# List of Dundalk F.C. seasons

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 2024 season.
The table details the team's achievements in senior first-team competitions. As of the end of the 2024 season, the team has spent 102 seasons in senior football – four seasons in the Leinster Senior League, 89 seasons in the League of Ireland/Premier Division, and nine seasons in the League of Ireland First Division (the second tier).

## League seasons

Sources
| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | FAI Cup | League Cup / Shield | Europe | Europe | Other$^a$ |
| Season | Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos | FAI Cup | League Cup / Shield | Europe | Europe | Other$^a$ |
| 2024 | Prem | 36 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 50 | -27 | 26 | 10th | R1 | N/A | DNQ | N/A | |
| 2023 | Prem | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 58 | 5th | QF | N/A | 2023–24 Europa Conference League | 2Q | |
| 2022 | Prem | 36 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 66 | 3rd | QF | N/A | DNQ | N/A | |
| 2021 | Prem | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 46 | -2 | 48 | 6th | SF | N/A | 2021–22 Europa Conference League | 3Q | President's Cup W |
| 2020 | Prem | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 26 | 3rd | W | N/A | 2020–21 Champions League2020–21 Europa League | 1QGrp | |
| 2019 | Prem | 36 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 73 | 18 | +55 | 86 | 1st | R/U | W | 2019–20 Champions League2019–20 Europa League | 2Q3Q | President's Cup W Champions Cup W |
| 2018 | Prem | 36 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 85 | 20 | +65 | 87 | 1st | W | SF | 2018–19 Europa League | 2Q | President's Cup R/U |
| 2017 | Prem | 33 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 72 | 24 | +48 | 69 | 2nd | R/U | W | 2017–18 Champions League | 2Q | President's Cup R/U Leinster Senior Cup R/U |
| 2016 | Prem | 33 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 73 | 28 | +45 | 77 | 1st | R/U | R2 | 2016–17 Champions League2016–17 Europa League | POGrp | President's Cup R/U |
| 2015 | Prem | 33 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 78 | 23 | +55 | 78 | 1st | W | SF | 2015–16 Champions League | 2Q | President's Cup W Leinster Senior Cup W |
| 2014 | Prem | 33 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 73 | 24 | +49 | 74 | 1st | QF | W | 2014–15 Europa League | 2Q | Setanta Cup R/U |
| 2013 | Prem | 33 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 68 | 2nd | SF | R2 | DNQ | N/A | |
| 2012 | Prem | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 63 | −40 | 20 | 11th | SF | QF | DNQ | N/A | |
| 2011 | Prem | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 44 | 7th | QF | R2 | DNQ | N/A | Setanta Cup R/U |
| 2010 | 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 | 71 | 1st | L16 | R2 | DNQ | N/A | |
| 2007 | First | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 56 | 30 | +26 | 66 | 3rd | R3 | R1 | DNQ | N/A | |
| 2006 | First | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 71 | 2nd | R3 | R2 | DNQ | N/A | |
| 2005 | First | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 49 | 6th | R3 | R1 | DNQ | N/A | |
| 2004 | First | 33 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 46 | 6th | R2 | Grp | DNQ | N/A | |
| 2003 | First | 33 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 32 | 10th | L16 | Grp | DNQ | N/A | |
| 2002–03 | First | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 23 | 9th | L16 | N/A | 2002–03 UEFA Cup | PR | LFA President's Cup R/U |
| 2001–02 | Prem | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | 10th | W | R1 | DNQ | N/A | |
| 2000–01 | First | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 69 | 1st | L16 | R1 | DNQ | N/A | |
| 1999–2000 | First | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 66 | 4th | R1 | R1 | DNQ | N/A | |
| 1998–99 | Prem | 33 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 27 | 12th | R2 | Grp | DNQ | N/A | |
| 1997–98 | Prem | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 45 | 6th | R2 | SF | DNQ | N/A | |
| 1996–97 | Prem | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 36 | 10th | R2 | QF | DNQ | N/A | |
| 1995–96 | Prem | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 42 | 7th | R1 | QF | 1995–96 UEFA Cup | PR | LFA President's Cup R/U |
| 1994–95 | Prem | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 59 | 1st | QF | R/U | DNQ | N/A | Leinster Senior Cup R/U |
| 1993–94 | Prem | 32 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 43 | 8th | R2 | R1 | DNQ | N/A | Leinster Senior Cup R/U |
| 1992–93 | Prem | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 39 | 4th | R/U | Grp | DNQ | N/A | |
| 1991–92 | Prem | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 40 | 4th | R2 | SF | 1991–92 European Cup | R1 | |
| 1990–91 | Prem | 33 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 52 | 17 | +35 | 52 | 1st | R1 | Grp | DNQ | N/A | |
| 1989–90 | Prem | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 42 | 3rd | R1 | W | 1989–90 UEFA Cup | R1 | LFA President's Cup W |
| 1988–89 | Prem | 33 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 51 | 2nd | QF | 2nd | 1988–89 European Cup | R1 | LFA President's Cup W |
| 1987–88 | Prem | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 46 | 1st | W | QF | 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup | R1 | LFA President's Cup R/U |
| 1986–87 | Prem | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 30 | 2nd | R/U | W | DNQ | N/A | LFA President's Cup R/U |
| 1985–86 | Prem | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 30 | 3rd | QF | R/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/U |
| 1982–83 | LOI | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 48 | 3rd | R1 | R/U | 1982–83 European Cup | R1 | LFA President's Cup R/U |
| 1981–82 | LOI | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 61 | 24 | +37 | 80 | 1st | SF | R1 | 1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup | R1 | Leinster Senior Cup R/U LFA President's Cup W |
| 1980–81 | LOI | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 28 | +35 | 45 | 2nd | W | W | 1980–81 UEFA Cup | R1 | LFA President's Cup W |
| 1979–80 | LOI | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 13 | +46 | 46 | 2nd | R2 | R2 | 1979–80 European Cup | L16 | LFA President's Cup W |
