2017 Dundalk F.C. season

Dundalk entered the 2017 season as the reigning League Champions from 2016, having won the title for the third year in a row, and having come off a successful Europa League run that saw them become the first Irish club to both win points and win a match in the group stage of European competition. 2017 was Stephen Kenny's fifth season at the club as manager. It was Dundalk's ninth consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football, their 82nd in all, and their 91st in the League of Ireland.

Dundalk
2017 season
ManagerStephen Kenny
Premier Division2nd
FAI CupRunners-up
League CupWinners
President's CupRunners-up
Leinster Senior CupRunners-up
Champions League2Q
Top goalscorerLeague:
David McMillan (16)
All:
David McMillan (18)
Highest home attendance4,746 (vs. Shamrock Rovers, 24 February 2017)[1]

Season summary

The new season's curtain raiser - the President's Cup - was played on 17 February in Turners Cross between Dundalk and Cork City - the winners of the FAI Cup the previous year. Cork City won on a scoreline of 3-0.[2] The 33 round League programme commenced on 24 February 2017, and was completed on 27 October 2017. Dundalk relinquished their title to Cork City, finishing as runners-up.[3] They subsequently lost the 2017 FAI Cup Final to Cork City in a penalty shoot-out after the match finished 1-1.[4] However, Kenny's side did pick up the club's sixth League Cup, with a 3-0 victory over Shamrock Rovers in the final.[5] They were also runner-up in the Leinster Senior Cup, losing 4-2 to Shelbourne in the final.[6]

In Europe they were knocked out at the first hurdle, losing to Rosenborg after extra-time in the Champions League second qualifying round. This was a disappointment after the club's exploits in 2016, even with the financial and organisational disparity between the sides.[7]

First-Team Squad (2017)

Sources:[8]

Squad No. Name Date of Birth Position Debut season League appearances Goals
1 Gary Rogers 25 September 1981 GK 2015 29 0
2 Seán Gannon 11 July 1991 DF 2014 25 2
3 Brian Gartland 4 November 1986 DF 2013 26 3
4 Paddy Barrett 22 July 1993 DF 2015 15 0
5 Chris Shields 27 December 1990 MF 2012 26 0
6 Stephen O'Donnell 15 January 1986 MF 2013 20 1
7 Michael Duffy 28 July 1994 MF 2017 32 8
8 John Mountney 22 February 1993 MF 2012 16 1
9 David McMillan 14 December 1988 FW 2015 30 16
10 Jamie McGrath 30 September 1996 MF 2017 28 6
11 Patrick McEleney 26 September 1992 MF 2016 26 10
12 Shane Grimes 9 March 1987 DF 2005 5 0
14 Dane Massey 17 April 1988 DF 2013 26 2
15 Seán Hoare 15 March 1994 DF 2017 17 0
16 Ciarán Kilduff[lower-alpha 1] 29 September 1988 FW 2015 20 6
16 Dylan Connolly[lower-alpha 2] 2 May 1995 MF 2017 9 1
18 Robbie Benson 7 May 1992 MF 2016 27 9
19 Niclas Vemmelund 2 October 1992 DF 2017 24 4
21 Conor Clifford 1 October 1991 MF 2017 15 0
22 Gabriel Sava 15 September 1986 GK 2014 4 0
24 Stephen Kinsella 22 August 1998 MF 2017 9 1
26 Thomas Stewart 12 November 1986 FW 2017 23 2

Competitions

President's Cup

Source:[9]

17 February 2017 Cork City 3 - 0DundalkTurners Cross
19:45 Maguire  15'
O'Connor  68'
Sheppard  90+5'		 Report Attendance: 3,140
Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Premier Division
Main article: 2017 League of Ireland Premier Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cork City (C) 33 24 4 5 67 23 +44 76 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Dundalk 33 22 3 8 72 24 +48 69 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 Shamrock Rovers 33 17 3 13 49 41 +8 54
4 Derry City 33 14 9 10 49 40 +9 51
5 Bohemians 33 14 5 14 36 40 −4 47
Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[10]
(C) Champion.

