lost an away leg since 1968 (the 'away' leg against Linfield in 1979 having been played at a neutral venue). An away goal to the good, a disappointing 2–0 defeat in Oriel Park cost the club a second round tie with Sampdoria, at a time when Serie A was the dominant and most popular league in Europe, and when the club was in need of a glamour tie to rekindle interest in the domestic game. The Honved match was the last European match played in Oriel Park until 2010 – the Malmö tie in 1995 being played in United Park in Drogheda, because the Oriel pitch was being relaid, and the Varteks tie in 2002 being played in Tolka Park, because Oriel did not meeting UEFA's upgraded standards for football stadiums at the time. Death or glory (2010–2015) Oriel Park hadn't seen European football since 1991 and, as things were, the ground didn't meet UEFA's requirements for hosting games were the club to reach Europe again. So, after qualifying for the Europa League qualifying rounds in 2010, a concerted effort was made to ensure the matches would be played in Oriel – the 'BE-TOP' (Bring Europe to Oriel Park) campaign. The first European match in the town of Dundalk for nearly 19-years saw Dundalk defeat Grevenmacher and make it through to the second qualifying round. Levski Sofia were next, and the gulf in standard was reflected in the 8–0 aggregate defeat. After a financial and ownership crisis that had threatened to put the club out of business in 2012, the club's fortunes were revived under Stephen Kenny. In his first European campaign at the club, they made it to the second qualifying round in the 2014–15 Europa League. Kenny's side gave an indication of their potential on the European stage by defeating Hajduk Split in Split on a 2–1 scoreline – just failing to score the goal that would have won the tie on away goals. The following season an opportunity was missed against BATE Borisov in the Champions League, when a 0–0 home draw wasn't enough to take advantage of an away goal scored in the first-leg of the second qualifying round. Last gang in town (2016) The 2016–17 Champions League saw Dundalk reach the play-off round, after they first defeated FH of Iceland, then came from a goal down in the tie to defeat BATE 3–0 in Tallaght