Season 2016 Champions League Dundalk Start date 2016 Goals scored 511 | Champions Dundalk Champion Dundalk F.C. End date October 28, 2016 Matches played 198 | |
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Europa League Cork City
Derry City
Shamrock Rovers Top goalscorer Seán Maguire (18 goals) Biggest home win Cork City 6–0 Longford Town
(14 March 2016) Relegated Longford Town F.C., Wexford Youths F.C. Similar 2015–16 Maltese Premier L, 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga, 2016 Veikkausliiga, 2015 Úrvalsdeild, 2015–16 Danish Superliga | ||
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 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.
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Dundalk were crowned champions for the third year in a row on 23 October after a 2–1 win against Bohemians.
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.
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.
Matches 1–22
Teams played each other twice (once at home, once away).
Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches 23–33
Teams played each other once.
Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: 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.
Second Leg
Drogheda United are promoted to the 2017 Premier Division; Wexford Youths are relegated to the 2017 First Division.