Bohemian F.C.

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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,Shels
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

 
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
  GK Barry Murphy
  GK Chris O'Connor
  GK Craig Sexton
  DF Liam Burns
  DF Anto Corcoran
  DF Jason Dwayne
  DF Kevin Feely
  DF Owen Heary (club captain)
  DF Roberto Lopes
  DF Ger O'Brien
  DF Mark O'Reilly
  DF Aidan Price
  DF Mark Rossiter
  MF Robert Bayly
  MF Killian Brennan
No. Position Player
  MF Keith Buckley
  MF Gary Burke
  MF Ollie Cahill
  MF Glenn Cronin
  MF Lee Dixon
  MF Aidan Downes
  MF Christopher Forrester
  MF Stephen Hurley
  MF Shane Keely
  MF Ryan McEvoy
  MF Stephen Traynor
  FW Chris Fagan
  FW Anto Flood
  FW Eoin Fowler
  FW David Lodola
  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   TJ Gottwaldov 1–2, 2–2 (3–4 agg.)
1972–73 UEFA Cup Round 1   1. FC Köln 1–2, 0–3 (1–5 agg.)
1974–75 UEFA Cup Final   Hamburger SV 0–3, 0–1 (0–4 agg.)
1975–76 European Cup Round 1   Rangers 1–4, 1–1 (2–5 agg.)
1976–77 Cup Winners' Cup Round 1   Esbjerg fB 2–1, 1–0 (3–1 agg.)
Cup Winners' Cup Round 2   Śląsk Wrocław 0–3, 0–1 (0–4 agg.)
1977–78 UEFA Cup Round 1   Newcastle United 0–0, 0–4 (0–4 agg.)
1978–79 European Cup Round 1   AC Omonia 1–2, 1–0 (2–2 agg.)
European Cup Round 2   Dynamo Dresden 0–0, 0–6 (0–6 agg.)
1979–80 UEFA Cup Round 1   Sporting CP 10–2, 0–0 (10–2 agg.)
1984–85 UEFA Cup Round 1   Rangers 3–2, 0–2 (3–4 agg.)
1985–86 UEFA Cup Round 1   Dundee United 2–5, 2–2 (4–7 agg.)
1987–88 UEFA Cup Round 1   Aberdeen 0–0, 0–1 (0–1 agg.)
1992–93 Cup Winners' Cup Qual. Round   Steaua Bucureşti 0–4, 0–0 (0–4 agg.)
1993–94 UEFA Cup Round 1   Girondins de Bordeaux 0–1, 0–5 (0–6 agg.)
1995 Intertoto Cup Round 1   Odense BK 0–2
Intertoto Cup Round 1   HJK Helsinki 2–3
Intertoto Cup Round 1   Girondins de Bordeaux 0–2
Intertoto Cup Round 1   IFK Norrköping 0–5
1996–97 UEFA Cup Qual. Round 1   Dinamo Minsk 1–1, 0–0 (1–1 agg.)
1997–98 UEFA Cup Preliminary Round   Ferencvárosi TC 0–1, 0–5 (0–6 agg.)
2000–01 UEFA Cup Qualifying Round   Aberdeen 2–1, 0–1 (2–2 agg.)
UEFA Cup Round 1   1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–3, 1–0 (2–3 agg.)
2001–02 Champions League Qual. Round 1   FC Levadia Maardu 3–0, 0–0 (3–0 agg.)
Champions League Qual. Round 2   Halmstads BK 1–2, 0–2 (1–4 agg.)
2003–04 Champions League Qual. Round 1   FC BATE 0–1, 3–0 (3–1 agg.)
Champions League Qual. Round 2   Rosenborg BK 0–1, 0–4 (0–5 agg.)
2004–05 UEFA Cup Round 1   FC Levadia Tallinn 0–0, 1–3 (1–3 agg.)
2005 Intertoto Cup Round 1   K.A.A. Gent 1–0, 1–3 (2–3 agg.)
2008 Intertoto Cup Round 1   Rhyl 5–1, 4–2 (9–3 agg.)
Intertoto Cup Round 2   FK Rīga 0–1, 2–1 (2–2 agg.)
2009–10 Champions League Qual. Round 2   Red Bull Salzburg 1–1, 0–1 (1–2 agg.)
2010–11 Champions League Qual. Round 2   The New Saints 1–0, 0–4 (1–4 agg.)
2011–12 Europa League Qual. Round 2   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