2016 Munster Senior Football Championship

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2016 Munster SFC
Tournament details
Year2016
Winners
ChampionsKerry (78th win)
ManagerÉamonn Fitzmaurice
CaptainBryan Sheehan
Runners-up
Runners-upTipperary
ManagerLiam Kearns
CaptainPeter Acheson
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The 2016 Munster Senior Football Championship was the 2016 installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Munster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Kerry entered the competition as defending Munster champions and retained their title after a 3-17 to 2-10 victory over Tipperary[1][2]

Last year's Munster finalists receive a bye into this year's Munster semi-finals. The four remaining teams play two quarter-final matches with the winners completing the semi-final line-up. All matches are knock-out.

Teams[edit]

The Munster championship is contested by all six counties in the Irish province of Munster.

Team Colours Sponsor Manager Captain Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Clare Saffron and Blue Pat O'Donnell Colm Collins Gary Brennan
Cork Red and white Chill Insurance Peadar Healy Paul Kerrigan
Kerry Green and gold Kerry Group Éamonn Fitzmaurice Bryan Sheehan
Limerick Green and white Sporting Limerick John Brudair Iain Corbett
Tipperary Blue and gold Intersport Liam Kearns Peter Acheson
Waterford White and blue 3 Mobile Tom McGlinchey Tommy Prendergast

Bracket[edit]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Clare 0-16
Limerick 0-13 Clare 0-17
Kerry 2-23
Kerry 3-17
Tipperary 2-10
Cork 2-16
Waterford 1-07 Tipperary 3-15
Tipperary 1-15

Fixtures[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]

First round
Limerick0-13 - 0-16 Clare
I. Ryan (0-8, 7 frees); D. Neville (0-2, 1 free); C. Sheehan, S. Buckley, S. Cahill (0-1 each). Report D. Tubridy (2 frees), J. Malone (0-3 each); K. Sexton, P. Collins, E. Cleary (0-2 each); C. O’Connor, S. Collins, S. McGrath, G. Brennan (0-1 each).
Attendance: 3,343
Referee: P Neilan (Roscommon)
First round
Waterford1-7 - 1-15Tipperary
P Whyte (1-5, 0-3 frees, 0-1 ’45); G Crotty, T Prendergast (0-1 each). Report M Quinlivan (0-4); G Hannigan, P Acheson (0-3 each); M O’Gorman (1-0 OG); K O’Halloran (0-2, 0-2 frees); M Dunne, C O’Shaughnessy, B Fox (0-1 each).
Attendance: 1,753
Referee: D Gough (Meath)

Semi-finals[edit]

Semi Final
Kerry2-23 - 0-17 Clare
S O'Brien 1-5, C Cooper 1-3 (1f), P Geaney 0-5 (1f), BJ Keane, D O'Sullivan, B Sheehan (2f) 0-2 each, P Murphy, K Young, D Moran, A Maher 0-1 each Report D Tubridy 0-7 (4f, 2 45), E Cleary (1 sl, 1f) P Lillis 0-3 each, G Brennan 0-2, P Collins, C O'Connor 0-1.
Attendance: 11,358
Referee: F Kelly (Longford)
Semi Final
Cork2-16 - 3-15 Tipperary
M Collins 2-1, D O'Connor (3fs), P Kerrigan (1f) 0-3 each, C Dorman, C O'Neill (2fs), D Goulding (1f) 0-2 each, B Hurley, J O'Rourke, P Kelleher 0-1 each. Report M Quinlivan 1-3 (0-1f), K O'Halloran 0-7 (3fs, 2 45s), B Fox 1-1, C Sweeney 1-0, P Acheson 0-2, C McDonald, B Maher 0-1 each.
Attendance: 2,734
Referee: P Neilan (Roscommon)
  • Tipperary's last victory over Cork in the Munster Senior Football Championship was in 1944.[3]

Munster Final[edit]

Final
Kerry3-17 - 2-10 Tipperary
Paul Geaney 2-3, Paul Murphy 1-1, Bryan Sheehan (0-4f), James O’Donoghue (0-3f) 0-4 each, Barry John Keane, Mikey Geaney, Killian Young, Darran O’Sullivan, Stephen O’Brien 0-1 each Report Kevin O’Halloran 0-6 (0-4f, 0-1 ’45), Jimmy Feehan, Robbie Kiely 1-0 each, Michael Quinlivan 0-3 (0-2f), Alan Moloney 0-1
Attendance: 21,512

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Senior". 19 April 2021.
  2. ^ "5 goals in Munster final as glory goes to Kerry with win over Tipperary in Killarney". The 42. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Heroic Tipperary stun Cork with first Championship victory in 72 years". Irish Examiner. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.