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{{Short description|Annual Gaelic football competition}}
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{{Infobox GAA tournament
| name                 = Ulster Senior Football Championship
| currentlyrunning     = [[2025 Ulster Senior Football Championship]]
| image                =
| caption              = The Anglo-Celt Cup, which is awarded to the Ulster champions
| irish                = 
| code                 = [[Gaelic football]]
| founded              = 1888
| abolished            = 
| region               = [[Ulster]]
| trophy               = Anglo-Celt Cup
| teams                = 9
| firstwin             = 
| title holders        = [[File:Colours of Leitrim.svg|25px]] {{GG|Donegal|football}}
| currentordinal       = 12
| super                = th
| most titles          = [[File:Laois colours.PNG|25px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}}
| mostordinal          = 40
| sponsors             = [[SuperValu (Ireland)|SuperValu]]<br />[[Allianz]]<br />AIB
| tv                   = 
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| website              = 
}}
The '''Ulster Senior Football Championship''' is an [[inter-county]] competition for [[Gaelic football]] teams in the [[Provinces of Ireland|Irish province]] of [[Ulster]]. It is organised by the [[Ulster GAA|Ulster Council]] of the [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] (GAA) and begins in April. The final is played in May, but, traditionally, was usually played on the third Sunday in July.

All nine Ulster counties participate. It is regarded as hardest to win of the four provincial football championships.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/ulster-the-hardest-province-to-win-harte-1.664385|title=Ulster the hardest province to win - Harte|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=13 May 2010|access-date=13 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Ronan|last=Scott|title=Ulster 'best' says Sean Og|work=Gaelic Life|page=5|date=28 November 2008}}</ref> At a referee conference in January 2015, [[David Coldrick]] said about officiating in the competition: "Ulster makes or breaks you. It can be a graveyard. The games are different. There is an extra dimension and intensity, and you must be at your best. If you aren't prepared physically and mentally, the chances are you will be caught out. But when you are appointed for your first Ulster championship match, that's making progress".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/coldrick-i-should-have-given-conor-maginn-the-black-card-30899443.html|title=Coldrick: I should have given Conor Maginn the black card|publisher=[[Independent.ie]]|date=11 January 2015}}</ref> 

The winners receive the Anglo-Celt Cup, which was presented to the Ulster Council in 1925 by John F. O'Hanlon, who was editor of ''[[The Anglo-Celt]]'' newspaper based in Cavan.

[[Cavan county football team|Cavan]] have won the most championships (40). [[Donegal county football team|Donegal]] are the title holders, defeating [[Armagh county football team|Armagh]] on penalties in the [[2024 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2024 final]].

==History==
Following the founding of the GAA in 1884, the first Ulster Senior Football Championship was played in [[1888 Ulster Senior Football Championship|1888]], when Red Hand of Monaghan played Mocha Finn's of Cavan at Bryanstown. Monaghan were the first ever Ulster Champions following a 0-3 to 0-2 win after a replay.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gaelic Items |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001445/18880908/061/0005 |access-date=12 May 2025 |work=Drogheda Argus and Leinster Journal |date=8 September 1888}}</ref>

Cavan are the most successful team in Ulster SFC history, having won the competition on 40 occasions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ulster.gaa.ie/county/cavan/|title=Counties/Cavan|work=[[Ulster GAA]]|access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref> Cavan maintain the record for consecutive appearances in Ulster Finals. During the 1930s and 1940s, they appeared in and won seven consecutive Ulster SFC titles. [[Fermanagh county football team|Fermanagh]] remain the only team not to have won an Ulster SFC title. The Ulster Senior Football Championship celebrated its 125th year in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ulster.gaa.ie/2013/05/summer-begins-with-the-ulster-gaa-championships/|title=Summer begins with the Ulster GAA Championships|date=1 May 2013|access-date=1 May 2013|quote=2013 marks the 125th Anniversary of the Ulster Football Championship and the Ulster Museum in Botanic Gardens was transformed into an exhibition of Ulster's finest memories over those 125 years.}}</ref>

For many decades, winning the Ulster Senior Football Championship was considered as much as a team from Ulster could hope for, as the other provinces were usually much stronger and more competitive.

Before 1990, only Cavan in 1933, 1935, 1947, 1948 and 1952, and [[Down county football team|Down]] in 1960, 1961 and 1968, had won the [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] title. In the 1990s however, a significant sea change took place, as the Ulster Champions won the All-Ireland in four consecutive years from 1991 to 1994. Since then Ulster has produced more All-Ireland winning teams than any other province.<ref>{{cite news|first=Seán|last=Moran|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/donegal-hoping-to-avoid-being-fifth-all-ireland-champions-in-20-years-to-fall-at-first-hurdle-in-ulster-1.1406722?page=1|title=Donegal hoping to avoid being fifth All-Ireland champions in 20 years to fall at first hurdle in Ulster: Uneasy lies the head that wears the northern crown|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=26 May 2013|access-date=26 May 2013}}</ref>

Currently the Ulster Senior Football Championship is considered one of the toughest provinces to compete in. Ulster teams have gained considerable dominance on the All-Ireland scene, having won three All-Irelands from four in the early 2000s, including in 2003 when for the first time ever, the All-Ireland football final was competed for by two teams from one province.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}

The Ulster SFC final is normally played on the third Sunday in July, usually at [[St Tiernach's Park]] in [[Clones, County Monaghan|Clones]]. From 2004 until 2006, it was staged at [[Croke Park]] in [[Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ulster open to Croke Park final again|url=https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/gaa/croke-park-now-the-final-option-for-ulster-championship-28534842.html|publisher=Belfast Telegraph|access-date=12 June 2016}}</ref> The 2007 final&mdash;contested by [[Monaghan county football team|Monaghan]] and [[Tyrone county football team|Tyrone]]&mdash;marked a return to Clones, with Tyrone emerging victorious.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Keys |first1=Colm |title=Tyrone fail to fly but stoop to conquer |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20070716/389/0032# |access-date=28 April 2025 |work=Irish Independent |date=16 July 2007}}</ref> The [[Athletic Grounds (Armagh)|Athletic Grounds]] in [[Armagh]] hosted the 2020 final, as the fixture was played [[Behind closed doors (sport)|behind closed doors]] due to the [[impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/Article/Index/314189|title=Athletic Grounds to host Ulster SFC final|work=Hogan Stand|date=15 November 2020|access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref> The final was last played in [[Belfast]] in 1971.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lawlor |first1=Damian |title=Casement rebuild can bring 'major' events to Ireland |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2020/1015/1171704-casement-rebuild-can-bring-major-events-to-ireland/ |website=rte.ie |access-date=3 August 2021 |language=en |date=15 October 2020}}</ref>

In the 2000s, [[Armagh county football team|Armagh]] were a dominant force in Ulster, winning six titles in eight years between 1999 and 2006. [[Donegal county football team|Donegal]] won consecutive Ulster SFC titles from the preliminary round in 2011 and 2012 (a feat achieved by no other county) and added the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in [[2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|2012]].{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}

The 2019 final had the highest score for the winning team in the final (Donegal that year) since 1933 when Cavan won, and the second highest score ever. It also had the highest Ulster SFC final score for the losing team ever (Cavan on this occasion).<ref>According to Mark Sidebottom, who presented BBC's live coverage of the game, in the post-match discussion. 23 June 2019.</ref>

==Format==
===Overview===
The Ulster Senior Football Championship is a [[single elimination tournament]]. Each team is afforded only one defeat before being eliminated from the championship. Pairings for matches are drawn at random and there is currently no seeding. Each match is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn there is a period of extra time, however, if both sides are still level at the end of extra time a replay takes place and so on until a winner is found.

====Qualification for subsequent competitions====
* The winner and runner-up of the championship qualify for the [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] group stage. The remaining seven Ulster teams may also qualify for the All-Ireland SFC group stage via the [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]]. Those who fail to do so qualify for the [[Tailteann Cup]].
* Note: Before the introduction of the qualifiers in 2001, the winners of the Ulster SFC went straight to the semi-final stage of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, along with the winners of the [[Leinster Senior Football Championship|Leinster]], [[Munster Senior Football Championship|Munster]] and [[Connacht Senior Football Championship|Connacht]] Championships.

===Progression===
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Teams entering in this round
!Teams advancing from previous round
|-
!Preliminary round (2 teams)
|
* Two teams drawn at random
|
|-
!Quarter-finals
(8 teams)
|
* Seven teams drawn at random
|
* Winner from the preliminary-round
|-
!Semi-finals
(4 teams)
|
|
* 4 winners from the quarter-finals
|-
!Final
(2 teams)
|
|
* 2 winners from the semi-finals
|}

==Teams==
[[File:Ulster locator map.svg|right|thumb|The province of Ulster is located in the north of Ireland.]]
The Ulster SFC is contested by the nine traditional counties in the Irish province of [[Ulster]]. The province comprises the six counties of [[Northern Ireland]], plus the counties of [[Cavan GAA|Cavan]], [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] and [[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]] in the [[Republic of Ireland]]. It is the only provincial football championship with any participating teams from Northern Ireland.

