2016 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
DatesApril — 18 September 2016
Teams32
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamKerry (14th win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamGalway
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterKildare
UlsterDonegal
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
2015
2017

The 2016 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the GAA's premier inter-county gaelic football competition for under 18's. 32 teams took part.

The winners receive the Tom Markham Cup.

The defending champions were Kerry who defeated Tipperary in the 2015 final.

Kerry beat Galway 3-07 to 0-09 in the final on 18 September 2016 for their third consecutive championship.

Teams

Thirty two teams contest the championship. New York and London do not participate in this competition. Kilkenny fielded a team in 2016 despite not having participated in 2015.

Format

Provincial Championships

Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster organise four provincial championships. Each province determines the format for deciding their champions and may be league, group, knock-out, double-elimination, etc. or a combination. For clarity, the format is explained in the provincial sections below.

All-Ireland

The four provincial winners play the four provincial runners-up in the All-Ireland quarter finals. Two semi-finals follow and a final which is normally played before the All-Ireland senior final on the third Sunday in September. All matches are knock-out.

Provincial championships

Connacht Format

All five Connacht counties compete in a straight knock-out format.

Connacht Main Draw

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Connacht Final
Roscommon
Sligo Roscommon 1-7
Galway 3-11
Galway 1-9
Mayo 0-6
Mayo 4-11
Leitrim 1-8

Connacht Final

Final
Galway1-9 - 0-6 Mayo
Report

Leinster Format

All twelve Leinster teams compete in the preliminary round of the main draw. The six beaten teams enter the losers' section and, after four play-off matches, two teams re-enter the main draw at the quarter-final stage. From the quarter-finals onwards all matches are knock-out.

Leinster Main Draw

Preliminary Round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Leinster Final
Westmeath 3-9
Longford 0-12 Kildare 1-16
Kildare 2-16 Westmeath 0-8
Wicklow 0-7 Kildare 0-19
Dublin 2-14 Meath 0-15
Offaly 1-7 Dublin 2-5
Meath 0-11 Meath 1-18
Laois 1-6 Kildare 1-18
Kilkenny 0-1 Laois 0-10
Wexford 17-20 Wexford 1-11
Offaly** 0-19
Offaly 0-6
Carlow 1-8 Laois 1-15
Louth 1-14 Louth 1-12
Laois** 2-10

Leinster Losers' Rounds 1 and 2

The six beaten teams in the preliminary round of the main draw play-off in four matches. Two teams from the losers' section re-enter the main draw at the quarter-final stage.

Losers Round 1 Losers Round 2 Leinster Quarter Finalists**
Longford 0-12
Offaly 1-11 Offaly 1-13
Wicklow w/o Wicklow 2-9
Kilkenny scr Quarter Finalist in Main Draw n/a
Quarter Finalist in Main Draw n/a
Carlow 1-4
Laois 1-13

Leinster Final

Final
Laois0-10 - 1-18 Kildare
Report [1]

Munster Format

All six Munster teams compete in the three quarter-finals of the main draw. The three beaten teams enter the play-off section and, after two play-off matches, one team re-enters the main draw at the semi-final stage. From the semi-finals onwards all matches are knock-out.

Munster Main Draw

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Munster Final
Kerry 2-21
Waterford 1-2 Kerry 1-13
Clare 0-9 Clare 1-6
Limerick 1-5 Kerry 3-14
Cork 3-8
Cork 1-19
Tipperary 1-11 Limerick 0-6
Cork 1-14

Munster Playoff Rounds 1 and 2

The three beaten teams in the quarter-finals of the main draw play-off in two matches. One team from the play-offs re-enters the main draw at the semi-final stage.

Playoff 1 Playoff 2
Limerick 3-8
Tipperary 0-11 Limerick 1-13
Waterford 1-5

Munster Final

Final
Kerry3-14 - 3-8 Cork
Report

Ulster Format

All nine Ulster teams compete. The fixtures mirror the senior fixtures i.e. if Derry are drawn to play Tyrone in their first match in the senior championship then Derry minors play Tyrone minors in their first match. Often the minor teams play immediately before the seniors. All matches are knock-out.

The winners receive the Fr. Murray Cup.

Ulster Main Draw

Preliminary Round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Ulster Final
Derry 1-15
Tyrone 0-10
Derry 1-17
aet
Armagh 0-14
aet
Cavan 1-12
Armagh 2-14
Derry 1-11
Donegal 2-10
Monaghan 1-13
Down 0-11
Monaghan 2-12
Donegal 3-15
Donegal 2-11
Fermanagh 2-9 Antrim 2-7
Antrim 4-10

Ulster Final

Final
Derry1-11 - 2-10 Donegal
Report

All-Ireland

All-Ireland Main Draw

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 July 2016 – O'Connor Park
 
 
Galway3-10
 
21 August 2016 – Croke Park
 
Laois0-12
 
Galway2-12
 
30 July 2016– Croke Park
 
Donegal1-11
 
Donegal2-13
 
18 September 2016– Croke Park
 
Cork0-13
 
Galway0-9
 
31 July 2016– Croke Park
 
Kerry3-7
 
Kerry1-24
 
28 August 2016 – Croke Park
 
Derry2-10
 
Kerry2-26
 
1 August 2016 – O'Connor Park
 
Kildare0-10
 
Kildare2-14
 
 
Mayo2-08
 

All-Ireland Quarter-Finals

The four provincial champions play the four beaten finalists from the provincial championships.

Quarter-Final
Galway3-10 - 0-12 Laois
Report
Referee: James Bermingham (Cork)

Quarter-Final
Donegal2-13 - 0-13 Cork
Report
Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo)

Quarter-Final
Kerry1-24 - 2-10 Derry
Report
Referee: John Hickey (Carlow)

Quarter-Final
Kildare2-14 - 2-8 Mayo
Report
Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)

All-Ireland Semi-Finals

There is no draw for the semi-finals as the fixtures are pre-determined on a three yearly rotation. This rotation ensures that a provinces's champions play the champions of all the other provinces once every three years in the semi-finals if they each win their quarter-finals. If a provincial winner loses their quarter final, then the provincial runner-up who beat them takes their place in the semi-final.

Semi-Final
Galway2-12 - 1-11 Donegal
Report
Referee: John Hickey (Carlow)

Semi-Final
Kerry2-26 - 0-10 Kildare
Report
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)

All-Ireland final

Final
Kerry3-7 - 0-9 Galway
Report
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)

See also

References

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