2019–20 Celtic F.C. season

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]

Celtic F.C.

2019–20 season
Chairman	Ian Bankier
Manager	Neil Lennon
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Premiership	1st
League Cup	Winners
Scottish Cup	Winners
Champions League	Third qualifying round
Europa League	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Odsonne Édouard (22) All: Odsonne Édouard (29)
Highest home attendance	59,131 Celtic 2–1 Aberdeen (21 December 2019)
Lowest home attendance	54,584 Celtic 2–1 Hamilton Academical (4 December 2019)
Average home league attendance	57,944
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

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

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]

SC Pinkafeld v Celtic

26 June 2019 Friendly	SC Pinkafeld	1 – 6	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]

Wiener SC v Celtic

29 June 2019 Friendly	Wiener SC	1 – 2	Celtic	Vienna, Austria
	Josic 54'	Celtic Report	Griffiths 57' Bayo 87'	Stadium: Sportklub Stadium Attendance: 4,682[8]

St. Gallen v Celtic

2 July 2019 Friendly	St. Gallen	0 – 0	Celtic	St. Gallen, Switzerland
		Celtic Report		Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 4,012[9] Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)[10]

Celtic v Rennes

13 July 2019 Friendly	Celtic	0 – 0	Rennes	Glasgow
		Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Willie Collum

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Premiership

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

Celtic v St Johnstone

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

Motherwell v Celtic

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

Celtic v Heart of Midlothian

25 August 2019	Celtic	3 – 1	Heart of Midlothian	Glasgow
	Berra 29' (o.g.) McGregor 54' Halkett 60' (o.g.)	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Washington 81'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,763 Referee: Willie Collum

Rangers v Celtic

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

Hamilton Academical v Celtic

14 September 2019	Hamilton Academical	0 – 1	Celtic	Hamilton
		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Forrest 4'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Don Robertson

Celtic v Kilmarnock

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

Hibernian v Celtic

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

Livingston v Celtic

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

Celtic v Ross County

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

Aberdeen v Celtic

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

Celtic v St Mirren

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

Celtic v Motherwell

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

Celtic v Livingston

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

Ross County v Celtic

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

Celtic v Hamilton Academical

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

Celtic v Hibernian

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

Heart of Midlothian v Celtic

18 December 2019	Heart of Midlothian	0 – 2	Celtic	Edinburgh
		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Christie 28' Ntcham 40'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 17,297 Referee: Bobby Madden

Celtic v Aberdeen

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

St Mirren v Celtic

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

Celtic v Rangers

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

Kilmarnock v Celtic

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

Celtic v Ross County

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

St Johnstone v Celtic

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

Hamilton Academical v Celtic

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

Motherwell v Celtic

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

Celtic v Heart of Midlothian

12 February 2020	Celtic	5 – 0	Heart of Midlothian	Glasgow
	Ntcham 30' Jullien 46' McGregor 52' Christie 67' Šimunović 80'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,431 Referee: Willie Collum

Aberdeen v Celtic

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

Celtic v Kilmarnock

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

Livingston v Celtic

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

Celtic v St Mirren

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

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish League Cup

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.

Celtic v Dunfermline Athletic

17 August 2019 Second round	Celtic	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow
	Johnston 55' Forrest 114'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Beadling 77'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 27,318 Referee: John Beaton

Celtic v Partick Thistle

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

Hibernian v Celtic

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

Rangers v Celtic

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

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Cup

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]

Partick Thistle v Celtic

18 January 2020 Fourth round	Partick Thistle	1 – 2	Celtic	Glasgow
	Bannigan 90+3' (pen.)	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Griffiths 12' McGregor 78'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 9,542 Referee: Alan Muir

Clyde v Celtic

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

St Johnstone v Celtic

1 March 2020 Quarter-finals	St Johnstone	0 – 1	Celtic	Perth
		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Christie 81'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 8,181 Referee: Bobby Madden

Celtic v Aberdeen

1 November 2020 Semi-finals	Celtic	2 – 0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
	Christie 18' Elyounoussi 23'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Don Robertson

Celtic v Heart of Midlothian

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
	Griffiths McGregor Christie Johnston Ajer		Naismith Smith Lee Kingsley Wighton

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League

Celtic entered the Champions League at the first qualifying round.

First qualifying round

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.

