University College Dublin A.F.C.

{{Multiple issues| {{more citations needed|date=September 2013}} {{Lead too short|date=July 2023}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = UCD A.F.C | image = University College Dublin logo.svg | image_size = 150px | fullname = University College Dublin Association Football Club | nickname = The Students, College | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1895}} (as Catholic University<br />Medical School) | ground = [[UCD Bowl]] | capacity = 3,000 (1,500 seated) | current = 2023 University College Dublin A.F.C. season | manager = William O'Connor | league = [[League of Ireland First Division]] | season = [[2025 League of Ireland First Division|2025]] | position = [[League of Ireland First Division]], 4th of 10 | website = {{URL|ucdfc.ie}}| | pattern_la1 = _ucd21h | pattern_b1 = _ucd21h | pattern_ra1 = _ucd21h | pattern_sh1 = | pattern_so1 = _ucd18h | leftarm1 = | body1 = | rightarm1 = | shorts1 = 000060 | socks1 = 81BEF7 | pattern_la2 = _ucd18a | pattern_b2 = _ucd18a | pattern_ra2 = _ucd18a | pattern_sh2 = | pattern_so2 = _ucd18a | leftarm2 = | body2 = | rightarm2 = | shorts2 = FFFFFF | socks2 = }} '''University College Dublin Association Football Club''', known commonly as '''UCD''', is the [[association football|football]] team of [[University College Dublin]]. They play in the [[League of Ireland First Division]]. Founded in 1895, the club was elected to the League of Ireland in [[1979–80 League of Ireland|1979]] under the management of Dr. Tony O'Neill. Since the [[League of Ireland 2008|2008]] season they have played at the [[UCD Bowl]], also home to the [[University College Dublin R.F.C.|college's rugby team]]. 'The Students' play in bright sky blue and navy. Their reserve and freshers teams play in the [[Leinster Senior League (association football)|Leinster Senior League]]. The current manager is Donegal native William O'Connor.

==History==

===Foundation and early years=== University College Dublin AFC was founded in 1895 as the Catholic University Medical School Football Club and began playing regular games the following year. A First XI played college games against other universities, and a Second XI entered outside competitions. The club was founder members of the Leinster Junior League in 1896 and reached the semi-finals of the [[Leinster Senior Cup (association football)|Leinster Senior Cup]] in 1897. The club became University College Dublin AFC when the new university annexed the Medical School in 1908. UCD won the inaugural Intervarsities competition, the [[Collingwood Cup]], in 1914 and added the [[Irish Intermediate Cup]] the following year, beating Portadown 2–1 in a replayed final. When the [[Irish Free State]] was formed in 1921 and the new [[Football Association of Ireland]] was formed, UCD participated in the [[FAI Cup]] preliminary round against fellow non-League team [[Shamrock Rovers]], losing 6–2 in [[Windy Arbour]]. UCD were invited to join the [[League of Ireland]] in 1922, but had to turn it down on the basis of not being able to field a team in the [[League of Ireland Shield]] in September as the academic year didn't commence until October. In 1945, they won the [[FAI Intermediate Cup]] by beating fellow future League of Ireland members [[Cobh Ramblers]] 4–2 in the final. UCD appeared in the [[FAI Cup]] in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s; their final appearance as a non-League outfit came in 1957, when [[Cork Athletic]] beat UCD 4–2 in the [[Mardyke]].

===1970s===

In 1970, the club was elected to the [[League of Ireland B Division]]. From 1976, they embarked on a series of landmark tours, becoming the first western football team to play in China,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/oct/01/features.sport5 | title=Dictator stops play | newspaper=The Observer | date=30 September 2006 | last1=Stevenson | first1=Campbell }}</ref> and following that with tours in places like [[India]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Taiwan]], [[Malaysia]], [[Jordan]], the [[Philippines]], [[Macao]], the [[United States]], [[Sudan]], [[Kenya]], and [[Australia]]. A second invitation to join the League of Ireland was accepted on 22 July 1979, when [[Cork Celtic]] were expelled for not having their financial affairs in order. Their first competitive game as a senior club was on 26 August, when they lost 2–1 to [[Drogheda United]] in the [[FAI League Cup]]. Theo Dunne was appointed first team coach, and apart from a brief spell at Home Farm in 1990–1994, he was in charge of first team affairs until he retired as coach in 2001. Dr. Tony O'Neill, who was General Manager when the club joined the League, remained in that role until his untimely death from cancer in October 1999.

===1980s=== [[File:Performance chart loire UCD.svg|thumb|Chart of yearly table positions for University College Dublin in League of Ireland]] The club struggled initially in the league after their election, never finishing higher than twelfth in the 16-team league, although they did win the [[Leinster Senior Cup (association football)|Leinster Senior Cup]] in December 1980, beating [[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]] 2–1 in the final. However, important changes within the club in 1983 marked a dramatic upturn in fortunes. The previously amateur club turned semi-pro, and players outside of the college were allowed to represent the first team. This is still the situation today, although in practice most of the players are either students or ex-students. By the end of the [[League of Ireland 1983–84|1983–84]] season, UCD had won the [[FAI Cup]], beating [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]] 2–1 after a replay. Shamrock Rovers weren't to lose another game in the competition for over three years – until they lost to UCD in 1988.

That win saw UCD qualify for European competition – the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1984–85|European Cup Winners Cup]] – for the first time. The draw pitted them against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], then one of the leading sides in England and boasting players of the calibre of [[Neville Southall]], [[Kevin Sheedy (Irish footballer)|Kevin Sheedy]], [[Graeme Sharp]], [[Peter Reid]] and [[Andy Gray (footballer born 1955)|Andy Gray]]. The home leg was played in [[Tolka Park]] and a crowd of 9,000 – many times UCD's average league crowd – saw the Students come away with a scarcely believable 0–0 draw. Another remarkable performance was to follow two weeks later, as a solitary Graeme Sharp goal gave Everton a 1–0 win. [[Joe Hanrahan]] skimmed the bar for the Students late on; had he scored, UCD would have progressed on away goals – as it was, Everton went on to win the entire competition and smashed several records in winning their nation's league title. UCD's performance was made all the more remarkable by the fact that, at the end of the year, Everton were voted the best club side in the world for 1985 by the managers of world national teams.

That season saw UCD finish fourth in the league, but they were then forced to release many of their best players due to financial difficulties. [[Joe Hanrahan]] signed for [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] for IR£30,000, [[Ken O'Doherty]] moved to [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]], and [[Alan O'Neill (footballer born 1957)|Alan O'Neill]] left for [[Dundalk FC|Dundalk]]. The team were relegated in 1985/86 with eight points, a record low in the Premier Division. Despite this, in 1987, UCD won the World Collegiate Championships in [[Las Cruces, New Mexico]].

Promotion in [[League of Ireland 1988–89|1988–89]] was followed by an immediate relegation, and it was [[League of Ireland 1994–95|1994–95]] before UCD were to return to the Premier. They did so by recording a then-record points tally for the First Division, also breaking the record for most goals scored and fewest goals conceded.

===1990s=== In [[League of Ireland 1999–2000|1999–00]], a late burst saw UCD finish fourth in the league and qualify for the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup 2000|Intertoto Cup]]. Their opponents were the Bulgarian side [[PFC Velbazhd Kyustendil]], who boasted a couple of full [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] internationals, including [[Ilian Stoyanov]], who would go on to represent his country in the [[2004 European Football Championship|2004 European Championships]]. UCD kept up their proud European record with a pulsating 3–3 draw in the first leg in [[Belfield Park]] before drawing 0–0 in Bulgaria to bow out on away goals. History unfortunately repeated itself as the Students once again nearly sneaked victory as they hit the post late on.

===2000–2009===

In 2001, [[Paul Doolin]], one of the most successful players in the League of Ireland, took over as manager from former player Martin Moran. After enjoying a successful first season, the team only just avoided relegation in [[League of Ireland 2002–03|2002–03]] and were eleven points adrift when Doolin left to take over at [[Drogheda United]] in September 2003. [[Pete Mahon]] was immediately installed as the new manager, and UCD almost staged an incredible Houdini act, losing four games in 16, closing the gap at the bottom to two points and recording the highest points total for a relegated team.

[[League of Ireland 2004|2004]] saw more of the same, as UCD, together with [[Finn Harps]], smashed the First Division points record and were promoted with ease. UCD marked their return to the Premier Division with a highly creditable 1–1 draw away to two-time reigning champions Shelbourne. There was a bright point in College's ultimately indifferent season when they got into the [[League of Ireland Cup|League Cup]] final after a last-gasp 2–1 victory over [[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]] in the semi-final at Tolka Park. They went on to lose the final 2–1 to [[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]] at [[Belfield Park]].

