2018–19 Celtic F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Celtic's 130th season of competitive football. They competed in the Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup, League Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. Celtic won all three domestic tournaments, completing an unprecedented treble treble.^[1]

Celtic F.C.

2018–19 season
Celtic's team line up for the UEFA Europa League match away to FC Red Bull Salzburg, October 2018
Chairman	Ian Bankier
Manager	Brendan Rodgers (until 26 February 2019) Neil Lennon (from 26 February 2019)
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Premiership	1st
Scottish Cup	Winners
League Cup	Winners
Champions League	Third qualifying round
Europa League	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Odsonne Édouard (15) All: Odsonne Édouard (23)
Highest home attendance	59,143 Celtic 1–0 Aberdeen (29 September 2018)
Lowest home attendance	54,563 Celtic 2–0 St Johnstone (30 January 2019)
Average home league attendance	57,778
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Pre-season and friendlies

Celtic preceded the 2018–19 campaign with a pre-season tour of Austria, with matches against SK Vorwärts Steyr, Bohemians 1905, Blau-Weiß Linz and Sparta Prague.^[2] They also faced Shamrock Rovers^[3] and Standard Liège.^[4]

SK Vorwärts Steyr v Celtic

27 June 2018 Friendly	SK Vorwärts Steyr	0 – 1	Celtic	Steyr, Austria
		Celtic Report	Forrest 72'	Stadium: Vorwärts Stadium Attendance: 2,000[5] Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)

Celtic v Bohemians 1905

30 June 2018 Friendly	Celtic	0 – 1	Bohemians 1905	Wels, Austria
		Celtic Report	Mašek 35'	Stadium: Huber Arena

Celtic v Blau-Weiß Linz

3 July 2018 Friendly	Celtic	2 – 1	Blau-Weiß Linz	Rohrbach, Austria
	Johnston 33' Sinclair 65'	Celtic Report	Fröschl 82'	Stadium: Stallinger Financial Planning Arena[a]

Celtic v Sparta Prague

3 July 2018 Friendly	Celtic	1 – 0	Sparta Prague	Rohrbach, Austria
	Dembélé 20'	Celtic Report		Stadium: Stallinger Financial Planning Arena

Shamrock Rovers v Celtic

7 July 2018 Friendly	Shamrock Rovers	0 – 7	Celtic	Tallaght, Ireland
		Celtic Report	Dembélé 6' Édouard 26', 44' McGregor 34', 57' Sinclair 71' Morgan 74'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium

Celtic v Standard Liège

14 July 2018 Friendly	Celtic	4 – 1	Standard Liège	Glasgow
	Édouard 14' Dembélé 21' McGregor 41' Johnston 62'	Celtic Report	Čop 72'	Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Don Robertson

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Premiership

The Scottish Premiership fixture list was announced on 15 June 2018.^[6] Celtic began their title defence against newly promoted Livingston at Celtic Park.

Celtic v Livingston

4 August 2018	Celtic	3 – 1	Livingston	Glasgow
	Rogic 8' Édouard 26' Ntcham 50' (pen.)	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Robinson 90+3'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,778 Referee: Nick Walsh

Heart of Midlothian v Celtic

11 August 2018	Heart of Midlothian	1 – 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
	Lafferty 56'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 19,113 Referee: John Beaton

Celtic v Hamilton Academical

26 August 2018	Celtic	1 – 0	Hamilton Academical	Glasgow
	Boyata 63'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,044 Referee: Don Robertson

Celtic v Rangers

2 September 2018	Celtic	1 – 0	Rangers	Glasgow
	Ntcham 62'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,865 Referee: Willie Collum

St Mirren v Celtic

14 September 2018	St Mirren	0 – 0	Celtic	Paisley
		BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 7,288 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Kilmarnock v Celtic

23 September 2018	Kilmarnock	2 – 1	Celtic	Kilmarnock
	Burke 64' Findlay 90+3'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Griffiths 34'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 10,988 Referee: Craig Thomson

