2016 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
The 2016 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship is the 43rd edition of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association's premier inter-county Ladies' Gaelic Football tournament. It is known for sponsorship reasons as the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 May – 25 September 2016 |
| Teams | 13 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winners | Cork (11th win) |
| Captain | Ciara O’Sullivan |
| Manager | Ephie Fitzgerald |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Dublin |
| Captain | Noëlle Healy |
| Manager | Gregory McGonigle |
| Provincial champions | |
| Connacht | Mayo |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Munster | Cork |
| Ulster | Monaghan |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 27 |
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Cork were the defending champions and successfully defended their title beating Dublin in the final on 25 September 2016. The 2016 attendance of 34,445 was a new record.
Format
Provincial Championships
Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise their provincial championship. Each province determines the format for deciding their champions and it may be league, group, knock-out, double-elimination, etc. or a combination. For clarity, the format is explained in the provincial sections below.
Qualifiers
All teams except the provincial champions enter the All-Ireland qualifiers. The final four qualifier winners re-enter the All-Ireland championship at the quarterfinal stage. All matches are knock-out.
All-Ireland
The four provincial champions play the four winners from the qualifiers in the All-Ireland quarterfinals with the winners progressing to the semifinals. The final is normally played on the fourth Sunday in September. All matches are knock-out.
Provincial Championships
Connacht Format
As only two teams enter, a knock-out final is played.
Leinster Format
Four Leinster teams (Dublin, Laois, Meath and Westmeath) compete in an initial group stage. Each team plays all the other teams once in three rounds of two matches. The top two teams advance to the final.
Leinster Round 1
- Dublin 3-15 – 0-4 Laois
- Meath 2-14 – 5-21 Westmeath
Leinster Round 2
- Laois 3-6 – 2-9 Meath
- Westmeath 1-4 – 4-12 Dublin
Leinster Round 3
- Laois 1-11 – 2-12 Westmeath
- Meath 2-4 – 3-19 Dublin
Table
- Dublin (6 pts)
- Westmeath (4)
- Laois (1)
- Meath (1)
Leinster Final
| 10 July 2016 3:00 pm Final |
Dublin | 4-21 - 0-7 | Westmeath | O'Moore Park Referee: Colm McManus (Meath) Man of the Match: Nicole Owens (St. Sylvesters) |
| Lyndsey Davey 1-4 (0-1f), Nicole Owens 0-6, Carla Rowe and Sinead Aherne (0-1f) 1-2 each, Sinéad Goldrick 1-1, Noëlle Healy 0-3, Ciara Trant (0-1f), Deirdre Murphy, Siobhan Woods 0-1 each | Report | Leona Archibald 0-4 (0-3f), Lucy McCartan, Fiona Claffey, Maud Annie Foley 0-1 each |
Munster Format
Three Munster teams (Cork, Kerry and Waterford) compete in an initial group stage. The top two teams advance to the final.
Munster Group Stage
| Cork | 1-10 - 0-7 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
Ulster Format
Four teams compete in two semifinals and a final. All matches are knockout.
Ulster Final
Qualifiers
Qualifiers Format
All the teams except the provincial champions enter the qualifiers. A preliminary round is held to reduce the number of teams to eight who then play four matches. All matches are knock-out.
The four winners play the four provincial champions in the All-Ireland quarterfinals.
All-Ireland
All-Ireland Quarterfinals
The four provincial champions play the four winners from the qualifiers.
| Dublin | 1-13 – 2-7 | Donegal |
|---|---|---|
| Sinéad Aherne 1-6 (3f), C Rowe 0-3, Niamh McEvoy 0-2, S Woods and Lyndsey Davey 0-1 each | Report | K Guthrie 0-4 (4f), Y McMonagle 1-1 (1f), G McLaughlin 1-0, A Barrett and K Herron 0-1 each |
All-Ireland Semifinals
All-Ireland Final
| Cork | 1-7; 1-6 | Dublin |
|---|---|---|
| Rhona Ní Bhuachalla (1-0) Doireann O'Sullivan (0-3) Orla Finn (0-3) Orlagh Farmer (0-1) |
[1][2][3] | Sinéad Aherne (1-3) Niamh McEvoy (0-1) Noëlle Healy (0-1) Lyndsey Davey (0-1) |
References
- "Drama as Cork edge out Dublin to seal six-in-a-row". www.rte.ie. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- "As it happened: Cork v Dublin, All-Ireland ladies senior football final". www.the42.ie. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- "Cork v Dublin - TG4 Ladies Football All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.