2025 Ulster Senior Football Championship final
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| Event | 2025 Ulster Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 10 May 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | St Tiernach's Park, Clones | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Michael Murphy (Donegal)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Brendan Cawley (Kildare)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 28,788 | ||||||
The 2025 Ulster Senior Football Championship Final was the showpiece game of that year's Ulster Senior Football Championship; one of four provincial championships and part of the 2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
The game was won by defending champions Donegal,[3] who defeated defending All-Ireland Champions Armagh by one point, with a score of 2-23 (29) to 0-28 (28).
The game was played at St Tiernach's Park, Clones, Co. Monaghan on Saturday 10 May 2025 and was immediately preceded by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Ulster Senior Championship Final between the same two counties.[4]
Armagh appeared in their third consecutive Ulster Final, aiming to capture the county's first provincial title since 2008, while Donegal were the defending champions, having beaten Armagh at the same stage in 2024.
Kildare's Brendan Cawley was the referee.[5]
Paths to the final
Donegal entered the championship in the preliminary round, where they faced Derry at Ballybofey on 6 April, winning by 10 points.[6] At the quarter-final stage, they faced Monaghan at Clones, winning by two points.[7] In the semi-final, the faced 2024 Tailteann Cup winners Down, winning by six points.[8]
Armagh's opening game came against Antrim at Belfast's Corrigan Park on 12 April. The game had been moved by Ulster GAA to Páirc Esler in Newry, but a successful campaign - including a proposed boycott by the Antrim team saw the game being staged at the West Belfast venue. Armagh won the contest by 11 points,[9] and faced Tyrone in the semi-final at Clones on 26 April, winning the tie by one point.[10]
Match
Details
10 May 2025
17:25 Final |
 Donegal
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2–23 – 0–28 |  Armagh
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| (HT: 0–16 – 0–11) | ||
| Gls: C Moore (1) H McFadden (1) Pts: P Mogan (1) C Moore (1) C Thompson (4) M Langan (2) D Ó Baoill (1) P McBrearty (3) M Murphy (3) O Gallen (4) C O'Donnell (1) J McGee (1) N O'Donnell (2) |
Pts: E Rafferty (3) R McQuillan (3) J Óg Burns (1) C O'Neill (1) B Crealy (1) O Conaty (6) A Murnin (1) O O'Neill (7) J Duffy (1) | |
Standby: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Linesman: David Coldrick (Meath) Sideline: Conor Dourneen (Cavan) Umpires: Eoghan Fitzpatrick, Johnny Farrell, Dave Coady, Lee Moore |
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   Armagh
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Man of the Match:
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References
- ^ "ULSTER FINAL REACTION: Murphy - 'I didn't think it would happen again'". donegalnews.com. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Brendan Cawley appointed to take charge of Donegal and Armagh". donegallive.ie. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ Mooney, Francis. "Donegal go the distance against Armagh to retain Ulster SFC crown". RTÉ.
- ^ "Armagh brush Donegal aside to claim the Ulster Ladies' Senior Football Championship title". The Irish News. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "Referees named for Ulster and Leinster SFC Finals". GAA.ie. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "Ulster SFC: Donegal impress against Derry". GAA.ie. 6 April 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "Ulster SFC: Donegal beat spirited Monaghan to reach last four". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "Holders Donegal reach Ulster final with victory over Down - as it happened". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "Ulster SFC: Armagh defeat Antrim". GAA.ie. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "Ulster SFC: Armagh snatch dramatic semi-final win over Tyrone with last kick". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2025.