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2022–23 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 2022–23 Aberdeen F.C. season was Aberdeen's 110th season in the top flight of Scottish football and its tenth in the Scottish Premiership.[1] Aberdeen also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Aberdeen
2022–23 season
ChairmanDave Cormack
ManagerJim Goodwin
(until 28 January)
Barry Robson (interim from 29 January)
(permanent from 1 May)
GroundPittodrie Stadium
Aberdeen, Scotland
(Capacity: 20,866)
Scottish Premiership3rd
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Bojan Miovski
Luis Lopes (16 each)
All: Bojan Miovski
Luis Lopes (18 each)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 18,666 vs Rangers 23 April 2023
Cup: 9,323 vs Partick Thistle
League Cup
19 October 2022
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 13,014 vs St Mirren 1 February 2023
Cup: 7,189 vs Dumbarton
League Cup
13 July 2022
Average home league attendance13,283

Summary

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May

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Jim Goodwin began the season as manager. For the first time since its reintroduction, Aberdeen entered the group stages of the League Cup.[2] They were drawn in Group A to face Raith Rovers, Peterhead, Dumbarton and Stirling Albion.[3]

June

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Aberdeen spent a week at a Spanish resort for a pre-season training camp.[4] On 19 June, Calvin Ramsay was sold to Liverpool for an initial fee of £4.2 million,[5] with £2.5 million add-ons and a 17.5% sell on fee which became a new club-record sale.[6] June proved to be the start of a busy summer for new arrivals too. Albanian international midfielder Ylber Ramadani and Macedonian striker Bojan Miovski both joined the Dons from Hungarian Premier League side MTK Budapest for fees in the region of £100,000 and £535,000 respectively. Jim Goodwin bolstered the defence by signing right back Jayden Richardson from Nottingham Forest and landing Liam Scales on a season-long loan from Scottish champions Celtic.

July

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On 8 July, manager Jim Goodwin announced new signing Anthony Stewart would serve as the club's captain, taking over from Joe Lewis, with Ross McCrorie serving as vice captain.[7] On 9 July, former player Davie Robb died at the age of 74.[8] On 12 July, Lewis Ferguson signed for Serie A side Bologna for a reported fee of £3 million.[9] Aberdeen topped Group A in the Scottish League Cup winning all four games against Raith Rovers, Peterhead, Dumbarton and Stirling Albion. The Dons qualified as a seeded team in the second round and were drawn away to Scottish League Two side Annan Athletic.[10] On the opening day of the 2022–23 season Aberdeen lost 2–0 away to reigning league champions Celtic in Glasgow.

August

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On 6 August, Aberdeen recorded their first league win of the campaign beating St Mirren 4–1. On the same day Leighton Clarkson joined on a season-long loan from English side Liverpool[11] and scored on his debut.[12] A defeat at home to Motherwell in Steven Hammell's first game in charge of the Lanarkshire side followed. But wins away to St Johnstone and at home to Livingston lifted Aberdeen to fifth place in the league at the end of August. On 30 August Aberdeen needed extra time to overcome Scottish League Two opponents Annan Athletic in the second round of the Scottish League Cup. The following day Aberdeen were drawn to play Partick Thistle at home in the quarter-finals of the competition. The club announced that Dougie Bell,[13] Russell Anderson[14] and the late Davie Robb[15] would be inducted into the Aberdeen FC Hall of Fame.

September

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On 3 September, Aberdeen drew 1–1 away with Ross County, with Duk put Aberdeen ahead in the 88th minute, but Ross County scored an equaliser after five minutes of injury time. Leighton Clarkson was suspended for two matches, following a challenge on Ross County defender Callum Johnson. The match against Rangers at Pittodrie, scheduled for 10 September, was postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Aberdeen's next match was away to Hibernian, on 17 September. Aberdeen took an early lead from a Duk header, but eventually lost 3-1 after Hibernian were awarded a controversial penalty and Liam Scales was sent off for a second yellow card for a foul on Hibernian defender, Ryan Porteous. Scales was suspended for one match. Aberdeen manager, Jim Goodwin accused Porteous of "blatant cheating" during a post-match interview and he was later handed an eight-match touchline ban by the SFA for these comments.[16] No other matches were played in September due to the international break. Bojan Miovski and Ylber Ramadani made appearances for North Macedonia and Albania in the UEFA Nations League while Duk was capped for Cape Verde in a friendly against Bahrain. At the end of the month the club announced that former striker Frank McDougall would be inducted into the Aberdeen FC Hall of Fame.[17]

