2016 Carlow Senior Football Championship

Carlow S.F.C.
Season 2016
Champions Palatine
(6th S.F.C. Title)
Relegated Kildavan/Clonegal
Man of the Match Shane O'Neill (Palatine)
Matches played 56
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2017 →

The 2016 Carlow Senior Football Championship is the 116th edition of the Carlow GAA's premier club gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Carlow, Ireland. The tournament consists of 8 teams, with the winner going on to represent Carlow in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

Palatine were the defending champions after they defeated Old Leighlin in the previous years final, and they successfully defended their title when they defeated Rathvilly 2-13 to 0-12 at Dr. Cullen Park on 9th October 2016 to claim a "2-in-a-row" of titles.[1]

This was the O'Hanrahans' return to the senior grade after claiming the 2015 Carlow Intermediate Football Championship title, thus ending a 4-year exodus since being relegated in 2011.

Kildavan/Clonegal were relegated to the 2017 I.F.C. after spending 18 seasons in the top flight.

Team Changes

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

To S.F.C.

Promoted from I.F.C.

From S.F.C.

Relegated to I.F.C.

  • Ballinabranna

Group Stage

There are two groups of four teams. The top two teams in each group compete in the semi-finals. The bottom team in each group compete in the relegation Final.

Group A

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
Rathvilly 32015433+215
Éire Óg 32016937+325
Old Leighlin 31203744-72
Kildavan/Clonegal 30301662-460

Round 1

  • Éire Óg 2-18, 0-8 Kildavan/Clonegal, 29/7/2016,
  • Rathvilly 1-11, 0-10 Old Leighlin, 30/7/2016,

Round 2

  • Old Leighlin 2-11, 0-4 Kildavan/Clonegal, 19/8/2016,
  • Rathvilly 0-19, 2-13 Éire Óg, 20/8/2016,

Round 3

  • Rathvilly 3-12, 0-4 Kildavan/Clonegal, 9/9/2016,
  • Éire Óg 4-14, 0-10 Old Leighlin, 10/9/2016,

Group B

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
Palatine 33006644+226
Tinryland 32104945+44
Mt. Leinster Rangers 31204950-12
O'Hanrahans 30304166-250

Round 1

  • Tinryland 2-13, 3-8 Mt. Leinster Rangers, 31/7/2016,
  • Palatine 5-13, 3-11 O'Hanrahans, 31/7/2016,

Round 2

  • Mt. Leinster Rangers 2-12, 0-12 O'Hanrahans, 20/8/2016,
  • Palatine 3-10, 0-10 Tinryland, 21/8/2016,

Round 3

  • Tinryland 1-17, 0-9 O'Hanrahans, 11/9/2016,
  • Palatine 2-13, 2-8 Mt. Leinster Rangers, 11/9/2016,

Knock-out Stages

Finals

The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the quarter finals.

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Éire Óg 1-9  
Mt. Leinster Rangers 1-10     Palatine 2-10  
        Mt. Leinster Rangers 1-11  
          Palatine 2-13
          Rathvilly 0-12
        Rathvilly 0-15
Tinryland 1-9     Old Leighlin 1-10    
Old Leighlin 1-10  

Quarter-Finals:

Semi-Finals:

9 October 2016
3:45pm
Final
Palatine 2-13 - 0-12 Rathvilly
Shane O’Neill 0-7 (0-6f), David Reid 1-1, Ciaran Moran 1-0, Craig Kearney (0-1f), Stephen Reilly, Tomás Kenny, Conor Crowley (0-1f), Paul Reid 0-1 each Report Gary Dempsey 0-5 (0-3f), Brendan Murphy and Ed Finnegan 0-2 each, Alan Kelly, Ken Doyle, JJ Smith 0-1 each
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
Referee: David Hickey (Fenagh)

Relegation Play Off

The bottom team in each group compete in the relegation final. The team to lose will be relegated to the 2017 Senior 'B' Championship.

Relegation Final:

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

References

  1. ↑ "Crucial goals send Palatine on their way to senior crown". Carlow Nationalist. Retrieved 23 December 2016.

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