2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates1 May – 1 October 2016
Teams33
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Dublin (26th win)
Captain Stephen Cluxton
Manager Jim Gavin
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Mayo
Captain Cillian O'Connor
Manager Stephen Rochford
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Dublin
Ulster Tyrone
Connacht Galway
Championship statistics
No. matches played65
Top Scorer Colours of Dublin.svg Dean Rock (1-58)
Player of the Year Colours of Mayo.svg Lee Keegan
2015
2017

The 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 129th edition of the GAA's premier inter-county gaelic football tournament since its establishment in 1887.

Contents

33 teams took part. 31 of the 32 Counties of Ireland participated, with Kilkenny, as in previous years, declining to take part. London and New York again competed. [1]

The winning team, Dublin (who defeated Mayo by a single point after a replay), received the Sam Maguire Cup. It was the first time Dublin, as defending champions, had retained the trophy since the 1977 final. [2] [3]

Format

Provincial Championships format

Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial championship. All provincial matches are knock-out. All teams eliminated from their provincial championships with the exception of New York, for logistical reasons, enter the All-Ireland qualifiers. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Qualifiers format

Twenty eight of the twenty nine teams beaten in the provincial championships enter the All-Ireland qualifiers, which are knockout. The sixteen teams eliminated before their provincial semi-finals play eight matches in round 1, with the winners of these games playing the eight beaten provincial semi-finalists in round 2. The eight winning teams from round 2 play-off against each other in round 3, with the four winning teams facing the four beaten provincial finalists in round 4 to complete the double-elimination format. Further details of the format are included with each qualifier round listed below. [8]

All-Ireland format

The four provincial champions play the four winners of round 4 of the qualifiers in the quarter-finals. Two semi-finals and a final follow. All matches are knock-out. Any game that ends in a draw is replayed. If a replay ends in a draw, extra time is played.[ citation needed ]

Changes from 2015 championship

Referees were instructed to add on 20 seconds for the introduction of a substitute and 20 seconds for each instance of a goalkeeper or defender going upfield for a placed ball attempt. Previously there was no specific provision for these two events which led to instances of deliberate time-wasting by teams who were leading. 30 seconds were also to be added each time the Hawk-Eye score detection system was utilised.[ citation needed ]

Broadcast rights

RTÉ, the national broadcaster in Ireland, provided the majority of the live television coverage of the championship in the third year of a deal running from 2014 until 2016. A number of matches were also broadcast by Sky Sports, with Sky having exclusive rights to some games. [9] [10]

Live broadcast matches

The broadcast schedule for matches shown live on television in Ireland follows -

Provincial Championships

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Colors of New York.svg New York 0-17
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 1-15 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 1-21
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 0-11
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 4-16
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 2-13
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon
(R)
1-10
0-14
Colours of Galway.svg Galway
(R)
0-13
3-16
Colours of London.svg London 0-9
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 2-16
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 0-12
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 1-12
Connacht Final
Galway Colours of Galway.svg 0-13 – 1-10 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon
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)
Pearse Stadium, Galway
Attendance: 24,324
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Connacht Final
Replay
Galway Colours of Galway.svg 3-16 – 0-14 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon
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)
MacHale Park, Castlebar
Attendance: 15,960
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 3-16
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 0-18 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 2-10
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 2-21
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 0-21
Colours of Louth.svg Louth 2-24 Colours of Meath.svg Meath 0-11
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 3-11 Colours of Louth.svg Louth 1-13
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 0-20
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 2-19
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 2-13 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 0-10
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 2-21 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 0-12
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 0-13
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 1-12
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 1-11
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 0-8
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 0-9
Leinster Final
Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 2-19 – 0-10 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath
D Rock (0-8), B Brogan (1-4), K McManamon (1-2), P Andrews (0-2), D Connolly, P Flynn, J Small (0-1 each) Report J Heslin (0-6), G Egan (0-2), D Corroon, C McCormack (0-1 each)
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 47,840
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 0-16
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 0-13 Colours of Clare.svg Clare 0-17
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 2-23
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 3-17
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 2-10
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 2-16
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 1-07 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 3-15
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 1-15
Munster Final
Kerry Colours of Kerry.svg 3-17 – 2-10 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary
P Geaney (2-3), P Murphy (1-1), James O’Donoghue, B Sheehan (0-4 each), M Geaney, BJ Keane, S O’Brien, D O’Sullivan, K Young (0-1 each) Report K O’Halloran (0-6), J Feehan, R Kiely (1-0 each), M Quinlivan (0-3), A Moloney (0-1)
Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
Attendance: 21,512
Referee: David Gough (Meath)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 0-12
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 3-14
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone
(R)
0-16
5-18
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan
(R)
3-07
2-17
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 2-16
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 0-14
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 0-13
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 0-11
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 2-22
Colours of Down.svg Down 0-09
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan
(R)
0-14
2-10
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal
(R)
1-11
0-17
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 2-12
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 1-12 Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 0-11
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 0-9
Ulster Final
Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 0-13 – 0-11 Colours of Donegal.svg 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) Report P McBrearty, R McHugh (0-3 each), O MacNiallais, M Murphy (0-2 each), C Toye (0-1)
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 33,433
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)

