2016 Dundalk F.C. season
Appearance
2016 season | |||
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Manager | Stephen Kenny | ||
Stadium | Oriel Park, Dundalk Tallaght Stadium, Dublin (UEFA matches) Aviva Stadium, Dublin (v. Legia Warsaw) | ||
League of Ireland | Champions | ||
FAI Cup | Runner Up | ||
League of Ireland Cup | Second round | ||
President's Cup | Runners-up | ||
Leinster Senior Cup | Quarterfinals | ||
UEFA Champions League | Play-off round | ||
UEFA Europa League | Group stage | ||
Top goalscorer | League: TBD All: TBD | ||
Highest home attendance | 30,417 vs. Warsaw | ||
Lowest home attendance | TBD | ||
Average home league attendance | 2,717 (league games)[1] | ||
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The 2016 Dundalk F.C. season is the club's 114th season of existence, and their 8th consecutive season in the League of Ireland Premier Division. The club enters the 2016 as the defending league champions. Additionally, Dundalk will be participating in the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League.
This was the first season in Irish football history that an Irish club was guaranteed a berth into the group stage of a UEFA club competition, by the virtue of reaching the play-off round of the Champions League.
Dundalk were crowned champions for the third year in a row on 23 October after a 2-1 win against Bohemians.[2][3]
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Non-competitive
Preseason friendlies
2 February 2016 | Dundalk ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Dundalk |
19:45 | Report | Stadium: Oriel Park |
9 February 2016 | Dundalk | 8–1 | Waterford United | Dundalk |
19:45 | Report | Stadium: Oriel Park |
13 February 2016 | Limerick | 0–2 | Dundalk | Limerick |
19:45 | Report | Stadium: Markets Field |
16 February 2016 | Dundalk | 2–0 | UCD | Dundalk |
19:45 | Report | Stadium: Oriel Park |
Competitive
League of Ireland
5 March 2016 1 | Bray Wanderers | 1–3 | Dundalk | Bray |
Stadium: Carlisle Grounds |
11 March 2016 2 | Dundalk | 3–0 | Finn Harps | Dundalk |
Stadium: Oriel Park |
14 March 2016 3 | Wexford Youths | 1–2 | Dundalk | Crossabeg |
Stadium: Ferrycarrig Park |
18 March 2016 4 | Dundalk | 0–1 | Cork City | Dundalk |
Stadium: Oriel Park |
24 March 2016 5 | St Patrick's Athletic | 0–4 | Dundalk | Inchicore |
Stadium: Richmond Park |
1 April 2016 6 | Dundalk | 1–1 | Derry City | Dundalk |
Stadium: Oriel Park |
9 April 2016 7 | Longford Town | 0–4 | Dundalk | Longford |
Stadium: Strokestown Road |
15 April 2016 8 | Dundalk | 1–0 | Sligo Rovers | Dundalk |
Stadium: Oriel Park |
22 April 2016 9 | Shamrock Rovers | 0–2 | Dundalk | Tallaght |
Stadium: Tallaght Stadium |
29 April 2016 10 | Bohemians | 0–2 | Dundalk | Phibsborough |
Stadium: Dalymount Park |
6 May 2016 11 | Dundalk | 2–1 | Galway United | Dundalk |
Stadium: Oriel Park |
10 May 2016 12 | Dundalk | 1–0 | Bray Wanderers | Dundalk |
Stadium: Oriel Park |
13 May 2016 13 | Finn Harps | 0–7 | Dundalk | Ballybofey |
Stadium: Finn Park |
29 May 2016 14 | Dundalk | 3–2 | Wexford Youths | Dundalk |
Stadium: Oriel Park |
3 June 2016 15 | Cork City | 1–0 | Dundalk | Cork |
Stadium: Turners Cross |
24 June 2016 16 | Dundalk | 2–0 | St Patrick's Athletic | Dundalk |
Stadium: Oriel Park |
7 July 2016 17 | Derry City | 0–5 | Dundalk | Derry |
Stadium: Brandywell Stadium |
5 July 2016 18 | Dundalk | 4–3 | Longford Town | Dundalk |
Stadium: Oriel Park |
5 August 2016 19 | Galway United | 1–0 | Dundalk | Galway |
Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park |
10 August 2016 20 | Bray Wanderers | 2–1 | Dundalk | Bray |
Stadium: Carlisle Grounds |
26 August 2016 21 | Wexford Youths | 0–1 | Dundalk | Crossabeg |
Stadium: Ferrycarrig Park |
2 September 2016 22 | Bohemians | 1–2 | Dundalk | Phibsborough |
Stadium: Dalymount Park |
6 September 2016 23 | Sligo Rovers | 0–1 | Dundalk | Sligo |
Stadium: The Showgrounds |
12 September 2016 24 | Dundalk | 2–0 | Finn Harps | Dundalk |
Stadium: Oriel Park |
20 September 2016 25 | Dundalk | 1–1 | Shamrock Rovers | Dundalk |
Stadium: Oriel Park |
26 September 2016 26 | Dundalk | 3–1 | Derry City | Dundalk |
Stadium: Oriel Park |
7 October 2016 27 | Dundalk | 0–3 | Sligo Rovers | Dundalk |
Report | Stadium: Oriel Park |
