2016 Antrim Senior Football Championship

The 2016 Antrim Senior Football Championship is the 115th official edition of Antrim GAA's premier club gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Antrim. The tournament consists of 12 teams with the winner representing Antrim in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship has a straight knock-out format.

Antrim SFC

Season	2016
Champions	Erin's Own Cargin
Relegated	All Saints St Brigid's
Winning Captain	Kevin O'Boyle (Erin's Own Cargin)
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All Saints, St Brigid's and St Joseph's Glenavy returned to the senior championship in 2016.

Eirn's Own Cargin (Clann na hÉireann, Carraigín) were the defending champions after they defeated Lámh Dhearg 2–11 to 1–5 in the 2015 final. They successfully defended their title to claim a "2-in-a-row" of championships on 16 October 2016 at Corrigan Park when defeating St Gall's on a scoreline of 1–10 to 0–6.

Promoted to SFC from IFC in 2015

• St Joseph's Glenavy - (IFC Champions)
• All Saints
• St Brigid's

Relegated from SFC to IFC in 2015

• St James' Aldergrove
• St Paul's

Round 1

8 of the 12 senior clubs play in this round. The 4 winners proceed to the quarter-finals to play the 4 teams who received byes in Round 1. The 4 losers exit the championship.

• Creggan Kickhams 1-16, 1-9 St Mary's Ahoghill, Moneyglass, 12/8/2016,
• All Saints 1-14, 0-10 St Teresa's, Ahoghill, 14/8/2016,
• Roger Casement's Portglenone 1-11, 1-9 St Joseph's Glenavy, Ahoghill, 14/8/2016,
• O'Donovan Rossa 1-16, 1-13 St Brigid's, Hannahstown, 14/8/2016,

Quarter-finals

The 4 Round 1 winners play the 4 teams who received byes in Round 1.

• St John's 1-10, 0-6 All Saints Ballymena, Ahoghill, 2/9/2016,
• Erin's Own Cargin 2–9, 1-12 Creggan Kickhams, Ahoghill, 2/9/2016,
• Lámh Dhearg 0–12, 1-9 O'Donovan Rossa, Corrigan Park, 3/9/2016,
• St Gall's 0-15, 0-11 Roger Casement's Portglenone, Corrigan Park, 3/9/2016,
• Erin's Own Cargin 2-10, 0-10 Creggan Kickhams, Ahoghill, 10/9/2016, (Replay)
• Lámh Dhearg 2-12, 2-6 O'Donovan Rossa, Corrigan Park, 24/9/2016, (Replay)

Semi-finals

• Erin's Own Cargin 1-21 2-12 St John's, Glenavy, 2/10/2016
• St Gall's 1-7 0-8 Lámh Dhearg, Ahoghill, 5/10/2016

Final

16 October 2016

Final

Erin's Own Cargin	1-10 - 0-6	St Gall's
	Report

Corrigan Park

Championship Bracket

	Round 1					Quarter-Finals					Semi-Finals					Final
	Roger Casement's Portglenone		1-11
	St Joseph's Glenavy		1-9			St Gall's		0-15
						Roger Casement's Portglenone		0-11
											St Gall's		1-7
	O'Donovan Rossa		1-16								Lámh Dhearg		0-8
	St Brigid's		1-13			Lámh Dhearg		0-12 2-12
						O'Donovan Rossa		1-9 2-6
																St Gall's		0-6
	St Mary's Ahoghill		1-9													Erin's Own, Cargin		1-10
	Creggan Kickhams		1-16			Erin's Own, Cargin		2-9 2-10
						Creggan Kickhams		1-12 0-10
											Erin's Own, Cargin		1-21
	All Saints		1-14								St John's		2-12
	St Teresa's		0-10			St John's		1-10
						All Saints		0-6

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

Main article: 2016–17 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship