▁of ▁the ▁Ul ster ▁G AA . ▁Don eg al ▁were ▁the ▁def ending ▁Ul ster ▁and ▁All - I reland ▁champions ▁and ▁were ▁aim ing ▁for ▁their ▁third ▁consecutive ▁provincial ▁title . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁competition ▁was ▁cont ested ▁by ▁two ▁teams ▁from ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁border ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁This ▁was ▁confirmed ▁when ▁Don eg al ▁defeated ▁Down ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁semi - final , ▁with ▁the ▁second ▁semi - final ▁between ▁Mon ag han ▁and ▁Cav an ▁still ▁to ▁play . ▁Mon ag han ▁won ▁that ▁semi - final ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁their ▁first ▁Ul ster ▁title ▁in ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁when ▁they ▁over c ame ▁Don eg al ▁on ▁a ▁sc or eline ▁of ▁ 0 - 1 3 ▁to ▁ 0 - 7 ▁in ▁Cl ones . ▁They ▁had ▁previously ▁lost ▁final s ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁They ▁received ▁the ▁Ang lo - C elt ▁Cup , ▁and ▁automatically ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁quarter - final ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁All - I reland ▁Senior ▁Football ▁Championship . ▁ ▁Bra cket ▁ ▁Pre lim inary ▁round ▁ ▁Qu arter - final s ▁ ▁Sem i - final s ▁ ▁Final ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Ul ster ▁G AA ▁website ▁▁ 2 U ▁Category : U l ster ▁Senior ▁Football ▁Championship ▁G ael ic <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Medal ▁of ▁U sh akov ▁()