| Type: | Minor |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Dates: | 6 April 2016 - 4 September 2016 |
| Teams: | 20 |
| Munster: | Tipperary |
| Leinster: | Dublin |
| Ulster: | Antrim |
| Matches: | 27 |
| Team: | Tipperary |
| Titles: | 20th |
| Captain: | Brian McGrath |
| Manager: | Liam Cahill |
| Team2: | Limerick |
| Captain2: | Kyle Hayes |
| Manager2: | Pat Donnelly |
| Totalgoals: | 73 (2.70 per game) |
| Totalpoints: | 812 (30.07 per game) |
| Topscorer: | Rory O'Connor (3-33) |
| Previous: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2017 |
The 2016 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 86th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. It is the primary inter-county hurling championship for boys under the age of eighteen. The championship began on 6 April 2016 and ended on 4 September 2016.
Galway entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Tipperary in the All-Ireland semi-final.[1] [2] [3]
On 4 September 2016 Tipperary won the championship following a 1-21 to 0-17 defeat of Limerick in the All-Ireland final. This was their 20th All-Ireland title and their first in four championship seasons.[4] [5] [6]
Tier 2
Tier 3
The two tier 1 teams play the two winning tier 2 teams from the first round. The two winning teams advance to the semi-finals. The two beaten teams advance to the quarter-finals.
The two beaten tier 2 teams from the first round play the two winning tier 3 teams from the first round. The two winning teams advance to the quarter-finals. The two beaten teams are eliminated.
The two beaten teams from the tier1 versus tier 2 matches in the second round play the two winning teams from the tier 2 versus tier 3 matches in the second round.
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory O'Connor | Wexford | 3-33 | 42 | 4 | 10.50 | |
| 2 | Lyndon Fairbrother | Tipperary | 0-35 | 35 | 6 | 5.83 | |
| Brian Ryan | Limerick | 0-35 | 35 | 6 | 5.83 | ||
| 4 | Conal Cunning | Antrim | 1-28 | 31 | 3 | 10.33 | |
| Colin Currie | Dublin | 1-28 | 31 | 5 | 6.20 | ||
| 6 | Eoin Woods | Offaly | 2-21 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 | |
| 7 | Peter Farrell | Meath | 4-13 | 25 | 2 | 12.50 | |
| 8 | Aaron Dunphy | Laois | 1-18 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 | |
| Johnny McGuirk | Dublin | 1-18 | 21 | 5 | 4.20 | ||
| 10 | Cian Darcy | Tipperary | 4-8 | 20 | 6 | 3.33 |
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Farrell | Meath | 4-7 | 19 | Wicklow |
| 2 | Rory O'Connor | Wexford | 2-10 | 16 | Offaly |
| Conal Cunning | Antrim | 1-13 | 16 | Derry | |
| 4 | Colin Currie | Dublin | 1-10 | 13 | Kilkenny |
| 5 | Rory O'Connor | Wexford | 0-12 | 12 | Dublin |
| 6 | Cian Darcy | Tipperary | 3-2 | 11 | Galway |
| Brian Ryan | Limerick | 0-11 | 11 | Tipperary | |
| Eoghan Murray | Waterford | 0-11 | 11 | Tipperary | |
| Johnny McGuirk | Dublin | 0-11 | 11 | Laois | |
| 10 | Ronan Byrne | Meath | 2-4 | 10 | Wicklow |
| Josh Beausang | Cork | 1-7 | 10 | Tipperary | |
| Evan Niland | Galway | 1-7 | 10 | Antrim | |
| Aaron Dunphy | Laois | 1-7 | 10 | Carlow | |
| Brian Ryan | Limerick | 0-10 | 10 | Wexford | |
| Lyndon Fairbrother | Tipperary | 0-10 | 10 | Waterford | |
| Edmund Delaney | Kilkenny | 0-10 | 10 | Offaly | |
| Paul O'Brien | Limerick | 0-10 | 10 | Waterford | |
| Lyndon Fairbrother | Tipperary | 0-10 | 10 | Cork | |
| Conal Cunning | Antrim | 0-10 | 10 | Down | |
| Brian Ryan | Limerick | 0-10 | 10 | Dublin |