Bohemian F.C.

Bohemian F.C. is a football club in Dublin, Ireland. They play in the League of Ireland. The club is owned by the club members.

Bohemian Football Club
(Irish: Cumann Peile Bóithéamaigh)
Full nameBohemian Football Club
Nickname(s)Bohs, The Gypsies, The Big Club
Founded6 September 1890
GroundDalymount Park, Dublin
(capacity: 12 000)
ChairmanChris Brien
ManagerCathal Duignan
LeagueLeague of Ireland, Premier Division
2010/11League of Ireland, 5th

History

The club was founded in 1890. They were member of the Irish Football League from 1902 to 1911 and 1912 to 1920. During this time the greatest success was the Irish Cup in 1908 and were five times runner-up. It was a founding member of the League of Ireland in 1921. The club is one of only two clubs to have been members of the League of Ireland since it was founded (the other being Shelbourne). Bohemians is the only club who always played in the top division. Till 1969 they were an amateur team. Today they are a professional club.

Ground and supporters

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Supporters during a away match 2009 in Salzburg

Bohemians play their home matches at Dalymount Park in the Northside neighbourhood of Phibsborough. Their club colours are red and black. Bohemians supporters often refer to their club by a number of nicknames including 'Bohs', 'The Gypsies' and 'The Big Club'. The big rival is Shamrock Rovers a club from Dublins south side.

Current squad

As of 19 June 2011

No. Position Player
23x15px GK Barry Murphy
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg GK Chris O'Connor
23x15px GK Craig Sexton
23x15px DF Liam Burns
23x15px DF Anto Corcoran
23x15px DF Jason Dwayne
23x15px DF Kevin Feely
23x15px DF Owen Heary (club captain)
23x15px DF Roberto Lopes
23x15px DF Ger O'Brien
23x15px DF Mark O'Reilly
23x15px DF Aidan Price
23x15px DF Mark Rossiter
23x15px MF Robert Bayly
23x15px MF Killian Brennan
No. Position Player
23x15px MF Keith Buckley
23x15px MF Gary Burke
23x15px MF Ollie Cahill
23x15px MF Glenn Cronin
23x15px MF Lee Dixon
23x15px MF Aidan Downes
23x15px MF Christopher Forrester
23x15px MF Stephen Hurley
23x15px MF Shane Keely
23x15px MF Ryan McEvoy
23x15px MF Stephen Traynor
23x15px FW Chris Fagan
23x15px FW Anto Flood
23x15px FW Eoin Fowler
23x15px FW David Lodola
23x15px FW Karl Somers

Bohemians F.C. International matches

Overall

Appearances Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
23 59 13 12 34 47 104

Past opponents

Season Competition Country Team Score
1970–71 Cup Winners' Cup Preliminary Round File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg TJ Gottwaldov 1–2, 2–2 (3–4 agg.)
1972–73 UEFA Cup Round 1 Germany 1. FC Köln 1–2, 0–3 (1–5 agg.)
1974–75 UEFA Cup Final Germany Hamburger SV 0–3, 0–1 (0–4 agg.)
1975–76 European Cup Round 1 Scotland Rangers 1–4, 1–1 (2–5 agg.)
1976–77 Cup Winners' Cup Round 1 23x15px Esbjerg fB 2–1, 1–0 (3–1 agg.)
Cup Winners' Cup Round 2 Poland Śląsk Wrocław 0–3, 0–1 (0–4 agg.)
1977–78 UEFA Cup Round 1 England Newcastle United 0–0, 0–4 (0–4 agg.)
1978–79 European Cup Round 1 Cyprus AC Omonia 1–2, 1–0 (2–2 agg.)
European Cup Round 2 23x15px Dynamo Dresden 0–0, 0–6 (0–6 agg.)
1979–80 UEFA Cup Round 1 Portugal Sporting CP 10–2, 0–0 (10–2 agg.)
1984–85 UEFA Cup Round 1 Scotland Rangers 3–2, 0–2 (3–4 agg.)
1985–86 UEFA Cup Round 1 Scotland Dundee United 2–5, 2–2 (4–7 agg.)
1987–88 UEFA Cup Round 1 Scotland Aberdeen 0–0, 0–1 (0–1 agg.)
1992–93 Cup Winners' Cup Qual. Round Romania Steaua Bucureşti 0–4, 0–0 (0–4 agg.)
1993–94 UEFA Cup Round 1 France Girondins de Bordeaux 0–1, 0–5 (0–6 agg.)
1995 Intertoto Cup Round 1 23x15px Odense BK 0–2
Intertoto Cup Round 1 File:Flag of Finland.svg HJK Helsinki 2–3
Intertoto Cup Round 1 France Girondins de Bordeaux 0–2
Intertoto Cup Round 1 File:Flag of Sweden.svg IFK Norrköping 0–5
1996–97 UEFA Cup Qual. Round 1 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 1–1, 0–0 (1–1 agg.)
1997–98 UEFA Cup Preliminary Round Hungary Ferencvárosi TC 0–1, 0–5 (0–6 agg.)
2000–01 UEFA Cup Qualifying Round Scotland Aberdeen 2–1, 0–1 (2–2 agg.)
UEFA Cup Round 1 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–3, 1–0 (2–3 agg.)
2001–02 Champions League Qual. Round 1 Estonia FC Levadia Maardu 3–0, 0–0 (3–0 agg.)
Champions League Qual. Round 2 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Halmstads BK 1–2, 0–2 (1–4 agg.)
2003–04 Champions League Qual. Round 1 Belarus FC BATE 0–1, 3–0 (3–1 agg.)
Champions League Qual. Round 2 Norway Rosenborg BK 0–1, 0–4 (0–5 agg.)
2004–05 UEFA Cup Round 1 Estonia FC Levadia Tallinn 0–0, 1–3 (1–3 agg.)
2005 Intertoto Cup Round 1 Belgium K.A.A. Gent 1–0, 1–3 (2–3 agg.)
2008 Intertoto Cup Round 1 Wales Rhyl 5–1, 4–2 (9–3 agg.)
Intertoto Cup Round 2 Latvia FK Rīga 0–1, 2–1 (2–2 agg.)
2009–10 Champions League Qual. Round 2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 1–1, 0–1 (1–2 agg.)
2010–11 Champions League Qual. Round 2 Wales The New Saints 1–0, 0–4 (1–4 agg.)
2011–12 Europa League Qual. Round 2 23x15px Olimpija Ljubljana 0–2, 1–1 (1–3 agg.)

Honours

  • League of Ireland (11)
    • 1923/24, 1927/28, 1929/30, 1933/34, 1935/36, 1974/75, 1977/78, 2000/01, 2002/03, 2008, 2009
  • Irish Cup (7)
    • 1928, 1935, 1970, 1976, 1992, 2001, 2008
  • League Cup (3)
    • 1975, 1979, 2009
  • Setanta Sports Cup (1)
    • 2009/10
  • Irish Cup-whole Ireland (1) played 1880 -1920
    • 1908
  • Inter-City Cup (1)
    • 1945


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