The 2016 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship – known as the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons – is the premier inter-county senior camogie competition.
The winners receive the O'Duffy Cup.
The championship began on 18 June.
Teams
Eleven county teams compete in the Senior Championship (tier 1). Sixteen lower-ranked county teams plus the second teams of tier 1 counties compete in the Intermediate (tier 2) and Junior (tier 3) Championships.
Format
Group Stage
The eleven teams are drawn into one group of six and one group of five. All the teams play each other once. Three points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.
Knock-out stage
The two group runners-up and the two third-placed teams play in two quarter-finals. The two group winners and the two quarter-final winners play in two semi-finals. The semi-final winners contest the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
Group stage
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Group 1
Table
TeamPldWDLFADiffPts Cork5 4 0 1 11451+6312 Wexford5 4 0 1 10270+3212 Offaly5 4 0 1 8973+1612 Limerick5 2 0 3 8091 –116 Waterford5 1 0 4 5896 –383 Clare5 0 0 5 51113 –620
Tie-Breaker
If only two teams are level on league points - The team that won the head-to-head match is ranked first If this game was a draw, score difference (total scored minus total conceded in all games) is used to rank the teams If score difference is identical, total scored is used to rank the teams If still identical, a play-off is required If three or more teams are level on league points, score difference is used to rank the teams.
Rounds 1 to 5
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Group 2
Table
TeamPldWDLFADiffPts Galway4 4 0 0 7534+4112 Kilkenny4 3 0 1 9145+469 Tipperary4 1 1 2 6663+34 Dublin4 1 1 2 6362+14 Derry4 0 0 4 25116 –91 0
Rounds 1 to 5
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Knock-out Stage
All-Ireland Quarter-Finals
The second team in group 1 plays the third team in group 2 and the third team in group 1 plays the second team in group 2. All matches are knock-out.
All-Ireland Semi-Finals
The winners of groups 1 and 2 play the winners of the two quarter-finals. All matches are knock-out
All-Ireland final
References
External links Camogie Association