2016 Leinster Senior Football Championship

2016 Leinster SFC
Winners
Champions Dublin (55th win)
Captain Stephen Cluxton
Manager Jim Gavin
Runners-up
Runners-up Westmeath
Captain Tom Cribbin
Manager Ger Egan
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The 2016 Leinster Senior Football Championship was the 2016 installment of the annual Leinster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Leinster GAA. The competition ran from 14 May to 17 July 2016.

Dublin came into the competition as the defending champions, having won their 54th title and completed a 5-in-a-row the previous season. 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. Carlow, Dublin, Laois, Louth, Meath and Wicklow were named to the A side, with Kildare, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath and Wexford on the B side.[1]

The final was a replay of the previous year's decider, with Dublin facing Westmeath. Dublin won 2-19 to 0-10 in the final in Croke Park, the county's first six-in-a-row since the 1970s.[2][3]

Teams

The Leinster championship is contested by 11 of the 12 counties in the Irish province of Leinster. Kilkenny is the only county to not compete.

Team Colours Sponsor Manager Captain Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Carlow Red, green and gold Tickets.ie Turlough O'Brien Darragh Foley
1944
Dublin Sky blue and navy American International Group Jim Gavin Stephen Cluxton
2015
2015
Kildare White Brady Family Ham Cian O'Neill Eoin Doyle
1928
2000
Laois Blue and white MW Hire Services Mick Lillis Donal Kingston
2003
Longford Royal blue and gold Glennon Brothers Denis Connerton Mickey Quinn
1968
Louth Red and white Morgan Fuels Colin Kelly Pádraig Rath
1957
1957
Meath Green and gold Tayto Park Mick O'Dowd Donal Keogan
1999
2010
Offaly White, green and gold Carroll's Cuisine Pat Flanagan Alan Mulhall
1982
1997
Westmeath Maroon and white Renault Tom Cribbin Ger Egan
2004
Wexford Purple and gold Gain Feeds David Power Graeme Molloy
1918
1945
Wicklow Blue and gold Arklow Bay Hotel Johnny Magee Rory Finn

Bracket

Preliminary Round[4][5][6] Quarter-Finals [7] Semi-Finals Final
  Laois 3-16  
  Wicklow 0-18       Laois 2-10  
           Dublin 2-21  
             Dublin 0-21  
  Louth 2-24         Meath 0-11  
  Carlow 3-11       Louth 1-13  
           Meath 0-20  
             Dublin 2-19
  Longford 2-13         Westmeath 0-10
  Offaly 2-21       Offaly 0-12  
           Westmeath 0-13  
             Westmeath 1-12  
             Kildare 1-11  
           Wexford 0-08       
           Kildare 0-09       
      

Preliminary Rounds

14 May 2016
19:00
Preliminary Round
Laois 3-16 – 0-18 Wicklow
D Kingston (1-6), G Walsh (1-1), E O'Carroll (0-4), R O'Connor (1-0), R Munnelly (0-2), P Cahillane, G Dillon, J O'Loughlin (0-1 each) Report R Finn (0-6), P Cunningham, D Healy, J McGrath (0-2 each), P Byrne, J Crowe, D Hayden, A McLoughlin, P McLoughlin, A Murphy (0-1 each)
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 4,575
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)

14 May 2016
17:00
Preliminary Round
Louth 2-24 – 3-11 Carlow
R Burns (1-7), J Califf (0-5), A Williams (1-0), J McEneaney (0-3), D Byrne, C Grimes, D Maguire (0-2 each), R Holcroft, G McSorley, J Stewart (0-1 each) Report D Foley (0-5), P Broderick (1-1), C Blake, D O'Brien (1-0 each), B Murphy (0-2), S Gannon, B Kavanagh, J Murphy (0-1 each)
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 4,575
Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)

