Year: | 2016 |
Dates: | 1 May – 1 October 2016 |
Teams: | 33 |
Connacht: | Galway |
Munster: | Kerry |
Leinster: | Dublin |
Ulster: | Tyrone |
Matches: | 65 |
Poty: | Lee Keegan |
Team: | Dublin |
Titles: | 26th |
Captain: | Stephen Cluxton |
Manager: | Jim Gavin |
Team2: | Mayo |
Captain2: | Cillian O'Connor |
Manager2: | Stephen Rochford |
Topscorer: | Dean Rock (1-58) |
Previous: | 2015 |
Next: | 2017 |
The 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 129th edition of the GAA's premier inter-county gaelic football tournament since its establishment in 1887.
33 teams took part. 31 of the 32 Counties of Ireland participated, with Kilkenny, as in previous years, declining to take part. London and New York again competed.[1]
The winning team, Dublin (who defeated Mayo by a single point after a replay), received the Sam Maguire Cup. It was the first time Dublin, as defending champions, had retained the trophy since the 1977 final.[2] [3]
Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial championship. All provincial matches are knock-out. All teams eliminated from their provincial championships with the exception of New York, for logistical reasons, enter the All-Ireland qualifiers.[4] [5] [6] [7]
Twenty eight of the twenty nine teams beaten in the provincial championships enter the All-Ireland qualifiers, which are knockout. The sixteen teams eliminated before their provincial semi-finals play eight matches in round 1, with the winners of these games playing the eight beaten provincial semi-finalists in round 2. The eight winning teams from round 2 play-off against each other in round 3, with the four winning teams facing the four beaten provincial finalists in round 4 to complete the double-elimination format. Further details of the format are included with each qualifier round listed below.[8]
The four provincial champions play the four winners of round 4 of the qualifiers in the quarter-finals. Two semi-finals and a final follow. All matches are knock-out. Any game that ends in a draw is replayed. If a replay ends in a draw, extra time is played.
Referees were instructed to add on 20 seconds for the introduction of a substitute and 20 seconds for each instance of a goalkeeper or defender going upfield for a placed ball attempt. Previously there was no specific provision for these two events which led to instances of deliberate time-wasting by teams who were leading. 30 seconds were also to be added each time the Hawk-Eye score detection system was utilised.
RTÉ, the national broadcaster in Ireland, provided the majority of the live television coverage of the championship in the third year of a deal running from 2014 until 2016. A number of matches were also broadcast by Sky Sports, with Sky having exclusive rights to some games.[9] [10]
The broadcast schedule for matches shown live on television in Ireland follows -
Broadcast Schedule | ||||
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Date | Teams &<br />Match Details | RTÉ Sky Sports | ||
Provincial and Qualifier Matches | ||||
align=center | 22 May | Derry v Tyrone Ulster Quarter-final | align=center | RTÉ |
align=center | 29 May | Cavan v Armagh Ulster Quarter-final | align=center | RTÉ |
align=center | 4 June | Laois v Dublin Leinster Quarter-final | align=center | Sky Sports |
align=center | 5 June | Monaghan v Down Ulster Quarter-final | align=center | RTÉ |
align=center | 12 June | Roscommon v Sligo Connacht Semi-final | align=center | RTÉ |
align=center | 12 June | Donegal v Fermanagh Ulster Quarter-final | align=center | RTÉ |
align=center | 18 June | Laois v Armagh Qualifier Round 1A | align=center | RTÉ |
align=center | 18 June | Mayo v Galway Connacht Semi-final | align=center | Sky Sports |
align=center | 19 June | Tyrone v Cavan Ulster Semi-final | align=center | RTÉ |
align=center | 25 June | Monaghan v Donegal Ulster Semi-final | align=center | Sky Sports |
align=center | 26 June | Westmeath v Kildare Leinster Semi-final | align=center | RTÉ |
align=center | 26 June | Dublin v Meath Leinster Semi-final | align=center | RTÉ |
align=center | 3 July | Kerry v Tipperary Munster Final | align=center | RTÉ |
align=center | 9 July | Mayo v Fermanagh Qualifier Round 2B | align=center | RTÉ |
align=center | 10 July | Galway v Roscommon Connacht Final | align=center | RTÉ |
align=center | 16 July | Mayo v Kildare Qualifier Round 3B | align=center | Sky Sports |
align=center | 17 July | Dublin v Westmeath Leinster Final | align=center | RTÉ |
align=center | 17 July | Tyrone v Donegal Ulster Final | align=center | RTÉ BBC NI |
align=center | 23 July | Clare v Roscommon Qualifier Round 4A | align=center | Sky Sports |
align=center | 23 July | Derry v Tipperary Qualifier Round 4A | align=center | Sky Sports |
align=center | 30 July | Cork v Donegal Qualifier Round 4B | align=center | Sky Sports |
align=center | 30 July | Mayo v Westmeath Qualifier Round 4B | align=center | Sky Sports |
All-Ireland Quarter-finals | ||||
align=center | 31 July | Galway v Tipperary | align=center | RTÉ |
align=center | 31 July | Kerry v Clare | align=center | RTÉ |
align=center | 6 August | Tyrone v Mayo | align=center | Sky Sports |
align=center | 6 August | Dublin v Donegal | align=center | Sky Sports |
All-Ireland Semi-finals | ||||
align=center | 21 August | Mayo v Tipperary | align=center | RTÉ Sky Sports |
align=center | 28 August | Dublin v Kerry | align=center | RTÉ Sky Sports |
All-Ireland Final | ||||
align=center | 18 September | Mayo v Dublin | align=center | RTÉ Sky Sports |
align=center | 1 October | Replay Mayo v Dublin | align=center | RTÉ Sky Sports |
See main article: 2016 Connacht Senior Football Championship.
