| Dates | 23 April – 25 June 2016 | ||
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| Teams | 8 | ||
| Champions | Meath (1st title) James Toher (captain) Martin Ennis (manager) | ||
| Runners-up | Antrim Neal McAuley (captain) Dominic McKinley (manager) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 16 | ||
| Goals scored | 40 (2.5 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 540 (33.75 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Ciarán Clarke (2-38) | ||
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The 2016 Christy Ring Cup was the 12th staging of the Christy Ring Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The competition began on Saturday 23 April 2016 and ended on Saturday 25 June 2016.
Kerry were the 2015 champions and were promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.[1]
In the first final on 4 June 2016 a mistake was made in recording the score. Meath were presented with the Christy Ring Cup as the final score was believed to be Meath 2-18 to Antrim's 1-20.[2] On 7 June 2016 the CCCC[3] ordered that the final be replayed. Meath won the replay on 25 June 2016 after extra time, beating Antrim 4-21 to 5-17.