2017 Dundalk F.C. season

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Dundalk
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 goalscorerLeague:
David McMillan (16)
All:
David McMillan (18)
Highest home attendance4,746 (vs. Shamrock Rovers, 24 February 2017) [1]
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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.

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Season summary

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]

First-Team Squad (2017)

Sources: [8]

Squad No.NameDate of BirthPositionDebut seasonLeague appearancesGoals
1 Flag of Ireland.svg Gary Rogers 25 September 1981 GK 2015290
2 Flag of Ireland.svg Seán Gannon 11 July 1991 DF 2014252
3 Flag of Ireland.svg Brian Gartland 4 November 1986 DF 2013263
4 Flag of Ireland.svg Paddy Barrett 22 July 1993 DF 2015150
5 Flag of Ireland.svg Chris Shields 27 December 1990 MF 2012260
6 Flag of Ireland.svg Stephen O'Donnell 15 January 1986 MF 2013201
7 Ulster Banner.svg Michael Duffy 28 July 1994 MF 2017328
8 Flag of Ireland.svg John Mountney 22 February 1993 MF 2012161
9 Flag of Ireland.svg David McMillan 14 December 1988 FW 20153016
10 Flag of Ireland.svg Jamie McGrath 30 September 1996 MF 2017286
11 Flag of Ireland.svg Patrick McEleney 26 September 1992 MF 20162610
12 Flag of Ireland.svg Shane Grimes9 March 1987 DF 200550
14 Flag of Ireland.svg Dane Massey 17 April 1988 DF 2013262
15 Flag of Ireland.svg Seán Hoare 15 March 1994 DF 2017170
16 Flag of Ireland.svg Ciarán Kilduff [lower-alpha 1] 29 September 1988 FW 2015206
16 Flag of Ireland.svg Dylan Connolly [lower-alpha 2] 2 May 1995 MF 201791
18 Flag of Ireland.svg Robbie Benson 7 May 1992 MF 2016279
19 Flag of Denmark.svg Niclas Vemmelund 2 October 1992 DF 2017244
21 Flag of Ireland.svg Conor Clifford 1 October 1991 MF 2017150
22 Flag of Romania.svg Gabriel Sava 15 September 1986 GK 201440
24 Flag of Ireland.svg Stephen Kinsella22 August 1998 MF 201791
26 Ulster Banner.svg Thomas Stewart 12 November 1986 FW 2017232

Competitions

President's Cup

Source: [9]

17 February 2017 Cork City 3 - 0 Dundalk Turners Cross
19:45 Maguire Soccerball shade.svg15'
O'Connor Soccerball shade.svg68'
Sheppard Soccerball shade.svg90+5'		 Report Attendance: 3,140
Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Premier Division

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Cork City (C)3324456723+4476Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Dundalk 3322387224+4869Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 Shamrock Rovers 33173134941+854
4 Derry City 33149104940+951
5 Bohemians 33145143640−447
Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored. [10]
(C) Champions

FAI Cup

Source: [9]

First Round
13 August 2017 Dundalk 4–0 Derry City Dundalk
Mountney Soccerball shade.svg1', 81'
McMillan Soccerball shade.svg51' (pen.)
Duffy Soccerball shade.svg90'		Stadium: Oriel Park
Second Round
Quarter Final
Semi Final
1 October 2017 Dundalk 1–1 Shamrock Rovers
16:45 Report
Replay
Final
5 November 2017 Dundalk 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Cork City Aviva Stadium

League Cup

Source: [9]

Second Round
17 April 2017 Dundalk 1-1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 UCD Oriel Park
17:00Conor Clifford Soccerball shade.svg76'Gary O'Neil Soccerball shade.svg22'
Quarter Final
1 May 2017 Dundalk 3-0 Waterford Oriel Park
17:00Ciarán Kilduff Soccerball shade.svg57'
Thomas Stewart Soccerball shade.svg72'
Conor Clifford Soccerball shade.svg79'
Semi Final
7 August 2017 Galway United 0-3 Dundalk Eamonn Deacy Park
Report McGrath Soccerball shade.svg11'
Benson Soccerball shade.svg56'
Kevin Devaney (o.g.) Soccerball shade.svg78'		Attendance: 1,017
Referee: Ray Matthews
Final
16 September 2017 Shamrock Rovers 0–3 Dundalk Tallaght Stadium
15:00Bolger Yellow card.svg 48' Yellow-red card.svg 65' Report McMillan Soccerball shade.svg5'
McEleney Soccerball shade.svg81'
Stewart Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		Attendance: 4,102
Referee: Derek Tomney

Leinster Senior Cup

Source: [9]

Fourth Round
9 February 2017St Patrick's CYFC2–4 Dundalk Dublin
19:45 GMT David Cassidy Soccerball shade.svg64'
Dean Gannon Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Report Carlton Ubaezuonu Soccerball shade.svg37'
Ciarán Kilduff Soccerball shade.svg59'
Ciarán Kilduff Soccerball shade.svg70'
Patrick McEleney Soccerball shade.svg90'		Stadium: Irishtown Stadium
Attendance: 100 (est.)
Quarter Final
15 May 2017 Dundalk 6–0Thomastown United Dundalk
19:45 GMT Ciarán Kilduff Soccerball shade.svg11'
Shane Grimes Soccerball shade.svg21'
Ciarán Kilduff Soccerball shade.svg23'
Thomas Stewart Soccerball shade.svg30'
Ciarán Kilduff Soccerball shade.svg66'
Ciarán Kilduff Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Stadium: Oriel Park
Semi Final
19 September 2017 UCD 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 Dundalk Dublin
19:45 GMT Gary O'Neill Soccerball shade.svg42' Report Conor Clifford Soccerball shade.svg84'Stadium: UCD Bowl
Attendance: 200 (est.)
Final
4 October 2017 Dundalk 2–4 (a.e.t.) Shelbourne Dundalk
19:45 GMT Conor Clifford Soccerball shade.svg42'
Jake O'Connor Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Report Dale Rooney Soccerball shade.svg55'
Adam Evans
Soccerball shade.svg81'
Adam Evans Soccerball shade.svg95'
James English Soccerball shade.svg105'		Stadium: Oriel Park
Attendance: 1000 (est.)
Referee: Paul Mc Laughlin

Europe

Champions League

Source: [9]

Second qualifying round
Dundalk Flag of Ireland.svg 1–1 Flag of Norway.svg Rosenborg
McMillan Soccerball shade.svg18' Report Reginiussen Soccerball shade.svg44'
Attendance: 3,100
Rosenborg Flag of Norway.svg 2–1 (a.e.t.) Flag of Ireland.svg Dundalk
Report Gartland Soccerball shade.svg12'
Attendance: 14,817

Rosenborg won 3–2 on aggregate.

Awards

Player of the Month

MonthPlayerReferences
June Flag of Ireland.svg Patrick McEleney [11]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Transferred to Jacksonville Armada in July.
  2. ↑ Signed from Bray Wanderers in July and took the departed Kilduff's squad number.

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