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Dundalk
2016 season
ManagerStephen Kenny
StadiumOriel Park, Dundalk
League of Ireland1st
FAI CupThird round
League of Ireland CupSecond round
President's CupRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague: TBD
All: TBD
Highest home attendance30,417 vs. Warsaw
Lowest home attendanceTBD
Average home league attendanceTBD
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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.

Squad[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Rogers
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Sean Gannon
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Brian Gartland
4 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Andy Boyle (vice-captain)
5 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Chris Shields
6 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen O'Donnell (captain)
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Daryl Horgan
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL John Mountney
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL David McMillan
10 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ronan Finn
11 FW Northern Ireland NIR Patrick McEleney
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Shane Grimes
14 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Dane Massey
15 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Paddy Barrett
16 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Ciarán Kilduff
17 MF Republic of Ireland IRL George Poynton
18 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Robbie Benson
20 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Ciarán O'Connor
21 MF Northern Ireland NIR Darren Meenan
22 GK Italy ITA Gabriel Sava
26 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Michael O'Connor
27 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Ben Kelly

Non-competitive[edit]

Preseason friendlies[edit]

2 February 2016 Dundalk Republic of Ireland 4–1 Northern Ireland Cliftonville Dundalk
19:45 Report Stadium: Oriel Park

Competitive[edit]

League of Ireland[edit]

11 March 2016 2 Dundalk 3–0 Finn Harps Dundalk
Stadium: Oriel Park
18 March 2016 4 Dundalk 0–1 Cork City Dundalk
Stadium: Oriel Park
1 April 2016 6 Dundalk 1–1 Derry City Dundalk
Stadium: Oriel Park
15 April 2016 8 Dundalk 1–0 Sligo Rovers Dundalk
Stadium: Oriel Park
29 April 2016 10 Bohemians 0–2 Dundalk Phibsborough
Stadium: Dalymount Park
13 May 2016 13 Finn Harps 0–7 Dundalk Ballybofey
Stadium: Finn Park
3 June 2016 15 Cork City 1–0 Dundalk Cork
Stadium: Turners Cross
16 July 2016 19 Sligo Rovers Postponed Dundalk Sligo
Stadium: The Showgrounds
Note: Postponed due to 2016–17 UEFA Champions League
22 July 2016 20 Dundalk Postponed Shamrock Rovers Dundalk
Stadium: Oriel Park
Note: Postponed due to 2016–17 UEFA Champions League
29 July 2016 21 Dundalk Postponed Bohemians Dundalk
Stadium: Oriel Park
Note: Postponed due to 2016–17 UEFA Champions League
15 August 2016 24 Dundalk Postponed Finn Harps Dundalk
Stadium: Oriel Park
Note: Postponed due to 2016–17 UEFA Champions League
2 September 2016 26 Dundalk v Cork City Dundalk
Stadium: Oriel Park

FAI Cup[edit]

20 May 2016 Second round Dundalk Leinster 2–0 Dublin Shelbourne Dundalk
Horgan 21'
Kilduff 85'
Report Kehoe Yellow card 72' Stadium: Oriel Park
Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Robert Rogers
19 August 2016 Third round Dundalk Leinster v Dublin Crumlin United Dundalk
Stadium: Oriel Park

League of Ireland Cup[edit]

18 April 2016 Second round Dundalk Leinster 0–1 (a.e.t.) Dublin St Patrick's Athletic Dundalk
19:45 Feely 113' Stadium: Oriel Park

Leinster Senior Cup[edit]

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 31'
Byrne 69', 81', 87'
Report O'Connor 13', 74'
Kelly 90'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 297
Referee: Michael O'Connor

President's Cup[edit]

27 February 2016 Cork City County Cork 2–0 Leinster Dundalk Cork
Holohan 20'
McNulty Yellow card 45+1'
Morrissey Yellow card 53'
Bolger Yellow card 60'
Maguire 61'
Report Shields Yellow card 12'
Boyle Yellow card 45+1'
Gartland Yellow card 56' Red card 80'
Stadium: Turners Cross
Attendance: 1,850
Referee: Graham Kelly

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Second qualifying round[edit]

13 July 2016 (2016-07-13) First leg Dundalk Republic of Ireland 1–1 Iceland FH Dundalk
20:45 McMillan 66'
Finn Yellow card 68'
O'Donnell Yellow card 85'
Report Doumbia Yellow card 23'
Ólafsson Yellow card 57'
Lennon 77'
Valdimarsson Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Oriel Park
Attendance: 3,111
Referee: Nikola Popov
20 July 2016 (2016-07-20) Second leg FH Iceland 2–2
(3–3 (a) agg.)
Republic of Ireland Dundalk Hafnarfjörður
20:45 Hewson 19' Yellow card 42'
Pálsson Yellow card 48'
K. F. Finnbogason 78'
Report McMillan 52', 62'
O'Donnell Yellow card 64'
Stadium: Kaplakriki
Attendance: 1,850
Referee: Paolo Valeri

Third qualifying round[edit]

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) First leg BATE Borisov Belarus 1–0 Republic of Ireland Dundalk Barysaw
20:45 Zhavnerchik Yellow card 29'
Gordeichuk 70'
Report Finn Yellow card 64' Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 11,321
Referee: Yevhen Aranovsky
2 August 2016 (2016-08-02) Second leg Dundalk Republic of Ireland 3–0
(3–1 agg.)
Belarus BATE Borisov Dublin
20:45 McMillan 44', 59'
Barrett Yellow card 88'
Benson 90'
Report Rodionov Yellow card 81'
Stasevich Yellow card 89'
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.[1][2]

Play-off round[edit]

17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) First leg Dundalk Republic of Ireland 0–2 Poland Legia Warsaw Dublin
20:45 O'Donnell Yellow card 20'
Boyle Yellow card 55'
Report Odjidja-Ofoe Yellow card 44'
Nikolić 56' (pen.)
Hloušek Yellow card 69'
Prijović 90+4'
Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 30,417
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
23 August 2016 (2016-08-23) Second leg Legia Warsaw Poland v Republic of Ireland Dundalk Warsaw
20:45 Stadium: Polish Army Stadium

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

No. Pos Nat Player Total League of Ireland FAI Cup League Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Ireland EIR Gary Rogers 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Ireland EIR Sean Gannon 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Ireland EIR Brian Gartland 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Ireland EIR Andy Boyle 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 MF Ireland EIR Chris Shields 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF Ireland EIR Stephen O'Donnell 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Ireland EIR Daryl Horgan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF Ireland EIR John Mountney 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Ireland EIR David McMillan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF Ireland EIR Ronan Finn 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW Northern Ireland NIR Patrick McEleney 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF Ireland EIR Shane Grimes 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF Ireland EIR Dane Massey 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF Ireland EIR Paddy Barrett 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 FW Ireland EIR Ciarán Kilduff 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF Ireland EIR George Poynton 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF Ireland EIR Robbie Benson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 FW Ireland EIR Ciarán O'Connor 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Northern Ireland NIR Darren Meenan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 GK Italy ITA Gabriel Sava 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 FW Ireland EIR Michael O'Connor 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 GK Ireland EIR Ben Kelly 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Dundalk will play Champions League playoff at Aviva Stadium". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.