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Final two weekends attendances:
Oct 21st
Rovers v Bray - 2,136
Derry v Sligo - 1,300
Cork v Pats - 1,180
Galway v Longford - 847
Wexford v Harps - 590
Oct 23rd
Dundalk v Bohs - 4,637
Oct 24th
Cork v Wexford - 1,214
Oct 25th
Pats v Dundalk - 817
Oct 28th
Dundalk v Galway - 3,635
Sligo v Wexford - 1,328
Bray v Cork - 1,247
Harps v Bohs - 1,008
Pats v Derry - 931
Longford v Rovers - 465
Final update. Doesn't include play-offs like every other year.
PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 1,627 (1,724; 1,395; 1,597; 1,496; 1,488; 1,835; 2,366)
Bray - 957 (769; 718; 891; 965; 1,121; 952; 1,169)
Cork - 2,533 (3,263; 3,777; 1,965; 2,786; 2,128 FD; 1,693 FD; 2,681)
Derry - 1,563 (1,124; 1,106; 1,446; 1,460; 2,135; 1,965 FD; 2,436)
Dundalk - 2,738 (3,158; 2,534; 1,997; 949; 1,355; 1,877; 2,371)
Galway - 1,169 (1,290; 975 FD)
Harps - 1,216 (784 FD; 449 FD; 479 FD; 429 FD; 433 FD; 644 FD; 480 FD) -
Longford - 488 (803; 567 FD; 379 FD; 365 FD; 315 FD; 230 FD; 260 FD)
Pat's - 1,088 (1,321; 1,386; 1,687; 1,474; 1,346; 1,756; 1,631)
Rovers - 2,041 (2,890; 2,269; 2,763; 3,127; 3,779; 3,794; 3,611)
Sligo - 1,750 (1,750; 1,959; 2,342; 3,007; 2,103; 1,807; 1,756)
Wexford - 585 (553 FD; 331 FD; 227 FD; 302 FD; 216 FD; 343 FD; 494 FD)
FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - 156 (314; 653 PD; 754; 271; 200; 354; 462)
Cabinteely - 352 (610)
Cobh - 403 (366; 223; 439; 2008 - 1,122 PD; 681; 368; 403)
Drogheda - 583 (813 PD; 1,064 PD; 817 PD; 977 PD; 811 PD; 859 PD; 1,106 PD)
Limerick - 1,131 (1,206 PD; 757 PD; 1,649 PD; 734; 569; 598; 429)
Shels - 554 (596; 713; 1,114 PD; 1,187 PD; 781; 737; 972)
UCD - 297 (216; 397 PD; 487 PD; 506 PD; 558 PD; 610 PD; 272)
Waterford - 314 (460; 470; 478; 453; 466; 619; 434)
PREMIER AVERAGE: 1,476 (1,681; 1,502; 1,566; 1,630; 1,547; 1,512; 2,010)
FIRST DIVISION AVERAGE: 476 (486; 495; 391; 372; 578; 682; 417)
OVERALL AVERAGE: 1,117 (1,249; 1,160; 1,140; 1,125; 1,110; 1,095; 1,175)
TOTAL WEEKLY ATTENDANCE: 8,614 (6 games)
OVERALL PREMIER ATTENDANCE: 292,204 (332,805; 297,334)
OVERALL FIRST ATTENDANCE: 52,807 (54,474; 55,408)
OVERALL COMBINED ATTENDANCE: 345,011 (387,279; 352,742)
2016 - 10 highest Premier Division attendances:
1: Cork City vs Dundalk - Friday 3rd June - 5,453
2: Dundalk vs Bohemians - Sunday 23rd October - 4,637
3: Finn Harps vs Derry City - Friday 4th March - 4,195
4: Dundalk vs Cork City - Tuesday 11th October - 4,126
5: Cork City vs Bohemians - Friday 4th March - 4,028
6: Dundalk vs Galway United - Friday 28th October - 3,635
7: Bohemians vs Shamrock Rovers - Friday 15th April - 3,627
8: Dundalk vs Cork City - Friday 18th March - 3,528
9: Shamrock Rovers vs Dundalk - Friday 22nd April - 3,513
10: Shamrock Rovers vs St Patricks Ath - Friday 18th March - 3,453
Top 10 highest in First Division were all Limerick games. Only one other team managed to break 1,000, that being Drogheda in their final game of the season with 1,087. Shelbourne 910 vs Waterford and Cabinteely 902 vs Athlone Town were next highest. Limerick accounted for almost 16,000 of the total 52,807 figure in the First Division this season.
