2018 season | |||
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![]() Dundalk F.C. players celebrate League and Cup Double in 2018 | |||
Manager | Stephen Kenny | ||
Premier Division | 1st (champions) | ||
FAI Cup | Winners | ||
League Cup | Semi-final | ||
President's Cup | Runners-up | ||
Leinster Senior Cup | Semi-final | ||
Europa League | 2Q | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Patrick Hoban (29) [lower-alpha 1] All: Patrick Hoban (32) | ||
Highest home attendance | 4,117 (vs. Cork City, 29 June 2018) [1] | ||
Dundalk entered the 2018 season as the League Cup holders from 2017, having won that competition and finished as runners-up in both league and FAI Cup. In January the club was taken over by United States-based investors, who had identified the club's European progress as a commercial opportunity. 2018 would turn out to be Stephen Kenny's sixth and final season as manager. He resigned one month after the end of the season to accept the Republic of Ireland U-21 manager's role, and was replaced by his assistant, Vinny Perth for 2019. The 2018 season was Dundalk's 10th consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football, their 83rd in all, and their 92nd in the League of Ireland.
The new season's curtain raiser - the President's Cup - was played on 11 February in Oriel Park between Dundalk and Cork City - the winners of both league and cup the previous year. Cork City won on a 4-2 scoreline. [2] The 36 round League programme commenced on 16 February 2018, and was completed on 26 October 2018. Dundalk regained their title with three games to spare, sealing the title in Oriel Park in a 1-1 draw with St Patrick's Athletic on 5 October 2018. [3] They went on to win the 2018 FAI Cup with a 2-1 victory over Cork City in the final on 4 November 2018 - the club's fourth League and Cup Double. [4] An opportunity to win the club's first domestic Treble was spurned when a largely reserve side lost the League Cup semi-final away to First Division Cobh Ramblers. [5]
In Europe progress was limited when, after defeating Levadia Tallinn, [6] and holding AEK Larnaca scoreless in Oriel Park, three quickfire first half goals in the away leg in Cyprus in the 2018-19 Europa League second qualifying round ended their interest in that year's competition. [7]
Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth | Position | Debut season | League appearances | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | 25 September 1981 | GK | 2015 | 34 | 0 |
2 | ![]() | 11 July 1991 | DF | 2014 | 26 | 1 |
3 | ![]() | 4 November 1986 | DF | 2013 | 22 | 1 |
4 | ![]() | 15 March 1994 | DF | 2017 | 27 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 27 December 1990 | MF | 2012 | 33 | 3 |
6 | ![]() | 15 January 1986 | MF | 2013 | 10 | 0 |
7 | ![]() | 28 July 1994 | MF | 2017 | 36 | 13 |
8 | ![]() | 22 February 1993 | MF | 2012 | 18 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 28 July 1991 | FW | 2013 | 36 | 29 |
10 | ![]() | 30 September 1996 | MF | 2017 | 30 | 2 |
11 | ![]() | 19 January 1993 | MF | 2018 | 16 | 3 |
11 | ![]() | 26 September 1992 | MF | 2016 | 11 | 1 |
12 | ![]() | 23 July 1995 | FW | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
13 | ![]() | 21 April 1991 | MF | 2018 | 7 | 1 |
14 | ![]() | 17 April 1988 | DF | 2013 | 29 | 1 |
15 | ![]() | 14 January 1992 | DF | 2018 | 9 | 1 |
16 | ![]() | 2 May 1995 | MF | 2017 | 28 | 4 |
17 | ![]() | 8 September 1997 | MF | 2015 | 4 | 0 |
18 | ![]() | 7 May 1992 | MF | 2016 | 32 | 9 |
19 | ![]() | 12 September 1991 | FW | 2018 | 23 | 3 |
21 | ![]() | 9 March 1996 | DF | 2018 | 26 | 3 |
22 | ![]() | 15 September 1986 | GK | 2014 | 3 | 0 |
23 | ![]() | 1 July 1988 | FW | 2018 | 16 | 2 |
30 | ![]() | 26 September 1998 | GK | 2018 | 0 | 0 |
33 | ![]() | 1 June 1992 | DF | 2018 | 19 | 0 |