October

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Aberdeen started the month with a 4–1 win at home against Kilmarnock, on the first visit to Pittodrie of former manager Derek McInnes, since leaving the club in March 2021. On 1 October, former Aberdeen striker Frank McDougall announced that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer.[18] A week later Aberdeen travelled to Tannadice to play bottom of the table Dundee United and lost 4-0 [19] in a fixture which was played at 18:00 instead of 15:00 (BST) at the request of both clubs.[20] On 16 October Aberdeen bounced back from the previous defeat by beating Heart of Midlothian 2-0 thanks to two late goals from Duk and Vicente Besuijen.[21] On 19 October Hayden Coulson scored his first goal for Aberdeen as the Dons swept aside Partick Thistle 4-1 [22] at home to reach the League Cup semi-final. Later that same evening Aberdeen were drawn to face rivals Rangers in the semi-finals at Hampden in the New Year [23] Four days later Aberdeen recorded only their second away league win of the season. Goals from Bojan Miovski and Duk saw the Dons run out 2-1 winners against Motherwell at Fir Park. It was the first weekend of VAR being used in the Scottish Premiership. Miovski's goal had initially been ruled offside, but the decision was overturned by VAR and the goal stood. Aberdeen's final game in October was away to Rangers at Ibrox. Connor Barron opened the scoring, but the Dons ended up losing the match 4–1.[24] On 31 October manager Goodwin had his touchline ban reduced from eight games to three games - with one being served earlier in the month against Dundee United.[25]

November

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VAR made its debut at Pittodrie on 4 November as Aberdeen entertained Hibernian at the slightly unusual time of a Friday night match. VAR was heavily involved in Aberdeen's opening goal as goalkeeper David Marshall was judged to have brought down Duk in the penalty box at the end of the first half. Bojan Miovski missed the penalty, however VAR intervened again after Marshall encroached beyond the goal line and Miovski made no mistake as the spot kick was retaken. The Macedonian striker headed a second, as Ylber Ramadani scored his first goal for the Dons and Leighton Clarkson sealed a 4–1 win.[26] Aberdeen's dismal away form continued in the next match against Livingston - a game which was filled with more VAR incidents. Defender Jack Fitzwater put Livi ahead early then Sean Kelly doubled the lead from the spot after Connor Barron was adjudged to have handled the ball in the box. The Dons were awarded two penalties either side of half-time - Miovski saw his effort saved, but Duk converted a second-half spot kick. Aberdeen lost the game 2–1.[27] On 10 November defender Liam Scales was called up to the Republic of Ireland squad ahead of friendlies against Malta and Norway.[28] Other Dons players called up for November international duty included Albanian midfielder Ramadani for friendlies against Italy and Armenia and Miovski was included in North Macedonia's squad for friendlies against Finland and Azerbaijan.[29] Before the international break, another converted penalty by Miovski took him to the top of the Scottish Premiership scorer charts as Aberdeen saw off Dundee United at Pittodrie on 12 November.[30] The league paused for five weeks due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup taking place in Qatar. The rest of the Aberdeen squad travelled to Atlanta in the USA for a week-long training camp and played a friendly against Atlanta United. On 28 November Aberdeen were drawn in the Fourth round of the Scottish Cup to face West of Scotland Football League side Darvel away in Ayrshire.

December

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Aberdeen returned to league action on 17 December with a home defeat to Celtic - Callum McGregor scored the only goal of the game as the champions dominated Aberdeen in a game where Goodwin was criticised for his ultra defensive tactics.[31] Three days later against rivals Rangers goals from Duk and Leighton Clarkson cancelled out Fashion Sakala's opener, but the Dons squandered the 2–1 lead as Scott Arfield scored two injury time goals to give Rangers all three points.[32] On Christmas Eve, captain Anthony Stewart became the first Aberdeen player to be shown a straight red card as he was sent off in a 3–1 defeat away to St Mirren.[33] Before the New Year Aberdeen slipped to a fourth successive loss going down 2–1 away to Kilmarnock. Midfielder Matty Kennedy scored a stoppage time free-kick which proved to be a mere consolation as the Dons struggled to recover from Scott Robinson and Joe Wright's first half goals.[34]

