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{{Infobox hurling championship
| name = 2008 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| dates = {{Start date|2008|05|17|df=y}}<br />–  {{End date|2008|07|8|df=y}}
| teams = 10
| champions = [[File:Antrim colours.PNG|20px]] [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| count = 48
| matches = 9
| goals =
| points = 
| top scorer =
| previous year = 2007
| previous tournament = 2007 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
| next year = 2009
| next tournament = 2009 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
}}

The '''2008 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship''' was the 63rd installment of the annual [[Ulster Senior Hurling Championship]] held under the auspices of the [[Ulster GAA]]. [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] were the defending champions and successfully claimed their ninth consecutive title, beating finalists [[Down GAA|Down]].

== Format ==

The draw for the Ulster championship was seeded, and took place in a staggered single elimination format. Antrim and [[Down GAA|Down]] received byes until the semifinal, [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]] and [[Derry GAA|Derry]] to the quarterfinal and [[London GAA|London]] and [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] to the second round. All four other teams entered in the first round. {{citation needed|date=March 2014}}

This was the last year where a winning team was granted entry from the Ulster Championship to the [[2008 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]] proper. Antrim entered that competition through the Qualifier series. From 2009 onwards, the Ulster championship continued as a stand alone tournament

The other Ulster teams took part in lower tier competitions, such as the [[2008 Christy Ring Cup]], the second tier All-Ireland hurling championship.

The number of teams in the championship grew enormously from 2007. The entry for 2008, ten, was a record, and for many marked a first foray back into senior championship hurling. All nine historic counties of Ulster took part, in addition to London.

In order to avoid mismatches, the draw was set so that the weaker counties were not faced with the prospect of facing regional powers Antrim or Down at an early stage; instead all the other counties took part in a series of elimination matches for the right to meet Antrim or down in the semifinal.

== Team changes ==

=== To Championship ===
Re entered championship

* [[Cavan county hurling team|Cavan]]
* [[Donegal county hurling team|Donegal]]
* [[Fermanagh county hurling team|Fermanagh]]
* [[Monaghan county hurling team|Monaghan]]
* [[Tyrone county hurling team|Tyrone]]

=== From championship ===
Withdrew from championship

* None

== Teams ==

=== General Information ===
Ten counties will compete in the [[Ulster Senior Hurling Championship]]:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
![[County (Gaelic games)|County]]
!Last Provincial Title
!Last All-Ireland Title
!Position in [[2007 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2007]] Championship
!Appearance
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Antrim.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
|[[2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2006]]
|—
|Champions
|
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]]
|—
|—
|Quarter-finals
|
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Derry.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
|[[2001 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2001]]
|—
|Semi-finals
|
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Down.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Down GAA|Down]]
|[[1997 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1997]]
|—
|Runners-up
|
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Cavan GAA|Cavan]]
|—
|—
|—
|
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]]
|[[1932 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1932]]
|—
|—
|
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]]
|—
|—
|—
|
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_London.svg|border|20x20px]] [[London GAA|London]]
|—
|[[1901 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|1901]]
|Semi-finals
|
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Monaghan.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]]
|[[1915 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1915]]
|—
|—
|
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]]
|—
|—
|—
|
|}

=== Personnel and kits ===
{| class="wikitable"
![[County (Gaelic games)|County]]
![[Manager (Gaelic games)|Manager]]
![[Captain (Gaelic games)|Captain(s)]]
![[Sponsor (commercial)|Sponsor]]
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Antrim.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
|
|
|
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]]
|
|
|
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Derry.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
|
|
|
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Down.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Down GAA|Down]]
|
|
|
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Cavan GAA|Cavan]]
|
|
|
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]]
|
|
|
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]]
|
|
|
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_London.svg|border|20x20px]] [[London GAA|London]]
|
|
|
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Monaghan.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]]
|
|
|
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]]
|
|
|
|}

