2026 Dundalk F.C. season
| 2026 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Chris Clinton | ||
| Manager | Ciarán Kilduff | ||
| Stadium | Oriel Park | ||
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Dundalk enter the 2026 League of Ireland Premier Division season after being promoted as champions from the First Division the previous year. Ciarán Kilduff is the club's first-team manager going into the new term, his second season in charge.[1]
2026 is Dundalk's 100th season in the League of Ireland.
Season summary
At the end of the previous season, US-based businessman Chris Clinton acquired John Temple's shareholding to become the club's majority shareholder.[2]
First-Team Squad (2026)
Sources:[3] Note: Substitute appearances in brackets
| No. | Nat. | Name | DOB | Pos. | Debut | League | FAI Cup | Leinster Cup | Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 4 | Mayowa Animasahun | 8 August 2003 | DF | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Aodh Dervin | 21 July 1999 | MF | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Daryl Horgan | 10 August 1992 | FW | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Harry Groome | 9 November 2001 | MF | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Leo Gaxha | 27 July 2002 | FW | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Luke Mulligan | 13 November 2007 | MF | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Norman Garbett | 27 February 2004 | MF | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Vincent Leonard | 21 March 2008 | MF | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Eoin Kenny | 30 December 2005 | FW | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | Sean Spaight | 25 January 2009 | DF | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | Sammy Safaei | 9 March 2005 | GK | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | Shane Tracey | 4 April 2006 | MF | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | Declan McDaid | 22 November 1995 | FW | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TBC | Harvey Warren | 11 April 2004 | DF | 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TBC | Bobby Burns | 10 July 1999 | DF | 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TBC | Keith Buckley | 19 June 1992 | MF | 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TBC | Ronan Teahan | 31 August 2004 | MF | 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Premier Division
| Round 1 | Dundalk | – | Dundalk, County Louth | |
| 19:45 | Stadium: Oriel Park |
League table
FAI Cup
| Second round | – |
Leinster Senior Cup
Round 4 Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelbourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Athlone Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St Peter's Athlone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards
Footnotes
References
- ^ "Ciaran Kilduff named new Dundalk boss". rte.ie. RTÉ. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Chris Clinton named Dundalk FC chairperson". dundalkfc.com. dundalkfc.com. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ^ "Dundalk FC Squad 2025". dundalkfc.com. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.