2016 League of Ireland Premier Division

Football league season

League of Ireland Premier DivisionSeason| 2016

|

Champions| Dundalk (12th title)
Relegated| Longford Town
Wexford Youths
Champions League| Dundalk
Europa League| Cork City
Derry City
Shamrock Rovers
Matches played| 198
Goals scored| 511 (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 attendance| 5,453[4] Cork City 1–0 Dundalk F.C.
Total attendance| 291,258
Average attendance| 1,471[5]

← 2015

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]

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

## Overview

[edit]

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

[edit]

Bray Wanderers

Cork City

Derry City

Finn Harps

Dublin

Dundalk

Galway United

Longford Town

Sligo Rovers

Wexford Youths

Dublin teams
Bohemians
Shamrock Rovers
St Patrick's Athletic

class=notpageimage|

Locations of 2016 Premier Division teams

Bohemians

St Patrick's Athletic

Shamrock Rovers

class=notpageimage|

Locations of 2016 Premier Division teams

Team  | Home city/suburb  | Stadium

|
|

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

[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

|
|
|
|

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

## League table

[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

1  | Dundalk (C) | 33  | 25  | 2  | 6  | 73  | 28  | +45  | 77  | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2  | Cork City | 33  | 21  | 7  | 5  | 65  | 23  | +42  | 70  | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round[a]
3  | Derry City | 33  | 17  | 11  | 5  | 48  | 29  | +19  | 62
4  | Shamrock Rovers | 33  | 16  | 7  | 10  | 46  | 34  | +12  | 55
5  | Sligo Rovers | 33  | 13  | 10  | 10  | 42  | 35  | +7  | 49  |
6  | Bray Wanderers | 33  | 13  | 7  | 13  | 39  | 40  | −1  | 46
7  | St Patrick's Athletic | 33  | 13  | 6  | 14  | 45  | 41  | +4  | 45
8  | Bohemians | 33  | 12  | 5  | 16  | 30  | 37  | −7  | 41
9  | Galway United | 33  | 10  | 8  | 15  | 44  | 54  | −10  | 38
10  | Finn Harps | 33  | 8  | 8  | 17  | 23  | 49  | −26  | 32
11  | Wexford Youths (R) | 33  | 6  | 5  | 22  | 31  | 70  | −39  | 23  | Qualification for relegation play-offs
12  | Longford Town (R) | 33  | 2  | 8  | 23  | 25  | 71  | −46  | 14  | Relegation 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

[edit]

### Matches 1–22

[edit]

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 | -- | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–4 | 1–0  | 5–1  | 3–3
Bray Wanderers | 0–2  | -- | 0–2  | 0–3  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 1–0  | 3–0
Cork City | 2–0  | 4–0  | -- | 2–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 5–3  | 6–0  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 1–1
Derry City | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | -- | 0–5  | 2–2 | 2–1  | 4–0  | 3–0  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 1–0
Dundalk | 2–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | -- | 3–0  | 2–1  | 4–3  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 3–2
Finn Harps | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 2–1 | 0–7  | -- | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 0–1
Galway United | 1–0  | 4–0  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | -- | 2–2  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 4–2
Longford Town | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 0–4  | 0–2  | 1–1  | -- | 0–2  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 2–4
Shamrock Rovers | 3–1 | 2–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–1  | -- | 3–0  | 0–2  | 2–0
Sligo Rovers | 1–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–1[a] | 1–1  | 3–0  | 0–2  | -- | 1–0  | 4–1
St Patrick's Athletic | 3–0  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 0–4  | 4–0  | 1–3  | 3–3  | 0–2  | 1–1  | -- | 4–0
Wexford Youths | 0–1  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 0–5  | 0–1  | --

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

[edit]

