2019–20 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic F.C.
2019–20 season
ChairmanIan Bankier
ManagerNeil Lennon
StadiumCeltic Park
Scottish Premiership1st
League CupWinners
Scottish CupWinners
Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Odsonne Édouard (22)

All:
Odsonne Édouard (29)
Highest home attendance59,131
Celtic 2–1 Aberdeen
(21 December 2019)
Lowest home attendance54,584
Celtic 2–1 Hamilton Academical
(4 December 2019)
Average home league attendance57,944

The 2019–20 season was Celtic's 126th season of competitive football. They competed in the Scottish Premiership, League Cup, Scottish Cup, Champions League and Europa League. Celtic won all three domestic tournaments, completing an unprecedented quadruple treble.[1]

On 13 March 2020, the Scottish football season was suspended with immediate effect due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The season was curtailed as a result, with Celtic declared Scottish Premiership champions on 18 May, winning a ninth consecutive league title.[3][4]

Pre-season and friendlies

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Celtic held its pre-season training camp in Stegersbach (Austria) and St. Gallen (Switzerland), with matches against SC Pinkafeld, Wiener SC and St. Gallen.[5][6]

26 June 2019 Friendly SC Pinkafeld Austria 1 – 6 Scotland Celtic Pinkafeld, Austria
Pahr 29' Celtic Report Griffiths 36'
Johnston 46', 90+1'
Henderson 53'
Oko-Flex 84'
Aitchison 88'
Stadium: Sportplatz
Referee: Florian Jandl (Austria)[7]
29 June 2019 Friendly Wiener SC Austria 1 – 2 Scotland Celtic Vienna, Austria
Josic 54' Celtic Report Griffiths 57'
Bayo 87'
Stadium: Sportklub Stadium
Attendance: 4,682[8]
2 July 2019 Friendly St. Gallen Switzerland 0 – 0 Scotland Celtic St. Gallen, Switzerland
Celtic Report Stadium: Kybunpark
Attendance: 4,012[9]
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)[10]

Scottish Premiership

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The Scottish Premiership fixture list was announced on 21 June 2019. Celtic began their title defence against St Johnstone at Celtic Park.[11]

