2016 League of Ireland First Division
Season | 2016 |
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Champions | Limerick |
Promoted | Limerick Drogheda United |
Matches played | 112 |
Goals scored | 349 (3.12 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Gary O'Neil (13 goals)[1] |
Biggest home win | Limerick 6–1 Cobh Ramblers (19 March 2016)[2] Limerick 7–2 Waterford United (30 April 2016)[3] |
Biggest away win | Waterford United 1–8 UCD (30 September 2016)[4] |
Highest scoring | Limerick 7–2 Waterford United (30 April 2016)[5] Waterford United 1–8 UCD (30 September 2016)[6] |
Total attendance | 52,987 |
Average attendance | 477[7] |
← 2015 2017 → |
The 2016 League of Ireland First Division season was the 32nd season of the League of Ireland First Division.
On 28 August, Limerick clinched the title and promotion after a 3–2 win away to UCD.[8][9][10]
Overview
[edit]The First Division has 8 teams. Each team played each other four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 28 matches in the season.
The eight clubs competed for a prize fund of €104,000 with the winners receiving €30,000 and the eighth placed team collecting €8,000.[11]
Teams
[edit]Personnel and kits
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Athlone Town | ![]() | Nike | Nitro Sports | |
Cabinteely | ![]() | Umbro | ||
Cobh Ramblers | ![]() | ![]() | Legea | Rathcormac Fuels |
Drogheda United | ![]() | ![]() | CX+ Sport | Scotch Hall Shopping Center |
Limerick | ![]() | ![]() | Hummel | Galtee Fuels |
Shelbourne | ![]() | ![]() | Macron | abbeyseals.ie |
UCD | ![]() | ![]() | O'Neills | O'Neills |
Waterford United | ![]() | ![]() | Uhlsport |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Limerick (C, P) | 28 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 86 | 26 | +60 | 75 | Promotion to League of Ireland Premier Division |
2 | Drogheda United (O, P) | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 52 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
3 | Cobh Ramblers | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 50 | |
4 | UCD | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 48 | |
5 | Waterford United | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 33 | |
6 | Shelbourne | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 30 | |
7 | Cabinteely | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 54 | −35 | 16 | |
8 | Athlone Town | 28 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 62 | −36 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[13]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results
[edit] Matches 1–14[edit]Teams played each other twice (once at home, once away) | Matches 15–28[edit]Teams played each other twice (once at home, once away)
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Promotion/relegation playoffs
[edit]First Division
[edit]22 October 2016 | Cobh Ramblers | 0–2 | Drogheda United | Cobh |
19:15 IST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: St Colman's Park Attendance: 1,550 Referee: Andrew Mullally |
28 October 2016 | Drogheda United | 1–2 (3–2 agg.) | Cobh Ramblers | Drogheda |
19:45 IST (UTC+01:00) | McCaffrey ![]() | Report | Stadium: United Park Attendance: 1,873 Referee: Andrew Mullally |
Drogheda United advanced to the promotion/relegation play-offs against Wexford Youths.
First Division vs Premier Division
[edit]31 October 2016 | Wexford Youths | 2–0 | Drogheda United | Crossabeg |
19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Ferrycarrig Park Referee: Raymond Matthews |
4 November 2016 | Drogheda United | 3–0 (3–2 agg.) | Wexford Youths | Drogheda |
19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: United Park |
Drogheda United are promoted to the 2017 Premier Division; Wexford Youths are relegated to the 2017 First Division.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Players". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "LIMERICK VS. COBH RAMBLERS 6 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "LIMERICK VS. WATERFORD UNITED 7 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "WATERFORD UNITED VS. UCD 1 - 8". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "LIMERICK VS. WATERFORD UNITED 7 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "WATERFORD UNITED VS. UCD 1 - 8". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "From the Archives - extratime.ie League of Ireland Attendance Report 2019". extratime.
- ^ "Limerick seal Premier Division return with plenty to spare". Irish Independent. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Limerick FC seal promotion back to Premier Division with 6 games to spare". The 42. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Limerick FC fans are super excited by the club's promotion". Irish Examiner. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Breakdown of 2016 SSE Airtricity League Prize-Money". SSE Airtricity League. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Alan Mathews Appointed 1st Team Manager". Athlone Town Football Club. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "FIRST DIVISION 2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "FOOTBALL:Athlone Town fined €1,000 for failure to fulfil fixture". 9 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.