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2024–25 Celtic F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is Celtic's 131st season of competitive football.

Celtic F.C.
2024–25 season
ChairmanPeter Lawwell
ManagerBrendan Rodgers
StadiumCeltic Park
Premiership1st
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupQuarter-finals
Champions LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague:
Reo Hatate
Nicolas Kühn
Callum McGregor
(2 goals)
All:
Nicolas Kühn
(3 goals)
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Pre-season and friendlies

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Celtic faced Ayr United and Queen's Park in early July.[1][2] They then travelled to the United States, where they played friendlies against D.C. United, Manchester City and Chelsea.[3][4]

5 July 2024 Friendly Ayr United 1–1 Celtic Ayr
19:45 BST Dowds   34' (pen.) Report Furuhashi   24' (pen.) Stadium: Somerset Park
10 July 2024 Friendly Queen's Park 4–6 Celtic Glasgow
19:45 BST Paton   15'
Thomas   22'
Longridge   70'
McDonnell   85'		 Report Furuhashi   6', 24', 60'
O'Riley   39'
Oh   67'
Turley   73'		 Stadium: Lesser Hampden
20 July 2024 Friendly D.C. United 0–4 Celtic Washington, D.C., United States
19:30 EDT Report O'Riley   24', 31'
Johnston   64'
Forrest   68'		 Stadium: Audi Field
23 July 2024 Friendly Manchester City 3–4 Celtic Chapel Hill, United States
19:30 EDT Bobb   33'
Perrone   46'
Haaland   57'		 Report Kühn   13', 36'
Furuhashi   44'
Palma   68'		 Stadium: Kenan Stadium
27 July 2024 Friendly Chelsea 1–4 Celtic Notre Dame, United States
16:00 EDT Nkunku   89' (pen.) Report O'Riley   19'
Furuhashi   33'
Palma   76'
Johnston   79'		 Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium

Scottish Premiership

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Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Premiership

The Premiership fixture list was announced on 27 June 2024.[5] Celtic began their title defence against Kilmarnock at Celtic Park.

4 August 2024 Celtic 4–0 Kilmarnock Glasgow
16:30 BST Hatate   17'
Scales   40'
Kühn   59'
Ralston   90+4'		 Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,712
Referee: Don Robertson
11 August 2024 Hibernian 0–2 Celtic Edinburgh
12:30 BST Report Kühn   3'
McGregor   19'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 17,918
Referee: Nick Walsh
25 August 2024 St Mirren 0–3 Celtic Paisley
12:00 BST Report McGregor   3'
Hatate   33'
Johnston   71'		 Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 6,940
Referee: Chris Graham
1 September 2024 Celtic v Rangers Glasgow
12:30 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: John Beaton

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 Scottish League Cup

On 28 July, Celtic were drawn to face Hibernian in the second round of the 2024–25 Scottish League Cup.[6] On 18 August, Celtic were drawn to face Falkirk in the quarter-finals.[7]

18 August 2024 Second round Celtic 3–1 Hibernian Glasgow
15:00 BST Maeda   4', 15'
Kühn   56'		 Report Kukharevych   34' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 47,370
Referee: Kevin Clancy
22 September 2024 Quarter-finals Celtic v Falkirk Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Celtic Park

UEFA Champions League

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Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League

Celtic will enter the UEFA Champions League at the league phase.

League phase

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Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League league phase § League phase table

On 29 August, the draw for the league phase was made. Celtic were drawn with RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund (Pot 1), Club Brugge and Atalanta (Pot 2), Young Boys and Dinamo Zagreb (Pot 3), and Slovan Bratislava and Aston Villa (Pot 4).[8]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
25   Red Star Belgrade 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26   Young Boys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27   Celtic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28   Slovan Bratislava 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29   Monaco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 17 September 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Matches

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TBD Celtic   v   RB Leipzig Glasgow
Stadium: Celtic Park
TBD Borussia Dortmund   v   Celtic Dortmund, Germany
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
TBD Celtic   v   Club Brugge Glasgow
Stadium: Celtic Park
TBD Atalanta   v   Celtic Bergamo, Italy
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
TBD Celtic   v   Young Boys Glasgow
Stadium: Celtic Park
TBD Dinamo Zagreb   v   Celtic Zagreb, Croatia
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
TBD Celtic   v   Slovan Bratislava Glasgow
Stadium: Celtic Park
TBD Aston Villa   v   Celtic Birmingham, England
Stadium: Villa Park

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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[9][10]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   DEN Kasper Schmeichel 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
12 GK   FIN Viljami Sinisalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 GK   SCO Scott Bain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   CAN Alistair Johnston 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF   SCO Greg Taylor 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF   IRL Liam Scales 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
11 DF   ESP Álex Valle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF   POL Maik Nawrocki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF   USA Cameron Carter-Vickers 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
37 DF   SCO Adam Montgomery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
56 DF   SCO Anthony Ralston 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
57 DF   SCO Stephen Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
15 MF   NOR Odin Thiago Holm 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   JPN Tomoki Iwata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF   POR Paulo Bernardo 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
30 MF   ENG Liam Shaw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF   JPN Reo Hatate 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
42 MF   SCO Callum McGregor (captain) 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
49 MF   SCO James Forrest 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
66 MF   NIR Francis Turley 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   HON Luis Palma 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
8 FW   JPN Kyogo Furuhashi 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   IRL Adam Idah 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 FW   GER Nicolas Kühn 4 3 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0
13 FW   KOR Yang Hyun-jun 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
38 FW   JPN Daizen Maeda 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
90 FW   IRL Mikey Johnston 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Departures
33 MF   DEN Matt O'Riley[Note TRA] 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Last updated: 25 August 2024
Source: Competitions