January

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Aberdeen started the New Year with a goalless draw at home to bottom of the table Ross County. The club confirmed a number of updates to development squad loanees. Mason Hancock was recalled from his spell at Arbroath as a result of a serious knee injury. Kevin Hanratty also returned to Cormack Park after his loan spell with Forfar Athletic ended. Youngster Aaron Reid officially became an Aberdeen player after completing his move from Turriff United and the striker was immediately loaned out to Elgin City F.C. for the remainder of the campaign. Finally, Kieran Ngwenya’s stay at Raith Rovers was extended until the end of the season. On 5 January former captain Graeme Shinnie re-joined the club on a six-month loan deal from English Championship side Wigan Athletic. Hours later, Aberdeen announced the loan signing of Slovakian midfielder Patrik Myslovič from Slovak Super Liga club MŠK Žilina.[35] Shinnie made his second Dons debut in win at home to St Johnstone - a brace from Duk sealed the 2–0 victory and kept Aberdeen fourth in the table.[36] On 11 January, youngster Evan Towler was recalled from his loan at Scottish Championship side Cove Rangers and was immediately sent out on loan to Elgin City until the end of the season. Aberdeen travelled to Hampden to take on Rangers in the Viaplay League Cup semi-final. Bojan Miovski scored just before half-time to give Aberdeen the lead, but former captain Ryan Jack equalised and sent the tie into extra time. Kemar Roofe scored the winner for Rangers as Aberdeen finished the game with ten men. Current captain Anthony Stewart received his second straight red card of the season for a reckless tackle on Fashion Sakala.[37] Pressure on Jim Goodwin's tenure as Aberdeen manager reached now levels as the Dons slumped to a 5-0 defeat to Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle on 18 January,[38] but worse was to come. In what has since been regarded as one of the - if not the - greatest shocks in Scottish Cup history, Aberdeen lost 1-0 away to West of Scotland Football League junior side Darvel in a game which was broadcast on BBC Scotland.[39] The club waited nearly 48 hours after the result to release a statement backing Goodwin - but raising expectations for an "immediate response" from the management and players to turn results around.[40] Goodwin's short reign came to an end on 28 January as Aberdeen suffered another humiliating defeat in Edinburgh. Josh Campbell scored a hat-trick in a thumping 6-0 win for Hibernian - a game which saw Liam Scales sent off for a second time at Easter Road.[41] Nineteen minutes after the final whistle Goodwin was formally relived of his duties [42] and chairman Dave Cormack gave an emotional interview to journalists vowing to put things right.[43] On 29 January former player Barry Robson was put in interim charge of the first team as the club appointed veteran English coach Scott Agnew to help him.[44] On the same day Watford defender Mattie Pollock signed on loan for the rest of the season. On transfer deadline day Aberdeen bolstered their goalkeeping options by signing Jay Gorter from Dutch giants Ajax[45] and the club also landed the signature of experienced centre back Angus MacDonald on a free transfer following his release from Swindon Town in the EFL League Two. Blackburn Rovers winger Dilan Markanday also signed on loan until the end of the season.[46] In the opposite direction, captain Anthony Stewart sealed a loan move to EFL League One side MK Dons and winger Vicente Besuijen joined Eredivisie side Excelsior Rotterdam also until the end of the season but with an option to buy.[47]

February

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Ahead of his first game as interim manager against St. Mirren on 1 February, Barry Robson handed the captaincy to Graeme Shinnie. Debuts were also handed to three signings - Angus MacDonald, Dilan Markanday and Mattie Pollock - who joined the Dons on transfer deadline day. However, within the opening spells of the game Aberdeen were reduced to ten men following a VAR check after Ross McCrorie was adjudged to have elbowed Charles Dunne. Former Dons Curtis Main and Declan Gallagher scored as the visitors ran out 3-1 winners.[48] But, Robson did get a win under his belt at home to struggling Motherwell four days later. Dutch goalkeeper Jay Gorter was given his debut as Duk headed the opener in the first half and Bojan Miovski netted a brace in the second half to give Aberdeen the win.[49] Aberdeen were defeated 4-0 away to Celtic, which was followed by a 1-0 win at Pittodrie against Livingston, which saw Aberdeen moving back into the top 6, overtaking Livingston on goals scored but with the same goal difference.

March

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Aberdeen only played two matches in March, due to a break for the Scottish Cup quarter finals and the international break. Aberdeen enjoyed a run of good form under caretaker manager Barry Robson, with a 3-1 away victory against Dundee United, and a 3-0 win at Pittodrie against Heart of Midlothian, which saw Mattie Pollock scoring his first goal for the club. Aberdeen moved up to fourth position in the league table, and Barry Robson won the award for SPFL Premiership Manager of the Month, while Duk won the award for SPFL Premiership Player of the Month. The international break saw a number of Aberdeen players appearing for their countries, including Duk for Cape Verde, Ylber Ramadani for Albania, and Bojan Miovski who scored a goal in a 1-0 win for North Macedonia over the Faroe Islands.

