Celtic F.C. 2024–25 football season
The 2024–25 season is Celtic 's 131st season of competitive football.
Pre-season and friendlies
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]
Scottish Premiership
The Premiership fixture list was announced on 27 June 2024.[ 5] Celtic began their title defence against Kilmarnock at Celtic Park.
Kilmarnock v Celtic
Heart of Midlothian v Celtic
Celtic v Ross County
Aberdeen v Celtic
Celtic v Hibernian
Celtic v Motherwell
Celtic v St Johnstone
Rangers v Celtic
Celtic v St Mirren
Celtic v Dundee United
Ross County v Celtic
Dundee v Celtic
Motherwell v Celtic
Celtic v Dundee
Scottish Cup
On 2 December, Celtic were drawn to face Kilmarnock at Celtic Park in the fourth round of the 2024–25 Scottish Cup .[ 6] On 20 January 2025, Celtic were drawn to face Raith Rovers at Celtic Park in the fifth round.[ 7]
Scottish League Cup
On 28 July, Celtic were drawn to face Hibernian in the second round of the 2024–25 Scottish League Cup .[ 8] On 18 August, Celtic were drawn to face Falkirk in the quarter-finals.[ 9] On 22 September, Celtic were drawn to face Aberdeen in the semi-finals.[ 10] Celtic faced Rangers in the final on 15 December.
UEFA Champions League
Celtic entered the UEFA Champions League at the league phase .
League phase
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).[ 11]
Matches
Knockout phase play-offs
The draw for the knockout phase play-offs was held on 31 January 2025. Celtic were drawn against Bayern Munich , as a result of finishing the league phase in 21st place.[ 12]
Matches
Bayern Munich v Celtic
Statistics
Appearances and goals
[ 13] [ 14]
Notes
^ Player's loan ended during the season
^ Player loaned out during the season
^ Player left the club during the season
Goalscorers
Last updated: 2 February 2025
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Celtic first squad during the season.
Last updated: 2 February 2025 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.
Hat-tricks
(H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral
Clean sheets
As of 2 February 2025.
Rank
Name
Premiership
Scottish Cup
League Cup
Champions League
Total
Played Games
1
Kasper Schmeichel
17
0
1
3
21
37
Total
17
0
1
3
21
37
Attendances
As of match played 22 January 2025
Matches
Attendances
Average
High
Low
Premiership
11
646,544
58,776
59,612
58,436
Scottish Cup
1
40,916
40,916
40,916
N/A
League Cup
2
90,330
45,165
47,370
42,960
Champions League
4
228,377
57,094
57,551
56,544
Total
18
1,006,167
55,898
59,612
40,916
Team statistics
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2025. Source:
[ 15] [ 16] 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).
[ 17] (V) Assured of a top six finish
Notes:
^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
^ 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
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Premiership
4 August 2024
Round 1
24
20
3
1
67
12
+55
0 83.33
Scottish Cup
18 January 2025
Fourth round
1
1
0
0
2
1
+1
100.00
League Cup
18 August 2024
15 December 2024
Second round
Winners
4
3
1
0
17
6
+11
0 75.00
Champions League
18 September 2024
League phase
