2014 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

2014 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	15 June – 13 July 2014
Teams	5
Champions	Antrim (54th title) Paul Shiels (captain) Liam Bradley (manager)
Runners-up	Derry Ger Rogan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	5
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The 2014 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship was the 64th staging of the Ulster hurling championship since its establishment by the Ulster Council in 1901.

Antrim won.

Team changes

To championship

Re entered championship

• Donegal

From championship

Withdrew from championship

• None

Format

Five teams entered. Antrim as holders received a bye to the final, while the other four teams played off for the other final place.

Teams

General Information

Four counties will compete in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship:

County	Last Provincial Title	Last All-Ireland Title	Position in 2013 Championship	Appearance
Antrim	2013	—	Champions
Armagh	—	—	Quarter-finals
Derry	2001	—	SemI-finals
Donegal	1932	—	—
Down	1997	—	Runners-up

Quarter-finals

Donegal v Down

15 June 2014 Quarter-final	Donegal	0-10 – 1-31	Down	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
		Report		Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)

Derry v Armagh

15 June 2014 Quarter-final	Derry	4-16 – 3-13	Armagh	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
		Report

Semi-finals

Derry v Down

29 June 2014 Semi-final	Derry	5-22 – 3-28 (a.e.t.)	Down	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
		Report

• This game was tied after the normal 20 minutes of extra time: Derry 4-20, Down 3-23. The teams agreed to play another 10 minutes of extra time, but the game was still tied after that, so they had a replay.

Derry v Down

5 July 2014 Semi-final replay	Derry	2-19 – 1-15	Down	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
		Report		Referee: Garrett Duffy (Antrim)

Final

Antrim v Derry

13 July 2014 Final	Antrim	2-17 – 2-16	Derry	Owenbeg, Dungiven
	P Shiels 0-8 (6f); C McCann 1-2; PJ O’Connell 1-0; D McKernan 0-2; D Hamill, N McKenna, D McCloskey 0-1 each	Report	R Convery 1-10 (0-8f, 0-2 '65'); A Kelly 0-4; P McCloskey 1-0; S McGuigan, S Farren 0-1 each	Referee: Fergal Horgan (Tipperary)