April

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Aberdeen moved to within one point of third-placed Heart of Midlothian, with a 1-0 away win at St Johnstone, during which former Dons defender Andy Considine was sent off. Graeme Shinnie was also sent off during the game for a second yellow card. The only goal of the match came from a header from Angus MacDonald which was initially saved, but then deflected in, by St Johnstone goalkeeper Remi Matthews. The club announced that as part of celebrations in May for the 40th Anniversary of winning the 1983 UEFA Cup Winner's Cup, a number of club staff who did not receive a medal at the time would receive a medal, including former manager Sir Alex Ferguson, his assistant Archie Knox, former player Dougie Bell who missed the final through injury, as well as the families of former club chairman Richard Donald, vice-chairman Chris Anderson, and former kit manager Teddy Scott. Aberdeen secured a place in the top 6 and moved up to third position in the table, with a 2-0 win over Kilmarnock at Pittodrie which saw Duk scoring after only 15 seconds and then scoring another in the second half. Aberdeen won their sixth consecutive match, in a 1-0 away victory at Ross County, with Duk scoring the only goal of the match and Bojan Miovski having a goal disallowed for offside by VAR. This was the first time Aberdeen had managed six consecutive wins since the start of the 2015-16 season. Graeme Shinnie was sent off for the second time in consecutive appearances for Aberdeen. The club appealed the red card decision but Shinnie's suspension was increased to four matches, a decision which was described in a statement by the club as "ridiculously harsh and unnecessary". Aberdeen played their 5000th competitive match, with a 2-0 win over Rangers at Pittodrie, in which Liam Scales scored his first goal for the club and Bojan Miovski also scored. Barry Robson won the SPFL Premiership Manager of the Month for the second month in a row, having overseen Aberdeen winning all four league matches in April without conceding any goals.

May

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On 1 May 2023, Aberdeen FC announced that caretaker manager Barry Robson and his assistant Steve Agnew had agreed to take on the positions on a permanent basis, on a contract until the end of the 2024-25 season. On 4 May, the club held its annual awards ceremony at the P&J Live Arena. Duk won the awards for Player of the Year and Goal of the Season for his back heel goal scored in the away match against Dundee United in March. Leighton Clarkson won the Young Player of the Year award, and Alfie Bavidge won Development Player of the Year. Aberdeen's run of 7 consecutive winning matches, the club's longest since 2015-16, came to an end with a 1-0 defeat away to Rangers. The 40th anniversary of the 1983 European Cup Winner's Cup win in Gothenburg was celebrated, with the Gothenburg Greats and the club being awarded the honour of the Freedom of the City of Aberdeen by the city council. Aberdeen went into the penultimate round of matches in third place two points clear of Heart of Midlothian, following a goalless draw with Hibernian at Pittodrie and a 2-1 away defeat to Heart of Midlothian. Aberdeen secured third place, with a 3-0 victory over St Mirren at Pittodrie, which saw Graeme Shinnie scoring twice on his return following a four match suspension. The season ended with a heavy 5-0 away defeat to Celtic. Aberdeen were assured a place in Group Stage European football for the first time since 2007-08, with entry into the 2023-24 Europa League play-off round, following Celtic's win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Cup final.

Results & fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

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25 June 2022 Friendly Buckie Thistle 1–2 Aberdeen Buckie
15:00 Barry   49' Report Ramirez   65' (pen.)
Kennedy   88'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: ~2,000
Note: Graeme Stewart Testimonial
1 July 2022 Friendly St Johnstone 1–1 Aberdeen San Pedro del Pinatar
12:00 Bair   Report Miovski   Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Attendance: 0
6 July 2022 Friendly Brechin City 1–7 Aberdeen Brechin
19:45 McGrath   64' (pen.) [50][51] Ramirez   19'
Besuijen   23', 36'
Kennedy   53'
Hayes   54'
Harvey   67'
Watkins   80'		 Stadium: Glebe Park
Attendance: 2,034

