Bohemian F.C.

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Bohemian Football Club
Full nameBohemian Football Club
Nickname(s)Bohs
The Gypsies
Dublin's Originals
Founded6 September 1890; 133 years ago (1890-09-06)
GroundDalymount Park
Capacity4,500
PresidentMatt Devaney
ManagerDerek Pender (interim)
LeagueLeague of Ireland Premier Division
2023League of Ireland Premier Division, 6th of 10
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Bohemian Football Club (

Irish Football League and Irish Cup, which were at the time all-Ireland competitions. During that period they won the Irish Cup once and finished runners up 5 times. They hold the record for Leinster Senior Cup
wins with 33 cups claimed.

Bohemians were founded by members of Bell's Academy (a Civil Service college), the

2009
title wins.

Bohemians play their home matches at

.

History

Bohemians were founded on 6 September 1890. They were members of the

Irish Football League from 1902 to 1911 (the first club from Dublin to join) and from 1912 to 1920. During this time the club's greatest success was winning the Irish Cup
in 1908.

. A commemorative plaque honours this.

It was a founding member of the

St. James Gate. The club won its first league title in 1924. In 1928 the club won its second league title and completed a double that season by winning its first FAI Cup
also. The club was one of the major forces in the early years of the league, going on to win another three league titles and another FAI Cup in the next eight seasons.

After this success the club began to struggle, often finishing at the foot of the league and rarely mounting a title challenge, largely because of an inability to attract or keep top players due to its strict amateur status, which had been a fundamental part of the club since its formation. The club went 34 seasons without winning a major trophy. In 1969 the club ended its amateur status, and the first player to sign professional terms was Tony O'Connell, who signed on 11 March 1969.

The club then went on to win two league titles, two FAI Cups and two league cups in the 1970s, more trophies than any other club that decade. In 1970 the club entered European competition for the first time where it was beaten in the first qualifying round of the

European Cup Winners' Cup (see below). The club went through another trophy-less spell after its 1979 league cup victory, which was not broken until the club won its fifth FAI Cup in 1992. It was not until 2001 that it regained the league title, also winning the FAI Cup that season to complete its second double. After adding another league title in 2003, Bohemians triumphed once again in 2008, under Pat Fenlon, winning the double of both the league for the tenth time with four league games still to play,[3] and the FAI cup in a penalty shoot-out.[4]
In September 2009, Bohemians claimed the
Waterford United in the final.[5]

On 6 November 2009, Bohemians retained the

Bray Wanderers.[6] They were already assured of the league title before the final round of matches as they held a three-point lead and 16-goal difference advantage over their nearest rivals Shamrock Rovers. Captain Owen Heary collected the Premier Division trophy for the club's first back-to-back league win.[7]
Bohs narrowly missed out on a hat trick of league titles on goal difference in 2010 in a season which also seen them suffer European disappointment at the hands of Welsh club TNS.

Stadiums

Bohemians' first permanent home ground was on the Polo Ground in

Old Belvedere
playing pitches and now occupied by the Cusack Stand. For the first time it was possible for the club to build up some sort of finances, since a charge for admission was made at all important home matches.

One of the entrances to Dalymount Park, 2012

They moved to a new home at Whitehall Farm, Glasnevin, in time for the start of the 1895–96 season but in those days, the area was out of the way and without public transport so the Bohemian committee continued to look for a new home ground. Their search came to an end when they moved to Dalymount Park which was officially opened on 7 September 1901.

In 2006 the club's members decided to sell Dalymount Park to developer Liam Carroll in a reported €65,000,000 deal, although then board members refused to allow members to see the details of the deal. The deal included the development of a new 10,000-seater stadium in Harristown near Dublin Airport.[8] On 7 November 2008, Bohemians lost a court case versus Albion Ltd, when it was discovered that the board, led by Gerry Cuffe and Gerry Conway, had attempted to re-sell part of the ground which the club no longer owned, which has had the effect of putting the move on hold long enough for the property market to collapse and the deal to be all but dead.[9] In March 2015 Dublin City Council announced that it would purchase Dalymount park.[10][11] The Council completed the purchase in June 2015 for €3.8million.[12][13] In February 2016 the Council published plans to demolish and rebuild Dalymount on a phased basis at a cost of €20 million.[14] In October 2022, the council published its updated redevelopment plans, with a proposed capacity of 7,880, and a completion date of 2026.[15][16] It is likely that Bohemians would need to play elsewhere during redevelopment.[17]

European record

Although they did not make their first appearance in European competition until 1970, they have, like all Irish clubs, found the going tough in Europe, but they have had some famous successes too. Their finest hour came when they eliminated

Welsh Premier League club Rhyl
).