FAI Cup

Source:[9]

First Round
13 August 2017 Dundalk 4–0Derry CityDundalk
Mountney  1', 81'
McMillan  51' (pen.)
Duffy  90'		 Stadium: Oriel Park
Second Round
26 August 2017 Crumlin United1–3 Dundalk
Report
Quarter Final
8 September 2017 Dundalk 4–0Drogheda United
Report
Semi Final
1 October 2017 Dundalk1–1Shamrock Rovers
16:45 Report
Replay
10 October 2017 Shamrock Rovers2–4 (a.e.t.) Dundalk
Report
Final
5 November 2017 Dundalk1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Cork City Aviva Stadium

League Cup

Source:[9]

Second Round
17 April 2017 Dundalk 1-1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		UCDOriel Park
17:00 Conor Clifford  76' Gary O'Neil  22'
Quarter Final
1 May 2017 Dundalk 3-0WaterfordOriel Park
17:00 Ciarán Kilduff  57'
Thomas Stewart  72'
Conor Clifford  79'
Semi Final
7 August 2017 Galway United0-3 Dundalk Eamonn Deacy Park
Report McGrath  11'
Benson  56'
Kevin Devaney (o.g.)  78'		 Attendance: 1,017
Referee: Ray Matthews
Final
16 September 2017 Shamrock Rovers0–3 Dundalk Tallaght Stadium
15:00 Bolger  48'  65' Report McMillan  5'
McEleney  81'
Stewart  90+3'		 Attendance: 4,102
Referee: Derek Tomney

Leinster Senior Cup

Source:[9]

Fourth Round
9 February 2017 St Patrick's CYFC2–4 Dundalk Dublin
19:45 GMT David Cassidy  64'
Dean Gannon  81'		 Report Carlton Ubaezuonu  37'
Ciarán Kilduff  59'
Ciarán Kilduff  70'
Patrick McEleney 90'		 Stadium: Irishtown Stadium
Attendance: 100 (est.)
Quarter Final
15 May 2017 Dundalk 6–0Thomastown UnitedDundalk
19:45 GMT Ciarán Kilduff  11'
Shane Grimes  21'
Ciarán Kilduff  23'
Thomas Stewart  30'
Ciarán Kilduff  66'
Ciarán Kilduff  90'		 Report Stadium: Oriel Park
Semi Final
19 September 2017 UCD1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 Dundalk Dublin
19:45 GMT Gary O'Neill  42' Report Conor Clifford  84' Stadium: UCD Bowl
Attendance: 200 (est.)
Final
4 October 2017 Dundalk2–4 (a.e.t.) Shelbourne Dundalk
19:45 GMT Conor Clifford  42'
Jake O'Connor  89'		 Report Dale Rooney  55'
Adam Evans
 81'
Adam Evans  95'
James English  105'		 Stadium: Oriel Park
Attendance: 1000 (est.)
Referee: Paul Mc Laughlin

Champions League

Source:[9]

Second qualifying round
Dundalk 1–1 Rosenborg
McMillan  18' Report Reginiussen  44'
Attendance: 3,100
Rosenborg 2–1 (a.e.t.) Dundalk
 Report Gartland  12'
Attendance: 14,817

Rosenborg won 3–2 on aggregate.

Awards

Player of the Month
Month Player References
June Patrick McEleney [11]

Footnotes
  1. Transferred to Jacksonville Armada in July.
  2. Signed from Bray Wanderers in July and took the departed Kilduff's squad number.

References
  1. Newberry, Niall (24 February 2017). "League Report: Dundalk 2 - 1 Shamrock Rovers". www.extratime.ie. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. O'Gorman, Simon. "President's Cup Report: Cork City 3 - 0 Dundalk". www.extratime.ie. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. Kelly, Pete. "League Report: Galway United 3 - 4 Dundalk". www.extratime.ie. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  4. Dunne, Alex. "FAI Cup Final Report: Dundalk 1 - 1 Cork City AET (City win 5-3 on penos)". www.extratime.ie. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  5. McKeever, Sam. "EA Sports Cup Final Report: Shamrock Rovers 0 - 3 Dundalk". www.extratime.ie. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  6. Newberry, Niall. "Leinster Senior Cup Report: Dundalk FC 2 - 4 Shelbourne (AET)". www.extratime.ie. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  7. Donnelly, Dave. "Champions League Report: Rosenborg 2 - 1 Dundalk AET (Rosenborg win 3-2 on aggregate)". www.extratime.ie. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  8. "Dundalk FC Squad 2017". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  9. "DUNDALK 2017". extratime.ie. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  10. "Premier Division 2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  11. "PATRICK MCELENEY NAMED SSE AIRTRICITY PLAYER OF THE MONTH FOR JUNE". SSE Airtricity League. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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