2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
The 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, the 129th event of its kind and the culmination of the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, was a Gaelic football match played at Croke Park in Dublin on 18 September 2016 and was replayed on 1 October 2016.
| Event | 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 18 September 2016 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Man of the Match | John Small | ||||||
| Referee | Conor Lane (Cork) | ||||||
| Weather | 16°C, fine | ||||||
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| Date | 1 October 2016 | ||||||
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| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Michael Fitzsimons | ||||||
| Referee | Maurice Deegan (Laois) | ||||||
| Weather | Showers which cleared | ||||||
Defending champions Dublin and qualifiers Mayo competed for the Sam Maguire Cup, in a repeat of the 2013 final. Mayo qualified despite defeat in its provincial championship, under the system of second chances introduced in 2001. The first match ended in a draw, Mayo 0–15 Dublin 2–9. The replay finished Dublin 1–15 Mayo 1–14, meaning Dublin retained the Sam Maguire Cup for the first time since 1977. This was the eighth final that Mayo have lost since their last success in 1951.
The game was televised nationally by RTÉ2 as part of The Sunday Game live programme, presented by Michael Lyster from Croke Park, with studio analysis from Joe Brolly, Pat Spillane, and Colm O'Rourke.