By Michael McMullan

REIGNING champions Four Masters will face Dungiven when they put their fonaCAB Ulster Minor Football Championship title on the line in December.

It’s a repeat of the 2022 decider won by the Derry champions with a dramatic late finale.

On the top of teams balancing school activity, Dungiven have also to factor in the Ulster MHC, hosted by Ballinascreen.

They have close to 10 players mixing hurling with Kevin Lynch’s who won the minor title in Derry.

The draw for the 42^nd edition of the competition took place on Saturday afternoon and streamed live from in St Paul’s.

The back-to-back champions saw off Glenswilly to win a fourth successive title in Donegal.

Glen were the last team to win three-in-a-row in 2013, as part of their four successive titles.

Four Masters, Dungiven and Clontibret are the three teams in the draw who have won the competition before. Ardboe and Southern Gaels lost finals.

Glen needed extra-time to see off Southern Gaels in their fourth final with Ardboe having lost the 1998 decider to Sleacht Néill.

Ardboe have a Sleacht Néill man in their corner this year in the form of Derry selector Chrissy McKaigue.

The Tyrone champions will face Portglenone in the preliminary round.

The winners will meet another first-time team, Dromintee, in the quarter-finals.

Preliminary Round
Ardboe v Portglenone – 1pm – Sunday, November 23, Coláiste Feirste

Quarter-finals
1 – Southern Gaels v Bredagh – 6.30pm – Saturday, November 22, Coláiste Feirste
2 – Clontibret v Derrygonnelly – 3pm – Saturday, November 22, Coláiste Feirste
3 – Dungiven v Four Masters – 1pm – Sunday, December 14, St Paul’s
4 – Dromintee v Prelim winners – 1pm – Sunday, November 30, St Paul’s

Semi-finals
1 v 2 – 1pm – Sunday, December 21, St Paul’s
3 v 4 – 1pm – Thursday, December 26, St Paul’s

Final – 1pm – Thursday, January 1, 2026