2016 Offaly Senior Football Championship

Offaly S.F.C.
Season	2016
Champions	Rhode (27th S.F.C. Title)
Relegated	Ballycumber
Leinster SCFC	???
All Ireland SCFC	n/a
Winning Captain	???
Man of the Match	???
Matches played	56
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The 2016 Offaly Senior Football Championship is the 119th edition of the Offaly GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Offaly, Ireland. The tournament consists of 8 teams, with the winner going on to represent Offaly in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

Edenderry were the defending champions after they defeated Rhode in the previous years final, however they failed to qualify for the knock-out stages this season.

This was Ballycumber's return to the senior grade after claiming the 2015 Offaly Senior 'B' Football Championship title. They made the straight bounce back to the top flight after being relegated in 2014 to the Senior 'B' championship due to the changing format of the championships, where the number of teams in the senior grade was reduced from 12 to 8. However, Ballycumber were relegated back to the Senior 'B' Championship at the end of the season.

On 16 October 2016, Rhode claimed their 27th S.F.C. title when defeating Ferbane 1-14 to 0-9 in the final at O'Connor Park.

Team Changes

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

To S.F.C.

Promoted from S.B.F.C.

Ballycumber - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C.

Relegated to S.B.F.C.

St. Brigid's

Group Stage

There are 2 groups called Group A and B. The top two finishers in each group will qualify for the Semi-Finals. The bottom finishers of each group will qualify for the Relegation Final.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Rhode	3	3	0	0	78	44	+34	6
Tullamore	3	1	1	1	43	46	-3	3
Edenderry	3	1	1	1	43	52	-9	3
Clara	3	0	3	0	41	63	-22	0

Round 1

Rhode 0-20, 1-11 Tullamore, 23/7/2016,
Edenderry 1-12, 0-13 Clara, 23/7/2016,

Round 2

Rhode 2-18, 2-7 Edenderry, 6/8/2016,
Tullamore 1-11, 0-11 Clara, 6/8/2016,

Round 3

Edenderry 0-15, 2-9 Tullamore, 26/8/2016,
Rhode 6-16, 0-17 Clara, 27/8/2016,

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Ferbane	3	3	0	57	28	+29	6
Gracefield	3	2	1	48	48	+0	4
St. Rynagh's	3	1	2	38	44	-6	2
Ballycumber	3	0	3	32	55	-23	0

Round 1

Gracefield 2-12, 1-9 St. Rynagh's, 24/7/2016,
Ferbane 1-16, 0-8 Ballycumber, 24/7/2016,

Round 2

Ferbane 3-10, 1-4 Gracefield, 7/8/2016,
St. Rynagh's 2-7, 0-7 Ballycumber, 7/8/2016,

Round 3

Gracefield 2-17, 2-11 Ballycumber, 28/8/2016,
Ferbane 3-10, 1-10 St. Rynagh's, 28/8/2016,

Knock-out Stages

Last Four

The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the quarter finals.

Semi-Finals		Final

Rhode	1-11
Gracefield	1-7	Rhode	1-14
Ferbane	3-10	Ferbane	0-9
Tullamore	1-10

Semi-Finals

Rhode 1-11, 1-7 Gracefield, O'Connor Park, 25/9/2016
Ferbane 3-10, 1-10 Tullamore, O'Connor Park, 25/9/2016

Final

Rhode v Ferbane

16 October 2016
15:00
Final

Rhode	1-14 -vs- 0-9	Ferbane
	Report

O'Connor Park, Offaly
Attendance: 5,519

Relegation Play Off

The bottom finisher from each group play off in the relegation final. The team to lose will be relegated to the 2017 Senior 'B' Championship.

Clara 3-13, 0-5 Ballycumber, Tubber, 9/9/2016

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

Main article: 2016–17 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

References

External links

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