2016 Cork City F.C. season

The 2016 League of Ireland Premier Division season was Cork City's 32nd year competing in the League of Ireland and 5th consecutive season in the Premier Division. It was John Caulfield's third year in charge of Cork City after finishing as runners up in both 2014 and 2015 seasons.

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Mark McNulty
2	DF	John Kavanagh
3	DF	Alan Bennett
4	DF	John Dunleavy (captain)
5	DF	Eoghan O'Connell (on loan from Celtic)
6	MF	Greg Bolger
7	MF	Colin Healy
8	MF	Gavan Holohan
10	MF	Steven Beattie
11	FW	Stephen Dooley

No.	Position	Player
14	MF	Kevin O'Connor
16	MF	Gearóid Morrissey
18	DF	Michael McSweeney
19	FW	Karl Sheppard
22	DF	Kenny Browne
23	FW	Mark O'Sullivan
24	MF	Seán Maguire
25	GK	Alan Smith
26	MF	Garry Buckley
27	MF	Ian Turner

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	John Caulfield
First Team Coach	John Cotter
Assistant First Team Coach	Billy Woods
Assistant First Team Coach	Alan Reynolds
Goalkeeping coach	Phil Harrington
High Performance Coach	Kevin Tattan
Performance Analyst	Lisa Fallon
Doctor	Dr. Gerard Murphy
Head Physio	James Peckitt
Physio	Gráinne Desmond
Kit Manager	Mick Ring

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Position	Signed from
January 2016	Greg Bolger	Midfielder	St Pats
January 2016	Kenny Browne	Defender	St Pats
January 2016	Ian Turner	Midfielder	Limerick
January 2016	Sean Maguire	Forward	Dundalk
January 2016	Gearóid Morrissey	Midfielder	Cambridge Utd
January 2016	Stephen Dooley	Forward	Derry City
February 2016	Eoghan O'Connell	Defender	Celtic (On Loan)

Out

Date	Player	Position	Sold to
January 2016	Billy Dennehy	Midfielder	St Pats
January 2016	Darren Dennehy	Defender	St Pats
January 2016	Dan Murray	Defender	Retirement
January 2016	John O'Flynn	Forward	Limerick
January 2016	Ross Gaynor	Defender	Linfield
January 2016	Kevin O'Brien	Goalkeeper	Free Agent
January 2016	Liam Kearney	Forward	Free Agent
January 2016	Rob Lehane	Forward	Cobh Ramblers
February 2016	Liam Miller	Midfielder	Wilmington Hammerheads

Friendlies

Pre-Season

25 January	Cork City XI	0–0	PSC Soccer Academy	O Shea Park, Blarney
11:00

5 February	Waterford Utd	0–7	Cork City	RSC, Waterford
19:00			Turner 11' (39), 40' Bennett 32' Maguire 44' K. McLeod 73' O'Sullivan 86'

9 February	Malahide Utd	0–6	Cork City	Gannon Park
19:00			Dooley 5' Maguire 10' (53) Bennett 14' Sheppard 76' Turner 88'

11 February	Drogheda Utd	0–2	Cork City	United Park
19:30			Sheppard G. Morrissey 76'

18 February	Limerick	2–5	Cork City	Markets Field
19:45	Mulhall 26' Mann 71'		Maguire 10' (42) Dooley 44' Sheppard 85' Buckley 89'

