2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
| Dates | 19 June – 10 July, 2016 | ||
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| Teams | 4 Championship 4 Shield | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 4 Championship 3 Shield | ||
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The 2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship is the 68th staging of the Ulster hurling championship since its establishment by the Ulster Council in 1901.[1]
The final is traditionally played on the second Sunday in July.
Format
A two-tier format was introduced in 2016. Antrim no longer recevie 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.
Semi-finals
| 19 June 2016 Semi-final |  Derry | 0-14 - 3-28 |  Antrim | Athletic Grounds, Armagh |
| 17:00 | Report |
| 19 June 2016 Semi-final |  Armagh | 4-12 - 0-17 |  Down | Athletic Grounds, Armagh |
| 19:00 | Report |
Final
Relegation Play-off
Semi-finals
| 19 June 2016 Semi-final |  Tyrone | w/o |  Monaghan | Brewster Park, Fermanagh |
| Report |
| 19 June 2016 Semi-final |  Fermanagh | 3-14 - 3-18 |  Donegal | Brewster Park, Fermanagh |
| Report |