12 October 2016 28 | Dundalk | 2–1 | Cork City | Dundalk |
Report | Stadium: Oriel Park |
15 October 2016 29 | Shamrock Rovers | 0–3 | Dundalk | Tallaght |
Report | Stadium: Tallaght Stadium |
17 October 2016 30 | Longford Town | 0–3 | Dundalk | Longford |
Report | Stadium: Strokestown Road |
23 October 2016 31 | Dundalk | 2–1 | Bohemians | Dundalk |
Report | Stadium: Oriel Park |
25 October 2016 32 | St Patrick's Athletic | 5–2 | Dundalk | Inchicore |
Stadium: Richmond Park |
28 October 2016 33 | Dundalk | 4–1 | Galway United | Dundalk |
Report | Stadium: Oriel Park |
FAI Cup
20 May 2016 Second round | Dundalk | 2–0 | Shelbourne | Dundalk |
Horgan ![]() Kilduff ![]() |
Report | Kehoe ![]() |
Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 1,750 Referee: Robert Rogers |
19 August 2016 Third round | Dundalk | 5–0 | Crumlin United | Dundalk |
19:45 | Shields ![]() Barrett ![]() Shiels ![]() O'Connor ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Oriel Park |
2 October 2016 Semifinals | Dundalk | 2-2 | Derry City | Dundalk |
13:45 | Dean Shiels, Ciaran Kilduff | Report | Rory Patterson, Ronan Curtis | Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 3,283 Referee: Graham Kelly |
4 October 2016 S/F Replay | Derry City | 1-2 | Dundalk | Dundalk |
19:45 | Ronan Curtis | Report | Ciaran Kilduff, Ronan Finn | Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 3,000 (estimate) Referee: Dave McKeon |
League of Ireland Cup
18 April 2016 Second round | Dundalk | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | St Patrick's Athletic | Dundalk |
19:45 | Feely ![]() |
Stadium: Oriel Park |
Leinster Senior Cup
5 February 2016 Fourth round | Shelbourne | 0–2 | Dundalk | Drumcondra |
19:45 | Stadium: Tolka Park |
4 April 2016 Quarterfinals | Bohemians | 4–3 | Dundalk | Phibsborough |
19:45 | Murphy ![]() Byrne ![]() |
Report | O'Connor ![]() Kelly ![]() |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 297 Referee: Michael O'Connor |
President's Cup
27 February 2016 | Cork City | 2–0 | Dundalk | Cork |
Holohan ![]() McNulty ![]() Morrissey ![]() Bolger ![]() Maguire ![]() |
Report | Shields ![]() Boyle ![]() Gartland ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Turners Cross Attendance: 1,850 Referee: Graham Kelly |
UEFA Champions League
Second qualifying round
13 July 2016 First leg | Dundalk ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Dundalk, Republic of Ireland |
20:45 | McMillan ![]() Finn ![]() O'Donnell ![]() |
Report | Doumbia ![]() Ólafsson ![]() Lennon ![]() Valdimarsson ![]() |
Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 3,111 Referee: Nikola Popov |
20 July 2016 Second leg | FH ![]() | 2–2 (3–3 (a) agg.) | ![]() | Hafnarfjörður, Iceland |
20:45 | Hewson ![]() ![]() Pálsson ![]() K. F. Finnbogason ![]() |
Report | McMillan ![]() O'Donnell ![]() |
Stadium: Kaplakriki Attendance: 1,850 Referee: Paolo Valeri |
Third qualifying round
26 July 2016 First leg | BATE Borisov ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Barysaw, Belarus |
20:45 | Zhavnerchik ![]() Gordeichuk ![]() |
Report | Finn ![]() |
Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 11,321 Referee: Yevhen Aranovsky |
2 August 2016 Second leg | Dundalk ![]() | 3–0 (3–1 agg.) | ![]() | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
20:45 | McMillan ![]() Barrett ![]() Benson ![]() |
Report | Rodionov ![]() Stasevich ![]() |
Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 4,645 Referee: Jakob Kehlet |
Note: Dundalk played their third qualifying round home match at Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, and will play their play-off home match at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, instead of their regular stadium Oriel Park, Dundalk.[4][5] |
Play-off round
17 August 2016 First leg | Dundalk ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
20:45 | O'Donnell ![]() Boyle ![]() |
Report | Odjidja-Ofoe ![]() Nikolić ![]() Hloušek ![]() Prijović ![]() |
Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 30,417 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
23 August 2016 Second leg | Legia Warsaw ![]() | 1–1 (3–1 agg.) | ![]() | Warsaw, Poland |
20:45 | Report | Stadium: Polish Army Stadium |
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
