2025 Dundalk F.C. season

Dundalk
2025 season
Chairman	John Temple
Head coach	Ciarán Kilduff
Stadium	Oriel Park
Home colours	Away colours
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Dundalk entered the 2025 League of Ireland First Division season, having been relegated after finishing in 10th and last place in the Premier Division the previous season. Ciarán Kilduff is the club's first-team manager going into the new term, his first season in charge after being appointed during the close season.^[1]

2025 is Dundalk's 99th season in the League of Ireland and their first season in the First Division since winning promotion in 2008.

Season summary

Dundalk's season began with the 2024–25 Leinster Senior Cup. Like all Leinster-based League of Ireland teams, they entered at the group stage (Round 3), where they were drawn in Group B with Shamrock Rovers, Malahide United, and Usher Celtic.^[2] They topped the group to progress to the Quarter-finals.

First-Team Squad (2025)

Sources:^[3] Note: Substitute appearances in brackets

No.	Name	DOB	Pos.	Debut	League		FAI Cup		Leinster Cup		Totals
No.	Name	DOB	Pos.	Debut	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	Enda Minogue	12 January 2002	GK	2025	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	1	0
2	Conor O'Keeffe	19 September 1993	DF	2025	0	0	0	0	2 (1)	0	3	0
3	Sean Keogh	15 April 2006	DF	2024	0	0	0	0	2 (1)	0	3	0
4^[a]	Mayowa Animasahun	8 August 2003	DF	2021	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
5	Sean McHale^[b]	28 March 2005	DF	2025	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
6	Aodh Dervin	21 July 1999	MF	2024	0	0	0	0	1 (2)	1	3	1
7	Daryl Horgan	10 August 1992	FW	2014	0	0	0	0	3	2	3	2
8	Harry Groome	9 November 2001	MF	2025	0	0	0	0	1 (2)	0	3	0
9	Dean Ebbe	16 July 1994	FW	2025	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1
10	Leonardo Gaxha	27 July 2002	FW	2025	0	0	0	0	1 (2)	1	3	1
11	Gbemi Arubi	26 May 2004	FW	2025	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	2	0
12	Luke Mulligan	13 November 2007	MF	2024	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
14	Norman Garbett	27 February 2004	MF	2024	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15^[c]	Vincent Leonard	21 March 2008	MF	2024	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	2	0
16	Eoin Kenny	30 December 2005	FW	2024	0	0	0	0	2 (1)	2	3	2
17	Keith Ward	12 October 1990	MF	2011	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
18	Peter Cherrie	1 October 1983	GK	2009	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
20^[d]	Sammy Safaei	9 March 2005	GK	2025	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
23^[e]	Andy Paraschiv	15 February 2007	MF	2025	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
TBC^[f]	Ethen Vaughan	5 November 2001	DF	2025	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
U20^[g]	Sean Spaight	25 January 2009	DF	2024	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
U20^[h]	Scott Brady	26 June 2006	MF	2025	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	1	0
U20^[i]	Muhammad Haris	2008	MF	2025	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	1	0
U20^[j]	Aidan Russell Vargas	12 May 2006	MF	2025	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	1	1	0
U20^[k]	T.J. Molloy-Murray	4 April 2009	FW	2024	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1

Competitions

Win Draw Loss

Premier Division

League table

FAI Cup

Leinster Senior Cup

Third Round Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Dundalk	3	2	1	9	2	7	6
Shamrock Rovers	3	2	1	7	6	1	6
Usher Celtic	2	2	1	2	5	–3	3
Malahide United	2	0	2	2	7	–5	0

Matchday 1

17 January 2025	Dundalk	4–0	Malahide United	Dundalk, County Louth
19:45	Daryl Horgan 11' Dean Ebbe 38' Aodh Dervin 52' Aidan Russell Vargas 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 1,219 Referee: David Dunne

Matchday 2

20 January 2025	Dundalk	1–2	Usher Celtic	Dundalk, County Louth
19:45	Eoin Kenny 62'	Report	Graham Curran 70' (pen.) Gary Gannon 90'	Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 1,021 Referee: Mark Moynihan

Matchday 3

7 February 2025	Shamrock Rovers	0–4	Dundalk	Citywest, Dublin 24
20:00		Report	TJ Molloy 13' Eoin Kenny 16' Daryl Horgan 29' Leo Gaxha 53'	Stadium: Roadstone Academy Attendance: unreported Referee: Neil Doyle

Footnotes

^ player used shirts No. 24 and 45 in Leinster Senior Cup
^ on season-long loan from St Patrick's Athletic
^ player used shirt No. 22 in Leinster Senior Cup
^ player used shirt No. 30 in Leinster Senior Cup
^ player used shirt No. 5 in Leinster Senior Cup
^ player used shirt No. 20 in Leinster Senior Cup
^ player used shirt No. 19 in Leinster Senior Cup
^ player used shirt No. 20 in Leinster Senior Cup; player left club 1 Feb 2024
^ player used shirt No. 21 in Leinster Senior Cup
^ player used shirt No. 22 in Leinster Senior Cup
^ player used shirt No. 4 in Leinster Senior Cup

References

^ "Ciaran Kilduff named new Dundalk boss". rte.ie. RTÉ. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
^ Dempsey, Andrew. "Leinster Senior Cup draw made with group stage format to return". extratime.com. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
^ "Dundalk FC Squad 2025". dundalkfc.com. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.

[4] yer used shirts No. 24 and 45 in Leinster Senior Cup

[5] season-long loan from St Patrick's Athletic

[6] yer used shirt No. 22 in Leinster Senior Cup

[7] yer used shirt No. 30 in Leinster Senior Cup

[8] yer used shirt No. 5 in Leinster Senior Cup

[9] yer used shirt No. 20 in Leinster Senior Cup

[10] yer used shirt No. 19 in Leinster Senior Cup

[11] yer used shirt No. 20 in Leinster Senior Cup; player left club 1 Feb 2024

[12] yer used shirt No. 21 in Leinster Senior Cup

[13] yer used shirt No. 22 in Leinster Senior Cup

[14] yer used shirt No. 4 in Leinster Senior Cup

[1] "Ciaran Kilduff named new Dundalk boss". rte.ie. RTÉ. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.

[2] Dempsey, Andrew. "Leinster Senior Cup draw made with group stage format to return". extratime.com. Retrieved 9 November 2024.

[3] "Dundalk FC Squad 2025". dundalkfc.com. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.

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