The Ulster Council has confirmed the dates at venues for the opening three rounds of next year's Dr McKenna Cup competition.
Six-in-a-row winners Tyrone will begin their title defence at home to Antrim on January 3rd while Cavan host Sigerson Cup champions St Mary's on the same Wednesday night at Kingspan Breffni in Section A.
Section B sees Down and Armagh colliding in Newry in the neighbouring counties' season opener with Derry playing UUJ in Owenbeg and in Section C Donegal welcome Queen's University in the first round and Monaghan travel to Enniskillen to face Rory Gallagher's Fermanagh.
See the full list of fixtures below from @UlsterGAA:
Section A: St Mary's, Tyrone, Cavan, Antrim
Section B: UUJ, Derry, Down, Armagh
Section C: Queen's University, Donegal, Monaghan, Fermanagh
Round 1, January 3rd
Section A:
Tyrone v Antrim at Healy Park, Omagh
Cavan v St Mary's at Kingspan Breffni
Section B:
Down v Armagh at Pairc Esler, Newry
Derry v UUJ at Owenbeg
Section C:
Donegal v Queen's University at Ballybofey
Fermanagh v Monaghan at Brewster Park
Round 2, January 7th
Section A:
Antrim v Cavan at Glenavy
Tyrone v St Mary's at Healy Park, Omagh
Section B:
Armagh v Derry at The Athletic Grounds
Down v UUJ at Downpatrick
Section C:
Fermanagh v Queen's University at Brewster Park
Monaghan v Donegal at St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Round 3, January 10th
Section A:
Cavan v Tyrone at Kingspan Breffni
Antrim v St Mary's at Woodlands, Belfast
Section B:
Derry v Down at Owenbeg
Armagh v UUJ at The Athletic Grounds
Section C:
Monaghan v Queen's University at Castleblayney
Donegal v Fermanagh at Pairc MacCumhaill
Semi-finals, January 14th
Winners of Section C v Winners of Section A
Winners of Section B v Best Placed Runner Up
Final, January 20th
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- Ulster GAA (@UlsterGAA) December 5, 2017