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The 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final, the 129th event of its kind and the culmination of the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, was a Gaelic football match played at Croke Park in Dublin on 18 September 2016 [1] and was replayed on 1 October 2016.
The 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 129th edition of the GAA's premier inter-county gaelic football tournament since its establishment in 1887. 33 teams took part. 31 of the 32 Counties of Ireland participated, with Kilkenny , as in previous years, declining to take part.
The following table sets out the winning team and beaten finalist of each All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final. The vast majority of finals were contested by the winning semi-finalists, although in certain cases in the early years a provincial championship had not been completed in time and the affected province nominated a team to participate in the All-Ireland semi-final.
All you need to know about Sunday's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final between Armagh and Galway at Croke Park.
However, since the re–formatting of the competition in 2002, the winner of the national league has more regularly gone on to win the All–Ireland on nine out of sixteen occasions: Tyrone (once) in 2003, Kerry (thrice) in 2004, 2006 and 2009, Cork (once) in 2010 and Dublin (four times) in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2018.
All-Ireland Semi-Finals: The All-Ireland Semi-Finals would take place in August and be contested by the four winners of the All-Ireland Quarter Finals. If a match ended with both teams level, a replay would take place. The two winning teams qualify for the All-Ireland Final. All-Ireland Final: The two remaining teams would meet in the All ...
They were knocked out by Castlebar Mitchels of Mayo in the Connacht final in 2015-16. Ballyboden St. Endas from Dublin won the title for the first time by defeating Castlebar Mitchels of Mayo 2-14 to 0-7 in the final at Croke Park on 17 March 2016. Daragh Nelson was the winning captain while Bob Dwan claimed the 'Man-of-the-Match' award.
The All-Ireland final was traditionally played in Croke Park on St. Patrick's Day, 17 March. In an attempt to shorten the season for club players, the semi-finals and final were brought forward for the 2019–20 season. The semi-finals were played on the first weekend in January, with the final scheduled for 19 January. Traditional Typical ...