[[League of Ireland 2006|2006]] was one of UCD's most successful seasons in a few years. Despite being knocked out of the League Cup in the first round, The Students recovered well, finishing the season in 6th place and reaching the quarterfinals of the [[FAI Cup]]. The performances of many in the squad did not go unnoticed, with Darren Quigley and [[Gary Dicker]] establishing themselves as [[Republic of Ireland under-21 national football team|under-21]] internationals. Quigley then went one better and became a [[Republic of Ireland B national football team|B]] international when he appeared as a substitute against [[Scotland B national football team|Scotland B]] in November. UCD players also attracted interest from many British clubs. Quigley had trials at many clubs across the water; [[Stockport County F.C|Stockport County]] paid €56,000 for Dicker in May 2007,<ref>{{cite news | title = Stockport capture UCD midfielder|publisher = BBC Sport | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/6705901.stm | date=30 May 2007 | access-date=27 May 2010}}</ref> and [[Patrick Kavanagh (footballer, born 1985)|Patrick Kavanagh]] signed for [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] after impressing on trial there. The club were relegated at the end of the 2008 season, and Manager Pete Mahon wasn't offered a new contract.

===2009–present===

Mahon's assistant since 2005, [[Martin Russell (footballer)|Martin Russell]], took over as manager. With a largely new team, UCD bounced back to the top flight of Irish football at the first time of asking by securing their second First Division title, promoted after a 5–0 away win over [[Athlone Town]] in the penultimate match of the season on 30 October 2009, ahead of former Premier Division teams [[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]], [[Longford Town F.C.|Longford Town]], [[Waterford United FC]] as well as a strong challenge from recently formed [[Sporting Fingal FC]]. In the 2009 FAI Cup, UCD's second team qualified for the first round by virtue of reaching the final of the 2008/09 FAI Intermediate Cup. They lost 2–1 at home to Arklow Town, who were drawn to play UCD's first team in the second round, also in the UCD Bowl. Despite taking the lead, Arklow, who had no eligible goalkeeper for the tie, ultimately lost 3–1.

Under Russell, UCD remained in the [[Airtricity League]] Premier Division. In 2011 the club qualified for the [[Setanta Sports Cup]], an All-Ireland competition, where they lost to [[Lisburn Distillery FC]] 2–0 over two legs. At the beginning of the 2014 season Russell was replaced by former coach Aaron Callaghan, who had to serve out a five-game dug-out suspension awarded while at rivals [[Bohemian FC]]. UCD struggled all year, and the Students lost a two-legged relegation/promotion play-off with [[Galway United|Galway FC]] in November 2014.

In July 2015, UCD became the first League of Ireland team from the second tier to progress through a European tie when they saw off Luxembourg champions [[F91 Dudelange]] in the [[2015–16 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]. A lone Ryan Swan strike at the UCD Bowl gave the college their first win in a European game, and then a remarkable game at the [[Stade Jos Nosbaum]] saw Swan give UCD the lead early in the game, but after Seán Coyne was sent off, F91 scored twice before halftime through [[Joël Pedro]] and Kevin Nakache. UCD players put up the most incredible defensive display of the season, led by goalkeeper [[Niall Corbet]] and kept the second half scoreless to progress on away goals after a 2–2 aggregate draw, winning on the away goals rule.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://inform.fai.ie/Statsportal/ClubDetails.aspx?clubID=1331&TeamID=&lang=en|title=Airtricity League Stats Centre v|website=inform.fai.ie}}</ref> In the second round, UCD lost to a late deflected goal away to a [[ŠK Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]] with three players who had played at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] before losing the return leg 5–1, conceding three goals in the last ten minutes.

In 2017, the club competed in the UEFA Youth League, losing on penalties to a [[Molde FK]] side which included [[Erling Haaland]]. Haaland was introduced as a sub in the return game at the [[Aker Stadion]] and didn't score in his half-hour on the pitch, although he did score in the penalty shoot-out.

In September 2018, the club won promotion to the Premier Division after a 1–1 draw with [[Finn Harps|Finn Harps F.C.]] which secured the Students the title.<ref>{{cite web |last1=AFC |first1=UCD |title=Champions! UCD clinch First Division title after Conor Davis hits late equaliser |date=14 September 2018 |url=http://www.the42.ie/ucd-finn-harps-match-report-4237143-Sep2018/ |publisher=the42.ie |access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref> They also reached the semi-finals of the FAI Cup for the first time in 12 years only to lose 1–0 away to reigning double-champions Dundalk. However, a tumultuous 2019 season saw a number of players leave mid-season as they had finished college. A club record 12 consecutive defeats were followed by a record 10–1 defeat away to Bohemians, a match which brought about the end of Collie O'Neill's five years in charge. The club was relegated back to the First Division for 2020.

After finishing third in the table in the [[2021 League of Ireland First Division]], UCD defeated [[Treaty United F.C.|Treaty United]] and [[Bray Wanderers F.C.|Bray Wanderers]] in the First Division play-offs before defeating [[Waterford FC]] 2–1 in the promotion/relegation play-off to win promotion back to the [[2022 League of Ireland Premier Division]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Joy for UCD as they beat {{as written|beleag|ured [sic]}} Waterford to seal Premier Division status|date=26 November 2021 |url=https://www.the42.ie/ucd-waterford-report-5613512-Nov2021/ |publisher=the42.ie |access-date=26 November 2021}}</ref>

In the [[2022 League of Ireland Premier Division]], UCD spent most of the season battling with Finn Harps to avoid automatic relegation. It was 15 games into the season before UCD managed their first win of the season, a 1–0 win away to Finn Harps. However, a strong finish to the season and a 3–1 win away to Finn Harps in the penultimate game of the season ensured that UCD finished in 9th place and avoided automatic relegation to the First Division, instead qualifying for the promotion/relegation playoff, where they faced [[Waterford FC]] in a repeat of the 2021 playoff. A 15th-minute goal by [[Tommy Lonergan]], his 12th of the season in all competitions, led UCD to a 1–0 win and ensured their survival in the Premier Division.<ref>{{cite web|title=Play-off Final Report: UCD 1 - 0 Waterford|url=https://www.extratime.com/fixtures/2022-league-of-ireland-playoff-final/ucd-v-waterford/49539/4/report/|publisher=extratime.ie |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref>

In the 2023 Season UCD struggled badly, being relegated back to the first division after only winning 2 games and getting 11 points, finishing 30 points behind 9th place Cork city. <ref>{{cite web|title=2023 League of Ireland Premier Division|url=https://www.extratime.com/results/2126/100/league-of-ireland-premier-division/ |publisher=extratime.ie |access-date=1 May 2026}}</ref>

==Scholarship scheme== UCD AFC is noted for its highly regarded scholarship scheme, which gives players the chance to combine senior football with the opportunity to earn a college degree. This was based on the North American model and created in 1979 on UCD's entry into the League of Ireland Senior Division. The first recipient of the award was [[Keith Dignam]], sponsored by Irish Potato Crisp manufacturer [[Tayto Crisps|Tayto]]. Past scholars include [[Kevin Grogan]], [[Joe Hanrahan]] and his brother [[Peter Hanrahan]], [[Jason Colwell]], [[Jason Sherlock]], [[Clive Delaney]], [[Gary Dicker]], [[Paul Corry]] and Robbie Benson.

==Former players==

Many famous players have played for UCD down the years. [[Todd Andrews]], future Chairman of CIÉ and RTÉ, and his son [[David Andrews (politician)|David Andrews]], a future Minister for Foreign Affairs, both played in the Leinster Senior League for the club, as did [[Brian Lenihan Snr|Brian Lenihan]], who scored in a 1953 FAI Cup tie against [[Sligo Rovers]] and later ran for President of Ireland. [[Willie Browne]] won numerous international university caps while at UCD, he subsequently went on to win 3 full [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] caps, 16 amateur caps, one [[Republic of Ireland B national football team|Republic of Ireland B]] cap and six Inter-League caps and captained [[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemian]] for 3 consecutive seasons. Former Irish international [[Kevin Moran (footballer)|Kevin Moran]], who would later play for [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], [[Sporting de Gijón]] and [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] played in the [[League of Ireland B Division]] and was signed for Manchester United from UCD's graduate team, Pegasus. Moran also won an [[All-Ireland]] [[Gaelic football]] winner's medal with [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]] in 1976 while at UCD, as would [[Jason Sherlock]] nineteen years later. [[Conor Sammon]], [[Enda Stevens]] and [[Andy Boyle]] also won senior international caps having started their careers with UCD.