===2025 Championship===
Nine counties will compete in the [[2025 Ulster Senior Football Championship]]:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
![[County team]]
!Location
!Stadium
!Position in [[2025 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2025]] Championship
!Ulster SFC titles
!Last Ulster SFC title
!All-Ireland SFC titles
!Last All-Ireland SFC title
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Antrim.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Antrim|football}}
|[[Belfast]]
|[[Corrigan Park]]
|Quarter-finalist
|10
|[[1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|1951]]
|0
|{{N/A}}
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Armagh|football}}
|[[Armagh]]
|[[Athletic Grounds (Armagh)|Athletic Grounds]]
|Runner-up
|14
|[[2008 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2008]]
|2
|[[2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|2024]]
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}}
|[[Cavan]]
|[[Breffni Park]]
|Quarter-finalist
|40
|[[2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2020]]
|5
|[[1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|1952]]
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Derry.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Derry|football}}
|[[Derry]]
|[[Celtic Park (Derry)|Celtic Park]]
||Preliminary round exit
|9
|[[2023 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2023]]
|1
|[[1993 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|1993]]
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Donegal|football}}
|[[Ballybofey]]
|[[MacCumhaill Park]]
|Winner
|12
|[[2025 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2025]]
|2
|[[2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|2012]]
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Down.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Down|football}}
|[[Newry]]
|[[Páirc Esler]]
|Semi-finalist
|12
|[[1994 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|1994]]
|5
|[[1994 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|1994]]
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Fermanagh|football}}
|[[Enniskillen]]
|[[Brewster Park (Enniskillen)|Brewster Park]]
|Quarter-finalist
|0
|{{N/A}}
|0
|{{N/A}}
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Monaghan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|[[Clones, County Monaghan|Clones]]
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|Quarter-finalist
|16
|[[2015 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2015]]
|0
|{{N/A}}
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|[[Omagh]]
|[[Healy Park]]
|Semi-finalist
|16
|[[2021 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2021]]
|4
|[[2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|2021]]
|-
|}

===Personnel and kits===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
![[County team]]
![[Manager (Gaelic games)|Manager]]
![[Captain (Gaelic games)|Captain(s)]]
!Sponsor(s)
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Antrim.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Antrim|football}}
|Vacant
|
|Fibrus
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Armagh|football}}
|[[Kieran McGeeney]]
|[[Aidan Forker]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hoganstand.com/Article/Index/330494|title=Forker handed Armagh captaincy ahead of Louth visit|website=hoganstand.com|date=26 January 2024}}</ref>
|Simply Fruit
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}}
|[[Raymond Galligan]]
|[[Padraig Faulkner (Gaelic footballer)|Padraig Faulkner]] & [[Ciarán Brady]]
|[[Kingspan Group]]
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Derry.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Derry|football}}
|[[Rory Gallagher (Gaelic footballer)|Mickey Harte]]
|[[Conor Glass]]
|Errigal Contracts
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Donegal|football}}
|[[Jim McGuinness]]
|[[Paddy McBrearty]]
|Circet
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Down.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Down|football}}
|[[Conor Laverty]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.the42.ie/conor-laverty-down-5836474-Aug2022/|title=Down appoint Conor Laverty as manager|publisher=[[The42.ie]]|first=Kevin|last=O'Brien|date=8 August 2022}}</ref>
|[[Pierce Laverty]]
|EOS IT Solutions
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Fermanagh|football}}
|[[Kieran Donnelly]]
|Eoin Donnelly
|Tracey Concrete
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Monaghan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|[[Vinny Corey]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2022/0922/1324906-vinny-corey-ratified-as-new-monaghan-manager/|title=Vinny Corey ratified as new Monaghan manager|publisher=RTÉ|date=22 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/gaelic-games/62998464|title=Vinny Corey: Former Farney defender succeeds Seamus McEnaney as Monaghan boss|publisher=BBC|date=22 September 2022}}</ref>
|[[Ryan Wylie]]
|All Boro Floor Services
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|[[Malachy O'Rourke]]
|[[Pádraig Hampsey]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/Article/Index/316954|title=Team news: Hampsey is new Red Hands captain|work=Hogan Stand|date=14 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/padraig-hampsey-is-new-tyrone-captain-but-no-sign-of-cathal-mcshane-comeback-just-yet-40427912.html|title=Pádraig Hampsey is new Tyrone captain – but no sign of Cathal McShane comeback just yet|work=[[Irish Independent]]|date=14 May 2021}}</ref>
|McAleer & Rushe Ltd
|}

==List of finals==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="2" |Date
! colspan="2" |Winner
! colspan="2" |Runner-up
! rowspan="2" |Venue
! rowspan="2" |Winning captain
! rowspan="2" |Winning margin
|-
! County team
! Score
! County team
! Score

|-
|1887
|
| colspan="3" |''No championship''
|
|
|
|

|-
|[[1888 Ulster Senior Football Championship|1888]]
|
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|0-2, 0-3 (R)
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|0-2, 0-1 (R)
|
|
|2

|-
|1889
|
| colspan="3" |''No championship''
|
|
|
|

|-
|[[1890 Ulster Senior Football Championship|1890]]
|
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|2-8
|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|1-2
|
|
|9

|-
|1891
|
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|1-11
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|0-0
|
|
|14

|-
|1892–1900
|
| colspan="3" |''No championship''
|
|
|
|

|-
|1901–02 *
|
|{{GG|Antrim|football}}
|3-5
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|2-5
|
|
|3

|-
|[[1902 Ulster Senior Football Championship|1902]]
|
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|2-2
|{{GG|Antrim|football}}
|1-4
|
|
|1

|-
|1904
|
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|0-5, 0-5 (R1), 0-8 (R2)
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|0-5, 0-5 (R1), 0-4 (R2)
|
|
|4

|-
|1905
|
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|0-7
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|0-3
|
|
|4

|-
|1906
|
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|2-10
|{{GG|Antrim|football}}
|1-2
|
|
|11

|-
|1907
|13 September 1908	
|{{GG|Cavan|football}} 
|1-8
|{{GG|Antrim|football}} 
|0-4
|[[Clones]]
|
|7

|-
|1908
|
|{{GG|Antrim|football}}
|1-8
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|0-4
|
|
|7

|-
|1909
|
|{{GG|Antrim|football}}
|1-9
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|0-5
|
|
|7

|-
|1910
|
|{{GG|Antrim|football}}
|3-4
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|0-1
|
|
|12

|-
|1911
|
|{{GG|Antrim|football}}
|2-8
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|0-4
|
|[[H Sheehan]]
|10

|-
|1912
|
|{{GG|Antrim|football}}
|2-2
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|0-1
|
|[[John Coburn (Gaelic footballer)|John Coburn]]
|7

|-
|1913
|
|{{GG|Antrim|football}}
|2-1
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|1-2
|
|
|2

|-
|1914
|
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|2-4
|{{GG|Fermanagh|football}}
|0-2
|
|
|10

|-
|1915
|
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|3-2, 0-4 (R)
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|2-5, 0-3 (R)
|
|
|1

|-
|1916
|
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|2-3
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|0-2
|
|
|7

|-
|1917
|
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|4-2
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|0-4
|
|
|14

|-
|1918
|
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|3-2
|{{GG|Antrim|football}}
|0-0
|
|
|11

|-
|1919
|
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|5-6
|{{GG|Antrim|football}}
|0-2
|
|
|19

|-
|1920
|
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|4-6
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|1-4
|
|
|11

|-
|1921
|
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|2-2
|{{GG|Derry|football}}
|1-1
|
|
|4

|-
|1922<ref group="note">Ulster GAA gives the 1922 title to both [https://ulster.gaa.ie/county/cavan/ Cavan] and [https://ulster.gaa.ie/county/monaghan/ Monaghan].</ref>
|
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|2-3, 3-4 (R)
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|2-3, 3-3 (R)
|
|
|1

|-
|1923
|
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|5-10
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|1-1
|
|
|18

|-
|1924
|
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|1-3, 2-3 (R)
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|0-6, 1-3 (R)
|
|
|3

|-
|1925
|
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|2-3, 3-6 (R)
|{{GG|Antrim|football}}
|3-0, 0-1 (R)
|
|
|14

|-
|1926
|
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|5-3
|{{GG|Antrim|football}}
|0-6
|
|
|9

|-
|1927
|
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|3-5
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|2-5
|
|
|3

|-
|1928
|
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|2-6
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|1-4
|
|[[Jim Smith (Cavan Gaelic footballer)|Jim Smith]]
|2

|-
|1929
|
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|1-4, 1-10 (R)
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|1-4, 0-7 (R)
|
|
|6

|-
|1930
|
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|4-3
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|1-5
|
|[[Paddy Kilroy]]
|4

|-
|1931
|
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|0-8
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|2-1
|[[Athletic Grounds]], [[Dundalk]] <ref>Frontier Sentinel - Saturday 01 August 1931</ref>
|
|4

|-
| 1932
|
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|2-4
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|0-2
|
|
|8

|-
|1933
|
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|6-13
|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|1-2
|
|[[Jim Smith (Cavan Gaelic footballer)|Jim Smith]]
|14

|-
|1934
|
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|3-8
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|0-2
|
|
|15

|-
|1935
|28 July
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|2-6
|{{GG|Fermanagh|football}}
|2-1
|[[Belturbet]]
|[[Hughie O'Reilly]]
|5

|-
|1936
|9 August
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|1-7
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|0-7
|[[Castleblayney Faugh's GAC|St. Mary's Park]]
|
|3

