2013 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

April 2022 December 2013 2013 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship 2013 06 16 y– 2013 07 8 y 4 Antrim 53 4 2012 2012 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship 2014 2014 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship The 2013 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship was the 68th installment of the annual Ulster Senior Hurling Championship held under the auspices of the Ulster GAA. Antrim were the defending champions, and secured their twelfth consecutive title in a much delayed final played against Down on 2 February 2014. The delays, which arose from a fixture clash caused by a semi-final draw between Down and Derry, and exacerbated by a ban on inter-county training in the winter of 2013, was heavily criticised for undermining the competition. The winners, Antrim, in fact never played a single match of the 2013 Championship in 2013, having progressed automatically to the final. Team changes To championship Entered championship None From championship Withdrew from championship None Format As the Ulster championship is of a lower standard than its Leinster and Munster counterparts, there was no entry from the Ulster Championship to the All-Ireland Championship proper. Antrim will instead enter that competition through the preliminary round of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship. The other Ulster teams are not eligible, and took part in the Christy Ring Cup, the second tier All-Ireland hurling championship, Down winning the competition. Teams General Information Four counties will compete in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship: CountyLast Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2012 ChampionshipAppearanceborder|20x20px Antrim2012—Championsborder|20x20px Armagh——Quarter-finalsborder|20x20px Derry2001—Runners-upborder|20x20px Down1997—Semi-finals Team kits _shouldersonwhite _thinwhitesides _shouldersonwhite FFD700 FFD700 FFD700 FFFFFF FFD700 Antrim _thinwhitesides ff4500 ff4500 ff4500 FFFFFF ff4500 Armagh _redborder _redhorizontal _redborder ffffff ffffff ffffff ff0000 ff0000 Derry _redshoulders _blacksidesoutline _redshoulders _redsides _band_red 000000 ff0000 000000 000000 000000 DownTitles 52 0 4 4Last title 2012 n/a 2001 1997 Bracket The draw for the Ulster championship is seeded, and takes place in a single elimination format. Antrim receive a bye to the final, Derry to the semi-final. Quarter-final16 June 2013, Páirc Esler, Newry Semi-final30 June 2013, Athletic Grounds, Armaghreplay - 7 July 2013, Athletic Grounds, Armagh Final2 February 2014, Celtic Park, Derry 30 80 3 25px Down 3-20 (29) 4 25px Armagh 1-11 (14) 2 25px Derry 0-19 (19)(r) 1-16 (19) 3 25px Down 1-16 (19)(r) 0-25 (25) 2 25px Derry 0-19 (19)(r) 1-16 (19) 3 25px Down 1-16 (19)(r) 0-25 (25) 1 25px Antrim 4-21 (33) 3 25px Down 1-17 (21) Quarter-finals Quarter-final match 16 June 2013 3:00pm Quarter Final Down25px 3-20 - 1-11(29 - 14) Armagh25px C McFadden 1-3 (2f), R Wherity 1-0, M Murphy 0-3 (2f), P McBrearty 0-2, R Kavanagh, David Walsh 0-1 each. M Donnelly, S Cavanagh (1f) 0-2 each, N Morgan (1f), J McMahon, C Cavanagh, S O'Neill, C McAliskey, K Coney 0-1 each. Páirc Esler, Newry Report Semi-finals Semi-final match 30 June 2013 7:00pm Semi Final Derry25px 0-19 - 1-16(19 - 19) Down25px O McCloskey (0-2), K Hinphey (0-4), A Grant (0-1), P Henry (0-2), P Cleary (0-1), A Kelly (0-5, one free), C Convery (0-1), T McCloskey (0-3, frees). D Hughes (0-2), S Nicholson (0-1), P Braniff (0-7, five frees), P Sheehan (0-2), D Toner (1-1), G Johnson (0-1), J McCusker (0-1), M Turley (0-1). Athletic Grounds, Armagh James Clarke, Cavan Report Semi-final replay July 7, 2013 3:30pm Semi Final replay Derry25px 1-16 - 0-25(19 - 25) Down25px K Hinphey (0-2), B Rodgers (0-1), A Grant (0-1, f), T McCloskey (0-2, 1f), A Kelly (1-0), M Craig (0-3), P Henry (0-7, 4f) D Hughes (0-5), K McGarry (0-2), P Braniff (0-12, 8f), P Sheehan (0-1), J Coyle (0-3), M Turley (0-1), J McCusker (0-1) Athletic Grounds, Armagh Tony Carroll (Offaly) Report Final The final was originally scheduled for 7 July 2013Ulster Hurling final between Antrim and Down set for 3 November https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/northern-ireland/23956936 10 September 2013 but was postponed to allow the semi-final replay between Down and Derry to take place on that day. The final was rescheduled for 3 November 2013, and finally 2 February 2014. 2 February 2014 Final Antrim25px 4-21 - 1-17 (33) - (21) Down25px Celtic Park, Derry Report 139 References External links Ulster GAA Ulster Hurling Senior Hurling Category:Ulster Senior Hurling Championship