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2016 Leinster SFC
Tournament details
Year2016
Winners
ChampionsDublin (55th win)
ManagerJim Gavin
CaptainStephen Cluxton
Runners-up
Runners-upWestmeath
ManagerTom Cribbin
CaptainGer Egan
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The 2016 Leinster Senior Football Championship was the 2016 installment of the annual Leinster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Leinster GAA. The competition ran from 14 May 2016 to 17 July 2016.

Dublin came into the competition as the defending champions, having won their 54th title and completed a 5-in-a-row the previous season. The draw for the championship was made on 16 October 2015. As in the previous two seasons, the two sides were named as A and B, to allow for teams to more easily predict the dates of their qualifier matches. Carlow, Dublin, Laois, Louth, Meath and Wicklow were named to the A side, with Kildare, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath and Wexford on the B side.[1]

The final was a replay of the previous year's decider, with Dublin facing Westmeath. Dublin won 2–19 to 0–10 in the final at Croke Park, the county's first six-in-a-row since the 1970s.[2][3]

Teams

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The Leinster championship was contested by 11 of the 12 county teams in Leinster, a province of Ireland. Kilkenny was the only county team not to compete.

Team Colours Sponsor Manager Captain Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Carlow Red, green and gold Tickets.ie Turlough O'Brien Darragh Foley
1944
Dublin Sky blue and navy American International Group Jim Gavin Stephen Cluxton
2015
2015
Kildare White Brady Family Ham Cian O'Neill Eoin Doyle
1928
2000
Laois Blue and white MW Hire Services Mick Lillis Donal Kingston
2003
Longford Royal blue and gold Glennon Brothers Denis Connerton Mickey Quinn
1968
Louth Red and white Morgan Fuels Colin Kelly Pádraig Rath
1957
1957
Meath Green and gold Tayto Park Mick O'Dowd Donal Keogan
1999
2010
Offaly White, green and gold Carroll's Cuisine Pat Flanagan Alan Mulhall
1982
1997
Westmeath Maroon and white Renault Tom Cribbin Ger Egan
2004
Wexford Purple and gold Gain Feeds David Power Graeme Molloy
1918
1945
Wicklow Blue and gold Arklow Bay Hotel Johnny Magee Rory Finn

Bracket

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Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Laois 3-16
Wicklow 0-18 Laois 2-10
Dublin 2-21
Dublin 0-21
Louth 2-24 Meath 0-11
Carlow 3-11 Louth 1-13
Meath 0-20
Dublin 2-19
Longford 2-13 Westmeath 0-10
Offaly 2-21 Offaly 0-12
Westmeath 0-13
Westmeath 1-12
Kildare 1-11
Wexford 0-8
Kildare 0-9

Preliminary round refs[4][5][6] Quarter-final refs[7]

Preliminary round

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Preliminary round
Laois 3-16 – 0-18 Wicklow
D Kingston (1-6), G Walsh (1-1), E O'Carroll (0-4), R O'Connor (1-0), R Munnelly (0-2), P Cahillane, G Dillon, J O'Loughlin (0-1 each) Report[1] R Finn (0-6), P Cunningham, D Healy, J McGrath (0-2 each), P Byrne, J Crowe, D Hayden, A McLoughlin, P McLoughlin, A Murphy (0-1 each)
Attendance: 4,575
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)
Preliminary round
Louth 2-24 – 3-11 Carlow
R Burns (1-7), J Califf (0-5), A Williams (1-0), J McEneaney (0-3), D Byrne, C Grimes, D Maguire (0-2 each), R Holcroft, G McSorley, J Stewart (0-1 each) Report [2] D Foley (0-5), P Broderick (1-1), C Blake, D O'Brien (1-0 each), B Murphy (0-2), S Gannon, B Kavanagh, J Murphy (0-1 each)
Attendance: 4,575
Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)
Preliminary round
Offaly 2-21 – 2-13 Longford
N Smith (1-1), B Allen, N Dunne, N McNamee (0-4 each), G Guilfoyle (1-0), P Cunningham, A Sullivan (0-2 each), M Brazil, E Carroll, J Moloney, J O’Connor (0-1 each) Report [3] R Smyth (1-5), B McKeon (1-1), J McGivney (0-4), D Gallagher, M Quinn, CP Smyth (0-1 each)
Attendance: 5,023
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)

