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Can Dundalk emulate the Bohemians side of 2003?

Dundalk have travelled east to Belarus for the Champions League qualifying tie. They face Belarus...
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13.38 14 Jul 2015


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Can Dundalk emulate the Bohemians side of 2003?

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Dundalk have travelled east to Belarus for the Champions League qualifying tie. They face Belarusian champions BATE Borisov tomorrow evening in the first leg ahead of next weeks return in Oriel Park.

Stephen Kenny's side face an uphill task at qualification. BATE played in the group stages of last years tournament. They have an excellent home record beating Lille, Bayern Munich and Athletic Bilbao since 2012.

Ireland's champions have only won seven ties in the Champions League since 2000, and are looking for their first win in the competition since 2011.

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Can Dundalk match the results of any of these clashes?

2011: Shamrock Rovers 1-0 Flora Tallinn 

UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round 1st Leg, Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 12/7/2011 Shamrock Rovers vs FC Flora Tallinn Karl Palatu of Tallinn with Gary Twigg of Rovers ©INPHO/Donall Farmer

2006: Cork City 2-1 Apollon Limassol

UEFA Champions League Turners Cross 12/7/2006 Cork City vs Apollon Limassol Cork City's Neale Fenn Apollon Limassol's Lukasz Sosin ©INPHO

2004: Shelbourne 4-3 Hajduk Split

UEFA Champions League Qualifier 2nd Round 2nd Leg Shelbourne vs Hajduk Split 4/8/2004 Shels Ollie Cahill with Natko Racki of Hajduk Split ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

2004: Shelbourne 2-2 KR Reykjavík

UEFA Champions League 1st Qualifying Round, 2nd Leg Shelbourne vs KR Reykjavik 21/7/2004 Alan Moore of Shels and Kristjan Sigurdsson of Reykjavik ©INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan

2003: Bohemians 3-1 BATE Borisov

UEFA Champions League Qualifier Bohemians vs Bate Borisov 23/7/2003 Glen Crowe of Bohs and Dzmitry Likhtarovich of Bate Borisov ©INPHO/Andrew Paton

2001: Bohemians 3-0 Levadia Maardu

Champions League Qualifying First Round 2nd Leg Levadia Maardu vs Bohemians 18/7/2001 Kevin Hunt of Bohs is tackled by Sergie Bragin of Maardu ©INPHO/Andrew Paton

2000: Shelbourne 2-1 Sloga Jugomagnat

Champions League First Round Qualifier Shelbourne vs FK Sloga Jugomagnat 19/7/2000 Richie Baker of Shelbourne and Zora Steriovski of Sloga ©INPHO/Andrew Paton


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