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{{short description|Association football club in Dundee, Scotland}}
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[[File:Map of Dens Park and Tannadice Park, Dundee, Scotland, October 2010.jpg|thumb|Map showing the proximity of Dundee FC's stadium Dens Park (left) and Dundee United FC's stadium [[Tannadice Park]] (right)]]

'''Dundee Football Club''' is a professional [[Association football|football]] club based in the city of [[Dundee]], Scotland, founded in 1893. The team are nicknamed "The Dark Blues" or "The Dee". The club plays its home matches at [[Dens Park]] and currently play in the {{Scottish football updater|Dundee}}.

The club was formed after a merger between clubs [[Dundee East End F.C.|Dundee East End]] and [[Dundee Our Boys F.C.|Dundee Our Boys]] in order to apply for the SFL.<ref>{{Cite web |title=125 years ago today |url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/125-years-ago-today/ |url-status=live |website=dundeefc.co.uk |date=12 August 2018 |access-date=19 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812174125/https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/125-years-ago-today/ |archive-date=12 August 2018}}</ref> Within a decade they had become a major force in Scottish football, finishing as league runners-up three times in the 1900s, and finished the decade as [[Scottish Cup]] winners in [[1909–10 Scottish Cup|1910]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ross|first=Kenny|title=1910 – Scottish Cup|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/club/history/our-triumphs/1910-scottish-cup/|url-status=live|access-date=19 February 2021|website=dundeefc.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422163600/http://dundeefc.co.uk:80/club/history/our-triumphs/1910-scottish-cup/ |archive-date=22 April 2017}}</ref> They remained a major side in Scottish football before a decline in the 1930s. After the return to football in the aftermath of the [[World War II|Second World War]], the club experienced a revival in the late 1940s and 1950s under [[George Anderson (footballer, born 1887)|George Anderson]] with another runners-up finish and consecutive [[Scottish League Cup]] wins in [[1951 Scottish League Cup final|1952]] and [[1952 Scottish League Cup final|1953]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ross|first=Kenny|title=1951 – League Cup win|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/club/history/our-triumphs/1951-league-cup-win/|url-status=live|access-date=19 February 2021|website=dundeefc.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123165709/https://dundeefc.co.uk/club/history/our-triumphs/1951-league-cup-win/ |archive-date=23 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ross|first=Kenny|title=1952 – League Cup win|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/club/history/our-triumphs/1952-league-cup-win/|url-status=live|access-date=19 February 2021|website=dundeefc.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422155632/http://dundeefc.co.uk:80/club/history/our-triumphs/1952-league-cup-win/ |archive-date=22 April 2017}}</ref>

The club's most successful era was in the 1960s when, under the management of [[Bob Shankly]], Dundee won the [[Scottish Football League]] title in [[1961–62 Scottish Football League|1962]], before reaching the semi-finals of the [[1962–63 European Cup]] the following season.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ross|first=Kenny|title=1961/62 Scottish league champions|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/club/history/our-triumphs/196162-scottish-league-champions/|url-status=live|access-date=19 February 2021|website=dundeefc.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422160243/http://dundeefc.co.uk:80/club/history/our-triumphs/196162-scottish-league-champions/ |archive-date=22 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ross|first=Kenny|title=1962/63 – European Cup run|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/club/history/our-triumphs/196263-european-cup-run/|url-status=live|access-date=19 February 2021|website=dundeefc.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422144928/http://dundeefc.co.uk:80/club/history/our-triumphs/196263-european-cup-run/ |archive-date=22 April 2017}}</ref> The club again won the League Cup in the [[1973–74 Scottish League Cup|1973–74]] season.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ross|first=Kenny|title=1973 – League Cup win|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/club/history/our-triumphs/1973-league-cup-win/|url-status=live|access-date=19 February 2021|website=dundeefc.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423012911/http://dundeefc.co.uk:80/club/history/our-triumphs/1973-league-cup-win/ |archive-date=23 April 2017}}</ref> Since the late 1980s the club has experienced issues with frequent relegations and financial issues, though has found stability in the latter as of late.

The club has a long-standing rivalry with  [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]], whose stadium is situated on the same street as Dundee's. It is the most localised football derby in Great Britain.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Adam|date=17 April 2020|title=Which is the most local football derby in England and Scotland?|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11566607/which-is-the-most-local-football-derby-in-england-and-scotland|url-status=live|access-date=19 February 2021|publisher=Sky Sports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321061108/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11566607/which-is-the-most-local-football-derby-in-england-and-scotland |archive-date=21 March 2020}}</ref> Matches between the two are called the [[Dundee derby]], are fiercely contested and are often considered one of the most exciting fixtures in Scottish football. Despite this, the rivalry is much friendlier than other Scottish derbies such as the [[Old Firm]], with families often split down the middle in terms of support.

==History==
{{see also|List of Dundee F.C. seasons}}

===Late 19th and early 20th century===
Dundee F.C. was formed in 1893 by the merger of two local clubs, [[Dundee East End F.C.|East End]] and [[Dundee Our Boys F.C.|Our Boys]], with the intention of gaining election to the [[Scottish Football League]] (SFL). Their application was successful and they played their first League game on 12 August 1893 at [[West Craigie Park]], securing a 3–3 draw against [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]. Dundee struggled during the first 10 years of their existence. Their best league position was fifth which they achieved in seasons 1895–96 and 1896–97. They also reached the semi-finals of the [[Scottish Cup]] in 1894–95 and 1897–98, losing to [[Renton F.C.|Renton]] and [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] respectively. On 26 October 1895 Dundee lost a league game by a club record score of 0–11 to [[History of Celtic F.C. (1887–1994)|Celtic]] in Glasgow. On 1 January 1894, Dundee defeated [[Manchester United F.C.|Newton Heath]] (the future Manchester United) 2–1 at their then [[Carolina Port]] ground. Carolina Port also hosted the first international football match held in Dundee on [[1895–96 British Home Championship|21 March 1896]] when Scotland defeated Wales 4–0. Dundee's goalkeeper [[Frank Barrett (footballer)|Frank Barrett]], midfielder [[Sandy Keillor]] and inside-forward [[William Thomson (Dundee footballer)|Bill Thomson]] were all capped for Scotland during this early period of the club's history. Things began to improve for Dundee with the beginning of the new century. In 1899 they moved from Carolina Port to their present ground of [[Dens Park]]. In season [[1902–03 in Scottish football|1902–03]] they finished runners-up in the league championship to [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] (Dundee conceded only 12 goals, which remains the fewest by any British club in a full league season).

Dundee were also league runners-up in 1906–1907 and 1908–09, behind Celtic on both occasions, by just one point in [[1908–09 in Scottish football|1908–09]]. In the ten seasons from 1902 to 1913 Dundee lost just 16 league games at Dens Park out of 154 played, and were unbeaten at home during season [[1909–10 Scottish Football League|1909–10]]. Although ultimate success eluded Dundee in the league the club achieved success in the Scottish Cup. In season [[1909–10 Scottish Cup|1909–10]] Dundee won their first trophy, defeating Clyde in the [[1909–10 Scottish Cup|Scottish Cup final]]. Dundee took three games to beat [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] in the semi-final and then the same number to defeat [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]]. The winning goal in the second replay was scored by [[John Hunter (footballer, born 1878)|John 'Sailor' Hunter]]. In season [[1910–11 Scottish Cup|1910–11]], Dundee defeated [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] 2–1 at Dens Park in the Scottish Cup quarter-final but lost to [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton]] in the semi-final. The beginning of the [[First World War]] and the call-up of many players for military duty drastically curtailed football in Britain from 1914, and in [[List of Dundee F.C. seasons|1917]] Dundee and [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] were both asked to withdraw from the league due to increasing transport costs for the other league clubs. In 1919 league football recommenced and good home form once again propelled Dundee up the league. They finished fourth in seasons [[1919–20 in Scottish football|1919–20]], [[1920–21 in Scottish football|1920–21]] and [[1921–22 in Scottish football|1921–22]], and were unbeaten at home during season 1921–22. However, they could not make the breakthrough to win the league championship.

