2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
The 2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship was the 68th staging of the Ulster hurling championship since its establishment by the Ulster Council in 1901.
| Dates | 19 June – 10 July 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 4 Championship 4 Shield | ||
| Champions | Antrim (56th title) Conor Carson (captain) Dominic McKinley & Terence McNaughton (manager) | ||
| Runners-up | Armagh Cahal Carvill (captain) Sylvester McConnell (manager) | ||
| Promoted | Donegal | ||
| Relegated | Derry | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 3 Championship 2 Shield | ||
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The final is traditionally played on the second Sunday in July. The winners receive the Liam Harvey Cup.
Format
A two-tier format was introduced in 2016. Antrim no longer receive a bye to the final.
Antrim, Armagh, Derry and Down compete in the top tier in a knock-out format.
A second tier, the Ulster Senior Hurling Shield, was created. Donegal, Fermanagh, Monaghan and Tyrone compete in a knock-out format, with the winner gaining promotion to the top tier for 2017.
The beaten semi-finalists in this year's Senior Championship compete in a relegation play-off with the losing team relegated to the Senior Shield for 2017.
Cavan do not participate.
Bracket
Semi-finals
Semi-final matches
Final
Ulster Championship Final
 Antrim | 6-21 - 4-14 |  Armagh |
|---|---|---|
| C Clarke 2-07 (3f), J Connolly 2-02, J Dillon 1-02, C Carson 1-01, B McCarry, D McKernan 0-03 each, J McKeague, E McCloskey 0-01 each, C McNaughton 0-01 (f) | Report | E McGuinness 2-02, R Gaffney 0-07 (7f), J King, D Coulter 1-00 each, F Bradley, C Carvill 0-02 each, C Corvan 0-01 |
Ulster Senior Hurling Shield
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
 Tyrone
| scr. | ||||||||
 Monaghan
| w/o | ||||||||
| Monaghan
| 2-14 | ||||||||
 Donegal
| 5-13 | ||||||||
 Fermanagh
| 3-14 | ||||||||
| Donegal
| 3-18 | ||||||||
Ulster Shield Semi-Finals
Ulster Shield Final
| Monaghan | 2-14 - 5-13 | Donegal |
|---|---|---|
| Declan Crowe (0-2), Conor Boyle (1-5, 3f, 2’65s’), Conor McKenna (0-2), Fergal Rafter (0-1,f); Mark Treanor (1-3), Brian McGuigan (0-1). | Jack O’Loughlin (1-0), Danny Cullen (1-1), Stephen Gillespie (0-1); Ronan McDermott (1-0), Niall Cleary (0-1), Lee Henderson (0-7,6f), Paddy Hannigan (1-0), Kevin Campbell (1-1) Paul Nelson (0-2) |
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