2025–26 Celtic F.C. season

The 2025–26 season is Celtic's 132nd season of competitive football.

Celtic F.C.

2025–26 season
Chairman	Peter Lawwell
Manager	Brendan Rodgers
Stadium	Celtic Park
Premiership	2nd
Scottish Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Quarter-finals
Champions League	Play-off round
Top goalscorer	League: Reo Hatate Luke McCowan Benjamin Nygren (1 goal) All: Reo Hatate Alistair Johnston Daizen Maeda Luke McCowan Dane Murray Benjamin Nygren (1 goal)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Pre-season and friendlies

Celtic faced Queen's Park and Cork City in early July.^[1][2] They then travelled to Portugal for a pre-season training camp, where they played Estrela da Amadora and Sporting CP.^[3][4] On returning to Glasgow, the Scottish champions faced Newcastle United at Celtic Park.^[5] Their pre-season schedule concluded with a mini tournament in Italy, where they played Ajax and Al-Ahli.^[6]

Queen's Park v Celtic

4 July 2025 Friendly	Queen's Park	0–1	Celtic	Glasgow
19:45 BST		Report	Kenny 20'	Stadium: Lesser Hampden

Cork City v Celtic

8 July 2025 Cork Super Cup	Cork City	1–2	Celtic	Cork, Ireland
18:00 IST	Murray 66'	Report	McCowan 27' Donovan 87'	Stadium: Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Estrela da Amadora v Celtic

12 July 2025 Friendly	Estrela da Amadora	3–2	Celtic	Seixal, Portugal
11:00 WEST	Godoy 37' (pen.) Otávio 44' Cabral 65'	Report	Hatate 7' Idah 53'	Stadium: Benfica Campus

Sporting CP v Celtic

16 July 2025 Friendly	Sporting CP	0–2	Celtic	Faro/Loulé, Portugal
19:30 WEST		Report	Hatate 47' (pen.) McCowan 71'	Stadium: Estádio Algarve

Celtic v Newcastle United

19 July 2025 Adidas Trophy	Celtic	4–0	Newcastle United	Glasgow
15:00 BST	Engels 28' (pen.) Kenny 45' Yang 53' Scales 74'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park

Ajax v Celtic

24 July 2025 Como Cup	Ajax	5–1	Celtic	Como, Italy
20:30 CEST	Berghuis 16', 59' Klaassen 47' Bouwman 70' Bounida 83'	Report	Yang 21'	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia

Al-Ahli v Celtic

26 July 2025 Como Cup	Al-Ahli	1–1	Celtic	Como, Italy
20:30 CEST	Galeno 22'	Report	Trusty 49'	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2025–26 Scottish Premiership

The Premiership fixture list was announced on 20 June 2025.^[7] Celtic began their title defence against St Mirren at Celtic Park.^[8]

Celtic v St Mirren

3 August 2025	Celtic	1–0	St Mirren	Glasgow
16:30 BST	McCowan 87'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,814 Referee: Don Robertson

Aberdeen v Celtic

10 August 2025	Aberdeen	0–2	Celtic	Aberdeen
12:30 BST		Report	Nygren 27' Hatate 66'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 18,388 Referee: John Beaton

Celtic v Livingston

23 August 2025	Celtic	v	Livingston	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Scottish League Cup

On 27 July, Celtic were drawn against Falkirk in the second round of the 2025–26 Scottish League Cup.^[9] On 16 August, Celtic were drawn against Partick Thistle in the quarter-finals.^[10]

Celtic v Falkirk

15 August 2025 Second round	Celtic	4–1	Falkirk	Glasgow
19:45 BST	Maeda 26' Johnston 54' Murray 61' Henderson 64' (o.g.)	Report	Adams 67'	Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Lloyd Wilson

Partick Thistle v Celtic

20/21 September 2025 Quarter-finals	Partick Thistle	v	Celtic	Glasgow
TBD BST				Stadium: Firhill Stadium

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League

Play-off round

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round § Play-off round

On 4 August, Celtic were drawn against the winners of the third qualifying round tie between Kairat and Slovan Bratislava, in the UEFA Champions League play-off round.^[11] On 12 August, it was determined that Celtic would face Kairat.

Celtic v Kairat

20 August 2025 First leg	Celtic	v	Kairat	Glasgow
20:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

Kairat v Celtic

26 August 2025 Second leg	Kairat	v	Celtic	Almaty, Kazakhstan
21:45 KZT		Report		Stadium: Almaty Central Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

^[12][13]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premiership		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Champions League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	DEN	Kasper Schmeichel	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	GK	FIN	Viljami Sinisalo	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
31	GK	SCO	Ross Doohan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	CAN	Alistair Johnston	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
4	DF	ENG	Jahmai Simpson-Pusey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	IRL	Liam Scales	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
6	DF	USA	Auston Trusty	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
20	DF	USA	Cameron Carter-Vickers	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	JPN	Hayato Inamura	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	DF	SCO	Dane Murray	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
56	DF	SCO	Anthony Ralston	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	DF	SCO	Stephen Welsh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
63	DF	SCO	Kieran Tierney	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Midfielders
14	MF	SCO	Luke McCowan	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
27	MF	BEL	Arne Engels	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
28	MF	POR	Paulo Bernardo	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
41	MF	JPN	Reo Hatate	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	MF	SCO	Callum McGregor (captain)	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
49	MF	SCO	James Forrest	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	POR	Jota	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	FW	SWE	Benjamin Nygren	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
9	FW	IRL	Adam Idah	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	FW	KOR	Yang Hyun-jun	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
18	FW	JPN	Shin Yamada	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
19	FW	WAL	Callum Osmand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	AUS	Marco Tilio	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	FW	IRL	Johnny Kenny	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
38	FW	JPN	Daizen Maeda	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0

Last updated: 15 August 2025
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

R	No.	Pos.	Nation	Name	Premiership	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Champions League	Total
1	2	DF		Alistair Johnston	0	0	1	0	1
	8	FW		Benjamin Nygren	1	0	0	0	1
	14	MF		Luke McCowan	1	0	0	0	1
	38	FW		Daizen Maeda	0	0	1	0	1
	41	MF		Reo Hatate	1	0	0	0	1
	47	DF		Dane Murray	0	0	1	0	1
Own goals					0	0	1	0	1
Total					3	0	4	0	7

Last updated: 15 August 2025

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			Scottish Cup			League Cup			Champions League			Total			Notes
5	DF		Liam Scales	1												1
9	FW		Adam Idah	1												1
27	MF		Arne Engels	1												1
41	MF		Reo Hatate	1												1
42	MF		Callum McGregor	1												1

Last updated: 15 August 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.

Clean sheets

As of 15 August 2025.

Rank	Name	Premiership	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Champions League	Total	Played Games
1	Kasper Schmeichel	2	0	0	0	2	2
2	Viljami Sinisalo	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total		2	0	0	0	2	3

Attendances

As of match played 3 August 2025

	Matches	Attendances	Average	High	Low
Premiership	1	58,814	58,814	58,814	N/A
Scottish Cup	0	0	0	0	0
League Cup	0	0	0	0	0
Champions League	0	0	0	0	0
Total	1	58,814	58,814	58,814	N/A

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[a]
1	Heart of Midlothian	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	6	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2	Celtic	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	6	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Livingston	2	1	1	0	5	3	+2	4	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[b]
4	Hibernian	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	4
5	Kilmarnock	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2

Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2025. Source: ^[14][15]
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 competition qualification, second stage group allocation, or relegation).^[16]
Notes:

1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
2. The winners of the 2025–26 Scottish Cup will qualify for the Europa League. If the cup winners finish in the top two, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League third qualifying round) passes to the third-placed team, and the berths for 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	Record
				Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premiership	3 August 2025		Round 1	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Scottish Cup	January 2026		Fourth round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
League Cup	15 August 2025		Second round	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Champions League	20 August 2025		Play-off round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	100.00

Source: Soccerway

Club

Management

Position[17]	Name
Manager	Brendan Rodgers[18]
Assistant Manager	John Kennedy[19]
First Team Coach	Adam Sadler[20]
	Gavin Strachan[21]
Goalkeeping Coach	Stevie Woods[22]

Kit

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsors: Dafabet

The club is in the first year of a new deal with Adidas – the club's official kit supplier since 2020.^[23][24][25]

Home

Away

Third

• Home: The home kit features a tartan pattern within the traditional green and white hoops, and a dark green trim. White shorts and socks complete the look.^[26]
• Away: The away kit features a black shirt with a neon green trim and horizontal pinstripes. The shirt is accompanied by black shorts and socks.^[27]
• Third: The third kit features an off white shirt with an orange trim, pale green hoops and an embroidered four-leaf clover. The shirt is accompanied by pale green shorts and matching socks.^[28]

Transfers

In Pos Player From Type Window Fee DF Kieran Tierney Arsenal Transfer Summer Free[29] DF Isaac English Greenock Morton Transfer Summer Undisclosed[30] GK Ross Doohan Aberdeen Transfer Summer Free[31] FW Benjamin Nygren Nordsjælland Transfer Summer Undisclosed[32] FW Callum Osmand Fulham Transfer Summer Compensation[33] DF Hayato Inamura Albirex Niigata Transfer Summer Undisclosed[34] FW Shin Yamada Kawasaki Frontale Transfer Summer Undisclosed[35] DF Jahmai Simpson-Pusey Manchester City Loan Summer Loan[36]

Out Pos Player To Type Window Fee GK Scott Bain Falkirk Transfer Summer Free[37][38] FW Joey Dawson Scunthorpe United Transfer Summer Free[39] DF Matthew Anderson Kortrijk Transfer Summer Undisclosed[40] DF Greg Taylor PAOK Transfer Summer Free[41][42] FW Daniel Cummings West Ham United Transfer Summer Compensation[43] DF Maik Nawrocki Hannover 96 Loan Summer Loan[44] DF Gustaf Lagerbielke Braga Transfer Summer Undisclosed[45][46] DF Liam Bonetig Melbourne City Transfer Summer Undisclosed[47] FW Nicolas Kühn Como Transfer Summer Undisclosed[48][49] DF Alasdair Davidson Dunfermline Athletic Transfer Summer Free[50] DF Lenny Agbaire Rotherham United Transfer Summer Undisclosed[51] GK Joe Morrison East Kilbride Transfer Summer Free[52] MF Jude Bonnar Ayr United Loan Summer Loan[53] FW Luis Palma Lech Poznań Loan Summer Loan[54] FW Lewis Dobbie East Kilbride Transfer Summer Free[55] DF Adam Montgomery Livingston Loan Summer Loan[56] MF Kwon Hyeok-kyu Nantes Transfer Summer Undisclosed[57] GK Josh Clarke Partick Thistle Loan Summer Loan[58] MF Kyle Ure Ayr United Loan Summer Loan[59] DF Mitchell Robertson Inverness Caledonian Thistle Loan Summer Loan[60] DF Ben McPherson Partick Thistle Loan Summer Loan[61]

See also

• List of Celtic F.C. seasons