[[Dave Halliday]] had played on the left wing for his previous clubs – [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]] and his hometown side [[Queen of the South F.C.|Queen of the South]]. He went to Dundee in 1921, where Scotland internationalist [[Alex Troup|Alec Troup]] played left wing. Dundee thus converted Halliday to [[Forward (association football)#Centre-forward|centre forward]] with spectacular results; he finished as Scottish top scorer in the [[1923–24 in Scottish football|1923–24 season]] with 38 goals from his 36 top division appearances. This remains the club record all-time league goalscoring record for a single season (later, Halliday top-scored in England's top division in 1928–29, to become the most recent of only two players to be outright top scorer in Scotland and England). With Halliday, Dundee reached the [[1924–25 Scottish Cup]] final, en route eliminating the holders, the [[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]] side of [[Hughie Gallacher]]. Dundee led [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] 1–0 at half time in the final before losing out to a last-minute [[Jimmy McGrory]] winner. Halliday top-scored for Dundee in that cup run. In end-of-season tours with Dundee, he scored doubles against each of [[Athletic Bilbao]], [[Real Madrid CF]], [[Valencia CF]] and [[FC Barcelona]]. He scored 103 goals in 147 league and cup appearances for the Dee. He then moved south to set scoring records in England, where other teams profited from Dundee's decision to convert Halliday to centre-forward.<ref name=qoslegend>{{Cite web|url=http://www.qosfc.com/legend-1048|title=QosFC: Legends – Dave Halliday|website=Qosfc.com|access-date=31 October 2021}}</ref>

===Mid-20th century===
[[File:Dundee FC League Performance.svg|thumb|300px|Chart of yearly table positions of Dundee in the Scottish League]]
The post-[[Second World War]] period was a golden era for Dundee Football Club. Having been relegated on the eve of war, the Dark Blues started in 1946 in the first official season in the second tier but within five years they were runners-up in the Scottish League Championship and won their first trophy in 41 years.

Back-to-back 'B' Division titles earned George Anderson's Dundee promotion in 1947, and just two years later they were within a whisker of becoming champions of Scotland. Dundee set a British football record in 1947 when they won 10–0 in back-to-back league games v Alloa Athletic (a) on 8 March and Dunfermline Athletic (h) on 22 March.<ref> https://www.footballsite.co.uk/DYK/DYK04-10inLeague.htm</ref>

Silverware was not far away; after spending a world record transfer fee of £23,500 on [[Billy Steel]] (much to the chagrin of some supporters of the club – who resented the aspect of finance in football, and instead wished for 'homegrown' talent), they won the Scottish League Cup in 1951 in one of the most exciting finals Hampden has ever seen.

Twelve months later the team were back at Hampden to become the first side to retain the League Cup, and in between these two victories appeared in the 1952 Scottish Cup Final. The Dark Blue side of the era included players such as Bill Brown, Tommy Gallacher, Doug Cowie, Alfie Boyd, Bobby Flavell and Billy Steel.

In the [[1958–59 Scottish Cup]] Dundee suffered a shock 1–0 defeat to [[Highland Football League|Highland League]] side [[Fraserburgh F.C.|Fraserburgh]]. This is widely regarded as Dundee's most embarrassing defeat in their history.

===1960s – Dundee's golden age===
[[Bob Shankly]] (brother of [[Bill Shankly]]) was appointed manager in 1959. Dundee became champions of Scotland when they won the [[Scottish League Division One|Division One]] league title in the [[1961–62 in Scottish football|1961–1962 season]]. With players such as Bobby Cox, Bobby Wishart, [[Pat Liney]], Alan Cousin, Andy Penman, Hugh Robertson, [[Alan Gilzean]], [[Alex Hamilton (footballer, born 1936)|Alex Hamilton]], [[Bobby Seith]], [[Gordon Smith (footballer, born 1924)|Gordon Smith]] and [[Ian Ure]] they clinched the title with a win against [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]], which in turn relegated St Johnstone to the then Second Division. Gordon Smith earned the distinction of being the only player to win the Scottish football championship with three clubs ([[Hibernian F.C.|Hibs]], [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]] and Dundee), none of them either half of the traditionally dominant [[Old Firm]].<ref name = "ancell">{{cite web|url=http://qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=976|title=QosFC: Bobby Ancell|website=qosfc.com|access-date=1 January 2012|archive-date=17 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617131849/http://qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=976|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[1962–63 in Scottish football|following season]], 1962–1963, Dundee reached the [[European Cup 1962–63#Semi finals|semi-finals]] of the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] beating [[1. FC Köln]], [[Sporting CP]] and [[R.S.C. Anderlecht]]. Dundee lost to [[AC Milan]] on aggregate in the semi-finals, though they won (and kept a clean sheet) against Milan in the home leg at Dens Park.

The Dee reached the Scottish Cup final again in the [[1963–64 Scottish Cup|1963–1964 competition]]. Shankly left Dundee in February 1965.<ref name = "ancell"/>

The next manager after Shankly was former player [[Bobby Ancell]] from the 1947 B Division Championship side. Ancell took Dundee to a 1967–68 League Cup final against the previous season's European Cup winners, Celtic. Ancell's team scored three times at [[Hampden Park]] in [[Glasgow]] but still lost 5–3.

In the predecessor to the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup and Europa League]], Dundee reached the semi-finals of the [[1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]]. Dundee eliminated opposition from the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland to meet [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] in the semi-final. After a 1–1 draw at Dens, a 1–0 second leg win took Leeds through.<ref name = "ancell"/>

===Late 20th century===
In 1973, under the management of [[David White (Scottish footballer)|David White]] and captaincy of [[Tommy Gemmell]], the [[Scottish League Cup]] returned to Dens following a 1–0 win against [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]].

In 1986, Dundee secured a 2–0 victory over Hearts at Dens Park on the final day of the season to deny the Edinburgh club their first league title in 26 years. Hearts had managed to stay unbeaten in the league since 28 September 1985, and simply had to continue this run for one more game to finish top of the table ahead of their closest challengers Celtic; however, two late goals from substitute [[Albert Kidd]], coupled with Celtic's 5–0 victory at [[St. Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]], ensured that the league championship went to Glasgow.

===21st century===
In 2000 the club hit the headlines when it signed [[Argentina national football team|Argentine international]] [[Claudio Caniggia]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Philip |first=Calum |title=Caniggia fever puts Dundee in world spotlight |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/scottish/caniggia-fever-puts-dundee-in-world-spotlight-628967.html |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |location=London |date=16 December 2000 |access-date=24 March 2010}}</ref> who later signed for Rangers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Caniggia to join Rangers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/may/15/newsstory.sport4 |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |date=16 December 2000 |access-date=24 March 2010}}</ref> Caniggia was only one of many foreign signings in the Dundee side in the early 2000s, which also included former [[Newcastle United]] player [[Temur Ketsbaia]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ketsbaia heads north to Dundee |url=http://www1.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=9810.html |url-status=dead |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=18 October 2001 |access-date=24 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331125915/http://www1.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=9810.html |archive-date=31 March 2012}}</ref> The signing of such high-profile players, along with many others, led Dundee to a Scottish Cup final and two top-six finishes. This was achieved firstly under the managership of [[Ivano Bonetti]] (who also made a short but notable playing contribution, linking up well with Caniggia) and then under [[Jim Duffy (footballer)|Jim Duffy]]. Attendances were still short of the hoped-for numbers, and with spending significantly outweighing income, Dundee was soon forced into administration.

Before Dundee entered financial trouble, the team knocked out Glasgow side [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]] 2–0 away from home in the third round of the [[Scottish Cup]] in 2003. The fourth round saw Dundee knock out [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] 2–0 at [[Dens Park]]. Dundee continued their march towards [[Hampden Park]] with a 1–1 draw away and a 4–1 extra time victory over [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] at Dens booked their place in the semi-finals playing [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness CT]] at [[Hampden Park]]. A goal by [[Georgi Nemsadze]] secured a 1–0 victory and a place in [[2003 Scottish Cup final|the Final]] against [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]. In the final [[Barry Smith (footballer, born 1974)|Barry Smith]] hit the post for Dundee but [[Lorenzo Amoruso]] scored to bring Dundee's cup run to an end.

That year, due to the club's failure to sell on players as anticipated, insufficient income was raised to fund the large wage bill under owners Peter and James Marr, resulting in a £23m debt which meant they were forced to go into administration with many players such as [[Fabian Caballero]], [[Craig Burley]] and [[Georgia national football team|Georgian]] captain [[Georgi Nemsadze]] leaving in 2005. Despite this huge debt, Dundee survived by selling their stadium in 2003. But the club was then relegated to the second tier of the Scottish leagues, where they remained until July 2012. In mid-2006, financial restructuring saw the club become debt-free.

In 2007, James and Peter Marr severed some of their ties with Dundee, stepping down as chairman and Chief Executive respectively, when their company P&J Taverns was forced into administration. Bob Brannan and [[Dave MacKinnon]] took the Marrs' place.

