2013 Dr McKenna Cup

Gaelic football competition April 2022 Flag of Ulster.svg 2013 Dr McKenna Cup Ulster 2013 2012 2014 The 2013 Dr McKenna Cup was a Gaelic football competition played under the auspices of Ulster GAA. The tournament features the 2012 All-Ireland Champions, Donegal, whose first game (away against Fermanagh) was put back for several days due to Donegal's team holiday in Dubai.http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/sport/local-sport/new-faces-for-dr-mckenna-cup-1-4635738 New faces for Dr. McKenna Cup Donegal Democrat Johnston Press 3 January 2013 3 January 2013http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/sport/local-sport/donegal-will-start-dr-mckenna-cup-against-fermanagh-1-4556606 Donegal will start Dr. McKenna Cup against Fermanagh Donegal Democrat Johnston Press 5 December 2012 5 December 2012 Ahead of the tournament Queen's announced they were quitting in a controversy over their players being poached by other teams,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/northern-ireland/20786395 Queen's withdraw from McKenna Cup over player availability row BBC Sport BBC 19 December 2012 19 December 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/northern-ireland/20624136 Queen's University could withdraw from 2013 McKenna Cup BBC Sport BBC 6 December 2012 6 December 2012Conor McKeon http://www.herald.ie/sport/gaa/queens-quit-mckenna-cup-3332667.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121225001302/http://www.herald.ie/sport/gaa/queens-quit-mckenna-cup-3332667.html dead 25 December 2012 Queen's quit McKenna Cup Evening Herald Independent News & Media 20 December 2012 20 December 2012 though Ulster Council President Aogan Farrell had appealed for this practice to stop.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/northern-ireland/20696537 Ulster GAA chief wants fair play for colleges in McKenna Cup BBC Sport BBC 12 December 2012 12 December 2012 Format The teams are drawn into two groups of four teams and one of three. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The three group winners, and the best runner-up (from the four-team groups) progress to the semi-finals. Results Section A #ffd700 Qualified for next round 1px solid #AAAAAA TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsMonaghan3 3 0 0 5-41 3-18 29 6Fermanagh3 2 0 1 4-37 4-24 13 4Donegal3 1 0 2 4-26 7-41 -24 2St Mary's University College, Belfast3 0 0 3 5-21 4-42 -18 0 Fermanagh v Donegal Hogan Stand Donegal v Monaghan Donegal Now Hogan Stand Donegal v St Mary's Donegal Now Hogan Stand Independent Section B #ffd700 Qualified for next round 1px solid #AAAAAA TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsDown2 2 0 0 3–22 1-22 6 4Cavan2 1 0 1 3–21 2-22 2 2Armagh2 0 0 2 2–21 5-21 -8 0 Section C #ffd700 Qualified for next round 1px solid #AAAAAA TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsTyrone3 3 0 0 4-45 1-34 20 6Derry3 1 0 1 2-42 2-33 9 3Antrim3 1 0 1 3-38 5-35 -3 3 UUJ3 0 0 3 2-24 3-47 -26 0 Later rounds The semi-finals were contested by Monaghan, Fermanagh, Down and Tyrone.http://thescore.thejournal.ie/dr-mckenna-cup-757366-Jan2013/ Dr McKenna Cup semi-final line-up confirmed while Mayo win in FBD League The Score 16 January 2013 16 January 2013http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/semi-finalists-confirmed-in-dr-mckenna-cup-581417.html Semi-finalists confirmed in Dr McKenna Cup Irish Examiner Thomas Crosbie Holdings 16 January 2013 16 January 2013 Monaghan defeated Down, while Tyrone defeated Fermanagh.http://thescore.thejournal.ie/dr-mckenna-cup-tyrone-monaghan-762494-Jan2013/ Dr McKenna Cup: Semi-final wins for Monaghan and Tyrone The Score 20 January 2013 20 January 2013http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2013/0120/363624-live-sundays-gaelic-football-updates/ As it Happened: Sunday's Gaelic football updates RTÉ Sport Raidió Teilifís Éireann 20 January 2013 20 January 2013 Tyrone beat Monaghan in the final, held at Armagh's Athletic Grounds on 26 January 2013.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2013/0126/364683-mckenna-cup-final/ Tyrone 4-11 Monaghan 1-10 RTÉ Sport Raidió Teilifís Éireann 26 January 2013 26 January 2013http://www.hoganstand.com/monaghan/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=184331 Dr. McKenna Cup final v Tyrone Hogan Stand 25 January 2013 25 January 2013 Ronan McNally was shown a straight red card on the stroke of half-time.http://www.thescore.ie/heres-how-the-dr-mckenna-cup-final-looks-at-the-halfway-point-771039-Jan2013/ https://archive.today/20130217205534/http://www.thescore.ie/heres-how-the-dr-mckenna-cup-final-looks-at-the-halfway-point-771039-Jan2013/ dead 17 February 2013 Vintage O’Neill display gives Tyrone McKenna Cup victory The Score 26 January 2013 26 January 2013 Semi-finals Final 35 Monaghan 1-12 Down 0-13 Tyrone 2-09 Fermanagh 0-07 Monaghan 1-10 Tyrone 4-11 See also 2013 O'Byrne Cup References Dr McKenna Cup Dr McKenna Cup Category:Dr McKenna Cup seasons