The 2016 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 128th instalment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of the Ulster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The competition ran from to 15 May to 17 July 2016.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Year | 2016 |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Tyrone (14th win) |
| Manager | Mickey Harte |
| Captain | Seán Cavanagh |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Donegal |
| Manager | Rory Gallagher |
| Captain | Michael Murphy |
The draw for the Championship was made on 16 October 2015. As in the previous two seasons, the two sides were named as A and B, to allow for teams to more easily predict the dates of their qualifier matches. Armagh, Cavan, Derry, and Tyrone were named to the A side, with Antrim, Donegal, Down, Fermanagh and Monaghan on the B side.[1]
Monaghan were the defending champions following their victory over Donegal in the final of the 2015 Championship.[2]
Tyrone beat Donegal 0-13 to 0-11 in the 2016 final.[3][4][5]
Teams edit
The Ulster championship is contested by the nine county teams in the province of Ulster.
| Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Captain | Most recent success | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | |||||
| Antrim |  Saffron and white
|
Creagh Concrete | Frank Fitzsimmons Gearoid Adams |
Kevin Niblock | ||
| Armagh |  Orange and white
|
Simply Fruit | Kieran McGeeney | Ciarán McKeever | ||
| Cavan |  Royal blue and white
|
Kingspan Group | Terry Hyland | Gearóid McKiernan | ||
| Derry |  Red and white
|
H&A Mechanical Services | Damian Barton | Chrissy McKaigue | ||
| Donegal |  Gold and green
|
KN Group | Rory Gallagher | Michael Murphy | ||
| Down |  Red and black
|
EOS IT Solutions | Éamonn Burns | Kevin McKernan | ||
| Fermanagh |  Green and white
|
Tracey Concrete | Pete McGrath | Eoin Donnelly | ||
| Monaghan |  White and blue
|
Investec | Malachy O'Rourke | Conor McManus | ||
| Tyrone |  White and Red
|
McAleer & Rushe | Mickey Harte | Seán Cavanagh | ||
Bracket edit
| Preliminary round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
 Derry
| 0-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Tyrone
| 3-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone (R) | 0-16 5-18 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Cavan(R) | 3-07 2-17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cavan
| 2-16 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Armagh
| 0-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone
| 0-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Donegal
| 0-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Monaghan
| 2-22 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Down
| 0-09 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Monaghan (R) | 0-14 2-10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Donegal (R) | 1-11 0-17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Donegal
| 2-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Fermanagh
| 1-12 | Fermanagh
| 0-11 | ||||||||||||||||
 Antrim
| 0-9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Preliminary round edit
Quarter-finals edit
Quarter-Final
| Derry | 0-12 – 3-14 | Tyrone |
|---|---|---|
| Kielt (0-5), R Bell, D Heavron (0-2 each), E Brown, M Lynch, K McKaigue (0-1 each) | Report | R O’Neill (2-2), D McCurry (0-4), P Harte (1-0), C McAliskey (0-2), S Cavanagh, M Donnelly, R Donnelly, C McShane, P McNulty, J Munroe (0-1 each) |
Quarter-Final
| Cavan | 2-16 – 0-14 | Armagh |
|---|---|---|
| S Johnston (0-7), D McVeety (1-1), M Reilly 1-0, G McKiernan (0-3), J Brady (0-2), R Galligan, D Givney, C Moynagh (0-1 each) | Report | S Campbell (0-7), E Rafferty (0-5), T Kernan (0-2) |
Quarter-Final
| Monaghan | 2-22 – 0-09 | Down |
|---|---|---|
| C McManus (0-8), K Hughes (1-2), O Duffy (1-0), R Beggan (0-3), C McCarthy, D McKenna (0-2 each), S Carey, D Clerkin, D Malone, R McAnespie, K O’Connell (0-1 each) | Report | D O’Hare (0-3), C Maginn, D O’Hanlon (0-2 each), B O’Hagan, M Poland (0-1 each) |
Semi-finals edit
Semi-Final
| Tyrone | 0-16 – 3-07 | Cavan |
|---|---|---|
| R O’Neill (0-5), M Donnelly, C McAliskey (0-2 each), C Cavanagh, S Cavanagh, R Donnelly, P Harte, D McCurry, C McShane, N Sludden (0-1 each) | Report | D Givney (2-0), C Moynagh (1-0), T Corr, F Flanagan, R Galligan, C Mackey, D McVeety, N Murray, S Johnston (0-1 each) |
Semi-Final
| Monaghan | 0-14 – 1-11 | Donegal |
|---|---|---|
| C McManus (0-8), C McCarthy, K O’Connell (0-2 each), S Carey, O Duffy (0-1 each) | Report | P McBrearty (0-5), M Murphy (0-3), O MacNiallais (1-0), K Lacey, E McHugh, C Toye (0-1 each) |
Semi-Final
Replay
Replay
| Monaghan | 2-10 – 0-17 | Donegal |
|---|---|---|
| C McManus (1-4), S Carey (1-1), J McCarron (0-2), C Boyle, O Duffy, C Walshe (0-1 each) | Report | M Murphy (0-5), P McBrearty (0-4), M O’Reilly (0-3), R Kavanagh, M McElhinney, F McGlynn, M McHugh, A Thompson (0-1 each) |
Semi-Final
Replay
Replay
| Tyrone | 5-18 – 2-17 | Cavan |
|---|---|---|
| P Harte (2-4), C McAliskey (1-2), M Bradley (1-1), R Brennan (1-0), M Donnelly (0-3), S Cavanagh, C McShane (0-2 each), J McMahon, N Morgan, J Munroe, N Sludden (0-1 each) | Report | G McKiernan (0-7), C Mackey (1-3), J Brady (1-0), C Moynagh (0-2), K Clarke, F Flanagan, R Galligan, D Givney, M Reilly (0-1 each) |
Final edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "2016 GAA Championship fixtures revealed". RTÉ News. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Monaghan hold on to dethrone Donegal in Ulster". Irish Examiner. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "2016 Ulster Final: as it happened". The 42. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Tyrone dig deep to come from behind and beat Donegal in Ulster final". Irish Independent. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Analysis: How Tyrone finally wrestled back their Ulster crown from Donegal". The 42. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.