The 2016 Cork Intermediate Football Championship was the 81st staging of the Cork Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909.

The final was played on 16 October 2016 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Bandon and Rockchapel, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Bandon won the match by 1–10 to 1–07 to claim their first ever championship title.

Results

Quarter-finals

4 September 2016 Quarter-finalBandon4-15 - 1-06MitchelstownErin's Own Grounds
M Sugrue 4-9, E O'Donovan 0-2, D Lucey 0-2, A Murphy 0-1, M McNamara 0-1.S Beston 1-0, M Walsh 0-3, S Cahill 0-1, S Walsh 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1.
9 September 2016 Quarter-finalCill na Martra1-11 - 0-10KanturkCastle Grounds
D Ó Duinnín 0-6, S Ó Duinnín 1-2, M Ó Deasúna 0-1, T Ó Corcora 0-1, M Ó Conchúir 0-1.I Walsh 0-5, M Healy 0-3, A Walsh 0-1, J McLoughlin 0-1.
10 September 2016 Quarter-finalRockchapel2-12 - 0-12AghabullogueKAnturk Grounds
I Guiney 1-3, S Hickey 0-5, J O'Callaghan 1-0, B Cahill 0-2, D Curtin 0-1, M Stack 0-1.M Bradley 0-6, J Corkery 0-3, S O'Sullivan 0-1, D Moynihan 0-1, E O'Sullivan 0-1.
17 September 2016 Quarter-finalMillstreet0-15 - 0-13St Finbarr'sCoachford Sportsfield
K Crolwey 0-4, T Collins 0-4, M Ellis 0-2, A Murphy 0-1, B O'Flynn 0-1, C Crowley 0-1, D Buckley 0-1, B Sheehan 0-1.R O'Mahony 0-4, C McCarthy 0-4, E Finn 0-2, B Ramsey 0-2, C Keane 0-1.

Semi-finals

1 October 2016 Semi-finalBandon2-13 - 2-08Cill na MartraJack Fitzgerald Memorial Park
M Sugrue 1-7, A Murphy 1-2, D Crowley 0-1, M Cahalane 0-1, M McNamara 0-1, J Walsh 0-1.D O'Connell 2-2, S Ó Duinnín 0-4, M Ó Duinnín 0-2.
2 October 2016 Semi-finalRockchapel1-12 - 1-04MillstreetKnocknagree Grounds
L Collins 1-3, S Hickey 0-4, B Cahill 0-2, W Murphy 0-1, M Stack 0-1, D Curtin 0-1.T Collins 1-1, C Crowley 0-2, K Crowley 0-1.

Final

16 October 2016 FinalBandon1-10 - 1-07RockchapelPáirc Uí Rinn
M Sugrue 0-6 (3 frees), A Murphy 1-0, B Collins 0-2, E O’Donovan 0-1 and R Crowley 0-1 each.D Curtin 0-3, B Cahill 1-0, S Hickey and L Collins (1 free) 0-2 each.