15 May 2016
15:30
Preliminary Round
Offaly 2-21 – 2-13 Longford
N Smith (1-1), B Allen, N Dunne, N McNamee (0-4 each), G Guilfoyle (1-0), P Cunningham, A Sullivan (0-2 each), M Brazil, E Carroll, J Moloney, J O’Connor (0-1 each) Report R Smyth (1-5), B McKeon (1-1), J McGivney (0-4), D Gallagher, M Quinn, CP Smyth (0-1 each)
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Attendance: 5,023
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)

Quarter-Finals

21 May 2016
17:15
Quarter-Final
Wexford 0-08 – 0-09 Kildare
N Flynn (0-3), A Smith (0-2), E Callaghan, O Lyons, C O’Donoghue, M O’Flaherty (0-1 each) Report D Shanley (0-4), C Kehoe, K O’Grady, S Roche, J Tubritt (0-1 each)
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 13,066
Referee: Rory Hickey (Clare)

4 June 2016
19:00
Quarter-Final
Laois 2-10 – 2-21 Dublin
P Cahillane (1-2), S Attride 1-0, D Kingston (0-2), G Walsh, J O’Loughlin, K Meaney, R Munnelly, D Strong, D O’Connor (0-1 each) Report D Rock (1-10), D Connolly (1-4), C Kilkenny (0-4), D Byrne, K McManamon, C O’Callaghan (0-1 each)
Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Attendance: 16,764
Referee: C Branagan (Down)

12 June 2016
15:30
Quarter-Final
Louth 1-13 – 0-20 Meath
R Burns, J Califf (0-4 each), J McEneaney (1-0), D Byrne, A Williams (0-2 each), B Duffy (0-1) Report M Newman (0-7), E Wallace (0-4), G Reilly, A Tormey (0-3 each), C O'Sullivan (0-2) C O'Brien (0-1)
Parnell Park, Dublin
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Pádraig Hughes (Armagh)

12 June 2016
15:00
Quarter-Final
Offaly 0-12 – 0-13 Westmeath
N Dunne (0-6), P Cunningham (0-2), Bernard Allen, G Guilfoyle, Niall McNamee, Johnny Moloney (0-1 each) Report J Heslin (0-5), J Connellan (0-3), P Sharry (0-2), D Corroon, J Dolan, K Martin (0-1 each)
Cusack Park, Mullingar
Attendance: 8,123
Referee: Padraig O’Sullivan (Kerry)

Semi-Finals

26 June 2016
16:15
Semi-Final
Westmeath 1-12 – 1-11 Kildare
J Heslin (0-4), J Dolan (1-0), P Sharry (0-3), R Connellan, K Martin (0-2 each), C McCormack (0-1) Report N Flynn (0-4), T Moolick (1-0), E Bolton (0-2), J Byrne, F Conway, N Kelly, E O’Flaherty, A Tyrrell (0-1 each)
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 42,259
Referee: Derek O’Mahony (Tipperary)

26 June 2016
18:35
Semi-Final
Dublin 0-21 – 0-11 Meath
D Rock (0-10), D Connolly (0-4), B Brogan (0-3), P Flynn (0-2), B Fenton, P Mannion (0-1 each) Report M Newman (0-4), G Reilly (0-3), C O'Sullivan (0-2), R Jones, E Wallace (0-1 each)
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 42,259
Referee: Rory Hickey (Clare)

Final

17 July 2016
16:00
Final
Dublin 2-19 – 0-10 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)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2016 GAA Championship fixtures revealed". RTÉ News. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Dublin blitz Westmeath and make history by claiming Leinster 6-in-a-row". The42. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Another rout as Dublin's Invincibles meet only token Westmeath resistance". Irish Examiner. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Niall Smith seals Offaly progression to Leinster quarter-finals". RTE Sport. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ryan Burns on fire to power Louth past Carlow". RTE Sport. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Goals prove crucial as Laois edge past Wicklow". RTE Sport. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  7. ↑ http://www.rte.ie/sport/results/gaa/leinster-football-championship/26086/#results
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