Bohemians started their

Austrian Bundesliga champions Red Bull Salzburg on 16 July 2009 with a 1–1 draw in Salzburg.[19]
In the second leg on 22 July 2009, Bohemians held out until an 87th-minute goal by Patrik Ježek for Red Bull Salzburg gave them a one-nil victory on the night and two one win on aggregate.[20] After retaining the league title in 2009, Bohs entered the Champions League again in 2010–11. They were drawn against Welsh side The New Saints in the Second Qualifying Round, and won the first leg 1–0 at Dalymount Park on 13 July 2010.[21] They lost the second leg 4–0 and were eliminated 4–1 on aggregate.[22] Bohs manager Pat Fenlon later labelled the performance as 'disgraceful' and said 'the players let the club, league and country down'.[23] The result was labelled by others as the worst result in Bohs' 40-year European history.[24]

After a nearly a decade away from continental competition, Bohs faced Hungarian opposition in the form of

Stjarnan FC and F91 Dudelange
, both home legs ending with famous 3-0 victories.

"Bohs" 2021 European campaign came to end in Thessalonika after defeat to PAOK, when they lost the 3-2 on aggregate, following a heroic win in the first leg at the Aviva Stadium on 3 August, when Scottish winger Ali Coote scored a brace in what has to rank as one of the best ever wins by an Irish team in Europe.[25] The Greek side had just signed ex Dortmund and Manchester United star Shinji Kagawa and had a budget of circa €75M compared to the Bohemian's estimated €750,000.[26] On 12 August the Irish team bowed out of the Europa Conference League Qualification[27] campaign after their fans were denied access to the stadium amid protests from the home fans about Covid restrictions, following a 2-0 defeat on the night in a tense Thessalonika atmosphere.

Panoramic view of inside Dalymount Park

Overview

Competition P W D L GF GA
European Cup / UEFA Champions League 18 4 4 10 13 29
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 31 3 10 18 17 57
UEFA Europa Conference League 6 4 1 1 10 4
European Cup Winners' Cup 8 2 2 4 6 13
UEFA Intertoto Cup 10 4 0 6 15 20
TOTAL 73 17 17 39 61 123

Matches

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away
Aggregate
1970–71
European Cup Winners' Cup
PR
Gottwaldov
1–2 2–2 3–4
1972–73
UEFA Cup
1R Germany 1. FC Köln 1–2 0–3 1–5
1974–75
UEFA Cup
1R Germany Hamburg 0–3 0–1 0–4
1975–76 European Cup 1R Scotland Rangers 1–4 1–1 2–5
1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Denmark Esbjerg 2–1 1–0 3–1
2R Poland Śląsk Wrocław 0–3 0–1 0–4
1977–78
UEFA Cup
1R England Newcastle United 0–0 0–4 0–4
1978–79 European Cup 1R Cyprus Omonia 1–2 1–0 2–2 (a)
2R East Germany Dynamo Dresden 0–0 0–6 0–6
1979–80
UEFA Cup
1R
Sporting CP
0–2 0–0 0–2
1984–85
UEFA Cup
1R Scotland Rangers 3–2 0–2 3–4
1985–86
UEFA Cup
1R Scotland Dundee United 2–5 2–2 4–7
1987–88
UEFA Cup
1R Scotland Aberdeen 0–0 0–1 0–1
1992–93
European Cup Winners' Cup
1R
Steaua București
0–0 0–4 0–4
1993–94
UEFA Cup
1R France Bordeaux 0–1 0–5 0–6
1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group 5 Denmark Odense BK 0–2 5th
Finland HJK 2–3
France Bordeaux 0–2
Sweden Norrköping 0–5
1996–97
UEFA Cup
PR Belarus Dinamo Minsk 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
1997–98
UEFA Cup
1QR Hungary Ferencváros 0–1 0–5 0–6
2000–01
UEFA Cup
QR Scotland Aberdeen 0–1 2–1 2–2 (a)
1R Germany Kaiserslautern 1–3 1–0 2–3
2001–02 UEFA Champions League 1QR
Levadia Maardu
3–0 0–0 3–0
2QR Sweden Halmstads BK 1–2 0–2 1–4
2003–04 UEFA Champions League 1QR Belarus BATE Borisov 0–1 3–0 3–1
2QR Norway Rosenborg 0–1 0–4 0–5
2004–05
UEFA Cup
1QR
Levadia Tallinn
0–0 1–3 1–3
2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Belgium Gent 1–0 1–3 2–3
2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Wales Rhyl 5–1 4–2 9–3
2R Latvia FK Rīga 0–1 2–1 2–2 (a)
2009–10 UEFA Champions League 2QR Austria Red Bull Salzburg 1–1 0–1 1–2
2010–11 UEFA Champions League 2QR Wales The New Saints 1–0 0–4 1–4
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 2QR
Olimpija Ljubljana
0–2 1–1 1–3
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 1QR Iceland Þór Akureyri 0-0 1-5 1–5
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 1QR Hungary Fehérvár 1–1 (p)
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR Iceland Stjarnan 3–0 1–1 4–1
2QR Luxembourg F91 Dudelange 3–0 1–0 4–0
3QR Greece PAOK 2–1 0–2 2–3

Supporters and rivalries

Bohs' fan base is mainly drawn from the

Irish Football League
before partition and the rivalry was kept on-off after they formed the new Irish Free State league with Shamrock Rovers and other clubs.