Sarajevo v Celtic

9 July 2019 1st leg	Sarajevo	1 – 3	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)

Celtic v Sarajevo

17 July 2019 2nd leg	Celtic	2 – 1 (5 – 2 agg.)	Sarajevo	Glasgow
	Christie 26' McGregor 75'	Report	Tatar 62'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,662 Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)

Second qualifying round

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.

Celtic v Nõmme Kalju

24 July 2019 1st leg	Celtic	5 – 0	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)

Nõmme Kalju v Celtic

30 July 2019 2nd leg	Nõmme Kalju	0 – 2 (0 – 7 agg.)	Celtic	Tallinn, Estonia
		Report	Kulinitš 10' (o.g.) Shved 90+3'	Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 4,014 Referee: Benoît Millot (France)

Third qualifying round

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.

CFR Cluj v Celtic

7 August 2019 1st leg	CFR Cluj	1 – 1	Celtic	Cluj-Napoca, Romania
	Rondón 28'	Report	Forrest 37'	Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 13,055 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Celtic v CFR Cluj

13 August 2019 2nd leg	Celtic	3 – 4 (4 – 5 agg.)	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

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

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.

Celtic v AIK

22 August 2019 1st leg	Celtic	2 – 0	AIK	Glasgow
	Forrest 48' Édouard 73'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 40,885 Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

AIK v Celtic

29 August 2019 2nd leg	AIK	1 – 4 (1 – 6 agg.)	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

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

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CEL	CLJ	LAZ	REN
1	Celtic	6	4	1	1	10	6	+4	13	Advance to knockout phase		—	2–0	2–1	3–1
2	CFR Cluj	6	4	0	2	6	4	+2	12			2–0	—	2–1	1–0
3	Lazio	6	2	0	4	6	9	−3	6			1–2	1–0	—	2–1
4	Rennes	6	1	1	4	5	8	−3	4			1–1	0–1	2–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

Rennes v Celtic

19 September 2019 Matchday 1	Rennes	1 – 1	Celtic	Rennes, France
	Niang 38' (pen.)	Report	Christie 59' (pen.)	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 27,026 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

Celtic v CFR Cluj

3 October 2019 Matchday 2	Celtic	2 – 0	CFR Cluj	Glasgow
	Édouard 20' Elyounoussi 59'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,172 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Celtic v Lazio

24 October 2019 Matchday 3	Celtic	2 – 1	Lazio	Glasgow
	Christie 67' Jullien 89'	Report	Lazzari 40'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,172 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Lazio v Celtic

7 November 2019 Matchday 4	Lazio	1 – 2	Celtic	Rome, Italy
	Immobile 7'	Report	Forrest 38' Ntcham 90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 26,155 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

Celtic v Rennes

28 November 2019 Matchday 5	Celtic	3 – 1	Rennes	Glasgow
	Morgan 22' Christie 45+1' Johnston 74'	Report	Hunou 89'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,172 Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

CFR Cluj v Celtic

12 December 2019 Matchday 6	CFR Cluj	2 – 0	Celtic	Cluj-Napoca, Romania
	Burcă 49' Đoković 70'	Report		Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 12,890 Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey)

Round of 32

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

Copenhagen v Celtic

20 February 2020 1st leg	Copenhagen	1 – 1	Celtic	Copenhagen, Denmark
	N'Doye 52'	Report	Édouard 14'	Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 34,346 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Celtic v Copenhagen