In 2008, after a poor run in the league, manager [[Alex Rae (footballer, born 1969)|Alex Rae]] was sacked, with former manager [[Jocky Scott]] taking over for his third stint with the club.<ref name="Scott1">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/7695798.stm|title=Scott set for Dundee appointment|work=BBC Sport|access-date=30 October 2008 | date=30 October 2008}}</ref>

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In the 2009–10 season Dundee director Calum Melville was in trouble for claiming he was going to offer rivals [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] £500,000 for ex-Dundee midfielder [[Scott Robertson (footballer, born 1985)|Scott Robertson]].<ref name="Scott2">{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/more-scottish-football/dundee-director-calum-melville-faces-grilling-over-planned-bid-for-dundee-united-s-scott-robertson-1.928974|title=Melville faces grilling for planned bid|work=The Herald|location=Glasgow|access-date=28 October 2009 | date=29 October 2009}}</ref> Dundee won the [[Scottish Challenge Cup|Challenge Cup Final]] when they beat Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/cups/challenge-cup/2009/11/23/alba-cup-final-inverness-caledonian-thistle-2-dundee-3-86908-21842989/|title=Alba Cup Final: Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 Dundee 3|date=23 November 2009|work=DailyRecord|access-date=30 December 2009}}</ref>

In March 2010, Scott was sacked as manager after a 3–0 defeat by [[Airdrieonians F.C.|Airdrie United]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/8578476.stm|title=First Division leaders Dundee sack manager Jocky Scott|work=BBC Sport|date=20 March 2010|access-date=20 March 2010 | first=Jim | last=Spence}}</ref> He was replaced by Gordon Chisholm, with Billy Dodds as his assistant.

In September 2010, Dundee were again on the brink of going into administration due to a £365,000 unpaid tax bill. During negotiations with [[HM Revenue and Customs]], the club's offer to pay £100,000 immediately was rejected.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/9034209.stm|title=Dundee director bullish about club's future|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=27 September 2010 | first=Jim | last=Spence | date=27 September 2010}}</ref> On 14 September, the club went into administration.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/9085810.stm|title=Dundee face threat of liquidation as staff await fate|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=14 October 2010 | first=Jim | last=Spence | date=15 October 2010}}</ref> As punishment for entering administration the Scottish Football League docked Dundee 25 points on 1 November 2010. At the time the punishment was imposed, this left Dundee bottom of the First Division table with −11 points, 20 points behind the second-bottom team. On 10 December 2010 the Dark Blues Business Trust was set up by former Dundee owner Peter Marr and former director Steve Martin to help the club recover from their financial situation. On 17 December 2010 Dundee's appeal against the points deduction was rejected. Dundee went on a record 23 match undefeated streak in the first division.

On 12 May 2011, Dundee FC exited administration. The club's supporters' trust, Dundee FC Supporters' Society Ltd., became the majority shareholder, and Steve Martin of the DFC Business Trust joined the board of directors along with five of the Society Fans board.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13380218.stm | title=Dundee Exit Administration | access-date=12 May 2011 |work=BBC News| date=12 May 2011}}</ref>

On 6 November 2011, Harry MacLean resigned from his position as Chief Executive.<ref name="Harry_Leaves">{{cite news |title=Harry MacLean Resignation |url=http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news_detail.asp?h=HARRY-MACLEAN-RESIGNATION&newsid=1969 |work=dundeefc.co.uk |publisher=Dundee F.C. |date=6 November 2011 |access-date=6 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526121009/http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news_detail.asp?h=HARRY-MACLEAN-RESIGNATION&newsid=1969 |archive-date=26 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> MacLean, who had played a key role in saving the club during administration,<ref name="Harry_Leaves"/> accepted an invitation to re-join the club in a non-executive role before departing his position as Chief Executive.<ref>{{cite news |title=Statement from Dundee FC and DFCSS |url=http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news_detail.asp?h=STATEMENT-FROM-DUNDEE-FC-AND-DFCSS&newsid=1992 |work=dundeefc.co.uk |publisher=Dundee F.C. |date=21 November 2011 |access-date=6 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526121021/http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news_detail.asp?h=STATEMENT-FROM-DUNDEE-FC-AND-DFCSS&newsid=1992 |archive-date=26 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His resignation was followed just eleven days later by Stuart Murphy's decision to step down as club chairman and director of the club which was effective immediately.<ref>{{cite news |title=Club Statement |url=http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news_detail.asp?h=CLUB-STATEMENT&newsid=1984 |work=dundeefc.co.uk |publisher=Dundee F.C. |date=17 November 2011 |access-date=6 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526121034/http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news_detail.asp?h=CLUB-STATEMENT&newsid=1984 |archive-date=26 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 27 December 2011, Harry MacLean resigned from his non-executive role<ref>{{cite news |title=Harry Leaves Board |url=http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/home/news_detail.asp?newsid=2073 |work=dundeefc.co.uk |publisher=Dundee F.C. |date=27 December 2011 |access-date=27 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526121100/http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/home/news_detail.asp?newsid=2073 |archive-date=26 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> causing questions to arise about the stability of the boardroom. Shortly after the gap left by MacLean was filled by Scot Gardiner.<ref>{{cite news |title=Boardroom instability |url=http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/dfcforum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=29923 |work=dundeefc.co.uk |publisher=Dundee F.C. |date=27 December 2011 |access-date=27 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526121149/http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/dfcforum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=29923 |archive-date=26 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 16 July 2012, Dundee were invited to join the Scottish Premier League to replace [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] after [[Administration and liquidation of the Rangers Football Club plc|their financial crisis]] and subsequent admittance to the fourth tier of Scottish football.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18850864 | title=Rangers: Dundee invited to take place in SPL  | access-date=16 July 2012 |work=BBC News| date=16 July 2012}}</ref>

Since the second period of administration, Dundee, along with their Supporters' Society, implemented regular KPI targets. These targets were set to ensure, in some part, that the failures that led to administration and indeed, several decades of financial turmoil could not be repeated. Dundee were left after the second administration with only [[Administration (British football)|footballing debt]] and no borrowing capability. Since exiting administration, the club has focused on honouring the footballing debt, whilst keeping lower football wages and stadium bills, according to the income generated. The debt post-admin was unexpectedly still over £200,000 which had to be quickly worked into the board's already stretched budgets.

After an unsuccessful season in the Premier League, Dundee were again relegated after finishing bottom, despite vastly improved form after [[John Brown (footballer, born 1962)|John Brown]] replaced [[Barry Smith (footballer, born 1974)|Barry Smith]] as manager toward the end of the season. The following season (2013–14), Dundee took part in the [[Scottish Championship]] (formerly the First Division) after reforms were made to the Scottish League system.

=== FPS ownership ===
Throughout the summer leading up to the start of the 2013–14 season talks were held regarding a possible Texan based takeover with investments to be made of up to £650,000. The takeover was completed and former Director Bill Colvin was appointed as chairman to oversee this new board of which main investor Tim Keyes of Keyes Capital, Austin, Texas, appointed John Nelms to look after his interests. The 2013–14 season proved to be one to remember with Dundee clinching the title and promotion to the top tier on the last day of the season with a 2–1 win over [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]]. After a heavy defeat to [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] and a draw against Alloa, manager [[John Brown (footballer, born 1962)|John Brown]] was replaced by [[Paul Hartley]]. A 3–0 win at Alloa for The Dark Blues and a 4–1 loss to [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]] for Hamilton Academical meant that Dundee were in the driving seat when it came to the finale. [[Dens Park]] was sold out for the game against [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]] when [[Christian Nadé]] headed in the opening goal. Soon after, [[Peter MacDonald (footballer)|Peter MacDonald]] scored the second goal. The away side pulled a goal back in the second half and [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]] managed to close the goal difference with a 10–2 victory over [[Greenock Morton F.C.|Greenock Morton]]. But Dundee got the three points, and clinched promotion to the [[Scottish Premiership]].

Paul Hartley was quick in the transfer window for the following season, bringing in no fewer than twelve new players, to rebuild the squad for top-flight football, having already signed [[Greg Stewart (footballer)|Greg Stewart]] on a pre-contract from Cowdenbeath and [[Philip Roberts]] who joined before the end of May. Released [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] players [[James McPake]] and [[Kevin Thomson]] were next to join, along with [[Alloa Athletic F.C.|Alloa]] goalkeeper [[Scott Bain]]. Thomson was made captain after signing. [[Simon Ferry]], released from Portsmouth, then returned to his hometown to play for Dundee. [[Paul McGowan (footballer)|Paul McGowan]] and [[Paul McGinn]] arrived from [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]] and Dumbarton, then attacking midfielder [[Gary Harkins]] signed for his third spell at the club on the last day of June, after also being released from [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]]. A number of first team players departed, namely [[Christian Nadé]] and [[Ryan Conroy]], who both went on to join [[Raith Rovers F.C.|Raith Rovers]], [[Gavin Rae]] who retired from playing and player-coach [[Matt Lockwood]].

