League of Ireland 2016

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League of Ireland 2016
League of Ireland logo
master Dundalk FC
Champions League
qualification		 Dundalk FC
Europa League
qualification		 Cork City
Derry City
Shamrock Rovers
Cup winners Cork City
Relegation ↓ Wexford Youths
Relegated Wexford Youths
Longford Town
Teams 12
Games 198 + 2 relegation games
Gates 513  (ø 2.59 per game)
Top scorer Sean Maguire (Cork City) 18 goals
← League of Ireland 2015
First Division ↓

The League of Ireland 2016 (officially: Airtricity League after the league sponsor Airtricity ) was the 96th season of the top Irish football league. The season started on March 4, 2016 and ended on October 28, 2016.

The Dundalk FC managed the hat-trick and became the twelfth time overall champion.

mode

The twelve teams each played against each other three times. Each team played 33 season games. The bottom of the table was relegated directly, the penultimate had to be relegated.

societies

Clubs of the League of Ireland 2016
society coat of arms city Stadion capacity
Bohemians Dublin Bohemians Dublin Dublin Dalymount Park 7,955
Bray Wanderers Bray Wanderers Bray Carlisle Grounds 3,250
Cork City Cork City Cork Turner's Cross 7,365
Derry City Derry City Derry Brandywell Stadium 7,700
Dundalk FC Dundalk FC Dundalk Oriel Park 6,000
Finn Harps Finn Harps Ballybofey Finn Park 7,500
Galway United Galway United Galway Eamonn Deacy Park 5,000
Longford Town Longford Town Longford Flancare Park 6,850
Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Dublin Tallaght Stadium 5,947
Sligo Rovers Sligo Rovers Sligo The Showgrounds 5,500
St Patrick's Athletic St Patrick's Athletic Dublin Richmond Park 5,340
Wexford Youths Wexford Youths Crossabeg Ferrycarrig Park 2,500

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Dundalk FC (M, P)  33  25th  2  6th 073:280 +45 77
 2. Cork City  33  21st  7th  5 065:230 +42 70
 3. Derry City  33  17th  11  5 048:290 +19 62
 4th Shamrock Rovers  33  16  7th  10 046:340 +12 55
 5. Sligo Rovers  33  13  10  10 042:350  +7 49
 6th Bray Wanderers  33  13  7th  13 039:400  −1 46
 7th St Patrick's Athletic  33  13  6th  14th 045:410  +4 45
 8th. Bohemians Dublin  33  12  5  16 030:370  −7 41
 9. Galway United  33  10  8th  15th 044:540 −10 38
10. Finn Harps (N, R)  33  8th  8th  17th 023:490 −26 32
11. Wexford Youths (N)  33  6th  5  22nd 031:700 −39 23
12. Longford Town  33  2  8th  23 025:710 −46 14th
  • Irish champions and participation in the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round
  • Irish Cup winner and participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2017/18 UEFA Europa League
  • Participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2017/18 UEFA Europa League
  • Participation in the relegation games
  • Relegation to the First Division
    • (M) reigning Irish champion
    (P) reigning Irish cup winner
    (N) Newcomers
    (R) Winner of the relegation

    Crosstab

    The crosstab shows the results of all games this season. The home team is listed in the middle column and the visiting team in the top row. The results are always given from the perspective of the home team.

    First round (rounds 1–22) 2016 Second round (rounds 23-33)
    Bohemians Dublin Bray Wanderers Cork City Derry City Dundalk FC Finn Harps Galway United Longford Town Shamrock Rovers Sligo Rovers St Patrick's Athletic Wexford Youths society Bohemians Dublin Bray Wanderers Cork City Derry City Dundalk FC Finn Harps Galway United Longford Town Shamrock Rovers Sligo Rovers St Patrick's Athletic Wexford Youths
    0-0 0: 1 0: 1 0: 2 2-0 1: 1 2-0 0: 4 1-0 5: 1 3: 3 Bohemians Dublin - - - 1: 2 - - 1-0 1-0 3: 2 - 1-0
    0: 2 0: 2 0: 3 0: 3 1-0 1: 2 0-0 1: 1 4-0 1-0 3-0 Bray Wanderers 2: 1 4: 1 2: 2 2: 1 - - - - 4-0 2: 1 -
    2-0 4-0 2: 1 1-0 3: 1 5: 3 6-0 2-0 1: 2 1-0 1: 1 Cork City 0-0 - - - 2-0 - 5: 2 3-0 - 3: 1 5-0
    1-0 2-0 1-0 0: 5 2: 2 2: 1 4-0 3-0 0: 2 1: 1 1-0 Derry City 2: 1 - 0-0 - - 0-0 - 2: 2 2: 1 - -
    2: 1 1-0 0: 1 1: 1 3-0 2: 1 4: 3 1: 1 1-0 2-0 3: 2 Dundalk FC - - 2: 1 3: 1 2-0 4: 1 - - 0: 3 - -
    0-0 1-0 0: 1 2: 1 0: 7 1-0 1-0 0: 1 3-0 1: 2 0: 1 Finn Harps 1-0 2: 1 - 0: 5 - - 0: 1 0: 2 - 1: 1 -
    1-0 4-0 2: 2 0-0 1-0 1-0 2: 2 0: 1 1: 2 0: 3 4: 2 Galway United 2-0 0: 2 0: 5 - - 3: 2 0-0 - - - -
    0: 1 1: 1 0: 3 1: 1 0: 4 0: 2 1: 1 0: 2 2: 2 0: 1 2: 4 Longford Town - 0: 2 - 2: 3 0: 3 - - 2: 4 - 0: 1 -
    3: 1 2-0 0-0 0: 1 0: 2 1: 1 2-0 2: 1 3-0 0: 2 2-0 Shamrock Rovers - 0-0 - - 0: 3 - 4: 2 - - 0-0 3: 1
    1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0: 1 1: 1 1: 1 3-0 0: 2 1-0 4: 1 Sligo Rovers - - 0-0 - - 0-0 2: 1 1-0 3: 2 - 5-0
    3-0 0: 1 3: 1 0: 1 0: 4 4-0 1: 3 3: 3 0: 2 1: 1 4-0 St Patrick's Athletic 1: 2 - - 0: 2 5: 2 - 1-0 - - 0-0 4: 1
    0: 1 2-0 0: 1 1: 2 1: 2 1: 1 0: 2 0: 4 2-0 0: 5 0: 1 Wexford Youths - 1: 3 - 0-0 0: 1 0-0 5: 4 2-0 - - -

    Relegation

    total First leg Return leg
    Wexford Youths 2: 3 Drogheda United 2-0 0: 3

    List of goalscorers

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    01. IrelandIreland Sean Maguire Cork City 18th
    02. Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Rory Patterson Derry City 17th
    03. IrelandIreland David McMillan Dundalk FC 16
    04th IrelandIreland Vinny Faherty Galway United 12
    05. IrelandIreland Conan Byrne St Patrick's Athletic 11
    06th IrelandIreland Kurtis Byrne Bohemians Dublin 10
    IrelandIreland Raffaele Cretaro Sligo Rovers
    IrelandIreland Christy Fagan St Patrick's Athletic
    IrelandIreland Gary McCabe Shamrock Rovers

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Games soccerway.com
    2. ↑ Goal scorers. In: soccerway.com. Retrieved November 25, 2016 .