27 February 2020 2nd leg	Celtic	1 – 3 (2 – 4 agg.)	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

Appearances and goals

^[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	Craig Gordon	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	6	0
29	GK	Scott Bain[a]	2	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	9	0
65	GK	Conor Hazard[a]	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
67	GK	Fraser Forster	28	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	7	0	39	0
Defenders
2	DF	Christopher Jullien[a]	28	4	3	1	4	0	2	0	10	2	47	7
3	DF	Greg Taylor[a]	12	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	17	0
5	DF	Jozo Šimunović	6	1	0	0	1	0	6	0	3	0	16	1
13	DF	Moritz Bauer	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	13	0
23	DF	Boli Bolingoli	14	0	2	0	1	0	5	0	6	0	28	0
30	DF	Jeremie Frimpong[b]	14	2	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	21	2
33	DF	Hatem Abd Elhamed[c]	5	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	4	0	15	0
35	DF	Kristoffer Ajer[a]	28	3	4	0	3	0	5	1	10	0	50	4
57	DF	Stephen Welsh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
6	MF	Nir Bitton[a]	15	0	2	0	3	0	5	0	6	0	31	0
8	MF	Scott Brown[d] (captain)	29	2	3	2	5	1	6	0	9	0	52	5
12	MF	Ismaila Soro[c]	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	MF	Daniel Arzani	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	MF	Jonny Hayes	14	1	4	0	2	0	1	0	5	0	26	1
17	MF	Ryan Christie[d][e]	24	11	3	0	4	3	6	4	8	3	45	21
18	MF	Tom Rogic[b]	16	2	2	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	24	3
19	MF	Mikey Johnston[c]	11	2	2	1	1	0	4	1	4	2	22	6
20	MF	Marian Shved	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	1
21	MF	Olivier Ntcham[c]	23	4	2	2	3	1	4	0	7	1	39	8
27	MF	Mohamed Elyounoussi[d][f]	10	4	3	2	3	1	0	0	6	1	22	8
41	MF	Scott Robertson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
42	MF	Callum McGregor[d]	30	9	4	1	4	1	5	2	9	0	52	13
49	MF	James Forrest	28	10	3	1	2	0	5	2	9	3	47	16
77	MF	Karamoko Dembélé	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
Forwards
9	FW	Leigh Griffiths[g][f]	21	9	1	0	4	2	4	1	3	0	33	12
10	FW	Vakoun Bayo	8	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	4	0	16	2
11	FW	Patryk Klimala	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
22	FW	Odsonne Édouard[d][f]	27	22	3	0	4	1	5	2	8	4	47	29
Departures
4	DF	Jack Hendry[Note LOA]	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	MF	Scott Sinclair[Note TRA]	2	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	7	2
16	MF	Lewis Morgan[Note TRA]	5	0	3	0	0	0	6	0	4	2	18	2
52	MF	Ewan Henderson[Note LOA]	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
56	DF	Anthony Ralston[Note LOA]	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
Signed in 2020–21[Note SCO]
4	DF	Shane Duffy[d]	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
10	FW	Albian Ajeti[c]	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	MF	David Turnbull[a]	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
93	DF	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. Includes one starting appearance in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
2. 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. Includes one substitute appearance in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
4. 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. 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

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

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
17	MF		Christie[a]	3		1							1			3			7		1
30	DF		Frimpong	2			1		1	1									4		1
10	FW		Bayo													1	1		1	1
8	MF		Brown	6												5			11
6	MF		Bitton	2			1			1			2			2			8
35	DF		Ajer[a]	3			1			1			1			2			8
42	MF		McGregor[a]	2			1			1						2			6
2	DF		Jullien[a]	2						1						2			5
9	FW		Griffiths	2												1			3
13	DF		Bauer	3															3
22	FW		Édouard													3			3
23	DF		Bolingoli	1									1			1			3
3	DF		Taylor	1												1			2
5	DF		Šimunović	1									1						2
15	MF		Hayes	1			1												2
21	MF		Ntcham	2															2
27	MF		Elyounoussi[a]							1						1			2
67	GK		Forster	1						1									2
16	MF		Morgan										1						1
19	MF		Johnston	1															1
33	DF		Elhamed										1						1
93	DF		Laxalt[a]							1									1

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

1. Includes one yellow card in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

Hat-tricks

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

(H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral

Clean sheets

As of 20 December 2020.

Rank	Name	Premiership	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Total	Played Games
1	Fraser Forster	14	1	1	0	1	17	39
2	Scott Bain	1	0	2[a]	1	0	4[a]	9[b]
3	Craig Gordon	0	1	0	1	1	3	6
4	Conor Hazard	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[b]
Total		15	2	3[a]	2	2	24[a]	55[c]

1. Includes one clean sheet in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
2. 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

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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

