2021 Dundalk F.C. season

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Dundalk
2021 season
Team ManagerShane Keegan (until 17 April)
Jim Magilton (Interim from 19 April)
Vinny Perth (from 16 June)
President's CupWinners
Conference LeagueQR3
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Dundalk entered the 2021 season as the FAI Cup holders, and were still the League of Ireland Cup holders from 2019 because of the competition not running in 2020. Having qualified for European football for the eighth season in a row, they were entered in the new UEFA Europa Conference League. 2021 is Dundalk's 13th consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football, their 86th in all, and their 95th in the League of Ireland.

Jim Magilton was the club's new Sporting Director going into the new term, having taken up the role at the end of the 2020 season. Shane Keegan was named the First Team Manager, replacing Interim Head Coach from 2020, Filippo Giovagnoli, who was retained as First Team Coach. Giovagnoli could not be named manager because he did not hold a UEFA Pro Licence.

Season summary[]

For the second season in a row, both the League of Ireland Cup and the Leinster Senior Cup were deferred because of delays and restrictions caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Having not been held in 2020, the President's Cup (the traditional season curtain-raiser) was played on 12 March between League Champions Shamrock Rovers and FAI Cup holders Dundalk. Dundalk won the match on penalties, 4–3, after it had finished 1–1 in 90 minutes.[2]

The league season started a week later on 19 March 2021 and after a run of defeats at the start of the league campaign, which saw Dundalk lie second from bottom after five matches, both Keegan and Giovagnoli resigned. Sporting Director Jim Magilton assumed a caretaker manager role, pending the appointment of a new manager.[3] On 16 June, Vinny Perth, who had been sacked midway through the previous season, returned to the club as manager.[4]

In Europe, they defeated Newtown A.F.C. of Wales in the first qualifying round of the new Europa Conference League 5–0 on aggregate, which included a club European record equaling 4–0 victory in the first leg.[5] In the second qualifying round, they overcame Levadia Tallinn 4–3 on aggregate with Will Patching scoring a stoppage time winner in the second leg in Estonia.[6] They were knocked out in the third qualifying round by Vitesse Arnhem, 4–3 on aggregate, after a 2–1 defeat in the second leg at 'home' in Tallaght Stadium, which saw a Michael Duffy goal after 40 seconds incorrectly disallowed for offside.[7]

First-Team Squad (2021)[]