Scottish Premiership

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Main article: 2022–23 Scottish Premiership
31 July 2022 1 Celtic 2–0 Aberdeen Glasgow
16:30 Welsh   3'
Jota   75'		 Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,824
Referee: Nick Walsh
Note: Game televised on Sky Sports
6 August 2022 2 Aberdeen 4–1 St Mirren Aberdeen
15:00 Miovski   24' (pen.), 37'
Clarkson   44'
Duk   87'		 Report Ayunga   53' (pen.) Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 14,420
Referee: Alan Muir
13 August 2022 3 Aberdeen 2–3 Motherwell Aberdeen
15:00 Miovski   42'
Hayes   47'		 Report Spittal   20'
Slattery   52'
van Veen   55'		 Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 14,714
Referee: Chris Graham
20 August 2022 4 St Johnstone 0–1 Aberdeen Perth
15:00 Report Clarkson   56' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 5,871
Referee: Craig Napier
27 August 2022 5 Aberdeen 5–0 Livingston Aberdeen
15:00 Miovski   41' (pen.), 63'
McCrorie   58'
Besuijen   62' (pen)
Duncan   86'		 Report Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 13,739
Referee: Colin Steven
3 September 2022 6 Ross County 1–1 Aberdeen Dingwall
15:00 Akio   90+5' Report Duk   88' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,210
Referee: Kevin Clancy
17 September 2022 7 Hibernian 3–1 Aberdeen Edinburgh
15:00 Boyle   45+4' (pen.)
Campbell   62', 73'		 Report Duk   4' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 17,292
Referee: David Dickinson
1 October 2022 8 Aberdeen 4–1 Kilmarnock Aberdeen
15:00 Besuijen   22'
Miovski   24' (pen.), 45'
Stewart   63'		 Report Taylor   27' Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 16,348
Referee: Kevin Clancy
8 October 2022 9 Dundee United 4–0 Aberdeen Dundee
18:00 Behich   41'
Watt   45'
McGrath   73' (pen.)
McCrorie   82' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Tannadice
Attendance: 11,010
Referee: Willie Collum
16 October 2022 10 Aberdeen 2–0 Heart of Midlothian Aberdeen
15:00 Duk   74'
Besuijen   79'		 Report Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 14,711
Referee: Don Robertson
22 October 2022 11 Motherwell 1–2 Aberdeen Motherwell
15:00 McKinstry   55' Report Miovski   7'
Duk   69'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,486
Referee: Euan Anderson
29 October 2022 12 Rangers 4–1 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 Čolak   27'
Lundstram   45+2'
Tavernier   51'
Morelos   86'		 Report Barron   21' Stadium: Ibrox
Attendance: 49,365
Referee: Steven McLean
4 November 2022 13 Aberdeen 4–1 Hibernian Aberdeen
19:30 Miovski   45+8' (pen.), 53'
Ramadani   61'
Clarkson   77'		 Report Kukharevych   69' Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 16,479
Referee: David Munro
8 November 2022 14 Livingston 2–1 Aberdeen Livingston
19:45 Fitzwater   7'
Kelly   18' (pen.)		 Report Duk   57' (pen.) Stadium: Tony Macaroni Arena
Attendance: 2,598
Referee: Nick Walsh
12 November 2022 15 Aberdeen 1–0 Dundee United Aberdeen
18:00 Miovski   37' (pen.) Report Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 17,035
Referee: Willie Collum
Mid-season break for 2022 FIFA World Cup
17 December 2022 16 Aberdeen 0–1 Celtic Aberdeen
12:30 Report McGregor   87' Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 15,567
Referee: Steven McLean
20 December 2022 17 Aberdeen 2–3 Rangers Aberdeen
20:00 Duk   45'
Clarkson   52'		 Report Sakala   12'
Arfield   90+5', 90+7'		 Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 18,025
Referee: Willie Collum
Note: The Match which was originally scheduled for 10 September 2022 was postponed as a mark of respect due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II[52]
24 December 2022 18 St. Mirren 3–1 Aberdeen Paisley
12:30 O'Hara   38' (pen.), 53' (pen.)