Celtic v Aberdeen

29 September 2018	Celtic	1 – 0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
	Sinclair 63'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,143 Referee: Bobby Madden

St Johnstone v Celtic

7 October 2018	St Johnstone	0 – 6	Celtic	Perth
		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Forrest 15', 30', 38', 45' Édouard 22' McGregor 84'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 5,993 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Celtic v Hibernian

20 October 2018	Celtic	4 – 2	Hibernian	Glasgow
	Rogic 8' Ntcham 19' Édouard 70', 88'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Kamberi 63' Boyle 73'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,452 Referee: Don Robertson

Dundee v Celtic

31 October 2018	Dundee	0 – 5	Celtic	Dundee
		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Rogic 20' Sinclair 33' (pen.) Forrest 38' Édouard 45+2' Christie 48'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 7,960 Referee: Alan Muir

Celtic v Heart of Midlothian

3 November 2018	Celtic	5 – 0	Heart of Midlothian	Glasgow
	Édouard 18', 39' Benković 26' Forrest 65' Christie 89' (pen.)	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,831 Referee: John Beaton

Livingston v Celtic

11 November 2018	Livingston	0 – 0	Celtic	Livingston
		BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 9,016 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Hamilton Academical v Celtic

24 November 2018	Hamilton Academical	0 – 3	Celtic	Hamilton
		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Christie 13' Martin 68' (o.g.) Griffiths 82'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 4,688 Referee: Don Robertson

Motherwell v Celtic

5 December 2018	Motherwell	1 – 1	Celtic	Motherwell
	Johnson 88'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Christie 13'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,433 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Celtic v Kilmarnock

8 December 2018	Celtic	5 – 1	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
	Forrest 5', 67' Édouard 25' Lustig 35' Christie 45+1'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Brophy 52' (pen.)	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,457 Referee: Nick Walsh

Hibernian v Celtic

16 December 2018	Hibernian	2 – 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
	Slivka 1' Kamberi 59'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 18,142 Referee: Don Robertson

Celtic v Motherwell

19 December 2018	Celtic	3 – 0	Motherwell	Glasgow
	Ralston 28' Sinclair 32' (pen.) Johnston 45'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,703 Referee: Bobby Madden

Celtic v Dundee

22 December 2018	Celtic	3 – 0	Dundee	Glasgow
	Johnston 43', 50' Benković 69'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,234 Referee: Euan Anderson

Aberdeen v Celtic

26 December 2018	Aberdeen	3 – 4	Celtic	Aberdeen
	May 24' (pen.) Cosgrove 83' (pen.) Ferguson 90'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Sinclair 6', 76', 88' Édouard 86'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 20,027 Referee: Willie Collum

Rangers v Celtic

29 December 2018	Rangers	1 – 0	Celtic	Glasgow
	Jack 30'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,863 Referee: John Beaton

Celtic v St Mirren

23 January 2019	Celtic	4 – 0	St Mirren	Glasgow
	Burke 11', 55' Sinclair 18' (pen.) Weah 86'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,821 Referee: Euan Anderson

Celtic v Hamilton Academical

26 January 2019	Celtic	3 – 0	Hamilton Academical	Glasgow
	McGregor 40' Christie 77' Sinclair 87'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,264 Referee: Alan Muir

Celtic v St Johnstone

30 January 2019	Celtic	2 – 0	St Johnstone	Glasgow
	McGregor 53' Christie 55'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,563 Referee: Greg Aitken

St Johnstone v Celtic

3 February 2019	St Johnstone	0 – 2	Celtic	Perth
		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Forrest 78' Weah 89'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 6,242 Referee: Willie Collum

Celtic v Hibernian

6 February 2019	Celtic	2 – 0	Hibernian	Glasgow
	Christie 24' Burke 63'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,730 Referee: Craig Thomson