[[Hugo MacNeill (rugby union)|Hugo MacNeill]] won the Collingwood with UCD, but went on to greater things with the [[Ireland national rugby union team]], winning the [[Triple Crown (rugby union)|Triple Crown]] in 1985 and playing in the [[1987 Rugby World Cup]] in New Zealand. In 1983, the [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] legend and record goalscorer [[Peter Lorimer]] played three games before returning to England for a final spell with Leeds. [[David Norman (soccer)|Dave Norman]] played senior international football for [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]] while at UCD and went on to play in the [[Football World Cup 1986|1986 World Cup]]. Former [[Sky Sports]] and current [[Setanta Sports]] pundit [[Paul Dempsey (presenter)|Paul Dempsey]] played for one season in 1982/83 before taking up a job with the [[BBC]].

[[Gavin Whelan]] (nephew of [[Ronnie Whelan]]) and [[Pat Jennings Jr.]] (son of Northern Irish international [[Pat Jennings]]) played for UCD in the mid-2000s. In August 2016, [[Dylan Watts]] signed for English Premiership champions [[Leicester City]] from UCD.

A popular rumour has it that Brazilian star [[Sócrates]] even played for the club; however, there is no evidence for this.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Callaghan |first=Eoin |date=2018-06-21 |title=The Brazilian icon and the bizarre, long-running myth of his failed football career in Ireland |url=https://www.the42.ie/socrates-ireland-4082766-Jun2018/ |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=The 42 |language=en}}</ref>

==Fan culture== UCD has a small fanbase, which included until his untimely death the ''[[Father Ted]]'' actor [[Dermot Morgan]], an occasional visitor to Belfield. When asked why he attended UCD matches, Dermot reportedly replied "Because I hate crowds". From 2001 to 2010, the unofficial club fanzine ''Student Till I Graduate'' published a record 91 issues. The book ''One Night in Dudelange – Adventures in the UEFA Europa League'' chronicles the club's 2015 Europa League campaign and was listed for Sports Book of the Year in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Clerkin |first1=Malachy |title=Malachy Clerkin's sports books of the year |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/malachy-clerkin-s-sports-books-of-the-year-1.4098222 |newspaper=The Irish Times |access-date=3 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The best sport books of the year that will make a perfect stocking filler this Christmas |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/the-best-sport-books-of-the-year-that-will-make-a-perfect-stocking-filler-this-christmas-38805063.html?token=1722756487 |website=Irish Independent | date=21 December 2019 |access-date=3 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

The [[UCD Superleague]] is an inter-varsity league consisting of teams predominantly made up of UCD students and alumni. The league has produced a handful of UCD and other [[League of Ireland]] players.

==European record==

===Overview=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Competition ! Matches ! W ! D ! L ! GF ! GA |- | [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 0 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 0 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 |- | [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 0 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 0 | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 3 |- | [[UEFA Europa League]] | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 0 | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 8 |- | '''TOTAL – SENIOR''' | style="text-align:center;"| '''8''' | style="text-align:center;"| '''1''' | style="text-align:center;"| '''3''' | style="text-align:center;"| '''4''' | style="text-align:center;"| '''6''' | style="text-align:center;"| '''12''' |- | [[UEFA Youth League]] | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 0 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| 11 |}

===Matches=== '''Senior''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align: center;" ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Opponent ! Home ! Away ! [[Aggregate score|Aggregate]] |- | [[1984–85 European Cup Winners' Cup|1984–85]] | [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] | [[1984–85 European Cup Winners' Cup#First round|1R]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] | bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"|0–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|'''0–1''' |- | [[2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2000]] | [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] | [[2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup#First round|1R]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[PFC Velbazhd Kyustendil|Velbazhd Kyustendil]] | bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"|3–3 | bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"|0–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|'''3–3 ([[Away goals rule|a]])''' |- | rowspan="2"| [[2015–16 UEFA Europa League|2015–16]] | rowspan="2"| [[UEFA Europa League]] | [[2015–16 UEFA Europa League#First qualifying round|1Q]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|Luxemburg}} [[F91 Dudelange]] | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–2 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|'''2–2 ([[Away goals rule|a]])''' |- | [[2015–16 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|2Q]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[ŠK Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–5 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|'''1–6''' |}

'''Youth''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align: center;" ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Opponent ! Home ! Away ! [[Aggregate score|Aggregate]] |- | [[2017–18 UEFA Youth League|2017–18]] | [[UEFA Youth League]] | [[2017–18 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path#First round|1R]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Molde FK|Molde]] | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|2–1 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–2 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|'''3–3''' ([[Penalty shootout|p]]) |- | rowspan="2"| [[2024–25 UEFA Youth League|2024–25]] | rowspan="2"| [[UEFA Youth League]] | [[2024–25 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path#First round|1R]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Stjarnan men's football|Stjarnan]] | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|3–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|2–3 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|'''5–3''' |- | [[2024–25 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path#Second round|2R]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|Kosovo}} [[FC 2 Korriku|2 Korriku]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–3 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–2 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|'''2–5''' |}

'''Notes''' * '''1R''': First round * '''1Q''': First qualifying round

==Players== {{see also|Category:University College Dublin A.F.C. players}}

===Current squad=== {{fs start}} {{fs player|no=3 |nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Adam Wells}} {{fs player|no=4 |nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Eanna Clancy}} {{fs player|no=5 |nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Carl Lennox}} {{fs player|no=6 |nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Sean Brennan}} {{fs player|no=7 |nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Mikey McCullagh}} {{fs player|no=9 |nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=Mikey Ragett}} {{fs player|no=10|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Ciaran Behan}} {{fs player|no=12|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=Matthew Alonge}} {{fs player|no=14|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Harry Curtis}} {{fs mid}} {{fs player|no=15|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Ethan Hall}} {{fs player|no=16|nat=IRL|pos=GK|name=Dara Kavanagh}} {{fs player|no=17|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=Killian Cailloce}} {{fs player|no=18|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Niall Holohan}} {{fs player|no=19|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Colin Bolton}} {{fs player|no=22|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=Sam Norval}} {{fs player|no=23|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Ryan McBrearty}} {{fs player|no=26|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Luke O'Regan|other=on loan from [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]}} {{fs player|no=28|nat=IRL|pos=GK|name=Noah Douglas}} {{fs end}}

===Notable former players=== ''Current players excluded. Some players spanned several decades, they are placed in the decade they made their debut for UCD.''

{{Col-begin}} {{Col-4}} '''1920s''' *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Todd Andrews]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Ernie Crawford]] '''1930s''' *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Morgan Crowe]] '''1950s''' *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[David Andrews (politician)|David Andrews]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Willie Browne]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Brian Lenihan Snr|Brian Lenihan]] '''1960s''' *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Oliver Byrne (football chairman)|Ollie Byrne]] '''1970s''' *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Kevin Moran (footballer)|Kevin Moran]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Hugo MacNeill (rugby union)|Hugo MacNeill]] {{Col-4}} '''1980s''' *{{flagicon|CAN}} [[David Norman (soccer)|David Norman]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Joe Hanrahan]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Dermot Keely]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Ken O'Doherty]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Alan O'Neill (footballer born 1957)|Alan O'Neill]] *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Peter Lorimer]] '''1990s''' *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Clive Delaney]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[John Martin (Irish footballer)|John Martin]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Ciarán Martyn]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Tony McDonnell]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Barry Ryan (footballer)|Barry Ryan]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Jason Sherlock]] {{Col-4}} '''2000s''' *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Ian Bermingham]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Andy Boyle]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Conan Byrne]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Alan Cawley]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Paul Corry]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Gary Dicker]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Ronan Finn]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Ciarán Kilduff]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Shane McFaul]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[David McMillan (footballer)|David McMillan]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Evan McMillan]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Conor Sammon]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Enda Stevens]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Derek Swan]] {{Col-4}} '''2010s''' *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Robbie Benson]] *{{flagicon|TUN}} [[Ayman Ben Mohamed]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Dylan Watts]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Simon Power (footballer)|Simon Power]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Jason Byrne (footballer)|Jason Byrne]] *{{flagicon|MSR}} [[Kaleem Simon]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Gary O'Neill (footballer, born 1995)|Gary O'Neill]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Greg Sloggett]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Daire O'Connor]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Liam Scales]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Georgie Kelly]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Jason McClelland]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Neil Farrugia]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Liam Kerrigan]] '''2020s''' *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Evan Weir]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Colm Whelan]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Dylan Duffy]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Tommy Lonergan]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Alex Nolan]] {{Col-end}}

