List of Dundalk F.C. seasons explained

Dundalk Football Club is a professional association football club in Dundalk, Ireland. Dundalk compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division—the top tier of football in the Republic of Ireland—and are the highest-ranked Irish side in European football as measured by UEFA club coefficients. They are the second most successful club in the League's history (with 14 league titles and 12 FAI Cups).

The table details the team's achievements in senior first-team competitions. As of the end of the 2023 season, the team has spent 101 seasons in senior football – four seasons in the Leinster Senior League, 88 seasons in the League of Ireland/Premier Division, and nine seasons in the League of Ireland First Division (the second tier).

History

See main article: History of Dundalk F.C..

League seasons

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League	FAI Cup	League Cup / Shield	Europe	Other^a
Division			Pld		W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Pos
2023	Prem	36	17	7	12	59	44	15	58	5th	QF	N/A	2023–24 Europa Conference League	2Q
2022	Prem	36	18	12	6	53	30	23	66	3rd	QF	N/A	DNQ	N/A
2021	Prem	36	13	9	14	44	46	-2	48	6th	SF	N/A	2021–22 Europa Conference League	3Q	President's Cup W
2020	Prem	18	7	5	6	25	23	+2	26	3rd	bgcolor=gold	W	N/A	2020–21 Champions League 2020–21 Europa League	1Q Grp
2019	Prem	36	27	5	4	73	18	+55	86	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	R/U	bgcolor=gold	W	2019–20 Champions League 2019–20 Europa League	2Q 3Q	President's Cup W Champions Cup W
2018	Prem	36	27	6	3	85	20	+65	87	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	W	SF	2018–19 Europa League	2Q	President's Cup R/U
2017	Prem	33	22	3	8	72	24	+48	69	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	R/U	bgcolor=gold	W	2017–18 Champions League	2Q	President's Cup R/U Leinster Senior Cup R/U
2016	Prem	33	25	2	6	73	28	+45	77	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	R/U	R2	2016–17 Champions League 2016–17 Europa League	PO Grp	President's Cup R/U
2015	Prem	33	23	9	1	78	23	+55	78	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	W	SF	2015–16 Champions League	2Q	President's Cup W Leinster Senior Cup W
2014	Prem	33	22	8	3	73	24	+49	74	bgcolor=gold	1st	QF	bgcolor=gold	W	2014–15 Europa League	2Q	Setanta Cup R/U
2013	Prem	33	21	5	7	55	30	+25	68	bgcolor=silver	2nd	SF	R2	DNQ	N/A
2012	Prem	30	4	8	18	23	63	−40	20	11th	SF	QF	DNQ	N/A
2011	Prem	36	11	11	14	50	53	−3	44	7th	QF	R2	DNQ	N/A	Setanta Cup R/U
2010	Prem	36	14	6	16	46	50	−4	48	6th	R3	SF	2010–11 Europa League	2Q
2009	Prem	36	12	8	16	46	51	−5	44	5th	L16	R1	DNQ	N/A
2008	First	36	21	8	7	69	30	+39	71	1st	L16	R2	DNQ	N/A
2007	First	36	19	9	8	56	30	+26	66	3rd	R3	R1	DNQ	N/A
2006	First	36	22	5	9	57	33	+24	71	2nd	R3	R2	DNQ	N/A
2005	First	36	12	13	11	44	40	+4	49	6th	R3	R1	DNQ	N/A
2004	First	33	14	4	15	46	57	−11	46	6th	R2	Grp	DNQ	N/A
2003	First	33	6	14	13	36	40	−4	32	10th	L16	Grp	DNQ	N/A
2002–03	First	22	5	8	9	28	36	−8	23	9th	L16	N/A	2002–03 UEFA Cup	PR	LFA President's Cup R/U
2001–02	Prem	33	9	12	12	37	46	−9	39	bgcolor=Pink	10th	bgcolor=gold	W	R1	DNQ	N/A
