2016 Dr McKenna Cup
Tournament details
ProvinceUlster
Year2016
TrophyDr. McKenna Cup
SponsorBank of Ireland
Teams12
Winners
ChampionsTyrone (14th win)
ManagerMickey Harte
CaptainMattie Donnelly
Runners-up
Runners-upDerry
ManagerDamian Barton
CaptainCailean O'Boyle
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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]

Format

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.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L Pts Diff Notes
Tyrone 3 3 0 0 6 +25 Qualified for semi-final
Derry 3 2 0 1 4 +12
Antrim 3 1 0 2 2 –13
Queen's University Belfast 3 0 0 3 0 –24

Group B

Team Pld W D L Pts Diff Notes
Fermanagh 3 3 0 0 6 +25 Qualified for semi-final
Down 3 1 0 2 2 0
St Mary's University College, Belfast 3 1 0 2 2 –7
Donegal 3 1 0 2 2 –18

Group C

Team Pld W D L Pts Diff Notes
Cavan 3 2 1 0 5 +16 Qualified for semi-final
Ulster University 3 2 0 1 4 –2
Armagh 3 1 0 2 2 –3
Monaghan 3 0 1 2 1 –11

Knock-out Stage

Semi-finals

Semi-Final
Tyrone 1-13 – 0-10 Fermanagh
Semi-Final
Derry 1-17 – 1-10 Cavan

Final

Final
Tyrone 1-22 - 1-15 (a.e.t.) Derry
Report
Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Attendance: 7,143

References

  1. ^ "Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup 2015".
  2. ^ "GAA | Latest Gaelic Games News, Results & Fixtures | RTÉ Sport". RTE.ie.
  3. ^ Mooney, Francis (23 January 2016). "Tyrone claim Cup in extra-time win over Derry" – via www.rte.ie. ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)