It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

Two counties were randomly drawn to face each other in the preliminary round.

The lowest ranked county to play in the preliminary round was Fermanagh of Division 3.

Seven counties were given a bye to this stage and were joined by the preliminary round's winning team.

The lowest ranked counties to play in the quarter-finals were Antrim, Cavan and Down of Division 3.