Quarter-finals

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21 May 2016
17:15
Quarter-Final 		Kildare 0-9 - 0-8 Wexford Croke Park
Attendance: 13,066
Referee: Rory Hickey (Clare)
Neil Flynn 0-3, Alan Smith 0-2, Ollie Lyons, Morgan O’Flaherty, Cian O’Donoghue, Eamonn Callaghan 0-1 each Report Donal Shanley 0-4f, Colm Kehoe, Kevin O’Grady, John Tubritt, Shane Roche 0-1 each
4 June 2016
19:00
Quarter-Final 		Dublin 2-21 - 2-10 Laois Nowlan Park
Attendance: 16,764
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
Man of the Match: Diarmuid Connolly (St Vincent's)
Dean Rock 1-10 (0-6f), Diarmuid Connolly 1-4, Ciaran Kilkenny 0-4, David Byrne, Kevin McManamon, Con O’Callaghan 0-1 each Report [4] Paul Cahillane 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), Stephen Attride 1-0, Donal Kingston 0-2 (0-1f), Gay Walsh, John O’Loughlin, Kevin Meaney, Ross Munnelly, Darren Strong, Damien O’Connor 0-1 each
12 June 2016
15:30
Quarter-Final 		Louth 1-13 – 0-20 Meath Parnell Park
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Pádraig Hughes (Armagh)
Ryan Burns, James Califf (0-4 each), Jim McEneaney (1-0), Declan Byrne, Anthony Williams 0-2 each, Bevan Duffy (0-1) Report Michael Newman 0-7, Eamonn Wallace 0-4, Graham Reilly, Andrew Tormey 0-3 each, Cillian O'Sullivan 0-2 Conor O'Brien 0-1
12 June 2016
15:00
Quarter-Final 		Westmeath 0-13 - 0-12 Offaly Cusack Park, Mullingar
Attendance: 8,123
Referee: Padraig O’Sullivan (Kerry)
Man of the Match: James Dolan (Garrycastle)
John Heslin 0-5 (0-2f), John Connellan 0-3, Paul Sharry 0-2 (1 '45), James Dolan, Denis Corroon, Kieran Martin 0-1 each Report [5] Nigel Dunne 0-6 (0-5f), Peter Cunningham 0-2, Graham Guilfoyle, Bernard Allen, Niall McNamee, Johnny Moloney 0-1 each

Semi-finals

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26 June 2016
16:15
Semi-Final 		Westmeath 1-12 – 1-11 Kildare Croke Park
Attendance: 42,259
Referee: Derek O’Mahony (Tipperary)
Man of the Match: Ger Egan (Tyrrellspass)
John Heslin 0-4f, James Dolan 1-0, Paul Sharry 0-3 (1 '45), Ray Connellan and Kieran Martin 0-2 each, Callum McCormack 0-1 Report [6] Neil Flynn 0-4f, Tommy Moolick 1-0, Emmet Bolton 0-2, Johnny Byrne, Fergal Conway, Adam Tyrrell, Eoghan O’Flaherty, Niall Kelly 0-1 each
26 June 2016
18:35
Semi-Final 		Dublin 0-21 – 0-11 Meath Croke Park
Attendance: 42,259
Referee: Rory Hickey (Clare)
Man of the Match: Diarmuid Connolly (St Vincent's)
Dean Rock 0-10 (0-9f), Diarmuid Connolly 0-4, Bernard Brogan 0-3, Paul Flynn 0-2, Brian Fenton and Paul Mannion 0-1 each Report [7] Michael Newman 0-4, Graham Reilly 0-3, Cillian O'Sullivan 0-2 (0-1f), Eamonn Wallace and Ronan Jones 0-1 each

Final

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17 July 2016
4:00 pm
Final 		Dublin 2-19 – 0-10 Westmeath Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 38,885
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)
Man of the Match: Bernard Brogan (St. Oliver Plunketts/ER)
Dean Rock 0-8f, Bernard Brogan 1-4, Kevin McManamon 1-2, Paddy Andrews 0-2, John Small, Paul Flynn, Diarmuid Connolly 0-1 each Report [8] John Heslin 0-6 (0-5f), Ger Egan 0-2, Denis Corroon and Callum McCormack 0-1 each

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2016 GAA Championship fixtures revealed". RTÉ News. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Dublin blitz Westmeath and make history by claiming Leinster 6-in-a-row". The42. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Another rout as Dublin's Invincibles meet only token Westmeath resistance". Irish Examiner. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Niall Smith seals Offaly progression to Leinster quarter-finals". RTE Sport. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Ryan Burns on fire to power Louth past Carlow". RTE Sport. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Goals prove crucial as Laois edge past Wicklow". RTE Sport. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Leinster Football Championship Results - RTÉ Sport". RTÉ.ie. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
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