=== Team statistics ===
<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class="wikitable" border="0"
|-
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 | socks      = FFD700
 | title      = [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
}}
| {{Football kit
 | pattern_la=
 | pattern_b=_thinwhitesides
 | pattern_ra=
 | leftarm=ff4500
 | body=ff4500
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 | shorts=FFFFFF
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 | title      = [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]]
}}
| {{Football kit
 | pattern_la  = _redborder
 | pattern_b  = _redhorizontal
 | pattern_ra = _redborder
 | pattern_so  = _band_red
 | leftarm    = ffffff
 | body       = ffffff
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 | shorts     = ff0000
 | socks      = ffffff
 | title      = [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
}}
| {{Football kit
 | pattern_la  = _redshoulders
 | pattern_b  = _blacksidesoutline
 | pattern_ra = _redshoulders
 | pattern_sh  = _redsides
 | pattern_so  = _band_red
 | leftarm    = 000000
 | body       = ff0000
 | rightarm   = 000000
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 | socks      = 000000
 | title      = [[Down GAA|Down]]
}}
| {{Football kit
 | pattern_la= |pattern_b=|pattern_ra=
 | leftarm=0000ff |body=0000ff |rightarm=0000ff |shorts=FFFFFF |socks=0000ff
 | title      = [[Cavan GAA|Cavan]]
}}
|-
| colspan="5" align="center" |'''Titles'''
|-
| align="center" |47
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |0
|-
| colspan="5" align="center" |'''Last title'''
|-
| align="center" |2007
| align="center" |n/a
| align="center" |2001
| align="center" |1997
| align="center" |n/a
|-
| {{Football kit
 | pattern_la=_shouldersonwhite |pattern_b=_thinwhitesides|pattern_ra=_shouldersonwhite
 | leftarm=00CD00 |body=009900 |rightarm=00CD00 |shorts=FFFFFF |socks=009900
 | title      = [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]]
}}
| {{Football kit
 | pattern_la=_redshoulders |pattern_b= |pattern_ra=_redshoulders |pattern_so=_double red line
 | leftarm=FFFFFF |body=FFFFFF |rightarm=FFFFFF |shorts=FFFFFF |socks=FFFFFF
 | title      = [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]]
}}
| {{Football kit
 | pattern_la           = _whiteshoulders|pattern_b=_thinbluesides|pattern_ra=_whiteshoulders
 | leftarm=0000ff |body=FFFFFF |rightarm=0000ff |shorts=0000ff |socks=0000ff
 | title      = [[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]]
}}
| {{Football kit
 | pattern_la      =_DonegalGAA2011 |pattern_b=_DonegalGAA2011|pattern_ra=_DonegalGAA2011
 | leftarm=008000 |body=FFD700 |rightarm=008000 |shorts=008000 |socks=008000
 | title      = [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]]
}}
| {{Football kit
 | pattern_la      =_white_stripes2|pattern_b=_adidasliberowithwhite|pattern_ra=_white_stripes2
 | leftarm         =28AE7B |body=28AE7B |rightarm=28AE7B |shorts=28AE7B |socks=28AE7B
 | title      = [[London GAA|London]]
}}
|-
| colspan="5" align="center" |'''Titles'''
|-
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |0
|-
| colspan="5" align="center" |'''Last title'''
|-
| align="center" |n/a
| align="center" |n/a
| align="center" |1915
| align="center" |1932
| align="center" |n/a
|}</div>

== Bracket ==

{{16TeamBracket|compact=y|seeds=n|byes=1
|nowrap=y
| RD1= Premiliminary Round
| RD2= Second round<br /><span style="color:green;">Quarterfinals</span>
| RD3= Semifinals
| RD4= Ulster SHC Final
| RD4b=

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| score-width=60
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| RD1-seed03=
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| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04=
| RD1-score04=

| RD1-seed05=rd1
| RD1-team05=[[File:Derry colours.PNG|25px]] '''[[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]]'''
| RD1-score05= 1-11 (14)
| RD1-seed06=rd1
| RD1-team06=[[File:Limerick colours.PNG|25px]] [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]]
| RD1-score06= 2-7 (13)

| RD1-seed07=
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| RD1-seed08=
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| RD1-seed09=
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| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10=
| RD1-score10=

| RD1-seed11=rd1
| RD1-team11=[[File:Waterford colours.PNG|25px]] '''[[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]]'''
| RD1-score11= 2-15 (21)
| RD1-seed12=rd1
| RD1-team12=[[File:Waterford colours.PNG|25px]] [[Cavan GAA|Cavan]]
| RD1-score12= 1-16 (19)

| RD1-seed13=
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| RD1-seed14=
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| RD1-seed15=
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| RD1-seed16=
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| RD2-seed01= <span style="color:green;">qf</span>
| RD2-team01= <span style="color:green;">[[File:Limerick colours.PNG|25px]] '''[[London GAA|London]]'''</span>
| RD2-score01= <span style="color:green;">2-23 (29)</span>
| RD2-seed02= <span style="color:green;">qf</span>
| RD2-team02= <span style="color:green;">[[File:Armagh colours.PNG|25px]] [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]]</span>
| RD2-score02= <span style="color:green;">4-16 (28) </span>

