Dundalk Football Club is a professional association football club in Dundalk, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland and are the second most successful club in the League's history (with 14 league titles and 12 FAI Cups) as of the end of the 2025 season.

The table details the team's achievements in senior first-team competitions. As of the end of the 2025 season, the team has spent 103 seasons in senior football – four seasons in the Leinster Senior League, 89 seasons in the League of Ireland/Premier Division, and 10 seasons in the League of Ireland First Division (the second tier).

History

League seasons Sources +SeasonLeagueFAI CupLeague Cup/ ShieldEuropeOthera Division Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos2025First 36 23 10 3 74 31 +43 791st R2 N/A DNQ N/ALeinster Senior Cup W2024Prem 36 5 11 20 23 50 -27 2610th R1 N/A DNQ N/A 2023Prem 36 17 7 12 59 44 +15 58 5th QF N/A 2023–24 Europa Conference League 2Q 2022Prem 36 18 12 6 53 30 +23 66 3rd QF N/A DNQ N/A 2021Prem 36 13 9 14 44 46 -2 48 6th SF N/A 2021–22 Europa Conference League 3Q President's Cup W2020Prem 18 7 5 6 25 23 +2 26 3rdW N/A 2020–21 Champions League2020–21 Europa League 1QGrp 2019Prem 36 27 5 4 73 18 +55 861stR/UW2019–20 Champions League2019–20 Europa League 2Q3Q President's Cup WChampions Cup W2018Prem 36 27 6 3 85 20 +65 871stW SF 2018–19 Europa League 2Q President's Cup R/U 2017 Prem 33 22 3 8 72 24 +48 692ndR/UW 2017–18 Champions League 2Q President's Cup R/ULeinster Senior Cup R/U2016 Prem 33 25 2 6 73 28 +45 771stR/U R2 2016–17 Champions League2016–17 Europa League POGrp President's Cup R/U2015 Prem 33 23 9 1 78 23 +55 781stW SF 2015–16 Champions League 2Q President's Cup WLeinster Senior Cup W2014 Prem 33 22 8 3 73 24 +49 741st QFW 2014–15 Europa League 2Q Setanta Cup R/U2013 Prem 33 21 5 7 55 30 +25 682nd SF R2 DNQ N/A2012 Prem 30 4 8 18 23 63 −40 2011th SF QF DNQ N/A 2011 Prem 36 11 11 14 50 53 −3 44 7th QF R2 DNQ N/A Setanta Cup R/U2010 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 711st L16 R2 DNQ N/A2007 First 36 19 9 8 56 30 +26 663rd R3 R1 DNQ N/A2006 First 36 22 5 9 57 33 +24 712nd R3 R2 DNQ N/A2005 First 36 12 13 11 44 40 +4 49 6th R3 R1 DNQ N/A2004 First 33 14 4 15 46 57 −11 46 6th R2 Grp DNQ N/A2003 First 33 6 14 13 36 40 −4 32 10th L16 Grp DNQ N/A2002–03 First 22 5 8 9 28 36 −8 23 9th L16 N/A 2002–03 UEFA Cup PR LFA President's Cup R/U2001–02 Prem 33 9 12 12 37 46 −9 3910thW R1 DNQ N/A2000–01 First 36 20 9 7 65 38 +27 691st L16 R1 DNQ N/A1999–2000 First 36 20 6 10 50 31 +19 66 4th R1 R1 DNQ N/A1998–99 Prem 33 6 9 18 23 40 −17 2712th R2 Grp DNQ N/A1997–98 Prem 33 12 9 12 41 43 −2 45 6th R2 SF DNQ N/A1996–97 Prem 33 9 9 15 32 50 −18 3610th R2 QF DNQ N/A1995–96 Prem 33 11 9 13 38 39 −1 42 7th R1 QF 1995–96 UEFA Cup PR LFA President's Cup R/U1994–95 Prem 33 17 8 8 41 25 +16 591st QFR/U DNQ N/A Leinster Senior Cup R/U1993–94 Prem 32 10 13 9 37 27 +10 43 8th R2 R1 DNQ N/A Leinster Senior Cup R/U1992–93 Prem 32 13 13 6 35 28 +7 39 4thR/U Grp DNQ N/A1991–92 Prem 33 14 12 7 44 31 +13 40 4th R2 SF 1991–92 European Cup R11990–91 Prem 33 22 8 3 52 17 +35 521st R1 Grp DNQ N/A1989–90 Prem 33 17 8 8 50 26 +24 42 3rd R1W 1989–90 UEFA Cup R1 LFA President's Cup W1988–89 Prem 33 20 11 2 55 27 +28 512nd QF2nd 1988–89 European Cup R1 LFA President's Cup W1987–88 Prem 33 19 8 6 54 32 +22 461stW QF 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup R1 LFA President's Cup R/U1986–87 Prem 22 12 6 4 40 21 +19 302ndR/UW DNQ N/A LFA President's Cup R/U1985–86 Prem 22 12 6 4 35 16 +19 30 3rd QFR/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/U1982–83 LOI 26 14 6 6 32 17 +15 48 