31 of the 32 Counties of Ireland participated, with Kilkenny, as in previous years, declining to take part.

[1] The winning team, Dublin (who defeated Mayo by a single point after a replay), received the Sam Maguire Cup.

All teams eliminated from their provincial championships with the exception of New York, for logistical reasons, enter the All-Ireland qualifiers.

Previously there was no specific provision for these two events which led to instances of deliberate time-wasting by teams who were leading.

30 seconds were also to be added each time the Hawk-Eye score detection system was utilised.

[citation needed] RTÉ, the national broadcaster in Ireland, provided the majority of the live television coverage of the championship in the third year of a deal running from 2014 until 2016.

[9][10] The broadcast schedule for matches shown live on television in Ireland follows -

On 21 June 2016 the CCCC declared the match void and scheduled a replay for 2 July.

The following teams took part in this round - Carlow Derry Laois Leitrim

Round 3 rules did not allow two teams that had played each other in a provincial match to meet again.

The following teams took part in this round - Cavan Clare Derry Sligo

Round 4 rules did not allow two teams that had played each other in a provincial match to meet again if such a pairing could be avoided.

Widest winning margin: 19 Most goals in a match: 7 Most points in a match: 41 Most goals by one team in a match: 5 Highest aggregate score: 56 points Lowest aggregate score: 17 points The Sunday Game team of the year was picked on 1 October, the night of the final replay.

Dublin's Brian Fenton was named as The Sunday Game player of the year.