2016 Down football season
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2016 season | |||
Manager | Eamon Burns | ||
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Stadium | Pairc Esler, Newry | ||
NFL D1 | 8th (relegated) | ||
Dr. McKenna Cup | Group Stages (2nd) | ||
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The following is a summary of Down GAA's 2016 Gaelic football season. It is the first season for new Down manager Eamon Burns.
Contents
Kits
Competitions
Win Draw Loss Postponed/Cancelled
Dr. McKenna Cup
Fixtures
Date | Round | Home | Score | Away | Ground |
3 Jan | Group | Donegal | 1-11 v 0-11 | Down | MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey |
10 Jan | Group | Down | 0-08 v 0-14 | Fermanagh | Páirc Esler, Newry |
13 Jan | Group | Down | 3-20 v 2-14 | St Marys | Páirc Esler, Newry |
Table
Qualification for next round
Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
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Fermanagh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-39 | 0-30 | 12 | 6 |
Down | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-39 | 3-39 | 0 | 2 |
St Mary's | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-34 | 4-41 | -7 | 2 |
Donegal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-17 | 2-29 | -15 | 2 |
National Football League Division 1
Down will play in Division One of the National Football League in 2016. The fixtures were announced on 16 November 2015.[1]
Fixtures
Date | Round | Home | Score | Away | Ground |
30 Jan | Group | Down | 0-07 v 3-15 | Donegal | Páirc Esler, Newry |
7 Feb | Group | Monaghan | 0-13 v 0-11 | Down | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
28 Feb | Group | Down | 0-06 v 0-22 | Kerry | Páirc Esler, Newry |
6 Mar | Group | Roscommon | 1-12 v 0-06 | Down | Pearse Park, Longford |
12 Mar | Group | Down | 1-07 v 1-15 | Dublin | Páirc Esler, Newry |
27 Mar | Group | Cork | 0-12 v 0-07 | Down | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
3 Apr | Group | Mayo | 1-19 v 1-16 | Down | MacHale Park, Castlebar |
Table
Compete in Division 1 semi-finals Automatic relegation to Division 2
Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
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20pxDublin | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7-78 | 3-63 | 27 | 12 |
Roscommon | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8-86 | 7-64 | 25 | 8 |
20pxKerry | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5-89 | 4-65 | 27 | 8 |
20pxDonegal | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7-75 | 5-68 | 13 | 6 |
Cork | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8-77 | 9-85 | -11 | 6 |
Mayo | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4-69 | 6-75 | -12 | 4 |
Monaghan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5-73 | 6-82 | -12 | 4 |
20pxDown | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2-60 | 6-108 | -60 | 0 |
Ulster Senior Football Championship
The draw for the 2016 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 15 October 2015.[2]
Fixtures
Date | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Ground |
Sunday 5th June 2016 | Quarter Final | Monaghan | v | Down | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Bracket
Preliminary Round | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
20px Derry | ||||||||||||||||||
Tyrone | ||||||||||||||||||
QF Winner | ||||||||||||||||||
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20px Cavan | ||||||||||||||||||
20px Armagh | ||||||||||||||||||
SF Winner | ||||||||||||||||||
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Monaghan | ||||||||||||||||||
20px Down | ||||||||||||||||||
QF Winner | ||||||||||||||||||
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20px Donegal | ||||||||||||||||||
20px Fermanagh | Prelim Winner | |||||||||||||||||
20px Antrim |
2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Fixtures in the 2016 All Ireland Senior Football Championship are dependent on the provincial championships and will be drawn in due course.
Notable moments
- On Thursday 5th November 2015 Down appointed Eamon Burns as new football manager.[3]