2021–22 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic F.C.
2021–22 season
ChairmanIan Bankier
ManagerAnge Postecoglou
StadiumCeltic Park
Scottish Premiership1st
League CupWinners
Scottish CupSemi-finals
Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
Europa LeagueGroup stage
Europa Conference LeagueKnockout round play-offs
Top goalscorerLeague:
Giorgos Giakoumakis (13)

All:
Kyogo Furuhashi (20)

The 2021–22 season was Celtic's 128th season of competitive football.

Pre-season and friendlies

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Celtic held a pre-season training camp in Wales, with friendlies against Sheffield Wednesday, Charlton Athletic and Bristol City. They also faced Preston North End and West Ham United at Celtic Park.[1]

7 July 2021 Friendly Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Celtic Newport, Wales
15:00 BST Windass 3' Report Ajeti 31'
Moffat 55'
Édouard 89'
Stadium: Dragon Park
10 July 2021 Friendly Charlton Athletic 1–2 Celtic Newport, Wales
15:00 BST Washington 76' Report Dembélé 24'
Ajeti 39'
Stadium: Dragon Park
14 July 2021 Friendly Bristol City 0–0 Celtic Failand, England
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre
17 July 2021 Friendly Celtic 0–1 Preston North End Glasgow
17:30 BST Report Whiteman 64' (pen.) Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kevin Clancy
24 July 2021 Friendly Celtic 2–6 West Ham United Glasgow
15:00 BST McGregor 8'
Christie 50'
Report Antonio 23', 32'
Noble 38' (pen.)
Benrahma 54'
Bowen 74'
Oko-Flex 85'
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: John Beaton

Scottish Premiership

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The Scottish Premiership fixture list was announced on 15 June 2021.[2]

