2016 League of Ireland Premier Division

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League of Ireland Premier Division
Season2016
Champions Dundalk (12th title)
Relegated Longford Town
Wexford Youths
Champions League Dundalk
Europa League Cork City
Derry City
Shamrock Rovers
Matches played198
Goals scored511 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorer Sean Maguire (18 goals)
Biggest home win Cork City 6–0 Longford Town
(14 March 2016) [1]
Biggest away win Finn Harps 0–7 Dundalk
(13 May 2016) [2]
Highest scoring Wexford Youths 5–4 Galway United
(14 October 2016) [3]
Highest attendance5,453 [4] Cork City 1–0 Dundalk F.C.
Total attendance291,258
Average attendance1,471 [5]
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2017 →

The 2016 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 32nd season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The league began on 4 March 2016 [6] and concluded on 28 October 2016; the relegation play-offs followed on 31 October and 4 November 2016. The prize fund for the SSE Airtricity League Premier and First Divisions was €475,500 for the 2016 season. [7]

Contents

Dundalk successfully defended its title for the third consecutive season on 23 October after a 2–1 win against Bohemians. [8] [9] [10]

Overview

The Premier Division consisted of 12 teams. Each team played each other three times, a total of 33 matches in the season.

Wexford Youths, the 2015 First Division champion, entered the top level for the first time in their history. Finn Harps were promoted after winning the promotion/relegation playoffs.

The 12 clubs competed for €371,500 in prize money ranging from €110,000 for the winners to €17,000 for the team finishing bottom of the table. [11]

Teams

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Locations of 2016 Premier Division teams
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Locations of 2016 Premier Division teams
TeamHome city/suburbStadium
Bohemians Phibsborough, Dublin Dalymount Park
Bray Wanderers Bray Carlisle Grounds
Cork City Cork Turner's Cross
Derry City Derry Brandywell Stadium
Dundalk Dundalk Oriel Park
Finn Harps Ballybofey Finn Park
Galway United Galway Eamonn Deacy Park
Longford Town Longford City Calling Stadium
Shamrock Rovers Tallaght, Dublin Tallaght Stadium
Sligo Rovers Sligo The Showgrounds
St Patrick's Athletic Inchicore, Dublin Richmond Park
Wexford Youths Crossabeg Ferrycarrig Park

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.

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Bohemians Flag of Ireland.svg Keith Long Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Pender Hummel Mr Green
Bray Wanderers Flag of Ireland.svg Harry Kenny Flag of Ireland.svg Conor Kenna Nike Sonas Bathrooms
Cork City Flag of Ireland.svg John Caulfield Flag of Ireland.svg John Dunleavy Nike Clonakilty Sausages
Derry City Ulster Banner.svg Kenny Shiels Ulster Banner.svg Ryan McBride Hummel Diamond Corrugated
Dundalk Flag of Ireland.svg Stephen Kenny Flag of Ireland.svg Stephen O'Donnell CX+ Sport Fyffes
Finn Harps Flag of Ireland.svg Ollie Horgan Flag of Ireland.svg Kevin McHugh Legea McGettigan Group
Galway United Flag of Ireland.svg Tommy Dunne Flag of Ireland.svg Ryan Connolly Uhlsport Comer Property Management
Longford Town Flag of Ireland.svg Tony Cousins Flag of Ireland.svg Mark Salmon Macron City Calling
Shamrock Rovers Flag of Ireland.svg Pat Fenlon Flag of Ireland.svg Conor Kenna New Balance Pepper
Sligo Rovers Flag of England.svg Dave Robertson Flag of Ireland.svg Gavin Peers Joma Volkswagen
St Patrick's Athletic Flag of Ireland.svg Liam Buckley Flag of Ireland.svg Ger O'Brien Umbro Clune Construction Company L.P.
Wexford Youths Flag of Ireland.svg Shane Keegan Flag of Ireland.svg Graham Doyle Bodibro SBOBET

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Dundalk (C)3325267328+4577Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Cork City 3321756523+4270Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round [lower-alpha 1]
3 Derry City 33171154829+1962
4 Shamrock Rovers 33167104634+1255
5 Sligo Rovers 331310104235+749
6 Bray Wanderers 33137133940−146
7 St Patrick's Athletic 33136144541+445
8 Bohemians 33125163037−741
9 Galway United 33108154454−1038
10 Finn Harps 3388172349−2632
11 Wexford Youths (R)3365223170−3923Qualification to Relegation play-offs
12 Longford Town (R)3328232571−4614Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored. [12]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Cork City qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 FAI Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

Results

Matches 1–22

Teams played each other twice (once at home, once away).

