2017 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
Manager | Stephen Kenny | ||
Premier Division | 2nd | ||
FAI Cup | Runners-up | ||
League Cup | Winners | ||
President's Cup | Runners-up | ||
Leinster Senior Cup | Runners-up | ||
Champions League | 2Q | ||
Top goalscorer | League: David McMillan (16) All: David McMillan (18) | ||
Highest home attendance | 4,746 (vs. Shamrock Rovers, 24 February 2017) [1] | ||
| |||
Dundalk entered the 2017 season as the reigning League Champions from 2016, having won the title for the third year in a row, and having come off a successful Europa League run that saw them become the first Irish club to both win points and win a match in the group stage of European competition. 2017 was Stephen Kenny's fifth season at the club as manager. It was Dundalk's ninth consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football, their 82nd in all, and their 91st in the League of Ireland.
The new season's curtain raiser - the President's Cup - was played on 17 February in Turners Cross between Dundalk and Cork City - the winners of the FAI Cup the previous year. Cork City won on a scoreline of 3-0. [2] The 33 round League programme commenced on 24 February 2017, and was completed on 27 October 2017. Dundalk relinquished their title to Cork City, finishing as runners-up. [3] They subsequently lost the 2017 FAI Cup Final to Cork City in a penalty shoot-out after the match finished 1-1. [4] However, Kenny's side did pick up the club's sixth League Cup, with a 3-0 victory over Shamrock Rovers in the final. [5] They were also runner-up in the Leinster Senior Cup, losing 4-2 to Shelbourne in the final. [6]
In Europe they were knocked out at the first hurdle, losing to Rosenborg after extra-time in the Champions League second qualifying round. This was a disappointment after the club's exploits in 2016, even with the financial and organisational disparity between the sides. [7]
Sources: [8]
Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth | Position | Debut season | League appearances | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
![]() |
25 September 1981 | GK | 2015 | 29 | 0 |
2 |
![]() |
11 July 1991 | DF | 2014 | 25 | 2 |
3 |
![]() |
4 November 1986 | DF | 2013 | 26 | 3 |
4 |
![]() |
22 July 1993 | DF | 2015 | 15 | 0 |
5 |
![]() |
27 December 1990 | MF | 2012 | 26 | 0 |
6 |
![]() |
15 January 1986 | MF | 2013 | 20 | 1 |
7 |
![]() |
28 July 1994 | MF | 2017 | 32 | 8 |
8 |
![]() |
22 February 1993 | MF | 2012 | 16 | 1 |
9 |
![]() |
14 December 1988 | FW | 2015 | 30 | 16 |
10 |
![]() |
30 September 1996 | MF | 2017 | 28 | 6 |
11 |
![]() |
26 September 1992 | MF | 2016 | 26 | 10 |
12 |
![]() |
9 March 1987 | DF | 2005 | 5 | 0 |
14 |
![]() |
17 April 1988 | DF | 2013 | 26 | 2 |
15 |
![]() |
15 March 1994 | DF | 2017 | 17 | 0 |
16 |
![]() |
29 September 1988 | FW | 2015 | 20 | 6 |
16 |
![]() |
2 May 1995 | MF | 2017 | 9 | 1 |
18 |
![]() |
7 May 1992 | MF | 2016 | 27 | 9 |
19 |
![]() |
2 October 1992 | DF | 2017 | 24 | 4 |
21 |
![]() |
1 October 1991 | MF | 2017 | 15 | 0 |
22 |
![]() |
15 September 1986 | GK | 2014 | 4 | 0 |
24 |
![]() |
22 August 1998 | MF | 2017 | 9 | 1 |
26 |
![]() |
12 November 1986 | FW | 2017 | 23 | 2 |
Source: [9]
17 February 2017 | Cork City | 3 - 0 | Dundalk | Turners Cross |
19:45 |
Maguire ![]() O'Connor ![]() Sheppard ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 3,140 Referee: Anthony Buttimer |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cork City (C) | 33 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 67 | 23 | +44 | 76 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Dundalk | 33 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 72 | 24 | +48 | 69 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | Shamrock Rovers | 33 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 54 | |
4 | Derry City | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 51 | |
5 | Bohemians | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 47 |
Source: [9]
13 August 2017 | Dundalk | 4–0 | Derry City | Dundalk |
Mountney ![]() McMillan ![]() Duffy ![]() |
Stadium: Oriel Park |
26 August 2017 | Crumlin United | 1–3 | Dundalk | |
Report |
8 September 2017 | Dundalk | 4–0 | Drogheda United | |
Report |
1 October 2017 | Dundalk | 1–1 | Shamrock Rovers | |