31 July 2021 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Celtic Edinburgh
20:00 BST Mackay-Steven 8'
Souttar 89'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Ralston 54' Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 5,272
Referee: Bobby Madden
8 August 2021 Celtic 6–0 Dundee Glasgow
15:00 BST Furuhashi 20', 25', 67'
Rogic 49'
Ralston 84'
Édouard 90' (pen.)
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 24,500
Referee: Euan Anderson
21 August 2021 Celtic 6–0 St Mirren Glasgow
15:00 BST Abada 17', 22'
Turnbull 28', 44', 84'
Édouard 62'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,052
Referee: Willie Collum
29 August 2021 Rangers 1–0 Celtic Glasgow
12:00 BST Helander 66' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,012
Referee: Kevin Clancy
11 September 2021 Celtic 3–0 Ross County Glasgow
15:00 BST Carter-Vickers 64'
Ajeti 70', 85'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,511
Referee: Don Robertson
19 September 2021 Livingston 1–0 Celtic Livingston
15:00 BST Shinnie 25' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 8,573
Referee: Euan Anderson
26 September 2021 Celtic 1–1 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00 BST Abada 16' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Harkes 18' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,403
Referee: Kevin Clancy
3 October 2021 Aberdeen 1–2 Celtic Aberdeen
12:00 BST Ferguson 56' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Furuhashi 11'
Jota 84'
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 14,522
Referee: Bobby Madden
16 October 2021 Motherwell 0–2 Celtic Motherwell
15:00 BST BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Jota 17'
Turnbull 52'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,446
Referee: Willie Collum
23 October 2021 Celtic 2–0 St Johnstone Glasgow
15:00 BST Giakoumakis 34'
Juranović 80' (pen.)
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,434
Referee: Nick Walsh
27 October 2021 Hibernian 1–3 Celtic Edinburgh
19:45 BST Boyle 37' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Ralston 10'
Carter-Vickers 14'
Furuhashi 30'
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 17,580
Referee: Don Robertson
30 October 2021 Celtic 0–0 Livingston Glasgow
15:00 BST BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,388
Referee: Bobby Madden
7 November 2021 Dundee 2–4 Celtic Dundee
12:00 GMT Mullen 23'
Ashcroft 67'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Jota 8', 47'
Furuhashi 19', 50'
Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 8,604
Referee: Alan Muir
28 November 2021 Celtic 2–1 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 GMT Jota 20'
McGregor 60'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Ferguson 33' (pen.) Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,469
Referee: Kevin Clancy
2 December 2021 Celtic 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Glasgow
19:45 GMT Furuhashi 33' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,578
Referee: Bobby Madden
5 December 2021 Dundee United 0–3 Celtic Dundee
12:00 GMT BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Rogic 19'
Turnbull 40'
Scales 81'
Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 8,311
Referee: Don Robertson
12 December 2021 Celtic 1–0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT Rogic 45+3' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,705
Referee: Euan Anderson
15 December 2021 Ross County 1–2 Celtic Dingwall
19:45 GMT Baldwin 57' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Abada 21'
Ralston 90+7'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,592
Referee: Alan Muir
22 December 2021 St Mirren 0–0 Celtic Paisley
19:45 GMT BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 6,596
Referee: David Munro
26 December 2021 St Johnstone 1–3 Celtic Perth
12:30 GMT Kane 69' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Abada 9', 22'
Bitton 82'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Bobby Madden
17 January 2022 Celtic 2–0 Hibernian Glasgow
19:45 GMT Maeda 4'
Juranović 25' (pen.)
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,296
Referee: Willie Collum
26 January 2022 Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Celtic Edinburgh
19:45 GMT Boyce 62' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Hatate 27'
Giakoumakis 35'
Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 17,967
Referee: John Beaton
29 January 2022 Celtic 1–0 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00 GMT Abada 90' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,188
Referee: Euan Anderson
2 February 2022 Celtic 3–0 Rangers Glasgow
19:45 GMT Hatate 5', 42'
Abada 44'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,077
Referee: Bobby Madden
6 February 2022 Motherwell 0–4 Celtic Motherwell
13:30 GMT BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Abada 28'
Rogic 31', 45'
Maeda 71'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 7,421
Referee: John Beaton
9 February 2022 Aberdeen 2–3 Celtic Aberdeen
19:45 GMT Ramirez 56'
Ferguson 61'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Jota 17', 62'
O'Riley 20'
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 15,291
Referee: Willie Collum
20 February 2022 Celtic 3–2 Dundee Glasgow
15:00 GMT Giakoumakis 34', 38', 86' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Mullen 26'
Sweeney 60'
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,030
Referee: Gavin Duncan
27 February 2022 Hibernian 0–0 Celtic Edinburgh
12:00 GMT BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 17,374
Referee: Kevin Clancy
2 March 2022 Celtic 2–0 St Mirren Glasgow
19:45 GMT Carter-Vickers 55'
McGregor 81'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,360
Referee: Euan Anderson
6 March 2022 Livingston 1–3 Celtic Livingston
12:00 GMT Shinnie 56' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Maeda 17'
Devlin 46' (o.g.)
Forrest 55'
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 8,922
Referee: Nick Walsh
19 March 2022 Celtic 4–0 Ross County Glasgow
15:00 GMT Giakoumakis 11', 18', 61' (pen.)
Maeda 26'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,432
Referee: Don Robertson
3 April 2022 Rangers 1–2 Celtic Glasgow
12:00 BST Ramsey 3' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Rogic 7'
Carter-Vickers 43'
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,023
Referee: Willie Collum
9 April 2022 Celtic 7–0 St Johnstone Glasgow
15:00 BST Hatate 8'
Giakoumakis 22'
Maeda 36'
Juranović 51' (pen.)
O'Riley 70', 73'
Abada 78'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,321
Referee: Andrew Dallas
24 April 2022 Ross County 0–2 Celtic Dingwall
14:30 BST BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Furuhashi 12'
Jota 87'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,698
Referee: Kevin Clancy
1 May 2022 Celtic 1–1 Rangers Glasgow
12:00 BST Jota 21' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Sakala 67' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,247
Referee: John Beaton
7 May 2022 Celtic 4–1 Heart of Midlothian Glasgow
12:00 BST Maeda 30'
Furuhashi 37'
O'Riley 69'
Giakoumakis 90'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Simms 3' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,554
Referee: Don Robertson
11 May 2022 Dundee United 1–1 Celtic Dundee
19:30 BST Levitt 72' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Giakoumakis 53' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 9,401
Referee: Nick Walsh
14 May 2022 Celtic 6–0 Motherwell Glasgow
12:15 BST Furuhashi 21', 43'
Turnbull 40'
Jota 59'
Giakoumakis 68', 90+1'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,953
Referee: Alan Muir

Scottish League Cup

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On 25 July, Celtic were drawn to face Heart of Midlothian at Celtic Park in the second round of the 2021–22 Scottish League Cup.[3] On 15 August, Celtic were drawn to face Raith Rovers at Celtic Park in the quarter-finals.[4] On 23 September, Celtic were drawn to face St Johnstone in the semi-finals.[5] On 21 November, it was determined that Celtic would face Hibernian in the final.

