2016 Ulster Senior Football Championship

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.

2016 Ulster SFC
Tournament details
Year2016
Winners
ChampionsTyrone (14th win)
ManagerMickey Harte
CaptainSeán Cavanagh
Runners-up
Runners-upDonegal
ManagerRory Gallagher
CaptainMichael Murphy
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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

The Ulster championship is contested by the nine county teams in the province of Ulster.

TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
Antrim Saffron and whiteCreagh ConcreteFrank Fitzsimmons
Gearoid Adams
Kevin Niblock
Armagh Orange and whiteSimply FruitKieran McGeeneyCiarán McKeever
Cavan Royal blue and whiteKingspan GroupTerry HylandGearóid McKiernan
Derry Red and whiteH&A Mechanical ServicesDamian BartonChrissy McKaigue
Donegal Gold and greenKN GroupRory GallagherMichael Murphy
Down Red and blackEOS IT SolutionsÉamonn BurnsKevin McKernan
Fermanagh Green and whiteTracey ConcretePete McGrathEoin Donnelly
Monaghan White and blueInvestecMalachy O'RourkeConor McManus
Tyrone White and RedMcAleer & RusheMickey HarteSeán Cavanagh

Bracket

Preliminary roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Derry0-12
Tyrone3-14
Tyrone
(R)
0-16
5-18
Cavan
(R)
3-07
2-17
Cavan2-16
Armagh0-14
Tyrone0-13
Donegal0-11
Monaghan2-22
Down0-09
Monaghan
(R)
0-14
2-10
Donegal
(R)
1-11
0-17
Donegal2-12
Fermanagh1-12 Fermanagh0-11
Antrim0-9

Preliminary round

Preliminary round
Fermanagh 1-12 – 0-9 Antrim
T Corrigan (0-9), S Quigley (1-0), A Breen, D McCusker, S Quigley (0-1 each)ReportT McCann (0-3), B Neeson (0-2), S Burke, J Carron, R Murray, M Sweeney (0-1 each)
Attendance: 9,124
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)

Quarter-finals

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)ReportR 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)
Attendance: 12,011
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)

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)ReportS Campbell (0-7), E Rafferty (0-5), T Kernan (0-2)
Attendance: 15,236
Referee: Eddie Kinsella (Laois)

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)ReportD O’Hare (0-3), C Maginn, D O’Hanlon (0-2 each), B O’Hagan, M Poland (0-1 each)
Attendance: 12,782
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)

Quarter-Final
Donegal 2-12 – 0-11 Fermanagh
O MacNiallais (2-1), P McBrearty (0-3), E McHugh, M O'Reilly (0-2 each), M McElhinney, C McFadden, F McGlynn, M Murphy (0-1 each)ReportT Corrigan (0-7), E Donnelly, B Mulrone, R Jones, S Quigley (0-1 each)
Attendance: 15,908
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)

Semi-finals

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)ReportD Givney (2-0), C Moynagh (1-0), T Corr, F Flanagan, R Galligan, C Mackey, D McVeety, N Murray, S Johnston (0-1 each)
Attendance: 19,141
Referee: David Gough (Meath)

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)ReportP McBrearty (0-5), M Murphy (0-3), O MacNiallais (1-0), K Lacey, E McHugh, C Toye (0-1 each)
Attendance: 16,287
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)

Semi-Final
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)ReportM 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)
Attendance: 17,174
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)

Semi-Final
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)ReportG 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)
Attendance: 20,223
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)

Final

Final
Tyrone 0-13 – 0-11 Donegal
S Cavanagh (0-3), P Harte, N Morgan (0-2 each), R Brennan, C McCarron, D McCurry, C McGeary, C McShane, N Sludden (0-1 each)ReportP McBrearty, R McHugh (0-3 each), O MacNiallais, M Murphy (0-2 each), C Toye (0-1)
Attendance: 33,433
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)

See also

References