Sources:[8][9][10] Note: Substitute appearances in brackets

No. Name DOB Pos. Debut League FAI Cup Europe Others Totals
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 Albania Alessio Abibi 4 December 1996 GK 2021 20 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 28 0
3 Republic of Ireland Brian Gartland 4 November 1986 DF 2013 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 Republic of Ireland Andy Boyle 7 March 1991 DF 2013 26 1 2 0 6 0 1 0 35 1
5 Republic of Ireland Chris Shields[a] 27 December 1990 MF 2012 16 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 3
6 Faroe Islands Sonni Nattestad 5 August 1994 DF 2021 8 (3) 0 1 (1) 0 6 0 1 1 20 1
7 Republic of Ireland Michael Duffy 28 July 1994 MF 2017 23 (2) 3 0 0 4 2 0 0 29 5
8 Scotland Sam Stanton 19 April 1994 MF 2021 18 (3) 0 2 0 6 0 1 0 30 0
9 Republic of Ireland Patrick Hoban 28 July 1991 FW 2013 17 (1) 7 1 3 1 (2) 1 0 (1) 0 23 11
10 Republic of Ireland Greg Sloggett 3 July 1996 MF 2020 13 (8) 1 1 (1) 0 3 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 28 1
11 Republic of Ireland Patrick McEleney 26 September 1992 MF 2016 17 (4) 2 0 (1) 1 6 2 1 0 29 5
12 Scotland Cameron Yates 14 February 1999 GK 2021 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
13 Latvia Raivis Jurkovskis 7 December 1996 DF 2021 22 (1) 0 2 0 5 (1) 0 1 0 32 0
14 Scotland Peter Cherrie 1 October 1983 GK 2009 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
15 Republic of Ireland Darragh Leahy 15 April 1998 DF 2020 8 (5) 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 21 0
16 Republic of Ireland Seán Murray 11 October 1993 MF 2019 8 (9) 1 1 0 0 (3) 0 0 0 21 1
17 Norway Ole Erik Midtskogen[b] 12 April 1995 FW 2021 5 (7) 1 1 0 0 (3) 0 0 0 16 1
17 Morocco Sami Ben Amar[c] 2 March 1998 FW 2021 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
18 England Will Patching[d] 18 October 1998 MF 2020 7 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 5 3 0 0 14 3
19 Central African Republic Wilfried Zahibo[e] 21 August 1993 MF 2021 6 (6) 0 1 (1) 0 1 (4) 0 0 0 19 0
20 England Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe[f] 3 March 1994 FW 2021 5 (7) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2
21 Republic of Ireland Daniel Cleary 9 March 1996 DF 2018 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 0
23 Northern Ireland Cameron Dummigan 2 June 1996 DF 2019 18 (2) 0 2 0 1 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 25 0
25 Republic of Ireland Val Adedokun[g] 14 February 2003 FW 2020 4 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 8 0
27 Republic of Ireland Daniel Kelly 21 May 1996 MF 2019 8 (5) 2 1 0 5 (1) 0 0 0 20 2
28 Republic of Ireland Ryan O'Kane 16 August 2003 MF 2021 1 (6) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 9 0
29 Republic of Ireland David McMillan 14 December 1988 FW 2015 7 (7) 4 1 0 5 (1) 3 1 0 22 7
77 South Korea Jeongwoo Han[h] 26 December 1998 FW 2021 5 (5) 1 2 1 0 (2) 1 0 0 14 3
90 United States Jesús Pérez[i] 1 October 1997 MF 2021 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  1. ^ transferred to Linfield on 1 July 2021
  2. ^ departed club 13 August 2021
  3. ^ signed for the club 17 August 2021
  4. ^ on loan at Derry City until 1 July 2021
  5. ^ signed 17 April 2021
  6. ^ on loan to Derry City as of 1 July 2021
  7. ^ transferred to Brentford on 24 August 2021
  8. ^ signed 25 March 2021
  9. ^ on loan to Forward Madison as of 1 July 2021

Out on loan[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Andrew Quinn (at Bray Wanderers until 31 December 2021)
20 FW England ENG Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe (at Derry City until 31 December 2021)
22 MF United States USA Taner Dogan (at Forward Madison until 31 December 2021)
90 MF United States USA Jesús Pérez (at Forward Madison until 31 December 2021)
— DF Canada CAN Terique Mohammed (at York United until 31 December 2021)

Competitions[]

President's Cup[]

12 March 2021 Shamrock Rovers1–1
(3–4 p)		 Dundalk Tallaght Stadium
19:45 GMT Danny Mandroiu Yellow card 22'
Liam Scales Goal 47'
Chris McCann Yellow card 59'
Joey O'Brien Yellow card 60'		 Report Raivis Jurkovskis Yellow card 26'
Daniel Cleary Yellow card 32'
Sonni Nattestad Goal 42'
Sonni Nattestad Red card 59'
Chris Shields Yellow card 60'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Damien MacGraith
Penalties
Dylan Watts Penalty scored
Aaron Greene Penalty scored
Joey O'Brien Penalty scored
Rory Gaffney Penalty missed
Graham Burke Penalty missed
Roberto Lopes Penalty missed		 Penalty scored Patrick Hoban
Penalty missed Greg Sloggett
Penalty scored Daniel Cleary
Penalty scored Chris Shields
Penalty missed Andy Boyle
Penalty scored Darragh Leahy

Premier Division[]