2000–01	First	36	20	9	7	65	38	+27	69	1st	L16	R1	DNQ	N/A
1999–2000	First	36	20	6	10	50	31	+19	66	4th	R1	R1	DNQ	N/A
1998–99	Prem	33	6	9	18	23	40	−17	27	bgcolor=Pink	12th	R2	Grp	DNQ	N/A
1997–98	Prem	33	12	9	12	41	43	−2	45	6th	R2	SF	DNQ	N/A
1996–97	Prem	33	9	9	15	32	50	−18	36	10th	R2	QF	DNQ	N/A
1995–96	Prem	33	11	9	13	38	39	−1	42	7th	R1	QF	1995–96 UEFA Cup	PR	LFA President's Cup R/U
1994–95	Prem	33	17	8	8	41	25	+16	59	bgcolor=gold	1st	QF	R/U	DNQ	N/A	Leinster Senior Cup R/U
1993–94	Prem	32	10	13	9	37	27	+10	43	8th	R2	R1	DNQ	N/A	Leinster Senior Cup R/U
1992–93	Prem	32	13	13	6	35	28	+7	39	4th	R/U	Grp	DNQ	N/A
1991–92	Prem	33	14	12	7	44	31	+13	40	4th	R2	SF	1991–92 European Cup	R1
1990–91	Prem	33	22	8	3	52	17	+35	52	bgcolor=gold	1st	R1	Grp	DNQ	N/A
1989–90	Prem	33	17	8	8	50	26	+24	42	3rd	R1	bgcolor=gold	W	1989–90 UEFA Cup	R1	LFA President's Cup W
1988–89	Prem	33	20	11	2	55	27	+28	51	2nd	QF	2nd	1988–89 European Cup	R1	LFA President's Cup W
1987–88	Prem	33	19	8	6	54	32	+22	46	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	W	QF	1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup	R1	LFA President's Cup R/U
1986–87	Prem	22	12	6	4	40	21	+19	30	2nd	R/U	bgcolor=gold	W	DNQ	N/A	LFA President's Cup R/U
1985–86	Prem	22	12	6	4	35	16	+19	30	3rd	QF	R/U	DNQ	N/A
1984–85	LOI	30	9	10	11	34	39	−5	28	8th	R2	SF	DNQ	N/A
1983–84	LOI	26	9	9	8	38	31	+7	27	7th	R1	Grp	DNQ	N/A	Dublin City Cup R/U
1982–83	LOI	26	14	6	6	32	17	+15	48	3rd	R1	R/U	1982–83 European Cup	R1	LFA President's Cup R/U
1981–82	LOI	30	20	6	4	61	24	+37	80	bgcolor=Gold	1st	SF	R1	1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup	R1	Leinster Senior Cup R/U LFA President's Cup W
1980–81	LOI	30	20	5	5	63	28	+35	45	2nd	bgcolor=Gold	W	bgcolor=gold	W	1980–81 UEFA Cup	R1	LFA President's Cup W
1979–80	LOI	30	20	6	4	59	13	+46	46	2nd	R2	R2	1979–80 European Cup	L16	LFA President's Cup W
1978–79	LOI	30	19	7	4	57	25	+32	45	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	W	R1	DNQ	N/A
1977–78	LOI	30	9	9	12	43	46	−3	27	11th	R2	bgcolor=gold	W	1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup	R1	Leinster Senior Cup W LFA President's Cup R/U
1976–77	LOI	26	12	5	9	51	42	+9	29	5th	bgcolor=gold	W	Grp	1976–77 European Cup	R1	Leinster Senior Cup W LFA President's Cup R/U
1975–76	LOI	26	15	10	1	54	26	+28	40	bgcolor=Gold	1st	R1	R2	DNQ	N/A
1974–75	LOI	26	10	8	8	37	36	+1	28	5th	R1	Grp	DNQ	N/A
1973–74	LOI	26	12	4	10	41	36	+5	28	6th	R2	SF	DNQ	N/A	Leinster Senior Cup W
1972–73	LOI	26	4	6	16	19	48	−29	14	13th	R1	SF	DNQ	N/A	LFA President's Cup R/U
1971–72	LOI	26	11	3	12	39	46	−7	25	7th	SF	bgcolor=Gold	W	DNQ	N/A
1970–71	LOI	26	7	11	8	37	33	−4	25	9th	R1	Grp	DNQ	N/A	Dublin City Cup R/U Leinster Senior Cup W
1969–70	LOI	26	12	6	8	42	37	−5	30	5th	SF	SF	1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	R1
1968–69	LOI	22	13	3	6	54	29	+25	29	4th	R1	2nd	1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	R2	Dublin City Cup W LFA President's Cup R/U
1967–68	LOI	22	14	2	6	44	24	+20	30	2nd	SF	2nd	1967–68 European Cup	R1	Dublin City Cup W
1966–67	LOI	22	15	4	3	54	19	+35	34	bgcolor=Gold	1st	SF	bgcolor=Gold	1st	DNQ	N/A	Top Four Cup W Dublin City Cup R/U Leinster Senior Cup R/U
