The 2016 Munster Senior Football Championship was the 2016 installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Munster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Kerry entered the competition as defending Munster champions and retained their title after a 3-17 to 2-10 victory over Tipperary
Last year's Munster finalists receive a bye into this year's Munster semi-finals. The four remaining teams play two quarter-final matches with the winners completing the semi-final line-up. All matches are knock-out.
Teams The Munster championship is contested by all six counties in the Irish province of Munster.
TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialClare Saffron and BluePat O'DonnellColm CollinsGary BrennanCork Red and whiteChill InsurancePeadar HealyPaul KerriganKerry Green and goldKerry GroupÉamonn FitzmauriceBryan SheehanLimerick Green and whiteSporting LimerickJohn BrudairIain CorbettTipperary Blue and goldIntersportLiam KearnsPeter AchesonWaterford White and blue3 MobileTom McGlincheyTommy Prendergast
Bracket
Fixtures
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Tipperary's last victory over Cork in the Munster Senior Football Championship was in 1944.
Munster Final
See also 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2016 Connacht Senior Football Championship 2016 Leinster Senior Football Championship 2016 Ulster Senior Football Championship
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