20 March 2021 Round 1 Sligo Rovers 1–1 Dundalk The Showgrounds
18:00 Romeo Parkes Goal 23' Report Patrick McEleney Goal 16' Attendance: 0
Referee: Neil Doyle
26 March 2021 Round 2 Dundalk 1–2 Finn Harps Oriel Park
17:45 Patrick Hoban Goal 48' Report Adam Foley Goal 43', 63' Attendance: 0
Referee: Derek Tomney
2 April 2021 Round 3 Shamrock Rovers 2–1 Dundalk Tallaght Stadium
19:45 Danny Mandroiu Goal 35'
Dylan Watts Goal 76'		 Report Patrick Hoban Goal 89' Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul McLoughlin
9 April 2021 Round 4 Dundalk 0–1 Bohemians Oriel Park
19:45 Report Georgie Kelly Goal 13' (pen.) Attendance: 0
Referee: Rob Harvey
17 April 2021 Round 5 Dundalk 1–1 St Patrick's Athletic Oriel Park
18:00 Junior Goal 85' Report Sam Bone Goal 59' Attendance: 0
Referee: Damien MacGraith
20 April 2021 Round 6 Derry City 1–1 Dundalk Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium
19:45 Cameron McJannet Goal 61' Report David McMillan Goal 54' Attendance: 0
Referee: Rob Hennessy
24 April 2021 Round 7 Dundalk 2–1 Drogheda United Oriel Park
18:00 David McMillan Goal 24'
Jeongwoo Han Goal 71'		 Report Chris Lyons Goal 90' Attendance: 0
Referee: Adriano Reale
30 April 2021 Round 8 Waterford 0–3 Dundalk Waterford Regional Sports Centre
19:45 Report Andy Boyle Goal 25'
Chris Shields Goal 43' (pen.)
Michael Duffy Goal 46'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Derek Tomney
3 May 2021 Round 9 Longford Town 2–2 Dundalk Bishopsgate
17:45 Dylan Grimes Goal 6'
Rob Manley Goal 14'		 Report Junior Goal 20'
Chris Shields Goal 81'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Damien MacGraith
7 May 2021 Round 10 Dundalk 0–1 Sligo Rovers Oriel Park
19:45 Report Jordan Gibson Goal 39'
Garry Buckley Red card 53'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Hennessy
14 May 2021 Round 11 Finn Harps 1–1 Dundalk Finn Park
17:45 Barry McNamee Goal 19' Report Ole Erik Midstkogen Goal 49' Attendance: 0
Referee: Neil Doyle
21 May 2021 Round 12 Dundalk 2–1 Shamrock Rovers Oriel Park
19:45 Patrick McEleney Goal 11'
Daniel Kelly Goal 59'		 Report Joey O'Brien Goal 13' Attendance: 0
Referee: Rob Harvey
24 May 2021 Round 13 Bohemians 5–1 Dundalk Dalymount Park
17:45 Georgie Kelly Goal 5', 50', 64'
Tyreke Wilson Goal 51'
Promise Omochere Goal 90'
Tyreke Wilson Red card 51'		 Report Greg Sloggett Goal 80'
Cameron Dummigan Red card 74'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Connolly
28 May 2021 Round 14 St Patrick's Athletic 0–2 Dundalk Richmond Park
19:45 Report Sam Bone o.g. Goal 32'
David McMillan Goal 51'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Neil Doyle
12 June 2021 Round 15 Dundalk 1–3 Waterford Oriel Park
19:45 Patrick Hoban Goal 30' (pen.) Report John Martin Goal 44', 75'
Shane Griffin Goal 62'		 Attendance: 100
Referee: John McLoughlin
19 June 2021 Round 16 Dundalk 1–1 Longford Town Oriel Park
19:45 Chris Shields Goal 28' Report Aaron McNally Goal 12' Attendance: 100
Referee: Robert Hennessy
21 June 2021 Round 17 Drogheda United 0–1 Dundalk Head In The Game Park
19:45 Report Michael Duffy Goal 35' Attendance: 100
Referee: Graham Kelly
25 June 2021 Round 18 Dundalk 2–1 Derry City Oriel Park
19:45 Daniel Kelly Goal 36'
Patrick Hoban Goal 56' (pen.)		 Report Eoin Toal Goal 60' Attendance: 100
Referee: Rob Harvey
2 July 2021 Round 19 Shamrock Rovers 3–1 Dundalk Tallaght Stadium
19:45 Liam Scales Goal 37'
Sean Gannon Goal 45'
Aaron Greene Goal 75'		 Report Patrick Hoban Goal 11' Attendance: 1000
Referee: Damien MacGraith
17 July 2021 Round 20 Dundalk 1–0 Finn Harps Oriel Park
16:00 David McMillan Goal 33' Report Attendance: 200
Referee: Rob Harvey
8 August 2021 Round 21 Dundalk 1–4 St Patrick's Athletic Oriel Park
15:00 Patrick Hoban Goal 25' Report Melvin-Lambert Goal 11'
Smith Goal 41', 79'
Forrester Goal 71' (pen.)
 Attendance: 200
Referee: Rob Harvey
15 August 2021 Round 22 Derry City 1–0 Dundalk Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium
15:00 McGonigle Goal 50' (pen.) Report Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Damien MacGraith
20 August 2021 Round 23 Dundalk 1–2 Drogheda United Oriel Park
19:45 Michael Duffy Goal 58' Report Mark Doyle Goal 35', 56' Attendance: 500
Referee: Ben Connolly
3 September 2021 Round 24 Waterford 1–1 Dundalk Waterford Regional Sports Centre
19:45 Wordsworth Goal 77' Report Sean Murray Goal 5' Attendance: 1,800 (est)
Referee: John McLoughlin
11 September 2021 Round 25 Longford Town 1–0 Dundalk Bishopsgate
19:30 O'Driscoll Goal 45'
Robinson Red card 56'
Manley Red card 85'		 Report Jeongwoo Han Red card 90' Attendance: 1,000 (est)
Referee: Derek Tomney
15 September 2021 Round 26 Sligo Rovers 2–1 Dundalk The Showgrounds
19:45 Andre Wright Goal 20'
Lewis Banks Goal 52'		 Report Patrick Hoban Goal 18' Attendance: 1,650
Referee: Ben Connolly

