2016 Waterford Senior Football Championship

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Waterford S.F.C.
Season2016
Champions The Nire
(8th S.F.C. Title)
Relegated St. Saviour's
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The 2016 Waterford Senior Football Championship was the 129th edition of the Waterford GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Waterford, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Waterford in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a seeded group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

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Stradbally were the defending champions after they defeated Abbeyside/Ballinacourty in the 2015 final, however, they relinquished their crown when Ballincourty defeated them at the semi-final stage.

This was Ballinameela's return to the senior grade.

On 6 November 2016, The Nire claimed their 8th S.F.C. title when defeating Ballinacourty 1-17 to 0-8 in the final in Fraher Field.

St. Saviour's were relegated to the 2017 I.F.C. after losing the Relegation Final and a remarkable 29 season stay in the top flight came to an end. During this period they claimed one S.F.C. title when defeating Kilrossanty in 1998 and were runners-up in 1988 when losing to the same opposition.

Team changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2015 championship season.

Group stage

All 12 teams enter the competition at this stage. The top 4 teams in both groups compete in four quarter-finals. The bottom team in each group contest the relegation play-off.

Group 1

Group 2

Knock-out stage

Last eight

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Stradbally 0-12
Ardmore 1-7 Stradbally 0-10
Ballinacourty 0-15 Ballinacourty 1-10
Clashmore 1-7 Ballinacourty 0-8
Kilrossanty 2-10 The Nire 1-17
An Rinn 2-9 Kilrossanty 1-4
The Nire 0-13 The Nire 1-10
Rathgormack 0-9

Quarter-finals

21 October 2017
7 pm		 The Nire 0-12 – 0-9 Rathgormack Fraher Field
Referee: John Condon (An Rinn)
21 October 2017
8:30 pm		 Stradbally 0-12 – 1-7 Ardmore Fraher Field
Referee: Anthony Fitzgerald (Gaultier)
23 October 2017
6 pm		 Kilrossanty 2-10 – 2-9 An Rinn Fraher Field
Referee: Tom Dee (John Mitchels)
22 October 2017
7:30 pm		 Ballinacourty 0-15 – 1-7 Clashmore Fraher Field
Referee: Tommy Sullivan (Affane)

Semi-finals

29 October 2017 The Nire 1-10 – 1-4 Kilrossanty Fraher Field
Referee: Anthony Fitzgerald (Gaultier)
Man of the Match: Martin Walsh
30 October 2017 Ballinacourty 1-10 – 0-10 Stradbally Fraher Field
Referee: Tommy Sullivan (Affane)
Man of the Match: Gary Hurney

Final

6 November 2016
2:45 pm
Final		 The Nire 1-17 – 0-8 Ballinacourty Fraher Field, Waterford
Referee: Alan Kissane
Man of the Match: Liam Lawlor
Conor Gleeson and Liam Lawlor 0-5 each, Darren Guiry 1-1, Brian Wall 0-4f, Seamus Lawlor and Kenny Brazil 0-1 each Report Patrick Hurney 0-7 (0-3f), Mark Ferncombe 0-1

Relegation play-off

Brickey Rangers 0-10 0-8 St. Saviour's, Leamybrien, 5/11/2016

Munster Senior Club Football Championship

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