2016 Dundalk F.C. season

November 2021 November 2021 Dundalk TrophiesInOriel2015.jpg President’s Cup, FAI Cup, Leinster Senior Cup & League of Ireland Champions trophy on display in Oriel Park in 2015 2016 Stephen Kenny Oriel Park, DundalkTallaght Stadium, Dublin (UEFA matches)Aviva Stadium, Dublin (v. Legia Warsaw) Premier Division 1st (champions) FAI Cup Runners-up League of Ireland Cup Second round President's Cup Runners-up Leinster Senior Cup Quarter-final UEFA Champions League Play-off round UEFA Europa League Group stage David McMillan (16) David McMillan (21) 30,417 vs. Warsaw TBD 2,717 (league games)http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn.htm EFS Attendances www.european-football-statistics.co.uk _blackborder _dundalk16h _blackborder _dundalk16h _dundalk16h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF _dundalk16a _dundalk16a _dundalk16a _dundalk16a _dundalk16a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 2015 2017 Dundalk entered the 2016 season as the reigning League Champions and FAI Cup holders from 2015, having won the 'Double' for the first time since 1987–88. 2016 was Stephen Kenny's third season at the club as manager. It was Dundalk's seventh consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football, their 80th in all, and their 89th in the League of Ireland. Season summary After dominating domestically throughout the season, a third league title in a row was sealed with two games to spare in 2016,https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/dundalk-are-crowned-the-airtricity-league-premier-division-champions-for-the-third-time-in-a-row-35154880.html/ Dundalk are crowned the Airtricity League Premier Division champions for the third time in a row 23 October 2016 23 June 2019 Irish Independent A chance at a 'Double Double' was spurned, however, when they lost in the FAI Cup Final to a goal scored in the last minute of extra time by Cork City F.C.http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/watch-drama-as-sean-maguire-pounces-at-the-death-to-win-fai-cup-for-cork-city-35192867.html Watch: Drama as Sean Maguire pounces at the death to win FAI Cup for Cork City 7 November 2016 Irish Independent 8 November 2016 thumb|upright|alt=David McMillan|Dundalk forward David McMillan in action in the 2016–17 Europa League. The 2016–17 Champions League saw the club qualify for the Champions League play-off round, after they first defeated FH of Iceland,https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/champions-league/superb-mcmillan-the-difference-as-dundalk-sparkle-in-iceland-1.2729017 Superb McMillan the difference as Dundalk sparkle in Iceland Darren Crawley 20 July 2016 The Irish Times www.irishtimes.com then came from a goal down in the tie to defeat BATE 3–0 in Tallaght Stadium,https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2016-0802-806543-dundalk-v-bate-borisov/ Dundalk down BATE to progress in Champions League Gavin McLaughlin 2 August 2016 RTÉ www.rte.ie winning through 3–1 on aggregate. Dundalk drew Legia Warsaw, with the first leg played in the Aviva Stadium in Dublin in front of a crowd of 30,417.http://www.uefa.org/newsfiles/ucl/2017-md-02_2_fs.pdf Full Time Summary Play-offs 1st leg – Wednesday 17 August 2016 UEFA.org Union of European Football Associations 17 August 2016 17 August 2016 They suffered a 2–0 defeat in the home leg, but shocked Legia in the return leg by taking a 1–0 lead through Robbie Benson's volley. With Dundalk pushing for the equaliser that would have taken the tie to extra-time, Legia scored on the break, and won the tie 3–1 on aggregate.https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2016-0823-811473-legia-warsaw-v-dundalk/ Brave Dundalk exit Champions League in Poland Gavin McLaughlin 23 August 2016 RTÉ www.rte.ie Defeat in the play-off round meant that the club qualified for the group stage of the Europa League, only the second Irish team to have done so. A draw with AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands,https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2016-0915-816869-kilduff-snatches-historic-point-for-10-man-dundalk/ Kilduff snatches historic point for 10-man Dundalk Gavin McLaughlin 15 September 2016 RTÉ www.rte.ie followed by a victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv in Tallaght Stadium,https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2016-0929-820325-dundalk-maccabi/ Dundalk claim historic Euro win against Maccabi Gavin McLaughlin 29 September 2016 RTÉ www.rte.ie were the first points earned by an Irish club at this stage of a European competition – both the equaliser in Alkmaar and the winning goal in Tallaght being scored by Ciarán Kilduff. In the third match they took the lead in Tallaght against Zenit St Petersburg, and were 20 minutes from topping the table, before eventually losing 2–1.https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2016-1020-825685-dundalk_zenit-st-petersburg/ Dundalk defeated as Zenit battle back in Tallaght Gavin McLaughlin 21 October 2016 RTÉ www.rte.ie In a campaign that would run from 13 July to 8 December, five weeks beyond the end of the domestic season, Dundalk failed to pick up any more points in the remaining matches. But they had attracted considerable attention.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016-oct/10-dundalk-stephen-kenny-ireland-europa-league Dundalk's Stephen Kenny winning friends and trophies with Irish trailblazers Paul Doyle 10 October 2016 The Guardian www.theguardian.com https://www.the42.ie/david-macmillan-on-dundalk-2016-european-run-4717286-Jul2019/ Remembering the greatest European run in the history of Irish football 10 July 2019 The 42 10 July 2019 Squad 1 IRL GK Gary Rogers 2 IRL DF Sean Gannon 3 IRL DF Brian Gartland 4 IRL DF Andy Boyle vice-captain 5 IRL MF Chris Shields 6 IRL MF Stephen O'Donnell captain 7 IRL MF Daryl Horgan 8 IRL MF John Mountney 9 IRL FW David McMillan 10 IRL MF Ronan Finn 11 IRL FW Patrick McEleney 12 IRL DF Shane Grimes 14 IRL DF Dane Massey 15 IRL DF Paddy Barrett 16 IRL FW Ciarán Kilduff 17 IRL MF George Poynton 18 IRL MF Robbie Benson 19 NIR MF Dean Shiels 20 IRL FW Ciarán O'Connor 21 NIR MF Darren Meenan 22 ROM GK Gabriel Sava 24 IRL DF Alan Keane 26 IRL FW Michael O'Connor 27 IRL GK Ben Kelly 28 IRL MF Keith Dalton 29 IRL MF Carlton Ubaezuono Non-competitive Preseason friendlies 2 February 2016 19:45 Dundalk 4–1 Report Cliftonville Oriel Park Dundalk W 9 February 2016 19:45 Dundalk 8–1 Report Waterford United Oriel Park Dundalk W 13 February 2016 19:45 Limerick 0–2 Report Dundalk Markets Field Limerick W 16 February 2016 19:45 Dundalk 2–0 Report UCD Oriel Park Dundalk W Competitive League of Ireland 2016 League of Ireland Premier Division 1 5 March 2016 Bray Wanderers 1–3 Dundalk Carlisle Grounds Bray W 2 11 March 2016 Dundalk 3–0 Finn Harps Oriel Park Dundalk W 3 14 March 2016 Wexford Youths 1–2 Dundalk Ferrycarrig Park Crossabeg W 4 18 March 2016 Dundalk 0–1 Cork City Oriel Park Dundalk L 5 24 March 2016 St Patrick's Athletic 0–4 Dundalk Richmond Park Inchicore W 6 1 April 2016 Dundalk 1–1 Derry City Oriel Park Dundalk D 7 9 April 2016 Longford Town 0–4 Dundalk Strokestown Road Longford W 8 15 April 2016 Dundalk 1–0 Sligo Rovers Oriel Park Dundalk W 9 22 April 2016 Shamrock Rovers 0–2 Dundalk Tallaght Stadium Tallaght W 10 29 April 2016 Bohemians 0–2 Dundalk Dalymount Park Phibsborough W 11 6 May 2016 Dundalk 2–1 Galway United Oriel Park Dundalk W 12 10 May 2016 Dundalk 1–0 Bray Wanderers Oriel Park Dundalk W 13 13 May 2016 Finn Harps 0–7 Dundalk Finn Park Ballybofey W 14 29 May 2016 Dundalk 3–2 Wexford Youths Oriel Park Dundalk W 15 3 June 2016 Cork City 1–0 Dundalk Turners Cross Cork L 16 24 June 2016 Dundalk 2–0 St Patrick's Athletic Oriel Park Dundalk W 17 1 July 2016 Derry City 0–5 Dundalk Brandywell Stadium Derry W 18 5 July 2016 Dundalk 4–3 Longford Town Oriel Park Dundalk W 19 5 August 2016 Galway United 1–0 Dundalk Eamonn