2012 Dundalk F.C. season
| 2012 season | |
| League of Ireland Premier Division | 11th |
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| FAI Cup | Semi-finals |
| League of Ireland Cup | Quarter-finals |
| Top goalscorer |
League: N/A All: N/A |
| Highest home attendance | N/A |
| Lowest home attendance | N/A |
| Average home league attendance | N/A |
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The 2012 season was Dundalk's 4th successive season in the League of Ireland Premier Division. The club finished in 11th position, requiring them to play a promotion/relegation play-off against Waterford United of the First Division; a tie which they won on aggregate, thus retaining their place in the Premier Division for the 2013 season. During the season, the club also competed in the FAI Cup, League of Ireland Cup and the Leinster Senior Cup.
2012 Fixtures and results
League of Ireland Premier Division
Main article: 2012 League of Ireland
| Round 1 2 March 2012 | Monaghan United | Expunged Note 1 | Dundalk | |||
| Round 2 9 March 2012 | Dundalk | 0–2 | St Patrick's Athletic | Oriel Park, Dundalk | ||
| Report | S. O'Flynn  9' J. Russell 53' |
Attendance: 1,500 (estimated) Referee: Paul McLaughlin | ||||
| Round 3 16 March 2012 | Drogheda United | 0–0 | Dundalk | Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda | ||
Paul Crowley   69' Eric Foley 77' |
Attendance: 1,287 Referee: Rob Rogers | |||||
| Round 4 23 March 2012 | Dundalk | 2–1 | UCD | Oriel Park, Dundalk | ||
| C. Shields 51' S. O'Neill 55' |
Report | G. Rusk 67' (pen.) |
Attendance: 925 Referee: Derek Tomney | |||
| Round 5 31 March 2012 | Sligo Rovers | 3–0 | Dundalk | The Showgrounds, Sligo | ||
| 19:45 IWT | D. North 48', 90' G. Peers 54' |
Report | Attendance: 2.586 Referee: Paul McLaughlin | |||
| Round 6 6 April 2012 | Dundalk | 0–0 | Shelbourne | Oriel Park, Dundalk | ||
| 19.45 IST | Report | Attendance: 1,362 Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin) | ||||
| Round 7 13 April 2012 | Shamrock Rovers | 6–0 | Dundalk | Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght | ||
| 20:00 | C. Turner 31' G. Twigg 33', 81', 87' B. Dennehy 46' D. Kavanagh 90+1' |
Report | Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Graham Kelly | |||
| Round 8 20 April 2012 | Derry City | 1–2 | Dundalk | The Brandywell, Derry | ||
| R. Higgins 84' |
Report | M. Rafter 14' S. O'Neill 52' C. Shields 90' |
Attendance: 1,500 (estimated) Referee: Damien Hancock | |||
| Round 9 27 April 2012 | Dundalk | 0–2 | Bohemians | Oriel Park, Dundalk | ||
| 19:45 IST (UTC+1) | Report | R. McEvoy 26' P. McMahon 70' |
Attendance: 903 Referee: Richie Winter | |||
| Round 10 4 May 2012 | Cork City | 3–2 | Dundalk | Turners Cross, Cork | ||
| D. O'Neill 3', 14' V. Sullivan 50' |
Report | M. Rafter 8' G. Shanahan 12' |
Attendance: 2,815 Referee: Padraigh Sutton | |||
| Round 11 11 May 2012 | Dundalk | 0–2 | Bray Wanderers | Oriel Park, Dundalk | ||
| 19:45 IST | (Report) | J. Byrne 40' (pen.), 73' (pen.) |
Attendance: 700 Referee: Paul Tuite | |||
| Round 12 18 May 2012 | Dundalk | Expunged Note 1 | Monaghan United | |||
| Round 13 21 May 2012 | St Patrick's Athletic | 1–2 | Dundalk | Richmond Park, Inchicore | ||
| C. Forrester 43' |
Report | M. Rafter 45' M. Griffin 78', 90+2' |
Attendance: 1,090 Referee: Graham Kelly | |||
| Round 14 1 June 2012 | Dundalk | 1–2 | Drogheda United | Oriel Park, Dundalk | ||
| G. Shanahan 63' |
Report | S. Brennan 43' P. Crowley 66' E. Foley 90' |
Attendance: 700 (estimated) Referee: Paul Tuite | |||
| Round 15 22 June 2012 | UCD | 1–1 | Dundalk | UCD Bowl | ||
| R. Benson 49' |
Report | N. Murphy 35' |
Attendance: 158 Referee: Paul McLaughlin | |||
| Round 16 29 June 2012 | Dundalk | 1–2 | Sligo Rovers | Oriel Park, Dundalk | ||
| 19:45 IWT | M. Rafter 36' |
Report | D. North 43', 49' |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Dave McKeon | ||
