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.

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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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

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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

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Group A

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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

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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

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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

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Semi-finals

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

Final

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

References

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  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)