League table[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shamrock Rovers 25 16 5 4 42 20 +22 53 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 St Patrick's Athletic 27 15 5 7 46 32 +14 50 Qualification to Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Sligo Rovers 26 13 6 7 32 19 +13 45
4 Derry City 26 10 8 8 33 31 +2 38
5 Bohemians 24 11 4 9 39 28 +11 37
6 Drogheda United 27 10 7 10 40 34 +6 37
7 Finn Harps 27 9 6 12 29 37 −8 33
8 Waterford 27 9 2 16 24 46 −22 29
9 Dundalk 26 7 7 12 29 38 −9 28 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
10 Longford Town 27 2 8 17 19 48 −29 14 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2021. Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[11]

FAI Cup[]

25 July 2021 Round 1Treaty United0–1 (a.e.t.) Dundalk Markets Field
14:00 Report Patrick McEleney Goal 104' Attendance: 200
Referee: Neil Doyle
27 August 2021 Round 2 Dundalk 5–1St Mochta'sOriel Park
19:45 Sami Ben Amar Goal 8'
Patrick Hoban Goal 51' (pen.), 52', 61'
Jeongwoo Han Goal 73'		 Report McCaffrey Goal 12' Attendance: 500
Referee: Graeham Kelly

Europa Conference League[]

First qualifying round
8 July 2021 1st Leg Dundalk 4–0 Wales Newtown Oriel Park
17:45 Michael Duffy Goal 32'
David McMillan Goal 38'
Will Patching Goal 62'
Jeongwoo Han Goal 90'		 Report Attendance: 120
Referee: Barbeno Luca (San Marino)
13 July 2021 2nd Leg Wales Newtown 0–1 Dundalk Park Hall, Oswestry
17:45 Michael Duffy Goal 52' Report Attendance: 174
Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Romania)

Dundalk won 5–0 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round
22 July 2021 1st Leg Dundalk 2–2 Estonia Levadia Tallinn Tallaght Stadium
20:00 Will Patching Goal 3'
David McMillan Goal 27'		 Report Bogdan Vaštšuk Goal 2', 19' Attendance: 880
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czechia)
29 July 2021 2nd Leg Estonia Levadia Tallinn 1–2 Dundalk A. Le Coq Arena
17:30 Ernest Agyiri Goal 17' Report David McMillan Goal 44'
Will Patching Goal 90'		 Attendance: 1,875
Referee: Thorvaldur Árnason (Iceland)

Dundalk won 4–3 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round
5 August 2021 1st Leg Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem 2–2 Dundalk GelreDome
18:00 Bero Goal 20'
Openda Goal 89'
Openda Red card 90'		 Report McEleney Goal 65', 76' Attendance: 8,756
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)
12 August 2021 2nd Leg Dundalk 1–2 Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem Tallaght Stadium
20:00 Hoban Goal 71' (pen.) Report Bero Goal 28'
Gboho Goal 38'		 Attendance: 1,475
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)

Dundalk lost 4–3 on aggregate.

Footnotes[]

References[]

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  2. ^ "ABIBI THE HERO IN THE SHOOTOUT". dundalkfc.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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  10. ^ "Dundalk FC Squad". uefa.com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Premier Division 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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