2016 Ulster Senior Football Championship

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2016 Ulster SFC
Tournament details
Year2016
Winners
Champions Tyrone (14th win)
Manager Mickey Harte
Captain Seán Cavanagh
Runners-up
Runners-up Donegal
Manager Rory Gallagher
Captain Michael Murphy
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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.

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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 Antrim colours.PNG Saffron and whiteCreagh ConcreteFrank Fitzsimmons
Gearoid Adams		Kevin Niblock
Armagh Armagh colours.PNG Orange and whiteSimply Fruit Kieran McGeeney Ciarán McKeever
Cavan Laois colours.PNG Royal blue and white Kingspan Group Terry Hyland Gearóid McKiernan
Derry Cork colours.PNG Red and whiteH&A Mechanical Services Damian Barton Chrissy McKaigue
Donegal Donegal colours.jpg Gold and greenKN Group Rory Gallagher Michael Murphy
Down Down colours.PNG Red and blackEOS IT Solutions Éamonn Burns Kevin McKernan
Fermanagh Limerick colours.PNG Green and whiteTracey Concrete Pete McGrath Eoin Donnelly
Monaghan Waterford colours.PNG White and blue Investec Malachy O'Rourke Conor McManus
Tyrone Derry colours.PNG White and RedMcAleer & Rushe Mickey Harte Seán Cavanagh

Bracket

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

Preliminary round

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

Quarter-finals

Quarter-Final
Derry Colours of Derry.svg 0-12 – 3-14 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone
Kielt (0-5), R Bell, D Heavron (0-2 each), E Brown, M Lynch, K McKaigue (0-1 each) Report R 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)
Celtic Park (Derry), Derry
Attendance: 12,011
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
Quarter-Final
Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg 2-16 – 0-14 Colours of Armagh.svg 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) Report S Campbell (0-7), E Rafferty (0-5), T Kernan (0-2)
Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan
Attendance: 15,236
Referee: Eddie Kinsella (Laois)
Quarter-Final
Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 2-22 – 0-09 Colours of Down.svg 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) Report D O’Hare (0-3), C Maginn, D O’Hanlon (0-2 each), B O’Hagan, M Poland (0-1 each)
St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 12,782
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Quarter-Final
Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 2-12 – 0-11 Colours of Fermanagh.svg 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) Report T Corrigan (0-7), E Donnelly, B Mulrone, R Jones, S Quigley (0-1 each)
MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
Attendance: 15,908
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)

Semi-finals

Semi-Final
Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 0-16 – 3-07 Colours of Cavan.svg 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) Report D Givney (2-0), C Moynagh (1-0), T Corr, F Flanagan, R Galligan, C Mackey, D McVeety, N Murray, S Johnston (0-1 each)
St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 19,141
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
Semi-Final
Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 0-14 – 1-11 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal
C McManus (0-8), C McCarthy, K O’Connell (0-2 each), S Carey, O Duffy (0-1 each) Report P McBrearty (0-5), M Murphy (0-3), O MacNiallais (1-0), K Lacey, E McHugh, C Toye (0-1 each)
Breffni Park, Cavan
Attendance: 16,287
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
Semi-Final
Replay
Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 2-10 – 0-17 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal
C McManus (1-4), S Carey (1-1), J McCarron (0-2), C Boyle, O Duffy, C Walshe (0-1 each) Report M 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)
Breffni Park, Cavan
Attendance: 17,174
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
Semi-Final
Replay
Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 5-18 – 2-17 Colours of Cavan.svg 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) Report G 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)
St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 20,223
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)

Final

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)

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References

  1. ↑ "2016 GAA Championship fixtures revealed". RTÉ News . 16 October 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Monaghan hold on to dethrone Donegal in Ulster". Irish Examiner . 20 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "2016 Ulster Final: as it happened". The 42. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Tyrone dig deep to come from behind and beat Donegal in Ulster final". Irish Independent. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Analysis: How Tyrone finally wrestled back their Ulster crown from Donegal". The 42. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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