# 2016 Roscommon Senior Football Championship

The 2016 Roscommon Senior Football Championship is the 116th edition of the Roscommon GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Roscommon, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Roscommon in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a seeded group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.
Clann na nGael were the defending champions after they defeated Pádraig Pearse's in the previous years final; however, they failed to make it past the group stages in the defense of their title.
This was Michael Glavey's made their return to the senior grade after an exodus of over 30 years; however, they were relegated back to the Intermediate grade for 2017 after losing the Relegation Final to St. Croan's.
On 23 October 2016, St. Brigid's claimed their 16th S.F.C. title when defeating neighbours Pádraig Pearse's by 2-14 to 2-7 in the final in Kiltoom.

## Team Changes

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

## Group stage

All 12 teams enter the competition at this stage.
The competition split into two groups, based on their performance in the 2015 Group stages. Group 1 consists of teams who reached the Quarter-Finals last year or better. Group 2 consists of two bottom placed finishers in Group 1 last year as well as 3rd and 4th placed in Group 2 last year, the 2015 Relegation Playoff winners and the 2015 Intermediate champions.
The top 2 teams in Group 1 go into the Semi-Finals, where they await the winners of the Quarter-Finals, which are composed of the 3rd and 4th placed teams in Group 1 along with the top 2 finishers in Group 2. The bottom 2 teams in Group 2 will enter a Relegation Playoff.

### Group 2
## Knock-Out Stages
### Relegation Final

* St. Croan's 0-13, 0-11 Michael Glavey's, Enfield, 11/9/2016,

### Finals

| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Roscommon Gaels | Roscommon Gaels | 2-5 | | | | | | |
| Western Gaels | Western Gaels | 0-19 | Pádraig Pearse's | Pádraig Pearse's | 0-13 | | | |
| | | | Western Gaels | Western Gaels | 0-10 | | | |
| | | | | | | Pádraig Pearse's | Pádraig Pearse's | 2-7 |
| | | | | | | St. Brigid's | St. Brigid's | 2-14 |
| | | | St. Brigid's | St. Brigid's | 4-10 | | | |
| Boyle | Boyle | 3-15 | Boyle | Boyle | 2-8 | | | |
| St. Faithleach's | St. Faithleach's | 2-8 | | | | | | |
Quarter-Finals:
* Western Gaels 0-19, 2-5 Roscommon Gaels, Enfield, 10/9/2016,
* Boyle 3-15, 2-8 St. Faithleach's, Kilglass, 11/9/2016,
Semi-Finals:
| 2 October 2016 1:30pm Semi-Final | Pádraig Pearse's | 0-13 – 0-10 | Western Gaels | Kiltoom Referee: Paddy Neilan Man of the Match: Conor Daly |
| 2 October 2016 1:30pm Semi-Final | Aaron Feehily (0-4f) and Hubert Darcy (0-3f) 0-4 each, Niall Daly and Ronan Daly (0-1f), Conor Payne 0-1 | Report | Niall Higgins 0-3f, Ciaran Cafferkey, Kevin Higgins, Cathal Cregg 0-2 each, John Duffy 0-1 | Kiltoom Referee: Paddy Neilan Man of the Match: Conor Daly |
| 2 October 2016 3:30pm Semi-Final | St. Brigid's | 4-10 – 2-8 | Boyle | Strokestown Referee: Gerry Carmody Man of the Match: Senan Kilbride |
| 2 October 2016 3:30pm Semi-Final | Brian Stack and Senan Kilbride 1-1 each, Karol Mannion and Jack McDonnell 1-0, Cathal McHugh 0-2, Ian Kilbride, Eoin Sheehy, Garvan Dolan, Darren Dolan, David Cunniffe, John Cunningham 0-1 each | Report | Cian McKeon 1-2 (0-1f), Roch Hanmore 1-0, Sean Purcell 0-2, Dylan East, Tadgh McKenna, Enda Smith, Darren O'Connor 0-1 each | Strokestown Referee: Gerry Carmody Man of the Match: Senan Kilbride |
Final:
| 23 October 2016 3:30pm Final | St. Brigid's | 2-14 – 2-7 | Pádraig Pearse's | Kiltoom, Roscommon Referee: Paul Daly (Strokestown) Man of the Match: Ian Kilbride |
| 23 October 2016 3:30pm Final | Darragh Donnelly and Ian Kilbride 1-0 each, Darren Dolan and Karol Mannion (0-2f) 0-3 each, Garvan Dolan 0-2, Brian Stack 0-2, Darragh Sheehy, Conor Murray, Cathal McHugh, David Cunniffe 0-1 each | Report | Seán Fahy 1-3 (0-2f), Hubert Darcy 1-2 (0-2f), Tom Butler, Shane Dolan 0-1 each | Kiltoom, Roscommon Referee: Paul Daly (Strokestown) Man of the Match: Ian Kilbride |