On the opening day of the [[2014–15 Dundee F.C. season|2014–2015 season]], Dundee recorded a 1–1 draw against [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] at home, [[Gary Harkins]] put Dundee ahead from the spot after [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] conceded a penalty, with [[Craig Slater]] equalising for the visitors from a well struck free-kick on the edge of the Dundee area. Dundee won their first game of the [[2014–15 Dundee F.C. season|2014–2015 season]] on 23 August with a 1–0 win over [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]] away from home, a 79th-minute goal from [[Peter MacDonald (footballer)|Peter MacDonald]] securing the win, making them unbeaten in their first four league games of the season. Dundee also started the League Cup well with two 4–0 wins on the bounce over [[Peterhead F.C.|Peterhead]] and [[Raith Rovers F.C.|Raith Rovers]].

Dundee managed to gain a top six place by mid-April thus securing their position in the Premiership for 2015–16 campaign. They secured the place for definite after [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] were defeated 2–1 by [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] on 12 April and a derby victory on 8 April in a 3–1 win at home to [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32089189|title=Kilmarnock 1–2 Aberdeen|date=12 April 2015|publisher=BBC}}</ref>

At the end of the 2014–15 season, in June, Dundee chairman Bill Colvin stepped down as chairman and sold his share in Dundee to then director Tim Keyes who became the new chairman of the club.<ref name="eveningtelegraph.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/|title=Evening Telegraph – The latest news and sport from Dundee, Tayside and Fife|website=Evening Telegraph}}</ref>

Dundee finished eighth in the [[2015–16 Scottish Premiership]], notably relegating rivals [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] at Dens Park.

Dundee were relegated to the Scottish Championship at the end of the [[2018–19 Scottish Premiership|2018–2019 season]]. Manager Jim McIntyre and assistant manager Jimmy Boyle were sacked on 12 May.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/club-statement-22/|title=Club Statement|date=12 May 2019|website=dundeefc.co.uk|access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref> After playing the role of interim manager in Dundee's final home game, former player [[James McPake]] was hired as manager on a permanent basis, with [[Jimmy Nicholl]], then current assistant manager of [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]], brought in as assistant manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/scotland/48470814|title=Dundee: James McPake confirmed as club's new manager|date=31 May 2019|website=BBC|access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref> The club finished the season (prematurely ended due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland|COVID-19 pandemic]]) in third place, and the following season finished as runners-up. In the [[2020–21 Scottish Premiership#Premiership play-offs|Premiership play-offs]], Dundee defeated [[Raith Rovers F.C.|Raith Rovers]] and Premiership side [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] to earn promotion back into the top flight after two seasons.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=24 May 2021|title=Dundee promoted as Kilmarnock drop down for first time in 28 years|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/57089947|url-status=live|access-date=24 May 2021|website=BBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524150946/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/57089947 |archive-date=24 May 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Watt|first=Martin|date=25 May 2021|title=Dundee: From chaos to promotion glory for James McPake's men|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57238347|url-status=live|access-date=31 May 2021|website=BBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525131403/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57238347 |archive-date=25 May 2021 }}</ref> After an underwhelming return to the Premiership which again resulted in relegation, Dundee finished the [[2022–23 Scottish Championship]] as champions under one-season manager [[Gary Bowyer]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Dundee back in Premiership after eight-goal epic |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65420805 |access-date=2023-05-05 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> In January 2024, Dundee announced a strategic partnership with ALK Capital, the majority owners of English club [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] with the focus of a pathway for players to develop for both sides.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-22 |title=ALK CAPITAL AND DUNDEE FC |url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/alk-dundee-fc-strategic/ |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Dundee Football Club - Official Website |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cran |first=George |date=2024-01-22 |title=BREAKING: Dundee announce 'strategic alliance' with English Premier League outfit Burnley |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-fc/4873775/dundee-fc-strategic-alliance-premier-league-burnley/ |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=The Courier |language=en-GB}}</ref> In November of the same year, Dundee struck up another strategic partnership with Mexican club [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-21 |title=Dundee FC and CF Monterrey |url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/monterrey-announcement/ |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=Dundee Football Club - Official Website |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Stadium==
{{main|Dens Park}}
[[File:dens stand.jpg|thumb|right|The Bob Shankly Stand at [[Dens Park]]]]
Since 1899, Dundee have played their home matches at Dens Park which has a capacity of 11,775. Uniquely, the stadium shares part of the same road (Sandeman Street) as [[Tannadice Park]], which is the home of city rivals Dundee United.

In 2002, plans were drawn up for a new stadium to be built in the city as part of [[Scotland–Ireland Euro 2008 bid|Scotland's joint bid]] to host the [[UEFA Euro 2008|2008 European Football Championship]]. This stadium would have been shared by Dundee and near-neighbours Dundee United, which would have required the two to leave their historic grounds at Dens Park and Tannadice Stadium respectively. However, when Austria and Switzerland were selected to co-host the event, the plans were shelved for the immediate future.

In May 2009, it was reported that the stadium is owned by local businessman John Bennett who, despite having invested heavily in Dundee, had rejoined the Dundee United board, where he had previously been a director until September 2008.

In October 2014, Dundee Supporter's Society announced they had put forward plans to then club chairman, Bill Colvin, which would allow the club to buy back the stadium from current owner John Bennett. They also expressed this was not a plan to enable the Supporter's Society to own the Stadium but for the club themselves, and that they will "simply administer the scheme".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dee4life.com/news/47/chairmans-update-october.html|title=Chairmans Update October|last=mtc.|website=dee4life.com|access-date=27 October 2014|archive-date=28 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028012911/http://www.dee4life.com/news/47/chairmans-update-october.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In April 2015, Colvin announced that negotiations were taking place to buy back the Stadium from current owner John Bennett and his company Sandeman Holdings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32240533|title=Dundee negotiate to buy back Dens Park stadium|date=9 April 2015|publisher=BBC}}</ref>

In August 2016, club owners Tim Keyes and John Nelms were reported to have bought land in the Camperdown area of Dundee, next to the city's Ice Arena.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/evening-telegraph-the-courier-combined/|title=Evening Telegraph The Courier Combined|website=Thecourier.co.uk|date=21 September 2021 |access-date=31 October 2021}}</ref> It was then made clear in February 2017 that the plan for this land was to develop a new stadium for the club due to the increasing maintenance costs of Dens Park, although plans for a move were described by Nelms as being "early doors" in a video interview published on the club's website.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-fc/378762/dundee-fc-press-plans-leave-dens-park/|title=Dundee FC press on with plans to leave Dens Park|first=Eric|last=Nicolson|website=Thecourier.co.uk|date=28 February 2017 |access-date=31 October 2021}}</ref>

In May 2018, the stadium was renamed '''Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park''' for sponsorship reasons for the next two seasons.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44304571 |title=Dundee: Home ground renamed the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park |work=BBC Sport |date=30 May 2018 |access-date=30 May 2018}}</ref> In October 2020, the club announced that Kilmac had extended its sponsorship for another year, again renaming the stadium to '''Kilmac Stadium'''. At the start of the 2023–24 season, the stadium sponsor changed to '''The Scot Foam Stadium'''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 October 2020|title=Kilmac extend sponsorship into 2020/21|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/kilmac-extended-sponsorship-into-2020-21/|access-date=7 October 2020|website=Dundee FC}}</ref>

In October 2023, Keyes and Nelms announced that their company, Dark Blue Property Holdings, had completed the purchase of Dens Park from John Bennett as part of the process of moving the club from Dens to the proposed new stadium at Camperdown.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cran |first=George |date=2023-10-03 |title=Dundee owners confirm Dens Park purchase as they hail 'significant step' in new stadium plans |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-fc/4773686/dundee-fc-owners-confirm-purchase-dens-park/ |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=The Courier |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In February 2024, Dark Blue Property Holdings Ltd announced that planning permission in principle documentation had been submitted to the council.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 February 2024|title=Planning permission for new stadium submitted|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/planning-permission-submitted/|access-date=9 February 2024|website=Dundee FC}}</ref>

==Club staff==

===Corporate board===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position !! Name
|-
| Chairman || Tim Keyes
|-
| Managing director || John Nelms
|-
| Company secretary || Lindsay Darroch
|-
| Finance director || Alasdair McGill
|-
| Director || Bob Hynd
|}

