| Duration | 9 Rounds |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 75 |
| Highest attendance | 76,235 (Final) |
| Lowest attendance | 55  Oxford vs Lock Lane (3rd Round)[1][note 1] |
| Broadcast partners | BBC Sport Sky Sports |
| Winners |  Hull |
| Runners-up |  Warrington Wolves |
| Biggest home win |  Halifax 80 – 4 Lock Lane (5th round) |
| Biggest away win | Pilkington Recs 0–78 Halifax (4th round) |
| Lance Todd Trophy | Marc Sneyd |
The 2016 Challenge Cup, (also known as the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup[2] for sponsorship reasons) was the 115th staging of the Challenge Cup the main rugby league knockout tournament for teams in the Super League, the British National Leagues and a number of invited amateur clubs.
The cup was won by Hull F.C. who beat Warrington Wolves 12–10 in the final at Wembley Stadium on 27 August 2016.
The defending champions, Leeds Rhinos who were looking to win the trophy three times in a row were defeated by Huddersfield Giants in the sixth round.[3]
The format of the competition is eight knock-out rounds followed by a final. The first two rounds are composed entirely of amateur teams. The nine winners of the second round ties are joined in round 3 by the 15 Championship 1 teams. For the fourth round the 12 Championship teams are included in the draw. Starting in 2015 and continuing for the 2016 competition round 5 sees four Super League teams entering the competition. These are the four teams that finished in the bottom four positions of the 2015 Super League and are; Widnes Vikings, Hull Kingston Rovers, Salford Red Devils, and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. These are the same four teams that joined at this stage in the 2015 competition. The remaining eight Super League teams join in round 6.
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- ^ "Huddersfield Giants 36 - 22 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
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