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2016 Longford Senior Football Championship

Longford S.F.C.
Season 2016
Champions Mullinalaghta St. Columba's
Relegated Rathcline
Leinster SCFC Mullinalaghta St. Columba's
All Ireland SCFC n/a
Winning Captain Shane Mulligan
Man of the Match John Keegan (Mullinalaghta)
Matches played 30
2015
2017

The 2016 Longford Senior Football Championship is the 100th running of the Longford GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Longford, Ireland since the first County Championship was held in 1890 (99 completed since 1890, 1 started but not completed in 1891). The 2016 tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Longford in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

Killoe Young Emmets were the defending champions after they defeated Abbeylara in the previous years final.

This was Rathcline's return to the senior grade after 4 years since relegation in 2011 after claiming the 2015 Longford Intermediate Football Championship title, however they were relegated at the end of the season. Carrickedmond lost the 2015 relegation final, but with the new format for this year's competition they were permitted to stay in the senior grade.

In the final, played on October 16, Mullinalaghta St. Columba's defeated Abbeylara by 1-8 to 0-8 to claim their third ever Longford Senior Football title and their first since 1950.

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

Promoted from I.F.C.

Relegated to I.F.C.

All 12 teams enter the competition at this stage. Group A and B consist of 4 teams with 3 progressing to the Quarter-Finals. Group C consist of the 4 teams involved in the 2015 S.F.C. Relegation Playoffs as well as the 2015 I.F.C. Champions. 2 teams from Group C proceed to the Quarter-Finals while the bottom finisher will be relegated to the 2017 I.F.C.

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The top 8 teams from the league stages qualify for the Quarter-Finals.

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Final:

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