| 2016 Dr McKenna Cup | |
| Trophy: | Dr. McKenna Cup |
| Province: | Ulster |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Manager: | Mickey Harte |
| Captain: | Mattie Donnelly |
| Winners: | Tyrone |
| Ordinal: | 14 |
| Runnersup: | Derry |
| Runnerupcaptain: | Cailean O'Boyle |
| Runnerupmanager: | Damian Barton |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Sponsor: | Bank of Ireland |
| Previous: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2017 |
The 2016 Dr McKenna Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup, was an inter-county and university Gaelic football competition in the province of Ulster.
Twelve teams take part – the nine Ulster county teams and three university' teams i.e. St Mary's University College, Belfast, Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University.[1] [2]
Tyrone won for the fifth year in a row.[3]
Group Stage
The teams are drawn into three groups of four teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.
Knock-out Stage
The three group winners, and the best runner-up progress to the semi-finals with the two winners progressing to the final.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Diff | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +25 | Qualified for semi-final | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +12 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –13 | ||
| Queen's University Belfast | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | –24 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Diff | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +25 | Qualified for semi-final | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| St Mary's University College, Belfast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –18 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Diff | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +16 | Qualified for semi-final | |
| Ulster University | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | –2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | –11 |