2016 Connacht Senior Football Championship Explained

2016 Connacht SFC
Year:2016
Manager:Kevin Walsh
Captain:Gary O'Donnell
Winners:Galway
Ordinal:45
Runnersup:Roscommon
Runnerupcaptain:Ciarán Murtagh
Runnerupmanager:Kevin McStay
Fergal O'Donnell
Previous:2015
Next:2017

The 2016 Connacht Senior Football Championship will be the 117th installment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Connacht GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Mayo entered the competition as defending champions but were beaten by Galway in the semi-finals. Galway went on to win their first title in eight years by beating Roscommon after a replay.[1] [2]

Due to Covid-19 it's still last meeting of Mayo hosting London and Roscommon day for a New York there 2021 meetings were both cancelled before the draws had taken place the next time we will see those rotational fixtures will possibly in the 2026 season.

Teams

The Connacht championship is contested by the five counties in the Irish province of Connacht and the two foreign based teams of London and New York.

TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
Galway Maroon and whiteSupermac'sKevin WalshGary O'Donnell
Leitrim Green and goldThe Bush HotelShane WardGary Reynolds
London Green and whiteClayton HotelsCiarán DeelyDavid McGreevy
Mayo Green and redElverys SportsStephen RochfordCillian O'Connor
New York Red, white and blueNavillus ContractingJustin O'HalloranJohnny Duane
Roscommon Blue and yellowClub RossieKevin McStay
Fergal O'Donnell
Ciarán Murtagh
Sligo Black and whiteAbbVie Inc.Niall CarewMark Breheny

Fixtures

Final

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Galway blitz Roscommon in replay to clinch first Connacht title in 8 years. 17 July 2016. The 42. 29 July 2016.
  2. Web site: Galway 3-16 Roscommon 0-14. 17 July 2016. GAA.ie. 29 July 2016.