2025 Ulster Senior Football Championship

At the draw made in October 2024, Antrim was drawn first against defending All-Ireland champions Armagh, granting them home advantage; however, Ulster GAA stated that Antrim's proposed home ground Corrigan Park, with its capacity of less than 4,000 would be unsuitable to host the match.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishnews.com/gaa/gaelic-football/corrigan-park-not-fit-to-host-armagh-game-says-ulster-gaa-YGDD677DLJCF5HKK6U75VFNT5A/|title=Corrigan Park not fit to host Armagh game says Ulster GAA|work=The Irish News|first=Andy|last=Watters|date=7 February 2025|access-date=15 February 2025}} Instead, Ulster GAA initially fixed the game for Páirc Esler,{{cite news |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2025/0306/1500671-ulster-gaa-switch-antrim-v-armagh-game-to-down/|title=Antrim come out fighting after Ulster GAA switch venue for Armagh fixture|publisher=RTÉ News|date=6 March 2025|access-date=25 March 2025|quote=Ulster GAA this evening opted to switch the game to Páirc Esler in Newry.}} the home ground of Down GAA, but a stadium located primarily in County Armagh.{{cite news|url=https://www.balls.ie/gaa/down-gaas-stadium-is-located-in-armagh-110970|title=Down County Board Put Their GAA Stadium In The Wrong County|publisher=Balls.ie|first=Faolan|last=Smyth|date=29 January 2014|access-date=25 March 2025}}

A campaign by Antrim GAA,{{cite web|url=https://antrim.gaa.ie/news/statement-from-antrim-gaa|title=Statement from Antrim GAA |website=Antrim GAA|date=6 March 2025|access-date=13 April 2025}} alongside support from the Gaelic Players Association,{{cite news|url=https://www.irishnews.com/gaa/gaelic-football/ulster-gaa-announce-antrim-to-play-armagh-at-newrys-pairc-esler-AD674EF2FJDIHHUKA7Q4ILGW3Y/|title=GPA back Antrim statement and urges Ulster GAA to reconsider staging Antrim v Armagh at Newry’s Páirc Esler|first=Jack|last=Madden|date=6 March 2025|access-date=25 March 2025 |work=The Irish News}} which included a threatened boycott of the game, was ultimately successful, with Ulster GAA agreeing to host the game at the West Belfast venue.{{cite news|url=https://www.the42.ie/corrigan-park-antrim-armagh-ulster-council-6658048-Mar2025|title='Corrigan or Nowhere' wins the day for Antrim as Ulster Council back down|publisher=The42.ie|first=Declan|last=Bogue|date=24 March 2025|access-date=25 March 2025}}

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4| seeds = no| byes = 1| compact = yes| omit_blanks = yes |3rdplace=no|skipmatch = 2-8| widescore=yes| RD1 = {{black|Preliminary Round}}| RD2 = {{black|Quarter finals}}| RD3 = {{black|Semi finals}}| RD4 = {{black|Ulster Senior Final}}

| 6 April, Ballybofey | File:Colours of Donegal.svg {{GG|Donegal|football}} | 1-25 | File:Colours of Derry.svg {{GG|Derry|football}} | 1-15

|20 April, Clones |File:Colours of Monaghan.svg {{GG|Monaghan|football}}| 0-21 |File:Colours of Donegal.svg {{GG|Donegal|football}}| 0-23

|19 April, Enniskillen |File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg {{GG|Fermanagh|football}}| 0-23 |File:Colours of Down.svg {{GG|Down|football}}| 2-19

|12 April, Belfast|File:Colours of Antrim.svg {{GG|Antrim|football}}| 1-23 |File:Colours of Armagh.svg {{GG|Armagh|football}}| 1-34

|13 April, Omagh|File:Colours of Tyrone.svg {{GG|Tyrone|football}}| 1-24 |File:Colours of Cavan.svg {{GG|Cavan|football}}| 0-20

|27 April, Clones|File:Colours of Donegal.svg {{GG|Donegal|football}}| 1-19 |File:Colours of Down.svg {{GG|Down|football}}| 0-16

|26 April, Clones|File:Colours of Armagh.svg {{GG|Armagh|football}}| 0-23|File:Colours of Tyrone.svg {{GG|Tyrone|football}}|0-22

|11 May, Clones|File:Colours of Donegal.svg {{GG|Donegal|football}} ||File:Colours of Armagh.svg {{GG|Armagh|football}} |

