FAI on Dundalk

DUNDALK'S distinctive place in the annals of Irish football was secured on a balmy night way back in 1963 when they became the first Irish team to ever win a European match, beating FC Zurich 2-1 in the second leg of their European Cup clash.

What was even more impressive about Dundalk's achievement was that the famous victory was secured away from home and was coming off the back of the first leg 0-3 home loss at Dalymount Park.

In that game Dundalk packed 23,000 supporters into the old stadium and while it was a disappointing result the team and club took heart from what was a very good Performance.

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