2016 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
| 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 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
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]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 | edit source]Connacht Format
[edit | edit source]All five Connacht counties compete in a straight knock-out format.
Connacht Main Draw
[edit | edit source]| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Connacht Final | ||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon | ||||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo | File:Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon | 1-7 | ||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Galway.svg Galway | 3-11 | |||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Galway.svg Galway | 1-9 | |||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo | 0-6 | |||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo | 4-11 | |||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim | 1-8 | |||||||||||||
Connacht Final
[edit | edit source]| File:Colours of Galway.svg Galway | 1-9 - 0-6 | File:Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo |
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| Report |
Leinster Format
[edit | edit source]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
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Leinster Losers' Rounds 1 and 2
[edit | edit source]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** | ||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Longford.svg Longford | 0-12 | |||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly | 1-11 | File:Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly | 1-13 | |||||||||||
| File:Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow | w/o | File:Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow | 2-9 | |||||||||||
| File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny | scr | Quarter Finalist in Main Draw | n/a | |||||||||||
| Quarter Finalist in Main Draw | n/a | |||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow | 1-4 | |||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Laois.svg Laois | 1-13 | |||||||||||||
Leinster Final
[edit | edit source]| File:Colours of Laois.svg Laois | 0-10 - 1-18 | File:Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare |
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| Report [1] |
Munster Format
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Munster Final | ||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry | 2-21 | |||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford | 1-2 | File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry | 1-13 | |||||||||||
| File:Colours of Clare.svg Clare | 0-9 | File:Colours of Clare.svg Clare | 1-6 | |||||||||||
| File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick | 1-5 | File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry | 3-14 | |||||||||||
| File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork | 3-8 | |||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork | 1-19 | |||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary | 1-11 | File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick | 0-6 | |||||||||||
| File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork | 1-14 | |||||||||||||
Munster Playoff Rounds 1 and 2
[edit | edit source]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 | ||||||||
| File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick | 3-8 | ||||||||
| File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary | 0-11 | File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick | 1-13 | ||||||
| File:Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford | 1-5 | ||||||||
Munster Final
[edit | edit source]| File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry | 3-14 - 3-8 | File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork |
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| Report |
Ulster Format
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]| Preliminary Round | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Ulster Final | ||||||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Derry.svg Derry | 1-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone | 0-10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Derry.svg Derry | 1-17 aet | ||||||||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh | 0-14 aet | ||||||||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan | 1-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh | 2-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Derry.svg Derry | 1-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal | 2-10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan | 1-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Down.svg Down | 0-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan | 2-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal | 3-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal | 2-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh | 2-9 | File:Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim | 2-7 | ||||||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim | 4-10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ulster Final
[edit | edit source]| File:Colours of Derry.svg Derry | 1-11 - 2-10 | File:Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal |
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| Report |
All-Ireland
[edit | edit source]All-Ireland Main Draw
[edit | edit source]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 July 2016 – O'Connor Park | ||||||||||
| File:Colours of Galway.svg Galway | 3-10 | |||||||||
| 21 August 2016 – Croke Park | ||||||||||
| File:Colours of Laois.svg Laois | 0-12 | |||||||||
| File:Colours of Galway.svg Galway | 2-12 | |||||||||
| 30 July 2016– Croke Park | ||||||||||
| File:Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal | 1-11 | |||||||||
| File:Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal | 2-13 | |||||||||
| 18 September 2016– Croke Park | ||||||||||
| File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork | 0-13 | |||||||||
| File:Colours of Galway.svg Galway | 0-9 | |||||||||
| 31 July 2016– Croke Park | ||||||||||
| File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry | 3-7 | |||||||||
| File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry | 1-24 | |||||||||
| 28 August 2016 – Croke Park | ||||||||||
| File:Colours of Derry.svg Derry | 2-10 | |||||||||
| File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry | 2-26 | |||||||||
| 1 August 2016 – O'Connor Park | ||||||||||
| File:Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare | 0-10 | |||||||||
| File:Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare | 2-14 | |||||||||
| File:Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo | 2-08 | |||||||||
All-Ireland Quarter-Finals
[edit | edit source]The four provincial champions play the four beaten finalists from the provincial championships.
| File:Colours of Galway.svg Galway | 3-10 - 0-12 | File:Colours of Laois.svg Laois |
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| Report |
| File:Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal | 2-13 - 0-13 | File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork |
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| Report |
| File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry | 1-24 - 2-10 | File:Colours of Derry.svg Derry |
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| Report |
| File:Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare | 2-14 - 2-8 | File:Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo |
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| Report |
All-Ireland Semi-Finals
[edit | edit source]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.
| File:Colours of Galway.svg Galway | 2-12 - 1-11 | File:Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal |
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| Report |
| File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry | 2-26 - 0-10 | File:Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare |
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| Report |
All-Ireland final
[edit | edit source]| File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry | 3-7 - 0-9 | File:Colours of Galway.svg Galway |
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| Report |