|-
|1937
|25 July
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|0-13
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|0-3
|[[Castleblayney Faugh's GAC|St. Mary's Park]]
|[[Tom O'Reilly (Cavan politician)|Tom O'Reilly]]
|10

|-
|1938
|31 July
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|2-5
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|2-2
|[[Athletic Grounds (Armagh)|Athletic Grounds]]
|
|3

|-
|1939
|6 August<br>15 August
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|2-3, 2-3 (R)*
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|1-3, 1-4 (R)
|[[Castleblayney Faugh's GAC|St. Mary's Park]]<br>[[Croke Park]]
|
|3

|-
|1940
|28 July
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|4-10
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|1-5
|[[Breffni Park]]
|
|14

|-
|1941
|3 August
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|3-9
|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|0-5
|[[Athletic Grounds (Armagh)|Athletic Grounds]]
|
|9

|-
|1942
|19 July
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|5-11
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|1-3
|[[Athletic Grounds]], [[Dundalk]]
|
|20

|-
|1943
|25 July
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|2-3
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|0-5
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Tom O'Reilly (Cavan politician)|Tom O'Reilly]]
|4

|-
|1944
|30 July
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|1-9
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|1-6
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|3

|-
|1945
|29 July
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|4-10
|{{GG|Fermanagh|football}}
|1-4
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Tom O'Reilly (Cavan politician)|Tom O'Reilly]]
|18

|-
|1946
|21 July
|{{GG|Antrim|football}}
|2-8
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|1-7
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|4

|-
|1947
|20 July
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|3-4
|{{GG|Antrim|football}}
|1-6
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[John Joe O'Reilly (Gaelic footballer)|John Joe O’Reilly]]
|4

|-
|1948
|25 July
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|2-12
|{{GG|Antrim|football}}
|2-4
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[John Joe O'Reilly (Gaelic footballer)|John Joe O’Reilly]]
|8

|-
|1949
|31 July
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|1-7
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|1-6
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[John Joe O'Reilly (Gaelic footballer)|John Joe O’Reilly]]
|1

|-
|1950
|23 July
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|1-11
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|1-7
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|4

|-
|1951
|29 July
|{{GG|Antrim|football}}
|1-7
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|2-3
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|1

|-
|1952
|27 July
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|1-8
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|0-8
|[[Breffni Park]]
|[[Mick Higgins]]
|3

|-
| 1953
|26 July
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|1-6
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|0-5
|[[Casement Park]]
|[[Seán Quinn (Gaelic footballer)|Seán Quinn]]
|4

|-
| 1954
|25 July
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|2-10
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|2-5
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|5

|-
|1955
|31 July
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|0-11
|{{GG|Derry|football}}
|0-8
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|3

|-
|1956
|29 July
|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|3-5
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|0-4
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|10

|-
|1957
|28 July
|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|1-9
|{{GG|Derry|football}}
|0-10
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|2

|-
|1958
|27 July
|{{GG|Derry|football}}
|1-11
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|2-4
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Jim McKeever]]
|4

|-
|1959
|9 August
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|2-16
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|0-7
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|15

|-
|1960
|31 July
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|3-7
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|1-8
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Kevin Mussen]]
|5

|-
|1961
|23 July
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|2-10
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|1-10
|[[Casement Park]]
|[[Paddy Doherty (Gaelic footballer)|Paddy Doherty]]
|3

|-
|1962
|29 July
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|3-6
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|0-5
|[[Casement Park]]
|
|10

|-
|1963
|28 July
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|2-11
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|1-4
|[[Breffni Park]]
|
|10

|-
|1964
|19 July
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|2-10
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|1-10
|[[Casement Park]]
|
|3

|-
|1965
|1 August
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|3-5
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|1-8
|[[Casement Park]]
|
|3

|-
|1966
|24 July
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|1-7
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|0-8
|[[Casement Park]]
|
|2

|-
| 1967
|23 July
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|2-12
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|0-8
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|10

|-
|1968
|28 July
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|0-16
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|1-8
|[[Casement Park]]
|[[Joe Lennon]]
|5

|-
|1969
|27 July
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|2-13
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|2-6
|[[Casement Park]]
|
|7

|-
|1970
|26 July
|{{GG|Derry|football}}
|2-13
|{{GG|Antrim|football}}
|1-12
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|4

|-
|1971
|25 July
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|4-15
|{{GG|Derry|football}}
|4-11
|[[Casement Park]]
|
|4

|-
|1972
|30 July
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|2-13
|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|1-11
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|8

|-
|1973
|29 July
|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|3-13
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|1-11
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|8

|-
|1974
|28 July<br>4 August
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|1-14, 3-9 (R)
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|2-11, 1-12 (R)
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|3(R)

|-
| 1975
|27 July
|{{GG|Derry|football}}
|1-16
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|2-6
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|7

|-
|1976
|18 July<br>25 July
|{{GG|Derry|football}}
|1-8, 0-22 (R)
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|1-8, 1-16 (R)
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|3(R)

|-
|1977
|24 July
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|3-10
|{{GG|Derry|football}}
|1-5
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Jimmy Smyth (Gaelic footballer)|Jimmy Smyth]]
|11

|-
|1978
|23 July
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|2-19
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|2-12
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|7

|-
|1979
|22 July
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|1-15
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|0-11
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|4

|-
|1980
|20 July
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|4-10
|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|4-7
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|3

|-
|1981
|19 July
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|3-12
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|1-10
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|8

|-
|1982
|18 July
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|0-10
|{{GG|Fermanagh|football}}
|1-4
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|3

|-
|1983
|24 July
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|1-14
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|1-11
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|3

|-
|1984
|15 July
|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|0-15
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|1-7
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|5

|-
|1985
|21 July
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|2-9
|{{GG|Derry|football}}
|0-8
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|7

|-
|1986
|20 July
|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|1-11
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|0-10
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Eugene McKenna]]
|4

|-
|1987
|19 July
|{{GG|Derry|football}}
|0-11
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|0-9
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|2

|-
|1988
|17 July
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|1-10
|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|0-11
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|3

|-
|1989
|16 July<br>23 July
|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|0-11, 2-13 (R)
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|0-11, 0-7 (R)
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|12(R)

|-
|1990
|15 July
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|0-15
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|0-14
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Anthony Molloy (Gaelic footballer)|Anthony Molloy]]
|1

|-
|1991
|28 July
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|1-15
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|0-10
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Paddy O'Rourke (Down footballer)|Paddy O'Rourke]]
|8

|-
|1992
|19 July
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|0-14
|{{GG|Derry|football}}
|1-9
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Anthony Molloy (Gaelic footballer)|Anthony Molloy]]
|2

|-
|1993
|18 July
|{{GG|Derry|football}}
|0-8
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|0-6
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Henry Downey]]
|2

|-
|1994
|17 July
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|1-17
|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|1-11
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[D. J. Kane]]
|6

|-
|1995
|23 July
|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|2-13
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|0-10
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Ciarán Corr]]
|9

|-
|1996
|28 July
|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|1-9
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|0-9
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|3

|-
|1997
|20 July
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|1-14
|{{GG|Derry|football}}
|0-16
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|1

|-
|1998
|19 July
|{{GG|Derry|football}}
|1-7
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|0-8
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|2

|-
|[[1999 Ulster Senior Football Championship Final|1999]]
|1 August
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|3-12
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|0-10
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Jarlath Burns]]
|11

|-
|2000
|16 July
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|1-12
|{{GG|Derry|football}}
|1-11
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Kieran McGeeney]]
|1

|-
|2001
|8 July
|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|1-13
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|1-11
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Sean Teague]]
|2

|-
|2002
|& July
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|1-14
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|1-10
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Kieran McGeeney]]
|4

|-
|2003
|13 July<br>20 July
|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|1-17, 0-23 (R)
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|4-8, 1-5 (R)
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Peter Canavan]]
|15 (R)

|-
|2004
|11 July
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|3-15
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|0-11
|[[Croke Park]]
|[[Kieran McGeeney]]
|13

|-
|2005
|10 July<br>23 July
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|2-8, 0-13 (R)
|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|0-14, 0-11 (R)
|[[Croke Park]]
|[[Kieran McGeeney]]
|2 (R)

|-
|2006
|9 July
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|1-9
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|0-9
|[[Croke Park]]
|
|3

|-
|2007
|15 July
|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|1-15
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|1-13
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|2

|-
|[[2008 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2008]]
|20 July<br>27 July
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|2-8, 1-11 (R)
|{{GG|Fermanagh|football}}
|1-11, 0-8 (R)
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|6 (R)

|-
|[[2009 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2009]]
|19 July
|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|1-18
|{{GG|Antrim|football}}
|0-15
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|6

|-
|[[2010 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2010]]
|18 July
|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|1-14
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|0-7
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|10

|-
|[[2011 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2011]]
|17 July
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|1-11
|{{GG|Derry|football}}
|0-8
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Michael Murphy (Gaelic footballer)|Michael Murphy]]
|6

|-
|[[2012 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2012]]
|22 July
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|2-18
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|0-13
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Michael Murphy (Gaelic footballer)|Michael Murphy]]
|11

|-
|[[2013 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2013]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Relentless Monaghan turntables on Donegal |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/football/relentless-monaghan-turntables-on-donegal-237576.html |newspaper=[[Irish Examiner]] |date=22 July 2013 |access-date=24 July 2013}}</ref>
|21 July
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|0-13
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|0-7
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|
|6

