2008 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

Format

The draw for the Ulster championship was seeded, and took place in a staggered single elimination format. Antrim and Down received byes until the semifinal, Armagh and Derry to the quarterfinal and London and Donegal to the second round. All four other teams entered in the first round.

This was the last year where a winning team was granted entry from the Ulster Championship to the 2008 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship proper. Antrim entered that competition through the Qualifier series. From 2009 onwards, the Ulster championship continued as a stand alone tournament

The other Ulster teams took part in lower tier competitions, such as the 2008 Christy Ring Cup, the second tier All-Ireland hurling championship.

The number of teams in the championship grew enormously from 2007. The entry for 2008, ten, was a record, and for many marked a first foray back into senior championship hurling. All nine historic counties of Ulster took part, in addition to London.

In order to avoid mismatches, the draw was set so that the weaker counties were not faced with the prospect of facing regional powers Antrim or Down at an early stage; instead all the other counties took part in a series of elimination matches for the right to meet Antrim or down in the semifinal.

Team changes

To Championship

Re entered championship

• Cavan
• Donegal
• Fermanagh
• Monaghan
• Tyrone

From championship

Withdrew from championship

• None

Teams

General Information

Ten counties will compete in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship:

Personnel and kits

Team statistics

Bracket

Quarterfinals

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| RD1-seed05=rd1 | RD1-team05=[[File:Derry colours.PNG|25px]] Tyrone | RD1-score05= 1-11 (14) | RD1-seed06=rd1 | RD1-team06=[[File:Limerick colours.PNG|25px]] Fermanagh | RD1-score06= 2-7 (13)

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| RD1-seed11=rd1 | RD1-team11=[[File:Waterford colours.PNG|25px]] Monaghan | RD1-score11= 2-15 (21) | RD1-seed12=rd1 | RD1-team12=[[File:Waterford colours.PNG|25px]] Cavan | RD1-score12= 1-16 (19)

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| RD2-seed01= qf | RD2-team01= [[File:Limerick colours.PNG|25px]] London | RD2-score01= 2-23 (29) | RD2-seed02= qf | RD2-team02= [[File:Armagh colours.PNG|25px]] Armagh | RD2-score02= 4-16 (28)

| RD2-seed03=rd2 | RD2-team03=[[File:Limerick colours.PNG|25px]] London | RD2-score03= 2-13 (19) | RD2-seed04=rd2 | RD2-team04=[[File:Derry colours.PNG|25px]] Tyrone | RD2-score04= 1-6 (9)

| RD2-seed05=rd2 | RD2-team05=[[File:Donegal colours.jpg|25px]] Donegal | RD2-score05= 1-14 (17) | RD2-seed06=rd2 | RD2-team06=[[File:Waterford colours.PNG|25px]] Monaghan | RD2-score06= 1-15 (18)

| RD2-seed07=qf | RD2-team07=[[File:Derry colours.PNG|25px]] Derry | RD2-score07= 7-23 (44) | RD2-seed08=qf | RD2-team08=[[File:Waterford colours.PNG|25px]] Monaghan | RD2-score08= 3-13(22)

| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=[[File:Limerick colours.PNG|25px]] London | RD3-score01= 1-16 (19) | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=[[File:Down colours.PNG|25px]] Down | RD3-score02= 4-16 (28)

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=[[File:Antrim colours.PNG|25px]] Antrim | RD3-score03= 2-17 (23) | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=[[File:Derry colours.PNG|25px]] Derry | RD3-score04= 1-12 (15)

| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=[[File:Antrim colours.PNG|25px]] Antrim | RD4-score01= 3-18 (27) | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=[[File:Down colours.PNG|25px]] Down | RD4-score02= 2-16 (22)

First Round

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Second Round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Semi-final

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Final

Final

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Stadia and locations

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

References