Club

Technical staff

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

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

In

Pos	Player	From	Type	Window	Ends	Fee
DF	Christopher Jullien	Toulouse	Transfer	Summer	2023	£7,000,000[37][38]
MF	Luca Connell	Bolton Wanderers	Transfer	Summer	2023	£350,000[39][40]
DF	Boli Bolingoli	Rapid Wien	Transfer	Summer	2023	£3,000,000[41][42]
DF	Hatem Abd Elhamed	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Transfer	Summer	2023	£1,600,000[43][44]
GK	Tobi Oluwayemi	Tottenham Hotspur	Transfer	Summer	2022	Undisclosed[45][46]
DF	Leo Hjelde	Rosenborg	Transfer	Summer	2022	Undisclosed[47][48]
MF	Liam Burt	Rangers	Transfer	Summer	2021	Free[49][50]
FW	Jonathan Afolabi	Southampton	Transfer	Summer	2022	Free[51][52]
GK	Fraser Forster	Southampton	Loan	Summer	2020	Loan[53][54]
DF	Moritz Bauer	Stoke City	Loan	Summer	2020	Loan[55][56]
MF	Mohamed Elyounoussi	Southampton	Loan	Summer	2020	Loan[57][58]
DF	Greg Taylor	Kilmarnock	Transfer	Summer	2023	£2,200,000[59][60]
DF	Jeremie Frimpong	Manchester City	Transfer	Summer	2023	£250,000[61][62]
DF	Lee O'Connor	Manchester United	Transfer	Summer	2023	Undisclosed[63][62]
FW	Patryk Klimala	Jagiellonia Białystok	Transfer	Winter	2024	£3,500,000[64][65]
MF	Ismaila Soro	Bnei Yehuda	Transfer	Winter	2024	£2,000,000[66][67]

Out

Pos	Player	To	Type	Window	Fee
MF	Scott Allan	Hibernian	End of contract	Summer	Free[68]
DF	Dedryck Boyata	Hertha BSC	End of contract	Summer	Free[69]
MF	Regan Hendry	Raith Rovers	End of contract	Summer	Free[70]
GK	Reece Willison	Airdrieonians	End of contract	Summer	Free[71]
DF	Mikael Lustig	Gent	End of contract	Summer	Free[72][73]
DF	Wallace Duffy	St Johnstone	End of contract	Summer	Free[74]
DF	Marvin Compper	MSV Duisburg	Released	Summer	Free[75][76]
MF	Dylan Forrest	Hamilton Academical	End of contract	Summer	Free[77]
GK	Dorus de Vries	Retired[78]
FW	PJ Crossan	Dumbarton	End of contract	Summer	Free[79]
GK	Ross Doohan	Ayr United	Loan	Summer	Loan[80]
DF	Andrew Gutman	FC Cincinnati	Loan	Summer	Loan[81]
DF	Kieran Tierney	Arsenal	Transfer	Summer	£25,000,000[82][83]
MF	Kristi Marku	Airdrieonians	End of contract	Summer	Free[84]
DF	Daniel Church	East Fife	Loan	Summer	Loan[85]
DF	Robbie Deas	Alloa Athletic	Loan	Summer	Loan[85]
DF	Emilio Izaguirre	Motagua	End of contract	Summer	Free[86]
DF	Cristian Gamboa	VfL Bochum	End of contract	Summer	Free[87]
DF	Stephen Welsh	Greenock Morton	Loan	Summer	Loan[88][89]
DF	Anthony Ralston	St Johnstone	Loan	Summer	Loan[88][90]
MF	Ewan Henderson	Ross County	Loan	Summer	Loan[88][91]
FW	Jack Aitchison	Forest Green Rovers	Loan	Summer	Loan[88][92]
FW	Kieran McGrath	East Kilbride	Loan	Summer	Loan[93]
MF	David McKay	BSC Glasgow	Loan[94]
DF	Lewis Bell	BSC Glasgow	End of contract	Summer	Free[95]
FW	Connor McBride	Stenhousemuir	Loan[96]
GK	Conor Hazard	Dundee	Emergency Loan[97]
MF	Ross McLaughlin	East Stirlingshire	End of contract	Summer	Free[78]
MF	Youssouf Mulumbu	Unattached	Released	Summer	Free[78][98]
FW	Thomas Caffrey	Bluebell United	End of contract	Summer	Free[78]
FW	Ciaran Diver	Renfrew	End of contract	Summer	Free[78]
MF	Scott Sinclair	Preston North End	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed[99][100]
DF	Lee O'Connor	Partick Thistle	Loan	Winter	Loan[101]
DF	Jack Hendry	Melbourne City	Loan	Winter	Loan[102]
MF	Eboue Kouassi	KRC Genk	Loan	Winter	Loan[103]
GK	Conor Hazard	Dundee	Loan	Winter	Loan[104]
FW	Jonathan Afolabi	Dunfermline Athletic	Loan	Winter	Loan[105]
MF	Lewis Morgan	Inter Miami	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed[106]
MF	Grant Savoury	Edinburgh City	Loan	Winter	Loan[107]
DF	Manny Perez	North Carolina FC	Loan[108]
MF	Leo Mazis	Triestina	Transfer		Free[109]

See also

• List of Celtic F.C. seasons

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