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2009 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

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2009 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
Tournament details
CountyUlster
Year2009

The 2009 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship was the 42nd staging of the annual Ulster Senior Club Football Championship which is administered by Ulster GAA. Nine GAA county boards compete for the title. The winners were awarded the Séamus McFerran Cup and went on to compete in the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. The championship started on 18 October 2009 and concluded with the final on 29 November 2009.

Crossmaglen were the current holders – beating Ballinderry in the 2008 final at Brewster Park in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh.

Format

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The championship took the structure of an open-draw knock-out.

Competing teams

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Each county in Ulster holds its own County Championship. The winner of the nine championships qualify for the Ulster Club Championship.

Team Qualified as Last appearance Notes
St Gall's Antrim Champions 2008
Pearse Óg Armagh Champions 1992 Knocked out at the quarter final stage by St Galls of Antrim.
Cavan Gaels Cavan Champions 2008 Knocked out in the first round by St Galls of Antrim.
An Lúb Derry Champions 2003
St Eunan's Donegal Champions 2008
Derrygonnelly Harps Fermanagh Champions 2004 Knocked out at the quarter final stage by An Lúb of Derry.
Clontibret O'Neills Monaghan Champions 2007
Dromore Tyrone Champions 2007 Knocked out at the quarter final stage by Clontibret of Monaghan.
Kilcoo Down Champions First Club Championship

Draw

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The draw for the (whole) competition took place in August 2009, along with the draws for the Ulster Senior Hurling, Intermediate Football and Junior Football championships.[1]

Match schedule

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  • Preliminary round – 18 October
  • Quarter-finals – 1 November
  • Semi-finals – 15 November
  • Final – 29 November

Preliminary round

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18 October 2009 Cavan Gaels (Cavan) 1–10 – 1–12
(a.e.t.)
St Gall's (Antrim) Kingspan Breffni Park
Referee: Marty Duffy (Sligo)
BBC report

Quarter-finals

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The quarter-finals were originally schedules to take place on 1 November, but they were all postponed for a week due to adverse weather conditions.

8 November 2009 An Lúb (Derry) 1–10 – 1–06 Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh) Celtic Park, Derry
BBC report

8 November 2009 Kilcoo (Down) 0–13 – 0–09 St Eunan's (Donegal) Páirc Esler, Newry
BBC report

8 November 2009 Clontibret O'Neills (Monaghan) 0–10 – 0–08 Dromore (Tyrone) St Tiernach's Park, Clones
BBC report

8 November 2009 Pearse Óg (Armagh) 0–08 – 0–10 St Gall's (Antrim) Casement Park, Belfast
BBC report

Semi-finals

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15 November 2009 An Lúb (Derry) 1–12 – 1–11 Kilcoo (Down) Casement Park, Belfast [1]
BBC report

15 November 2009 Clontibret O'Neills (Monaghan) 0–11 – 2–15 St Gall's (Antrim) Athletic Grounds, Armagh
BBC Report

Final

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29 November 2009
1430 GMT
An Lúb (Derry) 0–05 – 0–16 St Gall's (Antrim) Páirc Esler, Newry
BBC Report

Bracket

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Repeat on the cards". The Irish News. 20 August 2009. p. 57. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
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