|-
|[[2014 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2014]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Ominous signs as Donegal make it three from four |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/ominous-signs-as-donegal-make-it-three-from-four-276156.html |newspaper=[[Irish Examiner]] |date=21 July 2014 |access-date=22 July 2014}}</ref>
|20 July
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|0-15
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|1-9
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Michael Murphy (Gaelic footballer)|Michael Murphy]]
|3

|-
|[[2015 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2015]]
|19 July
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|0-11
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|0-10
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Conor McManus]]
|1

|-
|[[2016 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2016]]
|17 July
|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|0-13
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|0-11
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Seán Cavanagh]]
|2

|-
|[[2017 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2017]]
|16 July
|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|2-17
|{{GG|Down|football}}
|0-15
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Seán Cavanagh]]
|8

|-
|[[2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2018]]
|24 June
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|2-18
|{{GG|Fermanagh|football}}
|0-12
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Michael Murphy (Gaelic footballer)|Michael Murphy]]
|12

|-
|[[2019 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2019]]
|23 June
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|1-24 
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|2-16
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Michael Murphy (Gaelic footballer)|Michael Murphy]]
|8

|-
|[[2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2020]]
|22 November
|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
|1-13
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|0-12
|[[Athletic Grounds (Armagh)|Athletic Grounds]]
|[[Raymond Galligan]]
|4

|-
|[[2021 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2021]]
|31 July
|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|0-16
|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|0-15
|[[Croke Park]]
|[[Pádraig Hampsey]]
|1

|-
|[[2022 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2022]]
|29 May
|{{GG|Derry|football}}
|1-16
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|1-14
|[[St Tiernach's Park]] 
|[[Chrissy McKaigue]]
|2

|-
|[[2023 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2023]]
|14 May
|{{GG|Derry|football}}
|1-15 {{aet}} <br />{{pso|3–1}}
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|0-18 {{aet}} <br />{{pso|3–1}}
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Conor Glass]]
|[[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|Penalties]]

|-
|[[2024 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2024]]
|12 May
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|0-20 {{aet}} <br />{{pso|6–5}}
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|0-20 {{aet}} <br />{{pso|6–5}}
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Patrick McBrearty]]
|[[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|Penalties]]

|-
|[[2025 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2025]]
|10 May
|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
|2-23 {{aet}}
|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
|0-28 {{aet}}
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Patrick McBrearty]]
|[[1]]

|}

;Notes:
*1887 No Ulster SFC
*[[1888 Ulster Senior Football Championship|1888]] Ulster [[Leinster Senior Football Championship|Senior Football Championship]] Inniskeen Grattans of (Monaghan) v Maghera MacFinns of (Cavan) game went to a [[Replay (sports)|replay]].
*1889 No Ulster SFC
*1890 Armagh Harps, (Armagh) v Owen Roe O'Neill's (Tyrone)
*1891 Cavan Slashers ([[Cavan GAA|Cavan]]) v Armagh Harps ([[Armagh GAA|Armagh]]) game abandoned Smithboro Co Monaghan game replayed Cavan 1-11 Armagh 0-00
*1892–1900 No championship. {{GG|Cavan|football}} played in [[Leinster Senior Football Championship]] in 1895.
*1900 {{GG|Antrim|football}} were to have represented [[Ulster GAA|Ulster]] but gave walkover to {{GG|Galway|football}}.
*1901–1902 the championship was played over two seasons and only counts as one Ulster SFC title.
*1907 No official final result in records
*1939 Game abandoned – replay ordered
*2020 No crowd attendance due to the [[impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games]]

==Team records and statistics==

===Roll of honour===
====Legend====
*{{bg|gold|Golden background}} – Ulster SFC winner or runner-up also won the All-Ireland SFC that year.

====Performance by team====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!County team
!Title(s)
!Runner-up
!Years won
!Years runner-up
|-
! scope="row" | [[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ulster.gaa.ie/county/cavan/|title=Cavan — Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Uladh|publisher=[[Ulster GAA]]|access-date=15 June 2022}}</ref>
| 40
| 23
| 1891, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922,<ref group="note">Ulster GAA gives the 1922 title to both [https://ulster.gaa.ie/county/cavan/ Cavan] and [https://ulster.gaa.ie/county/monaghan/ Monaghan]. If removed from Cavan it would leave the county with 39 titles. But 2020 is given as the county's [https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/as-it-happened-cavan-win-first-ulster-sfc-title-in-23-years-39776406.html 40th win].</ref> 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1931, 1932, '''[[1933 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|{{background color|gold|1933}}]]''', 1934, '''[[1935 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|{{background color|gold|1935}}]]''', 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, '''[[1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|{{background color|gold|1947}}]]''', '''[[1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|{{background color|gold|1948}}]]''', 1949, '''[[1952 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|{{background color|gold|1952}}]]''', 1954, 1955, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1997, 2020
| 1888, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1916, 1922, 1929, 1930, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1968, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1995, 2001, 2019
|-
! scope="row" | [[File:Colours_of_Monaghan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Monaghan|football}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ulster.gaa.ie/county/monaghan/|title=Monaghan — Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Uladh|publisher=[[Ulster GAA]]|access-date=15 June 2022}}</ref>
| 16
| 12
| 1888, 1906, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1921, 1922,<ref group="note">Ulster GAA gives the 1922 title to both [https://ulster.gaa.ie/county/cavan/ Cavan] and [https://ulster.gaa.ie/county/monaghan/ Monaghan].</ref> 1927, 1929, 1930, 1938, 1979, 1985, 1988, 2013, 2015
| 1905, 1913, 1923, 1924, 1936, 1943, 1944, 1952, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2021
|-
! scope="row" | [[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Tyrone|football}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ulster.gaa.ie/county/tyrone/|title=Tyrone — Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Uladh|publisher=[[Ulster GAA]]|access-date=15 June 2022}}</ref>
|16
| 7
| 1956, 1957, 1973, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1995, 1996, 2001, '''[[2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|{{background color|gold|2003}}]]''', 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, '''[[2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|{{background color|gold|2021}}]]'''
| 1890, 1941, 1972, 1980, 1988, 1994, '''[[2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|{{background color|gold|2005}}]]'''
|-
! scope="row" | [[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Armagh|football}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ulster.gaa.ie/county/armagh/|title=Armagh — Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Uladh|publisher=[[Ulster GAA]]|access-date=15 June 2022}}</ref>
| 14
| 23
| 1890, 1902, 1950, 1953, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1999, 2000, '''[[2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|{{background color|gold|2002}}]]''', 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
| 1891, 1901–02, 1904, 1912, 1917, 1920, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1938, 1939, 1949, 1954, 1961, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1990, 2023, '''[[2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|{{background color|gold|2024}}]]''', 2025 
|-
! scope="row" | [[File:Colours_of_Down.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Down|football}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ulster.gaa.ie/county/down/|title=Down — Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Uladh|publisher=[[Ulster GAA]]|access-date=15 June 2022}}</ref>
| 12
| 15
| 1959, '''[[1960 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|{{background color|gold|1960}}]]''', '''[[1961 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|{{background color|gold|1961}}]]''', 1963, 1965, 1966, '''[[1968 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|{{background color|gold|1968}}]]''', 1971, 1978, 1981, '''[[1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|{{background color|gold|1991}}]]''', '''[[1994 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|{{background color|gold|1994}}]]'''
| 1940, 1942, 1958, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1986, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2012, 2017
|-
! scope="row" | [[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Donegal|football}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ulster.gaa.ie/county/donegal/|title=Donegal — Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Uladh|publisher=[[Ulster GAA]]|access-date=15 June 2022}}</ref>
| 12
| 14
| 1972, 1974, 1983, 1990, '''[[1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|{{background color|gold|1992}}]]''', 2011, '''[[2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|{{background color|gold|2012}}]]''', 2014, 2018, 2019, 2024, 2025
| 1963, 1966, 1979, 1991, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2022
|-
! scope="row" | [[File:Colours_of_Antrim.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Antrim|football}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ulster.gaa.ie/county/antrim/|title=Antrim — Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Uladh|publisher=[[Ulster GAA]]|access-date=15 June 2022}}</ref>
|10
| 9
| 1900, 1901, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1946, 1951
| 1903, 1906, 1918, 1919, 1925, 1926, 1947, 1948, 2009
|-
! scope="row" | [[File:Colours_of_Derry.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Derry|football}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ulster.gaa.ie/county/derry/|title=Derry — Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Uladh|publisher=[[Ulster GAA]]|access-date=15 June 2022}}</ref>
| 9
| 10
| 1958, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1987, '''[[1993 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|{{background color|gold|1993}}]]''', 1998, 2022, 2023
| 1921, 1955, 1957, 1971, 1977, 1985, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2011
|-
! scope="row" | [[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Fermanagh|football}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ulster.gaa.ie/county/fermanagh/|title=Fermanagh — Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Uladh|publisher=[[Ulster GAA]]|access-date=15 June 2022}}</ref>
| 0
| 6
| 
| 1914, 1935, 1945, 1982, 2008, 2018
|-
|}

===Team progress: 2001–2019===
Below is a record of each county's performance following the introduction of the qualifier system to the All-Ireland series in 2001. Before 2001 only the Ulster SFC title winner contested the All-Ireland SFC. Qualifiers did not occur from 2020–2021 due to the [[impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games]]. They are no longer held, with weaker teams, such as [[Cavan county football team|Cavan]], [[Fermanagh county football team|Fermanagh]] and [[Antrim county football team|Antrim]], moving aside, to instead play in the [[Tailteann Cup]].

====Key====
{|class=wikitable
|-
| bgcolor=lime|Winner
|-
| bgcolor=thistle|Finalist
|-
| bgcolor=yellow|Semi-finalist
|-
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|Quarter-finalist / Super 8s
|-
| style="background:#afeeee;"|Qualifier Rounds 1–4 / Tommy Murphy Cup
|}

{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|-
!width=150|Team!![[2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|2001]]!![[2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|2002]]!![[2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|2003]]!![[2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|2004]]!![[2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|2005]]!![[2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|2006]]!![[2007 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|2007]]!![[2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|2008]]!![[2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|2009]]!![[2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|2010]]!![[2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|2011]]!![[2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|2012]]!![[2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|2013]]!![[2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|2014]]!![[2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|2015]]!![[2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|2016]]!![[2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|2017]]!![[2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|2018]]!![[2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|2019]]

|-

|  style="background:#efefef; text-align:left;"|{{GG|Antrim|football}}
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2007 Tommy Murphy Cup|TM]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 Tommy Murphy Cup|TM]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q4]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q3]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q3]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
|-

|  style="background:#efefef; text-align:left;"|{{GG|Armagh|football}}
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q3]]
| bgcolor=lime|[[2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|W]]
| bgcolor=thistle|[[2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|F]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| bgcolor=yellow|[[2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|SF]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2007 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q3]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q3]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q3]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q4]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q3]]
|-

|  style="background:#efefef; text-align:left;"|{{GG|Cavan|football}}
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q4]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q4]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2007 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q3]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q3]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q4]]
|-

|  style="background:#efefef; text-align:left;"|{{GG|Derry|football}}
| bgcolor=yellow|[[2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|SF]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q3]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| bgcolor=yellow|[[2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|SF]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q3]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q3]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2007 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q3]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q3]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q4]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q3]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q3]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q4]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
|-

|  style="background:#efefef; text-align:left;"|{{GG|Donegal|football}}
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| bgcolor=yellow|[[2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|SF]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q4]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2007 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q3]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| bgcolor=yellow|[[2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|SF]]
| bgcolor=lime|[[2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|W]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| bgcolor=thistle|[[2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|F]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q4]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|S8s]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|S8s]]
|-

|  style="background:#efefef; text-align:left;"|{{GG|Down|football}}
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q4]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2007 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q3]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q3]]
| bgcolor=thistle|[[2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|F]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q4]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q3]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q4]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
|-

|  style="background:#efefef; text-align:left;"|{{GG|Fermanagh|football}}
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q3]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| bgcolor=yellow|[[2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|SF]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q4]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2007 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q3]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q4]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
|-

|  style="background:#efefef; text-align:left;"|{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q4]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2007 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q4]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q4]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q1]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| bgcolor=yellow|[[2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|SF]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
|-

|  style="background:#efefef; text-align:left;"|{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q4]]
| bgcolor=lime|[[2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|W]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| bgcolor=lime|[[2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|W]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| bgcolor=lime|[[2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|W]]
| bgcolor=yellow|[[2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|SF]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q3]]
| bgcolor=yellow|[[2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|SF]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Q2]]
| bgcolor=yellow|[[2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|SF]]
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|QF]]
| bgcolor=yellow|[[2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|SF]]
| bgcolor=thistle|[[2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final|F]]
| bgcolor=yellow|[[2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|SF]]
|-

|}

===By semi-final appearances (since 2016)===
'''Bold''' ''indicates years team reached the final.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width="20%" |Team
!No.
!Years in semi-finals
|-
|[[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Donegal|football}}
|9
|'''2016''', 2017, '''2018, 2019''', [[2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship|'''2020''']], [[2021 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2021]], [[2022 Ulster Senior Football Championship|'''2022''']], [[2024 Ulster Senior Football Championship|'''2024''']], [[2025 Ulster Senior Football Championship|'''2025''']]
|-
|[[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|6
|'''2016''', '''2017''', 2019, [[2021 Ulster Senior Football Championship|'''2021''']], [[2024 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2024]], [[2025 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2025]]
|-
|[[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Armagh|football}}
|6
|2019, [[2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2020]], [[2021 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2021]], [[2023 Ulster Senior Football Championship|'''2023''']], [[2024 Ulster Senior Football Championship|'''2024''']], [[2025 Ulster Senior Football Championship|'''2025''']]
|-
|[[File:Colours_of_Monaghan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|6
|2016, 2017, 2018, [[2021 Ulster Senior Football Championship|'''2021''']], [[2022 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2022]], [[2023 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2023]]
|-
|[[File:Colours_of_Down.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Down|football}}
|6
|'''2017''', 2018, [[2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2020]], [[2023 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2023]], [[2024 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2024]], [[2025 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2025]]
|-
|[[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}}
|4
|2016, '''2019''', [[2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship|'''2020''']], [[2022 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2022]]
|-
|[[File:Colours_of_Derry.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Derry|football}}
|2
|[[2022 Ulster Senior Football Championship|'''2022''']], [[2023 Ulster Senior Football Championship|'''2023''']]
|-
|[[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Fermanagh|football}}
|1
|'''2018'''
|-
|[[File:Colours_of_Antrim.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Antrim|football}}
|0
|{{N/A}}
|-
|}

===Post-COVID team results===
'''Legend'''
* {{bg|gold|1st}} – Winner
* {{bg|silver|2nd}} – Runner-up
* {{bg|#cceeee|SF/QF/PR}} – Semi-finalist / Quarter-finalist / Preliminary round exit
For each year, the number of competing teams is shown (in brackets).
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Team
![[2023 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2023]] (9)
![[2024 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2024]] (9)
![[2025 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2025]] (9)
!Years
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Antrim.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Antrim|football}}
| bgcolor="#cceeee" |PR
|QF
|QF
!3
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Armagh|football}}
| bgcolor="silver" |2nd
|2nd
|2nd
!3
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}}
| bgcolor="#cceeee" |QF
|QF
|QF
!3
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Derry.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Derry|football}}
| bgcolor="gold" |1st
|QF
|PR
!3
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Donegal|football}}
| bgcolor="#cceeee" |QF
|1st
|1st
!3
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Down.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Down|football}}
| bgcolor="#cc9966" |SF
|SF
|SF
!3
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Fermanagh|football}}
| bgcolor="#cceeee" |QF
|QF
|QF
!3
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Monaghan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Monaghan|football}}
| bgcolor="#cc9966" |SF
|PR
|QF
!3
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Tyrone|football}}
| bgcolor="#cceeee" |QF
|SF
|SF
!3
|-
|}

===Consecutive titles===
====Septuple====
* [[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}} (1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937)
* [[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}} (1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945)

====Sextuple====
* [[File:Colours_of_Antrim.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Antrim|football}} (1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913)

====Quintuple====
* [[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}} (1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926)

====Treble====
* [[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}} (1903, 1904, 1905)
* [[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}} (1918, 1919, 1920)
* [[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}} (1947, 1948, 1949)
* [[File:Colours_of_Down.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Down|football}} (1959, 1960, 1961)
* [[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Armagh|football}} (2004, 2005, 2006)

====Double====
* [[File:Colours_of_Antrim.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Antrim|football}} (1900, 1901)
* [[File:Colours_of_Monaghan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Monaghan|football}} (1916, 1917)
* [[File:Colours_of_Monaghan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Monaghan|football}} (1921, 1922)
* [[File:Colours_of_Monaghan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Monaghan|football}} (1929, 1930)
* [[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}} (1954, 1955)
* [[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Tyrone|football}} (1956, 1957)
* [[File:Colours_of_Down.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Down|football}} (1965, 1966)
* [[File:Colours_of_Derry.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Derry|football}} (1975, 1976)
* [[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Tyrone|football}} (1995, 1996)
* [[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Armagh|football}} (1999, 2000)
* [[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Tyrone|football}} (2009, 2010)
* [[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Donegal|football}} (2011, 2012)
* [[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Tyrone|football}} (2016, 2017)
* [[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Donegal|football}} (2018, 2019)
* [[File:Colours_of_Derry.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Derry|football}} (2022, 2023)
* [[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Donegal|football}} (2024, 2025)

===Titles by decade===
The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Ulster SFC titles, is as follows:

* '''1880s''': 1 for [[File:Colours_of_Monaghan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Monaghan|football}} (1888)
* '''1890s''': 1 for [[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Armagh|football}} (1890), [[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}} (1891)
* '''1900s''': 3 for [[File:Colours_of_Antrim.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Antrim|football}} (01, 08, 09)
* '''1910s''': 4 for [[File:Colours_of_Antrim.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Antrim|football}} (10, 11, 12, 13)
* '''1920s''': 6 for [[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}} (20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28)
* '''1930s''': 8 for [[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}} (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39)
* '''1940s''': 9 for [[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}} (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49)
* '''1950s''': 3 for [[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}} (52, 54, 55)
* '''1960s''': 6 for [[File:Colours_of_Down.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Down|football}} (60, 61, 63, 65, 66, 68)
* '''1970s''': 3 for [[File:Colours_of_Derry.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Derry|football}} (70, 75, 76)
* '''1980s''': 3 for [[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Tyrone|football}} (84, 86, 89)
* '''1990s''': 2 for [[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Donegal|football}} (90, 92), [[File:Colours_of_Down.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Down|football}} (91, 94), [[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Tyrone|football}} (95, 96), [[File:Colours_of_Derry.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Derry|football}} (93, 98)
* '''2000s''': 6 for [[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Armagh|football}} (00, 02, 04, 05, 06, 08)
* '''2010s''': 5 for [[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Donegal|football}} (11, 12, 14, 18, 19)
* '''2020s''': 2 for [[File:Colours_of_Derry.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Derry|football}} (22, 23), [[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Donegal|football}} (24, 25)

