Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

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**Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship**

Sponsors	Erin
First played	1964
First winner	Antrim
Current Champions	Derry (5^th win)
Most Wins	Antrim (24 wins)

For the Senior equivalent see: Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

The Ulster U-21 Hurling Championship or for sponsorship reasons the Erin Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship is an Under 21 hurling tournament between counties affiliated to Ulster. The winners of the Ulster championship go on to qualify for the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship. The most successful county to date are Antrim who have won the competition on 24 occasions.

The current champions are Derry who defeated Antrim by 2-16 to 1-18.[1]

Armagh, Cavan, Donegal, Fermanagh, Monaghan and Tyrone have never won an Under-21 hurling championship.

[edit] Top Winners

	Team	Winner	Winning Years
1	Antrim	24	1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006
2	Down	12	1969, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 2003, 2004, 2005
3	Derry	5	1986, 1987, 1993, 1997, 2007

Only three counties from Ulster have won the Under-21 championship

[edit] Roll of Honour

Year	Winner	Opponent
2007	Derry	Antrim
2006	Antrim	Down
2005	Antrim	Down
2004	Down	Derry
2003	Down	Antrim
2002	Antrim	Down
2001	Antrim	Derry
2000	Antrim	Derry
1999	Antrim	Derry
1998	Antrim	Down
1997	Derry	Antrim
1996	Antrim	Down
1995	Antrim	Derry
1994	Antrim	Down
1993	Derry	Antrim
1992	Antrim	Down
1991	Antrim	Down
1990	Antrim	Down
1989	Antrim	Derry
1988	Antrim	Down
1987	Down	Derry
1986	Derry	Down
1985	Down	Antrim
1984	Down	Antrim
1983	Down	Antrim
1982	Antrim	Down
1981	Antrim	Down
1980	Antrim	Down
1979	Antrim	Armagh
1978	Antrim	Down
1977	Down	Antrim
1976	Antrim	Down
1975	Down	Antrim
1974	Antrim	Down
1973	Antrim	Down
1972	Antrim	Down
1971	Down	Antrim
1970	Antrim	Down
1969	Down	Antrim
1968 *	Down	Armagh
1967	Antrim	Down
1966	Antrim	Down
1965	Antrim	Down
1964	Antrim

1968 was a "B" Grade competition. Antrim represented Ulster in the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship.

[edit] See also

v • d • e GAA Under-21 Competitions

Gaelic football	All-Ireland Football Championship • Leinster Football Championship • Ulster Football Championship • Munster Football Championship • Connacht Football Championship

Hurling	All-Ireland Hurling Championship • Leinster Hurling Championship • Ulster Hurling Championship • Munster Hurling Championship • Connacht Hurling Championship