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2016 Antrim Senior Football Championship

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Season
  
2016

Champion
  
Erin's Own Cargin

Champions
  
Erin's Own Cargin

Start date
  
2016

Relegated
  
All Saints St. Brigid's

Winning Captain
  
Kevin O'Boyle (Erin's Own Cargin)

The 2016 Antrim Senior Football Championship is the 115th official edition of Antrim GAA's premier club gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Antrim. The tournament consists of 12 teams with the winner representing Antrim in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship has a straight knock-out format.

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All Saints, St. Brigids and St. Josephs Glenavy return to the senior championship in 2016.

Éire Óg Cargin were the defending champions after they defeated Lámh Dhearg 2-11 to 1-5 in the 2015 final. They successfully defended their title to claim a "2-in-a-row" of championships on 16 October 2016 at Corrigan Park when defeating St. Gall's on a scoreline of 1-10 to 0-6.

  • St. Joseph's Glenavy - (IFC Champions)
  • All Saints
  • St. Brigid's

    • Relegated from SFC to IFC in 2015

  • St. James' Aldergrove
  • St. Paul's

    • Round 1

    8 of the 12 senior clubs play in this round. The 4 winners proceed to the quarter-finals to play the 4 teams who received byes in Round 1. The 4 losers exit the championship.

  • Creggan Kickhams 1-16, 1-9 St. Mary's Ahoghill, Moneyglass, 12/8/2016,
  • All Saints 1-14, 0-10 St. Teresa's, Ahoghill, 14/8/2016,
  • Roger Casement's Portglenone 1-11, 1-9 St. Joseph's Glenavy, Ahoghill, 14/8/2016,
  • O'Donovan Rossa 1-16, 1-13 St. Brigid's, Hannahstown, 14/8/2016,

    • Quarter-Finals

    The 4 Round 1 winners play the 4 teams who received byes in Round 1.

  • St. John's 1-10, 0-6 All Saints Ballymena, Ahoghill, 2/9/2016,
  • Erin's Own Cargin 2-9, 1-12 Creggan Kickhams, Ahoghill, 2/9/2016,
  • Lámh Dhearg 0-12, 1-9 O'Donovan Rossa, Corrigan Park, 3/9/2016,
  • St. Gall's 0-15, 0-11 Roger Casement's Portglenone, Corrigan Park, 3/9/2016,
  • Erin's Own Cargin 2-10, 0-10 Creggan Kickhams, Ahoghill, 10/9/2016, (Replay)
  • Lámh Dhearg 2-12, 2-6 O'Donovan Rossa, Corrigan Park, 24/9/2016, (Replay)

    • Semi-Finals

  • Erin's Own Cargin 1-21 2-12 St. John's, Glenavy, 2/10/2016
  • St. Gall's 1-7 0-8 Lámh Dhearg, Ahoghill, 5/10/2016

    • References

    2016 Antrim Senior Football Championship Wikipedia
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