| 2016 Croke Cup | |
| Dates: | 6–28 March 2016 |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Sponsor: | Masita |
| Champions: | St Kieran's College |
| Count: | 21 |
| Champions Captain: | Tommy Walsh |
| Runners-Up: | Ardscoil Rís |
| Runners-Up Captain: | Peter Casey (captain) Jerome Boylan |
| Matches: | 5 |
| Goals: | 10 |
| Points: | 155 |
| Top Scorer: | Paul O'Brien (0-22) |
| Previous Year: | 2015 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2015 Croke Cup |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
| Next Tournament: | 2017 Croke Cup |
The 2016 Croke Cup was the 65th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 6 March to 28 March 2016.
St Kieran's College were the defending champions.[1] [2]
The final was played on 28 March 2016 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between St Kieran's College and Ardscoil Rís, in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in five tears.[3] St Kieran's College won the match by 1–15 to 1–13 to claim their 21st Croke Cup title overall and a third successive title.[4] [5]
Paul O'Brien was the top scorer with 0-22.
| Province | Champions | Runners-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connacht | Presentation College | Gort Community School | [6] | |
| Leinster | St Kieran's College | Kilkenny CBS | [7] | |
| Munster | Ardscoil Rís, Limerick | Our Lady's SS | [8] |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul O'Brien | Ardscoil Rís | 0-22 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
| 2 | Paddy O'Loughlin | Ardscoil Rís | 3-06 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| 3 | Adrian Mullen | St Kieran's College | 0-12 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
| 4 | Joe Cuddihy | St Kieran's College | 2-04 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
| Conor Boylan | Ardscoil Rís | 2-04 | 10 | 3 | 3.33 | |
| Colum Prendiville | St Kieran's College | 1-07 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 | |
| Jamie Bergin | Our Lady's SS | 0-10 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |