 2001 as an unofficial tournament, and has been organised by Ulster GAA since 2004. The winners are awarded the Paul Kerr Cup. The winners go on to represent Ulster in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship .
Monaghan clubs have won the competition eight times, more than any other county. Rock St Patrick's are the most successful club, having won the competition three times. The current champions are Arva from Cavan .
List of Ulster Junior Club Football Championship finals
Year
Winners
Score
Runners-up
Venue
Ref
County
Club
County
Club
2001[ a]
CAV
Drumgoon ‡
1–13 – 0–10
MON
Doohamlet
Shamrock Park, Cremartin
[ 1]
2002[ a]
MON
Corduff Gaels
1–08 – 0–08
DER
Ballerin
Shamrock Park, Cremartin
[ 2]
2003[ a]
MON
Monaghan Harps
1–11 – 2–08
DER
Limavady
Shamrock Park, Cremartin
[ 3]
1–12 – 1–02 (R )
Shamrock Park, Cremartin
[ 4]
2004
TYR
Stewartstown Harps †
0–09 – 2–02
MON
Cremartin
Casement Park , Belfast
[ 5]
2005
MON
Monaghan Harps
1–12 – 0–07
ARM
Clonmore
Brewster Park , Enniskillen
[ 6]
2006
TYR
Greencastle ‡
1–06 – 0–08
DON
Naomh Bríd
Casement Park , Belfast
2007
TYR
Rock St Patrick's †
2–08 – 2–06
MON
Aughnamullen
St Tiernach's Park , Clones
2008
MON
Drumhowan
5–10 – 0–05
DER
Lissan
Brewster Park , Enniskillen
[ 7]
2009
MON
Emyvale
2–06 – 1–09
ANT
St Teresa's
Páirc Esler , Newry
[ 8]
2–14 – 1–11 (R )
Páirc Esler , Newry
[ 9]
2010
CAV
Swanlinbar †
0–08 – 2–07[ b]
MON
Corduff Gaels
Breffni Park , Cavan
[ 11]
2011
TYR
Derrytresk †
2–05 – 0–10
MON
Cremartin
Athletic Grounds , Armagh
[ 12]
2012
ARM
An Port Mór
2–09 – 0–11
TYR
Brackaville
Páirc Esler , Newry
[ 13]
2013
MON
Emyvale
1–06 – 0–06
TYR
Killeeshil
Athletic Grounds , Armagh
[ 14]
2014
TYR
Rock St Patrick's
2–12 – 0–07
DON
Urris
Owenbeg, Dungiven
[ 15]
2015
MON
Rockcorry
3–10 – 0–09
DER
Faughanvale
Athletic Grounds , Armagh
[ 16]
2016
TYR
Rock St Patrick's †
1–12 – 0–14 (aet )
MON
Blackhill
Páirc Esler , Newry
[ 17]
2017
DON
Naomh Colmcille
1–09 – 0–06
FER
Belnaleck
Celtic Park , Derry
[ 18]
2018
DON
Red Hughs
1–11 – 1–09
DER
Limavady
Celtic Park , Derry
[ 19]
2019
MON
Blackhill
1–11 – 0–09
DON
Buncrana
Healy Park , Omagh
[ 20]
2020
Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
CAV
Denn
3–08 – 0–10
DON
Na Dúnaibh
St Tiernach's Park , Clones
[ 21]
2022
TYR
Stewartstown Harps †
1–12 – 0–15 (aet ) (5–4 pen )
CAV
Drumlane
St Tiernach's Park , Clones
[ 22]
2023
CAV
Arva ‡
0–13 – 0–06
MON
Blackhill
Shamrock Park , Roslea
[ 23]
Performances in the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship by county
County
Titles
Runners-up
Years won
Years runners-up
MON
8
7
2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2019
2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2023
TYR
7
2
2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2022
2012, 2013
CAV
4
1
2001, 2010, 2021, 2023
2022
DON
2
4
2017, 2018
2006, 2014, 2019, 2021
ARM
1
1
2012
2005
DER
0
5
—
2002, 2003, 2008, 2015, 2018
ANT
0
1
—
2009
FER
0
1
—
2017
Performances in the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship by club
Club
Titles
Runners-up
Years won
Years runners-up
Rock St Patrick's
3
0
2007, 2014, 2016
—
Monaghan Harps
2
0
2003, 2005
—
Stewartstown Harps
2
0
2004, 2022
—
Emyvale
2
0
2009, 2013
—
Blackhill
1
2
2019
2016, 2023
Corduff Gaels
1
1
2002
2010
Drumgoon
1
0
2001
—
Greencastle
1
0
2006
—
Drumhowan
1
0
2008
—
Swanlinbar
1
0
2010
—
Derrytresk
1
0
2011
—
An Port Mór
1
0
2012
—
Rockcorry
1
0
2015
—
Naomh Colmcille
1
0
2017
—
Red Hughs
1
0
2018
—
Denn
1
0
2021
—
Arva
1
0
2023
—
Limavady
0
2
—
2003, 2018
Cremartin
0
2
—
2004, 2011
Doohamlet
0
1
—
2001
Ballerin
0
1
—
2002
Clonmore
0
1
—
2005
Naomh Bríd
0
1
—
2006
Aughnamullen
0
1
—
2007
Lissan
0
1
—
2008
St Teresa's
0
1
—
2009
Brackaville
0
1
—
2012
Killeeshil
0
1
—
2013
Urris
0
1
—
2014
Faughanvale
0
1
—
2015
Belnaleck
0
1
—
2017
Buncrana
0
1
—
2019
Na Dúnaibh
0
1
—
2021
Drumlane
0
1
—
2022
^ a b c Unofficial tournament.
^ Swanlinbar lost the final, but were awarded the title after a successful objection.[ 10]
^ Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Thursday, March 21, 2002; Page: 26
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^ "Geehan seals it for Blackhill" . Irish Independent . 18 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019 .
^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (19 December 2021). "Denn deliver Ulster title in style" . The Anglo-Celt . Retrieved 19 December 2021 .
^ Mooney, Francis (27 November 2022). "Stewartstown are just the ticket after lottery of penalty hands them Ulster junior title" . The Irish News . Retrieved 28 November 2022 .
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