Kilmarnock v Celtic

17 February 2019	Kilmarnock	0 – 1	Celtic	Kilmarnock
		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Brown 90'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 11,916 Referee: Bobby Madden

Celtic v Motherwell

24 February 2019	Celtic	4 – 1	Motherwell	Glasgow
	Sinclair 31' Édouard 37', 88' Burke 90+1'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Ariyibi 51'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,604 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Heart of Midlothian v Celtic

27 February 2019	Heart of Midlothian	1 – 2	Celtic	Edinburgh
	Bozanic 56' (pen.)	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Forrest 36' Édouard 90+2'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 18,258 Referee: Steven McLean

Celtic v Aberdeen

9 March 2019	Celtic	0 – 0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
		BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,123 Referee: Craig Thomson

Dundee v Celtic

17 March 2019	Dundee	0 – 1	Celtic	Dundee
		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Édouard 90+6'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 7,608 Referee: Bobby Madden

Celtic v Rangers

31 March 2019	Celtic	2 – 1	Rangers	Glasgow
	Édouard 27' Forrest 86'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Kent 63'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,773 Referee: Bobby Madden

St Mirren v Celtic

3 April 2019	St Mirren	0 – 2	Celtic	Paisley
		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Weah 15' Christie 85'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 6,597 Referee: Don Robertson

Celtic v Livingston

6 April 2019	Celtic	0 – 0	Livingston	Glasgow
		BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,850 Referee: Euan Anderson

Hibernian v Celtic

21 April 2019	Hibernian	0 – 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
		BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 19,472 Referee: Nick Walsh

Celtic v Kilmarnock

27 April 2019	Celtic	1 – 0	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
	Šimunović 68'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,851 Referee: Willie Collum

Aberdeen v Celtic

4 May 2019	Aberdeen	0 – 3	Celtic	Aberdeen
		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Lustig 40' Šimunović 53' Édouard 88'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 15,189 Referee: John Beaton

Rangers v Celtic

12 May 2019	Rangers	2 – 0	Celtic	Glasgow
	Tavernier 2' Arfield 63'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,844 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Celtic v Heart of Midlothian

19 May 2019	Celtic	2 – 1	Heart of Midlothian	Glasgow
	Johnston 2', 84'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Mulraney 18'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,696 Referee: Craig Thomson

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish League Cup

On 29 July, Celtic were drawn to face Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium in the second round of the 2018–19 Scottish League Cup.^[7] The League Cup holders progressed to the quarter-finals with a 3–1 victory over their city rivals. On 19 August, Celtic were drawn to face St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park in the quarter-finals.^[8] The Bhoys' trophy defence continued courtesy of a late Leigh Griffiths strike in Perth. On 26 September, Celtic were drawn to face Heart of Midlothian in the semi-finals.^[9] Goals from Scott Sinclair, James Forrest and Ryan Christie secured Celtic's place in the final, a third consecutive League Cup final and fifth consecutive domestic cup final in Brendan Rodgers' reign. On 2 December, Celtic won the Scottish League Cup for the third consecutive season, defeating Aberdeen 1–0 in the final.

Partick Thistle v Celtic

18 August 2018 Second round	Partick Thistle	1 – 3	Celtic	Glasgow
	Mbuyi-Mutombo 73'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Griffiths 18' Dembélé 78' Rogic 80'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 6,350 Referee: Craig Thomson

St Johnstone v Celtic

26 September 2018 Quarter-finals	St Johnstone	0 – 1	Celtic	Perth
		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Griffiths 83'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 5,635 Referee: John Beaton

Heart of Midlothian v Celtic

28 October 2018 Semi-finals	Heart of Midlothian	0 – 3	Celtic	Edinburgh
		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Sinclair 53' (pen.) Forrest 66' Christie 72'	Stadium: Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 61,161 Referee: Willie Collum

Celtic v Aberdeen

2 December 2018 Final	Celtic	1 – 0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
	Christie 45+5'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 50,936 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Cup