Club by club breakdown Premier Division:
Bohemians:
High: 3,627 vs Shamrock Rovers - Friday 15th April
Low: 895 vs Wexford Youths - Monday 19th September
Bray:
High: 1,704 vs Dundalk - Friday 4th March
Low: 472 vs Derry - Monday 14th March
Cork:
High: 5,453 vs Dundalk - Friday 3rd June
Low: 1,180 vs St Pats - Friday 21st October
Derry:
High: 2,600 vs Finn Harps - Tuesday 10th May
Low: 600 vs Longford Town - Friday 15th July
Dundalk:
High: 4,637 vs Bohs - Sunday 23rd October
Low: 1,919 vs Longford - Tuesday 5th July
Galway:
High: 2,578 vs Dundalk - Friday 5th August
Low: 631 vs Shamrock Rovers - Tuesday September 6th
Harps:
High: 4,195 vs Derry - Friday 4th March
Low: 551 vs Cork City - Monday 19th September
Longford:
High: 1,006 vs Sligo Rovers - Sat 30th July
Low: 273 vs Bray - Saturday 10th September
St Pats:
High: 2,150 vs Dundalk - Thursday 24th March
Low: 369 vs Cork City - Monday 17th October
Shamrock Rovers:
High: 3,513 vs Dundalk - Friday 22nd April
Low: 948 vs Wexford Youths - Monday 15th August
Sligo Rovers:
High: 3,068 vs Shamrock Rovers - Saturday 5th March
Low: 1,283 vs Longford Town - Friday 14th October
Wexford Youths:
High: 968 vs Longford Town - Friday 4th March
Low: 346 vs Galway United - Friday 14th October
We got in by default to be fair - it's not like fourth is good enough by design. I wouldn't mind seeing the League Cup winner get in - might encourage more teams to take it seriously.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
That's literally the entire reason the UEFA Cup was created.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Not really. The UEFA Cup was at least in part created to take over from the Fairs Cup, which was a non-UEFA event.
Granted, it was certainly the main qualification criterion, but by the same logic, the entire reason the European Cup was created was to allow the various champions to compete, and now look at it. And cup winners get into the Europa League now as well.
So as I said, the idea that second gets you into Europe shouldn't necessary be inviolable.
Also, I don't think the League Cup should be deserving of a European spot. If you want to revamp it, teams should be required to include a certain number of U-19s to help bridge the gap between the senior and underage teams.
I'd prefer to see FAI cup runner-up get a spot instead of fourth place in the league.
Fourth place in the league is only getting the spot this year because the cup runner up is already in Europe though?
UEFA changed the Cup Runner up rules. You have to win the cup to get a Europa League spot from last year on. Otherwise it goes to the league.
A compromise from a lot of suggestions on here would be a play-off consisting of cup runners-up, league cup winner and 2 best placed league teams outside of the automatic qualification spots.
along with the fair play winner, the club with the best website, the First Division winners, and the Jim Malone Cup holders.Quote:
Originally Posted by legendz
Haha! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
UCD as fair play representative for league got through ELQ1 unlike some!
That's not relevant.
If you get to compromising on everything, you end up with something really inflated and daft, that nobody's happy with anyway.
I'm the opposite actually, but just because I think 4th in the League, tends to be a stronger team in Europe overall for the co-efficient, than a team who could be from lower half of Premier or even 1st Division. Yes I'm a whore for the co-efficient points:drool:Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
I don't think the coefficient points are anywhere near as relevant any more as they used to be. Even five years ago, it could be the difference between a bye in the UEFA Cup, but that's not the case any more. We're effectively always going to be starting in the first Europa League round/second CL round (until they change it again).
Club coefficients are more important nowadays; a LoI side that has to take the national coefficient is pretty much guaranteed to be unseeded regardless. The national coefficient would really only benefit the underage winners.
There is truth in what you say there. In this instance I think it offered a good balance. My suggestion was to reward the league cup winner a play-off spot along with 3 teams based on league places. A number of people on here and the PCA are suggesting the cup runners-up be included in a play-off. I can't see the PCA's 8 team play-off becoming reality. If a 2 team play-off is chosen as per the FAI commissioned report, it probably will be based on league places. If a 4 team play-off is given consideration, I don't think it will be a lesser option if it includes the league cup winners and cup runners-up. If the third Europa League spot can be used to help promote the league, FAI Cup and League Cup through, say, a high-profile play-off, then the possibility should be considered.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Some stats on extratime.ie, which collate quite closely here from a quick glance (not surprising really, as I guess many estimated attendances here are taken from extratime.ie anyway)
From DUFC facebook for the Wexford playoff - The official attendance on Friday was 2,117.
I was surprised they had so many estimates for UCD. I was there a few times and on each occasion a lad game along and gave an exact figure to the journalists there. Three estimates for Pat's as well even though each was tweeted by all and sundry on the the respective nights.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
BTW many of the Shamrock Rovers estimates here and on extratime were quite generous....