2016 Galway Senior Football Championship

The 2016 Galway Senior Football Championship is the 121st edition of the Galway GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Galway, Ireland. The tournament consists of 21 teams (N.U.I.G. only enter at the Preliminary Quarter-Final Stage), with the winner going on to represent Galway in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship. The championship has a back-door format for the first two rounds before proceeding to a knock-out format. Generally, any team to lose two matches will be knocked out of the championship.

Galway S.F.C.
Season2016
ChampionsCorofin (18th Title)
RelegatedCárna-Caiseal
All Ireland SCFCCorofin
Winning CaptainAlan Burke
Man of the MatchJason Leonard
Winning ManagerKevin O'Brien
2015
2017

All-Ireland champions Corofin were the defending champions after they defeated Mountbellew/Moylough in the previous years final, and they claimed a 3-in-a-row of titles when defeating Salthill/Knocknacarra 0-16 to 0-11 in the final at Pearse Stadium on 23 October.

This was Moycullen's return the senior grade after 2 years in the Intermediate grade.

Cárna-Caiseal were relegated back to the I.F.C. for 2017 after 4 years as a senior club.

Team Changes

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

Round 1

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All 20 teams enter the competition in this round. The 10 winners progress to Round 2A while the 10 losers progress to Round 2B.

Round 1
Mountbellew-Moylough0-17 – 1-12Killanin
Kenny Park

Round 1
St Michael's0-15 – 1-9Barna
Moycullen

Round 1
Corofin2-20 – 0-8Cárna-Caiseal

Round 1
Tuam Stars2-12 – 2-11Cortoon Shamrocks

Round 1
Milltown2-7 – 1-8Salthill-Knocknacarra

Round 1
Carraroe1-16 – 1-8Naomh Anna Leitir Móir

Round 1
St James'3-9 – 1-14Caherlistrane
Corofin

Round 1
Míchael Breathnach5-10 – 1-10Killererin

Round 1
Moycullen1-16 – 0-8Kilconly

Round 1
Caltra2-13 – 0-10Annaghdown

Round 2

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Round 2A

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The 10 winners from Round 1 enter this round. The 5 winners will enter the draw for the Preliminary Quarter Finals while the 5 losers will play in Round 3.

Round 2A
Tuam Stars2-16 – 2-7Carraroe

Round 2A
Mountbellew-Moylough0-11 – 0-9Caltra
Kenny Park

Round 2A
Corofin1-11 – 1-6Milltown

Round 2A
Míchael Breathnach3-11 – 0-12St Michael's

Round 2A
Moycullen0-16 – 0-13St James'

Round 2B

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The 10 losers from Round 1 enter this round. The 5 winners will go into the Round 3 while the 5 losers will enter the Relegation Playoffs.

Round 2B
Cárna-Caiseal3-8 – 1-11Killererin
Inverin

Round 2B
Cortoon Shamrocks2-15 – 1-5Kilconly

Round 2B
Salthill-Knocknacarra1-17 – 1-13Naomh Anna Leitir Móir
Inverin

Round 2B
Killanin2-16 – 1-6Barna

Round 2B
Caherlistrane3-12 – 1-15Annaghdown

Round 3

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The 5 losers from Round 2A enter this round and they play the 5 winners from Round 2B. The 5 winners will go into the draw for the Preliminary Quarter-Finals while the 5 losers will enter the Relegation Playoffs.

Round 3
Caherlistrane2-18 – 4-6St James'

Round 3
Carraroe2-12 – 1-8Cárna-Caiseal

Round 3
Salthill-Knocknacarra1-9 – 0-10Caltra

Round 3
Cortoon Shamrocks0-14 – 1-6St Michael's

Round 3
Milltown1-11 – 0-10Killanin

Preliminary Quarter-Finals

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The 5 Round 2A winners, the 5 Round 3 winners and N.U.I.G. enter the competition at this stage. A draw was conducted to choose 6 of these teams to play in this round. The 3 winners (along with the 5 teams who receive byes) will proceed to the quarter-finals.

Preliminary Quarter-Final
Corofin1-14 – 0-10Carraroe

Preliminary Quarter-Final
Caherlistrane0-17 – 0-14Moycullen

Preliminary Quarter-Final
Míchael Breathnachw/o – scrN.U.I.G.