===Team debuts===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Year
!Debutants
!Total
|-
|1888
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}}, [[File:Colours_of_Monaghan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|2
|-
|1889
| style="text-align:left" |''None''
|0
|-
|1890
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Antrim.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Antrim|football}}, [[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Armagh|football}}, [[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|3
|-
|1891–1902
| style="text-align:left" |''None''
|0
|-
|1903
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Fermanagh|football}}
|1
|-
|1904
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Derry.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Derry|football}}, [[File:Colours_of_Down.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Down|football}}
|2
|-
|1905
| style="text-align:left" |''None''
|0
|-
|1906
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Donegal|football}}
|1
|-
|1907–
| style="text-align:left" |''None''
|0
|-
|'''Total'''
|
|'''9'''
|}

===Other records===
====Final success rate====
No county teams have appeared in the final, being victorious on all occasions.

On the opposite end of the scale, one team has appeared in the final, losing on each occasion:

* [[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Fermanagh|football}} (1914, 1935, 1945, 1982, 2008, 2018)

====Winning other trophies====
Although not an officially recognised achievement, a number of teams have achieved the distinction of winning the Ulster SFC, the All-Ireland SFC and the [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]] all in the same season.

* 2, [[File:Colours_of_Down.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Down|football}} (1960, 1968)
* 1, [[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}} (1948)
* 1, [[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Tyrone|football}} (2003)

====Gaps====
* Longest gaps between successive Ulster SFC titles:
** '''48 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Armagh|football}} (1902–1950)
** '''41 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Monaghan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Monaghan|football}} (1938–1979)
** '''33 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Antrim.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Antrim|football}} (1913–1946)
** '''28 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}} (1969–1997)
** '''25 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Monaghan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Monaghan|football}} (1988–2013)
** '''24 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Armagh|football}} (1953–1977)
** '''24 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Derry.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Derry|football}} (1998–2022)
** '''23 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}} (1997–2020)
** '''19 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Donegal|football}} (1992–2011)
** '''18 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Monaghan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Monaghan|football}} (1888–1906)
* Longest gaps between successive Ulster SFC finals:
** '''58 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Antrim.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Antrim|football}} (1951–2009)
** '''51 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Tyrone|football}} (1890–1941)
** '''37 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Fermanagh|football}} (1945–1982)
** '''34 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Derry.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Derry|football}} (1921–1955)
** '''27 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Monaghan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Monaghan|football}} (1952–1979)
** '''26 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Fermanagh|football}} (1982–2008)
** '''21 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Fermanagh|football}} (1914–1935)
** '''20 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Antrim.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Antrim|football}} (1926–1946)
** '''19 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Monaghan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Monaghan|football}} (1988–2007)
** '''18 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}} (2001–2019)

====Active gaps====
* Longest active gaps since an Ulster SFC title:
** '''74 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Antrim.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Antrim|football}} (1951–)
** '''31 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Down.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Down|football}} (1994–)
** '''17 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Armagh|football}} (2008–)
** '''10 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Monaghan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Monaghan|football}} (2015–)
** '''5 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}} (2020–)
** '''4 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Tyrone|football}} (2021–)
** '''2 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Derry.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Derry|football}} (2023–)
** '''0 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Donegal|football}} (2025–)
* Longest active gap since an Ulster SFC final appearance:
** '''16 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Antrim.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Antrim|football}} (2009–)
** '''8 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Down.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Down|football}} (2017–)
** '''7 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Fermanagh|football}} (2018–)
** '''5 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}} (2020–)
** '''4 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Monaghan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Monaghan|football}} (2021–)
** '''4 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Tyrone|football}} (2021–)
** '''2 years''': [[File:Colours_of_Derry.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Derry|football}} (2023–)

==Player records==
* On 9 July 2006, [[Oisín McConville]] became the record point scorer in the history of the Ulster Senior Football Championship in that year's final at [[Croke Park]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/5153174.stm|title=Donegal 0-09 1-09 Armagh|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=9 July 2006|access-date=9 July 2006}}</ref>

===All-time top scorers: Ulster players===
As of 3 June 2008, according to the BBC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/the_championship/7432831.stm |title= Ulster's hot-shots |work=BBC Online |date=2008-06-03|access-date=2008-06-15 }}</ref> Updated list (2012)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rank
! Player
! County
! Tally
! Total score
! Championship years
|-
| 1
| [[Paddy Bradley]]
| {{GG|Derry|football}}
| 17–201
| 252
| 2000–2012
|-
| 2
| [[Michael Murphy (Gaelic footballer)|Michael Murphy]]
| {{GG|Donegal|football}}
| 4–223
| 239
| 2007-2022
|-
| 3
| [[Oisín McConville]]
| {{GG|Armagh|football}}
| 11–197
| 230
| 1997–2008
|-
| 4
| [[Peter Canavan]]
| {{GG|Tyrone|football}}
| 9–191
| 218
| 1989–2005
|-
| 5
| [[Paddy Doherty (Gaelic footballer)|Paddy Doherty]]
| {{GG|Down|football}}
| 15–159
| 204
| 1954–1971
|-
| 6
| [[Peter Donohoe (Gaelic footballer)|Peter Donohoe]]
| {{GG|Cavan|football}}
| 17–133
| 184
| 1945–1955
|-
| 7
| [[Seán O'Neill]]
| {{GG|Down|football}}
| 17–125
| 176
| 1959–1975
|-
| 8
| [[Charlie Gallagher (Gaelic footballer)|Charlie Gallagher]]
| {{GG|Cavan|football}}
| 10–142
| 172
| 1955–1969
|-
| 9
| [[Steven McDonnell (Gaelic footballer)|Steven McDonnell]]
| {{GG|Armagh|football}}
| 15–111
| 156
| 2000–2011
|-
| 10
| [[Seán O'Connell]]
| {{GG|Derry|football}}
| 11–118
| 151
| 1957–1975
|-
|}

'''Notes:'''
*Includes Ulster SFC, All-Ireland SFC and SFC Qualifiers.

===All-time top goalscorers: Ulster players===
As of 15 June 2008, according to the ''[[Sunday Tribune]]''.<ref>{{cite news |first=Kieran |last=Shannon |author2=Leo McGeough  |title=When Sunday Comes – Stevie from Killeavy: Ulster's top predator |work=[[Sunday Tribune]] |date=2008-06-15 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rank
! Player
! County
! Number of goals
! Championship years
|-
| 1=
| [[Steven McDonnell (Gaelic footballer)|Steven McDonnell]]
| {{GG|Armagh|football}}
| 17
| 1999–2011
|-
| 1=
| [[Peter Donohoe (gaelic footballer)|Peter Donohoe]]
| {{GG|Cavan|football}}
| 17
| 1945–1955
|-
| 1=
| [[Seán O'Neill]]
| {{GG|Down|football}}
| 17
| 1959–1975
|-
| 4
| [[Paddy Doherty (Gaelic footballer)|Paddy Doherty]]
| {{GG|Down|football}}
| 15
| 1954–1971
|-
| 5=
| [[Paddy Bradley]] **
| {{GG|Derry|football}}
| 13
| 2000–2012
|-
| 5=
| [[Ger Houlahan]]
| {{GG|Armagh|football}}
| 13
| 1984–2000
|-
| 5=
| [[James McCartan Snr]]
| {{GG|Down|football}}
| 13
| 1958–1967
|-
| 5=
| [[Brendan Coulter]] *
| {{GG|Down|football}}
| 13
| 2000–2014
|-
| 9=
| [[Joe Stafford]]
| {{GG|Cavan|football}}
| 12
| 1943–1949
|-
| 9=
| [[Enda Muldoon]]
| {{GG|Derry|football}}
| 12
| 1997–2011
|-
| 9=
| Jason Reilly
| {{GG|Cavan|football}}
| 12
| 1997–2008
|-
| 12=
| [[Seán O'Connell]]
| {{GG|Derry|football}}
| 11
| 1957–1975
|-
| 12=
| PT Treacy
| {{GG|Fermanagh|football}}
| 11
| 1960–1973
|-
| 12=
| [[Oisín McConville]]
| {{GG|Armagh|football}}
| 11
| 1997–2008
|-
|}

'''Notes:'''
*Includes Ulster SFC, All-Ireland SFC and SFC Qualifiers.
*Since the records have been done, [[Brendan Coulter]] has become the top goal scorer with 18.
**Paddy Bradley scored 4 more goals and finished on 17.

===Ulster SFC top scorers: by year===
*1948 [[Peter Donohoe (Gaelic footballer)|Peter Donohoe]] ({{GG|Cavan|football}}) 3–12
*1949 [[Peter Donohoe (Gaelic footballer)|Peter Donohoe]] ({{GG|Cavan|football}}) 4–10
*1950 [[Peter Donohoe (Gaelic footballer)|Peter Donohoe]] ({{GG|Cavan|football}}) 3–18
*1951 Joe McCallin ({{GG|Antrim|football}}) 3–14
*1952 [[John Joe Cassidy]] ({{GG|Cavan|football}}) 1-7
*1953 Art O'Hagan ({{GG|Armagh|football}}) 3-4
*1954 Brian Gallagher ({{GG|Cavan|football}}) 0–14
*1955 [[Peter Donohoe (Gaelic footballer)|Peter Donohoe]] ({{GG|Cavan|football}}) 0–14
*1956 [[Frankie Donnelly]] ({{GG|Tyrone|football}}) & [[Victor Sherlock]] ({{GG|Cavan|football}}) 2–7
*1957 [[Frankie Donnelly]] ({{GG|Tyrone|football}}) 1–14
*1958 [[Paddy Doherty (Gaelic footballer)|Paddy Doherty]] ({{GG|Down|football}}) 3–14
*1959 [[Paddy Doherty (Gaelic footballer)|Paddy Doherty]] ({{GG|Down|football}}) 1–17
*1960 Con Smith ({{GG|Cavan|football}}) 1–17
*1961 [[Paddy Doherty (Gaelic footballer)|Paddy Doherty]] ({{GG|Down|football}}) 1–16
*1962 Seamus McMahon ({{GG|Cavan|football}}) & [[Frankie Donnelly]] ({{GG|Tyrone|football}}) 0–11
*1963 Harry Laverty ({{GG|Donegal|football}}) 2–10
*1964 [[Charlie Gallagher (Gaelic footballer)|Charlie Gallagher]] ({{GG|Cavan|football}}) 0-*19
*1965 [[Charlie Gallagher (Gaelic footballer)|Charlie Gallagher]] ({{GG|Cavan|football}}) 2–29
*1966 PT Treacy ({{GG|Fermanagh|football}}) 4–13
*1967 [[Charlie Gallagher (Gaelic footballer)|Charlie Gallagher]] ({{GG|Cavan|football}}) 0-*19
*1968 [[Paddy Doherty (Gaelic footballer)|Paddy Doherty]] ({{GG|Down|football}}) 1–17
*1969 Sean Woods ({{GG|Monaghan|football}}) & Gene Cusack ({{GG|Cavan|football}}) 3–7
*1970 [[Andy McCallin]] ({{GG|Antrim|football}}) 3–15
*1971 [[Sean O'Connell]] ({{GG|Derry|football}}) 1–18
*1972 [[Joe Winston]] ({{GG|Donegal|football}}) 0–26
*1973 Patsy Hetherington ({{GG|Tyrone|football}}) 0–17
*1974 [[Seamus Bonner]] ({{GG|Donegal|football}}) 6–4
*1975 Willie Walsh ({{GG|Down|football}}) 3–8
*1976 Steve Duggan ({{GG|Cavan|football}}) 1–22
*1977 Brendan Kelly ({{GG|Derry|football}}) 2–10
*1978 Donal Donohoe ({{GG|Cavan|football}}) 0–12
*1979 [[Kieran Finlay]] ({{GG|Monaghan|football}}) 1–18
*1980 Patsy Hetherington ({{GG|Tyrone|football}}) & Patsy Kerlin ({{GG|Tyrone|football}}) 4–3
*1981 [[Eamonn McEneaney]] ({{GG|Monaghan|football}}) & Brendan McGovern ({{GG|Down|football}}) 1–17
*1982 John Corvan ({{GG|Armagh|football}}) & [[Peter McGinnity]] ({{GG|Fermanagh|football}}) 1–9
*1983 Derek McDonnell ({{GG|Cavan|football}}) 4–11
*1984 [[Frank McGuigan]] ({{GG|Tyrone|football}}) 0–19
*1985 [[Eamonn McEneaney]] ({{GG|Monaghan|football}}) 3–16
*1986 Brendan Mason ({{GG|Down|football}}) 3–17
*1987 [[Enda Gormley]] ({{GG|Derry|football}}) 0–20
*1988 Stephen Conway ({{GG|Tyrone|football}}) 0–17
*1989 [[Martin McHugh (Gaelic footballer)|Martin McHugh]] ({{GG|Donegal|football}}) 2–16
*1990 [[Manus Boyle]] ({{GG|Donegal|football}}) 1–16
*1991 [[Ross Carr]] ({{GG|Down|football}}) 0–21
*1992 [[Enda Gormley]] ({{GG|Derry|football}}) 0–25
*1993 John Toner ({{GG|Armagh|football}}) 0–23
*1994 [[Peter Canavan]] ({{GG|Tyrone|football}}) 1–17
*1995 [[Peter Canavan]] ({{GG|Tyrone|football}}) 0–20
*1996 [[Peter Canavan]] ({{GG|Tyrone|football}}) 3–13
*1997 [[Joe Brolly]] ({{GG|Derry|football}}) 3–15
*1998 [[Joe Brolly]] ({{GG|Derry|football}}) & [[Tony Boyle (Gaelic footballer)|Tony Boyle]] ({{GG|Donegal|football}}) 0–13
*1999 [[Oisín McConville]] ({{GG|Armagh|football}}) 3–18
*2000 [[Rory Gallagher (Gaelic footballer)|Rory Gallagher]] ({{GG|Fermanagh|football}}) 1–19
*2001 [[Rory Gallagher (Gaelic footballer)|Rory Gallagher]] ({{GG|Fermanagh|football}}) 0–16
*2002 [[Rory Gallagher (Gaelic footballer)|Rory Gallagher]] ({{GG|Fermanagh|football}}) 4–12
*2003 [[Peter Canavan]] ({{GG|Tyrone|football}}) 1–38
*2004 [[Colm McFadden]] ({{GG|Donegal|football}}) & [[Oisín McConville]] ({{GG|Armagh|football}}) 1–13
*2005 [[Stephen O'Neill]] ({{GG|Tyrone|football}}) 1–26
*2006 [[Oisín McConville]] ({{GG|Armagh|football}}) 3–25
*2007 [[Tomás Freeman|Tommy Freeman]] ({{GG|Monaghan|football}}) 1-15<ref>{{cite web|title=Ulster GAA|work=ulster.gaa.ie |url=http://ulster.gaa.ie/landofthegiants/features/roll-of-honour/}}</ref>
*2008 [[Steven McDonnell (Gaelic footballer)|Steven McDonnell]] ({{GG|Armagh|football}}) 1-17<ref>{{cite web|title=Ulster GAA|work=ulster.gaa.ie |url=http://ulster.gaa.ie/landofthegiants/features/roll-of-honour/}}</ref>
*2009 [[Paddy Bradley]] ({{GG|Derry|football}}) 3–12
*2010 [[Martin Clarke (footballer)|Martin Clarke]] ({{GG|Down|football}}) 1-30
*2011 [[Martin Clarke (footballer)|Martin Clarke]] ({{GG|Down|football}}) & [[Seán Cavanagh]] ({{GG|Tyrone|football}}) 2-16
*2012 [[Colm McFadden]] ({{GG|Donegal|football}}) 2-15
*2013 [[Colm McFadden]] ({{GG|Donegal|football}}) 2-12
*2014 [[Conor McManus]] ({{GG|Monaghan|football}}) 1-14
*2015 [[Conor McManus]] ({{GG|Monaghan|football}}) 1-19
*2016 [[Conor McManus]] ({{GG|Monaghan|football}}) 1-20
*2017 [[Conor McManus]] ({{GG|Monaghan|football}}) 2-13
*2018 [[Paddy McBrearty]] ({{GG|Donegal|football}}) 0-19
*2019 [[Rian O'Neill]] ({{GG|Armagh|football}}) 0-18
*2020 [[Gearóid McKiernan]] ({{GG|Cavan|football}}) 0-11 & [[Rian O'Neill]] ({{GG|Armagh|football}}) 0-11 & Donal O'Hare ({{GG|Down|football}}) 1-8
*2021 [[Darren McCurry]] ({{GG|Tyrone|football}}) 0-22
*2022 [[Shane McGuigan (Gaelic footballer)|Shane McGuigan]] ({{GG|Derry|football}}) 1-17
*2023 [[Shane McGuigan (Gaelic footballer)|Shane McGuigan]] ({{GG|Derry|football}}) 2-21
*2024 [[Paddy Lynch]] ({{GG|Cavan|football}}) 1-14
*2025 [[Patrick McBrearty]] ({{GG|Donegal|football}}) 1-18

<Small>* Scores only include Ulster SFC. [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|All-Ireland SFC]] and SFC Qualifiers are not included.</small>

==Managers==
{{See also|List of Gaelic football managers}}
[[Manager (Gaelic games)|Manager]]s in the Ulster SFC are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and sourcing of players from the club championships. Their influence varies from county-to-county and is related to the individual county boards. From 2018, all inter-county head coaches must be Award 2 qualified. The manager is assisted by a team of two or three selectors and an extensive backroom team consisting of various coaches. Prior to the development of the concept of a manager in the 1970s, teams were usually managed by a team of selectors with one member acting as chairman.

