 The club have won the League of Ireland a record 17 times, the FAI Cup a record 24 times, the League of Ireland Shield a record 18 times, the League of Ireland Cup once and have participated in European competition since 1958, when they became the first Irish side to do so.The club have finished bottom of the league once in their 94 seasons of participation, when they had to apply for re-election in 1976.The club were relegated for the first time in 2005 following an eight-point deduction and a play-off with Dublin City.