2016 Longford Senior Football Championship

Longford S.F.C.
Season 2016
Champions ???
Relegated ???
Leinster SCFC ???
All Ireland SCFC n/a
Winning Captain ???
Man of the Match ???
Matches played 56
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The 2016 Longford Senior Football Championship is the 101st year of the Longford GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Longford, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Longford in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

Killoe Young Emmets were the defending champions after they defeated Abbeylara in the previous years final.

This was Rathcline's return to the senior grade after 4 years since relegation in 2011 after claiming the 2015 Longford Intermediate Football Championship title. Carrickedmond lost last years Relegation Final but with the new format for this year's competition they were permitted to stay in the senior grade.

Team Changes

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

To S.F.C.

Promoted from I.F.C.

  • Rathcline - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C.

Relegated to I.F.C.

  • None

League Stage

All 12 teams enter the competition at this stage. Group A and B consist of 4 teams with 3 progressing to the Quarter-Finals. Group C consist of the 3 teams involved in the 2015 S.F.C. Relegation Playoffs as well as the 2015 I.F.C. Champions. 2 teams from Group C proceed to the Quarter-Finals while the bottom finisher will be relegated to the 2017 I.F.C.

Group A

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
Killoe Young Emmet's 300000+00
Clonguish 300000+00
St. Mary's Granard 300000+00
Longford Slashers 300000+00

Round 1:

  • Killoe Young Emmets -vs- Clonguish,
  • St. Mary's Granard -vs- Longford Slashers,

Round 2:

Round 3:

Group B

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
Abbeylara 300000+00
St. Columba's Mullinalaghta 300000+00
Dromard 300000+00
Colmcille 300000+00

Round 1:

  • Abbeylara -vs- St. Columba's,
  • Dromard -vs- Colmcille,

Round 2:

Round 3:

Group C

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
Mostrim 400000+00
Ballymahon 400000+00
Fr. Manning Gaels 400000+00
Carrickedmond 400000+00
Rathcline 400000+00

Round 1:

  • Ballymahon -vs- Fr. Manning Gaels,
  • Carrickedmond -vs- Rathcline,
  • Mostrim - Bye,

Round 2:

Round 3:

Round 4:

Round 5:

Knockout Stage

The top 8 teams from the league stages qualify for the Quarter-Finals.

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Quarter-Finals:

Semi-Finals:

Final:

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Final
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References

    External links

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