2016 League of Ireland First Division
The 2016 League of Ireland First Division season was the 32nd season of the League of Ireland First Division.
On 28 August, Limerick clinched the title and promotion after a 3–2 win away to UCD.
Overview
The First Division has 8 teams. Each team played each other four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 28 matches in the season.The eight clubs competed for a prize fund of €104,000 with the winners receiving €30,000 and the eighth placed team collecting €8,000.
Teams
| Team | Home city/suburb | Stadium |
| Athlone Town | Athlone | Athlone Town Stadium |
| Cabinteely | Cabinteely | Stradbrook Road |
| Cobh Ramblers | Cobh | St. Colman's Park |
| Drogheda United | Drogheda | United Park |
| Limerick | Limerick | Markets Field |
| Shelbourne | Drumcondra, Dublin | Tolka Park |
| UCD | Belfield, Dublin | UCD Bowl |
| Waterford United | Waterford | Waterford RSC |
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.| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Athlone Town |  Alan Mathews | Nike | Nitro Sports | |
| Cabinteely | Eddie Gormley | Umbro | ||
| Cobh Ramblers | Stephen Henderson | Kevin Mulcahy | Legea | Rathcormac Fuels |
| Drogheda United | Pete Mahon | Sean Thornton | CX+ Sport | Scotch Hall Shopping Center |
| Limerick | Martin Russell | Shane Duggan | Hummel | Galtee Fuels |
| Shelbourne | Kevin Doherty |  Daire Doyle | Macron | abbeyseals.ie |
| UCD | Collie O'Neill | Gary O'Neill | O'Neills | O'Neills |
| Waterford United | Roddy Collins | Phillip Gorman | Uhlsport |