The 2016 Munster Senior Hurling League was the inaugural staging of the Munster Senior Hurling League. The fixtures were announced on 4 December 2015. The league began on 3 January 2016 and ended on 23 January 2016. On 23 January 2016, Clare won the league following an 0-18 to 0-17 defeat of Limerick in the final. Limerick's Declan Hannon was the league's top scorer with 1-21. The league attracted almost 12,000 spectators in total, an average of 1,192 per match.