The 2016 Dr McKenna Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup, was an inter-county and university Gaelic football competition in the province of Ulster.
Twelve teams take part – the nine Ulster county teams and three university' teams i.e. St Mary's University College, Belfast, Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University.
Tyrone won for the fifth year in a row.
Format
Group Stage
The teams are drawn into three groups of four teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.
Knock-out Stage
The three group winners, and the best runner-up progress to the semi-finals with the two winners progressing to the final.
Group stage
Group A TeamPldWDLPtsDiffNotes 3 3 0 0 6 +25 Qualified for semi-final 3 2 0 1 4 +12 3 1 0 2 2 –13 Queen's University Belfast3 0 03 0 –24
Group B TeamPldWDLPtsDiffNotes 3 3 0 0 6 +25 Qualified for semi-final 3 1 0 2 2 0 St Mary's University College, Belfast3 1 0 2 2 –7 3 1 02 2 –18
Group C TeamPldWDLPtsDiffNotes 3 2 1 0 5 +16 Qualified for semi-final Ulster University3 2 0 1 4 –2 3 1 0 2 2 –3 3 0 12 1 –11
Knock-out Stage
Semi-finals
Final
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