All-Ireland Series

Qualifiers

A and B teams

An A and B system for the qualifier draws was introduced in 2014 and was retained. The teams were designated as A or B depending on which half of their provincial championships they played in. Although some teams receive byes in the early provincial rounds, their position in the round in which they entered the competition was usually determined by the provincial draw, resulting in most teams being designated as A or B randomly. For example, each of the four provinces had two semi-finals – one between two teams designated A and one between two teams designated B. The beaten semi-finalists in each province were always one A team and one B team.

In all qualifier rounds A teams played A teams and B teams played B teams. Usually the A teams played their provincial games before the B teams, which allowed the A qualifier games to be scheduled a week before the B qualifier games.

Round 1

In the first round of the qualifiers sixteen of the seventeen teams beaten in the preliminary rounds or quarter-finals of the provincial championships competed. New York did not enter the qualifiers. Four A teams played four A teams, while four B teams played four B teams. The round 1 draw was unrestricted − if two teams had played each other in a provincial match they could be drawn to meet again, with the winner of the provincial match receiving home advantage. The eight round 1 winners played the eight beaten provincial semi-finalists in round 2 of the qualifiers.

The following teams were entered into round 1.

Round 1A
Laois Colours of Laois.svg 1-10 – 0-10
Match declared void*
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh
D Kingston 0-4 (0-3 fs), C Meredith 1-0, P Cahillane (f), D Conway (f), D Strong, G Walsh (f), J Farrell, R Munnelly 0-1. Report S Campbell 0-3 (0-3 fs), R Grugan 0-2 (0-1 f), M McKenna 0-2, A Forker, M Shields, J Feeney 0-1.
Referee: A. Nolan (Wicklow)

*During the match Laois made seven substitutions, one more than the permitted six. On 21 June 2016 the CCCC declared the match void and scheduled a replay for 2 July. [11]


Round 1A
Derry Colours of Derry.svg 1-18 – 2-10 Colours of Louth.svg Louth
J Kielt 1-9 (6f, 1 pen), C Bradley 0-3 (1f), E McGuckin 0-2, M Lynch (0-2, 2f), N Toner 0-1, E Bradley 0-1 Report D Byrne 1-3, J McEneaney 1-1 (pen), J Califf 0-4 (4f), R Burns 0-1 (f), C Grimes 0-1
Attendance: 1,632
Referee: M. Duffy (Sligo)

Round 1A
Carlow Colours of Carlow.svg 1-17 – 1-12 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow
D Foley 0-8 (5f), B Murphy 1-4, D St Ledger 0-3 (3f), C Blake, G Power 0-1. Report P Cunningham 1-6 (4f), D Hayden, M Kenny 0-2; R Finn, A Murphy 0-1.
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: P. O'Sullivan (Kerry)

