2016 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

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2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
DatesApril — 18 September 2016
Teams32
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.

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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
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 1-7
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 3-11
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 1-9
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 0-6
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 4-11
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 1-8

Connacht Final

Final
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 1-9 - 0-6 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo
Report

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
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 3-9
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 0-12 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 1-16
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 2-16 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 0-8
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 0-7 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 0-19
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 2-14 Colours of Meath.svg Meath 0-15
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 1-7 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 2-5
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 0-11 Colours of Meath.svg Meath 1-18
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 1-6 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 1-18
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 0-1 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 0-10
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 17-20 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 1-11
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly**0-19
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 0-6
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 1-8 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 1-15
Colours of Louth.svg Louth 1-14 Colours of Louth.svg Louth 1-12
Colours of Laois.svg 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**
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 0-12
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 1-11 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 1-13
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow w/o Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 2-9
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny scr Quarter Finalist in Main Draw n/a
Quarter Finalist in Main Draw n/a
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 1-4
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 1-13

Leinster Final

Final
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 0-10 - 1-18 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare
Report

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
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 2-21
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 1-2 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 1-13
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 0-9 Colours of Clare.svg Clare 1-6
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 1-5 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 3-14
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 3-8
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 1-19
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 1-11 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 0-6
Colours of Cork.svg 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 matches. One team from the play-offs re-enters the main draw at the semi-final stage.

Playoff 1 Playoff 2
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 3-8
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 0-11 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 1-13
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 1-5

Munster Final

Final
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 3-14 - 3-8 Colours of Cork.svg Cork
Report

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
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 1-15
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 0-10
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 1-17
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Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 0-14
aet
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 1-12
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 2-14
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 1-11
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 2-10
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 1-13
Colours of Down.svg Down 0-11
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 2-12
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 3-15
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 2-11
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 2-9 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 2-7
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 4-10

Ulster Final

Final
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 1-11 - 2-10 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal
Report

All-Ireland

All-Ireland Main Draw

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 July 2016 – O'Connor Park
 
 
 Colours of Galway.svg Galway 3-10
 
21 August 2016 – Croke Park
 
 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 0-12
 
 Colours of Galway.svg Galway 2-12
 
30 July 2016– Croke Park
 
 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 1-11
 
 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 2-13
 
18 September 2016– Croke Park
 
 Colours of Cork.svg Cork 0-13
 
 Colours of Galway.svg Galway 0-9
 
31 July 2016– Croke Park
 
 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 3-7
 
 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 1-24
 
28 August 2016 – Croke Park
 
 Colours of Derry.svg Derry 2-10
 
 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 2-26
 
1 August 2016 – O'Connor Park
 
 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 0-10
 
 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 2-14
 
 
 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 2-08
 

All-Ireland Quarter-Finals

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

Quarter-Final
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 3-10 - 0-12 Colours of Laois.svg Laois
Report
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: James Bermingham (Cork)
Quarter-Final
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 2-13 - 0-13 Colours of Cork.svg Cork
Report
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo)
Quarter-Final
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 1-24 - 2-10 Colours of Derry.svg Derry
Report
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: John Hickey (Carlow)
Quarter-Final
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 2-14 - 2-8 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo
Report
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)

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.

Semi-Final
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 2-12 - 1-11 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal
Report
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: John Hickey (Carlow)
Semi-Final
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 2-26 - 0-10 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare
Report
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)

All-Ireland final

Final
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 3-7 - 0-9 Colours of Galway.svg Galway
Report
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)

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