1965–66	LOI	22	9	3	10	32	35	−3	21	8th	R2	6th	DNQ	N/A	Dublin City Cup R/U
1964–65	LOI	22	7	5	10	31	37	−6	19	9th	R2	PO	DNQ	N/A	LFA President's Cup W Leinster Senior Cup R/U
1963–64	LOI	22	12	6	4	49	27	+22	30	2nd	R1	2nd	1963–64 European Cup	R1	Top Four Cup W LFA President's Cup W
1962–63	LOI	18	9	6	3	39	23	+16	24	bgcolor=Gold	1st	R2	3rd	DNQ	N/A	P.J. Casey Cup R/U
1961–62	LOI	22	8	5	9	42	36	+6	21	8th	R1	5th	DNQ	N/A	Leinster Senior Cup R/U
1960–61	LOI	22	12	2	8	43	37	+6	26	5th	R1	6th	DNQ	N/A	Leinster Senior Cup W
1959–60	LOI	22	12	3	7	50	32	+18	27	5th	SF	11th	DNQ	N/A
1958–59	LOI	22	6	3	13	34	53	−19	15	11th	R2	8th	DNQ	N/A	Leinster Senior Cup R/U LFA President's Cup R/U
1957–58	LOI	22	7	3	12	38	46	−8	17	8th	bgcolor=gold	W	7th	DNQ	N/A
1956–57	LOI	22	4	8	10	33	40	−7	16	10th	R1	8th
1955–56	LOI	22	6	5	11	37	54	−17	17	10th	R1	5th
1954–55	LOI	22	5	3	14	39	66	−27	13	12th	R1	12th
1953–54	LOI	22	4	4	14	32	54	−22	12	12th	R1	8th
1952–53	LOI	22	8	6	8	45	45	0	22	6th	R1	5th			LFA President's Cup R/U
1951–52	LOI	22	4	7	11	37	50	−13	15	11th	bgcolor=gold	W	4th			LFA President's Cup W
1950–51	LOI	18	4	4	10	35	44	−9	12	8th	R2	5th			Leinster Senior Cup W
1949–50	LOI	18	7	5	6	35	31	+4	19	5th	R1	4th			LFA President's Cup R/U
1948–49	LOI	18	9	5	4	33	24	+9	23	3rd	bgcolor=gold	W	4th			Dublin City Cup W Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup R/U
1947–48	LOI	14	6	5	3	21	14	+7	17	2nd	R1	5th			Dublin City Cup R/U
1946–47	LOI	14	4	3	7	25	37	−12	11	6th	R1	2nd
1945–46	LOI	14	4	5	5	36	37	−1	13	5th	R1	6th
1944–45	LOI	14	4	3	7	22	33	−11	11	6th	SF	6th
1943–44	LOI	14	6	3	5	21	19	+12	15	4th	SF	7th			LFA President's Cup R/U
1942–43	LOI	18	11	4	3	40	22	+18	26	2nd	R2	4th			Dublin City Cup W
1941–42	LOI	18	8	3	7	45	36	+9	19	4th	bgcolor=gold	W	2nd			Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup W
1940–41	LOI	20	9	1	10	43	42	+1	19	7th	SF	5th			Dublin City Cup R/U
1939–40	LOI	22	11	3	8	45	36	−9	25	4th	R1	4th
1938–39	LOI	22	10	7	5	48	31	+17	27	3rd	SF	7th			Leinster Senior Cup R/U
1937–38	LOI	22	13	4	5	53	29	+24	30	3rd	R/U	4th			Dublin City Cup W
1936–37	LOI	22	10	4	8	41	34	+7	24	2nd	R1	7th			Dublin City Cup R/U Leinster Senior Cup R/U
1935–36	LOI	22	9	3	10	43	39	+4	21	7th	SF	4th			Dublin City Cup R/U Leinster Senior Cup R/U
1934–35	LOI	18	8	4	6	37	32	+5	20	5th	R/U	7th			Leinster Senior Cup R/U
1933–34	LOI	18	9	3	6	33	25	+8	21	4th	SF	4th
1932–33	LOI	18	13	3	2	44	21	+23	29	bgcolor=Gold	1st	R1	2nd			LFA President's Cup R/U
1931–32	LOI	22	11	5	6	56	31	+25	27	4th	R1	5th
1930–31	LOI	22	11	6	5	64	43	+21	28	2nd	R/U	9th			LFA President's Cup W
1929–30	LOI	18	6	3	9	38	36	+2	15	6th	SF	5th
1928–29	LOI	18	7	3	8	43	44	+1	17	5th	SF	4th			Leinster Senior Cup R/U
1927–28	LOI	18	9	3	6	44	36	+8	21	5th	R2	3rd
1926–27	LOI	18	3	6	9	30	40	−10	12	8th	R1	7th
1925–26	LSL	30	22	1	7	88	50	+38	45	3rd	PR	N/A
1924–25	LSL	26	17	4	5	62	34	+28	38	3rd	PR	N/A
1923–24	LSL	26	13	9	4	57	29	+28	35	3rd	PR	N/A
1922–23	LSL	19	13	1	5	41	29	+12	27	4th	PR	N/A
Season	Division	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Pos	FAI Cup	League Cup / Shield	Europe		Other^a

