2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Dates 19 June – 10 July, 2016
Teams 4 Championship
4 Shield
Champions Antrim
Runners-up Armagh
Promoted Donegal
Relegated Derry
Tournament statistics
Matches played 4 Championship
3 Shield
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The 2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship was the 68th staging of the Ulster hurling championship since its establishment by the Ulster Council in 1901.

The final is traditionally played on the second Sunday in July. The winners receive the Liam Harvey Cup.

Format

A two-tier format was introduced in 2016. Antrim no longer recevie a bye to the final.

Antrim, Armagh, Derry and Down compete in the top tier in a knock-out format.

A second tier, the Ulster Senior Hurling Shield, was created. Donegal, Fermanagh, Monaghan and Tyrone compete in a knock-out format, with the winner gaining promotion to the top tier for 2017.

The beaten semi-finalists in this year's Senior Championship compete in a relegation play-off with the losing team relegated to the Senior Shield for 2017.

Cavan do not participate.

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

Ulster Championship Semi-Finals

19 June 2016
17:00
Semi-final
Derry 0-14 - 3-28 Antrim
Report

19 June 2016
19:00
Semi-final
Armagh 4-12 - 0-17 Down
Report

Ulster Championship Final

10 July 2016
Final
Antrim 6-21 - 4-14 Armagh
C Clarke 2-07 (3f), J Connolly 2-02, J Dillon 1-02, C Carson 1-01, B McCarry, D McKernan 0-03 each, J McKeague, E McCloskey 0-01 each, C McNaughton 0-01 (f) Report E McGuinness 2-02, R Gaffney 0-07 (7f), J King, D Coulter 1-00 each, F Bradley, C Carvill 0-02 each, C Corvan 0-01
Owenbeg, Dungiven
Referee: E. Hassan (Derry)

Relegation Play-Off

26 June 2016
Relegation play-off
Derry Derry
conceded
Down

Ulster Senior Hurling Shield

Ulster Shield Semi-Finals

19 June 2016
Semi-final
Tyrone Tyrone
conceded
Monaghan
Report

19 June 2016
Semi-final
Fermanagh 3-14 - 3-18 Donegal
Report

Ulster Shield Final

26 June 2016
Final
Monaghan 2-14 - 5-13 Donegal
Declan Crowe (0-2), Conor Boyle (1-5, 3f, 2’65s’), Conor McKenna (0-2), Fergal Rafter (0-1,f); Mark Treanor (1-3), Brian McGuigan (0-1). Jack O’Loughlin (1-0), Danny Cullen (1-1), Stephen Gillespie (0-1); Ronan McDermott (1-0), Niall Cleary (0-1), Lee Henderson (0-7,6f), Paddy Hannigan (1-0), Kevin Campbell (1-1) Paul Nelson (0-2)
Brewster Park, Fermanagh
Referee: C. Cunning (Antrim)

References

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