Notes
  1. ^
    Player left the club during the season

Goalscorers

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R No. Pos. Nation Name Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Champions League Total
1 10 FW   Nicolas Kühn 2 0 1 0 3
2 38 FW   Daizen Maeda 0 0 2 0 2
41 MF   Reo Hatate 2 0 0 0 2
42 MF   Callum McGregor 2 0 0 0 2
5 2 DF   Alistair Johnston 1 0 0 0 1
5 DF   Liam Scales 1 0 0 0 1
56 DF   Anthony Ralston 1 0 0 0 1
Total 9 0 3 0 12

Last updated: 25 August 2024

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Celtic first squad during the season.

N P Nat. Name Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Champions League Total Notes
                             
3 DF   Greg Taylor 1 1
5 DF   Liam Scales 1 1
20 DF   Cameron Carter-Vickers 1 1

Last updated: 25 August 2024
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
  = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;   = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Clean sheets

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As of 25 August 2024.

Rank Name Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Champions League Total Played Games
1   Kasper Schmeichel 3 0 0 0 3 4
Total 3 0 0 0 3 4

Attendances

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As of match played 18 August 2024
Matches Attendances Average High Low
Premiership 1 58,712 58,712 58,712 N/A
Scottish Cup 0 0 0 0 0
League Cup 1 47,370 47,370 47,370 N/A
Champions League 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 106,082 53,041 58,712 47,370

Team statistics

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Aberdeen 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Rangers 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
4 Dundee 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 5 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 Dundee United 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2024. Source: [11][12]
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).[13]
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).
  2. ^ The winners of the 2024–25 Scottish Cup also qualify for the Europa League. If the cup winners qualify for the Champions League via league position, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League play-off round) passes to the third-placed team, and the berths for the Europa League second qualifying round and the Conference League second qualifying round are passed down to the fourth- and fifth-placed teams.

Competition overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premiership 4 August 2024 Round 1 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 100.00
Scottish Cup 18/19 January 2025 Fourth round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
League Cup 18 August 2024 Second round 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
Champions League 17/18/19 September 2024 League phase 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 4 4 0 0 12 1 +11 100.00

Source: Soccerway

Club

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Management

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Position[14] Name
Manager Brendan Rodgers[15]
Assistant Manager John Kennedy[16]
First Team Coach Adam Sadler[17]
Gavin Strachan[18]
Goalkeeping Coach Stevie Woods[19]

Kit

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Supplier: Adidas / Sponsors: Dafabet (front) and Magners (back)

The club will be in the fifth year of a deal with Adidas – the club's official kit supplier.[20][21]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Away
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third
  • Home: The home kit features the traditional green and white hoops with a dark green trim, and a Celtic knot collar detail. White shorts and socks complete the look.[22]
  • Away: The away kit features a yellow shirt with green hoops, and an embroidered four-leaf clover. The shirt is accompanied by green shorts and yellow socks.[23]
  • Third: The third kit features a dark green shirt with a camouflage design. The shirt is accompanied by matching shorts and socks.[24]

Transfers

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In

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Pos Player From Type Window Fee
GK   Viljami Sinisalo   Aston Villa Transfer Summer £1,000,000[25][26]
GK   Kasper Schmeichel   Anderlecht Transfer Summer Free[27]
MF   Paulo Bernardo   Benfica Transfer Summer £3,400,000[28][29]
FW   Adam Idah   Norwich City Transfer Summer £8,500,000[30][31]
DF   Álex Valle   Barcelona Loan Summer Loan[32]

Out

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Pos Player To Type Window Fee
GK   Joe Hart Retired[33]
FW   Sead Hakšabanović   Malmö FF Transfer Summer Undisclosed[34]
MF   Benny-Jackson Luyeye Unattached End of contract Summer Free[35]
MF   James McCarthy End of contract Summer Free[35]
DF   Magnus Mackenzie   Queen's Park End of contract Summer Free[36]
FW   Marco Tilio   Melbourne City Loan Summer Loan[37]
FW   Rocco Vata   Watford End of contract Summer £237,000[38][39]
FW   Oh Hyeon-gyu   Genk Transfer Summer Undisclosed[40]
GK   Kai McLean   Dunfermline Athletic End of contract Summer Free[41]
GK   Benjamin Siegrist   Rapid București Transfer Summer Undisclosed[42]
MF   MacKenzie Carse   Coleraine End of contract Summer Free[43]
MF   Ben Quinn   Mansfield Town End of contract Summer Free[44]
DF   Dane Murray   Queen's Park Loan Summer Loan[45]
DF   Bosun Lawal   Stoke City Transfer Summer £2,000,000[46][47]
MF   Kwon Hyeok-kyu   Hibernian Loan Summer Loan[48]
GK   Tobi Oluwayemi   Dunfermline Athletic Loan Summer Loan[49]
MF   Daniel Kelly   Millwall Transfer Summer £400,000[50][51]
DF   Yuki Kobayashi   Portimonense Transfer Summer Undisclosed[52]
MF   Matt O'Riley   Brighton & Hove Albion Transfer Summer £26,000,000[53][54]
DF   Gustaf Lagerbielke   Twente Loan Summer Loan[55]

See also

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References

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