===Management and staff===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position !! Name
|-
| Head coach || [[Steven Pressley]]
|-
| First team coach || [[Scott Paterson]] 
|-
| Goalkeeping coach || ''Vacant''
|-
| Technical director || [[Gordon Strachan]]
|-
| Technical manager || David Longwell
|-
| First team performance and opposition analyst || Matty Castle
|-
| First team performance and opposition analyst || Neil Paylor
|-
| Head of medical || Dr. Derek McCormack
|-
| Head of performance || ''Vacant''
|-
| Performance and development coach || Greig McNaughton
|-
| First team physiotherapist || Bruce Smith
|-
| First team physiotherapist || David Smith
|-
| Strength and conditioning coach || Scott Teister
|-
| Head of recruitment || [[Billy Kirkwood]]
|-
| Head of football operations || Tommy Young
|-
| Head of academy || [[Stephen Wright (Scottish footballer)|Stephen Wright]]
|-
| Head of football development || [[Scott Robertson (footballer, born 1985)|Scott Robertson]]
|-
| Academy coach || Kevin Garrick
|-
| Academy director || Jamie McBrearty
|-
| Club secretary || Eric Drysdale
|-
| Head of club media || Pete McEleny
|-
| Head groundsman || Paul Murray
|}

==Players==

===First-team squad===
{{updated|30 June 2025}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/team/first-team/ 
|title=First Team |website=Dundee FC |accessdate=27 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/squad-numbers-25-26/ 
|title=Squad Numbers 25/26 |website=Dundee FC |accessdate=18 June 2025}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=SCO|pos=GK|name=[[Jon McCracken]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Ethan Ingram]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=[[Clark Robertson]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=WAL|pos=DF|name=[[Ryan Astley]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=[[Billy Koumetio]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=NIR|pos=DF|name=[[Aaron Donnelly]]|other=}}
{{Fs player| no=7|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Drey Wright]]|other=}}
{{Fs player| no=8|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Paul Digby]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Emile Acquah]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Imari Samuels]]|other=}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=MEX|pos=MF|name=[[César Garza]]|other=on loan from [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=[[Simon Murray (footballer)|Simon Murray]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=[[Charlie Reilly (footballer)|Charlie Reilly]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=[[Finlay Robertson (footballer)|Finlay Robertson]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=[[Luke Graham (footballer, born 2004)|Luke Graham]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=BUL|pos=DF|name=[[Plamen Galabov]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=MEX|pos=MF|name=[[Víctor López (footballer, born 2003)|Víctor López]]|other=on loan from [[Querétaro F.C.|Querétaro]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=SCO|pos=GK|name=[[Harrison Sharp]]|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=NIR|pos=GK|name=[[Trevor Carson]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|vice-captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Tony Yogane]]|other=on loan from [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]}}
{{Fs end}}
<!--===On loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs end}}-->

===Development squad===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=40|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Finlay Allan|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=41|nat=SCO|pos=GK|name=Ruaridh Lynch|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=42|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Wallace Baird|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=43|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Tobias Davies-Browne|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=45|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Cole Perrie|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=46|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Josh Mitchell|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=47|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Ashton Leiper|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=48|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Michael Hunter|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=49|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Luca Perrie|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=50|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Chris Rooney|other=}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=51|nat=SCO|pos=GK|name=Lewis McKelvie|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=52|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Charley Oosenbrugh|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=53|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Leo Howett|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=54|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Chase Scott|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=55|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Sean Johnstone|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=57|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Travis Boyd|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=58|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Ethan Crombie|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=59|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Jack Barr|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=60|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Ryan Bland|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=61|nat=SCO|pos=GK|name=Warren Lyall|other=}}
{{Fs end}}

==International players==
{{Further|:Category:Dundee F.C. players}}
Former and current players who have played at full international level while with the club, ordered by nationality and year of their debut:
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}

; {{flagicon|AUS}} Australia
* [[Mark Robertson (soccer)|Mark Robertson]] (2001)

; {{flagicon|CAN}} Canada
* [[Chris Pozniak]] (2008)
* [[Marcus Haber]] (2016)

; {{flagicon|CHN}} China
* [[Fan Zhiyi]] (2001)

; {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark
* [[Morten Wieghorst]] (1992)

; {{flagicon|FIN}} Finland
* [[Glen Kamara]] (2017)
* [[Benjamin Källman]] (2018)

; {{flagicon|GEO}} Georgia
* [[Georgi Nemsadze]] (2000)
* [[Temur Ketsbaia]] (2001)
* [[Zurab Khizanishvili]] (2001)

; {{fb|GLP}}
* [[Mickaël Antoine-Curier]] (2008)

; {{flagicon|NIR}} Northern Ireland
* [[Sam Irving]] (1923)
* [[List of Northern Ireland international footballers|Billy Campbell]] (1967)
* [[Niall McGinn]] (2022)
* [[Aaron Donnelly]] (2024)

; {{flagicon|POL}} Poland
* [[Dariusz Adamczuk]] (1993)
* [[Piotr Czachowski]] (1994)

; {{flagicon|SCO}} Scotland
* [[List of Scotland international footballers|Sandy Keillor]] (1894)
* [[William Longair]] (1894)
* [[Frank Barrett (footballer)|Francis Barrett]] (1894)
* [[List of Scotland international footballers with one cap|William Sawers]] (1895)
* [[William Thomson (Dundee footballer)|Billy Thomson]] (1896)
* [[Bob Kelso (footballer)|Bob Kelso]] (1896)
* [[List of Scotland international footballers with one cap|Peter Robertson]] (1903)
* [[Sandy MacFarlane]] (1904)
* [[Jimmy Sharp]] (1904)
{{col-3}}
* [[John Fraser (footballer, born 1876)|Jack Fraser]] (1907)
* [[List of Scotland international footballers with one cap|Willie Muir]] (1907)
* [[John Hunter (footballer, born 1878)|John Hunter]] (1907)
* [[George Chaplin]] (1908)
* [[Robert Hamilton (Scottish footballer)|Robert Hamilton]] (1911)
* [[List of Scotland international footballers with one cap|Tom Kelso]] (1914)
* [[List of Scotland international footballers with one cap|David Thomson]] (1920)
* [[Alex Troup]] (1920)
* [[List of Scotland international footballers with one cap|John Gilmour]] (1930)
* [[List of Scotland international footballers|Colin McNab]] (1931)
* [[Jimmy Robertson (footballer, born 1909)|James Robertson]] (1931)
* [[Doug Cowie (footballer)|Doug Cowie]] (1945)
* [[Billy Steel]] (1952)
* [[Bill Brown (footballer, born 1931)|Bill Brown]] (1958)
* [[Ian Ure]] (1962)
* [[Alex Hamilton (footballer, born 1936)|Alex Hamilton]] (1962)
* [[Hugh Robertson (footballer, born 1939)|Hugh Robertson]] (1962)
* [[Alan Gilzean]] (1964)
* [[Charlie Cooke]] (1965)
* [[Andy Penman]] (1966)
* [[George McLean (footballer, born 1943)|George McLean]] (1968)
* [[Jocky Scott]] (1971)
* [[Thomson Allan]] (1974)
* [[Bobby Robinson (footballer, born 1950)|Bobby Robinson]] (1974)
* [[Bobby Connor]] (1986)
* [[Gavin Rae]] (2001)
* [[Lee Wilkie]] (2002)

; {{flagicon|SLE}} Sierra Leone
* [[Amadou Bakayoko]] (2023)

; {{flagicon|SVK}} Slovakia
* [[Dušan Vrťo]] (1994)

; {{flagicon|TRI}} Trinidad and Tobago
* [[Brent Sancho]] (2003)
* [[Kelvin Jack]] (2004)

