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Dundee United F.C.

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Dundee United
Full nameDundee United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Tangerines, The Terrors, Arabs (Supporters)
Foondit24 Mey 1909; 116 years ago (1909-05-24)
(as Dundee Hibernian)
GroundTannadice Park, Dundee
Ground Capacity14,223[1]
ChairmanMark Ogren
ManagerJim Goodwin
LeagueScots Premiership
2024–254th
WabsteidClub wabsteid

Dundee United (or the Tangerines, Terrors, Arabs) are a Scots professional fitbaw club locatit in the city o Dundee. Formit in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club adoptit their current name in 1923. Thay pley thair hame gemmes at Tannadice Park in Dundee. The pairk is kenspeckle for bein juist 100 yairds frae their rival, Dundee F.C..

The club wun the Scots Premiership in 1983, gat tae the European Cup semi-feenal in 1984 an the UEFA Cup feenal in 1987, but lost tae Roma an IFK Gothenburg. Aw this wis daen unner thair maist kenspeckle manager, Jim McLean.[2]

Honours

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Scots Premiership (1): 1982-83

Scots Cup (2): 1993-1994, 2009-10[3]

Scots League Cup (2): 1979-80, 1980-81

Scots Championship (4): 1924-25, 1928-29, 2019-20, 2023-24[4]

Scots Challenge Cup (1): 2016-17

References

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  1. "Dundee United Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  2. Mason, Peter (27 December 2020). "Jim McLean obituary". The Guardian (in Inglis). ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 Julie 2025.
  3. "Dundee United 3-0 Ross County" (in Inglis). 15 Mey 2010. Retrieved 24 Julie 2025.
  4. "Scottish Championship: Dundee Utd all but seal title, but why so little fanfare?". BBC Sport (in Inglis). 19 Apryle 2024. Retrieved 24 Julie 2025.