The draws for the 2016 Ulster club football and hurling championships have been made.
The Ulster club SFC will kick off with the meeting of the Monaghan and Derry champions in the preliminary round on October 16, with the winners progressing to a quarter-final against the Donegal kingpins.
Reigning Ulster champions Crossmaglen will face the Cavan champions if they can win a seventh Armagh SFC title in the meantime.
The draws in full are:
Senior Football Championship
16th October: First Round:
(a) 1. Monaghan v 2. Down
30th October: Quarter Finals:
(b) 4. Tyrone v 5. Antrim
(c) 6. Derry v 7. Fermanagh
(d) 8. Armagh v 9. Cavan
(e) 3. Donegal v (a) Monaghan/Down
If Donegal v Monaghan at Ballybofey, If Down v Donegal at Pairc Esler
13th November: Semi Finals: (b) v (c)
(d) v (e)
27th November: Final
Intermediate Football Championship
16th October: First Round:
(a) 1. Donegal v 2. Down
30th October: Quarter Finals:
(b) 4. Derry v 5. Armagh
(c) 6. Tyrone v 7. Cavan
(d) 8. Antrim v 9. Fermanagh
(e) 3. Monaghan v (a) Donegal/Down
If Monaghan v Donegal at Clones. If Down v Monaghan at Pairc Esler
13th November: Semi Finals: (b) v (c)
(d) v (e)
26th / 27th November: Final
Junior Football Championship
16th October: First Round:
(a) 1. Tyrone v 2. Antrim
30th October: Quarter Finals:
(b) 4. Monaghan v 5. Armagh
(c) 6. Derry v 7. Doneagl
(d) 8. Fermanagh v 9. Down
(e) 3. Cavan v (a) Tyrone/Antrim
If Cavan v Tyrone at Kingspan Breffni Park. If Antrim v Cavan at Antrim venue
13th November: Semi Finals: (a) v (b)
(c) v (d)
26th / 27th November: Final
Senior Hurling Championship
2nd October Quarter Final: (a) Lisbellaw (Fermanagh) v Armagh
9th October Semi Finals: (b) Antrim v Down
(c) Derry v (a) Fermanagh/Armagh
23rd October Final:
Intermediate Hurling Championship
2nd October: Quarter Finals:
(a) 1. Donegal v 2. Down
(b) 3. Tyrone v Eoghan Rua (Derry)
(c) 5. Antrim v 6. Armagh
(d) 7. Monaghan
9th October: Semi Finals: (a) v (b)
(c) v (d)
23rd October: Final
Junior Hurling Championship
25th September: First Round:
(a) 1. Tyrone v 2. Na Magha (Derry)
2nd October: Quarter Finals:
(b) 4. Armagh v 5. Antrim
(c) 6. Cavan v 7. Monaghan
(d) 8. Fermanagh v 9. Donegal
(e) 3. Down v (a) Tyrone/Derry
If Down v Tyrone at Pairc Esler. If Derry v Down at Celtic Park
9th October: Semi Finals: (b) v (c)
(d) v (e)
23rd October: Final
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