Home \ Away BOH BRW COR DER DUN FHA GAL LON SHM SLI StP WEX
Bohemians —0–00–10–10–22–01–12–0 0–4 1–05–13–3
Bray Wanderers 0–2—0–20–31–31–01–20–01–14–01–03–0
Cork City 2–04–0—2–11–03–15–36–02–01–21–01–1
Derry City 1–02–01–0—0–5 2–2 2–14–03–00–21–11–0
Dundalk 2–11–00–11–1—3–02–14–31–11–02–03–2
Finn Harps 0–01–00–1 2–1 0–7—1–01–00–13–01–20–1
Galway United 1–04–02–20–01–01–0—2–20–11–20–34–2
Longford Town 0–11–10–31–10–40–21–1—0–22–20–12–4
Shamrock Rovers 3–1 2–00–00–10–21–12–02–1—3–00–22–0
Sligo Rovers 1–00–00–00–00–11–1 [lower-alpha 1] 1–13–00–2—1–04–1
St Patrick's Athletic 3–01–23–10–10–44–01–33–30–21–1—4–0
Wexford Youths 0–12–00–11–21–21–10–20–22–00–50–1—
Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Match abandoned due to floodlight failure. League Director ruled that the score would stand.

Matches 23–33

Teams played each other once.

Home \ Away BOH BRW COR DER DUN FHA GAL LON SHM SLI StP WEX
Bohemians ————1–2——1–0 1–0 3–2—1–0
Bray Wanderers 2–1—4–12–22–1————4–02–1—
Cork City 0–0————2–0—5–23–0—3–15–0
Derry City 2–1—0–0———0–0—2–22–1——
Dundalk ——2–13–1—2–04–1——0–3——
Finn Harps 1–02–1— 0–5 ———0–10–2—1–1—
Galway United 2–00–20–5——3–2—0–0————
Longford Town —0–2—2–30–3———2–4—0–1—
Shamrock Rovers —0–0——0–3—4–2———0–03–1
Sligo Rovers ——0–0——0–02–11–03–2——5–0
St Patrick's Athletic 0–1——0–25–2—1–0——0–0—4–1
Wexford Youths —1–3—0–00–10–05–42–0————
Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion/relegation playoffs

Wexford Youths, the eleventh-placed team from the Premier Division took part in a two-legged play-off against Drogheda United, the winners of the 2016 First Division play-off, to decide who will play in the 2017 Premier Division.

First leg

31 October 2016 (2016-10-31) Wexford Youths 2–0 Drogheda United Crossabeg
19:45 GMT
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 Report Stadium: Ferrycarrig Park
Attendance: 616
Referee: Raymond Matthews

Second leg

4 November 2016 (2016-11-04) Drogheda United 3–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Wexford Youths Drogheda
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: United Park
Referee: Graham Kelly

Drogheda United are promoted to the 2017 Premier Division; Wexford Youths are relegated to the 2017 First Division.

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [13]
1 Flag of Ireland.svg Sean Maguire Cork City 18
2 Ulster Banner.svg Rory Patterson Derry City 17
3 Flag of Ireland.svg David McMillan Dundalk 16
4 Flag of Ireland.svg Vincent Faherty Galway United 12
5 Flag of Ireland.svg Conan Byrne St Patrick's Athletic 11
6 Flag of Ireland.svg Raffaele Cretaro Sligo Rovers 10
Flag of Ireland.svg Kurtis Byrne Bohemians 10
Flag of Ireland.svg Christy Fagan St Patrick's Athletic 10
Flag of Ireland.svg Gary McCabe Shamrock Rovers 10
10 Flag of Ireland.svg Daryl Horgan Dundalk 9

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