2012 Dundalk F.C. season

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Dundalk F.C.
2012 season
ChairmanPadraig McGowan
Manager Sean McCaffrey
Stadium Oriel Park
Premier Division 11th
FAI Cup Semi-finals
League of Ireland Cup Quarter-finals
Leinster Senior Cup First round
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The 2012 season was Dundalk's fourth successive season in the League of Ireland Premier Division following promotion in 2008. All together, it was the club's 86th season in League of Ireland football. The club was managed by Sean McCaffrey, who was in his first season in charge. The club also competed in the FAI Cup, League of Ireland Cup and the Leinster Senior Cup. Dundalk finished the 33-round season in 11th position, requiring them to play a promotion/relegation play-off against Waterford United of the First Division; a tie which they won on aggregate, thus retaining their place in the Premier Division for the 2013 season. Results against Monaghan United F.C. were expunged, after they withdrew from the League mid-season. [1]

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The club spent the season battling financial problems, which threatened to put the club of business altogether. [2] Manager Sean McCaffrey resigned in July with the club rooted to the bottom of the table and financial losses mounting. He was replaced by his assistant, Darius Kierans, in a caretaker role. [3] The club's owner, Gerry Matthews put the club up for sale, and with the assistance of a Supporters Trust, it was taken over by local businessmen Andy Connolly and Paul Brown (owners of the team's official sponsors, Fastfix) before the end of the season. [4]

