2016 League of Ireland First Division
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
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
Locations of the First Division teamsTeam | Home city/suburb | Stadium |
---|---|---|
Athlone Town |
Athlone | Athlone Town Stadium |
Cabinteely | Cabinteely | Stradbrook Road |
Cobh Ramblers | Cobh | St. Colman's Park
|
Drogheda United | Drogheda | United Park |
Limerick | Limerick | Markets Field |
Shelbourne | Drumcondra, Dublin | Tolka Park |
UCD | Belfield, Dublin | UCD Bowl |
Waterford United |
Waterford | Waterford RSC |
Personnel and kits
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Athlone Town | Alan Mathews[12] | Nike | Nitro Sports | |
Cabinteely | Eddie Gormley | Umbro | ||
Cobh Ramblers | Stephen Henderson | Kevin Mulcahy | Legea | Rathcormac Fuels |
Drogheda United | Pete Mahon | Sean Thornton | CX+ Sport | Scotch Hall Shopping Center |
Limerick | Martin Russell | Shane Duggan | Hummel | Galtee Fuels |
Shelbourne | Kevin Doherty | Daire Doyle | Macron | abbeyseals.ie |
UCD | Collie O'Neill | Gary O'Neill | O'Neills | O'Neills |
Waterford United
|
Roddy Collins | Phillip Gorman | Uhlsport |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
Matches 1–14Teams played each other twice (once at home, once away) |
Matches 15–28Teams played each other twice (once at home, once away)
|
Promotion/relegation playoffs
First Division
22 October 2016 | IST (UTC+01:00 ) |
Report | Stadium: St Colman's Park Attendance: 1,550 Referee: Andrew Mullally |
28 October 2016 | IST (UTC+01:00 ) |
McCaffrey 60' | 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
31 October 2016 | Wexford Youths | 2–0 | Drogheda United | Crossabeg |
19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Ferrycarrig Park Referee: Raymond Matthews |
4 November 2016 | 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
References
- ^ "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.