2016 Down Senior Football Championship

Down SFC
Season 2016
Champions Kilcoo
15th Senior Championship
Man of the Match Daryl Branagan (Kilcoo)
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The 2016 Down Senior Football Championship was the 116th official edition of Down GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Down. Sixteen teams compete with the winner representing Down in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.

The tournament operated a double elimination format for the opening two rounds of the championship, with the winners and early round losers rejoining in the quarter final stage.

Kilcoo Owen Roe's were the defending champions after they defeated Castlewellan 3-10 to 0-11 in the 2015 final. On 25 September 2016 they successfully defended their title and claimed a "5 in a row" of Down S.F.C. titles when they defeated Clonduff 3-11 to 0-9 in the final in Pairc Esler.[1]

Loughinisland and Ballymartin return to the senior grade after claiming the Down IFC and IFL titles respectively. Loughinisland made the straight bounce back to the senior grade after being relegated in 2014.

Team Changes

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

To S.F.C.

Promoted from I.F.C.

  • Loughinisland - (IFC Champions)
  • Ballymartin - (IFL Champions)

From S.F.C.

Relegated to I.F.C.

Round 1

All 16 teams enter the competition in this round. The 8 winners progress to Round 2A while the 8 losers progress to Round 2B.

Round 2

Round 2A

The 8 winning teams from Round 1 enter this round. The 4 winners enter the draw for the quarter-finals while the 4 losers play in Round 3.

Round 2B

The 8 losing teams from Round 1 enter this round. The 4 winners go into Round 3 while the 4 losing teams exit the championship.

Round 3

The 4 losers from Round 2A play the 4 winners from Round 2B. The 4 winners go into the draw for the quarter-finals.

Quarter-Finals

The 4 winners from Round 2A play the 4 winners from Round 3.

Semi-Finals

9 September 2016
Semi-Final
Kilcoo 4-7 - 2-8 St. Mary's Burren
Darragh O'Hanlon 2-3 (2-0 pen, 0-3f), Jerome Johnston 1-2, Ceilum Doherty 1-0, Eugene Branagan and Paul Devlin 0-1f (0-1 each) Report Shay McArdle 1-1, Sean Murdock 0-4 (0-3f), Ryan Treanor 1-0, Donal O'Hare 0-2f, Conaill McGovern 0-1

11 September 2016
Semi-Final
Clonduff 1-13 - 3-4 Bryansford
Stephen McConville 0-5f, Rian Brannigan 1-0, Barry O'Hagan and Patrick O'Hagan 0-2 each, Aidan Carr, Paul Lively, Jason Brown (0-1 '45), Conor Og O'Hagan 0-1 each Report Peter Brannigan 1-1, Danny Savage 1-0 pen, Aidan Carr 1-0 own goal, Marc Reid (0-1 '45), Philip Bonny, Conor Maginn 0-1 each

Final

2nd October 2016
16:15
Final
Kilcoo 3-11 - 0-9 Clonduff
Martin Devlin 0-4, Daryl Branagan 1-0, Ceilum Doherty 1-0, Aaron Morgan 1-0, Paul Devlin 0-2 (0-1f), Darragh O'Hanlon (0-1f), James McClean, Ryan Johnston, Conor Laverty, JJ McLoughlin 0-1 each Report Stephen McConville (0-4f) and Barry O'Hagan 0-4 each, Patrick O'Hagan 0-1 each
Pairc Esler
Referee: Neil Cousins (An Riocht)

Last Eight

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Burren 3-15  
Mayobridge 1-12     Burren 2-8  
Warrenpoint 0-10     Kilcoo 4-7  
Kilcoo 2-13       Kilcoo 3-11
Bryansford 4-6       Clonduff 0-9
RGU Downpatrick 2-10     Bryansford 3-4
Clonduff 2-10     Clonduff 1-13    
Castlewellan 0-14  

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

References

  1. "Down SFC: No stopping Kilcoo's drive for five". www.hoganstand.com. Hogan Stand. Retrieved 25 November 2016.

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