8
3
3
2
13
14
−1
0 37.50
Total
37
27
7
3
99
33
+66
0 72.97
Club
Management
Kit
Supplier: Adidas / Sponsors: Dafabet (front) and Magners (back)
The club is in the fifth year of a deal with Adidas – the club's official kit supplier.[ 24] [ 25]
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.[ 26]
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.[ 27]
Third: The third kit features a dark green shirt with a camouflage design. The shirt is accompanied by matching shorts and socks.[ 28]
Transfers
In
Pos
Player
From
Type
Window
Fee
GK
Viljami Sinisalo
Aston Villa
Transfer
Summer
£1,000,000[ 29] [ 30]
GK
Kasper Schmeichel
Anderlecht
Transfer
Summer
Free[ 31]
MF
Paulo Bernardo
Benfica
Transfer
Summer
£3,400,000[ 32] [ 33]
FW
Adam Idah
Norwich City
Transfer
Summer
£8,500,000[ 34] [ 35]
DF
Álex Valle
Barcelona
Loan
Summer
Loan[ 36]
DF
Auston Trusty
Sheffield United
Transfer
Summer
£6,000,000[ 37] [ 38]
MF
Arne Engels
FC Augsburg
Transfer
Summer
£11,000,000[ 39] [ 40]
MF
Luke McCowan
Dundee
Transfer
Summer
£1,000,000[ 41] [ 42]
FW
Jota
Rennes
Transfer
Winter
£9,000,000[ 43] [ 44]
MF
Jeffrey Schlupp
Crystal Palace
Loan
Winter
Loan[ 45]
Out
Pos
Player
To
Type
Window
Fee
GK
Joe Hart
Retired[ 46]
FW
Sead Hakšabanović
Malmö FF
Transfer
Summer
Undisclosed[ 47]
DF
Magnus Mackenzie
Queen's Park
End of contract
Summer
Free[ 48]
FW
Marco Tilio
Melbourne City
Loan
Summer
Loan[ 49]
FW
Rocco Vata
Watford
End of contract
Summer
£237,000[ 50] [ 51]
FW
Oh Hyeon-gyu
Genk
Transfer
Summer
Undisclosed[ 52]
GK
Kai McLean
Dunfermline Athletic
End of contract
Summer
Free[ 53]
GK
Benjamin Siegrist
Rapid București
Transfer
Summer
Undisclosed[ 54]
MF
MacKenzie Carse
Coleraine
End of contract
Summer
Free[ 55]
MF
Ben Quinn
Mansfield Town
End of contract
Summer
Free[ 56]
DF
Dane Murray
Queen's Park
Loan
Summer
Loan[ 57]
DF
Bosun Lawal
Stoke City
Transfer
Summer
£2,000,000[ 58] [ 59]
MF
Kwon Hyeok-kyu
Hibernian
Loan
Summer
Loan[ 60]
GK
Tobi Oluwayemi
Dunfermline Athletic
Loan
Summer
Loan[ 61]
MF
Daniel Kelly
Millwall
Transfer
Summer
£400,000[ 62] [ 63]
DF
Yuki Kobayashi
Portimonense
Transfer
Summer
Undisclosed[ 64]
MF
Matt O'Riley
Brighton & Hove Albion
Transfer
Summer
£26,000,000[ 65] [ 66]
DF
Gustaf Lagerbielke
Twente
Loan
Summer
Loan[ 67]
FW
Mikey Johnston
West Bromwich Albion
Transfer
Summer
£3,000,000[ 68] [ 69]
MF
Tomoki Iwata
Birmingham City
Transfer
Summer
Undisclosed[ 70]
DF
Matthew Anderson
Admira Wacker
Loan
Summer
Loan[ 71]
MF
Ben Summers
MF
Liam Shaw
Fleetwood Town
End of contract
Summer
Free[ 72]
MF
Benny-Jackson Luyeye
East Kilbride
End of contract
Summer
Free[ 73]
DF
Stephen Welsh
Mechelen
Loan
Winter
Loan[ 74]
DF
Lenny Agbaire
Ayr United
Loan
Winter
Loan[ 75]
MF
Odin Thiago Holm
Los Angeles FC
Loan
Winter
Loan[ 76]
DF
Alexandro Bernabei
Internacional
Transfer
Winter
Undisclosed[ 77]
MF
Aiden Haddow
Heart of Midlothian
Transfer
Winter
Undisclosed[ 78]
FW
Kyogo Furuhashi
Rennes
Transfer
Winter
£10,000,000[ 79] [ 80]
DF
Josh Dede
Middlesbrough
Transfer
Winter
Undisclosed[ 81]
FW
Luis Palma
Olympiacos
Loan
Winter
Loan[ 82]
See also
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