| RD2-seed03=rd2
| RD2-team03=[[File:Limerick colours.PNG|25px]] '''[[London GAA|London]]'''
| RD2-score03= 2-13 (19)
| RD2-seed04=rd2
| RD2-team04=[[File:Derry colours.PNG|25px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]]
| RD2-score04= 1-6 (9)

| RD2-seed05=rd2
| RD2-team05=[[File:Donegal colours.jpg|25px]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]]
| RD2-score05= 1-14 (17)
| RD2-seed06=rd2
| RD2-team06=[[File:Waterford colours.PNG|25px]] '''[[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]]'''
| RD2-score06= 1-15 (18)

| RD2-seed07=<span style="color:green;">qf</span>
| RD2-team07=<span style="color:green;">[[File:Derry colours.PNG|25px]] '''[[Derry GAA|Derry]]'''</span>
| RD2-score07=<span style="color:green;"> 7-23 (44)</span>
| RD2-seed08=<span style="color:green;">qf</span>
| RD2-team08=<span style="color:green;">[[File:Waterford colours.PNG|25px]] [[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]]</span>
| RD2-score08=<span style="color:green;"> 3-13(22)</span>

| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01=[[File:Limerick colours.PNG|25px]] [[London GAA|London]]
| RD3-score01= 1-16 (19)
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02=[[File:Down colours.PNG|25px]] '''[[Down GAA|Down]]'''
| RD3-score02= 4-16 (28)

| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03=[[File:Antrim colours.PNG|25px]] '''[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]'''
| RD3-score03= 2-17 (23)
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04=[[File:Derry colours.PNG|25px]] [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
| RD3-score04= 1-12 (15)

| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01=[[File:Antrim colours.PNG|25px]] '''[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]'''
| RD4-score01= 3-18 (27)
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=[[File:Down colours.PNG|25px]] [[Down GAA|Down]]
| RD4-score02= 2-16 (22)
}}

== First Round ==

{{footballbox
| date = May 11<br />1st Round
| team1 =  [[Cavan GAA|Cavan]]
| score =  1-16 - 2-15
| team2 = [[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]]
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Breffni Park]], [[Cavan]]<br />[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/7395053.stm]}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = May 11<br />1st Round
| team1 =  [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]]
| score = 1-11 - 2-7
| team2 = [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]]
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Brewster Park (Enniskillen)|Brewster Park]], [[Enniskillen]]<br />[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/7395052.stm]}}

== Second Round ==
{{footballbox
| date = May 18<br />2nd Round
| team1 = [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]]
| score = 1-14 - 1-15
| team2 = [[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]]
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[St Tiernach's Park]], [[Clones, County Monaghan|Clones]]<br />[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/7406601.stm]}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = May 18<br />2nd Round
| team1 =  [[London GAA|London]]
| score = 2-13 - 1-6
| team2 = [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]]
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Healy Park]], [[Omagh]]<br />[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/7407255.stm]}}

== Quarter-finals ==
{{footballbox
| date = May 24<br />Quarter-final
| team1 =  [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]]
| score = 4-16 - 2-23
| team2 = [[London GAA|London]]
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Páirc Esler]], [[Newry]]<br />[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/7418778.stm]}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = May 25<br />Quarter-final
| team1 =  [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
| score = 7-23 - 3-13
| team2 = [[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]]
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Celtic Park (Derry)|Celtic Park]], [[Derry]]<br />[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/7419661.stm]}}

== Semi-finals ==
{{footballbox
| date = June 1<br />Semi-final
| team1 =  [[Down GAA|Down]]
| score = 4-16 - 1-16
| team2 = [[London GAA|London]]
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Casement Park]], [[Belfast]]<br />[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/7430025.stm]}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = June 1<br />Semi-final
| team1 =  [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| score =  2-17 - 1-12
| team2 = [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Casement Park]], [[Belfast]]<br />
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/7430453.stm]}}

== Final ==
{{footballbox
| date = June 15<br />Final
| team1 =  [[Down GAA|Down]]
| score = 2-16 - 3-18
| team2 = [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Casement Park]], [[Belfast]]<br />
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/7455747.stm]}}
----

{{Ulster Senior Hurling Championship}}

== Stadia and locations ==

== Championship statistics ==

== Miscellaneous ==

== See also ==

* [[2008 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]]
* [[2008 Christy Ring Cup]]
* [[2008 Nicky Rackard Cup]]

== References ==
[[Category:2008 in hurling|Ulster Hurling Senior]]
[[Category:Ulster Senior Hurling Championship]]