; {{flagicon|VEN}} Venezuela
* [[Jonay Hernández]] (2002)
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==Hall of Fame==
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===Legends Award===
* [[Alan Gilzean]] (2009)<ref name="stadundeefc.mtcserver11.com">{{cite web |url=http://stadundeefc.mtcserver11.com/the-club/history/hall-of-fame/inductees |title=Dundee Football Club – Official Website (STAGING) &#124; Inductees |access-date=22 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402145933/http://stadundeefc.mtcserver11.com/the-club/history/hall-of-fame/inductees |archive-date=2 April 2015  }}</ref>
* [[Barry Smith (footballer, born 1974)|Barry Smith]] (2009)
* [[Billy Steel]] (2009)
* [[Bobby Cox (footballer)|Bobby Cox]] (2009)
* [[Doug Cowie (footballer)|Doug Cowie]] (2009)
* [[Jocky Scott]] (2009)
* [[Alex Hamilton (footballer, born 1936)|Alex Hamilton]] (2010)
* [[Gordon Wallace (footballer, born 1943)|Gordon Wallace]] (2010)
* [[Jim Duffy (footballer)|Jim Duffy]] (2010)
* [[Alan Cousin]] (2011)
* [[Andy Penman]] (2011)
* [[Ian Ure]] (2011)
* [[Pat Liney]] (2011)
* [[Tommy Coyne]] (2011)
* [[Bobby Seith]] (2012)
* [[Bobby Wishart]] (2012)
* [[Gordon Smith (footballer, born 1924)|Gordon Smith]] (2012)
* [[Hugh Robertson (footballer, born 1939)|Hugh Robertson]] (2012)
* [[Alf Boyd]] (2013)
* [[Bobby Glennie]] (2013)
* [[Bobby Wilson (footballer, born 1943)|Bobby Wilson]] (2013)<ref name="stadundeefc.mtcserver11.com"/>
* [[John Duncan (footballer)|John Duncan]] (2015)
* [[Bill Brown (footballer, born 1931)|Bill Brown]] (2015)
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* [[Ally Donaldson]] (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/dundeefconline/status/705890024085176320|title=Ally Donaldson inducted into Hall of Fame pic #thedeepic.twitter.com/E4qEytqiFi|date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
* [[Billy Pirie]] (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/dundeefconline/status/705890684088283136|title=Billy Pirie inducted into Hall of Fame pic #thedeepic.twitter.com/qJBUtZyf0v|date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
* [[Neil McCann]] (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/dundeefconline/status/705911729486749696|title=Neil McCann inducted into Hall of Fame pic #thedeepic.twitter.com/q1DsGUBYKe|date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
*[[Thomson Allan]] (2017)<ref name="dundeefc.co.uk"/>
*[[Keith Wright (footballer)|Keith Wright]] (2017)<ref name="dundeefc.co.uk"/>
* [[Eric Sinclair (footballer)|Eric Sinclair]] (2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/2018-hall-fame-inductees/ |title=2018 Hall of Fame inductees – Dundee Football Club |work=Dundeefc.co.uk |date=15 February 2018 |access-date=2020-04-01}}</ref>
*[[Cammy Fraser]] (2018)
*[[Tosh McKinlay]] (2019) 
*[[George Stewart (footballer, born 1947)|George Stewart]] (2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/hall-of-fame-2019/ |title=Hall of Fame 2019 – Dundee Football Club |work=Dundeefc.co.uk |date=April 2019 |access-date=2020-04-01}}</ref>
*[[Bobby Ford (Scottish footballer)|Bobby Ford]] (2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/heroes-of-1973-celebrated/ |title=Heroes of 1973 celebrated – Dundee Football Club |work=dundeefc.co.uk |date=28 January 2024|access-date=29 January 2024}}</ref>
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===Heritage Award===
* [[William Longair|William 'Plum' Longair]] (2009)
* [[Bob Shankly]] (2010)
* [[Tommy Gallacher]] (2011)
* [[George Anderson (footballer, born 1887)|George Anderson]] (2013)
* [[Sandy MacFarlane]] (2015)
* [[John Hunter (footballer, born 1878)|John 'Sailor' Hunter]] (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/dundeefconline/status/705870406968877056|title=Dundee FC are delighted to announce that John 'Sailor' Hunter has been inducted into the Club's Hall of Fame with a 2016 Heritage Award|first=Dundee Football|last=Club|date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
*[[Alex Troup|Alec Troup]] (2017)<ref name="dundeefc.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://dundeefc.co.uk/news/hall-fame-2017/|title=Hall of Fame – 2017 – Dundee Football Club – Official Website|date=15 April 2017}}</ref>
*[[David Thomson (footballer, born 1892)|David 'Napper' Thomson]] (2018)
*[[Albert Juliussen]] (2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/juliussen-to-enter-hall-of-fame/ |title=Juliussen to enter Hall of Fame – Dundee Football Club |work=Dundeefc.co.uk |date=12 March 2019 |access-date=2020-04-01}}</ref>
*[[John Gilmour (footballer)|Jock Gilmour]] (2024)<ref name="2024 HOF Dinner">{{cite web|url=https://x.com/DundeeFC/status/1852033964577320990|title=@DundeeFC on X|date=31 October 2024|access-date=15 November 2024}}</ref>

===Golden Era Award===
* [[Jimmy Toner]] (2016)
* [[Alex Stuart (footballer)|Alex Stuart]] (2017)<ref name="dundeefc.co.uk"/>
* [[Bobby Flavell (Scottish footballer)|Bobby Flavell]] (2018)
* [[Bert Slater]] (2024)<ref name="2024 HOF Dinner"/>

===International Award===
* [[Claudio Caniggia]] (2009)
* [[Georgi Nemsadze]] (2010)
* [[Jack Cowan]] (2013)
* [[Julián Speroni]] (2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/the-2015-dundee-fc-hall-of-fame-2 |title=The 2015 Dundee FC Hall of Fame – Dundee Football Club |work=Dundeefc.co.uk |date=28 March 2015 |access-date=2020-04-01}}</ref>
*[[Dariusz Adamczuk]] (2019)
*[[Morten Wieghorst]] (2019)

===Special Recognition Award===
* [[Bobby Geddes]] (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/dundeefconline/status/705846399359913984|title=Dundee FC are delighted to announce that Bobby Geddes has been inducted into the Hall of Fame with a Special Recognition Award #thedee|date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
* Eric Ferguson (2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/heroes-of-1973-celebrated/ |title=Heroes of 1973 celebrated – Dundee Football Club |work=dundeefc.co.uk |date=28 January 2024|access-date=29 January 2024}}</ref>
* Jim Thomson (2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/2024-dfc-hof-inductees/ |title=2024 DUNDEE FC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES |work=dundeefc.co.uk |date=18 November 2024|access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref>

===Modern Moment Award===
* [[James Grady (footballer)|James Grady]]'s goal against Dundee United at [[Tannadice Park|Tannadice]] in [[1998–99 Scottish Premier League|1998–1999]] (2015)

===Modern Heroes Award===
* [[Rab Douglas]] (2017)<ref name="dundeefc.co.uk"/>
* [[Gavin Rae]] (2018) 
* [[Gary Harkins]] (2024)<ref name="2024 HOF Dinner"/>
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'''Note''': Year is year inducted into Hall of Fame

==Managerial history==
{{Main|List of Dundee F.C. managers}}

{|
|- valign="top"
|
{| class="wikitable alternance"
|+<ref>{{cite web|title=Dundee F.C. Manager History |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/dundee-fc/9/ |website=World Football |access-date=23 October 2016}}</ref>
|-
!|Name
!|Period
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} Willie Wallace || 1899–1919
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Sandy MacFarlane]] || 1919–1925
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Alec McNair]] || 1925–1927
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Jimmy Bissett]] || 1927–1933
|-
|{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Billy McCandless]] || 1933–1937
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Andy Cunningham (footballer)|Andy Cunningham]] || 1937–1940
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[George Anderson (footballer, born 1887)|George Anderson]] || 1944–1954
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Willie Thornton]] || 1954–1959
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Bob Shankly]] || 1959–1965
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Bobby Ancell]] || 1965–1968
|}
|
{| class="wikitable alternance"
|+&nbsp;
|-
!|Name
!|Period
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[John Prentice (footballer, born 1926)|John Prentice]] || 1968–1972
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[David White (Scottish footballer)|David White]] || 1972–1977
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Tommy Gemmell]] || 1977–1980
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Don Mackay]] || 1980–1984
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Archie Knox]] || 1984–1986
|-
|rowspan="3"|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Jocky Scott]] || 1986–1988
|-
| 1998–2000
|-
| 2008–2010
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Dave Smith (footballer, born 1933)|Dave Smith]] || 1988–1989
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Gordon Wallace (footballer, born 1943)|Gordon Wallace]] || 1989–1991
|}
|
{| class="wikitable alternance"
|+&nbsp;
|-
!|Name
!|Period
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Iain Munro]] || 1991–1992
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Simon Stainrod]] || 1992–1993
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Jim Duffy (footballer)|Jim Duffy]] || 1993–1996
|-
| 2002–2005
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[John McCormack (footballer, born 1955)|John McCormack]] || 1997–1998
|-
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Ivano Bonetti]] || 2000–2002
|-
|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Alan Kernaghan]] || 2005–2006
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Alex Rae (footballer, born 1969)|Alex Rae]] || 2006–2008
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Gordon Chisholm]] || 2010
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Barry Smith (footballer, born 1974)|Barry Smith]] || 2010–2013
|}
|
{| class="wikitable alternance"
|+&nbsp;
|-
!|Name
!|Period
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[John Brown (footballer, born 1962)|John Brown]] || 2013–2014
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Paul Hartley]] || 2014–2017
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Neil McCann]] || 2017–2018
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Jim McIntyre (footballer)|Jim McIntyre]] || 2018–2019
|-
|{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[James McPake]] || 2019–2022
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Mark McGhee]] || 2022
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Gary Bowyer]] || 2022–2023
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Tony Docherty]] || 2023–2025
|}
|}