During 2006, a number of Bohemians fans formed an

FC United of Manchester
.

The club boasts some well known supporters such as Johnny Logan,[30][31] Samuel L. Jackson,[32] Aslan's Christy Dignam,[citation needed] alternative band Royseven,[33] as well as musicians Brush Shiels,[34] Rob Smith[35] and novelist Irvine Welsh.[36] The club also has a working relationship with Hibernian FC of Edinburgh.

Women

On 27 November 2018, Bohemians were accepted to the

Under-17 Women's National League for Bohemians was played on 13 April 2019 against Cork City
and ended in 0–2 defeat.

Just one year after being accepted to compete in the

Women's National League on 18 February 2020.[38] The first match was originally scheduled for 15 March 2020, however, the team was made to wait until 8 August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland which delayed the start of the season. The game ended in a 4–1 defeat to Wexford Youth. Chloe Darby scored the consolation goal and wrote herself into the history books as Bohemians' first-ever female goalscorer.[39]

Bohemians Academy

Bohemians compete with elite teams in the underage National Leagues at all available age groups: U19, U17, U15 and U14 for boys. And U17 and U19 age groups for girls.

Beyond the elite teams, Bohemians have over 500 boys and girls playing across 35+ teams, which compete in the DDSL, NDSL and MGL.

Academy Staff

Position Staff
Youth director Republic of Ireland C.Sexton
U19 Manager Republic of Ireland T.Croly
U17 Manager Republic of Ireland D.Molloy
U15 Manager Republic of Ireland K.Keogh

Bohemian Futsal

Bohemian Futsal compete in the AUL Futsal Premier Division, the winners of which compete in the UEFA Futsal Champions League preliminary rounds. Bohs also have a 'B' team that compete in the AUL Futsal Division One. They are the only League of Ireland club with a futsal club.

Training Ground and DCU partnership

In 2021, Dublin City University and Bohemians agreed an 18-year multi-faceted partnership involving football, social inclusion, social outreach and academic programme collaboration. As part of the arrangement, DCU Sports Campus became Bohemians’ training base. Bohemians committed to invest around €1.5 million into the facility. The training complex has numerous full-size all-weather pitches, grass pitches, high performance gym, club offices, meeting rooms, physio rooms and kit room.

Players

Current first team squad

Updated 8 March 2024 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL James Talbot
2 DF Poland POL Bartłomiej Kukułowicz
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Paddy Kirk
4 DF United States USA Aboubacar Keita (on loan from Colorado Rapids)
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Rob Cornwall
6 MF England ENG Jordan Flores
7 MF Scotland SCO Declan McDaid
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Dayle Rooney
9 FW Poland POL Filip Piszczek
10 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Dylan Connolly
11 FW England ENG James Akintunde
12 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Danny Grant
13 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Divin Isamala
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL James McManus
15 MF Republic of Ireland IRL James Clarke
16 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Buckley (Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Adam McDonnell
18 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Brian McManus
19 MF Estonia EST Martin Miller
20 FW Estonia EST Sten Reinkort
23 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Declan Osagie
24 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Cian Byrne
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Billy Gilmore
27 DF Estonia EST Michael Lilander
29 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Nickson Okosun
30 GK Poland POL Kacper Chorążka
38 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jevon Mills (on loan from Hull City)
41 DF England ENG
Bolton Wanderers
)

Player statistics

Captains

Dates Name
2012–2013 Republic of Ireland Owen Heary
2014 Republic of Ireland Dave Mulcahy
2015–2019 Republic of Ireland Derek Pender
2020–2021 Republic of Ireland Keith Buckley
2022 Republic of Ireland Conor Levingston
2023– Republic of Ireland Keith Buckley

Player of the Year

Bohemian's Player of the Year award is voted for by the club's supporters at the end of every season.

Technical staff

Position Staff
Director of Football Pat Fenlon
Manager Pat Fenlon (interim)
Assistant manager Gary Cronin
Assistant coach Derek Pender
Goalkeeping coach Chris Bennion
Academy manager Trevor Croly
Strength & Conditioning Coach Graham Norton
Sports scientist Cathal Murtagh
Equipment and Logistics Manager Colin O'Connor
Kitman Aaron Fitzsimons

Honours

Records

Bohs' previous crest

League of Ireland Placing History

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Managerial history

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