Kiltie   90+5'		 Report Kennedy   9' Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 7,394
Referee: Nick Walsh
28 December 2022 19 Kilmarnock 2–1 Aberdeen Kilmarnock
19:45 Robinson   31'
Wright   42'		 Report Kennedy   90+1' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 6,171
Referee: Don Robertson
2 January 2023 20 Aberdeen 0–0 Ross County Aberdeen
15:00 Report Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 14,356
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
7 January 2023 21 Aberdeen 2–0 St Johnstone Aberdeen
15:00 Duk   74', 84' Report Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 14,202
Referee: Euan Anderson
18 January 2023 22 Heart of Midlothian 5–0 Aberdeen Edinburgh
19:45 Shinnie   15' (o.g.)
Smith   28'
Shankland   40' (pen)
Ginelly   45+1'
Devlin   61'		 Report Stadium: Tynecastle
Attendance: 18,497
Referee: Willie Collum
28 January 2023 23 Hibernian 6–0 Aberdeen Edinburgh
15:00 Campbell   10', 15', 88' (pen.)
Youan   45'
Nisbet   73'
Fish   90+1'		 Report Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 16,671
Referee: Craig Napier
1 February 2023 24 Aberdeen 1–3 St Mirren Aberdeen
19:45 Miovski   73' (pen) Report Main   57'   81'
Gallagher   90+1'		 Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 13,014
Referee: Grant Irvine
4 February 2023 25 Aberdeen 3–1 Motherwell Aberdeen
15:00 Duk   42'
Miovski   64', 69'		 Report van Veen   75' (pen) Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 14,271
Referee: Kevin Clancy
18 February 2023 26 Celtic 4–0 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 McGregor   2'
Hatate   13', 76'
Abada   89'		 Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,090
Referee: Willie Collum
25 February 2023 27 Aberdeen 1–0 Livingston Aberdeen
15:00 Miovski   44' Report Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 14,091
Referee: David Munro
4 March 2023 28 Dundee United 1–3 Aberdeen Dundee
18:00 McGrath   73' (pen) Report Duk   56'
McCrorie   80'
Watkins   83'		 Stadium: Tannadice
Attendance: 11,048
Referee: John Beaton
18 March 2023 29 Aberdeen 3–0 Heart of Midlothian Aberdeen
15:00 Duk   5', 21'
Pollock   28'		 Report Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 16,278
Referee: David Dickinson
1 April 2023 30 St Johnstone 0–1 Aberdeen Perth
15:00 Considine   6' Report Matthews   30' (o.g.)
Shinnie   90+1'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 6,001
Referee: Colin Steven
8 April 2023 31 Aberdeen 2–0 Kilmarnock Aberdeen
15:00 Duk   1', 59' Report Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 16,248
Referee: Don Robertson
14 April 2023 32 Ross County 0–1 Aberdeen Dingwall
19:45 Report Duk   17' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,619
Referee: Euan Anderson
23 April 2023 33 Aberdeen 2–0 Rangers Aberdeen
16:30 Scales   48'
Miovski   56'		 Report Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 18,666
Referee: Nick Walsh
7 May 2023 34 Rangers 1–0 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 Cantwell   64' Report Stadium: Ibrox
Attendance: 46,961
Referee: John Beaton
13 May 2023 35 Aberdeen 0–0 Hibernian Aberdeen
15:00 Report Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 18,620
Referee: Nick Walsh
20 May 2023 36 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Aberdeen Edinburgh
12:30 Ginnelly   43'
Shankland   56'		 Report Pollock   31' Stadium: Tynecastle
Attendance: 18,661
Referee: Kevin Clancy
24 May 2023 37 Aberdeen 3–0 St Mirren Aberdeen
19:45 Clarkson   14'
Shinnie   43', 49'		 Report Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 16,303
Referee: Don Robertson
27 May 2023 38 Celtic 5–0 Aberdeen Glasgow
12:30 Kyogo   27', 32'
Starfelt   78'
Oh   82', 90'		 Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,146
Referee: Alan Muir

