2016 Donegal Senior Football Championship
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The 2016 Donegal Senior Football Championship was the 94th official edition of the Donegal GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Donegal. The tournament consisted of 16 teams, with the winner going on to represent Donegal in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.
| Season | 2016 |
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| Champions | Glenswilly (3rd title) |
| Relegated | Glenfin |
| Ulster SCFC | ??? |
| Winning captain | Gary McFadden (Glenswilly) |
| Man of the Match | Michael Murphy (Glenswilly) |
| Winning manager | Michael Canning[1] |
| Matches | ?? |
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Naomh Conaill was defending champion after defeating St Eunan's by a scoreline of 0–11 to 0–10 in the 2015 final. However, the club relinquished its crown when losing to Cill Chartha at the semi-final stage.
This was Réalt na Mara's return to the senior grade after making the straight bounce back up from the I.F.C. since being relegated in 2014.
On 16 October 2016, Glenswilly claimed its third S.F.C. title when defeating Cill Chartha in the final in MacCumhaill Park 1-10 to 0-12.
Glenfin was relegated to the 2017 I.F.C. after losing a replay of the relegation final to Na Cealla Beaga, thus ending a 15-year stay in the top flight of Donegal football.
Team changes
The following teams changed division since the 2015 championship season.
To S.F.C.Promoted from 2015 Donegal I.F.C.
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From S.F.C.Relegated to 2016 Donegal I.F.C.
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Format
The 2016 championship took the same format as the 2015 championship, in which there were four groups of four clubs, with the top two clubs qualifying for the quarter-finals. The club finishing bottom in each group contested relegation play-offs to determine which team would be relegated to the 2017 Donegal Intermediate Football Championship.
Group stage
Group 1
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Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
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Group 2
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Round 1'
Round 2
Round 3
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Group 3
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Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
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Group 4
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Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
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Knockout stage
Last Eight
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Naomh Conaill | 1-13 | |||||||||||||
| St Eunan's | 1-8 | Naomh Conaill | 1-11 | |||||||||||
| Cill Chartha | 0-19 | Cill Chartha | 5-10 | |||||||||||
| Termon | 0-4 | Cill Chartha | 0-12 | |||||||||||
| Glenswilly | 2-20 | Glenswilly | 1-10 | |||||||||||
| Seán Mac Cumhaills | 1-14 | Glenswilly | 0-9 | |||||||||||
| Malin | 0-13 | Malin | 0-7 | |||||||||||
| An Clochán Liath | 1-8 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
- Cill Chartha 0-19, 0-4 Termon, MacCumhaill Park, 24/9/2016,
- Glenswilly 2-20, 1-14 Seán Mac Cumhaills, O'Donnell Park, 24/9/2016,
- Naomh Conaill 1-13, 1-8 St Eunan's, MacCumhaill Park, 25/9/2016,
- Malin 0-13, 1-8 An Clochán Liath, O'Donnell Park, 25/9/2016,
Semi-finals
- Cill Chartha 5-10, 1-11 Naomh Conaill, MacCumhaill Park, 2/10/2016,
- Glenswilly 0-9, 0-7 Malin, O'Donnell Park, 2/10/2016,
Final
| Glenswilly | 1-10 – 0-12 | Cill Chartha |
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| Michael Murphy 1-5 (0-3f, 0-1 '45), Ciaran Gibbons 0-2, Brian Farrelly, Gary McFadden (0-1f), Darren McGinley 0-1 each | Report | Patrick McBrearty 0-5 (0-4f), Ryan McHugh 0-3 (0-2f), Michael Hegarty, Stephen McBrearty (0-1 f), Conor Doherty, Ciaran Bonner 0-1 each |
Relegation playoffs
Relegation Semi-finals
- Four Masters 1-13, 0-7 Glenfin, Killygordon, 24/9/2016
- Ard an Rátha 1-9, 1-5 Na Cealla Beaga, Dunkineely, 25/9/2016
Relegation final
- Na Cealla Beaga 1-11, 2-8 Glenfin, O'Donnell Park, 15/10/2016,
- Na Cealla Beaga 2-13, 1-6 Glenfin, O'Donnell Park, 22/10/2016, (Replay)
Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
Gradam Shéamuis Mhic Géidigh
Michael Murphy was named as the recipient of the inaugural Gradam Shéamuis Mhic Géidigh.[29]