2017_Dr_McKenna_Cup

2017 Dr McKenna Cup

2017 Dr McKenna Cup

Gaelic football competition

The 2017 Dr McKenna Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup, was a Gaelic football competition in the province of Ulster for county and university teams.

Quick Facts Tournament details, Province ...

Twelve teams took part – the nine Ulster county teams and three university teams, i.e. St Mary's University College, Belfast, Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University.

On 28 January 2017, Tyrone won their sixth title in a row, beating Derry by 2-13 to 1-7 in the final.[1]

Format

Group Stage

The teams are drawn into three groups of four teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.

Ties are broken by score average (total scored divided by total conceded).

Knock-out Stage

The three group winners, and the best runner-up progress to the semi-finals with the two winners progressing to the final.

Group stage

Group A

Group A Table

More information Team, Pld ...

Group A Rounds 1 to 3

8 January 2017
14:00
Round 1		 Down 1-11 - 1-8 Queen's University Belfast Downpatrick
Referee: M Farrelly
Report
8 January 2017
14:00
Round 1		 Derry 3-10 - 2-12 Armagh Owenbeg
Referee: N Cullen
Report
15 January 2017
14:00
Round 2		 Armagh 2-19 - 0-9 Queen's University Belfast Athletic Grounds
Referee: A Marron
15 January 2017
14:00
Round 2		 Down 0-15 - 0-14 Derry Páirc Esler
Referee: S Laverty
18 January 2017
20:00
Round 3		 Armagh 1-15 – 2-8 Down Athletic Grounds
Referee: TBC
18 January 2017
20:00
Round 3		 Derry 2-20 – 0-6 Queen's University Belfast Owenbeg
Referee: TBC

Group B

Group B Table

More information Team, Pld ...

Group B Rounds 1 to 3

8 January 2017
14:00
Round 1		 Monaghan 1-13 - 0-15 Fermanagh St Tiernach's Park
Referee: N Mooney
Report
8 January 2017
14:00
Round 1		 Antrim 1-13 - 0-15 St Mary's University College, Belfast Glenavy GAC
Referee: D Mullan
Report
15 January 2017
14:00
Round 2		 Fermanagh 2-13 – 0-13 St Mary's University College, Belfast Brewster Park
Referee: R Barry
15 January 2017
14:00
Round 2		 Antrim 0-9 – 2-20 Monaghan Brewster Park
Referee: Ciarán Branagan (Down)
Report
18 January 2017
20:00
Round 3		 Monaghan 1-13 – 0-10 St Mary's University College Iniskeen
Referee: TBC
18 January 2017
20:00
Round 3		 Fermanagh 0-19 – 0-5 Antrim Brewster Park
Referee: TBC

Group C

Group C Table

More information Team, Pld ...

Group C Rounds 1 to 3

8 January 2017
14:00
Round 1		 Cavan 1-13 - 0-12 Tyrone Kingspan Breffni Park
Referee: M McNally
Report
8 January 2017
14:00
Round 1		 Donegal 4-13 - 2-20 Ulster University MacCumhaill Park
Referee: C Dourneen
Report
15 January 2017
Round 2		 Tyrone 2-17 – 1-7 Ulster University Páirc Naomh Colmcille, Carrickmore
Report
15 January 2017
14:00
Round 2		 Donegal 1-6 – 2-14 Cavan MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
Report

Ranking of runners-up

More information Grp, Team ...

Knock-out Stage

Semi-finals

More information Derry, 2-12 – 1-13 ...
Semi-Final
More information Tyrone, 0-14 – 0-11 ...
Semi-Final

Final

More information Tyrone, 2-13 – 1-7 ...
Final
Referee: S Laverty (Antrim)

References

  1. [1]
    "Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup 2017 - Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Uladh". Retrieved 13 May 2017.
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