==First team staff== ''As of January 2025''<ref>{{Cite web |title=First Team Staff |url=https://www.ucdfc.ie/first-team-staff |access-date=2025-09-30 |website=UCD FC |language=en}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="color:#fff; background:#7ebfff;" |Position ! style="color:#fff; background:#7ebfff;" |Staff |- | Manager || William "Willie" O'Connor |- | Assistant Manager || Shane Fox |- |U-19 Head Coach |JJ Glynn |- | U-17 Head Coach || Rob Sweeney |- |Head of Youth Development|| Albert Sugg |}

==Honours== ;First Team *'''[[FAI Cup]]: 1 ''' ** 1983–84 *'''[[FAI Super Cup]]: 1''' ** 2000–01 *'''[[League of Ireland First Division]]: 3 ''' ** [[1994–95 League of Ireland First Division|1994–95]], [[2009 League of Ireland First Division|2009]], [[2018 League of Ireland First Division|2018]] *'''[[League of Ireland First Division Shield]]: 2 ''' ** 1991–92, 1994–95 *'''[[Leinster Senior Cup (association football)|Leinster Senior Cup]]: 3''' ** 1980–81, 1994–95, 1995–96 *'''[[FAI Intermediate Cup]]: 1 ''' ** 1944–45 *'''[[Irish Intermediate Cup]]: 1''' ** 1914–15

;Reserve team *'''[[League of Ireland B Division]]: 1''' ** 1997–98 *'''[[A Championship]]: 2''' ** [[2008 A Championship|2008]], [[2010 A Championship|2010]]

;Youth team *'''[[Dr Tony O'Neill Cup]]: 5''' ** 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2016 *'''[[Enda McGuill Cup]]: 1''' ** 2014–15

;Intervarsity *'''[[Collingwood Cup]]: 47''' ** 1914,1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2022 [Collingwood Cup Brochure] *'''[[Harding Cup]]: 17''' ** 1971, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1987, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016 *'''[[Farquhar Cup]]: 1''' ** 2012

==Club records==

===Most senior appearances for UCD AFC===

(Players in bold still playing for UCD)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !# !Name !Career !Appearances |- |1 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} Ciarán Kavanagh |1990–2002 |383 |- |2 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Tony McDonnell]] |1993–2007 |361 |- |3 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Alan Mahon (footballer born 1978)|Alan Mahon]] |1997–2008 |306 |- |4 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} Alan McNally |1999–2009 |275 |- |5 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} Robbie Griffin |1990–1998, 2003 |265 |- |6 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} Mick O'Byrne |1993–2001 |254 |- |rowspan="2"|7 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} Éamonn McLoughlin |1994–2001 |249 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} Darren O'Brien |1986–1997 |249 |- |9 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} Mick O'Donnell |1995–2005 |240 |- |10 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} Robert McAuley |1997–2005 |237 |}

===Most senior goals scored for UCD AFC===

(Players in bold still playing for UCD)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !# !Name !Career !Goals |- |1 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} Mick O'Byrne |1993–2000 |87 |- |2 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} Darren O'Brien |1986–1997 |70 |- |3 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} Robbie Griffin |1990–1998, 2003 |52 |- |4 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} Robbie Martin |2000–2005 |43 |- |5 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Colm Whelan]] |2020-2022 |41 |- |6 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[David McMillan (footballer)|David McMillan]] |2008–2010, 2012–2013 |40 |- |6 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} Gary O'Neill |2015–2019 |40 |- |8 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Jason Sherlock]] |1994–1998 |39 |- |8 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Georgie Kelly]] |2016–2018 |39 |- |10 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} Yoyo Mahdy |2017–2020 |36 |}

===Record wins=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !Date<ref>Note - all data quoted with reference to the Evening Herald of the Monday after the quoted match date (for weekend games) or the day after the quoted match date (for midweek games)</ref> !Opposition !H/A !Competition !Score !Scorers |- |1978-02-04 |Home Farm B |H |LoI B Division |9-1 |Martin Moran (3), A Jennings (2), B Devlin (2), P McGovern, B O'Sullivan |- |1931-10-31 |Trinity College |A |LSL Division 1 |9-1 |O'Dea (7), Donaghy (2) |- |2020-09-04 |Wexford FC |H |LoI First Division |8-0 |Yoyo Mahdy (3), [[Colm Whelan]] (3), Isaac Akinsete, Liam Kerrigan |- |2018-05-07 |Wexford FC |A |LoI First Division |8-0 |Jason McClelland (3), Yoyo Mahdy (2), Gary O'Neill (2), Liam Scales |- |1979-04-28 |Tullamore Town |A |LoI B Division |8-0 |Not reported |- |2016-09-30 |Waterford United |A |LoI First Division |8-1 |Jason Byrne (2), Daire O'Connor (2), Tomás Boyle, Georgie Kelly, Jason McClelland, Gary O'Neill |- |1958-12-20 |Botanic |H |LSL Division 1 |8-1 |David Andrews (4), John Duffy (2), Paul Moy, Éamon Stubbings |- |2000-09-26 |Bluebell United |H |League Cup Group |7-0 |Ken Kilmurray (3), Eóin Bennis, Kevin Grogan, Mick O'Donnell, David Quinn |- |1971-12-18 |Athlone Town B |H |LoI B Division |7-0 |Mick Foley (2), E Semple (2), Burke, Newman, Cathal Travers |- |1943-01-15 |Bray Unknowns |H |LSL Division 1 |7-0 |Not reported |- |1931-01-24 |Drumcondra B |H |LSL Division 1 |7-0 |O'Dea (4), Donaghy (2), Liam Honohan |- |1930-02-01 |Brideville B |H |LSL Division 1 |7-0 |Finnegan (3), Donaghy (3), O'Brien |- |1929-03-02 |Strandville |H |LSL Division 1 |7-0 |Hollweck (3), Donaghy (2), Cavanagh, Dempsey |- |}

===Record defeats=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !Date !Opposition !H/A !Competition !Score !Scorers |- |2019-08-16 |Bohemians |A |LoI Premier Division |1-10 |Jason McClelland |- |1920-11-14 |Shelbourne |H |LSL Division 1 |1-10 |Jim O'Flaherty |- |1942-02-14 |Shamrock Rovers B |A |LSL Division 1 |0-9 | |- |1947-08-30 |Jacobs |A |Leinster Senior Cup Rd 1 |2-10 |O'Connor, M... |- |1937-03-13 |Fearons Athletic |H |LSL Division 1 |1-9 |M Doherty |- |1957-02-02 |Shelbourne B |A |Metropolitan Cup Rd 2 |2-9 |Hall, O'Brien |- |1962-09-01 |Shelbourne B |A |LSL Division 1 |1-8 |C Deignan |- |1951-01-20 |Jacobs |A |LSL Division 1 |1-8 |Lennon |- |1947-04-12 |Dundalk B |A |Metropolitan Cup Rd 2 |1-8 |W Purcell |- |1933-09-30 |Shelbourne B |A |LSL Division 1 |1-8 |Bennett |}

===Highest aggregate scores=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !Date !Opposition !H/A !Competition !Score !Scorers |- |1954-09-18 |Aer Lingus |A |LSL Division 1 |5-7 |Donnelly (2), John Duffy, Frank Obiakpani, Quinn |- |1947-08-30 |Jacobs |A |Leinster Senior Cup Rd 2 |2-10 |O'Connor, M... |- |1927-09-10 |Vickers |H |LSL Division 1 |9-3 |P Byrne (4), P Kennedy (2), J Dempsey, Peppard, J McCaffrey |- |1927-02-12 |Corinthians |H |LSL Division 1 |6-6 |P Byrne (2), Geary (2), J Dempsey, O'Reilly |- |2019-08-16 |Bohemians |A |LoI Premier Division |1-10 |Jason McClelland |- |1957-02-02 |Shelbourne B |A |Metropolitan Cup Rd 2 |2-9 |Hall, O'Brien |- |1952-09-06 |Longford Town |H |Leinster Senior Cup Rd 2 |5-6 (aet) |P Doris (2), V Gilbride, Brian Lenihan, Frank Obiakpani |- |1951-05-06 |Longford Town |A |LSL Division 1 |3-8 |P Doris, McGovern, Frank Obiakpani |- |1951-02-10 |Shelbourne B |A |Metropolitan Cup Rd 1 |4-7 |Doran, Cassidy, McGovern (2) |- |1948-09-25 |Jacobs |A |LSL Division 1 |3-8 |Walsh (2), Golastegi |- |1920-11-13 |Shelbourns |H |LSL Division 1 |1-10 |Jim O'Flaherty |}