| Round 17 6 July 2012 | Shelbourne | 4–0 | Dundalk | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||
| 20.00 IST | P. Gorman 30', 52 ' K. Dawson 64' B. McLaughlin 71' (o.g.) |
Report | Attendance: 801 Referee: Alan Kelly | |||
| Round 18 13 July 2012 | Dundalk | 1–1 | Shamrock Rovers | Oriel Park, Dundalk | ||
| 19:45 | G. Shanahan 18' |
Report | D. Kavanagh 61' |
Attendance: 1,319 Referee: Tom Connolly | ||
| Round 19 20 July 2012 | Dundalk | 1–1 | Derry City | Oriel Park, Dundalk | ||
| C. Shields 85' |
Report | D. McDaid 73' |
Attendance: 1,139 Referee: Paul McLaughlin | |||
| Round 20 27 July 2012 | Bohemians | 2–1 | Dundalk | Dalymount Park, Phibsboro | ||
| 19:45 | E. McMillan 35', 45' |
Report | M. Rafter 70' |
Attendance: 1,158 Referee: Graham Kelly | ||
| Round 21 3 August 2012 | Dundalk | 1–1 | Cork City | Oriel Park, Dundalk | ||
| G. Shanahan 60' |
Report | I. Turner 21' |
Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Damien Hancock | |||
| Round 22 10 August | Bray Wanderers | 1–1 | Dundalk | Carlisle Grounds, Bray | ||
| 19:45 IST | David Webster 90+4' |
(Report) | Gary Shanahan 54' |
Referee: Derek Tomney | ||
| Round 23 17 August 2012 | Monaghan United | Cancelled Note 1 | Dundalk | |||
| Round 24 20 August 2012 | Dundalk | 0–1 | St Patrick's Athletic | Oriel Park, Dundalk | ||
| Report | J. Kelly 90+1' |
Attendance: 1,000 (estimated) Referee: Paul Tuite | ||||
| Round 25 31 August 2012 | Drogheda United | 3–2 | Dundalk | Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda | ||
| P. Hynes 31', 87' J. Sullivan 90+1' |
Report | M. Griffin 5', 25' |
Attendance: 933 Referee: Anthony Buttimer | |||
| Round 26 7 September 2012 | Dundalk | 1–2 | UCD | Oriel Park, Dundalk | ||
| M. Rafter 56' |
Report | D. McMillan 30', 80' (pen.) |
Attendance: 800 (estimated) Referee: Damien Hancock | |||
| Round 27 10 September 2012 | Sligo Rovers | 3–0 | Dundalk | The Showgrounds, Sligo | ||
| 19:45 IWT | M. Quigley 10' G. Peers 49' L. Buchanan 86' |
Report | Attendance: 3,265 Referee: Tom Connolly | |||
| Round 28 21 September 2012 | Dundalk | 0–1 | Shelbourne | Oriel Park, Dundalk | ||
| 19.45 IST | Marc Griffin 87' |
Report | Paddy Kavanagh 41' |
Referee: Graham Kelly | ||
| Round 29 28 September 2012 | Shamrock Rovers | 7–0 | Dundalk | Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght | ||
| R. Finn 27' K. Oman 29' C. Kilduff 45+2' G. McCabe 57' (pen.), 66' (pen.) G. Twigg 70', 72' |
Report | Attendance: 1,200 (estimated) Referee: Damien Hancock | ||||
| Round 30 5 October 2012 | Derry City | 4–0 | Dundalk | The Brandywell, Derry | ||
| 19:45 | D. McDaid 31' P. McEleney 48' R. Curran 82' D. McCaffrey 89' |
Report | Referee: Rob Rogers | |||
| Round 31 13 October 2012 | Dundalk | 2–2 | Bohemians | Oriel Park, Dundalk | ||
| S. Maher 26' B. McKenna 84' |
Report | E. McMillan 47' D. Corcoran 75' |
Attendance: 250 (estimated) Referee: Dave McKeon | |||
| Round 32 19 October 2012 | Cork City | 3–0 | Dundalk | Turners Cross, Cork | ||
| G. Morrissey 23' V. Sullivan 28' S. Duggan 49' |
Report | Attendance: 2,782 Referee: Padraigh Sutton | ||||
| Round 33 26 October 2012 | Dundalk | 2–1 | Bray Wanderers | Oriel Park, Dundalk | ||
| 19:45 IST | M. Rafter 51' B. Conlon 51' |
(Report) | K. Waters 70' |
Attendance: 260 Referee: Derek Tomney | ||
Promotion/Relegation Play-off
| 1st leg 30 October 2012 | Dundalk | 2–2 | Waterford United | Oriel Park, Dundalk | ||
| L. Shannon 22' S. Maher 33' S. McDonnell 75' |
Report | P. Phelan 49' B. Ryan 60' |
Attendance: 1,500 (estimated) Referee: Paul McLaughlin | |||
| 2nd leg 2 November 2012 | Waterford United | 0–2 | Dundalk | Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Waterford | ||
| Report | M. Rafter 45', 69' |
Attendance: 2,728 Referee: Padraigh Sutton | ||||
Dundalk won the play-off 4–2 on aggregate and remained in the Premier Division
Note 1 - Monaghan United withdrew from the league on 18 June 2012. All results against them were expunged.
