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.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April — 18 September 2016 |
| Teams | 32 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Kerry (14th win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Galway |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Kildare |
| Ulster | Donegal |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
← 2015 2017 → | |
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Connacht Minor Football Championship edit
Connacht Format edit
All five Connacht counties compete in a straight knock-out format.
Connacht Main Draw edit
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Connacht Final | ||||||||||||
 Roscommon
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 Sligo
| Roscommon
| 1-7 | ||||||||||||
 Galway
| 3-11 | |||||||||||||
| Galway
| 1-9 | |||||||||||||
 Mayo
| 0-6 | |||||||||||||
| Mayo
| 4-11 | |||||||||||||
 Leitrim
| 1-8 | |||||||||||||
Connacht Final edit
Leinster Minor Football Championship edit
Leinster Format edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
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 edit
Munster Minor Football Championship edit
Munster Format edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
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 edit
Ulster Minor Football Championship edit
Ulster Format edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
All-Ireland edit
All-Ireland Main Draw edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 July 2016 – O'Connor Park | ||||||||||
| Galway | 3-10 | |||||||||
| 21 August 2016 – Croke Park | ||||||||||
| Laois | 0-12 | |||||||||
| Galway | 2-12 | |||||||||
| 30 July 2016– Croke Park | ||||||||||
| Donegal | 1-11 | |||||||||
| Donegal | 2-13 | |||||||||
| 18 September 2016– Croke Park | ||||||||||
| Cork | 0-13 | |||||||||
| Galway | 0-9 | |||||||||
| 31 July 2016– Croke Park | ||||||||||
| Kerry | 3-7 | |||||||||
| Kerry | 1-24 | |||||||||
| 28 August 2016 – Croke Park | ||||||||||
| Derry | 2-10 | |||||||||
| Kerry | 2-26 | |||||||||
| 1 August 2016 – O'Connor Park | ||||||||||
| Kildare | 0-10 | |||||||||
| Kildare | 2-14 | |||||||||
| Mayo | 2-08 | |||||||||
All-Ireland Quarter-Finals edit
The four provincial champions play the four beaten finalists from the provincial championships.
All-Ireland Semi-Finals edit
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.