2012 Fixtures and results

Premier Division

2 March 2012Round 1 Monaghan United Expunged [1] Dundalk
9 March 2012Round 2 Dundalk 0–2 St Patrick's Athletic Oriel Park, Dundalk
Report S. O'Flynn Soccerball shade.svg9'
J. Russell Soccerball shade.svg53'		Attendance: 1,500 (estimated)
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
16 March 2012Round 3 Drogheda United 0–0 Dundalk Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
Paul Crowley Yellow card.svg 69' Yellow-red card.svg
Eric Foley Yellow card.svg 77' Yellow-red card.svg		 Attendance: 1,287
Referee: Rob Rogers
23 March 2012Round 4 Dundalk 2–1 UCD Oriel Park, Dundalk
C. Shields Soccerball shade.svg51'
S. O'Neill Soccerball shade.svg55'		 Report G. Rusk Soccerball shade.svg67' (pen.)Attendance: 925
Referee: Derek Tomney
31 March 2012Round 5 Sligo Rovers 3–0 Dundalk The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45 IWT D. North Soccerball shade.svg48', 90'
G. Peers Soccerball shade.svg54'		 Report Attendance: 2.586
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
6 April 2012Round 6 Dundalk 0–0 Shelbourne Oriel Park, Dundalk
19.45 IST Report Attendance: 1,362
Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin)
13 April 2012Round 7 Shamrock Rovers 6–0 Dundalk Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght
20:00 C. Turner Soccerball shade.svg31'
G. Twigg Soccerball shade.svg33', 81', 87'
B. Dennehy Soccerball shade.svg46'
D. Kavanagh Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		 Report Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Graham Kelly
20 April 2012Round 8 Derry City 1–2 Dundalk The Brandywell, Derry
R. Higgins Soccerball shade.svg84' Report M. Rafter Soccerball shade.svg14'
S. O'Neill Soccerball shade.svg52'
C. Shields Red card.svg 90'		Attendance: 1,500 (estimated)
Referee: Damien Hancock
27 April 2012Round 9 Dundalk 0–2 Bohemians Oriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 IST (UTC+1) Report R. McEvoy Soccerball shade.svg26'
P. McMahon Soccerball shade.svg70'		Attendance: 903
Referee: Richie Winter
4 May 2012Round 10 Cork City 3–2 Dundalk Turners Cross, Cork
D. O'Neill Soccerball shade.svg3', 14'
V. Sullivan Soccerball shade.svg50'		 Report M. Rafter Soccerball shade.svg8'
G. Shanahan Soccerball shade.svg12'		Attendance: 2,815
Referee: Padraigh Sutton
11 May 2012Round 11 Dundalk 0–2 Bray Wanderers Oriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 IST (Report) J. Byrne Soccerball shade.svg40' (pen.), 73' (pen.)Attendance: 700
Referee: Paul Tuite
18 May 2012Round 12 Dundalk Expunged [1] Monaghan United
21 May 2012Round 13 St Patrick's Athletic 1–2 Dundalk Richmond Park, Inchicore
C. Forrester Soccerball shade.svg43' Report M. Rafter Red card.svg 45'
M. Griffin Soccerball shade.svg78', 90+2'		Attendance: 1,090
Referee: Graham Kelly
1 June 2012Round 14 Dundalk 1–2 Drogheda United Oriel Park, Dundalk
G. Shanahan Soccerball shade.svg63' Report S. Brennan Soccerball shade.svg43'
P. Crowley Soccerball shade.svg66'
E. Foley Yellow card.svg 90' Yellow-red card.svg		Attendance: 700 (estimated)
Referee: Paul Tuite
22 June 2012Round 15 UCD 1–1 Dundalk UCD Bowl
R. Benson Soccerball shade.svg49' Report N. Murphy Soccerball shade.svg35'Attendance: 158
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
29 June 2012Round 16 Dundalk 1–2 Sligo Rovers Oriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 IWT M. Rafter Soccerball shade.svg36' Report D. North Soccerball shade.svg43', 49'Attendance: 500
Referee: Dave McKeon
6 July 2012Round 17 Shelbourne 4–0 Dundalk Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST P. Gorman Soccerball shade.svg30', 52 '
K. Dawson Soccerball shade.svg64'
B. McLaughlin Soccerball shade.svg71' (o.g.)		 Report Attendance: 801
Referee: Alan Kelly
13 July 2012Round 18 Dundalk 1–1 Shamrock Rovers Oriel Park, Dundalk
19:45G. Shanahan Soccerball shade.svg18' Report D. Kavanagh Soccerball shade.svg61'Attendance: 1,319
Referee: Tom Connolly
20 July 2012Round 19 Dundalk 1–1 Derry City Oriel Park, Dundalk
C. Shields Soccerball shade.svg85' Report D. McDaid Soccerball shade.svg73'Attendance: 1,139
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
27 July 2012Round 20 Bohemians 2–1 Dundalk Dalymount Park, Phibsboro
19:45 E. McMillan Soccerball shade.svg35', 45' Report M. Rafter Soccerball shade.svg70'Attendance: 1,158
Referee: Graham Kelly
3 August 2012Round 21 Dundalk 1–1 Cork City Oriel Park, Dundalk
G. Shanahan Soccerball shade.svg60' Report I. Turner Soccerball shade.svg21'Attendance: 1,007
Referee: Damien Hancock
10 AugustRound 22 Bray Wanderers 1–1 Dundalk Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST David Webster Soccerball shade.svg90+4' (Report) Gary Shanahan Soccerball shade.svg54'Referee: Derek Tomney
17 August 2012Round 23 Monaghan United Cancelled [1] Dundalk
20 August 2012Round 24 Dundalk 0–1 St Patrick's Athletic Oriel Park, Dundalk
Report J. Kelly Soccerball shade.svg90+1'Attendance: 1,000 (estimated)
Referee: Paul Tuite
31 August 2012Round 25 Drogheda United 3–2 Dundalk Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
P. Hynes Soccerball shade.svg31', 87'
J. Sullivan Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		 Report M. Griffin Soccerball shade.svg5', 25'Attendance: 933
Referee: Anthony Buttimer
7 September 2012Round 26 Dundalk 1–2 UCD Oriel Park, Dundalk
M. Rafter Soccerball shade.svg56' Report D. McMillan Soccerball shade.svg30', 80' (pen.)Attendance: 800 (estimated)
Referee: Damien Hancock
10 September 2012Round 27 Sligo Rovers 3–0 Dundalk The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45 IWT M. Quigley Soccerball shade.svg10'
G. Peers Soccerball shade.svg49'
L. Buchanan Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report Attendance: 3,265
Referee: Tom Connolly
21 September 2012Round 28 Dundalk 0–1 Shelbourne Oriel Park, Dundalk
19.45 IST Marc Griffin Red card.svg 87' Report Paddy Kavanagh Soccerball shade.svg41'Referee: Graham Kelly
28 September 2012Round 29 Shamrock Rovers 7–0 Dundalk Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght
R. Finn Soccerball shade.svg27'
K. Oman Soccerball shade.svg29'
C. Kilduff Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
G. McCabe Soccerball shade.svg57' (pen.), 66' (pen.)
G. Twigg Soccerball shade.svg70', 72'		 Report Attendance: 1,200 (estimated)
Referee: Damien Hancock
5 October 2012Round 30 Derry City 4–0 Dundalk The Brandywell, Derry
19:45 D. McDaid Soccerball shade.svg31'
P. McEleney Soccerball shade.svg48'
R. Curran Soccerball shade.svg82'
D. McCaffrey Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Report Referee: Rob Rogers
13 October 2012Round 31 Dundalk 2–2 Bohemians Oriel Park, Dundalk
S. Maher Soccerball shade.svg26'
B. McKenna Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report E. McMillan Soccerball shade.svg47'
D. Corcoran Soccerball shade.svg75'		Attendance: 250 (estimated)
Referee: Dave McKeon
19 October 2012Round 32 Cork City 3–0 Dundalk Turners Cross, Cork
G. Morrissey Soccerball shade.svg23'
V. Sullivan Soccerball shade.svg28'
S. Duggan Soccerball shade.svg49'		 Report Attendance: 2,782
Referee: Padraigh Sutton
26 October 2012Round 33 Dundalk 2–1 Bray Wanderers Oriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 IST M. Rafter Soccerball shade.svg51'
B. Conlon Soccerball shade.svg51'		 (Report) K. Waters Soccerball shade.svg70'Attendance: 260
Referee: Derek Tomney

