2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
| Dates | 19 June – 10 July, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams |
4 Championship 4 Shield | ||
| Champions |
Antrim (56th title) Conor Carson (captain) Dominic McKinley & Terence McNaughton (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |
Armagh Cahal Carvill (captain) Sylvester McConnell (manager) | ||
| Promoted | Donegal | ||
| Relegated | Derry | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played |
3 Championship 2 Shield | ||
| |||
The 2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship was the 68th staging of the Ulster hurling championship since its establishment by the Ulster Council in 1901.
The final is traditionally played on the second Sunday in July. The winners receive the Liam Harvey Cup.
Format
A two-tier format was introduced in 2016. Antrim no longer recevie a bye to the final.
Antrim, Armagh, Derry and Down compete in the top tier in a knock-out format.
A second tier, the Ulster Senior Hurling Shield, was created. Donegal, Fermanagh, Monaghan and Tyrone compete in a knock-out format, with the winner gaining promotion to the top tier for 2017.
The beaten semi-finalists in this year's Senior Championship compete in a relegation play-off with the losing team relegated to the Senior Shield for 2017.
Cavan do not participate.
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Ulster Championship Semi-Finals
Ulster Championship Final
10 July 2016 Final |
 Antrim |
6-21 - 4-14 |  Armagh |
|---|---|---|
| C Clarke 2-07 (3f), J Connolly 2-02, J Dillon 1-02, C Carson 1-01, B McCarry, D McKernan 0-03 each, J McKeague, E McCloskey 0-01 each, C McNaughton 0-01 (f) | Report | E McGuinness 2-02, R Gaffney 0-07 (7f), J King, D Coulter 1-00 each, F Bradley, C Carvill 0-02 each, C Corvan 0-01 |
Owenbeg, Dungiven Referee: E. Hassan (Derry) |
Relegation Play-Off
Ulster Senior Hurling Shield
Ulster Shield Semi-Finals
Ulster Shield Final
26 June 2016 Final |
 Monaghan |
2-14 - 5-13 |  Donegal |
|---|---|---|
| Declan Crowe (0-2), Conor Boyle (1-5, 3f, 2’65s’), Conor McKenna (0-2), Fergal Rafter (0-1,f); Mark Treanor (1-3), Brian McGuigan (0-1). | Jack O’Loughlin (1-0), Danny Cullen (1-1), Stephen Gillespie (0-1); Ronan McDermott (1-0), Niall Cleary (0-1), Lee Henderson (0-7,6f), Paddy Hannigan (1-0), Kevin Campbell (1-1) Paul Nelson (0-2) |
Brewster Park, Fermanagh Referee: C. Cunning (Antrim) |