===Winning managers (1983–present)===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!#
!Manager(s)
!Winning team(s)
!Titles(s)
!Winning years
|-
|1
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Tyrone.svg|20px|border]] [[Mickey Harte]]
| style="text-align:center" |{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
| style="text-align:center" |6
|2003, 2007, [[2009 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2009]], [[2010 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2010]], [[2016 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2016]], [[2017 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2017]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |2
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Donegal.svg|20px|border]] [[Jim McGuinness]]
| style="text-align:center" |{{GG|Donegal|football}}
| style="text-align:center" |4
|[[2011 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2011]], [[2012 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2012]], [[2014 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2014]], [[2024 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2024]]
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Tyrone.svg|20px|border]] [[Art McRory]]
| style="text-align:center" |{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
| style="text-align:center" |4
|1984, 1995*, 1996*, 2001*
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Armagh.svg|20px|border]] [[Joe Kernan (Gaelic footballer)|Joe Kernan]]
| style="text-align:center" |{{GG|Armagh|football}}
| style="text-align:center" |4
|2002, 2004, 2005, 2006
|-
| rowspan="2" |5
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Donegal.svg|20px|border]] [[Brian McEniff]]
| style="text-align:center" |{{GG|Donegal|football}}
| style="text-align:center" |5
|1972, 1974, 1983, 1990, 1992
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Tyrone.svg|20px|border]] [[Eugene McKenna]]
| style="text-align:center" |{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
| style="text-align:center" |3
|1995*, 1996*, 2001*
|-
| rowspan="5" |7
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Monaghan.svg|20px|border]] [[Seán McCague]]
| style="text-align:center" |{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
| style="text-align:center" |2
|1985, 1988
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Down.svg|20px|border]] [[Pete McGrath]]
| style="text-align:center" |{{GG|Down|football}}
| style="text-align:center" |2
|1991, 1994
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Armagh.svg|20px|border]] [[Brian McAlinden]]<br />[[File:Colours of Armagh.svg|20px|border]] [[Brian Canavan (Gaelic footballer)|Brian Canavan]]
| style="text-align:center" |{{GG|Armagh|football}}
| style="text-align:center" |2
|1999, 2000
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Monaghan.svg|20px|border]] [[Malachy O'Rourke]]
| style="text-align:center" |{{GG|Monaghan|football}}
| style="text-align:center" |2
|[[2013 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2013]], [[2015 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2015]]
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Donegal.svg|20px|border]] [[Declan Bonner]]
| style="text-align:center" |{{GG|Donegal|football}}
| style="text-align:center" |2
|[[2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2018]], [[2019 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2019]]
|-
| rowspan="9" |12
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Tyrone.svg|20px|border]] [[John Donnelly (Gaelic footballer)|John Donnelly]]
| style="text-align:center" |{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
| style="text-align:center" |1
|1986
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Derry.svg|20px|border]] [[Eamonn Coleman]]
| style="text-align:center" |{{GG|Derry|football}}
| style="text-align:center" |1
|1993
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Donegal.svg|20px|border]] [[Martin McHugh (Gaelic footballer)|Martin McHugh]]
| style="text-align:center" |{{GG|Cavan|football}}
| style="text-align:center" |1
|1997
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Dublin.svg|20px|border]] [[Brian Mullins]]
| style="text-align:center" |{{GG|Derry|football}}
| style="text-align:center" |1
|1998
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Armagh.svg|20px|border]] [[Peter McDonnell (Gaelic football manager)|Peter McDonnell]]
| style="text-align:center" |{{GG|Armagh|football}}
| style="text-align:center" |1
|[[2008 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2008]]
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Laois.svg|20px|border]] [[Mickey Graham]]
| style="text-align:center" |{{GG|Cavan|football}}
| style="text-align:center" |1
|[[2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2020]]
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Tyrone.svg|20px|border]] [[Feargal Logan]], [[Brian Dooher]]
| style="text-align:center" |{{GG|Tyrone|football}}
| style="text-align:center" |1
|[[2021 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2021]]
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Derry.svg|20px|border]] [[Rory Gallagher (Gaelic footballer)|Rory Gallagher]]
| style="text-align:center" |{{GG|Derry|football}}
| style="text-align:center" |1
|[[2022 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2022]]
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours of Derry.svg|20px|border]] Ciaran Meenagh
| style="text-align:center" |{{GG|Derry|football}}
| style="text-align:center" |1
|[[2023 Ulster Senior Football Championship|2023]]
|-
|}

====Notes====
<nowiki>*</nowiki> = joint managers

==Media coverage==
===Television===
Matches are currently broadcast on [[RTÉ]] and by the [[BBC]] either on [[BBC 2 Northern Ireland]] or through the [[BBC iPlayer]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grimley |first1=Liam |title=Why the Ulster Championship final is being held on Saturday this year |url=https://www.irishnews.com/gaa/gaelic-football/why-is-the-ulster-championship-final-being-held-on-saturday-this-year-K7X3RZEUZFFKPO4OE2SWAI2T64/ |website=The Irish News |access-date=25 May 2025 |date=7 May 2025 |quote=To facilitate TG4, RTÉ and the BBC, who are the three broadcasters covering the two Ulster games, the ladies final will begin at 3pm, with the men’s final starting at 5.25pm.}}</ref> Selected games are also broadcast on the GAA's own [[GAA+]] streaming platform.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spectator information ahead of Ulster Championship Semi Final weekend |url=https://ulster.gaa.ie/2025/04/infosemifinals/ |website=Ulster GAA |access-date=25 May 2025 |date=25 April 2025 |quote=Armagh V Tyrone – St Tiernach’s Park, Clones – 4.45pm, Saturday 26th April (Live on GAA+ only)}}</ref>

Highlights packages are broadcast on RTÉ as part of [[The Sunday Game]].

===Radio===

Radio coverage is provided by RTÉ Radio One on Sports Saturday and Sports Sunday.<ref>{{cite web |title=Football championship weekend: All you need to know |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2025/0424/1509310-football-championship-weekend-all-you-need-to-know/ |website=RTÉ |access-date=25 May 2025 |date=25 April 2025 |quote=Live commentary and updates on RTÉ Radio 1's Saturday Sport and Sunday Sport.}}</ref>

===Print media===
Extensive coverage is offered in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland by daily and Sunday newspapers including [[The Irish News]], the [[Irish Independent]], the [[Irish Examiner]] and specialist GAA publications such as [[Gaelic Life]].

==Venues==
{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:1em auto;"
![[Belfast]]
![[Derry]]
![[Clones, County Monaghan]]
![[Omagh]], [[County Tyrone]]
![[Enniskillen]], [[County Fermanagh]]
|-
|[[Casement Park]]
|[[Celtic Park]]
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|[[Healy Park]]
|[[Brewster Park (Enniskillen)|Brewster Park]]
|-
|[[Seating capacity|Capacity]]: 31,661
|Capacity: 18,000
|Capacity: 29,000
|Capacity: 18,500
|Capacity: 16,000
|-
|[[File:Roger_Casement_Park_-_geograph.org.uk_-_443980.jpg|200x200px]]
|[[File:Celtic_Park,_Derry,_August_2009.JPG|200x200px]]
|[[File:St._Tiernach's_Park.JPG|200x200px]]
|[[File:Healy_Park,_Omagh.jpg|200x200px]]
| 
|}

===Stadia and locations===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
![[County team]]
!Location
!Province
!Stadium
!Capacity
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Antrim.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Antrim|football}}
|[[Belfast]]
|[[Ulster GAA|Ulster]]
|[[Corrigan Park]]
|3,700
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Armagh|football}}
|[[Armagh]]
|[[Ulster GAA|Ulster]]
|[[Athletic Grounds (Armagh)|Athletic Grounds]]
|18,500
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Cavan|football}}
|[[Cavan]]
|[[Ulster GAA|Ulster]]
|[[Breffni Park]]
|25,030
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Derry.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Derry|football}}
|[[Derry]]
|[[Ulster GAA|Ulster]]
|[[Celtic Park (Derry)|Celtic Park]]
|18,500
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Donegal_GAA.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Donegal|football}}
|[[Ballybofey]]
|[[Ulster GAA|Ulster]]
|[[MacCumhaill Park]]
|17,500
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Down.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Down|football}}
|[[Newry]]
|[[Ulster GAA|Ulster]]
|[[Páirc Esler]]
|20,000
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Fermanagh|football}}
|[[Enniskillen]]
|[[Ulster GAA|Ulster]]
|[[Brewster Park (Enniskillen)|Brewster Park]]
|18,000
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Monaghan.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Monaghan|football}}
|[[Clones, County Monaghan|Clones]]
|[[Ulster GAA|Ulster]]
|[[St Tiernach's Park]]
|29,000
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Tyrone|football}}
|[[Omagh]]
|[[Ulster GAA|Ulster]]
|[[Healy Park]]
|17,636
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[Ulster Senior Football Championship records and statistics]]
*[[Ulster Senior Club Football Championship]]
*[[Ulster Senior Hurling Championship]]
*[[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]
**[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]]
**[[Leinster Senior Football Championship]]
**[[Munster Senior Football Championship]]

==Notes==
{{reflist|group="note"}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/northern_ireland/the_championship/8178423.stm "Anglo Celt Cup winners"]. [[BBC]]. 2009.
* [https://www.bbc.com/sport/gaelic-games/54742199 Do you remember the last Ulster SFC final before the back door arrived?]

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