| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 May – 4 September 2016 |
| Teams | 14 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Tipperary (27th win) |
| Captain | Brendan Maher |
| Manager | Michael Ryan |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Shane Prendergast |
| Manager | Brian Cody |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 21 |
| Goals total | 47 (2.2 per match) |
| Points total | 790 (37.6 per match) |
| Top Scorer |  Shane Dooley (4-46) |
| Player of the Year |  Austin Gleeson |
| All-Star Team | See here |
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The 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 129th staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. It is the top tier of senior inter-county championship hurling.[1]
The championship began on 1 May 2016 and ended on 4 September 2016.
Kilkenny were the defending champions.[2] Kerry qualified for the competition for the first time since 2004
Tipperary won the title for the 27th time and for the first time since 2010, defeating Kilkenny in the final, 2–29 to 2–20.[3][4]
- ^ Hurling tiers - 1. All-Ireland (Liam MacCarthy) 2. Christy Ring 3. Nicky Rackard 4. Lory Meagher
- ^ McGoldrick, Seán (6 September 2015). "Kilkenny deliver an 11th All-Ireland for Brian Cody as Galway challenge fades away". Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "All-Ireland final: Kilkenny v Tipperary Live". Irish Times. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Michael Ryan's stamp delivers title for Tipperary tigers". Irish Examiner. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.