On 24 November, Celtic were drawn to face Airdrieonians at Celtic Park in the fourth round of the 2018–19 Scottish Cup.^[10] A Scott Sinclair double and a debut goal for Timothy Weah secured a 3–0 win.^[11] On 20 January 2019, Celtic were drawn to face St Johnstone in the fifth round.^[12] Scott Sinclair's hat-trick was coupled by Scott Brown's first goal in two years, and a James Forrest strike, which sealed Celtic's place in the quarter-finals.^[13] On 11 February, Celtic were drawn to face Hibernian at Easter Road in the quarter-finals.^[14] Goals from James Forrest and Scott Brown secured Celtic's place in the semi-finals.^[15] On 4 March, Celtic were drawn to face Aberdeen or Rangers in the semi-finals.^[16] On 12 March, it was determined that Aberdeen would be Celtic's opponents, having defeated Rangers 2–0 in their quarter-final replay. The Bhoys sealed their place in the final with James Forrest, Odsonne Édouard and Tom Rogic all on the scoresheet.

Celtic v Airdrieonians

19 January 2019 Fourth round	Celtic	3 – 0	Airdrieonians	Glasgow
	Sinclair 37', 56' Weah 83'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 29,941 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Celtic v St Johnstone

10 February 2019 Fifth round	Celtic	5 – 0	St Johnstone	Glasgow
	Sinclair 3', 54', 89' Brown 9' Forrest 52'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 28,404 Referee: Nick Walsh

Hibernian v Celtic

2 March 2019 Quarter-finals	Hibernian	0 – 2	Celtic	Edinburgh
		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Forrest 62' Brown 75'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 15,719 Referee: Willie Collum

Aberdeen v Celtic

14 April 2019 Semi-finals	Aberdeen	0 – 3	Celtic	Glasgow
		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Forrest 45+2' Édouard 61' (pen.) Rogic 69'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 46,773 Referee: Craig Thomson

Heart of Midlothian v Celtic

25 May 2019 Final	Heart of Midlothian	1 – 2	Celtic	Glasgow
	Edwards 52'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Édouard 62' (pen.), 82'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 49,434 Referee: Willie Collum

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League

Celtic entered the Champions League at the first qualifying round.

First qualifying round

On 19 June, Celtic were drawn to face Alashkert (Armenia) in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.^[17] The Bhoys won 3–0 in both legs – courtesy of goals from Odsonne Édouard, James Forrest, Callum McGregor and Moussa Dembélé – and secured a place in the next round.^[18][19]

Alashkert v Celtic

10 July 2018 1st leg	Alashkert	0 – 3	Celtic	Yerevan, Armenia
		Report	Édouard 45+2' Forrest 81' McGregor 90'	Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 4,948 Referee: Danilo Grujić (Serbia)

Celtic v Alashkert

18 July 2018 2nd leg	Celtic	3 – 0 (6 – 0 agg.)	Alashkert	Glasgow
	Dembélé 8', 19' (pen.) Forrest 35'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,047 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)

Second qualifying round

On 18 July, it was determined that Celtic would face Rosenborg (Norway) in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.^[20] The Scottish champions eliminated the Norwegian side in the previous season's qualifying phase and did so again. Goals from Odsonne Édouard and Olivier Ntcham secured Celtic's passage into the next round.^[21][22]

Celtic v Rosenborg

25 July 2018 1st leg	Celtic	3 – 1	Rosenborg	Glasgow
	Édouard 43', 75' Ntcham 46'	Report	Meling 16'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 51,184 Referee: Bart Vertenten (Belgium)

Rosenborg v Celtic

1 August 2018 2nd leg	Rosenborg	0 – 0 (1 – 3 agg.)	Celtic	Trondheim, Norway
		Report		Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 14,263 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Third qualifying round

On 1 August, it was determined that Celtic would face AEK Athens (Greece) in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. The Bhoys were eliminated following a 3–2 defeat on aggregate and parachuted into the UEFA Europa League play-off round.^[23][24]

