2016 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

2016 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
Dates24 February – 30 April 2016
Teams31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamMayo (5th win)
CaptainStephen Coen
ManagerMike Solan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamCork
CaptainStephen Cronin
ManagerSeán Hayes
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterDublin
UlsterMonaghan
ConnachtMayo
Championship statistics
Player of the YearBorder Diarmuid O'Connor
2015
2017

The 2016 All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship is an inter county football competition between 31 of the 32 counties of Ireland (Kilkenny did not participate). Provincial championships were held in Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster with the winners progressing to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

The competition was sponsored for the second time by EirGrid.