2016 Galway Senior Football Championship
| Season | 2016 |
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| Champions |
Corofin (18th S.F.C. Title) |
| Relegated | Cárna-Caiseal |
| Connacht SCFC | Corofin |
| All Ireland SCFC | Corofin |
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2017 →
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The 2016 Galway Senior Football Championship is the 121st edition of the Galway GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Galway, Ireland. The tournament consists of 21 teams (N.U.I.G. only enter at the Preliminary Quarter-Final Stage), with the winner going on to represent Galway in the Connacht 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.
All-Ireland champions Corofin were the defending champions after they defeated Mountbellew/Moylough in the previous years final, and they claimed a 3-in-a-row of titles when defeating Salthill/Knocknacarra 0-16 to 0-11 in the final at Pearse Stadium on23rd October.
This was Moycullen's return the senior grade after 2 years in the Intermediate grade.
Cárna-Caiseal were relegated back to the I.F.C. for 2017 after 4 years as a senior club.
The following teams have changed division since the 2015 championship season.
Promoted from I.F.C.
Relegated to I.F.C.
All 20 teams enter the competition in this round. The 10 winners progress to Round 2A while the 10 losers progress to Round 2B.
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