2016 Dr McKenna Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province | Ulster |
| Year | 2016 |
| Trophy | Dr. McKenna Cup |
| Sponsor | Bank of Ireland |
| Teams | 12 |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Tyrone (14th win) |
| Manager | Mickey Harte |
| Captain | Mattie Donnelly |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Derry |
| Manager | Damian Barton |
| Captain | Cailean O'Boyle |
The 2016 Dr McKenna Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup, was an inter-county and university Gaelic football competition in the province of Ulster.
Twelve teams take part – the nine Ulster county teams and three university' teams i.e. St Mary's University College, Belfast, Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University.[1][2]
Tyrone won for the fifth year in a row.[3]
Format
[edit]Group Stage
The teams are drawn into three groups of four teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.
Knock-out Stage
The three group winners, and the best runner-up progress to the semi-finals with the two winners progressing to the final.
Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Diff | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tyrone
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +25 | Qualified for semi-final |
 Derry
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +12 | |
 Antrim
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –13 | |
 Queen's University Belfast
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | –24 |
Group B
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Diff | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fermanagh
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +25 | Qualified for semi-final |
 Down
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
 St Mary's University College, Belfast
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –7 | |
 Donegal
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –18 |
Group C
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Diff | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavan
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +16 | Qualified for semi-final |
 Ulster University
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | –2 | |
 Armagh
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –3 | |
 Monaghan
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | –11 |
Knock-out Stage
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]Final
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup 2015".
- ^ "GAA | Latest Gaelic Games News, Results & Fixtures | RTÉ Sport". RTE.ie.
- ^ Mooney, Francis (23 January 2016). "Tyrone claim Cup in extra-time win over Derry" – via www.rte.ie.
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