FAI Cup
Main article: 2012 FAI Cup
| 2nd Round 25 May 2012 | Dundalk | 1–0 | St. Patrick's CYFC | Oriel Park, Dundalk | ||
| J. Mountney 49' |
Report | S. Dunne 88' |
Attendance: 300 (estimated) Referee: Tom Connolly | |||
| 3rd Round 24 August 2012 | Malahide United | 0–4 | Dundalk | Gannon Park | ||
| Report | G. Shanahan 9' M. Griffin 45+1' L. Shannon 75' B. McKenna 90' |
Attendance: 450 Referee: James McKell | ||||
| Quarter-finals 14 September 2012 | Bohemians | v | Dundalk | Dalymount Park, Phibsborough | ||
| Report | M. Griffin 75' |
Attendance: 1,108 Referee: Derek Tomney | ||||
| Semi-finals 7 October 2012 | Dundalk | v | St Patrick's Athletic | Oriel Park, Dundalk | ||
| Report | K. Browne 20' G. Bolger 52' S. O'Connor 85' |
Attendance: 2,035 Referee: Alan Kelly | ||||
League of Ireland Cup
Main article: 2012 League of Ireland Cup
| 2nd Round 10 April 2012 | Longford Town | 1–2 | Dundalk | Flancare Park, Longford | ||
| S. Skelly 3' |
Report | G. Shanahan 22', 53' |
Attendance: 300 (estimated) Referee: Richie Winter | |||
| Quarter-finals 25 June 2012 | Drogheda United | 1–1 (3–2 p) |
Dundalk | Hunky Dorys Park | ||
| E. Foley 33' |
Report | M. Griffin 58' |
Referee: Derek Tomney | |||
| Penalties | ||||||
E. Foley  R. Brennan P. Hynes  D. Marshall G. Brennan |
J. Mountney S. O'Neill C. Shields P. Walsh M. Griffin |
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Leinster Senior Cup
| 19 March 2012 | Crumlin United | 1–0 | Dundalk | Captain's Road | ||
| D. Griffin 11' |
Report | |||||
Friendlies
| 11 February 2012 | Banbridge Town | 0–3 | Dundalk | Crystal Park, Banbridge | ||
| Report | M. Rafter 61' G. Shanahan 63', 71' |
Attendance: 100 (estimated) | ||||
| 14 February 2012 | Ballinamallard United | 0–2 | Dundalk | Ferney Park, Ballinamallard | ||
| Report | N. Murphy 17' B. McKenna 77' |
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| 16 February 2012 | Drogheda United | 1–0 | Dundalk | Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda | ||
| P. Crowley 74' |
Report | Referee: Derek Tomney | ||||
| 19 February 2012 | Dundalk | 1–0 | Finn Harps | Oriel Park, Dundalk | ||
| P. Thomas 65' |
Report | Referee: Paul McLaughlin | ||||
| 26 February 2012 | Newry City | 0–2 | Dundalk | The Showgrounds, Newry | ||
| Report | M. Rafter 62' L. Burns 85' |
Referee: Joe Gallagher | ||||
| 14 August 2012 | Dundalk | 0–1 | Chelsea XI | Oriel Park, Dundalk | ||
| Report | P. Banford 83' |
Attendance: 3,500 (estimated) Referee: Paul Tuite | ||||
League of Ireland Premier Division - 2012 League Table
Further information: 2012 League of Ireland § League table
References
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