2016 Cork Senior Football Championship

Cork S.F.C.
Season 2016
Champions ???
Relegated ???
Leinster SCFC ???
All Ireland SCFC ???
Winning Captain ???
Man of the Match ???
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The 2016 Cork Senior Football Championship is the 128th edition of the Cork GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Cork, Ireland. The tournament consists of 25 teams (19 clubs and 6 of the 8 divisional sides) with the winner going on to represent Cork in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship has a back-door format for the first three rounds before proceeding to a knock-out format. Generally, any team to lose two/three matches will be knocked out of the championship.

Nemo Rangers were the defending champions after they defeated Castlehaven after a replay in the previous years final.

This was Carrigaline's debut in the senior grade after claiming the 2015 Premier Intermediate Football Championship title.

Divisional Sides:

Format Change

After losing the Relegation Final in 2015 Aghada were originally to be relegated to 2016 P.I.F.C. However, they were spared from relegation after the new championship format was voted in for the 2016 season. Last year's S.F.C. involved 18 teams (16 clubs and 2 divisional sides) but this has been increased in 2016 to 25 teams (19 clubs and 6 divisionals). Carrigdhoun and Imokilly were the only divisional sides not to be represented in the S.F.C.

The championship will maintain it's 'Back-door' structure.

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2015 championship season.

To S.F.C.

Promoted from P.I.F.C.

From S.F.C.

Relegated to P.I.F.C.

  • None

Preliminary Round

2 teams from a random draw play in this round. The winner progresses to Round 1 while the loser goes on to Round 2B.

Round 1

The Preliminary Round winner along with the remaining 23 teams play each other in this round. The 12 winners enter Round 2A while the 12 losers enter Round 2B.

Round 2

Round 2A

The 12 winners from Round 1 play against each other. The 6 winners progress to ??? while the 6 losers enter Round 3.

Round 2B

The 12 losers from Round 1 and the Preliminary Round loser play against each other. 1 team receives a bye in a random draw. The 6 winners and the team who received a bye enter Round 3. The 6 losers exit the championship and enter a Relegation Play Off.

Round 3

The 6 Round 2A losers play the 6 Round 2B winners along with the team who a bye in Round 2B. In a random draw 5 of the 6 winners will enter the Quarter-Finals with the remaining team playing the team who received a bye in Round 3 in a Preliminary Quarter-Final.

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