2019 Dundalk F.C. season

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Dundalk
2019 season
Vinny Perth DFC.jpeg
Vinny Perth, Dundalk manager, celebrating the 2019 league title success with supporters in Oriel Park
Manager Vinny Perth
Premier Division 1st (champions)
FAI Cup Runners-up
League Cup Winners
President's Cup Winners
Champions Cup Winners
Leinster Senior Cup Round 4
Champions League 2Q
Europa League 3Q
Top goalscorerLeague:
Patrick Hoban (13)
All:
Patrick Hoban (20)
Highest home attendance4,026 (vs. Shamrock Rovers, 26 April 2019) [1]
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Dundalk entered the 2019 season as the reigning League Champions and FAI Cup holders from 2018. They had a new management team of Vinny Perth and the returning John Gill, after Stephen Kenny (the manager since 2013) had resigned to accept the Republic of Ireland U-21 manager's role. The 2019 season was Dundalk's 11th consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football, their 84th in all, and their 93rd in the League of Ireland.

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Season summary

The new season's curtain raiser - the President's Cup - was played on 9 February in Turners Cross (stadium) between Dundalk and Cork City, the runners-up in both league and cup the previous year. Dundalk won on a 2-1 scoreline. [2] The 36 round League programme commenced on 15 February 2019, and was completed on 25 October 2019. Dundalk retained their title with four games to spare, sealing the title in Oriel Park with a 3–2 victory over Shamrock Rovers on 23 September 2019. [3] They had already won the League Cup, defeating Derry City on penalties in the Brandywell nine days earlier. [4] Chasing a domestic Treble, they were defeated in a penalty shoot-out in the FAI Cup final by Shamrock Rovers. [5] But they ended the season with a comprehensive 7–1 aggregate victory over Northern Irish champions, Linfield, in the inaugural Champions Cup (All-Ireland) – bringing the trophy haul in Perth's rookie season to four. [6]

In Europe Dundalk entered the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round. After being seeded in the draw, they faced Riga, drawing the home leg in Oriel Park 0-0. The away leg in Riga was the club's 70th match in European football, which also finished 0-0. After extra-time failed to separate the sides, they won 5–4 in a sudden-death penalty shootout – their first in Europe, becoming the first Irish side to win a tie in that manner. [7] They were knocked out in the second qualifying round by Qarabağ when a 1–1 home draw was followed by a 3–0 defeat away in Baku, which saw them receive a bye into the Europa League Third qualifying round. [8] Their interest in Europe for the season ended there, with a 4-1 aggregate defeat to Slovan Bratislava. Both Qarabağ and Slovan subsequently reached the group stage of the Europa League. [9]

First-Team Squad (2019)

Sources: [10] [11]

2019 squad warm-up before a match in Oriel Park Dundalk F.C. Squad Warm-up 2019.jpg
2019 squad warm-up before a match in Oriel Park
Squad No.NameDate of BirthPositionDebut seasonLeague appearancesGoals
1 Flag of Ireland.svg Gary Rogers 25 September 1981 GK 2015350
2 Flag of Ireland.svg Seán Gannon 11 July 1991 DF 2014331
3 Flag of Ireland.svg Brian Gartland 4 November 1986 DF 2013222
4 Flag of Ireland.svg Seán Hoare 15 March 1994 DF 2017284
5 Flag of Ireland.svg Chris Shields 27 December 1990 MF 2012290
6 Flag of England.svg Jordan Flores 4 October 1995 MF 2019161
7 Ulster Banner.svg Michael Duffy 28 July 1994 MF 20173412
8 Flag of Ireland.svg John Mountney 22 February 1993 MF 2012236
9 Flag of Ireland.svg Patrick Hoban 28 July 1991 FW 20133413
10 Flag of Ireland.svg Jamie McGrath 30 September 1996 MF 2017262
11 Flag of Ireland.svg Patrick McEleney 26 September 1992 MF 2016242
12 Flag of Ireland.svg Georgie Kelly 12 November 1996 FW 2018298
14 Flag of Ireland.svg Dane Massey 17 April 1988 DF 2013232
15 Flag of Ireland.svg Stephen Folan14 January 1992 DF 201800
16 Flag of Ireland.svg Seán Murray 11 October 1993 MF 2019253
17 Ulster Banner.svg Cameron Dummigan 2 June 1996 DF 2019141
18 Flag of Ireland.svg Robbie Benson 7 May 1992 MF 2016131
20 Flag of Ireland.svg Aaron McCarey 14 January 1992 GK 201910
21 Flag of Ireland.svg Daniel Cleary 9 March 1996 DF 2018232
22 Flag of Scotland.svg Joe McKee [lower-alpha 1] 31 October 1992 MF 201950
27 Flag of Ireland.svg Daniel Kelly21 May 1996 MF 2019339
28 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Lido Lotefa18 April 2000 FW 201930
29 Flag of Ireland.svg Dylan Hand15 March 1999 DF 201910
30 Flag of Ireland.svg Ross Treacy26 September 1998 GK 201800
33 Ulster Banner.svg Dean Jarvis 1 June 1992 DF 2018191
44 Flag of Ireland.svg Andy Boyle 7 March 1991 DF 201381

Competitions

President's Cup

Source: [12]

Cork City 1–2 Dundalk
K. O'Connor Soccerball shade.svg65' Report Soccerball shade.svg36' Massey
Soccerball shade.svg45+1' Hoban
Turners Cross
Attendance: 2,777
Referee: Robert Hennessy

Premier Division

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Dundalk (C)3627547318+5586Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Shamrock Rovers 3623676221+4175Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round [lower-alpha 2]
3 Bohemians 36179104728+1960
4 Derry City 36151295634+2257
5 St Patrick's Athletic 361410122935−652
Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored. [13]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ Loan signing, loan completed in May.
  2. ↑ Since the winners of the 2019 FAI Cup (Shamrock Rovers) qualified for European competition based on their league position, the final spot awarded to the Cup winner passed to the next best-placed team i.e fourth-placed team.

