Dalymount Park

Dalymount Park
Dalymount Park is located in Dublin
Dalymount Park
Dalymount Park
Location within Dublin
LocationPhibsborough,
Dublin,
Ireland
Coordinates53°21′42″N 6°16′30″W / 53.36167°N 6.27500°W / 53.36167; -6.27500
Public transitPhibsborough Luas stop Dublin Bus
OwnerBohemian F.C.[1]
Capacity4,500[2]
Field size125 x 75yds
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1901
Opened7 September 1901
Renovated1999
Tenants
Bohemian F.C. (1901–present)
Republic of Ireland national football team (1954–1990)
Shamrock Rovers F.C. (1988–1990)
Entrance gate to Dalymount Park

Dalymount Park (Irish: Páirc Chnocán Uí Dhálaigh) is a football stadium in Phibsborough on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland.

It is the home of Bohemian F.C., who have played there since the early 20th century. Affectionately known as Dalyer by fans, it was also historically the "home of Irish football",[3] holding many Irish internationals and FAI Cup finals. It has also hosted UEFA Champions League qualifiers, UEFA Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup matches. However, the ground was largely undeveloped between the 1940s and the 2000s, and has now fallen out of use as a major venue, except for the home games of Bohemians.

The ground has also been used as a home ground by other League of Ireland teams, including Shamrock Rovers, Dublin City F.C. and Sporting Fingal.[4][5][6] While it was also proposed in 2016 that Shelbourne F.C. would share the ground, by 2022 Shelbourne had proposed instead to purchase and remain at Tolka Park.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Dublin City Council buys Dalymount Park for €3.8m". The Irish Times.
  2. ^ "Capacity and a Ticketing Update Ahead of New Season". Bohemians FC. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  3. ^ White, Colin (2015). Dalymount Park: The Home of Irish Football. Columba Press. ISBN 978-1782188490.
  4. ^ Fitzmaurice, Aidan (13 April 2007). "Ex-Hoops hero Byrne saddened by plight of his former club". Evening Herald. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference crowds was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference fingal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Shelbourne air 'disgust and disappointment' at fans after Tolka protest". RTÉ Sport. 20 October 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Council 22 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).