3 August 2019 Celtic 7 – 0 St Johnstone Glasgow
Johnston 9'
Christie 26', 30', 67'
Ntcham 72'
Édouard 80'
Griffiths 86'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,877
Referee: Kevin Clancy
10 August 2019 Motherwell 2 – 5 Celtic Motherwell
Donnelly 12', 90+1' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Ajer 14'
Griffiths 41'
Forrest 66'
Édouard 76'
Christie 86' (pen.)
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,822
Referee: Nick Walsh
1 September 2019 Rangers 0 – 2 Celtic Glasgow
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Édouard 32'
Hayes 90+3'
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,873
Referee: Bobby Madden
22 September 2019 Celtic 3 – 1 Kilmarnock Glasgow
Édouard 44', 53'
Christie 57'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Brophy 33' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,137
Referee: Greg Aitken
28 September 2019 Hibernian 1 – 1 Celtic Edinburgh
Ajer 8' (o.g.) BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Christie 24' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 18,339
Referee: Kevin Clancy
6 October 2019 Livingston 2 – 0 Celtic Livingston
Robinson 47'
Dykes 73'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 8,196
Referee: Willie Collum
19 October 2019 Celtic 6 – 0 Ross County Glasgow
Elyounoussi 4', 72'
Édouard 46', 50'
McGregor 49'
Forrest 55'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,560
Referee: Don Robertson
27 October 2019 Aberdeen 0 – 4 Celtic Aberdeen
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Édouard 10'
Frimpong 15'
Forrest 37'
Elyounoussi 45'
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 15,079
Referee: John Beaton
30 October 2019 Celtic 2 – 0 St Mirren Glasgow
Elyounoussi 49'
Forrest 54'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,127
Referee: Kevin Clancy
10 November 2019 Celtic 2 – 0 Motherwell Glasgow
Édouard 19'
Tait 54' (o.g.)
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,137
Referee: Alan Muir
23 November 2019 Celtic 4 – 0 Livingston Glasgow
Édouard 19'
Brown 57'
Forrest 64', 90+1'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,247
Referee: Andrew Dallas
1 December 2019 Ross County 1 – 4 Celtic Dingwall
Stewart 24' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Christie 11', 38'
Rogic 67'
Johnston 73'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,512
Referee: Nick Walsh
4 December 2019 Celtic 2 – 1 Hamilton Academical Glasgow
Christie 13'
Brown 90+2'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Ogkmpoe 90' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,584
Referee: Alan Muir
15 December 2019 Celtic 2 – 0 Hibernian Glasgow
Frimpong 39'
Édouard 66'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,598
Referee: John Beaton
21 December 2019 Celtic 2 – 1 Aberdeen Glasgow
Jullien 7'
Édouard 66'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Cosgrove 35' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,131
Referee: Euan Anderson
26 December 2019 St Mirren 1 – 2 Celtic Paisley
MacPherson 89' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
McGregor 22'
Forrest 32'
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 6,797
Referee: Willie Collum
29 December 2019 Celtic 1 – 2 Rangers Glasgow
Édouard 42' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Kent 36'
Katić 56'
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,902
Referee: Kevin Clancy
22 January 2020 Kilmarnock 1 – 3 Celtic Kilmarnock
Kabamba 66' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Édouard 25'
Griffiths 51'
Jullien 73'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 8,307
Referee: Don Robertson
25 January 2020 Celtic 3 – 0 Ross County Glasgow
McGregor 37' (pen.)
Édouard 65', 68'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,785
Referee: Kevin Clancy
29 January 2020 St Johnstone 0 – 3 Celtic Perth
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Ntcham 6'
Forrest 20'
Griffiths 26'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 8,743
Referee: John Beaton
2 February 2020 Hamilton Academical 1 – 4 Celtic Hamilton
Ogkmpoe 26' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Édouard 35', 81'
Jullien 78'
Forrest 90+1'
Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 4,708
Referee: Nick Walsh
5 February 2020 Motherwell 0 – 4 Celtic Motherwell
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Édouard 9', 80'
Griffiths 51'
McGregor 75'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,534
Referee: Don Robertson
16 February 2020 Aberdeen 1 – 2 Celtic Aberdeen
Taylor 27' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
McGregor 10'
Ajer 81'
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 14,135
Referee: Andrew Dallas
23 February 2020 Celtic 3 – 1 Kilmarnock Glasgow
Ajer 28'
Édouard 33'
Griffiths 62'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Brophy 6' (pen.) Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,883
Referee: Kevin Clancy
4 March 2020 Livingston 2 – 2 Celtic Livingston
Guthrie 24'
Robinson 46'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
McGregor 16'
Rogic 90+1'
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 8,640
Referee: Willie Collum
7 March 2020 Celtic 5 – 0 St Mirren Glasgow
Griffiths 18', 44', 74'
Édouard 54'
McGregor 90' (pen.)
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,998
Referee: Gavin Duncan

Scottish League Cup

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On 28 July, Celtic were drawn to face Dunfermline Athletic at Celtic Park in the second round of the 2019–20 Scottish League Cup.[12] The League Cup holders progressed to the quarter-finals with a 2–1 victory in extra-time. On 18 August, Celtic were drawn to face Partick Thistle at Celtic Park in the quarter-finals.[13] The Bhoys' trophy defence continued with a five-goal win against the Championship side. On 25 September, Celtic were drawn to face Hibernian in the semi-finals.[14] Goals from Mohamed Elyounoussi, Callum McGregor and Scott Brown secured Celtic's place in the final, a fourth consecutive League Cup final and seventh consecutive domestic cup final. On 8 December, Celtic won the Scottish League Cup for the fourth consecutive season, defeating Rangers 1–0 in the final.

25 September 2019 Quarter-finals Celtic 5 – 0 Partick Thistle Glasgow
Bayo 15'
Rogic 46'
Ntcham 56', 63'
Sinclair 76'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 25,008
Referee: Steven McLean
2 November 2019 Semi-finals Hibernian 2 – 5 Celtic Glasgow
Hallberg 36'
Kamberi 58'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Elyounoussi 17', 44'
McGregor 21'
Brown 56', 90'
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 46,782
Referee: Bobby Madden
8 December 2019 Final Rangers 0 – 1 Celtic Glasgow
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Jullien 60' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 51,117
Referee: Willie Collum

