2016 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Gaelic football competition March 2016 March 2016 2016 April — 18 September 2016 32 Galway Kerry Kildare Donegal Kerry 14th Galway 2015 2017 The 2016 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the GAA's premier inter-county gaelic football competition for under 18's. 32 teams took part. The winners receive the Tom Markham Cup. The defending champions were Kerry who defeated Tipperary in the 2015 final. Kerry beat Galway 3–07 to 0–09 in the final on 18 September 2016 for their third consecutive championship. 3 Teams Thirty two teams contest the championship. New York and London do not participate in this competition. Kilkenny fielded a team in 2016 despite not having participated in 2015. Format Provincial Championships Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster organise four provincial championships. Each province determines the format for deciding their champions and may be league, group, knock-out, double-elimination, etc. or a combination. For clarity, the format is explained in the provincial sections below. All-Ireland The four provincial winners play the four provincial runners-up in the All-Ireland quarter finals. Two semi-finals follow and a final which is normally played before the All-Ireland senior final on the third Sunday in September. All matches are knock-out. Provincial championships Connacht Minor Football Championship Connacht Format All five Connacht counties compete in a straight knock-out format. Connacht Main Draw Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Connacht Final 35 20px|border Roscommon 20px|border Sligo 20px|border Roscommon 1-7 20px|border Galway 3-11 20px|border Mayo 4-11 20px|border Leitrim 1-8 20px|border Galway 1-9 20px|border Mayo 0-6 Connacht Final 10 July 2016 2.00 PM Final 20px|border Galway 1-9 - 0-6 20px|border Mayo Report Leinster Minor Football Championship Leinster Format All twelve Leinster teams compete in the preliminary round of the main draw. The six beaten teams enter the losers' section and, after four play-off matches, two teams re-enter the main draw at the quarter-final stage. From the quarter-finals onwards all matches are knock-out. Leinster Main Draw Preliminary Round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Leinster Final 35 20px|border Westmeath 3-9 20px|border Longford 0-12 20px|border Kildare 2-16 20px|border Wicklow 0-7 20px|border Dublin 2-14 20px|border Offaly 1-7 20px|border Meath 0-11 20px|border Laois 1-6 20px|border Kilkenny 0-1 20px|border Wexford 17-20 20px|border Carlow 1-8 20px|border Louth 1-14 20px|border Kildare 1-16 20px|border Westmeath 0-8 20px|border Dublin 2-5 20px|border Meath 1-18 20px|border Wexford 1-11 20px|border Offaly** 0-19 20px|border Louth 1-12 20px|border Laois** 2-10 20px|border Kildare 0-19 20px|border Meath 0-15 20px|border Offaly 0-6 20px|border Laois 1-15 20px|border Kildare 1-18 20px|border Laois 0-10 Leinster Losers' Rounds 1 and 2 The six beaten teams in the preliminary round of the main draw play-off in four matches. Two teams from the losers' section re-enter the main draw at the quarter-final stage. Losers Round 1 Losers Round 2 Leinster Quarter Finalists** 35 20px|border Longford 0-12 20px|border Offaly 1-11 20px|border Wicklow w/o 20px|border Kilkenny scr 20px|border Offaly 1-13 20px|border Wicklow 2-9 20px|border Carlow 1-4 20px|border Laois 1-13 Quarter Finalist in Main Draw n/a Quarter Finalist in Main Draw n/a Leinster Final 17 July 2016 12.30 pm Final 20px|border Laois 0-10 - 1-18 20px|border Kildare Croke Park, Dublin Report Munster Minor Football Championship Munster Format All six Munster teams compete in the three quarter-finals of the main draw. The three beaten teams enter the play-off section and, after two play-off matches, one team re-enters the main draw at the semi-final stage. From the semi-finals onwards all matches are knock-out. Munster Main Draw Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Munster Final 35 20px|border Kerry 2-21 20px|border Waterford 1-2 20px|border Clare 0-9 20px|border Limerick 1-5 20px|border Tipperary 1-11 20px|border Cork 