2016 League of Ireland First Division

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League of Ireland First Division
Season2016
ChampionsLimerick
PromotedLimerick
Drogheda United
Matches112
Goals349 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorerGary O'Neil (13 goals)[1]
Biggest home winLimerick 6–1 Cobh Ramblers
(19 March 2016)[2]
Limerick 7–2 Waterford United
(30 April 2016)[3]
Biggest away winWaterford United 1–8 UCD
(30 September 2016)[4]
Highest scoringLimerick 7–2 Waterford United
(30 April 2016)[5]
Waterford United 1–8 UCD
(30 September 2016)[6]
Total attendance52,987
Average attendance477[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

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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

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Locations of the First Division teams
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Locations of Dublin First Division teams
Team 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

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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 Republic of Ireland Alan Mathews[12] Nike Nitro Sports
Cabinteely Republic of Ireland Eddie Gormley Umbro
Cobh Ramblers Republic of Ireland Stephen Henderson Republic of Ireland Kevin Mulcahy Legea Rathcormac Fuels
Drogheda United Republic of Ireland Pete Mahon Republic of Ireland Sean Thornton CX+ Sport Scotch Hall Shopping Center
Limerick Republic of Ireland Martin Russell Republic of Ireland Shane Duggan Hummel Galtee Fuels
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland Kevin Doherty Republic of IrelandDaire Doyle Macron abbeyseals.ie
UCD Republic of Ireland Collie O'Neill Republic of Ireland Gary O'Neill O'Neills O'Neills
Waterford United Republic of Ireland Roddy Collins Republic of Ireland Phillip Gorman Uhlsport

League table

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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 for 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
Source: Soccerway, extratime.ie
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[13]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

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Promotion/relegation playoffs

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First Division

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22 October 2016 (2016-10-22) 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 (2016-10-28) Drogheda United 1–2
(3–2 agg.)		 Cobh Ramblers Drogheda
19:45 IST (UTC+01:00) McCaffrey File:Soccerball shade.svg 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

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31 October 2016 (2016-10-31) Wexford Youths 2–0 Drogheda United Crossabeg
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Ferrycarrig Park
Referee: Raymond Matthews
4 November 2016 (2016-11-04) 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

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References

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