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| date = 6 April 2025

| time = 2.00pm

| round = Preliminary round

| team1 = Donegal File:Colours of Donegal.svg

| score1 = 1–25

| score2 = 1–15

| team2 = Derry File:Colours of Derry.svg

| location = Ballybofey

| venue = MacCumhaill Park

| referee = Brendan Cawley (Kildare)

| attendance = 15,023

| report =

https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41608072.html

|points1=D. Ó Baoill 4 (2 tp), P. McBrearty 7 (3 fs); P. Mogan, C. O’Donnell, S. O’Donnell C. Moore, M. Murphy (1f) 2 each; F. Roarty, R. McHugh, J. Brennan, O. Gallen, 1 each.|goals1=D. Ó Baoill 1|points2=B. Rogers 5 (2 tp), S. McGuigan 4fs, L. Murray 2 (1f), C. Doherty 2 (1tp); P. McGrogan, N. Toner 1 each.|goals2=D. Higgins 1}}

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| date = 12 April 2025

| time = 12:00pm

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = Antrim File:Colours of Antrim.svg

| score1 = 1–23

| score2 = 1–34

| team2 = Armagh File:Colours of Armagh.svg

| location = Belfast

| venue = Corrigan Park

| referee = Barry Cassidy (Derry)

| attendance =

| report =

https://www.gaa.ie/article/ulster-sfc-armagh-defeat-antrim

|points1=P McBride 9 (3tp, 1f), R McQuillan 5 (1tp), D McEnhill 4 (tp, tpf), M Byrne 2 ('45); M Jordan, E Quinn, R Boyle 1 each.|points2=R Grugan 8 (1tpf, 4f), O O'Neill 6 (3tpf), C O'Neill 4; E Rafferty 3, (1tpf), R McQuillan 3; G McCabe and C McConville 2 each; T McCormack, A Murnin, D McMullan, A Forker, B McCambridge, J Hall 1 each.|goals2=T McCormack 1|goals1=R McQuillan 1}}

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| date = 13 April 2025

| time = 4.15pm

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = Tyrone File:Colours of Tyrone.svg

| score1 = 1–24

| score2 = 0–20

| team2 = CavanFile:Colours of Cavan.svg

| location = Omagh

| venue = Healy Park

| referee = Martin McNally (Monaghan)

| attendance = 6,791{{cite web |title=Tyrone set up Ulster semi with Armagh after Cavan win |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/cx20k9470dxo |website=BBC Sport |access-date=22 April 2025}}

| report = https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2025/0413/1507390-tyrone-withstand-cavan-fightback-to-win-quarter-final/

|points1=N Morgan 1 ('45); A Clarke, P Teague 1, N Devlin 1, M McKernan 1, K McGeary 3; B Kennedy 1; A Donaghy 1, P Harte 1, C Daly 1; D McCurry 7 (2f), C McShane 2, R Canavan 4 (4f)|goals1=C Kilpatrick 1|points2=O Kiernan 3 (1tp), D McVeety 8 (1tpf, 1tp, 1f); C Madden 3 (1tpf), S McEvoy 4 (3f), R Donohue 1, R O’Neill 1}}

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| date = 19 April 2025

| time =

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = Fermanagh File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg

| score1 = 0-23

| score2 = 2-19

| team2 = Down File:Colours of Down.svg

| location = Enniskillen

| venue = Brewster Park

| referee = J Henry (Mayo)

| attendance = 4,157

| report = Report{{cite web |title=Down escape stern Fermanagh test to advance to Ulster semi-final |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41616754.html |website=Irish Examiner |access-date=22 April 2025}}

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| date = 20 April 2025

| time =

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = Monaghan File:Colours of Monaghan.svg

| score1 = 0–21

| score2 = 0–23

| team2 = Donegal File:Colours of Donegal.svg

| location = Clones

| venue = St Tiernach's Park

| referee =

| attendance = 16,120

| report = Report{{cite web |title=Donegal squeeze through as Monaghan revival falls just short |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41617096.html |website=Irish Examiner |access-date=22 April 2025}}

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| date = 26 April 2025

| time =16:45

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Armagh File:Colours of Armagh.svg

| score1 = 0-23

| score2 = 0–22

| team2 = Tyrone File:Colours of Tyrone.svg

| location = Clones

| venue = St. Tiernach’s Park

| referee =David Gough

| attendance =

| report =

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| date = 27 April 2025

| time =15:00

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Down File:Colours of Down.svg

| score1 = 0–16

| score2 = 1–19

| team2 = Donegal File:Colours of Donegal.svg

| location = Clones

| venue =St. Tiernach’s Park

| referee =

| attendance =

| report =

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| date = 11 May 2025

| time =

| round = Final

| team1 = Armagh File:Colours of Armagh.svg

| score1 = –

| score2 = –

| team2 = Donegal File:Colours of Donegal.svg

| location =

| venue =

| referee =

| attendance =

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• Newbridge or Nowhere: a similar dispute over venues during the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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