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  | -- | 4–1  | 2–2  | 2–1  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4–0  | 2–1  | --
Cork City | 0–0  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2–0  | -- | 5–2  | 3–0  | -- | 3–1  | 5–0
Derry City | 2–1  | -- | 0–0  | -- | -- | -- | 0–0  | -- | 2–2  | 2–1  | -- | --
Dundalk | -- | -- | 2–1  | 3–1  | -- | 2–0  | 4–1  | -- | -- | 0–3  | -- | --
Finn Harps | 1–0  | 2–1  | -- | 0–5 | -- | -- | -- | 0–1  | 0–2  | -- | 1–1  | --
Galway United | 2–0  | 0–2  | 0–5  | -- | -- | 3–2  | -- | 0–0  | -- | -- | -- | --
Longford Town | -- | 0–2  | -- | 2–3  | 0–3  | -- | -- | -- | 2–4  | -- | 0–1  | --
Shamrock Rovers | -- | 0–0  | -- | -- | 0–3  | -- | 4–2  | -- | -- | -- | 0–0  | 3–1
Sligo Rovers | -- | -- | 0–0  | -- | -- | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 3–2  | -- | -- | 5–0
St Patrick's Athletic | 0–1  | -- | -- | 0–2  | 5–2  | -- | 1–0  | -- | -- | 0–0  | -- | 4–1
Wexford Youths | -- | 1–3  | -- | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 5–4  | 2–0  | -- | -- | -- | --

Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Promotion/relegation playoffs

[edit]

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

[edit]

Wexford Youths v Drogheda United 31 October 2016 (2016-10-31) |  Wexford Youths | 2–0|  Drogheda United | Crossabeg

|
|
|
|

19:45 GMT |

* Furlong 66'
* Chin 90+1'

| Report |  | Stadium: Ferrycarrig Park
Attendance: 616
Referee: Raymond Matthews

### Second leg

[edit]

Drogheda United v Wexford Youths 4 November 2016 (2016-11-4) |  Drogheda United | 3–0
(3–2 agg.)|  Wexford Youths | Drogheda

|
|
|
|

19:45 GMT |

* Brennan 45+1'
* Farragher  58'
* Thornton 78' (pen.)

| 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

[edit]

Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals[13]

|
|
|

1  |  Sean Maguire | Cork City | 18
2  |  Rory Patterson | Derry City | 17
3  |  David McMillan | Dundalk | 16
4  |  Vincent Faherty | Galway United | 12
5  |  Conan Byrne | St Patrick's Athletic | 11
6  |  Raffaele Cretaro  | Sligo Rovers | 10
Kurtis Byrne | Bohemians | 10
Christy Fagan | St Patrick's Athletic | 10
Gary McCabe | Shamrock Rovers | 10
10  |  Daryl Horgan | Dundalk | 9

## See also

[edit]

* 2016 FAI Cup
* 2016 League of Ireland Cup
* 2016 League of Ireland First Division

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "CORK CITY VS. LONGFORD TOWN 6 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
2. ^ "FINN HARPS VS. DUNDALK 0 - 7". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
3. ^ "WEXFORD YOUTHS VS. GALWAY UNITED 5 - 4". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
4. ^ "League of Ireland Attendances 2016 - The Final Story (Updated)". extra time. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
5. ^ "League of Ireland Attendances 2016 - The Final Story (Updated)". extratime. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
6. ^ "2016 season to kick-off on March 4". SSE Airtricity League. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
7. ^ "Breakdown of 2016 SSE Airtricity League Prize-Money". SSE Airtricity League. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
8. ^ "Three-in-a-row for Dundalk as Kenny's men wrap up Premier Division title". The 42. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
9. ^ "Dundalk are crowned the Airtricity League Premier Division champions for the third time in a row". Irish Independent. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
10. ^ "Dundalk crowned champions after beating Bohemians". RTÉ Sport. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
11. ^ "Breakdown of 2016 SSE Airtricity League Prize-Money". SSE Airtricity League. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
12. ^ "PREMIER DIVISION 2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
13. ^ "Member associations - Republic of Ireland - League  – UEFA.com". Retrieved 8 July 2016.

## External links

[edit]

* Official website
* Full Results and Fixtures

* v
* t
* e

League of Ireland Premier Division

2025 clubs|

* Bohemians
* Cork City
* Derry City
* Drogheda United
* Galway United
* Shamrock Rovers
* Shelbourne
* Sligo Rovers
* St Patrick's Athletic
* Waterford

Seasons|

| A Division|

* 1921–22
* 1922–23
* 1923–24
* 1924–25
* 1925–26
* 1926–27
* 1927–28
* 1928–29
* 1929–30
* 1930–31
* 1931–32
* 1932–33
* 1933–34
* 1934–35
* 1935–36
* 1936–37
* 1937–38
* 1938–39
* 1939–40
* 1940–41
* 1941–42
* 1942–43
* 1943–44
* 1944–45
* 1945–46
* 1946–47
* 1947–48
* 1948–49
* 1949–50
* 1950–51
* 1951–52
* 1952–53
* 1953–54
* 1954–55
* 1955–56
* 1956–57
* 1957–58
* 1958–59
* 1959–60
* 1960–61
* 1961–62
* 1962–63
* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85

|

Premier Division|

* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Awards|

* Player of the Year
* Young Player of the Year
* Manager of the Year
* Player of the Month
* Manager of the Month
* Team of the Year