Round 1A
Leitrim Colours of Leitrim.svg 0-12 – 0-08 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford
Mulligan (0-3, 2f), C Gilheaney (0-1), R Kennedy (0-7, 2f, 1’45), D Wrynn (0-1), Report G Crotty (0-1), P Hurney (0-1, 1f), M O’Halloran, J Veale, L Lawlor (0-2), M Ferncombe (0-3, 3f)
Referee: N. Mooney (Cavan)

Round 1A
Replay
Laois Colours of Laois.svg 1-11 – 1-10 Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh
C Meredith 1-0; D Conway, R Munnelly (1f), J O’Loughlin 0-2 each; P Cahillane (f), N Donoher, D Strong, D Kingston (f), G Walsh (f) 0-1 each. Report R Grugan 1-2; S Campbell 0-4(3fs); C Watters 0-2; M McKenna, B Donaghy 0-1 each.
Referee: Padraig O’Sullivan (Kerry)


Round 1B
Down Colours of Down.svg 3-17 – 2-24
(a.e.t.)
Colours of Longford.svg Longford
Donal O’Hare 2-9 (0-8f), Conor Maginn 1-1, Ryan Mallon 0-4, Barry O’Hagan, S Dornan, Mark Poland 0-1 each. Report Brian Kavanagh 0-6 (0-5f), Michael Quinn, Robbie Smyth (0-1f) 0-4 each, Seamus Hannon 1-1, James McGivney, Diarmuid Masterson 0-3 each, Mark Hughes 1-0, Barry McKeon 0-2, D Reynolds 0-1.
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)

Round 1B
Antrim Colours of Antrim.svg 0-09 – 2-06 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick
R Murray 0-2 (2f), P McBride 0-2, K Niblock 0-2 (1f), M Fitzpatrick, S Burke, T McCann (1f) 0-1. Report S McSweeney 1-3 (1-0 pen, 3fs), I Ryan 1-2 (1f), S Cahill 0-1.
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)

Round 1B
Offaly Colours of Offaly.svg 0-17 – 1-07 Colours of London.svg London
N Dunne 0-7 (0-4f), N McNamee 0-4, B Allen 0-3 (0-2f), A Sullivan, N Bracken & N Darby 0-1 each. Report P O’Hara 1-1, M Gottsche (f), L Gavaghan, A Moyles (f), S Conroy (f), E Mageean & D Molloy 0-1 each.
Attendance: 500 est.
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)

Round 1B
Wexford Colours of Wexford.svg 1-11 – 0-19 Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh
S Donohoe 1-0; D Shanley 0-4 frees; J Tubritt 0-3; B Brosnan 0-2; K O’Grady, S Roche 0-1 each. Report T Corrigan (5f) 0-9; S Quigley (2f) 0-4; A Breen, E Donnelly 0-2 each; B Mulrone, R Corrigan 0-1 each.

Round 2

In the second round of the qualifiers the eight winning teams from Round 1A and Round 1B played the eight beaten provincial semi-finalists. The round 2 draw was unrestricted − if two teams had played each other in a provincial match they could be drawn to meet again, with the winner of the provincial match receiving home advantage. The eight winners of these matches played each other in Round 3.

The following teams took part in this round -

Round 2A
Sligo Colours of Sligo.svg 2-15 – 0-10 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim
N Murphy 0-5, M Breheny 0-4 (2f), K Cawley &, D Cummins 1-0 each, A Marren 0-3 (1f, 1’45), J Hynes, K O’Donnell & B Egan 0-1 each Report E Mulligan 0-4 (4f), N O’Donnell 0-2, D Wrynn, R Kennedy (f), D Sweeney & C Gaffney 0-1 each.
Attendance: 4,227
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)

Round 2A
Derry Colours of Derry.svg 1-14 – 1-11 Colours of Meath.svg Meath
M Lynch 0-6 (2f), J Kielt 0-4 (3f), N Loughlin (1-0), C McKaigue, E Lynn, C Bradley, E Brown 0-1 each Report M Newman 1-4 (3f), G Reilly 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-2 (2f), M Burke, P Harnan 0-1 each, A Tormey 0-1 (f)
Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)