Celtic v AEK Athens

8 August 2018 1st leg	Celtic	1 – 1	AEK Athens	Glasgow
	McGregor 17'	Report	Klonaridis 44'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,370 Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

AEK Athens v Celtic

14 August 2018 2nd leg	AEK Athens	2 – 1 (3 – 2 agg.)	Celtic	Athens, Greece
	Galo 6' Livaja 50'	Report	Sinclair 78'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 32,300 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League

Play-Off round

On 16 August, it was determined that Celtic would face Sūduva (Lithuania) in the Play-Off Round of the UEFA Europa League.^[25] The Bhoys last faced the Lithuanian side in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup first round; a 10–1 aggregate victory marked the beginning of Celtic's path to the final in Seville.

FK Sūduva v Celtic

23 August 2018	FK Sūduva	1 – 1	Celtic	Marijampolė, Lithuania
	Verbickas 13'	Report	Ntcham 3'	Stadium: Sūduva Stadium Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Celtic v FK Sūduva

30 August 2018	Celtic	3 – 0 (4 – 1 agg.)	FK Sūduva	Glasgow
	Griffiths 27' McGregor 53' Ajer 61'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 44,639 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

Group stage

On 30 August, the draw for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage was made. Celtic were drawn in Group B along with Red Bull Salzburg (Pot 1), RB Leipzig (Pot 3) and Rosenborg (Pot 4).^[26]

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SAL	CEL	RBL	ROS
1	Red Bull Salzburg	6	6	0	0	17	6	+11	18	Advance to knockout phase		—	3–1	1–0	3–0
2	Celtic	6	3	0	3	6	8	−2	9			1–2	—	2–1	1–0
3	RB Leipzig	6	2	1	3	9	8	+1	7			2–3	2–0	—	1–1
4	Rosenborg	6	0	1	5	4	14	−10	1			2–5	0–1	1–3	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

Celtic v Rosenborg

20 September 2018 matchday 1	Celtic	1 – 0	Rosenborg	Glasgow
	Griffiths 87'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 47,287 Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

Red Bull Salzburg v Celtic

4 October 2018 matchday 2	Red Bull Salzburg	3 – 1	Celtic	Salzburg, Austria
	Dabour 55', 73' (pen.) Minamino 61'	Report	Édouard 2'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 24,085 Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)

RB Leipzig v Celtic

25 October 2018 matchday 3	RB Leipzig	2 – 0	Celtic	Leipzig, Germany
	Cunha 31' Bruma 35'	Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 38,126 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Celtic v RB Leipzig

8 November 2018 matchday 4	Celtic	2 – 1	RB Leipzig	Glasgow
	Tierney 11' Édouard 79'	Report	Augustin 78'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,027 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)

Rosenborg v Celtic

29 November 2018 matchday 5	Rosenborg	0 – 1	Celtic	Trondheim, Norway
		Report	Sinclair 42'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 14,061 Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey)

Celtic v Red Bull Salzburg

13 December 2018 matchday 6	Celtic	1 – 2	Red Bull Salzburg	Glasgow
	Ntcham 90+5'	Report	Dabour 67' Gulbrandsen 78'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,578 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Round of 32

On 17 December, Celtic were drawn to face Valencia in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League Round of 32.^[27]

Celtic v Valencia

14 February 2019 1st Leg	Celtic	0 – 2	Valencia	Glasgow
		Report	Cheryshev 42' Sobrino 49'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,430 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Valencia v Celtic

21 February 2019 2nd Leg	Valencia	1 – 0 (3 – 0 agg.)	Celtic	Valencia, Spain
	Gameiro 70'	Report		Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 36,619 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

^[28][29]