* v
* t
* e

2016 in Republic of Ireland football

Leagues|

* Premier Division
* First Division
* Women's National League (2015–16) (2016)

Cup competitions|

* FAI Cup (Final)
* League of Ireland Cup (Final)
* President's Cup
* Leinster Senior Cup (2015–16) (2016–17)
* FAI Intermediate Cup (2015–16) (2016–17)

National teams|

* Men (UEFA Euro 2016)
* Women

Club seasons|

| Premier Division|

* Dundalk
* St Patrick's Athletic

|

First Division|

* Shelbourne

* v
* t
* e

2015–16 in European men's football (UEFA)

Domestic leagues|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus '15 '16
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia '15 '16
* Faroe Islands '15 '16
* Finland '15 '16
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Gibraltar
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland '15 '16
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan '15 '16
* Kosovo
* Latvia '15 '16
* Lithuania '15 '16
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '15 '16
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland '15 '16
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden '15 '16
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales

Domestic cups|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands '15 '16
* Finland '15 '16
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Gibraltar
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland '15 '16
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan '15 '16
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania '15–'16 '16
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '15 '16
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland '15 '16
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales

League cups|

* England
* Finland '15 '16
* France
* Iceland '15 '16
* Israel
* Latvia
* Northern Ireland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland '15 '16
* Romania
* Scotland
* Wales

Supercups|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* England
* Estonia '15 '16
* Faroe Islands
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Gibraltar
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Lithuania
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland '15 '16
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Turkey
* Ukraine

UEFA competitions|

* Champions League
* qualifying phase and play-off round
* group stage
* knockout phase
* Final
* Europa League
* qualifying phase
* play-off round
* group stage
* knockout phase
* Final
* Super Cup
* Youth League
* UEFA Champions League Path
* Domestic Champions Path
* knockout phase
* Women's Champions League
* qualifying round
* knockout phase
* Final

International competitions|

* UEFA Euro 2016
* qualification
* 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
* 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup
* 2017 Euro Under-21
* qualification
* 2016 Euro Under-19
* qualification
* 2016 Euro Under-17
* qualification
* Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics
* UEFA qualification

* v
* t
* e

2016–17 in European men's football (UEFA)

Domestic leagues|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus '16 '17
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia '16 '17
* Faroe Islands '16 '17
* Finland '16 '17
* France
* Georgia '16 '17
* Germany
* Gibraltar
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland '16 '17
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan '16 '17
* Kosovo
* Latvia '16 '17
* Lithuania '16 '17
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '16 '17
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland '16 '17
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden '16 '17
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales

Domestic cups|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands '16 '17
* Finland '16 '16–'17
* France
* Georgia '16 '17
* Germany
* Gibraltar
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland '16 '17
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan '16 '17
* Kosovo
* Latvia '16–'17 '17
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania '16 '17
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '16 '17
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland '16 '17
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales

League cups|

* England
* Finland '16
* France
* Iceland '16 '17
* Israel
* Latvia
* Northern Ireland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland '16 '17
* Romania
* Scotland
* Wales

Supercups|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* England
* Estonia '16 '17
* Faroe Islands
* France
* Georgia '16 '17
* Germany
* Gibraltar
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Kosovo
* Lithuania '16 '17
* Malta
* Moldova
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland '16 '17
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Slovakia
* Spain
* Turkey
* Ukraine

UEFA competitions|

* Champions League
* qualifying phase and play-off round
* group stage
* knockout phase
* Final
* Europa League
* qualifying phase and play-off round
* group stage
* knockout phase
* Final
* Super Cup
* Youth League
* UEFA Champions League Path
* Domestic Champions Path
* knockout phase

International competitions|

* 2018 FIFA World Cup
* UEFA qualification
* 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
* 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
* 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup
* 2017 Euro Under-21
* qualification
* 2017 Euro Under-19
* qualification
* 2017 Euro Under-17
* qualification

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template