| 1978–79 | LOI | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 45 | 1st | W | R1 | DNQ | N/A | |
| 1977–78 | LOI | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 27 | 11th | R2 | W | 1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup | R1 | Leinster Senior Cup W LFA President's Cup R/U |
| 1976–77 | LOI | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 29 | 5th | W | Grp | 1976–77 European Cup | R1 | Leinster Senior Cup W LFA President's Cup R/U |
| 1975–76 | LOI | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 40 | 1st | 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 W |
| 1972–73 | LOI | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 48 | −29 | 14 | 13th | R1 | SF | DNQ | N/A | LFA President's Cup R/U |
| 1971–72 | LOI | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 25 | 7th | SF | W | DNQ | N/A | |
| 1970–71 | LOI | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 37 | 33 | −4 | 25 | 9th | R1 | Grp | DNQ | N/A | Dublin City Cup R/U Leinster Senior Cup W |
| 1969–70 | 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 | R1 | 2nd | 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | R2 | Dublin City Cup W LFA President's Cup R/U |
| 1967–68 | LOI | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 30 | 2nd | SF | 2nd | 1967–68 European Cup | R1 | Dublin City Cup W |
| 1966–67 | LOI | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 19 | +35 | 34 | 1st | SF | 1st | DNQ | N/A | Top Four Cup W Dublin City Cup R/U Leinster Senior Cup R/U |
| 1965–66 | LOI | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 21 | 8th | R2 | 6th | DNQ | N/A | Dublin City Cup R/U |
| 1964–65 | LOI | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 19 | 9th | R2 | PO | DNQ | N/A | LFA President's Cup W Leinster Senior Cup R/U |
| 1963–64 | LOI | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 30 | 2nd | R1 | 2nd | 1963–64 European Cup | R1 | Top Four Cup W LFA President's Cup W |
| 1962–63 | LOI | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 24 | 1st | R2 | 3rd | DNQ | N/A | P.J. Casey Cup R/U |
| 1961–62 | LOI | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 21 | 8th | R1 | 5th | DNQ | N/A | Leinster Senior Cup R/U |
| 1960–61 | LOI | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 26 | 5th | R1 | 6th | DNQ | N/A | Leinster Senior Cup W |
| 1959–60 | 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/U LFA President's Cup R/U |
| 1957–58 | LOI | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 17 | 8th | W | 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/U |
| 1951–52 | LOI | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 15 | 11th | W | 4th | | | LFA President's Cup W |
| 1950–51 | LOI | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 12 | 8th | R2 | 5th | | | Leinster Senior Cup W |
| 1949–50 | LOI | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 19 | 5th | R1 | 4th | | | LFA President's Cup R/U |
| 1948–49 | LOI | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 23 | 3rd | W | 4th | | | Dublin City Cup W Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup R/U |
| 1947–48 | LOI | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 17 | 2nd | R1 | 5th | | | Dublin City Cup R/U |
| 1946–47 | LOI | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 11 | 6th | R1 | 2nd | | | |
| 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/U |
| 1942–43 | LOI | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 26 | 2nd | R2 | 4th | | | Dublin City Cup W |
| 1941–42 | LOI | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 19 | 4th | W | 2nd | | | Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup W |
| 1940–41 | LOI | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 19 | 7th | SF | 5th | | | Dublin City Cup R/U |
| 1939–40 | 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/U |
| 1937–38 | LOI | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 29 | +24 | 30 | 3rd | R/U | 4th | | | Dublin City Cup W |
| 1936–37 | LOI | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 24 | 2nd | R1 | 7th | | | Dublin City Cup R/U Leinster Senior Cup R/U |
| 1935–36 | LOI | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 21 | 7th | SF | 4th | | | Dublin City Cup R/U Leinster Senior Cup R/U |
| 1934–35 | LOI | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 20 | 5th | R/U | 7th | | | Leinster Senior Cup R/U |
| 1933–34 | LOI | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 21 | 4th | SF | 4th | | | |
| 1932–33 | LOI | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 29 | 1st | R1 | 2nd | | | LFA President's Cup R/U |
| 1931–32 | LOI | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 27 | 4th | R1 | 5th | | | |
| 1930–31 | LOI | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 28 | 2nd | R/U | 9th | | | LFA President's Cup W |
| 1929–30 | 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/U |
| 1927–28 | 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 | | Other$^a$ |
    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

| Winners | Runners-up | Play-offs | Promoted | Relegated |

## Footnotes

* ↑ No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic.
* ↑ No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic.
* ↑ No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic.
* ↑ Teams knocked out in Champions Path 1Q of the Champions League automatically entered Champions Path 2Q of that season's Europa League.
* ↑ Teams knocked out in Champions Path 2Q of the Champions League automatically entered Champions Path 3Q of that season's Europa League.
* ↑ Teams knocked out in the play-off round of the Champions League automatically entered the group stage of that season's Europa League.
* ↑ Galway United promoted to the Premier Division instead of Dundalk as a result of the implementation of the 2006 IAG Report.
* ↑ 2004 League Cup was the last time that group stages were used to decide who entered the knock out stages.
* ↑ No competition due to shortened season.
* ↑ First season of League of Ireland Cup.
* ↑ Final season of League of Ireland Shield.
* ↑ First season of Irish entry to European Competition.
* ↑ League program completed with Dundalk G.N.R. having two games left to play.
* ↑ League program completed with Dundalk G.N.R. having three games left to play.
* ↑ League of Ireland split into two divisions for the 1985–86 season.