Deacy Park Galway L 20 10 August 2016 Bray Wanderers 2–1 Dundalk Carlisle Grounds Bray L 21 26 August 2016 Wexford Youths 0–1 Dundalk Ferrycarrig Park Crossabeg W 22 2 September 2016 Bohemians 1–2 Dundalk Dalymount Park Phibsborough W 23 6 September 2016 Sligo Rovers 0–1 Dundalk The Showgrounds Sligo W 24 12 September 2016 Dundalk 2–0 Finn Harps Oriel Park Dundalk W 25 20 September 2016 Dundalk 1–1 Shamrock Rovers Oriel Park Dundalk D 26 26 September 2016 Dundalk 3–1 Derry City Oriel Park Dundalk W 27 7 October 2016 Dundalk 0–3 http://www.dundalkfc.com/dundalk-0-3-sligo/ Sligo Rovers Oriel Park Dundalk L 28 12 October 2016 Dundalk 2–1 http://www.dundalkfc.com/dundalk-surge-four-points-clear/ Cork City Oriel Park Dundalk W 29 15 October 2016 Shamrock Rovers 0–3 http://www.dundalkfc.com/superb-lilywhites-defeat-rovers/ Dundalk Tallaght Stadium Tallaght W 30 17 October 2016 Longford Town 0–3 http://www.dundalkfc.com/dundalk-ease-longford-win/ Dundalk Strokestown Road Longford W 31 23 October 2016 Dundalk 2–1 http://www.dundalkfc.com/we-are-the-champions/ Bohemians Oriel Park Dundalk W 32 25 October 2016 St Patrick's Athletic 5–2 Dundalk Richmond Park Inchicore L 33 28 October 2016 Dundalk 4–1 http://www.dundalkfc.com/champions-finish-off-style/ Galway United Oriel Park Dundalk W FAI Cup 2016 FAI Cup Second round 20 May 2016 Dundalk 2–0 Report Shelbourne Horgan 21Kilduff 85 Kehoe 72 Oriel Park Dundalk 1,750 Robert Rogers W Third round 19 August 2016 19:45 Dundalk 5–0 Report Crumlin United Shields 8 79Barrett 25Shiels 44O'Connor 74 Oriel Park Dundalk W Quarterfinals 9 September 2016 19:45 UCD 0–1 Report Dundalk Kilduff 66 UCD Bowl Dublin W Semifinals 2 October 2016 13:45 Dundalk 2-2 http://www.dundalkfc.com/dundalk-derry-play-thrilling-draw/ Derry City Dean Shiels, Ciaran Kilduff Rory Patterson, Ronan Curtis Oriel Park Dundalk 3,283 Graham Kelly D S/F Replay 4 October 2016 19:45 Derry City 1-2 http://www.dundalkfc.com/dundalk-book-fai-cup-final-spot/ Dundalk Ronan Curtis Ciaran Kilduff, Ronan Finn Oriel Park Dundalk 3,000 (estimate) Dave McKeon W League of Ireland Cup 2016 League of Ireland Cup Second round 18 April 2016 19:45 Dundalk 0–1 yes Feely 113 St Patrick's Athletic Oriel Park Dundalk L Leinster Senior Cup 2015–16 Leinster Senior Cup Fourth round 5 February 2016 19:45 Shelbourne 0–2 Dundalk Tolka Park Drumcondra W Quarterfinals 4 April 2016 19:45 Bohemians 4–3 Report Dundalk Murphy 31Byrne 69 81 87 O'Connor 13 74Kelly 90 Dalymount Park Phibsborough 297 Michael O'Connor L President's Cup 2016 President of Ireland's Cup 27 February 2016 Cork City 2–0 Report Dundalk Holohan 20McNulty 45+1Morrissey 53Bolger 60Maguire 61 Shields 12Boyle 45+1Gartland 1 56 80 Turners Cross Cork 1,850 Graham Kelly L UEFA Champions League 2016–17 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round First leg 2016 7 13 y 20:45 Dundalk IRL 1–1 Report ISL FH McMillan 66Finn 68O'Donnell 85 Doumbia 23Ólafsson 57Lennon 77Valdimarsson 81 Oriel Park Dundalk, Ireland 3,111 Nikola Popov D Second leg 2016 7 20 y 20:45 FH ISL 2–2 3–3 (a) Report IRL Dundalk Hewson 19 42Pálsson 48K. F. Finnbogason 78 McMillan 52 62O'Donnell 64 Kaplakriki Hafnarfjörður, Iceland 1,850 Paolo Valeri D Third qualifying round First leg 2016 7 26 y 20:45 BATE Borisov BLR 1–0 Report IRL Dundalk Zhavnerchik 29Gordeichuk 70 Finn 64 Borisov Arena Barysaw, Belarus 11,321 Yevhen Aranovsky L Second leg 2016 8 2 y 20:45 Dundalk IRL 3–0 3–1 Report BLR BATE Borisov McMillan 44 59Barrett 88Benson 90 Rodionov 81Stasevich 89 Tallaght Stadium Dublin, Ireland 4,645 Jakob Kehlet W Dundalk played their third qualifying round home match at Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, and will play their play-off home match at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, instead of their regular stadium Oriel Park, Dundalk.Here's why Dundalk won't be able to play their crunch Champions League qualifier in front of their home fans