Dundalk entered the 2014 season having finished as runners-up in 2013. 2014 was Stephen Kenny’s second season at the club as manager. It was Dundalk’s sixth consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football, their 79th in all, and their 88th in the League of Ireland.
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Season summary[edit]
Before the League programme got underway, Dundalk were defeated by St Patrick’s Athletic in the fourth round of the Leinster Senior Cup.[2] The 33 round League programme commenced on 7 March 2014, and they were surprisingly beaten 4–1 away to Drogheda United on the opening night.[3] But they quickly reached the top of the table and, as the season progressed, and with defending champions St Patrick’s Athletic falling away, Dundalk and Cork City were left to compete for the title. On the final night of the season, Dundalk defeated Cork 2–0 in Oriel Park to win the title – their tenth, and first since 1994–95.[4]
In the remaining cup competitions, they reached the final of the 2014 Setanta Sports Cup – losing to Sligo Rovers 1–0 in a rain-drenched match.[5] They won the 2014 League of Ireland Cup Final with a 3–2 victory over Shamrock Rovers in Oriel Park,[6] thereby winning the club’s first League and League Cup double. The League Cup win came five days after Rovers had defeated Dundalk in the 2014 FAI Cup quarter-final, which had gone to a replay.[7]
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In Europe they were knocked out at the second hurdle, losing to Hajduk Split in the Europa League second qualifying round. Having comfortably defeated Jeunesse Esch 5–1 on aggregate in the first qualifying round,[8] they lost the first leg of the second qualifying round 2–0 in Oriel. But they recovered from going a goal down in Split to take a 2–1 lead, just falling short of the third away goal that would have won the tie.[9]
First-Team Squad (2014)[edit]
Sources:[10]
Competitions[edit]
Premier Division[edit]
Source:[11]
Drogheda United v Dundalk
7 March 2014 Round 1
Drogheda United
4–1
Dundalk
Dundalk v Limerick
14 March 2014 Round 2
Dundalk
2–1
Limerick
Sligo Rovers v Dundalk
22 March 2014 Round 3
Sligo Rovers
0–1
Dundalk
Dundalk v Bohemians
28 March 2014 Round 4
Dundalk
1–1
Bohemians
St Patrick’s Athletic v Dundalk
4 April 2014 Round 5
St Patrick’s Athletic
1–4
Dundalk
Dundalk v Derry City
7 April 2014 Round 6
Dundalk
3–0
Derry City
UCD v Dundalk
11 April 2014 Round 7
UCD
1–4
Dundalk
Dundalk v Shamrock Rovers
18 April 2014 Round 8
Dundalk
2–2
Shamrock Rovers
Athlone Town v Dundalk
21 April 2014 Round 9
Athlone Town
0–1
Dundalk
Bray Wanderers v Dundalk
25 April 2014 Round 10
Bray Wanderers
1–0
Dundalk
Dundalk v Cork City
2 May 2014 Round 11
Dundalk
4–0
Cork City
Limerick v Dundalk
16 May 2014 Round 12
Limerick
1–2
Dundalk
Dundalk v Drogheda United
20 May 2014 Round 13
Dundalk
7–0
Drogheda United
Dundalk v Sligo Rovers
23 May 2014 Round 14
Dundalk
3–0
Sligo Rovers
Bohemians v Dundalk
30 May 2014 Round 15
Bohemians
0–2
Dundalk
Dundalk v UCD
2 June 2014 Round 16
Dundalk
5–2
UCD
Dundalk v St Patrick’s Athletic
13 June 2014 Round 17
Dundalk
0–0
St Patrick’s Athletic
Dundalk v Derry City
27 June 2014 Round 18
Dundalk
2–2
Derry City
Shamrock Rovers v Dundalk
13 July 2014 Round 19
Shamrock Rovers
0–1
Dundalk
Dundalk v Athlone Town
20 July 2014 Round 20
Dundalk
2–0
Athlone Town
Dundalk v Bray Wanderers
27 July 2014 Round 21
Dundalk
5–1
Bray Wanderers
Cork City v Dundalk
1 August 2014 Round 22
Cork City
1–2
Dundalk
Drogheda United v Dundalk
8 August 2014 Round 23
Drogheda United
1–1
Dundalk
Dundalk v Limerick
15 August 2014 Round 24
Dundalk
1–0
Limerick
Sligo Rovers v Dundalk
18 August 2014 Round 25
Sligo Rovers
1–1
Dundalk
Dundalk v Bohemians
29 August 2014 Round 26
Dundalk
3–2
Bohemians
St Patrick’s Athletic v Dundalk
5 September 2014 Round 27
St Patrick’s Athletic
1–0
Dundalk
Dundalk v Derry City
5 September 2014 Round 28
Dundalk
5–0
Derry City
UCD v Dundalk
26 September 2014 Round 29
UCD
0–2
Dundalk
Athlone Town v Dundalk
10 October 2014 Round 30
Athlone Town
0–3
Dundalk
Dundalk v Shamrock Rovers
13 October 2014 Round 31
Dundalk
0–0
Shamrock Rovers
Bray Wanderers v Dundalk
17 October 2014 Round 32
Bray Wanderers
1–1
Dundalk
Dundalk v Cork City
24 October 2014 Round 33
Dundalk
2–0
Cork City
League table[edit]
Source: [13][14] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. (C) Champion
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