2023 University College Dublin A.F.C. season

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University College Dublin A.F.C.
2023 season
ManagerAndrew Myler
StadiumUCD Bowl
Premier Division10th
FAI Cup2nd round
Leinster Senior Cup4th 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.

Season review[edit]

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[edit]

Premier Division[edit]

Premier Division results[edit]

MD Date Opponent Venue Results
F–A
UCD goalscorers Attendance Table Ref.
W D L Pts GF GA GD
1 17 February Dundalk Oriel Park 1–1 Behan 3,412 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 [5][6]
2 24 February Sligo Rovers UCD Bowl 2–3 Nolan, Kinsella-Bishop 716 0 1 1 1 3 4 −1 [7][8]
3 3 March Cork City Turners Cross 0–4 4,857 0 1 2 1 3 8 −5 [9][10]
4 6 March Derry City UCD Bowl 0–4 406 0 1 3 1 3 12 −9 [11][12]
5 10 March Drogheda United UCD Bowl 0–1 426 0 1 4 1 3 13 −10 [13][14]
6 17 March Bohemians Dalymount Park 1–2 Kinsella-Bishop 4,017 0 1 5 1 4 15 −11 [15][16]
7 31 March St Patrick's Athletic Richmond Park 0–3 3,411 0 1 6 1 4 18 −14 [17][18]
8 7 April Shelbourne UCD Bowl 0–0 968 0 2 6 2 4 18 −14 [19][20]
9 10 April Shamrock Rovers Tallaght Stadium 0–3 4,012 0 2 7 2 4 21 −17 [21][22]
10 14 April Cork City UCD Bowl 1–0 Behan 519 1 2 7 5 5 21 −16 [23][24]
11 22 April Sligo Rovers The Showgrounds 1–3 Dignam 2,353 1 2 8 5 6 24 −18 [25][26]
12 28 April Bohemians UCD Bowl 1–1 Doyle 1,567 1 3 8 6 7 25 −18 [27][28]
13 1 May Dundalk UCD Bowl 0–2 759 1 3 9 6 7 27 −20 [29][30]
14 5 May Shelbourne Tolka Park 0–1 1 3 10 6 7 28 −21 [31]
15 12 May Shamrock Rovers UCD Bowl 0–3 1,673 1 3 11 6 7 31 −24 [32][33]
16 19 May Derry City Brandywell Stadium 1–4 Wells 3,350 1 3 12 6 8 35 −27 [34][35]
17 26 May Drogheda United Weavers Park 1–3 Wells 1,629 1 3 13 6 9 38 −29 [36][37]
18 2 June St Patrick's Athletic UCD Bowl 1–3 Kinsella-Bishop 1,129 1 3 14 6 10 41 −31 [38][39]
19 5 June Dundalk Oriel Park 1–4 Doyle 1,764 1 3 15 6 11 45 −34 [40][41]
20 9 June Shamrock Rovers Tallaght Stadium 0–4 5,782 1 3 16 6 11 49 −38 [42][43]
21 23 June Sligo Rovers UCD Bowl 2–1 Clarke, Doyle 304 2 3 16 9 13 50 −37 [44][45]
22 30 June St Patrick's Athletic Richmond Park 0–7 3,537 2 3 17 9 13 57 −44 [46][47]
23 7 July Shelbourne UCD Bowl 0–4 1,074 2 3 18 9 13 61 −48 [48][49]
24 14 July Drogheda United UCD Bowl 1–3 Kinsella-Bishop 519 2 3 19 9 14 64 −50 [50][51]
25 28 July Bohemians Dalymount Park 0–2 4,142 2 3 20 9 14 66 −52 [52][53]
27 11 August Cork City Turners Cross 1–1 Kinsella-Bishop 2,826 2 4 20 10 15 67 −52 [54][55]
28 25 August St Patrick's Athletic UCD Bowl 0–1 1,265 2 4 21 10 15 68 −53 [56][57]
29 1 September Drogheda United Weavers Park 0–3 1,752 2 4 22 10 15 71 −56 [58][59]
26 6 September Derry City UCD Bowl 0–5 433 2 4 23 10 15 76 −61 [60][61]
30 16 September Sligo Rovers The Showgrounds 0–2 2,091 2 4 24 10 15 78 –63 [62][63]
31 22 September Shamrock Rovers UCD Bowl 0–0 1,615 2 5 24 11 15 78 −63 [4][64][65]
32 29 September Derry City Brandywell Stadium 0–6 2,500 2 5 25 11 15 84 −69 [66][67]
33 12 October Bohemians UCD Bowl 1–2 Alonge 1,224 2 5 26 11 16 86 −70 [68][69]
34 22 October Cork City UCD Bowl 0–2 2 5 27 11 16 88 −72 [70]
35 27 October Shelbourne Tolka Park 2–3 2 5 28 11 18 91 −73
36 3 November Dundalk UCD Bowl

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Bohemians 36 16 10 10 53 40 +13 58
7 Drogheda United 36 10 11 15 40 54 −14 41
8 Sligo Rovers 36 10 7 19 36 51 −15 37
9 Cork City (R) 36 8 7 21 35 64 −29 31 Qualification to League of Ireland Premier Division play-off
10 UCD (R) 36 2 5 29 19 96 −77 11 Relegation 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[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
36 2 5 29 19 96  −77 11 2 3 13 10 40  −30 0 2 16 9 56  −47

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

FAI Cup results[edit]

Date Round Opponent Venue Result
F–A
UCD goalscorers Attendance Ref.
21 July 1 Cobh Ramblers UCD Bowl 3–2 Keaney, Frahill (O.G.), Norris 174 [72][73]
21 August 2 Galway United UCD Bowl 1–5 O'Reilly (O.G.) 300 [3][74]

Leinster Senior Cup results[edit]

Date Round Opponent Venue Result
F–A
UCD goalscorers Attendance Ref.
4 February 4 Shamrock Rovers Tallaght Stadium 1–4 [1]

Overall record[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
LOI Premier Division 17 February 2023 3 November 2023 Matchday 1 10th 36 2 5 29 19 96 −77 005.56
FAI Cup 23 July 2023 21 August 2023 1st round 2nd round 2 1 0 1 4 7 −3 050.00
Leinster Senior Cup 4 February 2023 4 February 2023 4th round 4th round 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 000.00
Total 39 3 5 31 24 107 −83 007.69

Source: Competitions

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