| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 May – 1 October 2016 |
| Teams | 33 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Dublin (26th win) |
| Captain | Stephen Cluxton |
| Manager | Jim Gavin |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Mayo |
| Captain | Cillian O'Connor |
| Manager | Stephen Rochford |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 65 |
| Top Scorer |  Dean Rock (1-58) |
| Player of the Year |  Lee Keegan |
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The 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 129th edition of the GAA's premier inter-county gaelic football tournament since its establishment in 1887.
33 teams took part. 31 of the 32 Counties of Ireland participated, with Kilkenny, as in previous years, declining to take part. London and New York again competed.[1]
The winning team, Dublin (who defeated Mayo by a single point after a replay), received the Sam Maguire Cup. It was the first time Dublin, as defending champions, had retained the trophy since the 1977 final.[2][3]
- ^ "Football - GAA.ie". Archived from the original on 22 January 2016.
- ^ "All-Ireland SFC final: Dublin edge out heartbroken Mayo in replay at Croke Park". BBC Sport. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Dublin grind down Kerry to win 25th All-Ireland". RTÉ Sport. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.