45 | ![]() | 12 November 1996 | FW | 2018 | 7 | 0 |
Source: [10]
11 February 2018 | Cork City | 4 - 2 | Dundalk | Oriel Park |
Report | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Derek Tomney |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Dundalk (C) | 36 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 85 | 20 | +65 | 87 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Cork City | 36 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 71 | 27 | +44 | 77 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round [lower-alpha 7] |
3 | Shamrock Rovers | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 62 | |
4 | Waterford | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 59 | |
5 | St Patrick's Athletic | 36 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 50 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round [lower-alpha 7] |
Source: [12]
10 August 2018 | Dundalk | 3–0 | Cobh Ramblers | Dundalk |
19:45 |
| Report | Stadium: Oriel Park Referee: Robert Rogers |
24 August 2018 | Dundalk | 2–0 | Finn Harps | Dundalk |
19:45 |
| Report | Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 1,823 Referee: Paul McLaughlin |
7 September 2018 | Limerick | 0–4 | Dundalk | Limerick |
19:45 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Markets Field Referee: Derek Tomney |
28 September 2018 | Dundalk | 1–0 | UCD | Dundalk |
19:45 | McEleney ![]() | Report | Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 2,926 Referee: Robert Hennessy |
Source: [13]
2 April 2018 | St Patrick's Athletic | 4–4 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p) | Dundalk* | Richmond Park |
17:00 | Fagan ![]() Kelly ![]() Leahy ![]() Leahy ![]() | Tagbajumi ![]() Murray ![]() Leahy ![]() Massey ![]() | Referee: Adriano Reale | |
Penalties | ||||
Fagan ![]() Clarke ![]() Doona ![]() Kelly ![]() Lennon ![]() Toner ![]() Leahy ![]() Madden ![]() Markey ![]() | Massey ![]() McGrath ![]() Poynton ![]() Adorján ![]() Gartland ![]() Mountney ![]() O'Donnell ![]() Folan ![]() Tagbajumi ![]() |
8 May 2018 | Dundalk | 3–0 | Bohemians | Oriel Park |
19:45 | Dylan Connolly ![]() Jamie McGrath ![]() | Report | Attendance: 1,000 (estimate) Referee: Robert Rogers |
6 August 2018 | Cobh Ramblers | 1–0 | Dundalk | St. Colman's Park |
17:00 | Christopher Hull ![]() | Report | Referee: Sean Grant |
Source: [14]
5 June 2018 | Dundalk | 3–1 | Bohemians | Dundalk, County Louth |
19:45 GMT | Ronan Murray ![]() Sam Byrne ![]() Krisztián Adorján ![]() | Report | J.J. Lunney ![]() | Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 500 (est.) Referee: Tom Dempsey |
2 July 2018 | Shamrock Rovers | 0–1 | Dundalk | Tallaght, County Dublin |
19:45 GMT | Report | Ronan Murray ![]() | Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 500 (est.) Referee: Derek Tomney |
3 September 2018 | St Patrick's Athletic | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Dundalk | Inchicore, Dublin |
19:45 GMT | Kevin Toner ![]() | Report | Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 750 (est.) Referee: Alan Patchell |
FCI Levadia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Dundalk ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Dundalk won 3–1 on aggregate.
Dundalk ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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AEK Larnaca ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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AEK Larnaca won 4–0 on aggregate.
Month | Player | References |
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April | ![]() | [15] |
May | ![]() | [16] |
June | ![]() | [17] |
August | ![]() | [18] |
September | ![]() | [19] |
October/November | ![]() | [20] |
Player | Reference |
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