20 February	Cobh Ramblers	0–4	Cork City	St Colman's Park
14:00			Healy 12' Sheppard 43' (73) O'Connell 55'

21 February	Leeds XI (Cork)	0–3	Cork City XI	Ballyvolane
14:30			A. Drinan 38' C. McCarthy 47' D. O'Riordan 85'

Mid-Season

9 July 1	Cork City XI	0–3	Fulham	Turners Cross
15:00			S Humphreys 16' (25) M Smith 51'	Attendance: 450 Referee: G Kelly

18 July 2	Cork City XI	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Turners Cross
19:45

23 August 3	Cork City XI	1–1	Oman	Turners Cross
19:45

League

Fixtures and Results

4 March 1	Cork City	2–0	Bohemians	Turners Cross
19:45	Maguire 53' (63)			Attendance: 4,028 Referee: N. Doyle

11 March 2	Derry City	1–0	Cork City	The Brandywell
19:45	Curtis 59'			Attendance: 2,500 Referee: D Tomney

14 March 3	Cork City	6–0	Longford Town	Turners Cross
19:45	Beattie 2' (53), 68' Maguire 10' D. Morrissey 45' (79)			Attendance: 2,302 Referee: S Grant

18 March 4	Dundalk	0–1	Cork City	Oriel Park
19:45			Maguire 69'	Attendance: 3,528 Referee: P McLaughlin

2 April 6	Sligo Rovers	0–0	Cork City	The Showgrounds
19:45

8 April 7	Cork City	1–1	Wexford Youths	Turners Cross
19:45	O'Sullivan 83'		Molloy 15'	Attendance: 2,793 Referee: T Connolly

15 April 8	Galway United	2–2	Cork City	Eamonn Deacy Park
19:45	Faherty 4' Shanahan 33'		Dooley 18' O'Connell 67'	Attendance: 1,557 Referee: R Rogers

22 April 9	Cork City	3–1	Finn Harps	Turners Cross
19:45	G. Morrissey 2' Maguire 7' Sheppard 76'		Curran 83'	Attendance: 2,403 Referee: P Sutton

25 April 5	Cork City	2–0	Shamrock Rovers	Turners Cross
19:45	Beattie 1' Sheppard 13'			Attendance: 2,731 Referee: J McKell

29 April 10	Cork City	1–0	St Pats	Turners Cross
19:45	Sheppard 25'			Attendance: 2,769 Referee: D Tomney

7 May 11	Bray Wanderers	0–2	Cork City	Carlisle Grounds
19:30			Maguire 67' Sheppard 70'	Attendance: 813 Referee: P McLaughlin

10 May 12	Bohemians	0–1	Cork City	Dalymount Park
19:45			Buckley 47'	Attendance: 1,092 Referee: R Rogers

13 May 13	Cork City	2–1	Derry City	Turners Cross
19:45	D Morrissey 84' K. Browne 91'		Vemmelund 54'	Attendance: 2,856 Referee: D McKeon

29 May 14	Longford Town	0–3	Cork City	City Calling Stadium
19:45			Maguire 57' O'Sullivan 73' Dooley 83'	Attendance: 450 Referee: D Tomney

