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2023 University College Dublin A.F.C. season

The 2023 University College Dublin A.F.C. season started on 4 February when UCD lost to Shamrock Rovers in the Leinster Senior Cup. They were officially relegated to the 2024 LOI First Division on 22 September.

University College Dublin A.F.C.
2023 season
ManagerAndrew Myler
StadiumUCD Bowl
Premier Division10th
FAI Cup2nd round
Leinster Senior Cup4th round
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Season review edit

UCD's season started on 4 February when UCD lost to Shamrock Rovers 4–1 in the Leinster Senior Cup.[1] Their first LOI Premier Division match was on 17 February against Dundalk.[2] They failed to win any of their first 9 Premier Division matches (17 February – 10 April).[2] Their first win was on 14 April against Cork City. However, they would go another 10 matches without a win (22 April – 9 June).[2] Their second win came against Sligo Rovers on 23 June.[2] Their third win came in the first round of the FAI Cup when they defeated Cobh Ramblers to advance to the second round.[2] They lost to Galway United in the second round of the FAI Cup.[3] UCD were officially relegated to the 2024 LOI First Division on 22 September after a 0–0 draw against Shamrock Rovers.[4]

Competitions edit

Premier Division edit

Premier Division results edit

MD Date Opponent Venue Results
F–A		 UCD goalscorers Attendance Table Ref.
W D L Pts GF GA GD
1 17 February Dundalk Oriel Park 1–1 Behan 3,412 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 [5][6]
2 24 February Sligo Rovers UCD Bowl 2–3 Nolan, Kinsella-Bishop 716 0 1 1 1 3 4 −1 [7][8]
3 3 March Cork City Turners Cross 0–4 — 4,857 0 1 2 1 3 8 −5 [9][10]
4 6 March Derry City UCD Bowl 0–4 — 406 0 1 3 1 3 12 −9 [11][12]
5 10 March Drogheda United UCD Bowl 0–1 — 426 0 1 4 1 3 13 −10 [13][14]
6 17 March Bohemians Dalymount Park 1–2 Kinsella-Bishop 4,017 0 1 5 1 4 15 −11 [15][16]
7 31 March St Patrick's Athletic Richmond Park 0–3 — 3,411 0 1 6 1 4 18 −14 [17][18]
8 7 April Shelbourne UCD Bowl 0–0 — 968 0 2 6 2 4 18 −14 [19][20]
9 10 April Shamrock Rovers Tallaght Stadium 0–3 — 4,012 0 2 7 2 4 21 −17 [21][22]
10 14 April Cork City UCD Bowl 1–0 Behan 519 1 2 7 5 5 21 −16 [23][24]
11 22 April Sligo Rovers The Showgrounds 1–3 Dignam 2,353 1 2 8 5 6 24 −18 [25][26]
12 28 April Bohemians UCD Bowl 1–1 Doyle 1,567 1 3 8 6 7 25 −18 [27][28]
13 1 May Dundalk UCD Bowl 0–2 — 759 1 3 9 6 7 27 −20 [29][30]
14 5 May Shelbourne Tolka Park 0–1 — 1 3 10 6 7 28 −21 [31]
15 12 May Shamrock Rovers UCD Bowl 0–3 — 1,673 1 3 11 6 7 31 −24 [32][33]
16 19 May Derry City Brandywell Stadium 1–4 Wells 3,350 1 3 12 6 8 35 −27 [34][35]
17 26 May Drogheda United Weavers Park 1–3 Wells 1,629 1 3 13 6 9 38 −29 [36][37]
18 2 June St Patrick's Athletic UCD Bowl 1–3 Kinsella-Bishop 1,129 1 3 14 6 10 41 −31 [38][39]
19 5 June Dundalk Oriel Park 1–4 Doyle 1,764 1 3 15 6 11 45 −34 [40][41]
20 9 June Shamrock Rovers Tallaght Stadium 0–4 — 5,782 1 3 16 6 11 49 −38 [42][43]
21 23 June Sligo Rovers UCD Bowl 2–1 Clarke, Doyle 304 2 3 16 9 13 50 −37 [44][45]
22 30 June St Patrick's Athletic Richmond Park 0–7 — 3,537 2 3 17 9 13 57 −44 [46][47]
23 7 July Shelbourne UCD Bowl 0–4 — 1,074 2 3 18 9 13 61 −48 [48][49]
24 14 July Drogheda United UCD Bowl 1–3 Kinsella-Bishop 519 2 3 19 9 14 64 −50 [50][51]
25 28 July Bohemians Dalymount Park 0–2 — 4,142 2 3 20 9 14 66 −52 [52][53]
27 11 August Cork City Turners Cross 1–1 Kinsella-Bishop 2,826 2 4 20 10 15 67 −52 [54][55]
28 25 August St Patrick's Athletic UCD Bowl 0–1 — 1,265 2 4 21 10 15 68 −53 [56][57]
29 1 September Drogheda United Weavers Park 0–3 — 1,752 2 4 22 10 15 71 −56 [58][59]
26 6 September Derry City UCD Bowl 0–5 — 433 2 4 23 10 15 76 −61 [60][61]
30 16 September Sligo Rovers The Showgrounds 0–2 — 2,091 2 4 24 10 15 78 –63 [62][63]
31 22 September Shamrock Rovers UCD Bowl 0–0 — 1,615 2 5 24 11 15 78 −63 [4][64][65]
32 29 September Derry City Brandywell Stadium 0–6 — 2,500 2 5 25 11 15 84 −69 [66][67]
33 12 October Bohemians UCD Bowl 1–2 Alonge 1,224 2 5 26 11 16 86 −70 [68][69]
34 22 October Cork City UCD Bowl 0–2 — 2 5 27 11 16 88 −72 [70]
35 27 October Shelbourne Tolka Park 2–3 2 5 28 11 18 91 −73
36 3 November Dundalk UCD Bowl

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Bohemians 36 16 10 10 53 40 +13 58
7 Drogheda United 36 10 11 15 40 54 −14 41
8 Sligo Rovers 36 10 7 19 36 51 −15 37
9 Cork City (R) 36 8 7 21 35 64 −29 31 Qualification to League of Ireland Premier Division play-off
10 UCD (R) 36 2 5 29 19 96 −77 11 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
Source: SSE Airtricity League, [71]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[71]
(R) Relegated

Results overview edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
36 2 5 29 19 96  −77 11 2 3 13 10 40  −30 0 2 16 9 56  −47

Last updated: 3 November 2023 2023.
Source: Premier Division results

FAI Cup results edit

Date Round Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 UCD goalscorers Attendance Ref.
21 July 1 Cobh Ramblers UCD Bowl 3–2 Keaney, Frahill (O.G.), Norris 174 [72][73]
21 August 2 Galway United UCD Bowl 1–5 O'Reilly (O.G.) 300 [3][74]

Leinster Senior Cup results edit

Date Round Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 UCD goalscorers Attendance Ref.
4 February 4 Shamrock Rovers Tallaght Stadium 1–4 [1]

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
LOI Premier Division 17 February 2023 3 November 2023 Matchday 1 10th 36 2 5 29 19 96 −77 005.56
FAI Cup 23 July 2023 21 August 2023 1st round 2nd round 2 1 0 1 4 7 −3 050.00
Leinster Senior Cup 4 February 2023 4 February 2023 4th round 4th round 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 000.00
Total 39 3 5 31 24 107 −83 007.69

Source: Competitions

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