2016 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates April — 18 September 2016
Teams 32
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
← 2015
2017 →

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.

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
Roscommon  
Sligo     Roscommon 1-7  
        Galway 3-11  
          Galway 1-9
          Mayo 0-6
        Mayo 4-11
        Leitrim 1-8    
     

Connacht Final

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

Leinster Final

Final
Laois 0-10 - 1-18 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 sem-finals onwards all matches are knock-out.

Munster Main Draw

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Munster Final
Kerry 2-21  
Waterford 1-2     Kerry 1-13  
Clare 0-9     Clare 1-6  
Limerick 1-5       Kerry 3-14
          Cork 3-8
        Cork 1-19
Tipperary 1-11     Limerick 0-6    
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 matche. One team from the play-offs re-enters the main draw at the semi-final stage.

Playoff 1 Playoff 2
Limerick 3-8  
Tipperary 0-11     Limerick 1-13
        Waterford 1-5
     

Munster Final

Final
Kerry 3-14 - 3-8 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
     
        Derry 1-15  
        Tyrone 0-10  
          Derry 1-17
aet		  
          Armagh 0-14
aet		  
        Cavan 1-12  
        Armagh 2-14  
          Derry 1-11
          Donegal 2-10
        Monaghan 1-13  
        Down 0-11  
          Monaghan 2-12  
          Donegal 3-15  
        Donegal 2-11      
Fermanagh 2-9     Antrim 2-7      
Antrim 4-10  

Ulster Final

Final
Derry 1-11 - 2-10 Donegal
Report

All-Ireland

All-Ireland Main Draw

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 July 2016 – O'Connor Park
 
 
 Galway3-10
 
21 August 2016 – Croke Park
 
 Laois0-12
 
 Galway2-12
 
30 July 2016– Croke Park
 
 Donegal1-11
 
 Donegal2-13
 
18 September 2016– Croke Park
 
 Cork0-13
 
 Galway0-9
 
31 July 2016– Croke Park
 
 Kerry3-7
 
 Kerry1-24
 
28 August 2016 – Croke Park
 
 Derry2-10
 
 Kerry2-26
 
1 August 2016 – O'Connor Park
 
 Kildare0-10
 
 Kildare2-14
 
 
 Mayo2-08
 

All-Ireland Quarter-Finals

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

Quarter-Final
Galway 3-10 - 0-12 Laois
Report
Referee: James Bermingham (Cork)
Quarter-Final
Donegal 2-13 - 0-13 Cork
Report
Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo)
Quarter-Final
Kerry 1-24 - 2-10 Derry
Report
Referee: John Hickey (Carlow)
Quarter-Final
Kildare 2-14 - 2-8 Mayo
Report
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
Galway 2-12 - 1-11 Donegal
Report
Referee: John Hickey (Carlow)
Semi-Final
Kerry 2-26 - 0-10 Kildare
Report
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)

All-Ireland Final

Final
Kerry 3-7 - 0-9 Galway
Report
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)

See also

References

    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.