1-14 20px|border Kerry 1-13 20px|border Clare 1-6 20px|border Cork 1-19 20px|border Limerick 0-6 20px|border Kerry 3-14 20px|border Cork 3-8 Munster Playoff Rounds 1 and 2 The three beaten teams in the quarter-finals of the main draw play-off in two matches. One team from the play-offs re-enters the main draw at the semi-final stage. Playoff 1 Playoff 2 35 20px|border Limerick 3-8 20px|border Tipperary 0-11 20px|border Limerick 1-13 20px|border Waterford 1-5 Munster Final 3 July 2016 12.00 noon Final 20px|border Kerry 3-14 - 3-8 20px|border Cork Report Ulster Minor Football Championship Ulster Format All nine Ulster teams compete. The fixtures mirror the senior fixtures i.e. if Derry are drawn to play Tyrone in their first match in the senior championship then Derry minors play Tyrone minors in their first match. Often the minor teams play immediately before the seniors. All matches are knock-out. The winners receive the Fr. Murray Cup. Ulster Main Draw Preliminary Round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Ulster Final 35 20px|border Fermanagh 2-9 20px|border Antrim 4-10 20px|border Derry 1-15 20px|border Tyrone 0-10 20px|border Cavan 1-12 20px|border Armagh 2-14 20px|border Monaghan 1-13 20px|border Down 0-11 20px|border Donegal 2-11 20px|border Antrim 2-7 20px|border Derry 1-17aet 20px|border Armagh 0-14aet 20px|border Monaghan 2-12 20px|border Donegal 3-15 20px|border Derry 1-11 20px|border Donegal 2-10 Ulster Final 17 July 2016 12.00 noon Final 20px|border Derry 1-11 - 2-10 20px|border Donegal St. Tiernach's Park, Clones Report All-Ireland All-Ireland Main Draw 30 July 2016 – O'Connor Park 20px|border Galway 3-10 20px|border Laois 0-12 30 July 2016– Croke Park 20px|border Donegal 2-13 20px|border Cork 0-13 31 July 2016– Croke Park 20px|border Kerry 1-24 20px|border Derry 2-10 1 August 2016 – O'Connor Park 20px|border Kildare 2-14 20px|border Mayo 2-08 21 August 2016 – Croke Park 20px|border Galway 2-12 20px|border Donegal 1-11 28 August 2016 – Croke Park 20px|border Kerry 2-26 20px|border Kildare 0-10 18 September 2016– Croke Park 20px|border Galway 0-9 20px|border Kerry 3-7 All-Ireland Quarter-Finals The four provincial champions play the four beaten finalists from the provincial championships. 30 July Quarter-Final 20px|border Galway 3-10 - 0-12 20px|border Laois O'Connor Park, Tullamore James Bermingham (Cork) http://www.the42.ie/galway-laois-2903478-Jul2016/ 30 July Quarter-Final 20px|border Donegal 2-13 - 0-13 20px|border Cork Croke Park, Dublin Jerome Henry (Mayo) http://www.the42.ie/cork-donegal-minor-2903377-Jul2016/ 31 July Quarter-Final 20px|border Kerry 1-24 - 2-10 20px|border Derry Croke Park, Dublin John Hickey (Carlow) http://www.the42.ie/kerry-derry-minors-2904284-Jul2016/ 01 August Quarter-Final 20px|border Kildare 2-14 - 2-8 20px|border Mayo O'Connor Park, Tullamore Niall Cullen (Fermanagh) http://www.the42.ie/kildare-mayo-all-ireland-semi-final-minor-place-2905441-Aug2016/ All-Ireland Semi-Finals There is no draw for the semi-finals as the fixtures are pre-determined on a three yearly rotation. This rotation ensures that a provinces's champions play the champions of all the other provinces once every three years in the semi-finals if they each win their quarter-finals. If a provincial winner loses their quarter final, then the provincial runner-up who beat them takes their place in the semi-final. 21 August 1:30 pm Semi-Final 20px|border Galway 2-12 - 1-11 20px|border Donegal Croke Park, Dublin John Hickey (Carlow) http://www.the42.ie/galway-donegal-minor-2940136-Aug2016/ 28 August 1:30 pm Semi-Final 20px|border Kerry 2-26 - 0-10 20px|border Kildare Croke Park, Dublin Martin McNally (Monaghan) http://www.the42.ie/kerry-kildare-minor-2952238-Aug2016/ All-Ireland final 18 September 1:15 pm Final 20px|border Kerry 3-7 - 0-9 20px|border Galway Croke Park, Dublin Ciaran Branagan (Down) http://www.the42.ie/kerry-galway-minor-2985571-Sep2016/ See also 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2016 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship References January 2020 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship