2016 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
The 2016 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 122nd staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The championship began on 24 September 2016 and ended on 30 October 2016.
Clara were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Ballyhale Shamrocks in the semi-final.
On 30 October 2016, O'Loughlin Gaels won the championship after a 0–19 to 1–12 defeat of Ballyhale Shamrocks in the final. This was their fourth championship title overall and their first since 2010.
Danesfort's Richie Hogan was the championship's top scorer with 0-40.
Team changes
To Championship
Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling ChampionshipFrom Championship
Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling ChampionshipResults
First round
Four of the twelve teams received byes into the quarter-finals. The remaining eight teams played in four matches with the winners progressing into the quarter-finals.Quarter-finals
The four teams who received byes in the first round played the four winners from the first round.Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Top scorers overall| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Richie Hogan | Danesfort | 0-40 | 40 | 4 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Darragh Joyce | Rower-Inistioge | 1-28 | 31 | 4 | 7.75 |
| 3 | Chris Bolger | Clara | 2-24 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 |
| 4 | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-21 | 27 | 3 | 9.00 |
| 5 | Mark Bergin | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-22 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
| 6 | John Walsh | Mullinavat | 1-18 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Nicky Cleere | Bennettsbridge | 1-17 | 20 | 2 | 10.00 |
| 8 | David Walton | James Stephens | 0-17 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
| 9 | Mark Webster | Fenians | 0-15 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| 10 | Conor Tobin | Fenians | 2-08 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
;Top scorers in a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Nicky Cleere | Bennettsbridge | 1-10 | 13 | Mullinavat |
| 1 | Richie Hogan | Danesfort | 0-13 | 13 | Fenians |
| 2 | Chris Bolger | Clara | 1-08 | 11 | Fenians |
| 2 | Mark Bergin | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-11 | 11 | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| 3 | Chris Bolger | Clara | 1-07 | 10 | Dicksboro |
| 3 | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-07 | 10 | Mullinavat |
| 3 | Richie Hogan | Danesfort | 0-13 | 13 | Rower-Inistioge |
| 3 | Mark Webster | Fenians | 0-10 | 10 | Danesfort |
| 3 | Richie Hogan | Danesfort | 0-10 | 10 | Fenians |
| 3 | Darragh Joyce | Rower-Inistioge | 0-10 | 10 | O'Loughlin Gaels |