===UCD AFC Supporters' Player of the Year=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !Season !Winner |- |1999–00 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ciarán Martyn]] |- |2000–01 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Clive Delaney]] |- |2001–02 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Barry Ryan (footballer)|Barry Ryan]] |- |2002–03 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Barry Ryan (footballer)|Barry Ryan]] |- |2003 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} Mick O'Donnell |- |2004 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} Seán Finn |- |2005 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} Darren Quigley |- |2006 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Tony McDonnell]] |- |2007 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Conan Byrne]] |- |2009 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Evan McMillan]] |- |2010 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ciarán Kilduff]] |- |2011 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} Gerard Barron |- |2012 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Mick Leahy (footballer)|Michael Leahy]] |- |2013 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} David O'Connor |- |2014 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Robbie Benson]] |- |2015 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} Ryan Swan |- |2016 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} Maxi Kougoun |- |2017 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Georgie Kelly]] |}

==List of UCD seasons== Source:<ref>Note – all data quoted with reference to match results and tables published in contemporary newspapers, particularly the Irish Press, Irish Independent, and Evening Herald</ref> {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;" |- !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=9|[[League of Ireland]] !rowspan=2|[[FAI Cup]]<ref group="note">Prior to 1979, FAI Intermediate Cup. From 1979 onwards, FAI Senior Cup.</ref> !rowspan=2|[[League of Ireland Cup|League Cup]] !rowspan=2|[[Leinster Senior Cup (association football)|Leinster Senior Cup]] !rowspan=2|Other domestic !rowspan=2|[[UEFA#Competitions|Europe]] !rowspan=2 colspan=2|Top scorer (all comps) |- !Division !P !W !D !L !F !A !Pts !Pos |- !1922/23 |<ref group="note">UCD were elected to the League of Ireland, but resigned on 30 August 1922 as they would be unable to field a team until term started on 19 October, five weeks into the new season.</ref> | | | | | | | | |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=left| | |- !1923/24 |LSL 1 |24<ref group="note">Away games against Inchicore United and St James' Gate B left unplayed</ref> |15 |2 |7 |66 |47 |32 |3rd |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center|R2 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R2 |align=center| |align=left| | |- !1924/25 |LSL 1 |23<ref group="note">UCD played no games after March, leaving home games against Drumcondra and Richmond, and away games against Bohemians B, Brideville, Drumcondra, Dublin United and St Paul's unplayed</ref> |6 |1 |18 |40 |66 |13 |13th |align=center|R2 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R2 |align=center| |align=left|J Geary |11 |- !1925/26 |LSL 1 |29<ref group="note">Result of an away match against Frankfort not reported</ref> |8 |4 |17 |56 |86 |20 |12th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center| |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R1 |align=center| |align=left|J Geary |17 |- !1926/27 |LSL 1 |30 |13 |5 |12 |73 |69 |31 |8th |align=center|R3 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R1 |align=center| |align=left|P Byrne |20 |- !1927/28 |LSL 1 |30 |10 |2 |18 |60 |67 |22 |12th |align=center bgcolor="#AFEEEE"|SF |align=center| |align=center|R3 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R1 |align=center| |align=left|Cavanagh, P Byrne |10 |- !1928/29 |LSL 1 |29<ref group="note">Result of an away match against Bohemians B not reported</ref> |7 |5 |17 |52 |71 |19 |13th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center|QF |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R1 |align=center| |align=left|Cavanagh |16 |- !1929/30 |LSL 1 |30 |10 |4 |16 |51 |69 |24 |11th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center| |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R2 |align=center| |align=left|Donaghy |15 |- !1930/31 |LSL 1 |27<ref group="note">Home game against Dolphin B and away games against St James' Gate B and Glasnevin left unplayed</ref> |13 |7 |7 |62<ref group="note">Score of a win against Trinity College not reported</ref> |41 |33 |7th |align=center|R3 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R1 |align=center| |align=left|O'Dea |27 |- !1931/32 |LSL 1 |28<ref group="note">Home game against Dolphin B and away game against Brideville B left unplayed</ref> |9 |2 |17 |66 |76 |20 |13th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R1 |align=center| |align=left|O'Donnell |25 |- !1932/33 |LSL 1 |29<ref group="note">Result of a home match against Shelbourne B not reported</ref> |10 |3 |16 |71 |67 |23 |13th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R2 |align=center| |align=left|O'Donnell |22 |- !1933/34 |LSL 1 |29<ref group="note">Result of an away match against Trinity College not reported</ref> |9 |5 |15 |56 |72 |23 |12th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R1 |align=center| |align=left|O'Donnell |15 |- !1934/35 |LSL 1 |30<ref group="note">Opening seven results not reported due to a printing strike</ref> | | | | | | |6th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R2 and FAI Senior Cup – R1 |align=center| |align=left| | |- !1935/36 |LSL 1 |29<ref group="note">Result of an away game against Bohemians B not reported</ref> |9 |8 |12 |67 |59 |26 |10th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R1 |align=center| |align=left|Barry Hooper |30 |- !1936/37 |LSL 1 |38 |14 |4 |20 |63 |92 |32 |14th |align=center|R3 |align=center| |align=center|R2 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R2 |align=center| |align=left|Barry Hooper |15 |- !1937/38 |LSL 1 |30<ref group="note">Home game against Shelbourne B, and away games against B & I, Bohemians B, and Hospitals Trust left unplayed</ref> |10 |1 |19 |43 |67 |21 |15th |align=center|R3 |align=center| |align=center bgcolor="#AFEEEE"|SF |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R2 |align=center| |align=left|Barry Hooper |17 |- !1938/39 |LSL 1 |26 |12 |3 |11 |47 |44 |27 |6th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R2 and FAI Senior Cup – R1 |align=center| |align=left|Paddy Crean |11 |- !1939/40 |LSL 1 |26 |4 |5 |17 |36 |71 |13 |13th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R2 |align=center| |align=left|W Donnelly |5 |- !1940/41 |LSL 1 |19<ref group="note">Away games against Bohemians B, Brideville B and Longford Town left unplayed</ref> |5 |4 |10 |33 |54 |14 |10th |align=center|R2 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R1 |align=center| |align=left|Paddy Crean |7 |- !1941/42 |LSL 1 |22 |4 |4 |14 |23 |63 |12 |10th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center bgcolor="#AFEEEE"|SF |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R2 |align=center| |align=left| | |- !1942/43 |LSL 1 |20 |9 |3 |8 |53 |46 |21 |6th |align=center|<ref group="note">FAI Intermediate Cup not held due to The Emergency</ref> |align=center| |align=center| |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R2 |align=center| |align=left| | |- !1943/44 |LSL 1 |21<ref group="note">Away game against Bradmola left unplayed</ref> |7 |3 |11 |39 |55 |17 |10th |align=center|<ref group="note">FAI Intermediate Cup not held due to The Emergency</ref> |align=center| |align=center|R2 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R2 |align=center| |align=left|B Rooney |9 |- !1944/45 |LSL 1 |18<ref group="note">Home game against Shelbourne B and away game against 6th Brigade left unplayed</ref> |5 |2 |10 |37 |46 |12 |8th |bgcolor=gold align=center|'''W''' |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center bgcolor="#AFEEEE"|Metropolitan Cup – SF |align=center| |align=left|Purcell |10 |- !1945/46 |LSL 1 |16<ref group="note">Home games against Drumcondra B, Grangegorman and Ierne, and away game against Dundalk B left unplayed</ref> |1 |3 |12 |26 |49 |6 |11th |align=center|R2 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R1 |align=center| |align=left|J O'Hagen |6 |- !1946/47 |LSL 1 |16<ref group="note">Home games against Longford Town, St Patrick's Athletic and Shelbourne B, and away games against Bohemians B, Dundalk B, Jacobs, Longford Town and St Patrick's Athletic left unplayed owing to a combination of the National Harvest Emergency in Sept 1946 and the Big Snow of 1947</ref> |1 |5 |10 |28 |54 |7 |13th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R2 |align=center| |align=left| | |- !1947/48 |LSL 1 |23<ref group="note">Away game against St Patrick's Athletic left unplayed.