2016 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
| All Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winners | Kerry (17th win) |
| Captain | Paul O'Donoghue |
| Manager | Stephen Wallace |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Mayo |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Wexford |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Mayo |
← 2015 2017 → | |
The 2016 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 86th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.
Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]
The All-Ireland final was played on 6 August 2016 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Kerry and Mayo, in what was their fourth ever meeting in the final and a second successive meeting. Kerry won the match by 2–18 to 2–11 to claim their 17th championship title overall and a second consecutive title.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "All-Ireland JFC final: Kerry crowned champions". Hogan Stand. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ "All-Ireland JFC final: back-to-back titles for Kerry". Hogan Stand. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.