2016 Down football season

Down
2016 season
Manager Eamon Burns
Stadium Pairc Esler, Newry
NFL D1 8th (relegated)
Dr. McKenna Cup Group Stages (2nd)
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The following is a summary of Down GAA's 2016 Gaelic football season. It is the first season for new Down manager Eamon Burns.

Kits

Home
Away

Competitions

      Win       Draw       Loss       Postponed/Cancelled

Dr. McKenna Cup

Fixtures

Date Round Home Score Away Ground
3 Jan Group Donegal 1-11 v 0-11 Down MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey
10 Jan Group Down 0-08 v 0-14 Fermanagh Páirc Esler, Newry
13 Jan Group Down 3-20 v 2-14 St Marys Páirc Esler, Newry

Table

      Qualification for next round

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Fermanagh 3 3 0 0 1-39 0-30 12 6
Down 3 1 0 2 3-39 3-39 0 2
St Mary's 3 1 0 2 4-34 4-41 -7 2
Donegal 3 1 0 2 1-17 2-29 -15 2

National Football League Division 1

Down will play in Division One of the National Football League in 2016. The fixtures were announced on 16 November 2015.[1]

Fixtures

Date Round Home Score Away Ground
30 Jan Group Down 0-07 v 3-15 Donegal Páirc Esler, Newry
7 Feb Group Monaghan 0-13 v 0-11 Down St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
28 Feb Group Down 0-06 v 0-22 Kerry Páirc Esler, Newry
6 Mar Group Roscommon 1-12 v 0-06 Down Pearse Park, Longford
12 Mar Group Down 1-07 v 1-15 Dublin Páirc Esler, Newry
27 Mar Group Cork 0-12 v 0-07 Down Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
3 Apr Group Mayo 1-19 v 1-16 Down MacHale Park, Castlebar

Table

      Compete in Division 1 semi-finals       Automatic relegation to Division 2

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Dublin 6 6 0 0 7-78 3-63 27 12
Roscommon 6 4 0 2 8-86 7-64 25 8
Kerry 6 4 0 2 5-89 4-65 27 8
Donegal 6 3 0 3 7-75 5-68 13 6
Cork 6 3 0 3 8-77 9-85 -11 6
Mayo 6 2 0 4 4-69 6-75 -12 4
Monaghan 6 2 0 4 5-73 6-82 -12 4
Down 7 0 0 7 2-60 6-108 -60 0

Ulster Senior Football Championship

The draw for the 2016 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 15 October 2015.[2]

Fixtures

Date Round Team 1 Score Team 2 Ground
Sunday 5th June 2016 Quarter Final Monaghan v Down St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

Bracket

Preliminary Round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
      
           Derry  
           Tyrone  
            QF Winner  
            QF Winner  
           Cavan  
           Armagh  
            SF Winner
            SF Winner
           Monaghan  
           Down  
            QF Winner  
            QF Winner  
           Donegal       
  Fermanagh      Prelim Winner       
  Antrim  

2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Fixtures in the 2016 All Ireland Senior Football Championship are dependent on the provincial championships and will be drawn in due course.

Notable moments

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/gaelic-games/34838643
  2. ↑ http://ulster.gaa.ie/2015/10/2016-ulster-championship-draw/
  3. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/gaelic-games/34741301
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