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 2022–23 Scottish League Cup

For the first time since its reintroduction, Aberdeen entered the Group Stages of the League Cup. They were drawn in Group A to face Raith Rovers, Peterhead, Dumbarton and Stirling Albion.[3]

Group stage

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10 July 2022 1 Peterhead 0–2 Aberdeen Peterhead
15:00 Report Ramirez   63' (pen.), 74' Stadium: Balmoor Stadium
Attendance: 3,112
Referee: David Dickinson
Note: Game televised on Premier Sports
13 July 2022 2 Aberdeen 2–0 Dumbarton Aberdeen
19:45 McCrorie   36'
Kennedy   57'		 Report Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 7,189
Referee: Colin Steven
19 July 2022 3 Stirling Albion 0–5 Aberdeen Stirling
19:45 Report Besuijen   14', 43'
Ramirez   24'
Kennedy   31'
McCrorie   41'		 Stadium: Forthbank Stadium
Attendance: 2,017
Referee: Craig Napier
24 July 2022 4 Aberdeen 3–0 Raith Rovers Aberdeen
15:00 Miovski   5' (pen.)
McCrorie   39'
Hayes   46'		 Report Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 8,875
Referee: David Munro
Note: Game televised on Premier Sports

Knockout phase

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30 August 2022 Second round Annan Athletic 1–4 (a.e.t.) Aberdeen Annan
19:45 Swinglehurst   81' Report Besuijen   56', 105'
Duk   97'
Clarkson   117'		 Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 1,538
Referee: Steven MacLean
19 October 2022 Quarter-final Aberdeen 4–1 Partick Thistle Aberdeen
19:45 Duk   15'
Holt   31' (o.g.)
Coulson   34'
Duncan   86'		 Report Brownlie   53' Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 9,323
Referee: David Munro
15 January 2023 Semi-final Rangers 2–1 (a.e.t.) Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 Jack   61'
Roofe   94'		 Report Miovski   40' Stadium: Hampden
Attendance: 47,562
Referee: Nick Walsh
Note: Game televised on Premier Sports

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 2022–23 Scottish Cup
23 January 2023 Fourth round Darvel 1–0 Aberdeen Darvel
19:45 Kirkpatrick   19' Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: David Munro
Note: Game televised on BBC Scotland

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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As of 6 June 2023
No. Pos Player Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Joe Lewis 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
2 MF   Ross McCrorie 33 1 7 3 1 0 41 4
3 DF   Jack MacKenzie 10+8 0 0 0 1 0 19 0
4 DF   Liam Scales 30+1 0 7 0 1 0 39 0
6 MF   Graeme Shinnie 13 2 1 0 0 0 14 2
7 FW   Shayden Morris 0+13 0 1+1 0 0 0 15 0
8 MF   Connor Barron 11+6 1 0+2 0 0 0 19 1
9 FW   Bojan Miovski 37 16 4 2 0+1 0 42 18
10 FW   Dilan Markanday 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
11 FW   Duk 29+8 16 2+3 2 1 0 43 18
14 MF   Patrik Myslovič 0+4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
15 FW   Marley Watkins 4+22 1 0+5 0 0 0 31 1
16 MF   Ylber Ramadani 37 1 6 0 1 0 44 1
17 MF   Jonny Hayes 24+6 1 4+2 1 0+1 0 37 2
18 DF   Mattie Pollock 15+0 1 0 0 0 0 15 1
19 GK   Jay Gorter 4+0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
20 MF   Leighton Clarkson 32+2 5 2+1 1 1 0 38 6
21 MF   Dante Polvara 1+2 0 1+2 0 0 0 6 0
22 DF   Hayden Coulson 19+9 0 2 1 1 0 31 1
23 MF   Ryan Duncan 8+15 1 0+6 1 1 0 30 2
24 GK   Kelle Roos 31 0 7 0 0 0 38 0
25 DF   Jayden Richardson 16+3 0 5 0 0 0 24 0
27 DF   Angus MacDonald 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
28 MF   Jack Milne 0+1 0 0+3 0 0 0 4 0
33 FW   Matty Kennedy 15+6 2 7 2 1 0 29 4
36 FW   Alfie Bavidge 0+5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
37 FW   Callum Roberts 0+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 4 0
48 FW   Liam Harvey 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
Players who left the club during the season
5 DF   Anthony Stewart (c) 20 1 7 0 1 0 28 1
10 FW   Vicente Besuijen 9+7 3 6 4 0+1 0 23 7
26 DF   Mason Hancock 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0
99[a] FW   Christian Ramirez 0+7 0 3+3 3 0 0 13 3
  1. ^ Christian Ramirez used the No. 9 for 3 matches in the League Cup.

Goalscorers

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As of 24 May 2023

Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1   11 Duk 16 2 0 18
=   9 Bojan Miovski 16 2 0 18
3   10 Vicente Besuijen 3 4 0 7
4   20 Leighton Clarkson 5 1 0 6
=   2 Ross McCrorie 2 3 0 5
6   33 Matty Kennedy 2 2 0 4
7   99 Christian Ramirez 0 3 0 3
8   6 Graeme Shinnie 2 0 0 2
=   17 Jonny Hayes 1 1 0 2
=   18 Mattie Pollock 2 0 0 2
=   23 Ryan Duncan 1 1 0 2
12   8 Connor Barron 1 0 0 1
=   5 Anthony Stewart 1 0 0 1
=   22 Hayden Coulson 0 1 0 1
=   16 Ylber Ramadani 1 0 0 1
=   15 Marley Watkins 1 0 0 1
=   4 Liam Scales 1 0 0 1
17 n/a n/a Own goals 1 1 0 2
TOTALS 56 21 0 77

