2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
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The 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 129th edition of the GAA's premier inter-county gaelic football tournament since its establishment in 1887.
Quick Facts Championship details, Dates ...
Championship details | |
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Dates | 1 May – 1 October 2016 |
Teams | 33 |
All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Dublin (26th win) |
Captain | Stephen Cluxton |
Manager | Jim Gavin |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Mayo |
Captain | Cillian O'Connor |
Manager | Stephen Rochford |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Dublin |
Ulster | Tyrone |
Connacht | Galway |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 65 |
Top Scorer | Dean Rock (1-58) |
Player of the Year | Lee Keegan |
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33 teams took part. 31 of the 32 Counties of Ireland participated, with Kilkenny, as in previous years, declining to take part. London and New York again competed.[1]
The winning team, Dublin (who defeated Mayo by a single point after a replay), received the Sam Maguire Cup. It was the first time Dublin, as defending champions, had retained the trophy since the 1977 final.[2][3]