Scottish Cup

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On 24 November, Celtic were drawn to face Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium in the fourth round of the 2019–20 Scottish Cup.[15] The Scottish Cup holders progressed to the fifth round with a 2–1 victory. On 19 January 2020, Celtic were drawn to face Clyde at Broadwood Stadium in the fifth round.[16] Goals from Olivier Ntcham, Scott Brown and Vakoun Issouf Bayo sealed Celtic's place in the quarter-finals. On 9 February, Celtic were drawn to face St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park in the quarter-finals.[17] A late Ryan Christie free-kick secured Celtic's place in the semi-finals. On 1 March, Celtic were drawn to face Aberdeen in the semi-finals.[18] As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent suspension of Scottish football, the semi-finals were rescheduled for later in the year.[19]

9 February 2020 Fifth round Clyde 0 – 3 Celtic Cumbernauld
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Ntcham 16'
Brown 40'
Bayo 90'
Stadium: Broadwood Stadium
Attendance: 7,536
Referee: Bobby Madden
20 December 2020 Final Celtic 3 – 3 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 p)
Heart of Midlothian Glasgow
Christie 19'
Édouard 29' (pen.)
Griffiths 105+1'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Boyce 48'
Kingsley 67'
Ginnelly 111'
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Beaton
Penalties

UEFA Champions League

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Celtic entered the Champions League at the first qualifying round.

First qualifying round

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On 18 June, Celtic were drawn to face Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[20][21] The Bhoys won 5–2 on aggregate and secured a place in the next round.

9 July 2019 1st leg Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 – 3 Scotland Celtic Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Oremuš 29' Report Johnston 35'
Édouard 51'
Sinclair 85'
Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 24,723
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
17 July 2019 2nd leg Celtic Scotland 2 – 1
(5 – 2 agg.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Glasgow
Christie 26'
McGregor 75'
Report Tatar 62' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,662
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)

Second qualifying round

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On 17 July, it was determined that Celtic would face Nõmme Kalju (Estonia) in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[22] The Scottish champions progressed to the third round with a 7–0 aggregate win against the Estonians.

24 July 2019 1st leg Celtic Scotland 5 – 0 Estonia Nõmme Kalju Glasgow
Ajer 36'
Christie 44' (pen.), 65'
Griffiths 45+3'
McGregor 77'
Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 41,872
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
30 July 2019 2nd leg Nõmme Kalju Estonia 0 – 2
(0 – 7 agg.)
Scotland Celtic Tallinn, Estonia
Report Kulinitš 10' (o.g.)
Shved 90+3'
Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium
Attendance: 4,014
Referee: Benoît Millot (France)

Third qualifying round

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On 30 July, it was determined that Celtic would face CFR Cluj (Romania) in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[23] The Bhoys were eliminated following a 5–4 aggregate defeat and parachuted into the UEFA Europa League play-off round.

13 August 2019 2nd leg Celtic Scotland 3 – 4
(4 – 5 agg.)
Romania CFR Cluj Glasgow
Forrest 51'
Édouard 61'
Christie 76'
Report Deac 27'
Omrani 74' (pen.), 80'
Țucudean 90+7'
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 50,964
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

UEFA Europa League

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Play-off round

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On 15 August, it was determined that Celtic would face AIK (Sweden) in the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.[24] Neil Lennon's side recorded a comfortable 6–1 win on aggregate and secured a place in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage.

22 August 2019 1st leg Celtic Scotland 2 – 0 Sweden AIK Glasgow
Forrest 48'
Édouard 73'
Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 40,885
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
29 August 2019 2nd leg AIK Sweden 1 – 4
(1 – 6 agg.)
Scotland Celtic Solna, Sweden
Larsson 33' (pen.) Report Forrest 17'
Johnston 34'
Jullien 87'
Morgan 90+3'
Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 28,410
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

Group stage

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On 30 August, the draw for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage was made. Celtic were drawn in Group E along with Lazio (Pot 1), Rennes (Pot 3) and CFR Cluj (Pot 4).[25]

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CEL CLJ LAZ REN
1 Scotland Celtic 6 4 1 1 10 6 +4 13 Advance to knockout phase 2–0 2–1 3–1
2 Romania CFR Cluj 6 4 0 2 6 4 +2 12 2–0 2–1 1–0
3 Italy Lazio 6 2 0 4 6 9 −3 6 1–2 1–0 2–1
4 France Rennes 6 1 1 4 5 8 −3 4 1–1 0–1 2–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

