It is organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and begins in April.

[1][2] At a referee conference in January 2015, David Coldrick said about officiating in the competition: "Ulster makes or breaks you.

Cavan are the most successful team in Ulster SFC history, having won the competition on 40 occasions.

In the 1990s however, a significant sea change took place, as the Ulster Champions won the All-Ireland in four consecutive years from 1991 to 1994.

[6] Currently the Ulster Senior Football Championship is considered one of the toughest provinces to compete in.

[citation needed] The Ulster SFC final is normally played on the third Sunday in July, usually at St Tiernach's Park in Clones.

[citation needed] The Athletic Grounds in Armagh hosted the 2020 final, as the fixture was played behind closed doors due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.

Donegal won consecutive Ulster SFC titles from the preliminary round in 2011 and 2012 (a feat achieved by no other county) and added the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 2012.

It also had the highest Ulster SFC final score for the losing team ever (Cavan on this occasion).

Below is a record of each county's performance following the introduction of the qualifier system to the All-Ireland series in 2001.

They are no longer held, with weaker teams, such as Cavan, Fermanagh and Antrim, moving aside, to instead play in the Tailteann Cup.

On the opposite end of the scale, one team has appeared in the final, losing on each occasion: Although not an officially recognised achievement, a number of teams have achieved the distinction of winning the Ulster SFC, the All-Ireland SFC and the National Football League all in the same season.