As of 25 May 2019

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	18	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	8	0	32	0
29	GK	Scott Bain	20	0	4	0	5	0	0	0	2	0	31	0
Defenders
2	DF	Jeremy Toljan	10	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	14	0
3	DF	Emilio Izaguirre	14	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	19	0
4	DF	Jack Hendry	4	0	3	0	0	0	6	0	2	0	15	0
5	DF	Jozo Šimunović	18	2	1	0	3	0	3	0	5	0	30	2
12	DF	Cristian Gamboa	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	7	0
20	DF	Dedryck Boyata	19	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	8	0	32	1
23	DF	Mikael Lustig	27	2	3	0	3	0	3	0	8	0	44	2
32	DF	Filip Benković	20	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	27	2
35	DF	Kristoffer Ajer	28	0	3	0	4	0	5	0	5	1	45	1
56	DF	Anthony Ralston	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
63	DF	Kieran Tierney	21	0	3	0	2	0	6	0	8	1	40	1
Midfielders
6	MF	Nir Bitton	7	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
8	MF	Scott Brown (captain)	30	1	3	0	5	2	6	0	7	0	51	3
11	MF	Scott Sinclair	33	9	3	1	5	5	6	1	8	1	55	17
14	MF	Daniel Arzani	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	MF	Jonny Hayes	16	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	21	0
17	MF	Ryan Christie	23	9	2	2	3	0	2	0	8	0	38	11
18	MF	Tom Rogic	21	3	4	1	2	1	4	0	4	0	35	5
21	MF	Olivier Ntcham	20	3	4	0	1	0	6	1	6	2	37	6
42	MF	Callum McGregor	35	3	4	0	4	0	6	2	10	1	59	6
49	MF	James Forrest	33	11	4	1	5	3	6	2	8	0	56	17
52	MF	Ewan Henderson	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
73	MF	Mikey Johnston	14	5	1	0	3	0	1	0	4	0	23	5
77	MF	Karamoko Dembélé	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
88	MF	Eboue Kouassi	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
Forwards
9	FW	Leigh Griffiths	11	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	5	2	20	6
10	FW	Vakoun Bayo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	FW	Odsonne Édouard	32	15	3	0	4	3	5	3	8	2	52	23
25	FW	Oliver Burke	14	4	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	19	4
30	FW	Timothy Weah	13	3	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	17	4
Departures
10	FW	Moussa Dembélé[Note TRA]	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	6	3
16	MF	Lewis Morgan[Note LOA]	9	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	13	0
27	MF	Youssouf Mulumbu[Note LOA]	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0

Notes

1. ^
   Player left the club on loan during the season
2. ^
   Player left the club during the season

Goalscorers

R	No.	Pos.	Nation	Name	Premiership	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Total
1	22	FW		Odsonne Édouard	15	0	3	3	2	23
2	11	MF		Scott Sinclair	9	1	5	1	1	17
	49	MF		James Forrest	11	1	3	2	0	17
3	17	MF		Ryan Christie	9	2	0	0	0	11
4	9	FW		Leigh Griffiths	2	2	0	0	2	6
	21	MF		Olivier Ntcham	3	0	0	1	2	6
	42	MF		Callum McGregor	3	0	0	2	1	6
5	18	MF		Tom Rogic	3	1	1	0	0	5
	73	MF		Mikey Johnston	5	0	0	0	0	5
6	25	FW		Oliver Burke	4	0	0	0	0	4
	30	FW		Timothy Weah	3	0	1	0	0	4
7	10	FW		Moussa Dembélé	0	1	0	2	0	3
	8	MF		Scott Brown	1	0	2	0	0	3
8	32	DF		Filip Benković	2	0	0	0	0	2
	23	DF		Mikael Lustig	2	0	0	0	0	2
	5	DF		Jozo Šimunović	2	0	0	0	0	2
9	20	DF		Dedryck Boyata	1	0	0	0	0	1
	35	DF		Kristoffer Ajer	0	0	0	0	1	1
	63	DF		Kieran Tierney	0	0	0	0	1	1
	56	DF		Anthony Ralston	1	0	0	0	0	1
Own goals					1	0	0	0	0	1
Total					77	8	15	11	10	121

