2000 Ulster Senior Football Championship

Gaelic football tournament 2000 Ulster SFC border|20px Ulster 2000 Anglo-Celt Cup 14 May 2000 - 16 July 2000 20px|border Armagh 20px|border Armagh 9 Brian McAlinden/Brian Canavan Kieran McGeeney 20px|border Derry Eamon Coleman Anthony Tohill 9 1999 2001 The 2000 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 112th installment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Armagh successfully defended their title, beating 1998 winners Derry in the final.The Sideline Eye (4 May 2023) Canavan, who managed the side along with Brian McAlinden, guided Armagh to back-to-back Ulster crowns. - https://thesidelineeye.com/2023/05/04/2000-was-armaghs-best-team-ever-canavan/ Teams General Information Nine counties competed in the Ulster Senior Football Championship: CountyLast Championship TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 1999 ChampionshipSponsorborder|20x20px Antrim1951 —Quarter-finals Bushmillsborder|20x20px Armagh2008—ChampionsMorgan Fuelsborder|20x20px Cavan19971952Quarter-finalsKingspanborder|20x20px Derry19981993Semi-FinalsSperrin Metalborder|20x20px Donegal19921992Quarter-finalsAbbey Hotelborder|20x20px Down19941994Runners UpCanal Court Hotelborder|20x20px Fermanagh — —Quarter FinalsTracey Concreteborder|20x20px Monaghan1988 —Preliminary RoundHarte Peatborder|20x20px Tyrone1995 —Semi-finalsW.J. Dolan Championship Draw The draw for the 2000 Championship was made on 14 November 1999. Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 100px 35px border|20px Monaghan 1-10 border|20px Fermanagh 3-12 border|20px Donegal 0-13 border|20px Fermanagh 1-12 border|20px Tyrone 0-08 border|20px Armagh 0-12 border|20px Cavan 1-05 border|20px Derry 2-13 border|20px Down 1-07 border|20px Antrim 0-13 border|20px Fermanagh 0-12 border|20px Armagh 0-13 border|20px Derry 1-17 border|20px Antrim 2-05 border|20px Armagh 1-12 border|20px Derry 1-11 Preliminary round 14 May 2000 Gallaghers Fuel Fermanagh Win - Irish Independent - Monday 15 May 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000515/411/0030 Preliminary round Fermanagh 3-12 - 1-10 Monaghan Raymond Gallagher 1-2, Rory Gallagher 0-5, S Maguire 1-1, R Johnson 1-0, S King 0-2, T Callaghan 0-1, S McDermott 0-1. K Tavey 1-1, D Smith 0-4, C McCaul 0-2, D Freeman 0-2, D Clerkin 0-1. Brewster Park, Enniskillen E Murtagh (Longford) 9,500 Quarter-finals 14 May 2000 Derry's stars dominate in dogged Ulster battle - Irish Independent - Monday 15 May 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000515/412/0030 Quarter-final Cavan 1-5 - 2-13 Derry L Reilly 0-4, F Cahill 1-0, P Reilly 0-1. E. Muldoon 1-3, G McGonagle 1-2, A Tohill 0-4, P Bradley 0-3, R Rocks 0-1. Breffni Park, Cavan B White (Wexford) 20,000 28 May 2000Antrim weather the storm as 18 year famine ends - Irish Independent - Monday 29 May 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000529/396/0032 Quarter-final Antrim 0-13 - 1-7 Down S McQuillan 0-7, K Doyle 0-3, J Quinn 0-1, P McCann 0-1, C Colman 0-1. G McCartan 1-1, S Mulholland 0-1, L Doyle 0-1, M Linden 0-1, C McCabe 0-1, S Ward 0-1, J McCrtan 0-1. Casement Park, Belfast S McCormack (Meath) 16,500 4 June 2000Armagh on the march in Ulster - Irish Independent - Monday 05 June 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000605/326/0027 Quarter-final Tyrone 0-8 - 0-12 Armagh E Gormley 0-7, C McBride 0-1. O McConville 0-4, C O'Rourke 0-3, S McDonnell 0-2, D Marsden 0-1, T McEntee 0-1, P McKeever 0-1. St Tiernach's Park, Clones P Russell (Tipperary) 