2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	19 June – 10 July 2016
Teams	4 Championship; 4 Shield
Champions	Antrim (56th title); Conor Carson (captain); Dominic McKinley & Terence McNaughton (manager)
Runners-up	Armagh; Cahal Carvill (captain); Sylvester McConnell (manager)
Promoted	Donegal
Relegated	Derry
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3 Championship; 2 Shield
← 2015 (Previous)	(Next) 2017 →

The 2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship was the 68th staging of the Ulster hurling championship since its establishment by the Ulster Council in 1901.

The final is traditionally played on the second Sunday in July. The winners receive the Liam Harvey Cup.

Antrim won the title by defeating Armagh in the final.^[1]

Format edit

A two-tier format was introduced in 2016. Antrim no longer receive a bye to the final.

Antrim, Armagh, Derry and Down compete in the top tier in a knock-out format.

A second tier, the Ulster Senior Hurling Shield, was created. Donegal, Fermanagh, Monaghan and Tyrone compete in a knock-out format, with the winner gaining promotion to the top tier for 2017.

The beaten semi-finalists in this year's Senior Championship compete in a relegation play-off with the losing team relegated to the Senior Shield for 2017.

Cavan do not participate.

Bracket edit

Semifinals		Final

Derry	0-14

Antrim	3-28
		Antrim	6-21

		Armagh	4-14
Armagh	4-12

Down	0-17	Relegation Playoff


		Derry	scr.

		Down	w/o

Semi-finals edit

Semi-final matches edit

19 June 2016

17:00

Semi-final

Derry	0-14 - 3-28	Antrim
	Report

Athletic Grounds, Armagh

19 June 2016

19:00

Semi-final

Armagh	4-12 - 0-17	Down
	Report

Athletic Grounds, Armagh

Final edit

Ulster Championship Final edit

10 July 2016

Final

Antrim	6-21 - 4-14	Armagh
C Clarke 2-07 (3f), J Connolly 2-02, J Dillon 1-02, C Carson 1-01, B McCarry, D McKernan 0-03 each, J McKeague, E McCloskey 0-01 each, C McNaughton 0-01 (f)	Report	E McGuinness 2-02, R Gaffney 0-07 (7f), J King, D Coulter 1-00 each, F Bradley, C Carvill 0-02 each, C Corvan 0-01

Owenbeg, Dungiven

Referee: E. Hassan (Derry)

Relegation playoff edit

Relegation playoff match edit

26 June 2016

Relegation play-off

Derry	scr. – w/o	Down

Ulster Senior Hurling Shield edit

Bracket edit

Semifinals		Final

Tyrone	scr.

Monaghan	w/o
		Monaghan	2-14

		Donegal	5-13
Fermanagh	3-14

Donegal	3-18

Ulster Shield Semi-Finals edit

19 June 2016

Semi-final

Tyrone	scr. – w/o	Monaghan
	Report

Brewster Park, Fermanagh

19 June 2016

Semi-final

Fermanagh	3-14 - 3-18	Donegal
	Report

Brewster Park, Fermanagh

Ulster Shield Final edit

26 June 2016

Final

Monaghan	2-14 - 5-13	Donegal
Declan Crowe (0-2), Conor Boyle (1-5, 3f, 2’65s’), Conor McKenna (0-2), Fergal Rafter (0-1,f); Mark Treanor (1-3), Brian McGuigan (0-1).		Jack O’Loughlin (1-0), Danny Cullen (1-1), Stephen Gillespie (0-1); Ronan McDermott (1-0), Niall Cleary (0-1), Lee Henderson (0-7,6f), Paddy Hannigan (1-0), Kevin Campbell (1-1) Paul Nelson (0-2)

Brewster Park, Fermanagh

Referee: C. Cunning (Antrim)

References edit

^ Archer, Kenny (11 July 2016). "Red card crucial as Antrim run away from Armagh". Irish News. Retrieved 7 February 2024. (subscription required)

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[1] Archer, Kenny (11 July 2016). "Red card crucial as Antrim run away from Armagh". Irish News. Retrieved 7 February 2024. (subscription required)

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