2016 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 | Noelle Healy |
| Manager | Geoffrey McGonigle |
| Provincial champions | |
| Connacht | Mayo |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Munster | Cork |
| Ulster | Monaghan |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 27 |
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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.
Cork were the defending champions and successfully defended their title beating Dublin in the final.
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 quarter-final stage. All matches are knock-out.
All-Ireland
The four provincial champions play the four winners from the qualifiers in the All-Ireland quarter-finals with the winners progressing to the semi-finals. The final is normally played on the fourth Sunday in September. All matches are knock-out.
Provincial Championships
Connacht Championship
Connacht Format
As only two teams enter, a knock-out final is played.
Connacht Final
Leinster Championship
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 Group Stage
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
Munster Championship
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
10 June 2016 Group Match |
| Cork | 1-10 - 0-7 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
Munster Final
Ulster Championship
Ulster Format
Four teams compete in two semi-finals and a final. All matches are knockout.
Ulster Semi-Finals
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 quarter-finals.
Qualifiers Preliminary Round
Qualifiers Last Eight
All-Ireland
All-Ireland Quarter-Finals
The four provincial champions play the four winners from the qualifiers.
13 August 2016 5:00 pm Quarter-final |
| Dublin | 1-13 – 2-7 | Donegal |
|---|---|---|
| S Aherne 1-6 (3f), C Rowe 0-3, N McEvoy 0-2, S Woods and L 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 |
Pearse Park, Longford Referee: G Chapman (Sligo) |
All-Ireland Semi-Finals
All-Ireland Final
25 September 2016 4 p.m. Final |
| Dublin | 1-6 – 1-7 | Cork |
|---|---|---|
| S Aherne 1-3 (1-0pen, 0-1f); N McEvoy, N Healy, L Davey, C Rowe 0-1 each | Report | R Ní Bhuachalla 1-0; D O’Sullivan (1f), O Finn (2f) 0-3 each; O Farmer 0-1 |