Round 2A
Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg 2-13 – 0-12 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow
G McKiernan (0-5, 1f); E Keating (1-1); C Mackey (1-1); S Johnston (0-3, 3f); D McVeety (0-1); T Corr (0-1); T Hayes (0-1). Report D St. Ledger (0-5,4f, ‘45); D Foley (0-2, 2f); E Ruth (0-1); D O’Brien (0-1); C Blake (0-1, 1f); J Murphy (0-1); A Kelly (0-1).
Referee: F Kelly (Longford)

Round 2A
Clare Colours of Clare.svg 0-14 – 1-10 Colours of Laois.svg Laois
E Cleary 0-4 (0-4f), J Malone 0-3, G Brennan 0-1 (0-1f), C O’Connor 0-1, K Sexton 0-1, D Tubridy 0-1 (0-1f), S Hickey 0-1, S Malone 0-1, S McGrath 0-1. Report J O’Loughlin 0-3, D Kingston 0-3 (0-2f), S Attride 1-0, C Meredith 0-1, D Conway 0-1, D Strong 0-1, P Cahillane 0-1 (0-1f).
Referee: Marty Duffy (Sligo)


Round 2B
Limerick Colours of Limerick.svg 0-10 – 2-12 Colours of Cork.svg Cork
I Ryan 0-4 (3f), D Treacy & I Corbett 0-2 each, S McSweeney (f) & S Buckley 0-1 each. Report P Kerrigan 1-3, M Collins 0-5, P Kelleher 1-0, C O’Neill (f), L Connolly (f), J O’Rourke & M Hurley 0-1 each.
Attendance: 15,540
Referee: N Mooney (Cavan)

Round 2B
Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 2-14 – 1-12 Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh
L Keegan (0-02), C Boyle (0-01), A O’Shea (0-01), D O’Connor (0-02), E Regan (0-01, 0-01f), A Freeman (1-00), C O’Connor (1-05, 1-00 pen, 0-03f, 0-01 ’45). Report Breen (0-03), E Donnelly (0-01), B Mulrone (0-02), R Lyons (0-01), S Quigley (1-01, 0-01f), T Corrigan (0-04, 0-02f).

Round 2B
Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 1-13 – 2-13 Colours of Longford.svg Longford
C McCarthy 0-4, C McManus 0-4 (3f), C Walshe 1-0, J McCarron 0-2, R Beggan 0-1 (1f), R McAnespie 0-1, S Carey 0-1. Report R Smyth 1-3 (2f), D Masterson 0-3, J McGivney 0-3, B Kavanagh 0-3 (1f, 1 s-l), M Quinn 1-0, L Connerton 0-1.
Referee: C Branagan (Down)

Round 2B
Kildare Colours of Kildare.svg 1-22 – 2-14 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly
N Flynn 0-5 (0-2f); N Kelly, A Tyrrell (0-2f) 0-4 each; T Moolick 1-1; E O’Flaherty (0-2f), F Conway 0-2 each; C McNally, K Feely, A Smith, D Hyland 0-1 each. Report N Dunne 1-7 (0-7f); P Cunningham 1-1 (1-0 pen); J Moloney, N Darby (0-1f) 0-2 each; N McNamee, G Guilfoyle 0-1 each.
Referee: Padraig Hughes (Armagh)

Round 3

In the third round of the qualifiers winning teams from round 2A played against winning teams from round 2A, while winning teams from round 2B played against winning teams from round 2B. Round 3 rules did not allow two teams that had played each other in a provincial match to meet again. The four winners of these matches played the four beaten provincial finalists in Round 4.

