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League of Ireland First DivisionLimerickUCD
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| 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] |
← 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.[7][8][9]
Contents
1 Overview
2 Teams
2.1 Personnel and kits
3 League table
4 Results
4.1 Matches 1–14
4.2 Matches 15–28
5 Promotion/relegation playoffs
5.1 First Division
5.2 First Division vs Premier Division
6 See also
7 References
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.[10]
Teams
Athlone Town
Cobh Ramblers
Drogheda United
Limerick
Waterford United
Dublin
Dublin teams
Cabinteely
Shelbourne
UCD
Shelbourne
UCD
Cabinteely
| 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
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[11] | 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 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[12]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[12]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Results
|
| Home Away[1] | ATH | CAB | COB | DRO | LIM | SHE | UCD | WAT |
Athlone Town | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | |
Cabinteely | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
Cobh Ramblers | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | |
Drogheda United | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
Limerick | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 7–2 | |
Shelbourne | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
UCD | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |
Waterford United | 3–0[a] | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–4 | 3–1 |
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches 15–28
Teams played each other twice (once at home, once away)
| Home Away[1] | ATH | CAB | COB | DRO | LIM | SHE | UCD | WAT |
Athlone Town | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3[b] | |
Cabinteely | 5–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
Cobh Ramblers | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
Drogheda United | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
Limerick | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 4–0 | |
Shelbourne | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
UCD | 5–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
Waterford United | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–8 |
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Waterford were awarded a 3–0 result for the match, with Athlone forfeiting the fixture. Athlone Town were also fined €1,000 and stripped of home advantage for their August clash with Waterford United after they failed to fulfil the First Division fixture between the two sides.[13]
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This match was played in Waterford, due to the earlier league ruling that stripped Athlone of home field advantage due to the non-fulfillment of a previous fixture between the two sides
Promotion/relegation playoffs
First Division
Cobh Ramblers v Drogheda United
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 |
Drogheda United v Cobh Ramblers
28 October 2016 (2016-10-28) | Drogheda United | 1–2 (3–2 agg.) | Cobh Ramblers | Drogheda |
| 19:45 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
Wexford Youths v Drogheda United
31 October 2016 (2016-10-31) | Wexford Youths | 2–0 | Drogheda United | Crossabeg |
| 19:45 GMT |
| Report | Stadium: Ferrycarrig Park Referee: Raymond Matthews |
Drogheda United v Wexford Youths
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
- 2016 League of Ireland Premier Division
- 2016 League of Ireland Cup
- 2016 Shelbourne F.C. season
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