3 June 15	Cork City	1–0	Dundalk	Turners Cross
20:00	S. Dooley 24'			Attendance: 5,453 Referee: R Rogers

24 June 16	Shamrock Rovers	0–0	Cork City	Tallaght Stadium
19:45				Attendance: 1,500 Referee: P McLaughlin

10 July 18	Wexford Youths	0–1	Cork City	Ferrycarrig Park
19:45			Buckley 28'	Referee: T Connolly

8 August 17	Cork City	1 - 2	Sligo Rovers	Turners Cross
18:45				Attendance: 2,575

12 August 23	Cork City	0–0	Bohemians	Turners Cross
18:45				Attendance: 2,816

15 August 24	Derry City	0–0	Cork City	The Brandywell
18:45

26 August 25	Cork City	5–2	Longford Town	Turners Cross
18:45				Attendance: 2,046

30 August 22	Cork City	4–0	Bray Wanderers	Turners Cross
18:45				Attendance: 1,715

16 September 27	Cork City	3 - 0	Shamrock Rovers	Turners Cross
19:45				Attendance: 2,475

19 September 20	Finn Harps	0 - 1	Cork City	Finn Park
20:00				Attendance: 551

24 September 28	Sligo Rovers	0 - 0	Cork City	The Showgrounds
18:45

27 September 19	Cork City	5 - 3	Galway United	Turners Cross
18:45				Attendance: 1,685

8 October 30	Galway United	0 - 5	Cork City	Eamonn Deacy Park
19:00				Attendance: 1,002

11 October 26	Dundalk	2 - 1	Cork City	Oriel Park
19:05				Attendance: 4,126

14 October 31	Cork City	2 - 0	Finn Harps	Turners Cross
19:45				Attendance: 2,023

17 October 21	St Pats	3 - 1	Cork City	Richmond Park
19:45				Attendance: 369

21 October 32	Cork City	3 - 1	St Pats	Turners Cross
18:45				Attendance: 1,180

24 October 29	Cork City	5 - 0	Wexford Youths	Turners Cross
19:45				Attendance: 1,214

28 October 33	Bray Wanderers	4 - 1	Cork City	Carlisle Grounds
18:45

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dundalk (C)	33	25	2	6	73	28	+45	77	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2	Cork City	33	21	7	5	65	23	+42	70	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Derry City	33	17	11	5	48	29	+19	62
4	Shamrock Rovers	33	16	7	10	46	34	+12	55
5	Sligo Rovers	33	13	10	10	42	35	+7	49

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.^[2]
(C) Champion.
Notes:

↑ Cork City qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 FAI Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

Top Goalscorers

Name	Appearances	Goals
Sean Maguire	30	18
Karl Sheppard	28	7
Stephen Dooley	26	5
Garry Buckley	24	5
Steven Beattie	29	5
Mark O Sullivan	27	4

UEFA Europa League

First Qualifying Round

30 June 1	Linfield	1–1	Cork City	Windsor Park
19:45

7 July 1	Cork City	1–0	Linfield	Turners Cross
19:45

Second Qualifying Round

14 July 2	BK Hacken	1–1	Cork City	Bravida Arena
18:00

21 August 2	Cork City	1–0	BK Hacken	Turners Cross
19:45

Third Qualifying Round

28 July 3	KRC Genk	1–0	Cork City	Cristal Arena
19:45

4 August 3	Cork City	1–2	KRC Genk	Turners Cross
19:00

FAI Cup

Main Article: 2015 FAI Cup

Second Round

20 May	Cork City	4 - 0	St Peter's	Turners Cross
19:45

Third Round

20 August	Longford Town	1 - 4	Cork City	City Calling Stadium
19:30

Quarter Final

9 September	Shamrock Rovers	0 - 5	Cork City	Tallaght Stadium
19:45

Semi Final

2 October	St Pats	1 - 3	Cork City	Richmond Park, Inchicore
15:55

Final

6 November	Cork City	1 - 0 (a.e.t.)	Dundalk	Aviva Stadium
15:40	Maguire 120'			Attendance: 25,103 Referee: Rob Rogers

Munster Senior Cup

30 January 1	Cork City	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Rockmount	Bishopstown Stadium
14:00	O Sullivan

President's Cup

Cork City qualified for the President's Cup Final after finishing runners-up in both the league and FAI Cup in 2015. They faced Champions Dundalk in Turners Cross on 27 February.

27 February 1	Cork City	2–0	Dundalk	Turners Cross
14:00	Holohan 19' Maguire 54'			Attendance: 1,850 Referee: T Connolly

References

↑ http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn.htm
↑ "PREMIER DIVISION 2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 4 April 2016.

Cork City F.C.

Players
Managers

Teams

Stadia

Turners Cross

Bishopstown Stadium

History

Seasons

Matches

FAI Cup finals	2005 2007 2015 2016

League of Ireland Cup finals	2011

President's Cup finals	2016 2017

2016 in Republic of Ireland football

Leagues

Cup competitions

FAI Cup (Final)
League of Ireland Cup (Final)
President's Cup
Leinster Senior Cup (2015–16) (2016–17)
FAI Intermediate Cup (2015–16) (2016–17)

National teams

Men (UEFA Euro 2016)
Women

Club seasons

Premier Division	Cork City Dundalk St Patrick's Athletic
First Division	Shelbourne

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