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19 September 2019 Matchday 1 Rennes France 1 – 1 Scotland Celtic Rennes, France
Niang 38' (pen.) Report Christie 59' (pen.) Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 27,026
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
3 October 2019 Matchday 2 Celtic Scotland 2 – 0 Romania CFR Cluj Glasgow
Édouard 20'
Elyounoussi 59'
Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,172
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
24 October 2019 Matchday 3 Celtic Scotland 2 – 1 Italy Lazio Glasgow
Christie 67'
Jullien 89'
Report Lazzari 40' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,172
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
7 November 2019 Matchday 4 Lazio Italy 1 – 2 Scotland Celtic Rome, Italy
Immobile 7' Report Forrest 38'
Ntcham 90+5'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 26,155
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
28 November 2019 Matchday 5 Celtic Scotland 3 – 1 France Rennes Glasgow
Morgan 22'
Christie 45+1'
Johnston 74'
Report Hunou 89' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,172
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

Round of 32

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On 16 December, Celtic were drawn to face Copenhagen in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League Round of 32.[26]

20 February 2020 1st leg Copenhagen Denmark 1 – 1 Scotland Celtic Copenhagen, Denmark
N'Doye 52' Report Édouard 14' Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 34,346
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
27 February 2020 2nd leg Celtic Scotland 1 – 3
(2 – 4 agg.)
Denmark Copenhagen Glasgow
Édouard 83' (pen.) Report Santos 51'
Biel 85'
N'Doye 88'
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,172
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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[27][28]

As of 20 December 2020
No. Pos Player Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Champions League Europa League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Scotland Craig Gordon 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 6 0
29 GK Scotland Scott Bain[a] 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 9 0
65 GK Northern Ireland Conor Hazard[a] 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
67 GK England Fraser Forster 28 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 39 0
Defenders
2 DF France Christopher Jullien[a] 28 4 3 1 4 0 2 0 10 2 47 7
3 DF Scotland Greg Taylor[a] 12 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 17 0
5 DF Croatia Jozo Šimunović 6 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 3 0 16 1
13 DF Austria Moritz Bauer 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 13 0
23 DF Belgium Boli Bolingoli 14 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 6 0 28 0
30 DF Netherlands Jeremie Frimpong[b] 14 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 21 2
33 DF Israel Hatem Abd Elhamed[c] 5 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 15 0
35 DF Norway Kristoffer Ajer[a] 28 3 4 0 3 0 5 1 10 0 50 4
57 DF Scotland Stephen Welsh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Midfielders
6 MF Israel Nir Bitton[a] 15 0 2 0 3 0 5 0 6 0 31 0
8 MF Scotland Scott Brown[d] (captain) 29 2 3 2 5 1 6 0 9 0 52 5
12 MF Ivory Coast Ismaila Soro[c] 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF Australia Daniel Arzani 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF Republic of Ireland Jonny Hayes 14 1 4 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 26 1
17 MF Scotland Ryan Christie[d][e] 24 11 3 0 4 3 6 4 8 3 45 21
18 MF Australia Tom Rogic[b] 16 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 24 3
19 MF Scotland Mikey Johnston[c] 11 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 4 2 22 6
20 MF Ukraine Marian Shved 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1
21 MF France Olivier Ntcham[c] 23 4 2 2 3 1 4 0 7 1 39 8
27 MF Norway Mohamed Elyounoussi[d][f] 10 4 3 2 3 1 0 0 6 1 22 8
41 MF Scotland Scott Robertson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
42 MF Scotland Callum McGregor[d] 30 9 4 1 4 1 5 2 9 0 52 13
49 MF Scotland James Forrest 28 10 3 1 2 0 5 2 9 3 47 16
77 MF England Karamoko Dembélé 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Forwards
9 FW Scotland Leigh Griffiths[g][f] 21 9 1 0 4 2 4 1 3 0 33 12
10 FW Ivory Coast Vakoun Issouf Bayo 8 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 16 2
11 FW Poland Patryk Klimala 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
22 FW France Odsonne Édouard[d][f] 27 22 3 0 4 1 5 2 8 4 47 29
Departures
4 DF Scotland Jack Hendry[Note LOA] 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF England Scott Sinclair[Note TRA] 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 7 2
16 MF Scotland Lewis Morgan[Note TRA] 5 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 4 2 18 2
52 MF Scotland Ewan Henderson[Note LOA] 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
56 DF Scotland Anthony Ralston[Note LOA] 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
Signed in 2020–21[Note SCO]
4 DF Republic of Ireland Shane Duffy[d] 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10 FW Switzerland Albian Ajeti[c] 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF Scotland David Turnbull[a] 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
93 DF Uruguay Diego Laxalt[b] 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Notes
  1. ^
    Player left the club on loan during the season
  2. ^
    Player left the club during the season
  3. ^
    Due to the postponement of the 2019–20 Scottish Cup, players signed in the following season were eligible to participate from the semi-final stage.[29]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Includes one starting appearance in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
  2. ^ a b c Includes one starting appearance and one substitute appearance in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
  3. ^ a b c d e Includes one substitute appearance in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Includes two starting appearances in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
  5. ^ Includes two goals in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
  6. ^ a b c Includes one goal in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
  7. ^ Includes two substitute appearances in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