FAI Cup

Source: [14]

First Round
10 August 2019 Cobh Ramblers 0–1 Dundalk Cobh
19:00 Report Georgie Kelly Soccerball shade.svg67'Stadium: St Colman's Park
Referee: Raymond Matthews
Second Round
23 August 2018 Derry City 2–3 (a.e.t.) Dundalk Derry
19:45Greg Sloggett Soccerball shade.svg51'
Darren McCauley Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report Daniel Kelly Soccerball shade.svg33'
Daniel Cleary Soccerball shade.svg53'
Georgie Kelly Soccerball shade.svg117'		Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium
Referee: Robert Harvey
Quarter Final
9 September 2019 Waterford 1–3 Dundalk Waterford
19:45Maxim Kouogum Soccerball shade.svg56' Report Daniel Kelly Soccerball shade.svg9'Soccerball shade.svg23'Soccerball shade.svg33'Stadium: Regional Sports Centre
Attendance: 954
Referee: Paul Tuite
Semi Final
29 September 2019 Sligo Rovers 0–1 Dundalk Sligo
17:00 Report Michael Duffy Soccerball shade.svg89'Stadium: The Showgrounds
Attendance: 4,079
Referee: Rob Harvey
Final
3 November 2019 Dundalk 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Shamrock Rovers Dublin
15:40Michael Duffy Soccerball shade.svg90+3' Report Aaron McEneff Soccerball shade.svg89 p'Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 33,111
Referee: Derek Tomney

League Cup

Source: [15]

Second Round
Quarter Final
27 May 2019 Dundalk 3–1 UCD Dundalk
19:45 GMT Brian GartlandSoccerball shade.svg7'
John MountneySoccerball shade.svg18'
Georgie Kelly Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Yousef Mahdy Soccerball shade.svg80'Stadium: Oriel Park
Attendance: 500 (estimate)
Referee: David Dunne
Semi Final
19 August 2019 Dundalk 6–1 Bohemians Dundalk
19:45 Patrick Hoban Soccerball shade.svg4', 10', 14', 51'
Patrick McEleney Soccerball shade.svg42'
Daniel Kelly Soccerball shade.svg71'		 Report Ross Tierney Soccerball shade.svg62'Stadium: Oriel Park
Attendance: 1,500 (estimate)
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
Final
14 September 2019 Derry City 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 Dundalk Derry
20:00David Parkhouse Soccerball shade.svg3'
Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe Soccerball shade.svg51'		 Report Michael Duffy Soccerball shade.svg38'
Sean Gannon Soccerball shade.svg69'		Stadium: Brandywell Stadium
Attendance: 3,000 (est)
Referee: Robert Hennessy (Dublin)

Champions Cup

Source: [16]

8 November 2019 (2019-11-08)First leg Ulster Banner.svg Linfield 1–1 Dundalk Flag of Ireland.svg Windsor Park, Belfast
20:00 Shayne Lavery Soccerball shade.svg9' Report Daniel Kelly Soccerball shade.svg51'Attendance: 2,819
Referee: Ian McNabb
11 November 2019 (2019-11-11)Second leg Flag of Ireland.svg Dundalk 6–0 Linfield Ulster Banner.svg Oriel Park, Dundalk
19:05 Georgie Kelly Soccerball shade.svg6'
Brian Gartland Soccerball shade.svg16'
Jamie McGrath Soccerball shade.svg34'
Robbie Benson Soccerball shade.svg65'
Georgie Kelly Soccerball shade.svg75'
Patrick Hoban Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report Attendance: 2,412
Referee: Stephanie Frappart

Dundalk won 7–1 on aggregate.

Leinster Senior Cup

Source: [17]

Fourth Round
18 February 2019 Dundalk 0–1 Athlone Town Dundalk, County Louth
19:45 GMT Report Dean Williams Soccerball shade.svg66'Stadium: Oriel Park
Attendance: 250 (est.)
Referee: Alan Carey

Europe

Champions League

First qualifying round
Dundalk Flag of Ireland.svg 0–0 Flag of Latvia.svg Riga
Report
Attendance: 3,100
Riga Flag of Latvia.svg 0–0 (a.e.t.) Flag of Ireland.svg Dundalk
Report
Penalties
4–5
Attendance: 6,050

0–0 on aggregate. Dundalk won 5–4 on penalties.

Second qualifying round
Dundalk Flag of Ireland.svg 1–1 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Qarabağ
Report
Attendance: 3,100
Qarabağ Flag of Azerbaijan.svg 3–0 Flag of Ireland.svg Dundalk
Report
Attendance: 5,832

Qarabağ won 4–1 on aggregate.

Europa League

Third qualifying round
Slovan Bratislava Flag of Slovakia.svg 1–0 Flag of Ireland.svg Dundalk
Report
Attendance: 9,980
Dundalk Flag of Ireland.svg 1–3 Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovan Bratislava
Report
Attendance: 4,199

Awards

Player of the Month

MonthPlayerReference
May Flag of Ireland.svg Sean Gannon [18]
August Flag of Ireland.svg Daniel Cleary [19]
September Ulster Banner.svg Michael Duffy [20]

SWAI Personality of the Year

PersonReference
Flag of Ireland.svg Vinny Perth [21]

SWAI Goalkeeper of the Year

PersonReference
Flag of Ireland.svg Gary Rogers [21]

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