2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

Event	2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Dublin Mayo 2–9 (15) 0–15 (15)
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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2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final replay

Dublin Mayo 1–15 (18) 1–14 (17)
Date	1 October 2016
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
Man of the Match	Michael Fitzsimons
Referee	Maurice Deegan (Laois)
Weather	Showers which cleared
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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^[1] and was replayed on 1 October 2016.

Defending champions Dublin and qualifiers Mayo competed for the Sam Maguire Cup, in a repeat of the 2013 final.^[2] 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.^[3][4][5]

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.