</ref> |4 |3 |16 |40 |71 |11 |12th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R1 |align=center| |align=left| | |- !1948/49 |LSL 1 |23<ref group="note">Home game against Bohemians B and away games against Botanic and Drumcondra B left unplayed.</ref> |2 |5 |16 |34 |84 |9 |13th |align=center|R3 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R1 |align=center| |align=left|Coleman, [[Brian Lenihan Snr|Brian Lenihan]], McGuirk |6 |- !1949/50 |LSL 1 |25<ref group="note">Away game against Shelbourne B left unplayed.</ref> |7 |6 |12 |47 |55 |20 |7th |align=center|R3 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R3 |align=center| |align=left|[[Brian Lenihan Snr|Brian Lenihan]] |9 |- !1950/51 |LSL 1 |23<ref group="note">Home game against St James' Gate and away games against Dundalk B and Shamrock Rovers B left unplayed.</ref> |6 |1 |16 |35 |78 |13 |13th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R1 |align=center| |align=left| | |- !1951/52 |LSL 1 |25<ref group="note">Result of an away game against Dundalk not reported.</ref> |12 |4 |9 |67 |57 |28 |4th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R1 |align=center| |align=left|[[Brian Lenihan Snr|Brian Lenihan]] | |- !1952/53 |LSL 1 |25<ref group="note">Home game against Grangegorman left unplayed.</ref> |9 |4 |12 |53 |58 |22 |8th |align=center bgcolor="#AFEEEE"|SF |align=center| |align=center|R2 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R1 and FAI Senior Cup – R1 |align=center| |align=left|Paddy Doris | |- !1953/54 |LSL 1 |26<ref group="note">Home game against Dublin Port and Docks, and away games against Aer Lingus, Drumcondra B, and St James' Gate left unplayed.</ref> |6 |3 |17 |47 |81 |15 |13th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center|R2 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R2 |align=center| |align=left| | |- !1954/55 |LSL 1 |27<ref group="note">Away games against Botanic, Dundalk B, and Shelbourne B left unplayed.</ref> |10 |7 |10 |57 |51 |27 |6th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center|R2 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R2 |align=center| |align=left|John Duffy |22 |- !1955/56 |LSL 1 |32<ref group="note">Home games against Ormeau and St James' Gate, and away games against Aer Lingus, Botanic, Drumcondra B, and Workmen's Club left unplayed.</ref> |14 |9 |9 |55 |50 |37 |8th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center|R2 |align=center bgcolor="#AFEEEE"|Metropolitan Cup – SF |align=center| |align=left|John Duffy, Fidelis Ezemenari, Danny Moy, Jackie Williams |8 |- !1956/57 |LSL 1 |28<ref group="note">Home games against Aer Lingus, Botanic and St James' Gate, and away games against Aer Lingus, Bohemians B, Botanic, Drumcondra B, Dundalk B, Rathfarnham and St Paul's left unplayed.</ref> |8 |3 |17 |45 |84 |19 |15th |align=center bgcolor="#AFEEEE"|SF |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R2 and FAI Senior Cup – R1 |align=center| |align=left|Luke Plunkett | |- !1957/58 |LSL 1 |36<ref group="note">Home games against Aer Lingus and either Drumcondra or Home Farm left unplayed.</ref> |8 |12 |16 |53<ref group="note">Score of a defeat against either Drumcondra or Home Farm not reported.</ref> |73 |28 |13th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center|R2 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R2 |align=center| |align=left|John Duffy | |- !1958/59 |LSL 1 |33<ref group="note">Both games against Home Farm, home games against Jacobs and Shelbourne B, and an away game against Shamrock Rovers B left unplayed.</ref> |13 |1 |19 |52 |65 |27 |16th |align=center|R2 |align=center| |align=center| |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – QF |align=center| |align=left|Éamon Stubbings |14 |- !1959/60 |LSL 1 |31<ref group="note">Both games against Shamrock Rovers B and an away game against St Patrick's Athletic B left unplayed.</ref> |3 |6 |22 |25<ref group="note">Score of a defeat against St Brendan's Hospital not reported</ref> |76 |12 |18th |align=center|R2 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R2 |align=center| |align=left|Éamon Stubbings |10 |- !1960/61 |LSL 1 |32<ref group="note">Home game against Home Farm and away game against Ormeau left unplayed.</ref> |6 |7 |19 |40<ref group="note">Scores of a win against Transport B and a defeat against Jacobs not reported due to a printing strike.</ref> |77 |19 |16th |align=center|R2 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R1 |align=center| |align=left|Cahill |7 |- !1961/62 |LSL 1 |29<ref group="note">Home game against St James' Gate and away games against Bohemians and Transport B (A) left unplayed.</ref> |7 |4 |18 |52 |82 |18 |15th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R3 |align=center| |align=left|T O'Reilly |16 |- !1962/63 |LSL 1 |25<ref group="note">Home games against CIÉ, Jacobs, and St Patrick's Athletic B, and away games against Bohemians B, Chapelizod, Home Farm and Ormeau left unplayed.</ref> |8 |3 |14 |58 |84 |19 |12th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R2 |align=center| |align=left|T O'Reilly |15 |- !1963/64 |LSL 1S<ref group="note">The LSL Division 1 was split into North and South sections for this season.</ref> |21<ref group="note">Away game against Jacobs left unplayed.</ref> |6 |5 |10 |42 |54 |17 |8th |align=center|R2 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – Group |align=center| |align=left|B O'Rourke |13 |- !1964/65 |LSL 1 |22<ref group="note">Home games against Gas Company, Rialto and St James' Gate, and away games against Home Farm B, Jacobs and Workmen's Club were left unplayed. In addition, Greenfield Park withdrew without playing either game against UCD, and CIÉ withdrew without playing their away game against UCD.</ref> |10 |5 |7 |46 |44 |25 |5th |align=center|R2 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R2 |align=center| |align=left|Gerry Molloy |12 |- !1965/66 |LSL 1 |25<ref group="note">One game against Workmen's Club left unplayed.</ref> |5 |6 |14 |30<ref group="note">Scores of defeats against TEK United and Gas Company were not reported due to the newspaper printing strike of 1965.</ref> |55 |16 |12th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center|<ref group="note">Results of the early-round Leinster Senior Cup games were not reported due to the newspaper printing strike of 1965. UCD were eliminated before the third round.</ref> |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R1 |align=center| |align=left|Gerry Molloy, Mick Hooper |7 |- !1966/67 |LSL 1 |26 |6 |6 |14 |40 |60 |18 |10th |align=center|R2 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R2 |align=center| |align=left|J Hannon |10 |- !1967/68 |LSL 1 |20<ref group="note">UCD started their season in the fifth round of matches. At the end of the season, home games against St James' Gate and Workmen's Club, and away games against Aer Lingus and TEK United were unplayed.</ref> |6 |3 |11 |33<ref group="note">Score of a defeat against Jacobs not reported</ref> |39 |15 |11th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center| |align=center bgcolor="#AFEEEE"|Metropolitan Cup – SF |align=center| |align=left|Brian Walsh |12 |- !1968/69 |LSL 1 |22<ref group="note">UCD started their season in the ninth round of matches. At the end of the season, home games against Aer Lingus, Glebe North, St James' Gate and Trinity, and away games against Jacobs, Rialto, Trinity and Workman's Club were unplayed.</ref> |6 |4 |12 |37 |45 |16 |13th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center| |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R1 |align=center| |align=left|Mick Kirby |11 |- !1969/70 |LSL 1 |24<ref group="note">Games against TEK United, Rialto and St James' Gate were left unplayed, while Jacob's withdrew before the sides' second league meeting</ref> |3 |6 |15 |22 |58 |11 |align=center bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|{{Up-arrow|alt=promoted}}'''14th'''<ref group="note">UCD were elected to the League of Ireland B Division for the following season.</ref> |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Metropolitan Cup – R1 |align=center| |align=left|Joe Cunningham |5 |- !1970/71 |LoI B |26 |4 |4 |18 |32 |63 |12 |12th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center| |align=center|Castrol Trophy – Group and PJ Casey Cup – R1 |align=center| |align=left|Charlie O'Donnell |9 |-

|- !1971/72 |LoI B |26 |7 |6 |13 |36 |49 |18 |11th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Castrol Trophy – Group and PJ Casey Cup – R1 |align=center| |align=left|Cathal Travers |9 |-

!1972/73 |LoI B |23<ref group="note">Games against Athlone Town B (both) and Dalkey United were left unplayed</ref> |10 |5 |8 |43 |37 |25 |5th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center|R2 |align=center|Castrol Trophy – Group |align=center| |align=left|Kevin Henry |8 |-

