2016 Down Senior Football Championship

The 2016 Down Senior Football Championship was the 116th official edition of Down GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Down. Sixteen teams compete with the winner representing Down in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.

The championship has a back-door format in rounds 1 and 2A. All other rounds are knock-out.

Kilcoo Owen Roe's were the defending champions after they defeated Castlewellan 3-10 to 0-11 in the 2015 final. On 25th September 2016 they successfully defended their title and claimed a "5 in a row" of Down S.F.C. titles when they defeated Clonduff 3-11 to 0-9 in the final in Pairc Esler.^[1]

Loughinisland and Ballymartin return to the senior grade after claiming the Down IFC and IFL titles respectively. Loughinisland made the straight bounce back to the senior grade after being relegated in 2014.

Promoted to SFC in 2015

• Loughinisland - (IFC Champions)
• Ballymartin - (IFL Champions)

Relegated from SFC in 2015

• Clann na Banna (finished 15th in SFL)
• Liatroim Fontenoys ( finished 16th in SFL)

Round 1

All 16 teams enter the competition in this round. The 8 winners progress to Round 2A while the 8 losers progress to Round 2B.

• Kilcoo 4-16, 0-6 Saval, Clonduff, 28/7/2016,
• Mayobridge 1-11, 1-10 Rostrevor, Pairc Esler, 29/7/2016,
• Clonduff 3-10, 1-7 Ballyholland, Pairc Esler, 29/7/2016,
• Castlewellan 3-14, 2-9 Loughinisland, Downpatrick, 30/7/2016,
• St. Peter's Warrenpoint 1-10, 1-8 Annaclone, Mayobridge, 30/7/2016,
• Bryansford 1-20, 1-13 Glenn John Martin's, Pairc Esler, 31/7/2016,
• Burren 1-12, 0-3 Ballymartin, Newcastle, 1/8/2016,
• RGU Downpatrick 2-10, 2-5 Longstone, Castlewellan, 1/8/2016,

Round 2

Round 2A

The 8 winning teams from Round 1 enter this round. The 4 winners enter the draw for the quarter-finals while the 4 losers play in Round 3.

• Clonduff 2-15, 0-13 Mayobridge, Pairc Esler, 5/8/2016,
• Bryansford 1-13, 1-11 Castlewellan, Pairc Esler, 5/8/2016,
• Burren 2-10, 1-7 Kilcoo, Pairc Esler, 7/8/2016,
• St. Peter's Warrenpoint 3-8, 3-7 RGU Downpatrick, Clonduff, 8/8/2016,

Round 2B

The 8 losing teams from Round 1 enter this round. The 4 winners go into Round 3 while the 4 losing teams exit the championship.

• Longstone 1-13, 0-10 Saval, Atticall, 6/8/2016,
• Loughinisland 2-10, 0-15 Annaclone, Castlewellan, 7/8/2016,
• Ballyholland 2-11, 1-9 Glenn John Martin's, Pairc Esler, 7/8/2016,
• Rostrevor 1-13, 0-7 Ballymartin, Burren, 8/8/2016,

Round 3

The 4 losers from Round 2A play the 4 winners from Round 2B. The 4 winners go into the draw for the quarter-finals.

• Mayobridge 2-17, 1-13 Ballyholland, Pairc Esler, 12/8/2016,
• RGU Downpatrick 0-15, 0-13 Rostrevor, Castlewellan, 13/8/2016,
• Castlewellan 3-13, 2-10 Longstone, Pairc Esler, 14/8/2016,
• Kilcoo 0-18, 0-6 Loughinisland, Newcastle, 14/8/2016,

Quarter-Finals

The 4 winners from Round 2A play the 4 winners from Round 3.

• Bryansford 4-6, 2-10 RGU Downpatrick, 27/8/2016,
• Clonduff 2-10, 0-14 Castlewellan, 27/8/2016,
• Kilcoo 2-13, 0-10 St. Peter's Warrenpoint, 28/8/2016,
• Burren 3-15, 1-12 Mayobridge, 28/8/2016,

Semi-Finals

• Kilcoo 4-7, 2-8 Burren, Pairc Esler, 9/9/2016,
• Clonduff 1-13, 3-4 Bryansford, Pairc Esler, 11/9/2016,

Final

Last Eight

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

References

External links

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