2023 University College Dublin A.F.C. season

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University College Dublin A.F.C.
2023 season
Manager Andrew Myler
Stadium UCD Bowl
Premier Division 10th
FAI Cup 2nd round
Leinster Senior Cup 4th round
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The 2023 University College Dublin A.F.C. season started on 4 February when UCD lost to Shamrock Rovers in the Leinster Senior Cup. They were officially relegated to the 2024 LOI First Division on 22 September.

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Season review

UCD's season started on 4 February when UCD lost to Shamrock Rovers 4–1 in the Leinster Senior Cup. [1] Their first LOI Premier Division match was on 17 February against Dundalk. [2] They failed to win any of their first 9 Premier Division matches (17 February – 10 April). [2] Their first win was on 14 April against Cork City. However, they would go another 10 matches without a win (22 April – 9 June). [2] Their second win came against Sligo Rovers on 23 June. [2] Their third win came in the first round of the FAI Cup when they defeated Cobh Ramblers to advance to the second round. [2] They lost to Galway United in the second round of the FAI Cup. [3] UCD were officially relegated to the 2024 LOI First Division on 22 September after a 0–0 draw against Shamrock Rovers. [4]

Competitions

Premier Division

Premier Division results

MDDateOpponentVenueResults
F–A		UCD goalscorersAttendanceTableRef.
WDLPtsGFGAGD
117 February Dundalk Oriel Park 1–1Behan3,4120101110 [5] [6]
224 February Sligo Rovers UCD Bowl 2–3Nolan, Kinsella-Bishop716011134−1 [7] [8]
33 March Cork City Turners Cross 0–4—4,857012138−5 [9] [10]
46 March Derry City UCD Bowl0–4—4060131312−9 [11] [12]
510 March Drogheda United UCD Bowl0–1—4260141313−10 [13] [14]
617 March Bohemians Dalymount Park 1–2Kinsella-Bishop4,0170151415−11 [15] [16]
731 March St Patrick's Athletic Richmond Park 0–3—3,4110161418−14 [17] [18]
87 April Shelbourne UCD Bowl0–0—9680262418−14 [19] [20]
910 April Shamrock Rovers Tallaght Stadium 0–3—4,0120272421−17 [21] [22]
1014 AprilCork CityUCD Bowl1–0Behan5191275521−16 [23] [24]
1122 AprilSligo Rovers The Showgrounds 1–3Dignam2,3531285624−18 [25] [26]
1228 AprilBohemiansUCD Bowl1–1Doyle1,5671386725−18 [27] [28]
131 MayDundalkUCD Bowl0–2—7591396727−20 [29] [30]
145 MayShelbourne Tolka Park 0–1—13106728−21 [31]
1512 MayShamrock RoversUCD Bowl0–3—1,67313116731−24 [32] [33]
1619 MayDerry City Brandywell Stadium 1–4Wells3,35013126835−27 [34] [35]
1726 MayDrogheda United Weavers Park 1–3Wells1,62913136938−29 [36] [37]
182 JuneSt Patrick's AthleticUCD Bowl1–3Kinsella-Bishop1,129131461041−31 [38] [39]
195 JuneDundalkOriel Park1–4Doyle1,764131561145−34 [40] [41]
209 JuneShamrock RoversTallaght Stadium0–4—5,782131661149−38 [42] [43]
2123 JuneSligo RoversUCD Bowl2–1Clarke, Doyle304231691350−37 [44] [45]
2230 JuneSt Patrick's AthleticRichmond Park0–7—3,537231791357−44 [46] [47]
237 JulyShelbourneUCD Bowl0–4—1,074231891361−48 [48] [49]
2414 JulyDrogheda UnitedUCD Bowl1–3Kinsella-Bishop519231991464−50 [50] [51]
2528 JulyBohemiansDalymount Park0–2—4,142232091466−52 [52] [53]
2711 AugustCork CityTurners Cross1–1Kinsella-Bishop2,8262420101567−52 [54] [55]
2825 AugustSt Patrick's AthleticUCD Bowl0–1—1,2652421101568−53 [56] [57]
291 SeptemberDrogheda UnitedWeavers Park0–3—1,7522422101571−56 [58] [59]
266 SeptemberDerry CityUCD Bowl0–5—4332423101576−61 [60] [61]
3016 SeptemberSligo RoversThe Showgrounds0–2—2,0912424101578–63 [62] [63]
3122 SeptemberShamrock RoversUCD Bowl0–0—1,6152524111578−63 [4] [64] [65]
3229 SeptemberDerry CityBrandywell Stadium0–6—2,5002525111584−69 [66] [67]
3312 OctoberBohemiansUCD Bowl1–2Alonge1,2242526111686−70 [68] [69]
3422 OctoberCork CityUCD Bowl0–2—2527111688−72 [70]
3527 OctoberShelbourneTolka Park2–32528111891−73
363 NovemberDundalkUCD Bowl

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
6 Bohemians 361610105340+1358
7 Drogheda United 361011154054−1441
8 Sligo Rovers 36107193651−1537
9 Cork City (R)3687213564−2931Qualification for play-off final
10 UCD (R)3625291996−7711Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
Source: SSE Airtricity League, [71]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored. [71]
(R) Relegated

Results overview

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3625291996 −771123131040 −300216956 −47

Last updated: 3 November 2023 2023.
Source: Premier Division results

FAI Cup results

DateRoundOpponentVenueResult
F–A		UCD goalscorersAttendanceRef.
21 July1 Cobh Ramblers UCD Bowl3–2Keaney, Frahill (O.G.), Norris174 [72] [73]
21 August2 Galway United UCD Bowl1–5O'Reilly (O.G.)300 [3] [74]

Leinster Senior Cup results

DateRoundOpponentVenueResult
F–A		UCD goalscorersAttendanceRef.
4 February4Shamrock RoversTallaght Stadium1–4 [1]

Overall record

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
LOI Premier Division 17 February 20233 November 2023Matchday 110th3625291996−77005.56
FAI Cup 23 July 202321 August 20231st round2nd round210147−3050.00
Leinster Senior Cup 4 February 20234 February 20234th round4th round100114−3000.00
Total39353124107−83007.69

Source: Competitions

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