!1973/74 |LoI B |22 |6 |8 |8 |32<ref group="note">Scores of a win against Dalkey United and defeats against Home Farm B and Dundalk B not reported</ref> |30 |20 |7th |align=center|R2 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Castrol Trophy – Group |align=center| |align=left|Aldo Martina |7 |-

|- !1974/75 |LoI B |21<ref group="note">One match against Dalkey United not played</ref> |10 |5 |6 |34<ref group="note">Score of a win against Dundalk B not reported</ref> |27 |25 |4th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center|R1 |align=center|Castrol Trophy – Group |align=center| |align=left|J McDermott |10 |-

!1975/76 |LoI B |22 |10 |8 |4 |44 |24 |28 |3rd |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center| |align=center|Egan Trophy – R1 |align=center| |align=left|[[Kevin Moran (footballer)|Kevin Moran]], Martin Moran, A Bradford |6 |-

!1976/77 |LoI B |22 |8 |3 |11 |34<ref group="note">Scores of a win against Athlone Town B and a draw against St Patrick's Athletic B not reported</ref> |48 |19 |9th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center| |align=center|Blackthorn Trophy – Group |align=center| |align=left|Martin Moran |9 |-

!1977/78 |LoI B |19<ref group="note">Games against Dundalk B, Shelbourne B and Dalkey United were left unplayed.</ref> |10 |3 |6 |47 |26 |23 |4th |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center| |align=center bgcolor="#AFEEEE"|Blackthorn Trophy – SF<ref group="note">UCD beat Dundalk in the semi-final of the Blackthorn Trophy, but this result was appealed by Dalkey United on the basis that their quarter-final against Dundalk was still outstanding. Dalkey were readmitted to the competition to play Dundalk on the basis that if they won, they would play UCD in the semi-final, and if they lost, UCD would advance to the final. Dalkey beat Dundalk and eventually won the competition outright.</ref> |align=center| |align=left|Martin Moran |16 |-

!1978/79 |LoI B |24 |7 |8 |9 |31<ref group="note">Score of a win against Belgrove not reported</ref> |41 |22 |align=center bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|{{Up-arrow|alt=promoted}}'''8th'''<ref group="note">Although UCD finished behind Trinity College, CYM, and five LoI reserve teams, they were elected to the League of Ireland for the following season to replace Cork Celtic, who had gone bankrupt.</ref> |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|David Cassidy |6 |-

!1979/80 |LoI |30 |5 |4 |21 |24 |75 |14 |15th |align=center|R4 |align=center|R1 |align=center|R2 |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|Martin Moran |11 |-

!1980/81 |LoI |30 |8 |9 |13 |37 |49 |25 |12th |align=center|R4 |align=center|R1 |bgcolor=gold align=center|'''W''' |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|Martin Moran |12 |-

!1981/82 |LoI |30 |7 |10 |13 |30 |41 |37<ref group="note">Four points for an away win, three points for a home win, two points for an away draw and one point for a home draw.</ref> |13th |align=center|R4 |align=center|R1 |align=center|QF |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|[[Ken O'Doherty]] |6 |-

!1982/83 |LoI |26 |4 |4 |18 |29 |63 |16<ref group="note">Three points for a win and one point for a draw.</ref> |13th |align=center|R4 |align=center|Grp |align=center|R3 |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|[[Ken O'Doherty]] |7 |-

!1983/84 |LoI |26 |9 |10 |7 |24 |23 |28<ref group="note">Two points for a win and one point for a draw.</ref> |6th |bgcolor=gold align=center|'''W''' |align=center|Grp |bgcolor=silver align=center|'''RU''' |bgcolor=silver align=center|[[Dublin City Cup]] – SF and [[League of Ireland Shield]] – '''RU''' |align=center| |align=left|[[Ken O'Doherty]] |10 |-

!1984/85 |LoI |30 |12 |14 |4 |41 |26 |38 |4th |align=center|QF |align=center|Grp |bgcolor=silver align=center|'''RU''' |bgcolor=silver align=center|[[LFA President's Cup|President's Cup]] – '''RU''' |align=center|[[1984–85 European Cup Winners' Cup|ECWC R1]] |align=left|[[Joe Hanrahan]] |9 |-

!1985/86 |Prem |22 |2 |4 |16 |19 |50 |8 |align=center bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|{{Down-arrow|alt=relegated}}'''12th''' |align=center|R4 |align=center|Grp |align=center bgcolor="#AFEEEE"|SF |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|Brendan Murphy |8 |-

!1986/87 |First |18 |8 |3 |7 |22 |22 |19 |5th |align=center|R4 |align=center|Grp |align=center|R2 |align=center|[[League of Ireland First Division Shield|First Division Shield]] – Group |align=center| |align=left|Mark McKenna |7 |-

!1987/88 |First |27 |9 |7 |11 |37 |36 |25 |5th |align=center|R5 |align=center|Grp |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|Mark McKenna |8 |-

!1988/89 |First |27 |11 |12 |4 |36 |16 |34 |align=center bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|{{Up-arrow|alt=promoted}}'''2nd''' |align=center|R2 |align=center|Grp |align=center|R2 |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|Mark McKenna and Dave Tilson |8 |-

!1989/90 |Prem |33 |6 |5 |22 |25 |61 |17 |align=center bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|{{Down-arrow|alt=relegated}}'''12th''' |align=center|R2 |align=center|Grp |align=center|QF |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|Paul Cullen |9 |-

!1990/91 |First |27 |11 |5 |11 |32 |25 |27 |6th |align=center|R1 |align=center|Grp |align=center|R2 |align=center|[[League of Ireland First Division Shield|First Division Shield]] – Group |align=center| |align=left|Paul Cullen |12 |-

!1991/92 |First |27 |11 |8 |8 |37 |25 |30 |4th |align=center|R2 |align=center|Grp |align=center|R3 |bgcolor=gold align=center|[[League of Ireland First Division Shield|First Division Shield]] – '''W''' |align=center| |align=left|Paul Cullen and Darren O'Brien |12 |-

!1992/93 |First |27 |10 |10 |7 |36 |26 |30 |4th |align=center|R2 |align=center|Grp |align=center| |align=center|[[League of Ireland First Division Shield|First Division Shield]] – Group |align=center| |align=left|Darren O'Brien |13 |-

!1993/94 |First |27 |10 |10 |7 |37 |23 |40<ref group="note">Three points for a win and one point for a draw.</ref> |4th |align=center|R1 |align=center|Grp |align=center|QF |align=center|[[League of Ireland First Division Shield|First Division Shield]] – Group |align=center| |align=left|Darren O'Brien |17 |-

!1994/95 |First |33 |20 |4 |3 |56 |12 |64 |align=center bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|{{Up-arrow|alt=promoted}}'''1st''' |align=center|R1 |align=center|Grp |bgcolor=gold align=center|'''W''' |bgcolor=gold align=center|[[League of Ireland First Division Shield|First Division Shield]] – '''W''' |align=center| |bgcolor=Moccasin align=left|Mick O'Byrne |bgcolor=Moccasin|27 |-

!1995/96 |Prem |33 |12 |6 |15 |38 |39 |42 |7th=<ref group="note">UCD finished level on points, goal difference and goals scored with Dundalk.</ref> |align=center|R1 |align=center|Grp |bgcolor=gold align=center|'''W''' |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|Mick O'Byrne |17 |-

!1996/97 |Prem |33 |12 |7 |14 |34 |39 |43 |8th |align=center|R1 |align=center|Grp |align=center bgcolor="#AFEEEE"|SF |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|Robbie Griffin |8 |-

!1997/98 |Prem |33 |9 |12 |12 |30 |31 |39 |10th<ref group="note">UCD beat Limerick 5-2 on aggregate in a promotion/relegation play-off</ref> |align=center|QF |align=center|Grp |align=center|QF |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|[[Jason Sherlock]] |15 |-

!1998/99 |Prem |33 |10 |12 |11 |31 |32 |42 |6th |align=center|R2 |align=center|Grp |align=center|QF |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|Mick O'Byrne |8 |-

!1999/00 |Prem |33 |13 |12 |8 |40 |29 |51 |4th |align=center|R2 |align=center|R2 |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|Mick O'Byrne |12 |-

!2000/01 |Prem |33 |9 |10 |14 |36 |44 |37 |10th<ref group="note">UCD beat Athlone Town 4-2 on penalties after a 3-3 aggregate draw in a promotion/relegation play-off</ref> |align=center|R2 |bgcolor=silver align=center|'''RU''' |align=center|R1 |bgcolor=gold align=center|[[FAI Super Cup]] – '''W''' |align=center|[[2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup|InterToto R1]] |align=left|[[Ciarán Martyn]] |8 |-

!2001/02 |Prem |33 |12 |12 |9 |40 |39 |48 |7th |align=center|QF |align=center|R2 |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|Robbie Martin |12 |-