==Player and young player of the year awards==

===Andrew De Vries Player of the Year===
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*[[Neil McCann]] (1993–94)
*[[George Shaw (footballer, born 1969)|George Shaw]] (1994–95)
*[[George Shaw (footballer, born 1969)|George Shaw]] (1995–96)
*[[Barry Smith (footballer, born 1974)|Barry Smith]] (1996–97)
*[[Rab Douglas]] (1997–98)
*[[Dariusz Adamczuk]] (1998–99)
*[[Willie Falconer]] (1999–00)
*[[Claudio Caniggia]] (2000–01)
*[[Temur Ketsbaia]] (2001–02)
*[[Lee Wilkie]] (2002–03)
*[[Nacho Novo]] (2003–04)
*[[Steve Lovell]] (2004–05)
*[[Bobby Mann]] (2005–06)
*[[Kevin McDonald (footballer, born 1988)|Kevin McDonald]] (2006–07)
*[[Scott Robertson (footballer, born 1985)|Scott Robertson]] (2007–08)
*[[Rab Douglas]] (2008–09)
*[[Jim Lauchlan]] (2009–10)
*[[Rab Douglas]] (2010–11)
*[[Gary Irvine]] (2011–12)
*[[Jim McAlister]] (2012–13)
*[[Kyle Letheren]] (2013–14)
*[[Scott Bain]] (2014–15)
*[[Kane Hemmings]] (2015–16)
*[[Cammy Kerr]] (2016–17)
*[[Glen Kamara]] (2017–18)
*[[Nathan Ralph]] (2018–19)
*[[Paul McGowan (footballer)|Paul McGowan]] (2019–20)
*[[Lee Ashcroft (Scottish footballer)|Lee Ashcroft]] (2020–21)
*[[Ryan Sweeney (footballer)|Ryan Sweeney]] (2021–22)
*[[Lyall Cameron]] (2022–23)
*[[Luke McCowan]] (2023–24)
*[[Simon Murray (footballer)|Simon Murray]] (2024–25)
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===Isobel Sneddon Young Player of the Year===
*[[Cammy Kerr]] (2013–14)
*[[Craig Wighton]] (2014–15)
*[[Cammy Kerr]] (2015–16)
*[[Cammy Kerr]] (2016–17)
*[[Kerr Waddell]] (2017–18)
*[[Callum Moore (Scottish footballer)|Callum Moore]] (2018–19)
*[[Finlay Robertson (footballer)|Finlay Robertson]] (2019–20)
*[[Max Anderson (footballer)|Max Anderson]] (2020–21)
*[[Max Anderson (footballer)|Max Anderson]] (2021–22)
*[[Lyall Cameron]] (2022–23)
*[[Lyall Cameron]] (2023–24)
*[[Oluwaseun Adewumi]] (2024–25)
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===Players' Player of the Year===

*[[Nathan Ralph]] (2018–19)
*[[Jordan McGhee]] (2019–20)
*[[Lee Ashcroft (Scottish footballer)|Lee Ashcroft]] (2020–21)
*[[Ryan Sweeney (footballer)|Ryan Sweeney]] (2021–22)
*[[Lyall Cameron]] (2022–23)
*[[Luke McCowan]] (2023–24)
*[[Simon Murray (footballer)|Simon Murray]] (2024–25)
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== Rivalries ==
{{Main|Dundee derby|Tayside derby}}
[[File:Dundee_football_grounds_from_Dundee_Law,_November_2014.jpg|alt=|thumb|300x300px|Dundee's [[Dens Park]] and United's [[Tannadice Park]] pictured from the [[Dundee Law]], 2014.]]
Dundee's traditional rivals are [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]], with whom they compete in the [[Dundee derby]]. The rivalry is unique, as the two teams' stadiums are located within 100&nbsp;yards of each other, making them the two closest League grounds in Britain. The close proximity of the two teams also fuels the intensity of the rivalry. This intensity makes it one of the most exciting and notable derbies in Scotland. While it is far friendlier than other Scottish derbies such as the [[Old Firm]], both sets of fans regard the fixture to be of high importance, with derby results throughout the season being defining points in each teams' seasons.

Dundee traditionally dominated the fixture in its first few decades, but the momentum shifted in the 1970s, with United taking a foothold in the fixture. The history of late has been defined by the inability of both teams to consistently stay in the same division, with Dundee a division below United for quite a few seasons while dealing with the after-effects of multiple administrations. Dundee eventually returned to the [[Scottish Premiership]] in 2014, and in 2016 it was a Dundee derby victory over United that confirmed the latter's own relegation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36126882|title=Dundee 2–1 Dundee United|last=English|first=Tom|date=2 May 2016|website=BBC|access-date=28 March 2020}}</ref> After a few years of Dundee being a league above United, the two were eventually reunited again in the [[Scottish Championship]] in 2019 following Dundee's relegation.

Dundee and United also share a mutual rivalry with [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]], due to the close proximity between [[Dundee]] and [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]], known as the [[Tayside derby]]. Dundee fans however treat the tie far less seriously than the Dundee derby and in comparison to their Perth counterparts,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-28 |title=Dundee and St Johnstone can come together on one thing - they are united in a fight for survival now |url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/dundee-and-st-johnstone-united-by-fight-for-survival-3545156 |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=The Scotsman |language=en}}</ref> though the fixture took prominence after United's relegation in 2016. The most notable fixture between the two occurred in 1962, where Dundee defeated St Johnstone 0–3 at the latter's former ground, [[Muirton Park]]. This result both confirmed Dundee as league champions for the first and to date only time in their history, and confirmed St Johnstone's relegation from the First Division.

==Records==
* '''Highest attendance:''' 136,495 fans attended the [[1952 Scottish Cup final]] between Dundee and [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]. This is also a record for a club match in Scotland not featuring either of the [[Old Firm]].<ref name="Ross">{{cite book| first=David| last=Ross| title=The Roar of the Crowd: Following Scottish football down the years| publisher=Argyll publishing| year=2005| isbn=978-1-902831-83-1| page=71}}</ref>
* '''Highest home [[Scottish football attendance records|attendance]]:''' 43,024 vs [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], 7 February 1953, [[Scottish Cup]] second Round<ref>Ross, ''The Roar of the Crowd'', 181</ref>
* '''Highest average home attendance:''' 24,532, [[1948–49 in Scottish football|1948–1949]] (15 games)<ref>Ross, ''The Roar of the Crowd'', 94</ref>
* '''Biggest league win:''' 10–0 vs. [[Alloa Athletic F.C.|Alloa Athletic]] and [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]], 1947
* '''Biggest league loss:''' 11–0 vs. [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]], 1895
* '''Most capped player:''' [[Alex Hamilton (footballer, born 1936)|Alex Hamilton]], 24, [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
* '''Most league appearances:''' Bill Marsh, 386, 1924–1937
* '''Most appearances:''' [[Doug Cowie (footballer)|Doug Cowie]], 445, 1945–1961
* '''Most league goals:''' [[Alan Gilzean]], 113
* '''Most goals in a match:''' [[Albert Juliussen]], 7 against [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline]] 22 March 1947
*'''Most goals in two consecutive matches"''' [[Albert Juliussen]]: 13 (6 vs Alloa 6/3/47, and 7 vs Dunfermline 22/3/47)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/columnists/2621137/blether-with-brown-albert-julie-juliussen-hit-13-goals-in-two-games/|title=Blether with Brown: Albert 'Julie' Juliussen hit 13 goals in two games|first=John|last=Brown|website=Thecourier.co.uk|date=4 June 2014 |access-date=31 October 2021}}</ref>
* '''Most goals in consecutive matches:''' Johnny Bell, 9 goals in 9 matches in [[1920–21 Scottish Football League|1920–1921 season]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/football/dundee-fc/johnny-bell-the-dundee-history-maker-david-clarkson-is-trying-to-emulate-1.717660|title=Home – The Courier|website=The Courier|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402145103/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/football/dundee-fc/johnny-bell-the-dundee-history-maker-david-clarkson-is-trying-to-emulate-1.717660|archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref>
* '''Most league goals in a season:''' [[Dave Halliday]], 38, [[1923–24 in Scottish football|1923–1924]]<ref name=qoslegend/>
* '''Most league and cup goals in a season:''' [[Alan Gilzean]], 52, [[1963–64 in Scottish football|1963–1964]]
* '''Most games unbeaten:''' 23 (2 October 2010 – 26 March 2011)
* '''Highest transfer fee paid:''' £600,000, [[Fabián Caballero]] from [[Club Sol de América]]
* '''Highest transfer fee received:''' £1,500,000, [[Jack Hendry (footballer, born 1995)|Jack Hendry]] to [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42890313|title=Celtic sign Dundee's Jack Hendry & Scott Bain; Scott Allan joins Hibs|work=BBC Sport|date=1 February 2018|access-date=6 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cooney|first=Darren|date=1 February 2018|title=Jack Hendry signs for Celtic in deadline-busting move|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/jack-hendry-signs-celtic-deadline-11946652|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130025935/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/jack-hendry-signs-celtic-deadline-11946652 |archive-date=30 January 2021 |access-date=24 January 2021|website=Daily Record}}</ref>
* '''Oldest player:''' [[Bobby Geddes]], 49 against [[Raith Rovers F.C.|Raith Rovers]], 21 April 2010
* '''Youngest player:''' [[Andy Penman]], 15 years 352 days against [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]], 7 February 1959
* '''Youngest goalscorer:''' [[Craig Wighton]], 16 years 105 days against [[Raith Rovers F.C.|Raith Rovers]], 9 November 2013

==Honours==
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===League===

* '''[[Scottish Premiership]]:'''<ref name="Premier League">Known as Premier League prior to 2013</ref>
** '''Winners (1):''' [[1961–62 Scottish Division One|1961–1962]]
** Runners-up (4): [[1902–03 Scottish Division One|1902–1903]], [[1906–07 Scottish Division One|1906–1907]], [[1908–09 Scottish Division One|1908–1909]], [[1948–49 Scottish Division A|1948–1949]]
* '''[[Scottish Championship]]:'''<ref name="1st Division">Known as first division prior to 2013</ref><ref name="2nd division">Known as second division prior to 1975</ref>
** '''Winners (6):''' [[1946–47 Scottish Division B|1946–1947]], [[1978–79 Scottish First Division|1978–1979]], [[1991–92 Scottish First Division|1991–1992]], [[1997–98 Scottish First Division|1997–1998]], [[2013–14 Scottish Championship|2013–2014]], [[2022–23 Scottish Championship|2022–2023]]
** Runners-up (5): [[1980–81 Scottish First Division|1980–1981]], [[2007–08 Scottish First Division|2007–2008]], [[2009–10 Scottish First Division|2009–2010]], [[2011–12 Scottish First Division|2011–2012]], [[2020–21 Scottish Championship|2020–2021]]

===Domestic cups===
*'''[[Scottish Cup]]:'''
**'''Winners (1)''': [[1909–10 Scottish Cup#Final|1909–1910]]
**Runners-up (4): [[1924–25 Scottish Cup#Final|1924–1925]], [[1952 Scottish Cup final|1951–1952]], [[1963–64 Scottish Cup#Final|1963–1964]], [[2003 Scottish Cup final|2002–2003]]
*'''[[Scottish League Cup]]:'''
**'''Winners (3):''' [[1951 Scottish League Cup final|1951–1952]], [[1952 Scottish League Cup final|1952–1953]], [[1973 Scottish League Cup final|1973–1974]]
**Runners-up (3): [[1967 Scottish League Cup final|1967–1968]], [[1980 Scottish League Cup final|1980–1981]], [[1995 Scottish League Cup final|1995–1996]]
*'''[[Scottish Challenge Cup]]:'''
**'''Winners (2):''' [[1990 Scottish Challenge Cup final|1990–1991]], [[2009 Scottish Challenge Cup final|2009–2010]]
**Runners-up (1): [[1994 Scottish Challenge Cup Final|1994–1995]]
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===Europe===
*'''[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]:'''
**Semi-finalists (1): [[1962–63 European Cup|1962–1963]]
*'''[[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]]:'''
**Semi-finalists (1): [[1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1967–1968]]

===Other===
*'''[[Forfarshire Cup]]:'''
**'''Winners (28):''' 28 times
*'''[[Scottish Youth Cup]]:'''
**Runners-up (3): 1987–1988, 1995–1996, 1998–1999
*'''[[Evening Telegraph Challenge Cup]]:'''
**'''Winners (1):''' 2006
*'''[[Tennents' Sixes]]:'''
**'''Winners (1):''' [[Tennents' Sixes#Winners|1988]]
**Finalists (1): [[Tennents' Sixes#Winners|1984]]
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==Kit sponsors and manufacturers==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! Year !!Kit manufacturer!!Primary shirt sponsor!!Secondary shirt sponsor!!Shorts Sponsor
|-
| 1976–1980 || [[Admiral Sportswear]]<ref name="Kit">{{cite web | url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Scottish_Football_League/Dundee/Dundee.htm | title=Dundee | publisher=Historical Football Kits | access-date=17 July 2012}}</ref> || rowspan=2|''none'' || rowspan=15|''none'' || rowspan=17|''none''
|-
| 1980–1987 || [[Umbro]]<ref name = "Kit"/>
|-
| 1987–1989 || rowspan=3|Matchwinner<ref name = "Kit"/> || Novafone Cellular<ref name = "Kit"/>
|-
| 1989–1990 || Novafone
|-
| 1990–1992 || Kelly's Copiers<ref name = "Kit"/>
|-
| 1992–1993 || rowspan=2|[[Asics]]<ref name = "Kit"/> || ''none''
|-
| 1993–1994 || [[Sports Division]]<ref name = "Kit"/>
|-
| 1994–1996 || Matchwinner<ref name = "Kit"/>|| Auto Windscreens<ref name = "Kit"/>
|-
| 1996–1998 || rowspan=2|Avec<ref name = "Kit"/> || [[Firkin Brewery]]<ref name = "Kit"/>
|-
| 1998–1999 || [[Scottish Hydro Electric]]<ref name = "Kit"/>
|-
| 1999–2002 || Xara<ref name = "Kit"/> || Ceramic Tile Warehouse<ref name = "Kit"/>
|-
| 2002–2003 || 360<ref name = "Kit"/> || Jsearch.co.uk<ref name = "Kit"/>
|-
| 2003–2005 || rowspan=2|Xara<ref name = "Kit"/> || [[Magners]]<ref name = "Kit"/>
|-
| 2005–2006 || The Forfar Roof Truss Company<ref name = "Kit"/>
|-
| 2006–2008 || rowspan=3|[[Bukta]]<ref name = "Kit"/> || Signatures4U<ref name = "Kit"/>
|-
| 2008–2009 || [[Bukta]]<ref name = "Kit"/> || rowspan=7|Scott Fyffe Motors<ref name="Sponsor"/>
|-
| 2009–2010 || Viga<ref name = "Kit"/>
|-
| 2010–2011 || rowspan=5|[[Puma (brand)|Puma]]<ref name = "Kit"/> || rowspan=2|Kilmac Energy<ref name = "Kit"/> || [[Energie Group]]<ref>[http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/5199485962_25615c7ae0.jpg Flickr image]</ref>
|-
| 2011–2013 || ''none''
|-
| 2014–2015 || Hangar Records<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/hanger-records-are-main-sponsor-for-new-season | title=Hangar Records are Main Sponsor for New Season | work=dundeefc.co.uk | publisher=Dundee F.C. | date=4 July 2014 | access-date=4 July 2014}}</ref>|| rowspan="4" |Crown Engineering<ref name="Sponsor">{{cite web | url=http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/sponsors-announced-for-201516-season | title=SPONSORS ANNOUNCED FOR 2015/16 SEASON | work=dundeefc.co.uk | publisher=Dundee F.C. | date=28 May 2015 | access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 2015–2016 ||Kilmac Energy<ref name="Sponsor" />
|-
| 2016–2019||[[McEwan Fraser Legal]]<ref name="Sponsor" />
|-
|2019–2020
| rowspan="4" |[[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/dee-sign-with-macron/|title=Dee sign with Macron|date=14 January 2019|website=Dundee FC Official Website|access-date=26 June 2019}}</ref>
|Switch Gas & Electric<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/switch-sign-up-as-main-shirt-sponsor/|title=Switch sign up as main shirt sponsor|date=29 May 2019|website=Dundee FC Official Website|access-date=26 June 2019}}</ref>
| rowspan="4" |MKM Building Supplies & Metro Motors<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/john-nelms-programme-notes/|title=John Nelms programme notes|last=Nelms|first=John|date=11 August 2019|website=dundeefc.co.uk|access-date=12 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
|2020–2024
| rowspan="3" |Crown Engineering<ref>{{cite web|date=11 June 2020|title=Crown Engineering Services become main club sponsor|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/crown-engineering-services-become-main-club-sponsor/|access-date=11 June 2020|website=Dundee FC}}</ref>
|Kilmac Energy
|-
|2024–
|DrainBlitz
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website}}
*[https://www.deearchive.co.uk/index.php Dee archive page]
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=dundee&ie=UTF8&z=16&ll=56.474747,-2.971587&spn=0.005037,0.021458&t=k&om=1/ Satellite Photo of Dens Park and Tannadice]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/default.stm Dundee BBC My Club page]
*[http://www.dee4life.com Dundee FC Supporters' Society Ltd.]
*[http://www.thedarkblues.co.uk Unofficial Dundee FC Forum.]

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