The 2016 Galway Senior Football Championship is the 121st edition of the

Galway GAA The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na Gaillimhe) or Galway GAA are one of the 32 county boards in Ireland; they are responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway, and f ...

's premier club

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

tournament for senior graded teams in

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. The tournament consists of 21 teams (N.U.I.G. only enter at the Preliminary Quarter-Final Stage), with the winner going on to represent Galway in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship. The championship has a back-door format for the first two rounds before proceeding to a knock-out format. Generally, any team to lose two matches will be knocked out of the championship. All-Ireland champions Corofin were the defending champions after they defeated Mountbellew/Moylough in the previous years final, and they claimed a 3-in-a-row of titles when defeating Salthill/Knocknacarra 0-16 to 0-11 in the final at Pearse Stadium on 23 October. This was Moycullen's return the senior grade after 2 years in the Intermediate grade. Cárna-Caiseal were relegated back to the I.F.C. for 2017 after 4 years as a senior club.

Team Changes

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

To S.F.C.

Promoted from I.F.C. *

Moycullen Moycullen ( ga, Maigh Cuilinn) is a Gaeltacht village in County Galway, Ireland, about 10 km (7 mi) northwest of Galway city. It is near Lough Corrib, on the N59 road to Oughterard and Clifden, in Connemara. Moycullen is now a satel ...

– (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C.

Relegated to I.F.C. *

Kilkerrin-Clonberne Kilkerrin-Clonberne is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the parishes of Clonberne and Kilkerrin in North County Galway, Ireland. The club partakes in the sport of Gaelic Football exclusively. History In his 'Annals of the GAA in Gal ...

Round 1

All 20 teams enter the competition in this round. The 10 winners progress to Round 2A while the 10 losers progress to Round 2B. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Round 2

Round 2A

The 10 winners from Round 1 enter this round. The 5 winners will enter the draw for the Preliminary Quarter Finals while the 5 losers will play in Round 3. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Round 2B

The 10 losers from Round 1 enter this round. The 5 winners will go into the Round 3 while the 5 losers will enter the Relegation Playoffs. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Round 3

The 5 losers from Round 2A enter this round and they play the 5 winners from Round 2B. The 5 winners will go into the draw for the Preliminary Quarter-Finals while the 5 losers will enter the Relegation Playoffs. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Preliminary Quarter-Finals

The 5 Round 2A winners, the 5 Round 3 winners and N.U.I.G. enter the competition at this stage. A draw was conducted to choose 6 of these teams to play in this round. The 3 winners (along with the 5 teams who receive byes) will proceed to the Quarter-Finals. ---- ---- ---- *

Cortoon Shamrocks Cortoon Shamrocks (Irish: ) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in County Galway, Ireland. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. Galway league and championships and they compete at all levels of Galway football. Cortoon Shamrocks are ...

– Bye * Milltown – Bye * Mountbellew-Moylough – Bye * Salthill-Knocknacarra – Bye *

Tuam Stars Tuam Stars ( ga, Réalta Thuama) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Tuam area in County Galway, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. Underage teams up to U-16's play in the Galway GAA, Galway lea ...

– Bye

Quarter-Finals

The 3 winners from the Preliminary Quarter-Finals (along with the 5 teams who received byes) enter the Quarter-Finals. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Semi-Finals

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Final

Last Eleven

Relegation Playoffs

The 5 Round 2B losers and 5 Round 3 losers enter the Relegation Playoff.

Relegation Preliminary Round

A draw was conducted and 4 teams were chosen to play in the Relegation Preliminary Round. The 2 winners earn their place in the S.F.C. for 2017 while the losers enter the Relegation Quarter-Finals along with the 6 clubs who received byes. ---- ----

Relegation Quarter-Finals

The 2 Relegation Preliminary Round losers enter the Relegation Quarter-Finals along with the 6 clubs who received byes. The 4 winners will earn their place in the 2017 S.F.C. while the 2 losers will enter the Relegation Semi-Finals. ---- ---- ---- ----

Relegation Semi-Finals

The 4 Relegation Quarter-Final losers play against each other in this round. The 2 winners will earn their place in the 2017 S.F.C. while the 2 losers will enter the Relegation Final. ---- ----

Relegation Final

The winner will earn their place in the 2017 S.F.C. while the loser will be relegated to the Intermediate grade.

References

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