3rd R1R/U 1982–83 European Cup R1 LFA President's Cup R/U1981–82 LOI 30 20 6 4 61 24 +37 801st SF R1 1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup R1 Leinster Senior Cup R/ULFA President's Cup W1980–81 LOI 30 20 5 5 63 28 +35 452ndWW 1980–81 UEFA Cup R1 LFA President's Cup W1979–80 LOI 30 20 6 4 59 13 +46 462nd R2 R2 1979–80 European Cup L16 LFA President's Cup W1978–79 LOI 30 19 7 4 57 25 +32 451stW R1 DNQ N/A 1977–78 LOI 30 9 9 12 43 46 −3 27 11th R2W 1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup R1 Leinster Senior Cup WLFA President's Cup R/U1976–77 LOI 26 12 5 9 51 42 +9 29 5thW Grp 1976–77 European Cup R1 Leinster Senior Cup WLFA President's Cup R/U1975–76 LOI 26 15 10 1 54 26 +28 401st 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 W1972–73 LOI 26 4 6 16 19 48 −29 14 13th R1 SF DNQ N/A LFA President's Cup R/U1971–72 LOI 26 11 3 12 39 46 −7 25 7th SFW DNQ N/A 1970–71 LOI 26 7 11 8 37 33 −4 25 9th R1 Grp DNQ N/A Dublin City Cup R/ULeinster Senior Cup W1969–70 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 R12nd 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup R2 Dublin City Cup WLFA President's Cup R/U1967–68 LOI 22 14 2 6 44 24 +20 302nd SF2nd 1967–68 European Cup R1 Dublin City Cup W1966–67 LOI 22 15 4 3 54 19 +35 341st SF1st DNQ N/A Top Four Cup WDublin City Cup R/ULeinster Senior Cup R/U1965–66 LOI 22 9 3 10 32 35 −3 21 8th R2 6th DNQ N/A Dublin City Cup R/U1964–65 LOI 22 7 5 10 31 37 −6 19 9th R2 PO DNQ N/A LFA President's Cup WLeinster Senior Cup R/U1963–64 LOI 22 12 6 4 49 27 +22 302nd R12nd 1963–64 European Cup R1 Top Four Cup WLFA President's Cup W1962–63 LOI 18 9 6 3 39 23 +16 241st R2 3rd DNQ N/A P.J. Casey Cup R/U1961–62 LOI 22 8 5 9 42 36 +6 21 8th R1 5th DNQ N/A Leinster Senior Cup R/U1960–61 LOI 22 12 2 8 43 37 +6 26 5th R1 6th DNQ N/A Leinster Senior Cup W1959–60 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/ULFA President's Cup R/U1957–58 LOI 22 7 3 12 38 46 −8 17 8thW 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/U1951–52 LOI 22 4 7 11 37 50 −13 15 11thW 4th LFA President's Cup W1950–51 LOI 18 4 4 10 35 44 −9 12 8th R2 5th Leinster Senior Cup W1949–50 LOI 18 7 5 6 35 31 +4 19 5th R1 4th LFA President's Cup R/U1948–49 LOI 18 9 5 4 33 24 +9 23 3rdW 4th Dublin City Cup WDublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup R/U1947–48 LOI 14 6 5 3 21 14 +7 172nd R1 5th Dublin City Cup R/U1946–47 LOI 14 4 3 7 25 37 −12 11 6th R12nd 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/U1942–43 LOI 18 11 4 3 40 22 +18 262nd R2 4th Dublin City Cup W1941–42 LOI 18 8 3 7 45 36 +9 19 4thW2nd Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup W1940–41 LOI 20 9 1 10 43 42 +1 19 7th SF 5th Dublin City Cup R/U1939–40 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/U1937–38 LOI 22 13 4 5 53 29 +24 30 3rdR/U 4th Dublin City Cup W1936–37 LOI 22 10 4 8 41 34 +7 242nd R1 7th Dublin City Cup R/ULeinster Senior Cup R/U1935–36 LOI 22 9 3 10 43 39 +4 21 7th SF 4th Dublin City Cup R/ULeinster Senior Cup R/U1934–35 LOI 18 8 4 6 37 32 +5 20 5thR/U 7th Leinster Senior Cup R/U1933–34 LOI 18 9 3 6 33 25 +8 21 4th SF 4th 1932–33 LOI 18 13 3 2 44 21 +23 291st R12nd LFA President's Cup R/U1931–32 LOI 22 11 5 6 56 31 +25 27 4th R1 5th 1930–31 LOI 22 11 6 5 64 43 +21 282ndR/U 9th LFA President's Cup W1929–30 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/U1927–28 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 Othera 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 WinnersRunners-upPlay-offsPromotedRelegated

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

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