| Club: | Dundalk |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Chairman: | Sean O'Connor |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Stephen O'Donnell |
| Stadium: | Oriel Park |
| League: | League of Ireland |
| League Result: | 5th |
| Cup1: | FAI Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Quarter-final |
| Cup2: | Leinster Senior Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Fourth round |
| Cup3: | UEFA Europa Conference League |
| Cup3 Result: | Second qualifying round |
| League Topscorer: | Patrick Hoban (14) |
| Season Topscorer: | Patrick Hoban (15) |
| Highest Attendance: | 3,761 v Shamrock Rovers, 31 March 2023 |
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| Prevseason: | 2022 |
| Nextseason: | 2024 |
Dundalk entered the 2023 season having finished in third place in the league the previous season. 2023 was Dundalk's 15th consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football, their 88th in all, and their 97th in the League of Ireland. The club celebrated the 120th anniversary of its founding in September 2023.[1] They entered the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League at the first qualifying round stage in what was their 26th European campaign.
Stephen O'Donnell was the club's head coach going into the new term, his second season in charge.
The league season consisting of 36 matches (four series of nine matches) began on 17 February 2023. In Round 22 away to Drogheda United, Pat Hoban scored his 143rd and 144th goals for the club to take him past Joey Donnelly's record of 142 set in 1946.[2] He ended the season with 15 goals, to reach a total of 150 goals for the club. Having briefly entertained a title challenge following a home win over champions Shamrock Rovers in round 24, a poor run subsequently saw the club finish in 5th position and outside the European qualification places.[3]
In the FAI Cup, they reached the quarter-final before losing away to First Division Galway United, 4–0 in a performance described as "embarrassing" by O'Donnell.[4]
In the Leinster Senior Cup, they were initially ejected from the tournament for failing to fulfil a fourth-round tie against Shelbourne. That decision was overturned on appeal by the club but they exited the tournament anyway, losing the tie 4–0.[5]
In the Europa Conference League, Dundalk reached the second qualifying round with a 3–1 aggregate win over Bruno's Magpies but were knocked out by KA, 5–3 on aggregate. Andy Boyle took the club record for appearances in Europe, playing his 41st match in the second leg against KA.[6]
Sources:[7] Note: Substitute appearances in brackets
| No. | Name | DOB | Pos. | Debut | League | FAI Cup | Europe | Leinster Cup | Totals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | Nathan Shepperd | 10 September 2000 | GK | 2022 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 2 | 7 October 1998 | 2023 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |||
| 3 | Darragh Leahy | 15 April 1998 | DF | 2020 | 20 (4) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 4 | 7 March 1991 | 2013 | 17 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||
| 5 | 3 May 2000 | 2023 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |||
| 6 | 28 September 1999 | 2022 | 11 (14) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 7 | Daniel Kelly | 21 May 1996 | 2019 | 15 (12) | 8 | 2 (1) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 7 May 1992 | MF | 2016 | 9 (5) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 28 July 1991 | FW | 2013 | 24 (10) | 14 | 1 (1) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 15 | ||
| 10 | Greg Sloggett | 3 July 1996 | MF | 2020 | 26 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 3 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 11 | John Martin | 5 January 1999 | MF | 2022 | 15 (17) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 (3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 8 | |
| 13 | 1 October 1983 | GK | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Cameron Elliott | 27 May 1999 | FW | 2023 | 8 (15) | 1 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 15 | 10 August 1992 | FW | 2014 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 16 | 7 February 2002 | 2023 | 27 (6) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |||
| 17 | 12 October 1990 | MF | 2011 | 5 (15) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 18 | Robert McCourt | 6 April 1998 | DF | 2022 | 8 (5) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 19 | 10 April 1994 | DF | 2023 | 7 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 20 | 24 August 2001 | MF | 2023 | 23 (5) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 21 | Paul Doyle | 10 April 1998 | MF | 2022 | 11 (14) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| 22 | 1 April 2000 | DF | 2023 | 10 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 22 | 16 February 2002 | Winger | 2023 | 4 (6) | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 23 | 22 February 1993 | MF | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | 20 March 2000 | 2023 | 26 (6) | 3 | 2 (1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |||
| 28 | Ryan O'Kane | 16 August 2003 | Winger | 2021 | 17 (17) | 3 | 2 (1) | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 3 | |
| 29 | Senan Mullen | 28 February 2005 | 2023 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 77 | Rayhaan Tulloch | 20 January 2001 | Winger | 2023 | 14 (5) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | |
See main article: 2023 League of Ireland Premier Division.
See main article: 2023 FAI Cup.
See main article: 2022–23 Leinster Senior Cup.
See main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Dundalk won 3–1 on aggregate.
KA won 5–3 on aggregate.