16:45 | Report |
10 October 2017 | Shamrock Rovers | 2–4 ( a.e.t.) | Dundalk | |
Report |
5 November 2017 | Dundalk | 1–1 (
a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Cork City | Aviva Stadium |
Source: [9]
17 April 2017 | Dundalk | 1-1 (
a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | UCD | Oriel Park |
17:00 | Conor Clifford ![]() |
Gary O'Neil ![]() |
1 May 2017 | Dundalk | 3-0 | Waterford | Oriel Park |
17:00 | Ciarán Kilduff ![]() Thomas Stewart ![]() Conor Clifford ![]() |
7 August 2017 | Galway United | 0-3 | Dundalk | Eamonn Deacy Park |
Report |
McGrath ![]() Benson ![]() Kevin Devaney ( o.g.) ![]() |
Attendance: 1,017 Referee: Ray Matthews |
16 September 2017 | Shamrock Rovers | 0–3 | Dundalk | Tallaght Stadium |
15:00 | Bolger ![]() ![]() |
Report | McMillan ![]() McEleney ![]() Stewart ![]() |
Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Derek Tomney |
Source: [9]
9 February 2017 | St Patrick's CYFC | 2–4 | Dundalk | Dublin |
19:45 GMT | David Cassidy ![]() Dean Gannon ![]() |
Report | Carlton Ubaezuonu ![]() Ciarán Kilduff ![]() Ciarán Kilduff ![]() Patrick McEleney ![]() |
Stadium: Irishtown Stadium Attendance: 100 (est.) |
15 May 2017 | Dundalk | 6–0 | Thomastown United | Dundalk |
19:45 GMT |
Ciarán Kilduff ![]() Shane Grimes ![]() Ciarán Kilduff ![]() Thomas Stewart ![]() Ciarán Kilduff ![]() Ciarán Kilduff ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Oriel Park |
19 September 2017 | UCD | 1–1 (
a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | Dundalk | Dublin |
19:45 GMT | Gary O'Neill ![]() |
Report |
Conor Clifford ![]() |
Stadium:
UCD Bowl Attendance: 200 (est.) |
4 October 2017 | Dundalk | 2–4 ( a.e.t.) | Shelbourne | Dundalk |
19:45 GMT |
Conor Clifford ![]() Jake O'Connor ![]() |
Report | Dale Rooney ![]() Adam Evans ![]() Adam Evans ![]() James English ![]() |
Stadium:
Oriel Park Attendance: 1000 (est.) Referee: Paul Mc Laughlin |
Source: [9]
Dundalk
![]() | 1–1 |
![]() |
---|---|---|
McMillan ![]() |
Report |
Reginiussen ![]() |
Rosenborg won 3–2 on aggregate.
Month | Player | References |
---|---|---|
June |
![]() |
[11] |
2017 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
Manager | Stephen Kenny | ||
Premier Division | 2nd | ||
FAI Cup | Runners-up | ||
League Cup | Winners | ||
President's Cup | Runners-up | ||
Leinster Senior Cup | Runners-up | ||
Champions League | 2Q | ||
Top goalscorer | League: David McMillan (16) All: David McMillan (18) | ||
Highest home attendance | 4,746 (vs. Shamrock Rovers, 24 February 2017) [1] | ||
| |||
Dundalk entered the 2017 season as the reigning League Champions from 2016, having won the title for the third year in a row, and having come off a successful Europa League run that saw them become the first Irish club to both win points and win a match in the group stage of European competition. 2017 was Stephen Kenny's fifth season at the club as manager. It was Dundalk's ninth consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football, their 82nd in all, and their 91st in the League of Ireland.
The new season's curtain raiser - the President's Cup - was played on 17 February in Turners Cross between Dundalk and Cork City - the winners of the FAI Cup the previous year. Cork City won on a scoreline of 3-0. [2] The 33 round League programme commenced on 24 February 2017, and was completed on 27 October 2017. Dundalk relinquished their title to Cork City, finishing as runners-up. [3] They subsequently lost the 2017 FAI Cup Final to Cork City in a penalty shoot-out after the match finished 1-1. [4] However, Kenny's side did pick up the club's sixth League Cup, with a 3-0 victory over Shamrock Rovers in the final. [5] They were also runner-up in the Leinster Senior Cup, losing 4-2 to Shelbourne in the final. [6]
In Europe they were knocked out at the first hurdle, losing to Rosenborg after extra-time in the Champions League second qualifying round. This was a disappointment after the club's exploits in 2016, even with the financial and organisational disparity between the sides. [7]
Sources: [8]
Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth | Position | Debut season | League appearances | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
![]() |
25 September 1981 | GK | 2015 | 29 | 0 |
