Atletico Paranaense 1-0 Shamrock Rovers: Hoops defeated in India
Pat Fenlon's side exited the Sait Nagjee Trophy at the semi-final stage after a battling performance in the Indian heat
Atletico Paranaense advanced to the final of the 2016 Sait Nagjee Trophy at the expense of Shamrock Rovers thanks to a second-half strike from Yago Cesar da Silva.
The League of Ireland side were unlucky not to get on the scoresheet, having hit the woodwork on three separate occasions. Gary Shaw was the first Hoops player to be denied by the woodwork as his 10th minute effort rebounded off the post.
A series of Rovers corners came to nothing before the Brazilian side carved out a good chance of their own with Joao Pedro firing just over. Craig Hyland denied Victor Feitosa before Dean Clarke hit the post as the two sides started the second-half with attacking intent.
Atletico Paranaense took the lead just after the hour mark when Yago struck from range after a roving run into the Hoops half.
The Hoops pushed for an equaliser, and went close when Brandon Miele hit the bar, but could not find the game-tying goal.
Atletico Paranaense now meet either Dnipro or Watford in the final, while Shamrock Rovers return to Ireland ahead of the new SSE Airtricity Premier Division season.
EA Sports First Round draw throws up some intriguing fixtures
The draw for the first round of the 2016 EA Sports Cup has been made.
The draw has been broken down into four regionalised pots of six teams, each of which feature two matches with two teams also receiving byes into the second round of the competition.
In pot one, Limerick travel to Munster rivals Cobh Ramblers, while the other affair sees Roddy Collins’ Waterford United host non-league Rockmount.
Pot two has a more northern feel to it with Finn Harps taking on Donegal rivals Cockhill Celticcand Galway United taking on a Mayo League selection who crashed out of last season’s competition following a severe 8-0 beating at the hands of Sligo Rovers.
Pot three features two First Division sides with UCD hosting Bray Wanderers and Drogheda United entertaining Leinster Senior League side Bluebell United.
Finally, pot four sees the only all Premier Division clash of the draw with Bohemians taking on Longford, while coincidentally the only all First Division tie also comes from that pot in the form of Shelbourne versus Cabinteely.
Seven Premier Division teams as well as First Division outfit Athlone Town have received byes into the second round of the 2016 edition of the EA Sports Cup.
All EA Sports Cup First Round ties are due to take place on Monday, March 22nd and Tuesday March 23rd.
The draw and pots for the 2016 EA Sports Cup First Round is as follows:
Pool 1 – Cobh Ramblers v Limerick; Waterford United v Rockmount.
Byes: Cork City, Wexford Youths.
Pool 2 – Finn Harps v Cockhill Celtic; Galway United v Mayo League.
Byes: Derry City, Sligo Rovers.
Pool 3 – Drogheda United v Bluebell United; U.C.D. v Bray Wanderers.
Byes: Dundalk, St Patrick’s Athletic.
Pool 4 – Bohemians v Longford Town; Shelbourne v Cabinteely.
Byes: Athlone Town, Shamrock Rovers.
License to play: A comparative view
License to play: A comparative view
The FAI have confirmed the club licencing process for the 2016 SSE Airtricity League of Ireland season has resulted in all clubs being granted a license to play.
Following a meeting of the Independent Club Licensing Committee of the FAI, Premier Division licences were awarded to 16 clubs with the four remaining clubs awarded First Division licences.
Premier Division:
Athlone Town FC, Bohemian FC, Bray Wanderers FC, Cork City FC, Derry City FC, Drogheda United FC, Dundalk FC, Finn Harps FC, Galway United FC, Limerick FC, Longford Town FC, Shamrock Rovers FC, Sligo Rovers FC, St. Patrick's Athletic FC, Waterford United FC, Wexford Youths FC.
First Division:
Cabinteely FC, Cobh Ramblers FC, UCD FC, Shelbourne FC.
The FAI is one of 49 of UEFA’s 54 associations that apply the European governing bodies licencing system, not only for their club’s playing in European competition but for their domestic competition.
Gibraltar, Andorra and Montenegro have no formal domestic licencing system, with Spain and England having no formal licence but have extensive domestic rules in place.
The League of Ireland is one of 23 domestic leagues to run the licencing not only in the top division but also the second tier. 15 associations only have licencing in their top divisions (including Northern Ireland and Wales) while Scotland is one of 11 associations that have the process in three divisions or more.
Clubs are assessed across 38 criteria in five categories:
Sporting – encouraging investment in “quality driven youth development programmes”
Infrastructure – Safe environment and suitable training facilities
Personnel and Administrative - well-educated, qualified and skilled specialists for youth and first team players
Legal – ensuring clubs have a legally robust basis for applying regulations
Financial – Annual Financial Statements, No overdue payables to employees, social or tax authorities.
In 2011 across European football financial losses of €1.7bn were reported and so further financial fair play measures were brought in place to ensure that owners regularly inject capital to cover losses and prevent a build up of debt with clubs
The club licencing system was put in place 10 years ago, based on the international recognised ISO9001 quality management system standard, and last month UEFA published a 155 page report on the system.
Gianni Infantino, UEFA General Secretary (and FIFA presidential candidate), describes how the system has had “a positive impact in terms of raising the level of professionalism in club management and supporting the financial stability of clubs and the integrity of the competitions”. With the recently published report showing how “the club licencing provides the perfect platform for the future growth and prosperity of European club football.”
So what does the report tell us about the League of Ireland and its prosperity? Extratime.iereviewed the data for our own domestic league in line with our neighbours and some of our EURO 2016 and World Cup 2018 qualifier opponents to see how we compare.
In relation to the percentage of revenue generated by gate receipts, only Switzerland (34%) is more heavily reliant than the League of Ireland (and by just 1%) on the paying punter through the turnstiles. The benefits brought about by broadcasting rights are also noticeable with benefits accrued not registering as a percentage for Ireland whereas in Italy 51% of revenue is generated from broadcasting rights.
The League of Ireland generates €11m in revenue, putting us 36th out of 54 leagues in UEFA. In terms of wages and attendances we rank 36th and 32nd respectively. On the pitch, our UEFA ranking is 41st, suggesting we certainly aren’t punching above our weight in European competition.
The tables below show the latest figures available (from 2014).
Table 1: Revenue Breakdown by percentage, value (€) and ranking
Gate %
|
Broadcasting %
|
UEFA Prize Money %
|
Revenue €
|
Revenue Rank
| |
Belgium
|
23
|
20
|
8
|
299m
|
9
|
Italy
|
11
|
51
|
7
|
1,170m
|
4
|
Northern Ireland
|
22
|
1
|
14
|
8m
|
29
|
Rep of Ireland
|
34
|
0
|
15
|
11m
|
36
|
Serbia
|
9
|
4
|
15
|
19m
|
33
|
Scotland
|
34
|
13
|
15
|
148m
|
16
|
Sweden
|
20
|
12
|
14
|
147m
|
17
|
Table 2: Ranking (out of 54 UEFA Associations)
Wages
|
Attendances
|
UEFA Club Co-Efficient
| |
Belgium
|
10
|
7
|
9
|
Italy
|
2
|
5
|
4
|
Northern Ireland
|
42
|
37
|
46
|
Rep of Ireland
|
36
|
32
|
41
|
Serbia
|
30
|
25
|
28
|
Scotland
|
16
|
11
|
24
|
Sweden
|
18
|
14
|
20
|
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