The 2016 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 128th instalment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of the Ulster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The competition ran from to 15 May to 17 July 2016.
The draw for the Championship was made on 16 October 2015. As in the previous two seasons, the two sides were named as A and B, to allow for teams to more easily predict the dates of their qualifier matches. Armagh, Cavan, Derry, and Tyrone were named to the A side, with Antrim, Donegal, Down, Fermanagh and Monaghan on the B side.
Monaghan were the defending champions following their victory over Donegal in the final of the 2015 Championship.
Tyrone beat Donegal 0-13 to 0-11 in the 2016 final.
Teams The Ulster championship is contested by the nine county teams in the province of Ulster.
TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialAntrim Saffron and whiteCreagh ConcreteFrank FitzsimmonsGearoid AdamsKevin NiblockArmagh Orange and whiteSimply FruitKieran McGeeneyCiarán McKeeverCavan Royal blue and whiteKingspan GroupTerry HylandGearóid McKiernanDerry Red and whiteH&A Mechanical ServicesDamian BartonChrissy McKaigueDonegal Gold and greenKN GroupRory GallagherMichael MurphyDown Red and blackEOS IT SolutionsÉamonn BurnsKevin McKernanFermanagh Green and whiteTracey ConcretePete McGrathEoin DonnellyMonaghan White and blueInvestecMalachy O'RourkeConor McManusTyrone White and RedMcAleer & RusheMickey HarteSeán Cavanagh
Bracket
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
See also Fixtures and results 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2016 Connacht Senior Football Championship 2016 Leinster Senior Football Championship 2016 Munster Senior Football Championship
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