The following teams took part in this round -

Round 3A
Sligo Colours of Sligo.svg 1-13 – 2-17 Colours of Clare.svg Clare
A. Marren (0-3, 2f); M. Breheny (0-3, 2f); P. Hughes (1-0); N. Murphy (0-3, 1f); Brian Egan (0-1); Kyle Cawley (0-1); A. McIntyre (0-1); C. Henry (0-1) Report D. Tubridy (1-3, 2f, 1-0 pen); E. Cleary (0-5, 2f); C. O’Connor (0-4); K. Sexton (0-3); G. Brennan (1-0); P. Lillis (0-1); S. McGrath (0-1)
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)

Round 3A
Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg 0-18 – 1-17 Colours of Derry.svg Derry
G McKiernan (0-4, 3f), R Galligan (0-3, 3f), D McVeety (0-3), M Reilly (0-2), C Moynagh (0-1), M Argue (0-1), C Mackey (0-1), J Brady (0-1), S Johnston (0-1, 1f), G Smith (0-1). Report M Lynch (0-7, 4f), E McGuckin (1-0), C McAtamney (0-1), D Heavron (0-1), C Bradley (0-1), J Kielt (0-1), E Lynn (0-1), N Loughlin (0-1, ‘45)
Referee: Eddie Kinsella (Laois)


Round 3B
Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 2-17 – 0-14 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare
D O'Connor 1-5, E Regan 1-4 (0-1f), C O'Connor (2fs) J Doherty 0-2 each, K Higgins, P Durcan, A Freeman, C O'Shea 0-1 each. Report N Flynn 0-5 (2fs, 1 45), F Dowling 0-3, M O'Flaherty 0-2, J Byrne, C McNally, A Smith (f), K Cribbin all 0-1 each.
Attendance: 14,557
Referee: Derek O Mahoney (Tipperary)

Round 3B
Longford Colours of Longford.svg 1-06 – 2-09 Colours of Cork.svg Cork
Brian Kavanagh 1-1 (1-0 pen), Michael Quinn, Diarmuid Masterson, Barry McKeon (0-1f), James McGivney, Robbie Smyth 0-1 each. Report Colm O’Neill 1-1, Ian Maguire 1-0, Mark Collins, Paul Kerrigan 0-2 each, James Loughrey, JohnO ‘Rourke, Michael Hurley, Patrick Kelly 0-1 each.
Attendance: 3,567
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)

Round 4

In the fourth round of the qualifiers, the four winning teams of Round 3A and Round 3B played the four beaten provincial finalists. Round 4 rules did not allow two teams that had played each other in a provincial match to meet again if such a pairing could be avoided. The four winners of these matches played the provincial champions in the All-Ireland Quarter-finals.

The following teams took part in this round -

23 July 2016
3.00 PM
Round 4A
Clare Colours of Clare.svg 2-12 – 1-09 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon Pearse Stadium
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: P Hughes (Armagh)
E Cleary (0-6, 2 frees); D Tubridy (1-2, 0-1 free); J Malone (1-0); D Ryan, G Brennan, S McGrath and S Malone (all 0-1). Report E Smith (1-1); C Murtagh (0-3 frees); S Mullooly and C Devaney (both 0-1); N Kilroy, D Shine and D Murtagh (all 0-1 frees).

23 July 2016
5.00 PM
Round 4A
Derry Colours of Derry.svg 2-17 – 1-21 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary Breffni Park
Attendance: 2,795
Referee: M. Duffy (Sligo)
M. Lynch (1-4, 0-3 frees); D. Heavron (0-4); N. Loughlin (0-3); E. Brown (1-0); J. Kielt (0-2, 1 free); E. Lynn, E. Bradley, L. McGoldrick, C. Bradley (0-1 each). Report K. O’Halloran (1-5, 0-4 frees, 0-1 45); M. Quinlivan (0-6, 4 frees); C. Sweeney (0-5); J. Keane (0-2); P. Austin, P. Acheson, B. Maher (0-1 each).

30 July 2016
4.00 PM
Round 4B
Cork Colours of Cork.svg 1-15 – 0-21 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal Croke Park
Attendance: 27,615
Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
Paul Kerrigan 1-1, Colm O’Driscoll, Tom Clancy (Clonakilty), Kevin O’Driscoll, Colm O’Neill (0-1f), Donncha O’Connor 0-2 each, Mark Collins, Tomás Clancy (Fermoy), Seán Powter, Aidan Walsh 0-1 each Report Patrick McBrearty 0-11 (0-4f), Ryan McHugh 0-3, Eoin McHugh, Michael Murphy (0-1f) 0-2 each, Karl Lacey, Frank McGlynn, Odhrán MacNiallais 0-1 each.

