2016 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

2016 All-Ireland Senior 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
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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[]

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[]

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[]

Connacht Minor Football Championship[]

Connacht Format[]

All five Connacht counties compete in a straight knock-out format.

Connacht Main Draw[]

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Connacht Final

Roscommon

Sligo

Roscommon

1-7

Galway

3-11

Galway

1-9

Mayo

0-6

Mayo

4-11

Leitrim

1-8

Connacht Final[]

Leinster Minor Football Championship[]

Leinster Format[]

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[]

	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[]

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[]

Munster Minor Football Championship[]

Munster Format[]

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[]

	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[]

The three beaten teams in the quarter-finals of the main draw play-off in two matche. 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[]

Ulster Minor Football Championship[]

Ulster Format[]

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[]

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[]

All-Ireland[]

All-Ireland Main Draw[]

	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[]

The four provincial champions play the four beaten finalists from the provincial championships.

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All-Ireland Semi-Finals[]

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.

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All-Ireland Final[]

See also[]

• 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
• 2016 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

References[]

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