30,487 11 June 2000Fabulous Fermanagh write their own history - Irish Independent - Monday 12 June 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000612/320/0028 Quarter-final Donegal 0-13 - 1-12 Fermanagh T Boyle 0-5, A Sweeney 0-3, B McLaughlin 0-1, M Hegarty 0-1, O Reid 0-1, J Gildea 0-1, B Devenney 0-1. Rory Gallagher 1-6, Ray Gallagher 0-2, S McDermott 0-2, S King 0-1, J Gilheaney 0-1. MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey D Joyce (Galway) 10,000 Semi-finals 18 June 2000Antrim almost cause shock of the day - Irish Independent - Monday 19 June 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000619/379/0025 Semi-final Antrim 2-8 - 0-14 Derry K Brady 2-0, S McQuillan 0-3, R Hamill 0-2, K Doyle 0-1, K Madden 0-1, A Morris 0-1. A Tohill 0-4, D Dougan 0-4, P Bradley 0-2, E. Muldoon 0-2, R Rocks 0-1, G Coleman 0-1. Casement Park, Belfast J Bannon (Longford) 20,000 25 June 2000Brave Fermanagh's free reign falls short - Irish Independent - Monday 26 June 2000 - Page 28 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000626/373/0028 Semi-final Armagh 0-13 - 0-12 Fermanagh B O'Hagan 0-3, J McEntee 0-2, O McConville 0-2, S McDonnell 0-2, C O'Rourke 0-2, A McCann 0-1, A O'Neill 0-1. Rory Gallagher 0-8, Ray Gallagher 0-2, R Johnson 0-1, S King 0-1. St Tiernach's Park, Clones B White (Wexford) 28,059 2 July 2000 Derry display class despite Tohill blow - Irish Independent - Monday 03 July 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000703/401/0028 Semi-final replay Antrim 2-5 - 1-17 Derry S McQuillan 1-1, P McCann 1-0, R Hamill 0-1, K Madden 0-1, A Morris 0-1, P Logan 0-1. P Bradley 1-5, E. Muldoon 0-4, A Tohill 0-3, E Burns 0-2, J Brolly 0-2, R Rocks 0-1. Casement Park, Belfast P Russell (Tipperary) 30,000 Final 16 July 2000 Armagh retain title with thrilling display - Irish Independent - Monday 17 July 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000717/477/0029 Final Armagh 1-12 - 1-11 Derry S McDonnell 1-1, C O'Rourke 0-4, O McConville 0-3, J McNulty 0-1, J McEntee 0-1, P McGrane 0-1, B O'Hagan 0-1. J McBride 1-3, A Tohill 0-4, E. Muldoon 0-2, D Dougan 0-1, J Cassidy 0-1. St Tiernach's Park, Clones M Curley (Galway) 33,253 2000 Ulster Senior Football Championship Final Miscellaneous This was the final Ulster Championship before the Covid-hit 2020 season where defeat meant elimination from the All-Ireland Championship.BBC Sport - Do you remember the last Ulster SFC final before the back door arrived? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gaelic-games/54742199Two decades ago to be precise, the last summer the All-Ireland Championship was staged as a straight knock-out tournament. - Irish Examiner 31 October 2020 https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40073558.html Antrim's victory over Down in the Quarter-final on 28 May was played during a thunder-storm in Belfast.Not even the thunder and lightening which broke across the dark afternoon skies or the hailstones and heavy rain which followed could put this Antrim team off their stride. - Antrim weather the storm as 18 year famine ends - Irish Independent - Monday 29 May 2000 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20000529/396/0032 It was Antrim's first win in the Ulster SFC since their win over Cavan in 1982. See also 2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2000 Ulster Senior Football Championship Final References External links http://ulster.gaa.ie/ Category:Ulster Senior Football Championship Ulster Senior Football Championship