http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/heres-why-dundalk-wont-be-able-to-play-their-crunch-champions-league-qualifier-in-front-of-their-home-fans-34901221.html independent.ie Irish Independent 21 July 2016 21 July 2016 Dundalk will play Champions League playoff at Aviva Stadium https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/national-league/dundalk-will-play-champions-league-playoff-at-aviva-stadium-1.2745377 irishtimes.com The Irish Times 4 August 2016 5 August 2016 Play-off round First leg 2016 8 17 y 20:45 Dundalk IRL 0–2 Report POL Legia Warsaw O'Donnell 20Boyle 55 Odjidja-Ofoe 44Nikolić 56 pen.Hloušek 69Prijović 90+4 Aviva Stadium Dublin, Ireland 30,417 Deniz Aytekin L Second leg 2016 8 23 y 20:45 Legia Warsaw POL 1–1 3–1 Report IRL Dundalk Polish Army Stadium Warsaw, Poland D UEFA Europa League 2016–17 UEFA Europa League Group stage 1 2016 9 15 y 19:00 AZ NED 1–1 Report IRL Dundalk Wuytens 61 Kilduff 89 AFAS Stadion Alkmaar, Netherlands 10,003 Clayton Pisani (Malta) D 2 2016 9 29 y 21:05 Dundalk IRL 1–0 Report ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv Kilduff 72 Tallaght Stadium Dublin, Ireland 5,543 Andris Treimanis (Latvia) W 3 2016 10 20 y 21:05 Dundalk IRL 1–2 Report RUS Zenit St. Petersburg Benson 52 Mak 71Giuliano 77 Tallaght Stadium Dublin, Ireland 5,500 Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic) L 4 2016 11 03 y 19:00 Zenit St. Petersburg RUS 2–1 http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2017/matches/round=2000792/match=2019456/index.html IRL Dundalk Giuliano 42 78 Horgan 52 Petrovsky Stadium Saint Petersburg, Russia 16,000 Luca Banti (Italy) L 5 2016 11 24 y 21:05 Dundalk IRL 0–1 http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2017/matches/round=2000792/match=2019480/index.html NED AZ Weghorst 9 Tallaght Stadium Dublin, Ireland 5,500 István Vad (Hungary) L 6 2016 12 08 y 19:00 Maccabi Tel Aviv ISR 2–1 http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2017/matches/round=2000792/match=2019505/index.html IRE Dundalk Ben Chaim 21 (pen.), Micha 38 Dasa 27 (o.g.) Netanya Stadium Netanya, Israel 9,891 Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria) L Statistics Appearances and goals League of Ireland FAI Cup League Cup Europe 1 Gary Rogers GK IRL 28+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 2 Sean Gannon DF IRL 24+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 3 Brian Gartland DF IRL 27+0 7 1+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 4 Andy Boyle DF IRL 31+0 3 1+2 0 0+1 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 5 Chris Shields MF IRL 17+8 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 5+3 0 0+0 0 6 Stephen O'Donnell MF IRL 20+2 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 7 Daryl Horgan MF IRL 30+0 9 1+2 0 0+1 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 8 John Mountney MF IRL 21+8 2 2+0 0 1+0 0 5+3 0 0+0 0 9 David McMillan FW IRL 25+5 16 0+2 0 0+1 0 9+0 5 0+0 0 10 Ronan Finn MF IRL 28+1 7 1+0 1 0+0 0 8+1 0 0+0 0 11 Patrick McEleney FW NIR 17+6 3 0+2 0 0+0 0 8+1 0 0+0 0 12 Shane Grimes DF IRL 2+1 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 14 Dane Massey DF IRL 29+0 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 15 Paddy Barrett DF IRL 7+7 2 3+0 0 1+0 0 5+1 0 0+0 0 16 Ciarán Kilduff FW IRL 8+11 6 3+0 3 1+0 0 0+8 2 0+0 0 17 George Poynton MF IRL 0+2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 18 Robbie Benson MF IRL 10+12 2 2+1 0 1+0 0 4+5 3 0+0 0 19 Dean Shiels FW NIR 0+7 0 2+0 1 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 20 Ciarán O'Connor FW IRL 0+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 21 Darren Meenan MF NIR 10+14 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 22 Gabriel Sava GK ROM 3+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 24 Alan Keane DF IRL 4+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 26 Michael O'Connor FW IRL 0+2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 |- |} References 2016 Dundalk Dundalk Dundalk