a. Includes the Dublin City Cup, Top Four Cup, Leinster Senior Cup, Dublin and Belfast Intercity Cup, Setanta Sports Cup, Champions Cup (All-Ireland), President of Ireland's Cup, and LFA President's Cup.

Key

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Winners

Runners-up

Play-offs

Promoted

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Relegated

• P = Played
• W = Games won
• D = Games drawn
• L = Games lost
• F = Goals for
• A = Goals against
• Pts = Points
• Pos = Final position

• Prem = League of Ireland Premier Division
• First = League of Ireland First Division
• LOI = League of Ireland pre 1985–86
• LSL = Leinster Senior League
• DNQ = Did not qualify
• PR = Preliminary Round
• 1Q = 1st Qualifying Round
• 2Q = 2nd Qualifying Round

• 3Q = 3rd Qualifying Round
• PO = Play-off Round
• Grp = Group Stage
• R1 = Round 1
• R2 = Round 2
• R3 = Round 3
• R4 = Round 4
• R5 = Round 5

• L16 = Round of 16
• QF = Quarter-finals
• SF = Semi-finals
• R/U = Runners Up
• W = Winners

References

Bibliography

• Book: Daniel . Sexton . Dundalk Football Club: In Black And White . Amazon . 2020 . 979-8639712814.
• Book: Jim . Murphy . The History of Dundalk F.C.: The First 100 Years . Dundalgan Press . 2003 . B0042SO3R2 .
• Book: Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. 1-86223-135-4.
• Book: MacSweeney . Niall . A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921/2 - 1984/5. Association of Football Statisticians . 1985 . B008H2CBJQ.
• Book: Ryan . Sean . Dunne . Noel. The Bass Book of Irish Soccer . 24 October 1975 . Mercier Press . 9780853424505.

Citations

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ireland (2003–present) . www.worldfootball.net . 20 October 2019.
2. Web site: Ireland league tables (1921–2006) . . 20 October 2019.
3. Web site: Ireland FAI Cup (1921–1994) . . 21 October 2019.
4. Web site: Ireland Shield winners (1921–1973) . . 21 October 2019.
5. Web site: Ireland League Cup (1973–2006) . . 21 October 2019.
6. Book: Jim . Murphy . The History of Dundalk F.C.: The First 100 Years . Dundalgan Press . 2003 . B0042SO3R2.
7. Book: MacSweeney . Niall . A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921/2 – 1984/5. Association of Football Statisticians . 1985 . B008H2CBJQ.
8. Book: Ryan . Sean . Dunne . Noel. The Bass Book of Irish Soccer . 24 October 1975 . Mercier Press . 9780853424505.
9. Web site: Irish Newspaper Archive . Irish Newspaper Archive . 21 October 2019.