2016 Connacht Senior Football Championship

The 2016 Connacht Senior Football Championship will be the 117th installment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Connacht GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Mayo entered the competition as defending champions but were beaten by Galway in the semi-finals. Galway went on to win their first title in eight years by beating Roscommon after a replay.[1][2]

2016 Connacht SFC
Tournament details
Year2016
Winners
ChampionsGalway (45th win)
ManagerKevin Walsh
CaptainGary O'Donnell
Runners-up
Runners-upRoscommon
ManagerKevin McStay
Fergal O'Donnell
CaptainCiarán Murtagh

Teams

The Connacht championship is contested by the five counties in the Irish province of Connacht and the two foreign based teams of London and New York.

Team Colours Sponsor Manager Captain Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Galway Maroon and white Supermac's Kevin Walsh Gary O'Donnell
2001
2008
Leitrim Green and gold The Bush Hotel Shane Ward Gary Reynolds
1994
London Green and white Clayton Hotels Ciarán Deely David McGreevy
Mayo Green and red Elverys Sports Stephen Rochford Cillian O'Connor
1951
2015
New York Red, white and blue Navillus Contracting Justin O'Halloran Johnny Duane
Roscommon Blue and yellow Club Rossie Kevin McStay
Fergal O'Donnell		 Ciaráin Murtagh
1944
2010
Sligo Black and white AbbVie Inc. Niall Carew Mark Breheny
2007

Bracket
Preliminary Round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Connacht Final
New York 0-17  
Roscommon 1-15     Roscommon 1-21  
        Leitrim 0-11  
          Roscommon 4-16  
          Sligo 2-13  
             
             
          Roscommon
(R)		 1-10
0-14
          Galway
(R)		 0-13
3-16
        London 0-9  
        Mayo 2-16  
          Mayo 0-12  
          Galway 1-12  
                 
                 
     

Fixtures

Preliminary Round
Preliminary Round
New York 0-17 – 1-15 Roscommon
D Freeman (0-5), B Connor (0-4), L Loughlin, P McNeice (0-3 each), K Connolly, B Gallagher (0-1 each) Report C Murtagh (1-3), F Cregg (0-4), C Devaney (0-3), D Murtagh (0-2), C Connolly, C Cregg, S Kilbride (0-1 each)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)

Quarter-Finals
Quarter Final
Leitrim 0-11 – 1-21 Roscommon
K Conlan, E Mulligan (0-3 each), A Croal, R Kennedy, K McHugh, N O’Donnell, D Wrynn (0-1 each) Report C Devaney (1-1), F Cregg (0-4), C Murtagh, D Shine (0-3 each), C Cregg, N Daly, R Daly, D Murtagh (0-2 each), C McHugh, C Shine (0-1 each)
Attendance: 8,157
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Quarter-Final
London 0-09 – 2-16 Mayo
A Moyles (0-4), L Gavaghan (0-2), S Conroy, M Gottsche, E Murray (0-1 each) Report E Regan (0-7), C Loftus (1-2), J Doherty (1-0), A Moran (0-2), S Coen, A Dillon, R Hennelly, K McLoughlin, A O’Shea (0-1 each)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Derek O’Mahony (Tipperary)

Semi-Finals
Semi-Final
Roscommon 4-16 – 2-13 Sligo
C Murtagh (2-2), E Smith (1-1), S Kilbride (1-0), C Devaney, D Keenan (0-3 each), D Shine, D Smith (0-2 each), G Claffey, F Cregg, J McManus (0-1 each) Report A Marren (1-3), P Hughes (0-5), Kyle Cawley (1-0), M Breheny (0-3), N Murphy (0-2)
Attendance: 8,338
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Semi-Final
Mayo 0-12 – 1-12 Galway
C O’Connor (0-6), C Boyle, T Parsons, L Keegan, S Coen, J Doherty, E Regan (0-1 each) Report G Sice (0-4), T Flynn (1-0), E Brannigan (0-3), P Conroy (0-2), S Walsh, J Heaney, D Cummins (0-1 each)
Attendance: 21,784
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)

Final
10 July 2016
14:00
Final		 Galway 0-13 – 1-10 Roscommon Pearse Stadium, Galway
Attendance: 24,324
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Man of the Match: Sean Mullooly (Strokestown)
Danny Cummins 0-3, Gary Sice (0-2f) and Damien Comer 0-2 each, Bernard Power (1 '45), Gareth Bradshaw, Gary O'Donnell, Paul Conroy (0-1f), Johnny Heaney, Adrian Varley 0-1 each Report Enda Smith 1-0, Niall Daly, Fintan Cregg (0-1f), Ciaran Murtagh (0-1f) 0-2 each, Darren O'Malley (1 '45), Conor Devaney, Cathal Cregg, Donie Smith (0-1f) 0-1 each
17 July 2016
15:30
Final Replay		 Galway 3-16 – 0-14 Roscommon McHale Park, Castlebar
Attendance: 15,960
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
Man of the Match: Damien Comer (Annaghdown)
Danny Cummins 2-1, Gary Sice 1-2 (0-2f), Damien Comer and Shane Walsh (0-2f) 0-3 each, Eamonn Brannigan 0-2, Bernard Power (1 '45), Eoghan Kerin, Gary O'Donnell, Paul Conroy, Paul Varley 0-1 each Report Ciaran Murtagh 0-4 (0-1f), Senan Kilbride, Enda Smith, Donie Shine 0-2 each, Cathal Cregg, Fergal Lennon, Thomas Corcoran, Ultan Harney 0-1 each

See also

References
  1. "Galway blitz Roscommon in replay to clinch first Connacht title in 8 years". The 42. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. "Galway 3-16 Roscommon 0-14". GAA.ie. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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