Goalscorers

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R No. Pos. Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Champions League Europa League Total
1 22 FW France Odsonne Édouard 22 0 1[a] 2 4 29
2 17 MF Scotland Ryan Christie 11 0 3[b] 4 3 21
3 49 MF Scotland James Forrest 10 1 0 2 3 16
4 42 MF Scotland Callum McGregor 9 1 1 2 0 13
5 9 FW Scotland Leigh Griffiths 9 0 2[a] 1 0 12
6 21 MF France Olivier Ntcham 4 2 1 0 1 8
27 MF Norway Mohamed Elyounoussi 4 2 1[a] 0 1 8
7 2 DF France Christopher Jullien 4 1 0 0 2 7
8 19 MF Scotland Mikey Johnston 2 1 0 1 2 6
9 8 MF Scotland Scott Brown 2 2 1 0 0 5
10 35 DF Norway Kristoffer Ajer 3 0 0 1 0 4
11 18 MF Australia Tom Rogic 2 1 0 0 0 3
12 10 FW Ivory Coast Vakoun Issouf Bayo 0 1 1 0 0 2
11 MF England Scott Sinclair 0 1 0 1 0 2
16 MF Scotland Lewis Morgan 0 0 0 0 2 2
30 DF Netherlands Jeremie Frimpong 2 0 0 0 0 2
13 5 DF Croatia Jozo Šimunović 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 MF Republic of Ireland Jonny Hayes 1 0 0 0 0 1
20 MF Ukraine Marian Shved 0 0 0 1 0 1
Own goals 3 0 0 1 0 4
Total 89 13 11 16 18 147

Last updated: 20 December 2020

  1. ^ a b c Includes one goal in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
  2. ^ Includes two goals in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

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 League Cup Scottish Cup Champions League Europa League Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
17 MF Scotland Christie[a] 3 1 1 3 7 1
30 DF Netherlands Frimpong 2 1 1 1 4 1
10 FW Ivory Coast Bayo 1 1 1 1
8 MF Scotland Brown 6 5 11
6 MF Israel Bitton 2 1 1 2 2 8
35 DF Norway Ajer[a] 3 1 1 1 2 8
42 MF Scotland McGregor[a] 2 1 1 2 6
2 DF France Jullien[a] 2 1 2 5
9 FW Scotland Griffiths 2 1 3
13 DF Austria Bauer 3 3
22 FW France Édouard 3 3
23 DF Belgium Bolingoli 1 1 1 3
3 DF Scotland Taylor 1 1 2
5 DF Croatia Šimunović 1 1 2
15 MF Republic of Ireland Hayes 1 1 2
21 MF France Ntcham 2 2
27 MF Norway Elyounoussi[a] 1 1 2
67 GK England Forster 1 1 2
16 MF Scotland Morgan 1 1
19 MF Scotland Johnston 1 1
33 DF Israel Elhamed 1 1
93 DF Uruguay Laxalt[a] 1 1

Last updated: 20 December 2020
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
Ordered by Red card, Second yellow card and Yellow card
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Includes one yellow card in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

Hat-tricks

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Player Against Result Date Competition
Scotland Ryan Christie Scotland St Johnstone 7–0 (H) 3 August 2019 Premiership
Scotland Leigh Griffiths Scotland St Mirren 5–0 (H) 7 March 2020 Premiership

(H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral

Clean sheets

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As of 20 December 2020.