2 |
![]() |
11 July 1991 | DF | 2014 | 25 | 2 |
3 |
![]() |
4 November 1986 | DF | 2013 | 26 | 3 |
4 |
![]() |
22 July 1993 | DF | 2015 | 15 | 0 |
5 |
![]() |
27 December 1990 | MF | 2012 | 26 | 0 |
6 |
![]() |
15 January 1986 | MF | 2013 | 20 | 1 |
7 |
![]() |
28 July 1994 | MF | 2017 | 32 | 8 |
8 |
![]() |
22 February 1993 | MF | 2012 | 16 | 1 |
9 |
![]() |
14 December 1988 | FW | 2015 | 30 | 16 |
10 |
![]() |
30 September 1996 | MF | 2017 | 28 | 6 |
11 |
![]() |
26 September 1992 | MF | 2016 | 26 | 10 |
12 |
![]() |
9 March 1987 | DF | 2005 | 5 | 0 |
14 |
![]() |
17 April 1988 | DF | 2013 | 26 | 2 |
15 |
![]() |
15 March 1994 | DF | 2017 | 17 | 0 |
16 |
![]() |
29 September 1988 | FW | 2015 | 20 | 6 |
16 |
![]() |
2 May 1995 | MF | 2017 | 9 | 1 |
18 |
![]() |
7 May 1992 | MF | 2016 | 27 | 9 |
19 |
![]() |
2 October 1992 | DF | 2017 | 24 | 4 |
21 |
![]() |
1 October 1991 | MF | 2017 | 15 | 0 |
22 |
![]() |
15 September 1986 | GK | 2014 | 4 | 0 |
24 |
![]() |
22 August 1998 | MF | 2017 | 9 | 1 |
26 |
![]() |
12 November 1986 | FW | 2017 | 23 | 2 |
Source: [9]
17 February 2017 | Cork City | 3 - 0 | Dundalk | Turners Cross |
19:45 |
Maguire ![]() O'Connor ![]() Sheppard ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 3,140 Referee: Anthony Buttimer |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cork City (C) | 33 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 67 | 23 | +44 | 76 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Dundalk | 33 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 72 | 24 | +48 | 69 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | Shamrock Rovers | 33 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 54 | |
4 | Derry City | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 51 | |
5 | Bohemians | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 47 |
Source: [9]
13 August 2017 | Dundalk | 4–0 | Derry City | Dundalk |
Mountney ![]() McMillan ![]() Duffy ![]() |
Stadium: Oriel Park |
26 August 2017 | Crumlin United | 1–3 | Dundalk | |
Report |
8 September 2017 | Dundalk | 4–0 | Drogheda United | |
Report |
1 October 2017 | Dundalk | 1–1 | Shamrock Rovers | |
16:45 | Report |
10 October 2017 | Shamrock Rovers | 2–4 ( a.e.t.) | Dundalk | |
Report |
5 November 2017 | Dundalk | 1–1 (
a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Cork City | Aviva Stadium |
Source: [9]
17 April 2017 | Dundalk | 1-1 (
a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | UCD | Oriel Park |
17:00 | Conor Clifford ![]() |
Gary O'Neil ![]() |
1 May 2017 | Dundalk | 3-0 | Waterford | Oriel Park |
17:00 | Ciarán Kilduff ![]() Thomas Stewart ![]() Conor Clifford ![]() |
7 August 2017 | Galway United | 0-3 | Dundalk | Eamonn Deacy Park |
Report |
McGrath ![]() Benson ![]() Kevin Devaney ( o.g.) ![]() |
Attendance: 1,017 Referee: Ray Matthews |
16 September 2017 | Shamrock Rovers | 0–3 | Dundalk | Tallaght Stadium |
15:00 | Bolger ![]() ![]() |
Report | McMillan ![]() McEleney ![]() Stewart ![]() |
Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Derek Tomney |
Source: [9]
9 February 2017 | St Patrick's CYFC | 2–4 | Dundalk | Dublin |
19:45 GMT | David Cassidy ![]() Dean Gannon ![]() |
Report | Carlton Ubaezuonu ![]() Ciarán Kilduff ![]() Ciarán Kilduff ![]() Patrick McEleney ![]() |
Stadium: Irishtown Stadium Attendance: 100 (est.) |
15 May 2017 | Dundalk | 6–0 | Thomastown United | Dundalk |
19:45 GMT |
Ciarán Kilduff ![]() Shane Grimes ![]() Ciarán Kilduff ![]() Thomas Stewart ![]() Ciarán Kilduff ![]() Ciarán Kilduff ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Oriel Park |
19 September 2017 | UCD | 1–1 (
a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | Dundalk | Dublin |
19:45 GMT | Gary O'Neill ![]() |
Report |
Conor Clifford ![]() |
Stadium:
UCD Bowl Attendance: 200 (est.) |
4 October 2017 | Dundalk | 2–4 ( a.e.t.) | Shelbourne | Dundalk |
19:45 GMT |
Conor Clifford ![]() Jake O'Connor ![]() |
Report | Dale Rooney ![]() Adam Evans ![]() Adam Evans ![]() James English ![]() |
Stadium:
Oriel Park Attendance: 1000 (est.) Referee: Paul Mc Laughlin |
Source: [9]
Dundalk
![]() | 1–1 |
![]() |
---|---|---|
McMillan ![]() |
Report |
Reginiussen ![]() |
Rosenborg won 3–2 on aggregate.
Month | Player | References |
---|---|---|
June |
![]() |
[11] |