2017 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
| Dates | 8–16 April, 2017 | ||
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| Teams | 4 Championship 4 Shield |
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| Champions | Antrim (57th title) Simon McCrory (captain) Terence McNaughton & Dominic McKinley (manager) |
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| Runners-up | Armagh David Carvill (captain) Sylvester McConnell (manager) |
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| Promoted | Derry | ||
| Relegated | Donegal | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 3 Championship 3 Shield |
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| Top scorer(s) | Conor Johnston (Antrim; 3-10) | ||
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The 2017 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship was the 69th staging of the Ulster hurling championship since its establishment by the Ulster Council in 1901.
The tournament was moved to April, instead of the usual June/July dates, in order to accommodate the various tiers of the All-Ireland championship. Antrim won a sixteenth consecutive title.
The two-tier format introduced in 2016 continued.
In the first tier, the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship, Antrim, Armagh, Donegal and Down compete in a knock-out format. The winners receive the Liam Harvey cup. The two teams beaten in the semi-finals of the Championship play-off with the losing team relegated to the Shield for 2018.
In the second tier, the Ulster Senior Hurling Shield, Derry, Fermanagh, Monaghan and Tyrone compete in a knock-out format, with the winner gaining promotion to the top tier for 2018.
Cavan do not participate.
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