| Year formed | 1893 |
| Previous names | None |
Ground | Dens Park, Sandeman Street, Dundee DD3 7JY (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Pitch measurements | 110 x 72 yards (101 x 66 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 11,850 |
| Record attendance at present ground | 43,024 v Rangers, Scottish Cup 2nd round, 7th February 1953 (lost 0-2) |
| League career | Scottish Division One / Division 'A': 1893 - 1938 Scottish Division 'B': 1938 - 1947 Scottish Division 'A' / Division One: 1947 - 1975 Scottish Premier Division: 1975 - 1976 Scottish Division One: 1976 - 1979 Scottish Premier Division: 1979 - 1980 Scottish Division One: 1980 - 1981 Scottish Premier Division: 1981 - 1990 Scottish Division One: 1990 - 1992 Scottish Premier Division: 1992 - 1994 Scottish Division One: 1994 - 1998 Scottish Premier Division: 1998 - 2005 Scottish Division One: 2005 - 2012 Scottish Premier Division: 2012 - 2013 Scottish Championship: 2013 - 2014 Scottish Premiership: 2014 - 2019 Scottish Championship: 2019 - 2023 Scottish Premiership: 2023 - . |
| First Scottish League game | 12 August 1893 v Rangers, Scottish Division One, drew 3-3 |
| Honours | |
| European | None |
| Domestic - League | Scottish Division One champions: 1961-62 Scottish Division One runners-up: 1948-49 Scottish Division One / Championship champions: 1978-79, 1991-92, 1997-98, 2013-14, 2022-23 Scottish Division One / Championship runners-up: 1980-81, 2007-08, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2020-21 Scottish Division Two champions: 1946-47 |
| Domestic - Cup | Scottish Cup winners: 1909-10 Scottish Cup runners-up: 1924-25, 1951-52, 1963-64, 2002-03 Scottish League Cup winners: 1951-52, 1952-53, 1973-74 Scottish League Cup runners-up: 1967-68, 1980-81, 1995-96 Scottish Challenge Cup winners: 1990-91, 2009-10, 2016-17 Scottish Challenge Cup runners-up: 1994-95 Scottish Second World War North Eastern Football League 1st series champions: 1944-45 Scottish Second World War North Eastern Supplementary Cup runners-up: 1944-45 |
| Best League position | see above |
| Lowest League position | 6th, Scottish Division Two, 1938-39 |
| Furthest in Scottish Cup | see above |
| Furthest in League Cup | see above |
| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 58, Scottish Division One, 1991-92 |
| 3 for a win | 70, Scottish Division One, 1997-98 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 4, Scottish Division One, 1898-99 |
| 3 for a win | 21, Scottish Premier League, 2018-19 |
| Most League goals scored | 113, Scottish Division Two, 1946-47 |
| Most League goals conceded | 80, Scottish Division One, 1927-28, 1935-36 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 15, Scottish Division One, 1901-02 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 12, Scottish Division One, 1902-03 |
| Most wins in a League season | 25, Scottish Division One, 1961-62 25, Scottish Division One, 1977-78 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 1, Scottish Division One, 1898-99 |
| Most draws in a League season | 21, Scottish Division One, 1995-96 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 2, Scottish Division One, 1894-95, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1903-04 |
| Most losses in a League season | 27, Scottish Premier League, 2018-19 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 2, Scottish Division Two, 1946-47 |
| Record win | 10-0 v Alloa Athletic, Scottish Division Two, 9 March 1947 10-0 v Dunfermline Athletic, Scottish Division Two, 22 March 1947 |
| Record defeat | 0-11 v Celtic, Scottish Division One, 26 October 1895 |
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| Highest number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 52, Alan Gilzean, 1963-64 |
| in total | 113, Alan Gilzean, 1960-64 |
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| Most League appearances | 400, Barry Smith, 1995-2006 |
Most capped player | 24, Alex Hamilton for Scotland |
| Highest transfer fee received | £1,200,000 for Robert Douglas to Celtic, 2000 |
| Highest transfer fee paid | £600,000 for Fabian Caballero from Club Sol de America, July 2000 |