Final Table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Sligo Rovers (C)30171035323+3061Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Drogheda United 3017675136+1557Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 St Patrick's Athletic 30151054422+2255
4 Shamrock Rovers 30141065637+1952
5 Derry City 30116133636039Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round [lower-alpha 1]
6 Cork City 30812103836+236
7 Bohemians 3099123538−336
8 Shelbourne 3098133543−835
9 UCD 3087153248−1631
10 Bray Wanderers 30510153354−2125
11 Dundalk (O)3048182363−4020Qualification to Relegation play-off
12 Monaghan United (R)00000000Withdrew from league [lower-alpha 2]
Source: [5] [6]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Derry City qualified for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round after winning the 2012 FAI Cup Final.
  2. ↑ Monaghan United withdrew after 14 games. Their record was expunged.

Promotion/relegation play-off

30 October 20121st leg Dundalk 2–2 Waterford United Oriel Park, Dundalk
L. Shannon Soccerball shade.svg22'
S. Maher Red card.svg 33'
S. McDonnell Soccerball shade.svg75'		 Report P. Phelan Soccerball shade.svg49'
B. Ryan Soccerball shade.svg60'		Attendance: 1,500 (estimated)
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
2 November 20122nd leg Waterford United 0–2 Dundalk Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Waterford
Report M. Rafter Soccerball shade.svg45', 69'Attendance: 2,728
Referee: Padraigh Sutton

Dundalk won the play-off 4–2 on aggregate and remained in the Premier Division

FAI Cup

25 May 20122nd Round Dundalk 1–0 St. Patrick's CYFC Oriel Park, Dundalk
J. Mountney Soccerball shade.svg49' Report S. Dunne Red card.svg 88'Attendance: 300 (estimated)
Referee: Tom Connolly
24 August 20123rd Round Malahide United 0–4 Dundalk Gannon Park
Report G. Shanahan Soccerball shade.svg9'
M. Griffin Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
L. Shannon Soccerball shade.svg75'
B. McKenna Soccerball shade.svg90'		Attendance: 450
Referee: James McKell
14 September 2012Quarter-finals Bohemians 0–1 Dundalk Dalymount Park, Phibsborough
Report M. Griffin Soccerball shade.svg75'Attendance: 1,108
Referee: Derek Tomney
7 October 2012Semi-finals Dundalk 0–3 St Patrick's Athletic Oriel Park, Dundalk
Report K. Browne Soccerball shade.svg20'
G. Bolger Soccerball shade.svg52'
S. O'Connor Soccerball shade.svg85'		Attendance: 2,035
Referee: Alan Kelly

League of Ireland Cup

10 April 20122nd Round Longford Town 1–2 Dundalk Flancare Park, Longford
S. Skelly Soccerball shade.svg3' Report G. Shanahan Soccerball shade.svg22', 53'Attendance: 300 (estimated)
Referee: Richie Winter
25 June 2012Quarter-finals Drogheda United 1–1
(3–2 p)		 Dundalk Hunky Dorys Park
E. Foley Soccerball shade.svg33' Report M. Griffin Soccerball shade.svg58'Referee: Derek Tomney
Penalties
E. Foley Soccerball shad check.svg
R. Brennan Soccerball shad check.svg
P. Hynes Soccerball shade cross.svg
D. Marshall Soccerball shade cross.svg
G. Brennan Soccerball shad check.svg		Soccerball shade cross.svg J. Mountney
Soccerball shade cross.svg S. O'Neill
Soccerball shad check.svg C. Shields
Soccerball shad check.svg P. Walsh
Soccerball shade cross.svg M. Griffin

Leinster Senior Cup

19 March 2012 Crumlin United 1–0 Dundalk Captain's Road
D. Griffin Soccerball shade.svg11' Report

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