2016 Connacht Senior Football Championship
The 2016 Connacht Senior Football Championship will be the 117th installment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Connacht GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Mayo entered the competition as defending champions but were beaten by Galway in the semi-finals. Galway went on to win their first title in eight years by beating Roscommon after a replay.[1][2]
Tournament details | |
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Year | 2016 |
Winners | |
Champions | Galway (45th win) |
Manager | Kevin Walsh |
Captain | Gary O'Donnell |
Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Roscommon |
Manager | Kevin McStay Fergal O'Donnell |
Captain | Ciarán Murtagh |
Teams
The Connacht championship is contested by the five counties in the Irish province of Connacht and the two foreign based teams of London and New York.
Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Captain | Most recent success | |
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All-Ireland | Provincial | |||||
Galway | ![]() |
Supermac's | Kevin Walsh | Gary O'Donnell | ||
Leitrim | ![]() |
The Bush Hotel | Shane Ward | Gary Reynolds | ||
London | ![]() |
Clayton Hotels | Ciaran Deely | David McGreevy | ||
Mayo | ![]() |
Elverys Sports | Stephen Rochford | Cillian O'Connor | ||
New York | ![]() |
Navillus Contracting | Justin O’Halloran | Johnny Duane | ||
Roscommon | ![]() |
Club Rossie | Kevin McStay Fergal O'Donnell |
Ciaráin Murtagh | ||
Sligo | ![]() |
AbbVie Inc. | Niall Carew | Mark Breheny |
Bracket
Preliminary Round | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Connacht Final | |||||||||||||||
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0-17 | |||||||||||||||||
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1-15 | ![]() |
1-21 | |||||||||||||||
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0-11 | |||||||||||||||||
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4-16 | |||||||||||||||||
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2-13 | |||||||||||||||||
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1-10 0-14 | |||||||||||||||||
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0-13 3-16 | |||||||||||||||||
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0-9 | |||||||||||||||||
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2-16 | |||||||||||||||||
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0-12 | |||||||||||||||||
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1-12 | |||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Preliminary Round
Quarter-Finals
Quarter Final
Leitrim ![]() | 0-11 – 1-21 | ![]() |
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K Conlan, E Mulligan (0-3 each), A Croal, R Kennedy, K McHugh, N O’Donnell, D Wrynn (0-1 each) | Report | C Devaney (1-1), F Cregg (0-4), C Murtagh, D Shine (0-3 each), C Cregg, N Daly, R Daly, D Murtagh (0-2 each), C McHugh, C Shine (0-1 each) |
Semi-Finals
Semi-Final
Roscommon ![]() | 4-16 – 2-13 | ![]() |
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C Murtagh (2-2), E Smith (1-1), S Kilbride (1-0), C Devaney, D Keenan (0-3 each), D Shine, D Smith (0-2 each), G Claffey, F Cregg, J McManus (0-1 each) | Report | A Marren (1-3), P Hughes (0-5), Kyle Cawley (1-0), M Breheny (0-3), N Murphy (0-2) |
Final
Final
Galway ![]() | 0-13 – 1-10 | ![]() |
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D Cummins (0-3), G Sice, D Comer (0-2 each), G Bradshaw, J Heaney, G O’Donnell, B Power, A Varley (0-1 each) | Report | E Smith (1-0), F Cregg, N Daly, C Murtagh (0-2 each), C Cregg, C Devaney, D O’Malley, D Smith (0-1 each) |
Final
Replay
Replay
Galway ![]() | 3-16 – 0-14 | ![]() |
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D Cummins (2-1), G Sice (1-2), D Comer, S Walsh (0-3 each), E Brannigan (0-2), P Conroy, E Kerin, G O’Donnell, B Power, P Varley (0-1 each) | Report | C Murtagh (0-4), S Kilbride, D Shine, E Smith (0-2 each), T Corcoran, C Cregg, U Harney, F Lennon (0-1 each) |
McHale Park, Castlebar
Attendance: 15,960
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
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See also
References
- "Galway blitz Roscommon in replay to clinch first Connacht title in 8 years". The 42. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- "Galway 3-16 Roscommon 0-14". GAA.ie. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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