15 September 2016 1 | AZ ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
19:00 | Wuytens ![]() |
Report | Kilduff ![]() |
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 10,003 Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta) |
29 September 2016 2 | Dundalk ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
21:05 | Kilduff ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 5,543 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
20 October 2016 3 | Dundalk ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
21:05 | Benson ![]() |
Report | Mak ![]() Giuliano ![]() |
Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic) |
3 November 2016 4 | Zenit St. Petersburg ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
19:00 | Giuliano ![]() |
Report | Horgan ![]() |
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Luca Banti (Italy) |
24 November 2016 5 | Dundalk ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
21:05 | Weghorst ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: István Vad (Hungary) |
8 December 2016 6 | Maccabi Tel Aviv ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Netanya, Israel |
19:00 | Ben Chaim ![]() ![]() |
Report | Dasa ![]() |
Stadium: Netanya Stadium Attendance: 9,891 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria) |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League of Ireland | FAI Cup | League Cup | Europe | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Gary Rogers | 36 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Sean Gannon | 35 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Brian Gartland | 32 | 7 | 27+0 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Andy Boyle | 44 | 3 | 31+0 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
5 | MF | ![]() |
Chris Shields | 37 | 0 | 17+8 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Stephen O'Donnell | 29 | 1 | 20+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
Daryl Horgan | 43 | 9 | 30+0 | 9 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
John Mountney | 40 | 2 | 21+8 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
David McMillan | 42 | 21 | 25+5 | 16 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 9+0 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Ronan Finn | 39 | 8 | 28+1 | 7 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Patrick McEleney | 34 | 3 | 17+6 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
12 | DF | ![]() |
Shane Grimes | 7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
Dane Massey | 39 | 3 | 29+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Paddy Barrett | 24 | 2 | 7+7 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
16 | FW | ![]() |
Ciarán Kilduff | 31 | 11 | 8+11 | 6 | 3+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+8 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
George Poynton | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Robbie Benson | 35 | 5 | 10+12 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+5 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 |
19 | FW | ![]() |
Dean Shiels | 11 | 1 | 0+7 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
20 | FW | ![]() |
Ciarán O'Connor | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() |
Darren Meenan | 26 | 1 | 10+14 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
22 | GK | ![]() |
Gabriel Sava | 8 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
24 | DF | ![]() |
Alan Keane | 6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
26 | FW | ![]() |
Michael O'Connor | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
References
- ^ http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn.htm
- ^ "Three-in-a-row for Dundalk as Kenny's men wrap up Premier Division title". The 42. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "Dundalk are crowned the Airtricity League Premier Division champions for the third time in a row". Irish Independent. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "Here's why Dundalk won't be able to play their crunch Champions League qualifier in front of their home fans". independent.ie. Irish Independent. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Dundalk will play Champions League playoff at Aviva Stadium". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.