Team statistics

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League table

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Main article: 2022–23 Scottish Premiership
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 32 3 3 114 34 +80 99 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Rangers 38 29 5 4 93 37 +56 92 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Aberdeen 38 18 3 17 56 60 −4 57 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4 Heart of Midlothian 38 15 9 14 63 57 +6 54 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Hibernian 38 15 7 16 57 59 −2 52 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
Source: [53][54]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[55]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAAHAHHHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWLWWDLWLWWLWLWLLLLDWLLLWLWWWWWWWLDLWL
Position125754375643433333344457777654433333333
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2023. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

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Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2022 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2022–23

Players in

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Date Pos Player From Fee
8 June 2022 MF   Ylber Ramadani   MTK Budapest £100,000[56]
20 June 2022 DF   Jayden Richardson   Nottingham Forest £300,000[57]
23 June 2022 FW   Bojan Miovski   MTK Budapest £535,000[58]
1 July 2022 DF   Anthony Stewart   Wycombe Wanderers Free[57]
1 July 2022 GK   Kelle Roos   Derby County Free[59]
15 July 2022 FW   Duk   Benfica £400,000 [60]
25 July 2022 FW   Callum Roberts   Notts County £150,000 [61]
4 August 2022 FW   Shayden Morris   Fleetwood Town Undisclosed [62]
31 January 2023 DF   Angus MacDonald   Swindon Town Free [63]

Players out

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Date Pos Player To Fee
12 June 2022 MF   Mark Gallagher   Formartine United Free[64][65]
14 June 2022 FW   Michael Ruth   Queen of the South Free[66][67]
16 June 2022 DF   Andrew Considine   St Johnstone Free[68][69]
18 June 2022 GK   Jamie Shingler   Inverurie Locos Free[64][70]
19 June 2022 DF   Calvin Ramsay   Liverpool £4,200,000[5]
24 June 2022 GK   Gary Woods   Kilmarnock Free[71]
25 June 2022 DF   Luke Turner   Cliftonville Free[64][72]
26 June 2022 DF   Declan Gallagher   St Mirren Free[73]
28 June 2022 MF   Funso Ojo   Port Vale Free[66]
1 July 2022 MF   Jack MacIver   Formartine United Free
4 July 2022 MF   Finn Yeats   Falkirk Free[74]
12 July 2022 MF   Lewis Ferguson   Bologna £3,100,000[9]
22 July 2022 MF   Tyler Mykyta   Formartine United Free[75]
1 September 2022 DF   David Bates   K.V. Mechelen Free[76]
22 November 2022 MF   Dylan McGeouch   Forest Green Rovers Free[66]
19 January 2023 FW   Christian Ramirez   Columbus Crew Undisclosed[77]

Loans in

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Date Pos Player From Fee
21 June 2022 DF   Liam Scales   Celtic Season Loan[57]
26 July 2022 DF   Hayden Coulson   Middlesbrough Season Loan [78]
6 August 2022 MF   Leighton Clarkson   Liverpool Season Loan [79]
5 January 2023 MF   Graeme Shinnie   Wigan Athletic End-of-season Loan [80]
5 January 2023 MF   Patrik Myslovič   MSK Zilina End-of-season Loan [81]
29 January 2023 DF   Mattie Pollock   Watford End-of-season Loan [82]
31 January 2023 GK   Jay Gorter   Ajax End-of-season Loan [83]
31 January 2023 MF   Dilan Markanday   Blackburn Rovers End-of-season Loan [84]

Loans out

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Date Pos Player From Fee
15 June 2022 MF   Dean Campbell   Stevenage Season Loan[85]
28 June 2022 MF   Kevin Hanratty   Forfar Athletic Season Loan[86]
5 July 2022 DF   Evan Towler   Cove Rangers Season Loan[87]
18 July 2022 GK   Tom Ritchie   Queen of the South Season Loan[88]
28 July 2022 DF   Mason Hancock   Arbroath Season Loan[89]
28 July 2022 DF   Kieran Ngwenya   Raith Rovers Season Loan [90]
1 September 2022 MF   Connor McLennan   St Johnstone Season Loan [91]
1 January 2023 FW   Aaron Reid   Elgin City End-of-season Loan [92]
11 January 2023 DF   Evan Towler   Elgin City End-of-season Loan[93]
31 January 2023 FW   Vicente Besuijen   Excelsior Rotterdam End-of-season Loan[93]
31 January 2023 DF   Anthony Stewart   MK Dons End-of-season Loan[94]
8 March 2023 MF   Dante Polvara   Charleston Battery End-of-season Loan[95]

See also

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