Last updated: 25 May 2019

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
35	DF		Ajer	6		1							3						9		1
20	DF		Boyata	3					1							1			4		1
49	MF		Forrest	1			1			1								1	3		1
5	DF		Šimunović	2											1				2		1
8	MF		Brown	10	1					1			2			1			14	1
2	DF		Toljan	2												2	1		4	1
21	MF		Ntcham	2	1								1						3	1
22	FW		Édouard	4															4
18	MF		Rogic	3			1												4
15	MF		Hayes	2						1						1			4
32	DF		Benković	2												2			4
3	DF		Izaguirre	1												1			2
4	DF		Hendry	1												1			2
9	FW		Griffiths	1									1						2
17	MF		Christie	1			1												2
27	MF		Mulumbu	1												1			2
42	MF		McGregor				1									1			2
63	DF		Tierney				1									1			2
30	FW		Weah	2															2
11	MF		Sinclair	1															1
23	DF		Lustig	1															1
25	FW		Burke													1			1
29	GK		Bain							1									1

Last updated: 25 May 2019
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.

Hat-tricks

Player	Against	Result	Date	Competition
James Forrest4	St Johnstone	6–0 (A)	7 October 2018	Premiership
Scott Sinclair	Aberdeen	4–3 (A)	26 December 2018	Premiership
Scott Sinclair	St Johnstone	5–0 (H)	10 February 2019	Scottish Cup

⁴ Player scored four goals; (H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral

Clean sheets

As of 25 May 2019.

Rank	Name	Premiership	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Total	Played Games
1	Scott Bain	15	3	4	0	0	22	31
2	Craig Gordon	9	0	0	3	3	15	32
Total		24	3	4	3	3	37	63

Attendances

As of match played 19 May 2019

	Matches	Attendances	Average	High	Low
Premiership	19	1,097,782	57,778	59,143	54,563
League Cup	0	0	0	0	0
Scottish Cup	2	58,345	29,172	29,941	28,404
Champions League	3	164,601	54,867	59,047	51,184
Europa League	5	262,961	52,592	57,578	44,639
Total	29	1,583,689	54,609	59,143	28,404

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[b]
1	Celtic (C)	38	27	6	5	77	20	+57	87	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Rangers	38	23	9	6	82	27	+55	78	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[c]
3	Kilmarnock	38	19	10	9	50	31	+19	67
4	Aberdeen	38	20	7	11	57	44	+13	67
5	Hibernian	38	14	12	12	51	39	+12	54

Source: Soccerway BBC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).^[30]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Match played behind closed doors.
2. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
3. Since the winners of the 2018–19 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Competition Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Champions League	10 July 2018	14 August 2018	1st round	3rd Round	6	3	2	1	11	4	+7	050.00
Premiership	4 August 2018	19 May 2019	matchday 1	Winners	38	27	6	5	77	20	+57	071.05
League Cup	18 August 2018	2 December 2018	2nd round	Winners	4	4	0	0	8	1	+7	100.00
Europa League	23 August 2018	21 February 2019	Play-Off Round	Round of 32	10	4	1	5	10	12	−2	040.00
Scottish Cup	19 January 2019	25 May 2019	4th Round	Winners	5	5	0	0	15	1	+14	100.00
Total					63	43	9	11	121	38	+83	068.25

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	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	L	W
Position	3	6	2	2	2	6	5	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	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 19 May 2019. 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 Physiotherapist	Tim Williamson
Head of Sports Science	Jack Nayler
First Team Nutritionist	Rob Naughton

Last updated: 11 May 2019
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Kit

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

The club is in the fourth year of a deal with manufacturer New Balance.^[31] The kit range for the 2018–19 season is inspired by the Bold Bhoys and marks 115 years since the club first used green and white hoops on the jersey.

Home

Away

Third

Goalkeeper 1

Goalkeeper 2

Goalkeeper 3

• Home: The home kit features a bespoke tonal tartan design throughout the traditional green and white hoops. White shorts and hooped socks complete the look.^[32]
• Away: The away kit also features a tartan design set against White and Eden Green. The shirt is accompanied by Eden Green shorts and hooped socks.^[33]
• Third: The third kit features a bold black and yellow design and is inspired by the club's famous bumble-bee kits of the past. Black shorts and hooped socks complete the look.^[34]

Transfers

In Pos Player From Type Window Ends Fee GK Scott Bain Dundee Transfer Summer 2022 Free[35] FW Odsonne Édouard Paris Saint-Germain Transfer Summer 2022 £9,000,000[36] DF Emilio Izaguirre Al-Fayha Transfer Summer 2019 Free[37] MF Daniel Arzani Manchester City Loan Summer 2020 Loan[38] MF Youssouf Mulumbu Kilmarnock Transfer Summer 2020 Free[39] DF Filip Benković Leicester City Loan Summer 2019 Loan[40] FW Armstrong Oko-Flex Arsenal Transfer Summer 2021 Undisclosed[41] FW Oliver Burke West Bromwich Albion Loan Winter 2019 Loan[42] FW Timothy Weah Paris Saint-Germain Loan Winter 2019 Loan[43] FW Vakoun Bayo Dunajská Streda Transfer Winter 2023 £2,000,000[44] MF Marian Shved Karpaty Lviv Transfer Winter 2023 £1,700,000[45] DF Andrew Gutman Indiana Hoosiers Transfer Winter 2022 Undisclosed[46] DF Manny Perez NC State Wolfpack Transfer Winter 2022 Undisclosed[46] DF Jeremy Toljan Borussia Dortmund Loan Winter 2019 Loan[47]

Out Pos Player To Type Window Fee MF Charly Musonda Chelsea Loan Cancelled[48] DF Erik Sviatchenko FC Midtjylland Transfer Summer £1,000,000[49] DF Sam Wardrop Dundee United Transfer Summer Free[50] MF Jamie Lindsay Ross County Transfer Summer Free[51] FW Nadir Çiftçi Gençlerbirliği Contract Terminated Summer Free[52][53] DF Jamie McCart Inverness CT Transfer Summer Free[54] MF Joe Thomson Dunfermline Athletic Transfer Summer Free[54] MF Stuart Armstrong Southampton Transfer Summer £7,000,000[55] GK Ross Doohan Ayr United Loan Summer Loan[56] DF Robbie Deas Cowdenbeath Loan Summer Loan[57] FW Ciaran Diver Stranraer Loan Summer Loan[57] DF Calvin Miller Dundee Loan Summer Loan[58] FW Jack Aitchison Dumbarton Loan Summer Loan[59] FW Moussa Dembélé Olympique Lyonnais Transfer Summer £20,000,000[60][61] MF Regan Hendry Raith Rovers Loan[62] MF Mark Hill Forfar Athletic Loan[62] FW PJ Crossan Stranraer Loan[62] GK Conor Hazard Partick Thistle Loan Winter Loan[63] FW Jack Aitchison Alloa Athletic Loan Winter Loan[64] MF Lewis Morgan Sunderland Loan Winter Loan[65] MF Marian Shved Karpaty Lviv Loan Winter Loan[45] DF Manny Perez North Carolina FC Loan Winter Loan[46] MF Youssouf Mulumbu Kilmarnock Loan Winter Loan[66] DF Calvin Miller Ayr United Loan Winter Loan[66] DF Andrew Gutman Charlotte Independence Loan Winter Loan[67][68] FW Ciaran Diver Edinburgh City Loan[69] MF Kundai Benyu Helsingborg Loan[70] MF Mark Hill Charlotte Independence Loan[71]

See also

• Nine in a row
• List of Celtic F.C. seasons