30 July 2016
6.00 PM
Round 4B
Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 3-15 – 1-14 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath Croke Park
Attendance: 27,615
Referee: R Hickey (Clare)
Man of the Match: Donal Vaughan (Ballinrobe)
Cillian O’Connor (1-5, 0-2 frees), Jason Doherty (1-1), Aidan O’Shea (1-0), Evan Regan 0-3 (0-2f), Andy Moran (0-2), Keith Higgins, Patrick Durcan, Donal Vaughan and Kevin McLoughlin 0-1 each Report John Heslin (0-10, 0-7 frees); Kieran Martin (0-2); James Dolan (1-1); Frank Boyle (0-1)

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 August, Croke Park
 
 
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 0-12
 
21 August, Croke Park
 
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 0-13
 
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 2-13
 
31 July, Croke Park
 
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 0-14
 
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 1-10
 
18 September & 1 October
Croke Park
 
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 3-13
 
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo
(R)
0-15
1-14
 
6 August, Croke Park
 
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin
(R)
2-9
1-15
 
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 1-15
 
28 August, Croke Park
 
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 1-10
 
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 0-22
 
31 July, Croke Park
 
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 2-14
 
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 2-16
 
 
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 0-11
 

Quarter-finals

The four provincial champions played the winners from Round 4 of the qualifiers. Draw rules – 1) Two teams who met in a provincial final could not meet again 2) If one of the provincial champions had already met one of the qualifiers in an earlier match then those two teams could not be drawn together if such a pairing could be avoided.

31 July
2.00 PM
Kerry Colours of Kerry.svg 2-16 – 0-11 Colours of Clare.svg Clare Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 29,251
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
D O'Sullivan 1-2, J O'Donoghue 0-5 (3fs), BJ Keane 0-3, P Geaney 0-3 (0-1f), D Walsh 1-1, B Sheehan 0-1 (0-1f), S O'Brien 0-1 D Tubridy 0-4 (2fs, 145), E Cleary 0-4 (4fs), P Lillis 0-1, J Malone 0-1, P Burke 0-1

31 July
4.00 PM
Galway Colours of Galway.svg 1-10 – 3-13 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 29,251
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Man of the Match: Michael Quinlivan (Clonmel Commercials)
S Walsh 0-4 (4fs), D Comer 1-0, D Cummins 0-3, E Brannigan 0-1, P Conroy 0-1, P Varley 0-1 Report C Sweeney 2-2, M Quinlivan 1-4 (1f), K O'Halloran 0-4 (2fs, 145), B Fox 0-1, R Kiely 0-1, P Acheson 0-1

6 August
4.00 PM
Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 0-12 – 0-13 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
Man of the Match: Lee Keegan (Westport)
P Harte (0-4, 2f), M Donnelly (0-3), C McAliskey (0-2, 2f) R O'Neill (0-1, 1f), N Sludden (0-1), D McCurry (0-1) Report C O'Connor (0-7, 4f), L Keegan (0-2), C Boyle, A Moran, A O'Shea, T Parsons (0-1 each)

6 August
6.00 PM
Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 1-15 – 1-10 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: C Branagan (Down)
Man of the Match: Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock)
D Rock (0-5f), P Mannion (1-1), D Connolly, K McManamon, P McMahon (0-2 each), P Andrews, C Kilkenny, J Cooper (0-1 each) Report M Murphy (0-6 5f, 1 45), R McHugh (1-0), P McBrearty (0-3, 2f), A Thompson (0-1)

Semi-finals

There was no draw for the semi-finals as the fixtures were pre-determined on a three yearly rotation. This rotation ensured that a province's champions played the champions of all the other provinces once every three years in the semi-finals if they each won their quarter-finals and prevented two provincial champions meeting in the semi-finals in successive years. If a qualifier team defeated a provincial winner in a quarter-final, the qualifier team took that provincial winner's place in the semi-final.