See main article: 2016 Leinster Senior Football Championship.
See main article: 2016 Munster Senior Football Championship.
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See main article: 2016 Ulster Senior Football Championship.
An A and B system for the qualifier draws was introduced in 2014 and was retained. The teams were designated as A or B depending on which half of their provincial championships they played in. Although some teams receive byes in the early provincial rounds, their position in the round in which they entered the competition was usually determined by the provincial draw, resulting in most teams being designated as A or B randomly. For example, each of the four provinces had two semi-finals – one between two teams designated A and one between two teams designated B. The beaten semi-finalists in each province were always one A team and one B team.
In all qualifier rounds A teams played A teams and B teams played B teams. Usually the A teams played their provincial games before the B teams, which allowed the A qualifier games to be scheduled a week before the B qualifier games.
In the first round of the qualifiers sixteen of the seventeen teams beaten in the preliminary rounds or quarter-finals of the provincial championships competed. New York did not enter the qualifiers. Four A teams played four A teams, while four B teams played four B teams. The round 1 draw was unrestricted − if two teams had played each other in a provincial match they could be drawn to meet again, with the winner of the provincial match receiving home advantage. The eight round 1 winners played the eight beaten provincial semi-finalists in round 2 of the qualifiers.
The following teams were entered into round 1.
*During the match Laois made seven substitutions, one more than the permitted six. On 21 June 2016 the CCCC declared the match void and scheduled a replay for 2 July.[11] ----------------
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In the second round of the qualifiers the eight winning teams from Round 1A and Round 1B played the eight beaten provincial semi-finalists. The round 2 draw was unrestricted − if two teams had played each other in a provincial match they could be drawn to meet again, with the winner of the provincial match receiving home advantage. The eight winners of these matches played each other in Round 3.
The following teams took part in this round -
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In the third round of the qualifiers winning teams from round 2A played against winning teams from round 2A, while winning teams from round 2B played against winning teams from round 2B. Round 3 rules did not allow two teams that had played each other in a provincial match to meet again. The four winners of these matches played the four beaten provincial finalists in Round 4.
The following teams took part in this round -
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In the fourth round of the qualifiers, the four winning teams of Round 3A and Round 3B played the four beaten provincial finalists. Round 4 rules did not allow two teams that had played each other in a provincial match to meet again if such a pairing could be avoided. The four winners of these matches played the provincial champions in the All-Ireland Quarter-finals.
The following teams took part in this round -
The four provincial champions played the winners from Round 4 of the qualifiers. Draw rules – 1) Two teams who met in a provincial final could not meet again 2) If one of the provincial champions had already met one of the qualifiers in an earlier match then those two teams could not be drawn together if such a pairing could be avoided.
There was no draw for the semi-finals as the fixtures were pre-determined on a three yearly rotation. This rotation ensured that a province's champions played the champions of all the other provinces once every three years in the semi-finals if they each won their quarter-finals and prevented two provincial champions meeting in the semi-finals in successive years. If a qualifier team defeated a provincial winner in a quarter-final, the qualifier team took that provincial winner's place in the semi-final.
See main article: 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.
See main article: 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Dean Rock | Dublin | 1-58 | 61 | 7 | 8.7 |
2 | Cillian O'Connor | Mayo | 2-44 | 50 | 8 | 6.3 |
3 | Michael Quinlivan | Tipperary | 2-27 | 33 | 6 | 5.5 |
4 | Patrick McBrearty | Donegal | 0-29 | 29 | 6 | 4.8 |
Tomás Corrigan | Fermanagh | 0-29 | 29 | 4 | 7.2 | |
6 | Conor McManus | Monaghan | 1-24 | 27 | 4 | 6.8 |
Kevin O'Halloran | Tipperary | 1-24 | 27 | 5 | 5.4 | |
8 | David Tubridy | Clare | 2-20 | 26 | 6 | 4.3 |
Ciarán Murtagh | Roscommon | 3-17 | 26 | 6 | 4.3 | |
10 | John Heslin | Westmeath | 0-25 | 25 | 4 | 6.2 |
11 | Eoin Cleary | Clare | 0-24 | 24 | 6 | 4 |
James Kielt | Derry | 1-21 | 24 | 5 | 4.8 | |
13 | Nigel Dunne | Offaly | 1-20 | 23 | 3 | 7.7 |
14 | Mark Lynch | Derry | 1-19 | 22 | 4 | 5.5 |
15 | Robbie Smyth | Longford | 2-14 | 20 | 4 | 5 |
Widest winning margin: 19
Most goals in a match: 7
Most points in a match: 41
Most goals by one team in a match: 5
Highest aggregate score: 56 points
Lowest aggregate score: 17 points
As announced in April 2016:[13] [14]