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{{Infobox GAA championship main|
|image= 
|caption= [[Mark Craig]] (Derry) with trophy in 2008
|name=Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship
|first=1964
|trophy=
|sponsors=[[Bord Gais Energy]]
|irish=
|current=[[Derry GAA|Derry]]
|currentordinal=7
|super=th
|most=[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
|mostordinal=36
}}
The Ulster U-21 Hurling Championship, or for sponsorship reasons the '''Erin Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship''', is an Under 21 [[hurling]] tournament between counties affiliated to [[Ulster GAA|Ulster]]. The winners of the Ulster championship go on to qualify for the [[All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship]]. The most successful county to date are [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] who have won the competition on 36 occasions.

The 2010 champions were [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] who defeated [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]] by 0-21 to 0-16.
.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/hamill-points-antrim-through-to-semi-final-clash-with-tipp-126465.html |title=Hamill points Antrim through to semi-final clash with Tipp |date=29 July 2010 |newspaper=[[Irish Examiner]] |issn=1393-9564 |location=Cork |language=en-ie}}</ref> [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] had won the 2009 title by beating [[Derry GAA|Derry]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/senior-stars-spur-antrim-1846034.html |title=Senior stars spur Antrim |date=30 July 2009 |newspaper=[[Irish Independent]] |location=Dublin |issn=0021-1222 |language=en}}</ref>
In 2011, [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] completed a three in a row of titles, beating [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]].

[[Armagh GAA|Armagh]], [[Cavan GAA|Cavan]], [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]], [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]], [[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]] and [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] have never won an Under-21 hurling championship.

==Teams==
{| class="wikitable"
!County
!Championship Titles
!Last championship title
|-
|[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
|37
|2023
|-
|[[Derry GAA|Derry]]
|7
|2024
|-
|[[Donegal GAA|Donegal]]
|0
| —
|-
|[[Down GAA|Down]]
|12
|2004
|}

==Roll of honour==
{|class="wikitable"
! #
! County
! Title(s)
! Years Won
|-
| 1
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 37
| 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023
|-
| 2
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 12
| 1968, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 2003, 2004
|-
| 3
| [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
| 7
| 1986, 1993, 1997, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2024
|}
*Only three counties from Ulster have won the Under-21/Under-20 championship

==List of finals==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" |Year
! colspan="2" |Winners
! colspan="2" |Runners-up
|-
!County
!Score
!County
!Score
|-
! colspan="5" |Under-20
|-
|2024
|[[Derry GAA|Derry]]
|
|
|
|-
|[https://www.derryjournal.com/sport/gaa/antrim-defeat-derry-to-be-crowned-ulster-under-20-hurling-champions-in-owenbeg-4060517 2023]
|[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
|2-13
|[[Derry GAA|Derry]]
|0-11
|-
|2018–2022
| colspan="4" |No championship
|-
! colspan="5" |Under-21
|-
| 2017<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=273600 |title=Ulster U21HC final: awesome Oak Leafers see off Ardsmen |date=26 July 2017 |work=[[Hogan Stand]] |access-date=26 July 2017}}</ref>
| [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
| 3-17
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 1-09
|-
| 2016<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=258771 |title=Ulster U21 HC final: Glensmen survive Oak Leaf scare
 |access-date=28 July 2016 |work=[[Hogan Stand]] |date=27 July 2016}}</ref>
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 0-16
| [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
| 1-09
|-
| 2015
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 1-19
| [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
| 0-17
|-
| 2014<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/hurling/2014/0723/632687-antrim-v-down/ |title=Antrim cruise to Ulster U-21 victory |work=[[RTÉ]] |date=24 July 2014 |access-date=23 July 2014}}</ref>
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 7-17
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 1-05
|-
| 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Antrim/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=197343 |title=Ulster U21HC final: Antrim ease past Derry |work=[[Hogan Stand]] |date=24 July 2013 |access-date=25 July 2013}}</ref>
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 6-22
| [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
| 0-06
|-
| 2012
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
|
| [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
|
|-
| 2011
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 0-15
| [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]]
| 2-07
|-
| 2010
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 0-21
| [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]]
| 0-16
|-
| 2009
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 1-18
| [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
| 0-09
|-
| 2008
| [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
| See note
|
|
|-
| 2007
| [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
| 2-16
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 1-17
|-
| 2006
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 2-15
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 2-11
|-
| 2005
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 3-12
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 0-16
|-
| 2004
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 5-08
| [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
| 4-07
|-
| 2003
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 3-12
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 1-12
|-
| 2002
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 2-23
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 0-06
|-
| 2001
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 2-18
| [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
| 1-16
|-
| 2000
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 2-14
| [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
| 0-03
|-
| 1999
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 2-14
| [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
| 0-12
|-
| 1998
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 3-20
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 4-08
|-
| 1997
| [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
| 2-11, 0-22 (R)
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 0-17, 1-16 (R)
|-
| 1996
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 1-13
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 1-12
|-
| 1995
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 2-18
| [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
| 1-07
|-
| 1994
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 1-20
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 1-04
|-
| 1993
| [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
| 2-13
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 1-08
|-
| 1992
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 3-11
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 3-04
|-
| 1991
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 2-19
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 2-06
|-
| 1990
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 2-09
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
|  2-06
|-
| 1989
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 4-18
| [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
| 0-04
|-
| 1988
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 6-11
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 1-04
|-
| 1987
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 3-12
| [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
| 2-09
|-
| 1986
| [[Derry GAA|Derry]]
| 2-09, 3-09 (R)
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 2-09, 1-02 (R)
|-
| 1985
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 1-12
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 1-10
|-
| 1984
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 1-14
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 0-15
|-
| 1983
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 2-07
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 0-07
|-
| 1982
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 9-14
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 0-05
|-
| 1981
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 2-09
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 1-05
|-
| 1980
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 4-16
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 0-09
|-
| 1979
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 9-13
| [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]]
| 2-02
|-
| 1978
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 5-18
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 3-09
|-
| 1977
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 3-07
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 0-09
|-
| 1976
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 1-09
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 0-04
|-
| 1975
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 3-10
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 1-03
|-
| 1974
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 3-08
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 0-03
|-
| 1973
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 1-06, 3-19 (R)
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 1-06, 3-03 (R)
|-
| 1972
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 4-09
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 1-11
|-
| 1971
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 5-11
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 2-09
|-
| 1970
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 6-12
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 2-10
|-
| 1969
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 5-17
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 2-11
|-
| 1968 *
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 7-06
| [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]]
| 2-09
|-
| 1967
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 3-08
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 2-07
|-
| 1966
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 4-05
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 0-08
|-
| 1965
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| 5-08
| [[Down GAA|Down]]
| 4-07
|-
| 1964
| [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] *
|
|
|
|}

'''Notes:'''
* [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] only team entered
*1968 was a "B" Grade competition. [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] represented [[Ulster GAA|Ulster]] in the [[All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship]].
*The 2008 competition was organised on a league basis, with each team playing one another once. Therefore, there was no final, [[Derry GAA|Derry]] clinched the Championship in their final league game against [[Down GAA|Down]].

==See also==
* [[Ulster Senior Hurling Championship]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
*[http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/late-scores-edge-it-for-saffrons-162408.html 2011 Final report]

==Sources==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111126130849/http://www.gaainfo.com/roh.php Roll of Honour on gaainfo.com]
* [http://www.kilkennygaa.ie/KK%20GAA%20Bible.pdf Complete Roll of Honour on Kilkenny GAA bible]

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