21 August
3:30 pm
Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 2-13 – 0-14 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 53,212
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
Man of the Match: Keith Higgins (Ballyhaunis)
Andy Moran 0-4, Jason Doherty and Conor O’Shea 1-0 each, Cillian O’Connor 0-3f, Diarmuid O’Connor 0-2, Lee Keegan, Colm Boyle, Kevin McLoughlin, Aidan O’Shea 0-1 each Report Michael Quinlivan 0-7f, Conor Sweeney 0-3 (0-1f), Kevin O’Halloran 0-2 (0-1f), Bill Maher and Philip Austin 0-1 each

28 August
3:30 pm
Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 0-22 – 2-14 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry Croke Park
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
Dean Rock 0-12 (8f, 2 ’45), Diarmuid Connolly 0-3, Kevin McManamon 0-2, Bernard Brogan 0-2, Philly McMahon 0-1, Eoghan O’Gara 0-1, Brian Fenton 0-1. Report Paul Geaney 1-4, Colm Cooper 0-5 (4f), Darran O’Sullivan 1-0, David Moran 0-1, Stephen O’Brien 0-1, Paul Murphy 0-1, James O’Donoghue 0-1, Barry John Keane 0-1.

Final

18 September
3:30 pm
Final
Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 0-15 – 2-09 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 82,257
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Man of the Match: John Small (Ballymun Kickhams)
Cillian O'Connor (0-7 5f), Donal Voughan, Andy Moran (0-2 each), Patrick Durcan, Tom Parsons, Alan Dillon, Jason Doherty (0-1) Report Dean Rock (0-4 3f), Paddy Andrews (0-2), John Small, Brian Fenton, Diarmuid Connolly (0-1 each) (Kevin McLoughlin, Colm Boyle 1-0 own goal each)

Final Replay

1 October
5:00 pm
Replay
Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 1-14 – 1-15 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 82,249
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
Man of the Match: Michael Fitzsimons (Cuala)
Cillian O'Connor 0-9 (0-9f), Lee Keegan 1-0, Patrick Durcan 0-2, Kevin Mcloughlin, Andy Moran, Diarmuid O'Connor 0-1 each Report Dean Rock 0-9 (0-7f), Diarmuid Connolly 1-1 (1-0 pen), Cormac Costello 0-3, Kevin McManamon, Bernard Brogan 0-1 each

Championship statistics

Top scorer overall

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Dean Rock Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 1-586178.7
2 Cillian O'Connor Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 2-445086.3
3 Michael Quinlivan Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 2-273365.5
4 Patrick McBrearty Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 0-292964.8
Tomás Corrigan Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 0-292947.2
6 Conor McManus Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 1-242746.8
Kevin O'Halloran Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 1-242755.4
8 David Tubridy Colours of Clare.svg Clare 2-202664.3
Ciarán Murtagh Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 3-172664.3
10 John Heslin Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 0-252546.2
11 Eoin Cleary Colours of Clare.svg Clare 0-242464
James Kielt Colours of Derry.svg Derry 1-212454.8
13 Nigel Dunne Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 1-202337.7
14 Mark Lynch Colours of Derry.svg Derry 1-192245.5
15 Robbie Smyth Colours of Longford.svg Longford 2-142045

Top scorer in a single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Donal O'Hare Colours of Down.svg Down 2-0915 Colours of Longford.svg Longford
2 Dean Rock Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 1-1013 Colours of Laois.svg Laois
3 Dean Rock Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 0-1212 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry
James Kielt Colours of Derry.svg Derry 1-0912 Colours of Louth.svg Louth
5 Patrick McBrearty Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 0-1111 Colours of Cork.svg Cork
6 Dean Rock Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 0-1010 Colours of Meath.svg Meath
John Heslin Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 0-1010 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo
Ryan Burns Colours of Louth.svg Louth 1-0710 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow
Nigel Dunne Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 1-0710 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare
Peter Harte Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 2-0410 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan
11 Dean Rock Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 0-099 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo
Cillian O'Connor Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 0-099 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin
Tomás Corrigan Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 0-099 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim
Tomás Corrigan Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 0-099 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford
Donal Kingston Colours of Laois.svg Laois 1-069 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow
Paul Cunningham Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 1-069 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow
Paul Geaney Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 2-039 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary

Miscellaneous

Scoring events

Widest winning margin: 19

Most goals in a match: 7

Most points in a match: 41

Most goals by one team in a match: 5

Highest aggregate score: 56 points

Lowest aggregate score: 17 points

Stadia and locations

Antrim Armagh Carlow Cavan Clare
Corrigan Park Athletic Grounds Dr Cullen Park Breffni Park Cusack Park
Belfast Armagh Carlow Cavan Ennis
Capacity: 5,500Capacity: 19,500Capacity: 21,000Capacity: 32,000Capacity: 14,864
Cork Derry Donegal Down Dublin
Páirc Uí Chaoimh Celtic Park MacCumhaill Park Páirc Esler Croke Park
Cork Derry Ballybofey Newry Dublin
Capacity: 43,550Capacity: 22,000Capacity: 18,000Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 82,500
Pairc Ui Choaimh 2014 Cork vs Kerry PUC2014.JPG
Páirc Uí Choaimh 2014 Cork vs Kerry
Celtic Park, Derry, August 2009.JPG Croke Park from the Hill - 2004 All-Ireland Football Championship Final.jpg
Fermanagh Galway Kerry Kildare Laois
Brewster Park Pearse Stadium Fitzgerald Stadium St Conleth's Park O'Moore Park
Enniskillen Galway Killarney Newbridge Portlaoise
Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 26,197Capacity: 43,180Capacity: 6,200Capacity: 27,000
Pearse Park.jpg FitzGeraldStadium.jpg
Leitrim Limerick London Longford Louth
Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada Gaelic Grounds Emerald GAA Grounds Pearse Park Drogheda Park
Carrick-on-Shannon Limerick Ruislip Longford Drogheda
Capacity: 9,331Capacity: 49,866Capacity: 5,000Capacity: 10,000Capacity: 7,000
Mayo Meath Monaghan New York Offaly
MacHale Park Páirc Tailteann St Tiernach's Park Gaelic Park O'Connor Park
Castlebar Navan Clones New York City Tullamore
Capacity: 42,000Capacity: 10,000Capacity: 36,000Capacity: 2,000Capacity: 20,000
Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Tyrone Waterford
Dr Hyde Park Markievicz Park Semple Stadium Healy Park Walsh Park
Roscommon Sligo Thurles Omagh Waterford
Capacity: 18,500Capacity: 18,558Capacity: 53,500Capacity: 26,500Capacity: 17,000
Semple1.jpg Healy Park, Omagh.jpg
Westmeath Wexford Wicklow
Cusack Park (Mullingar) Wexford Park Aughrim County Ground
Mullingar Wexford Aughrim
Capacity: 11,000Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 10,000
Cusack Park Mullingar Main Stand.jpg

    Referees Panel

    As announced in April 2016: [13] [14]
    1. Ciaran Branagan (Down)
    2. Barry Cassidy (Derry)
    3. David Coldrick (Meath)
    4. Maurice Deegan (Laois)
    5. Marty Duffy (Sligo)
    6. David Gough (Meath)
    7. Rory Hickey (Clare)
    8. Pádraig Hughes (Armagh)
    9. Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
    10. Fergal Kelly (Longford)
    11. Eddie Kinsella (Laois)
    12. Conor Lane (Cork)
    13. Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
    14. Noel Mooney (Cavan), first year
    15. Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
    16. Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)
    17. Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary)
    18. Padraig O'Sullivan (Kerry)
    Linesman Panel (newly created)
    1. James Bermingham (Cork)
    2. Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)
    3. Liam Devenney (Mayo)
    4. Jerome Henry (Mayo)
    5. John Hickey (Carlow)
    6. Shaun McLaughlin (Donegal)
    7. Martin McNally (Monaghan)
    8. Cormac Reilly (Meath)

    Awards

    The Sunday Game Team of the Year

    The Sunday Game team of the year was picked on 1 October, the night of the final replay. Dublin's Brian Fenton was named as The Sunday Game player of the year. [15]

    All Star Team of the Year

    The All Star football team was announced on 3 November. [16] [17]

    See also

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