!2002/03 |Prem |27 |8 |9 |10 |23 |25 |33 |6th |align=center|R2 |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|[[Robbie Doyle]] |9 |-

!2003 |Prem |36 |7 |13 |16 |27 |39 |34 |align=center bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|{{Down-arrow|alt=relegated}}'''10th''' |align=center|R3 |align=center|Grp |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|Robbie Griffin |6 |-

!2004 |First |33 |22 |9 |2 |63 |21 |75 |align=center bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|{{Up-arrow|alt=promoted}}'''2nd''' |align=center|QF |align=center|Grp |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|Willie Doyle and Robbie Martin |15 |-

!2005 |Prem |33 |7 |12 |14 |28 |44 |33 |9th |align=center|QF |bgcolor=silver align=center|'''RU''' |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|Robbie Martin and Pat McWalter |9 |-

!2006 |Prem |30 |9 |10 |11 |26 |26 |38 |6th |align=center|QF |align=center|R1 |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|[[Conor Sammon]] |8 |-

!2007 |Prem |33 |7 |10 |16 |31 |44 |31 |10th |align=center bgcolor="#AFEEEE"|SF |align=center bgcolor="#AFEEEE"|SF |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|[[Conor Sammon]] |11 |-

!2008 |Prem |33 |4 |9 |20 |19 |46 |21 |align=center bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|{{Down-arrow|alt=relegated}}'''12th''' |align=center|R2 |align=center|R2 |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|Timmy Purcell |3 |-

!2009 |First |33 |23 |5 |5 |62 |22 |74 |align=center bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|{{Up-arrow|alt=promoted}}'''1st''' |align=center|R3 |align=center bgcolor="#AFEEEE"|SF |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|[[Ciarán Kilduff]] |16 |-

!2010 |Prem |33 |11 |8 |17 |47 |54 |41 |7th |align=center|R4 |align=center|R2 |align=center bgcolor="#AFEEEE"|SF |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|[[Ciarán Kilduff]] |18 |-

!2011 |Prem |36 |10 |4 |22 |42 |80 |34 |8th |align=center|R2 |align=center|R1 |align=center bgcolor="#AFEEEE"|SF |align=center|[[2011 Setanta Sports Cup|Setanta Sports Cup]] – R1 |align=center| |align=left|Graham Rusk |11 |- !2012 |Prem |30 |8 |7 |15 |32 |48 |31 |9th |align=center|R2 |align=center|R2 |align=center bgcolor="#AFEEEE"|SF |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|Graham Rusk |10 |- !2013 |Prem |33 |8 |6 |19 |45 |73 |30 |9th |align=center|R1 |align=center|R1 |align=center|QF |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|[[David McMillan (footballer)|Dave McMillan]] |12 |- !2014 |Prem |33 |6 |7 |20 |27 |71 |25 |align=center bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|{{Down-arrow|alt=relegated}}'''11th'''<ref group="note">UCD lost 5-2 on aggregate to Galway United in a promotion/relegation play-off</ref> |align=center|R2 |align=center|R1 |align=center|QF |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|[[Robbie Benson]] |5 |- !2015 |First |28 |14 |7 |7 |51 |26 |49 |3rd<ref group="note">UCD lost 3-1 on aggregate to Finn Harps in a promotion/relegation play-off semi-final</ref> |align=center|R2 |align=center|R1 |align=center|R4 |align=center| |align=center|[[2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase|Europa League QR2]]<ref group="note">UCD qualified for the Europa League through the Fair Play Award</ref> |align=left|Ryan Swan |15 |- !2016 |First |28 |14 |6 |8 |57 |40 |48 |4th |align=center|QF |align=center|R1 |align=center bgcolor="#AFEEEE"|SF |align=center| |align=center| |bgcolor=Moccasin align=left|Gary O'Neill |bgcolor=Moccasin|16 |- !2017 |First |28 |13 |8 |7 |42 |23 |47 |3rd |align=center|R1 |align=center|R1 |align=center bgcolor="#AFEEEE"|SF |align=center| |align=center|[[2017–18 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path|UEFA Youth League R1]]<ref group="note">UCD qualified for the UEFA Youth League by virtue of winning the 2016 U19 League of Ireland</ref> |bgcolor=Moccasin align=left|[[Georgie Kelly]] |bgcolor=Moccasin|18 |- !2018 |First |27 |17 |6 |4 |59 |29 |57 |align=center bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|{{Up-arrow|alt=promoted}}'''1st''' |align=center bgcolor="#AFEEEE"|SF |align=center|R1 |align=center|R4 |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|[[Georgie Kelly]] |14 |- !2019 |Prem |36 |5 |4 |27 |25 |82 |19 |align=center bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|{{Down-arrow|alt=relegated}}'''10th''' |align=center|QF |align=center|QF |align=center|QF |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|Yoyo Mahdy |9 |- !2020 |First |18 |9 |3 |6 |44 |29 |30 |3rd<ref group="note">UCD lost 3-2 after extra time to Longford Town in a promotion/relegation play-off quarter-final</ref> |align=center|R2 |align=center|<ref group="note">League Cup cancelled due to covid-19</ref> |align=center|<ref group="note">Leinster Senior Cup cancelled due to covid-19</ref> |align=center| |align=center| |bgcolor=Moccasin align=left|Yoyo Mahdy |bgcolor=Moccasin|16 |- !2021 |First |27 |13 |7 |7 |55 |38 |46 |align=center bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|{{Up-arrow|alt=promoted}}'''3rd'''<ref group="note">In the promotion/relegation play-off series, UCD beat Treaty United 4-2 on aggregate in the quarter-final, beat Bray Wanderers 2-0 in the semi-final and beat Waterford FC 2-1 in the final</ref> |align=center|QF |align=center|<ref group="note">League Cup cancelled due to covid-19</ref> |align=center|<ref group="note">Leinster Senior Cup cancelled due to covid-19</ref> |align=center| |align=center| |bgcolor=Moccasin align=left|[[Colm Whelan]] |bgcolor=Moccasin|26 |- !2022 |Premier |36 |6 |8 |22 |28 |67 |26 |align=center|9th<ref group="note">UCD beat Waterford FC 1-0 in the promotion/relegation play-off final</ref> |align=center|QF |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|Tommy Lonergan ||12 |- !2023 |Premier |36 |2 |5 |29 |19 |96 |11 |align=center bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|{{Down-arrow|alt=relegated}}'''10th''' |align=center|R2 |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|Danú Kinsella-Bishop ||6 |- !2024 |First |36 |14 |14 |8 |47 |37 |56 |align=center|2nd<ref group="note">UCD lost 2-1 on aggregate against Bray Wanderers in a promotion/relegation play-off quarter-final</ref> |align=center|QF |align=center| |align=center|Grp |align=center| |align=center|[[2024–25 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path|UEFA Youth League R2]]<ref group="note">UCD qualified for the UEFA Youth League by virtue of winning the 2023 U17 League of Ireland</ref> |align=left|Jake Doyle ||10 |- !2025 |First |36 |17 |8 |11 |50 |40 |59 |align=center|4th<ref group="note">UCD lost 4-2 on aggregate against Bray Wanderers in a promotion/relegation play-off quarter-final</ref> |align=center|2R |align=center| |align=center|Grp |align=center| |align=center| |align=left|Adam Brennan ||10 |}

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==Managers== *{{flagicon|Ireland}} Ronnie Nolan (–1979) *{{flagicon|Ireland}} Dr Tony O'Neill (1979–83) *{{flagicon|Ireland}} Dermot Keely (1983 Player manager July–November) *{{flagicon|Ireland}} Theo Dunne (1983–90) *{{flagicon|Ireland}} Dr Tony O'Neill (1990–94) General Manager 1979–1999 *{{flagicon|Ireland}} Theo Dunne (1994–99) *{{flagicon|Ireland}} Martin Moran (1999–2001) *{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Paul Doolin]] (2001–03) *{{flagicon|Ireland}} Pete Mahon (Sept 15, 2003–Jan 12, 2009) *{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Martin Russell (footballer)|Martin Russell]] (13 Jan 2009 – Oct 2013) *{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Aaron Callaghan (footballer born 1966)|Aaron Callaghan]] (November 2013-October 2014) *{{flagicon|Ireland}} Collie O'Neill (2015–August 2019) *{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Maciej Tarnogrodzki]] (August 2019–December 2019) *{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Andrew Myler|Andy Myler]] (2020-)

==Footnotes== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{official website|http://www.ucdfc.ie/}}

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