2016 Laois Senior Football Championship

Laois S.F.C.
Season 2016
Champions Stradbally
(16th S.F.C. Title)
Relegated Emo
Leinster SCFC Stradbally
All Ireland SCFC n/a
Winning Captain ???
Man of the Match ???
Matches played ??
2015
2017 →

The 2016 Laois Senior Football Championship is the 126th edition of the Laois GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Laois, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams with the winner going on to represent Laois in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship has a back-door format for the first two rounds before proceeding to a knock-out format. Generally, any team to lose two matches will be knocked out of the championship.

Portlaoise were the defending champions after they defeated Emo in the previous years final after a replay. owever they lost their crown in the final this season when losing to Stradbally when a last gap goal handed them a 2-10 to 1-12 victory in O'Moore Park. This marked Stradbally's first S.F.C. title in 11 years and their 16th overall.

This was Clonaslee St. Manman's return to the senior grade after a three-year exodus since being relegated in 2012.

Emo were relegated after four years in the senior grade. Their demise was relatively surprising having only lost the Senior final the previous year, bringing Portlaoise to a replay.

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2015 championship season.

To S.F.C.

Promoted from I.F.C.

From S.F.C.

Relegated to I.F.C.

Round 1

All 16 teams enter the competition in this round. The 8 winners progress to Round 2A while the 8 losers progress to Round 2B.

Round 2

Round 2A

The 8 winners from Round 1 enter this round. The 4 winners will enter the draw for the Quarter Finals while the 4 losers will play in Round 3.

Round 2B

The 8 losers from Round 1 enter this round. The 4 winners will go into the Round 3 while the 4 losers will enter the Relegation Playoffs.

Round 3

The 4 losers from Round 2A enter this round and they play the 4 winners from Round 2B. The 4 winners will go into the draw for the Quarter-Finals.

Quarter-Finals

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
 Portlaoise 1-11
0-12
 
 St. Joseph's 1-11
1-5
     Portlaoise 1-13  
 Ballyroan Abbey 2-10      Arles/Killeen 1-8  
 Arles/Killeen 3-10        Portlaoise 1-12
 Stradbally 2-19        Stradbally 2-10
 Ballylinan 0-12      Stradbally 1-14
 Crettyard Gaels 1-15      Crettyard Gaels 0-8    
 Arles/Kilcruise 0-12  

Semi-Finals

Final

16 October 2016
15:30pm
Final
Stradbally 2-10 - 1-12 Portlaoise
Report
O'Moore Park
Referee: Eddie Kinsella (Courtwood)

Relegation Playoff

Relegation Semi-Finals

Relegation Final

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

References

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