Rank Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Champions League Europa League Total Played Games
1 England Fraser Forster 14 1 1 0 1 17 39
2 Scotland Scott Bain 1 0 2[a] 1 0 4[a] 9[b]
3 Scotland Craig Gordon 0 1 0 1 1 3 6
4 Northern Ireland Conor Hazard 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[b]
Total 15 2 3[a] 2 2 24[a] 55[c]
  1. ^ a b c d Includes one clean sheet in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
  2. ^ a b Includes one appearance in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
  3. ^ Includes two delayed Scottish Cup matches (semi-final and final), recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

Attendances

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As of match played 7 March 2020
Matches Attendances Average High Low
Premiership 15 869,160 57,944 59,131 54,584
League Cup 2 52,326 26,163 27,318 25,008
Scottish Cup 0 0 0 0 0
Champions League 3 151,498 50,499 58,662 41,872
Europa League 5 265,573 53,114 56,172 40,885
Total 25 1,338,557 53,542 59,131 25,008

Team statistics

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 30 26 2 2 89 19 +70 80 2.67 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Rangers 29 21 4 4 64 19 +45 67 2.31 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
3 Motherwell 30 14 4 12 41 38 +3 46 1.53 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Aberdeen 30 12 9 9 40 36 +4 45 1.50
5 Livingston 30 10 9 11 41 39 +2 39 1.30
Source: BBC SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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).[31]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[30]
  2. ^ Since the 2019–20 Scottish Cup was postponed and could not be completed by the UEFA registration deadline of 3 August 2020, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team, while the fourth-placed team also qualified for European competition.

Competition overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Champions League 9 July 2019 13 August 2019 1st round 3rd Round 6 4 1 1 16 7 +9 066.67
Premiership 3 August 2019 7 March 2020 Matchday 1 Winners 30 26 2 2 89 19 +70 086.67
League Cup 17 August 2019 8 December 2019 2nd round Winners 4 4 0 0 13 3 +10 100.00
Europa League 22 August 2019 27 February 2020 Play-Off Round Round of 32 10 6 2 2 18 11 +7 060.00
Scottish Cup 18 January 2020 20 December 2020 4th Round Winners 5 4 1 0 11 4 +7 080.00
Total 55 44 6 5 147 44 +103 080.00

Source: Competitions

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAAHAAHAHHHAHHAHAHAHAAAHAHAH
ResultWWWWWWDLWWWWWWWWWWWLWWWWWWWWDW
Position111111121111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Club

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Technical staff

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Position Staff
Manager Neil Lennon
Assistant Manager John Kennedy
First Team Coach Damien Duff
Goalkeeping Coach Stevie Woods
Head of Football Operations Nick Hammond[32]
Head Physiotherapist Tim Williamson
Head of Sports Science Jack Nayler
First Team Nutritionist Rob Naughton

Last updated: 1 July 2019
Source: celticfc.net

Kit

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Supplier: New Balance / Sponsors: Dafabet (front) and Magners (back)

The club is in the fifth year of a deal with manufacturer New Balance.[33]

Home
Away
Third
  • Home: The home kit features the club's traditional green and white hoops, with a green polo-style collar. White shorts and predominantly green socks complete the look.[34]
  • Away: The away kit features a lemon chrome shirt, with deep teal green shoulders. The shirt is accompanied by deep teal shorts and lemon chrome socks.[35]
  • Third: The third kit features a grey shirt, with a berry chevron on the front, a design that was first used on a Celtic shirt one hundred years before. Grey and berry shorts and socks complete the look.[36]

Transfers

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In

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Pos Player From Type Window Ends Fee
DF France Christopher Jullien France Toulouse Transfer Summer 2023 £7,000,000[37][38]
MF Republic of Ireland Luca Connell England Bolton Wanderers Transfer Summer 2023 £350,000[39][40]
DF Belgium Boli Bolingoli Austria Rapid Wien Transfer Summer 2023 £3,000,000[41][42]
DF Israel Hatem Abd Elhamed Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva Transfer Summer 2023 £1,600,000[43][44]
GK England Tobi Oluwayemi England Tottenham Hotspur Transfer Summer 2022 Undisclosed[45][46]
DF Norway Leo Hjelde Norway Rosenborg Transfer Summer 2022 Undisclosed[47][48]
MF Scotland Liam Burt Scotland Rangers Transfer Summer 2021 Free[49][50]
FW Republic of Ireland Jonathan Afolabi England Southampton Transfer Summer 2022 Free[51][52]
GK England Fraser Forster England Southampton Loan Summer 2020 Loan[53][54]
DF Austria Moritz Bauer England Stoke City Loan Summer 2020 Loan[55][56]
MF Norway