The 2016 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship – known as the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons – is the premier inter-county senior camogie competition.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 June – 11 September 2016 |
| Teams | 11 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winners | Kilkenny (13th win) |
| Captain | Michelle Quilty |
| Manager | Ann Downey |
| All-Ireland runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Cork |
| Captain | Ashling Thompson |
| Manager | Paudie Murray |
| Championship statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
← 2015 2017 → | |
The winners receive the O'Duffy Cup.
The championship began on 18 June.[1][2]
Teams
editEleven county teams compete in the Senior Championship (tier 1). Sixteen lower-ranked county teams plus the second teams of tier 1 counties compete in the Intermediate (tier 2) and Junior (tier 3) Championships.
Format
editGroup Stage
The eleven teams are drawn into one group of six and one group of five. All the teams play each other once. Three points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.
Knock-out stage
- The two group runners-up and the two third-placed teams play in two quarter-finals.
- The two group winners and the two quarter-final winners play in two semi-finals.
- The semi-final winners contest the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
Group stage
edit| Advance to semi-finals | |
| Advance to quarter-finals |
Group 1
editTable
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cork
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 51 | +63 | 12 |
 Wexford
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 70 | +32 | 12 |
 Offaly
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 73 | +16 | 12 |
 Limerick
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 91 | –11 | 6 |
 Waterford
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 96 | –38 | 3 |
 Clare
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 113 | –62 | 0 |
Tie-Breaker
If only two teams are level on league points -
- The team that won the head-to-head match is ranked first
- If this game was a draw, score difference (total scored minus total conceded in all games) is used to rank the teams
- If score difference is identical, total scored is used to rank the teams
- If still identical, a play-off is required
If three or more teams are level on league points, score difference is used to rank the teams.
Rounds 1 to 5
editRound 1
edit| Clare | 1-11 - 1-16 | Offaly |
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| Waterford | 0-9 - 2-16 | Cork |
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| Wexford | 3-17 - 1-16 | Limerick |
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Round 2
edit| Cork | v | Clare |
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| Limerick | v | Waterford |
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| Offaly | v | Wexford |
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Round 3
edit| Clare | v | Limerick |
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| Cork | v | Offaly |
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| Waterford | v | Wexford |
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Round 4
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Round 5
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Group 2
editTable
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
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 Galway
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 34 | +41 | 12 |
 Kilkenny
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 45 | +46 | 9 |
 Tipperary
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 63 | +3 | 4 |
 Dublin
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 4 |
| Derry
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 116 | –91 | 0 |
Rounds 1 to 5
editRound 1
edit| Derry | 2-3 - 5-24 | Kilkenny |
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| Galway | 1-13 - 1-10 | Tipperary |
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Round 5
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Knock-out Stage
editAll-Ireland Quarter-Finals
editThe second team in group 1 plays the third team in group 2 and the third team in group 1 plays the second team in group 2. All matches are knock-out.
All-Ireland Semi-Finals
editThe winners of groups 1 and 2 play the winners of the two quarter-finals. All matches are knock-out