Quarter-finals

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The 3 winners from the Preliminary Quarter-Finals (along with the 5 teams who received byes) enter the quarter-finals.


Quarter-Final
Cortoon Shamrocks2-11 – 1-5Míchael Breathnach
Referee: Gearóid O'Conamha

Quarter-Final
Mountbellew-Moylough0-9 – 0-9Milltown
Referee: James Molloy

Quarter-Final
Corofin2-10 – 0-9Tuam Stars
Referee: Tommy Faherty

Quarter-Final
Salthill-Knocknacarra2-7 – 1-5Caherlistrane
Referee: Noel Dempsey

Quarter-Final Replay
Mountbellew-Moylough3-12 – 0-10Milltown
Referee: Frank Kinneen

Semi-finals

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Semi-Final
Salthill-Knocknacarra1-11 – 0-8Cortoon Shamrocks
Referee: Shane Hehir

Semi-Final
Corofin3-13 – 1-11Mountbellew-Moylough
Referee: Gearoid O'Conamha

Final

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23 October 2016
3:30 pm
Final
Corofin 0-16 – 0-11 Salthill-Knocknacarra Pearse Stadium
Attendance: 4,463
Referee: Tommy Faherty
Man of the Match: Jason Leonard
Jason Leonard 0-9 (0-4f), Michael Lundy, Michael Farragher, Ian Burke 0-2 each, Kieran Molloy 0-1 Report [1] Sean Armstrong 0-6 (0-2f), Robert Finnerty 0-4 (0-3f), Tadhg Haran 0-1f

Last Eleven

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Preliminary Quarter-Finals Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Míchael Breathnach w/o
N.U.I.G. scr Cortoon Shamrocks 2-11
Míchael Breathnach 1-5
Cortoon Shamrocks 0-8
Caherlistrane 0-17 Salthill-Knocknacarra 1-11
Moycullen 0-14 Salthill-Knocknacarra 2-7
Caherlistrane 1-5
Salthill-Knocknacarra 0-11
Corofin 1-14 Corofin 0-16
Carraroe 0-10 Corofin 2-10
Tuam Stars 0-9
Corofin 3-13
Mountbellew-Moylough 1-11
Mountbellew-Moylough 0-9
3-12
Milltown 0-9
0-10

Relegation Playoffs

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The 5 Round 2B losers and 5 Round 3 losers enter the Relegation Playoff.

Relegation preliminary round

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A draw was conducted and 4 teams were chosen to play in the Relegation Preliminary Round. The 2 winners earn their place in the S.F.C. for 2017 while the losers enter the Relegation Quarter-Finals along with the 6 clubs who received byes.

Relegation preliminary round
St James'1-16 – 1-10Cárna-Caiseal

Relegation preliminary round
Killanin1-7 – 0-9St Michael's

Relegation Quarter-Finals

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The 2 Relegation Preliminary Round losers enter the Relegation Quarter-Finals along with the 6 clubs who received byes. The 4 winners will earn their place in the 2017 S.F.C. while the 2 losers will enter the Relegation Semi-Finals.

Relegation Quarter-Final
Caltra4-10 – 1-12Naomh Anna Leitir Móir

Relegation Quarter-Final
Kilconly6-5 – 0-16Annaghdown

Relegation Quarter-Final
St Michael's4-14 – 3-5Cárna-Caiseal

Relegation Quarter-Final
Barna3-11 – 2-11Killererin

Relegation Semi-Finals

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The 4 Relegation Quarter-Final losers play against each other in this round. The 2 winners will earn their place in the 2017 S.F.C. while the 2 losers will enter the Relegation Final.

Relegation Semi-Final
Killererin2-13 – 1-14Cárna-Caiseal

Relegation Semi-Final
Annaghdown0-15 – 0-12Naomh Anna Leitir Móir

Relegation Final

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The winner will earn their place in the 2017 S.F.C. while the loser will be relegated to the Intermediate grade.

Relegation Final
Naomh Anna Leitir Móir1-13 – 2-8Cárna-Cáiseal

References

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  1. ^ "Connacht Tribune Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.