League of Ireland First Division
Ireland
League level:
Second Tier
- Number of teams: 10 teams
- Players: 310
- Foreigners: 41 Players 13.2%
- ø-Market value: €2k
- ø-Age: 22.2
Managerial changes during the season
Manager changes
| Club | Coach | Rank | Leaving date | Days in charge | Successor | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change(s) in coach during the season | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | Jun 30, 2017 | 33 |
| 5 | ||||||
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| 5 | May 27, 2017 | 281 |
| 5 | ||||||
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| 6 | May 11, 2017 | 20 |
| 8 | ||||||
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| 7 | Apr 21, 2017 | 42 |
| 6 | ||||||
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| 2 | Mar 8, 2017 | 76 |
| 7 | ||||||
| Change(s) in coach prior to the first matchday of the season | ||||||||||||
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| - | Dec 21, 2016 | 182 |
| 2 | ||||||
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| - | Nov 5, 2016 | 1770 |
| 7 | ||||||
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| - | Oct 16, 2016 | 11 |
| 1 | ||||||
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| - | Oct 16, 2016 | 479 |
| 6 | ||||||
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| - | Oct 4, 2016 | 511 |
| - | ||||||
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| - | Aug 18, 2016 | 4 |
| 5 | ||||||
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| - | Aug 13, 2016 | 2432 |
| - | ||||||
Table League of Ireland First Division
| # | Club | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Waterford FC | 28 | 30 | 59 |
| 2 |  |
Cobh Ramblers | 28 | 9 | 51 |
| 3 |  |
UCD | 28 | 19 | 47 |
| 4 |  |
Shelbourne | 28 | 5 | 40 |
| 5 |  |
Longford Town | 28 | 8 | 38 |
| 6 |  |
Cabinteely | 28 | 4 | 38 |
| 7 |  |
Wexford FC | 28 | -25 | 19 |
| 8 |  |
Athlone Town | 28 | -50 | 17 |