15 August 2021 Second round Celtic 3–2 Heart of Midlothian Glasgow
15:00 BST Édouard 29'
Welsh 34'
Furuhashi 63'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Boyce 57' (pen.)
McEneff 90+2'
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 42,361
Referee: John Beaton
23 September 2021 Quarter-finals Celtic 3–0 Raith Rovers Glasgow
19:45 BST Jota 26'
Abada 40'
Turnbull 47'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 26,714
Referee: David Munro
20 November 2021 Semi-finals Celtic 1–0 St Johnstone Glasgow
17:15 GMT Forrest 73' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 42,298
Referee: Nick Walsh
19 December 2021 Final Hibernian 1–2 Celtic Glasgow
15:00 GMT Hanlon 51' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Furuhashi 52', 72' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 48,540
Referee: John Beaton

Scottish Cup

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On 29 November, Celtic were drawn to face Alloa Athletic at Recreation Park in the fourth round of the 2021–22 Scottish Cup.[6] On 22 January 2022, Celtic were drawn to face Raith Rovers at Celtic Park in the fifth round.[7] On 14 February, Celtic were drawn to face Dundee United at Tannadice Park in the quarter-finals.[8] On 14 March, Celtic were drawn to face Rangers in the semi-finals.[9]

22 January 2022 Fourth round Alloa Athletic 1–2 Celtic Alloa
17:30 GMT Sammon 78' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Giakoumakis 14'
Abada 45+1'
Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 3,022
Referee: Don Robertson
13 February 2022 Fifth round Celtic 4–0 Raith Rovers Glasgow
16:00 GMT Scales 23'
Giakoumakis 68'
Maeda 71'
Bitton 88'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 26,376
Referee: Steven McLean
14 March 2022 Quarter-finals Dundee United 0–3 Celtic Dundee
19:45 GMT BBC Sport
Celtic Report
McGregor 12'
Giakoumakis 58', 88'
Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 8,553
Referee: John Beaton
17 April 2022 Semi-finals Celtic 1–2 (a.e.t.) Rangers Glasgow
14:00 BST Taylor 64' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Arfield 78'
Starfelt 114' (o.g.)
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 50,072
Referee: Bobby Madden

UEFA Champions League

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Second qualifying round

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Celtic entered the UEFA Champions League at the second qualifying round. On 16 June, they were drawn to face Midtjylland from Denmark.[10][11]

20 July 2021 1st leg Celtic Scotland 1–1 Denmark Midtjylland Glasgow
19:45 BST Abada 39' Report Evander 66' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
28 July 2021 2nd leg Midtjylland Denmark 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 agg.)
Scotland Celtic Herning, Denmark
18:45 BST Mabil 61'
Onyedika 94'
Report McGregor 48' Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 4,890
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

UEFA Europa League

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Third qualifying round

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Celtic entered the UEFA Europa League at the third qualifying round. On 28 July, it was determined that they would face Jablonec from the Czech Republic.

5 August 2021 1st leg Jablonec Czech Republic 2–4 Scotland Celtic Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
16:45 BST Pilař 17'
Bitton 85' (o.g.)
Report Abada 12'
Furuhashi 16'
Forrest 64'
Christie 90'
Stadium: Stadion Střelnice
Attendance: 4,805
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
12 August 2021 2nd leg Celtic Scotland 3–0
(7–2 agg.)
Czech Republic Jablonec Glasgow
19:45 BST Turnbull 25', 55'
Forrest 72'
Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 50,076
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Play-off round

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On 12 August, it was determined that Celtic would face AZ from the Netherlands in the play-off round.

18 August 2021 1st leg Celtic Scotland 2–0 Netherlands AZ Glasgow
19:45 BST Furuhashi 12'
Letschert 61' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 52,916
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
26 August 2021 2nd leg AZ Netherlands 2–1
(2–3 agg.)
Scotland Celtic Alkmaar, Netherlands
19:15 BST Aboukhlal 6'
Starfelt 26' (o.g.)
Report Furuhashi 3' Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 10,041
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Group stage

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On 27 August, the draw for the group stage was made. Celtic were drawn in Group G along with Bayer Leverkusen, Real Betis and Ferencváros.[12]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEV BET CEL FER
1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 4 1 1 14 5 +9 13 Advance to round of 16 4–0 3–2 2–1
2 Spain Real Betis 6 3 1 2 12 12 0 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–1 4–3 2–0
3 Scotland Celtic 6 3 0 3 13 15 −2 9 Transfer to Europa Conference League 0–4 3–2 2–0
4 Hungary Ferencváros 6 1 0 5 5 12 −7 3 1–0 1–3 2–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

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16 September 2021 Matchday 1 Real Betis Spain 4–3 Scotland Celtic Seville, Spain
17:45 BST Miranda 32'
Juanmi 35', 53'
Iglesias 51'
Report Ajeti 15'
Juranović 27' (pen.)
Ralston 87'
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 30,893
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
30 September 2021 Matchday 2 Celtic Scotland 0–4 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Glasgow
20:00 BST Report Hincapié 25'
Wirtz 35'
Alario 58' (pen.)
Adli 90+4'
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 55,436
Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)
19 October 2021 Matchday 3 Celtic Scotland 2–0 Hungary Ferencváros Glasgow
15:30 BST Furuhashi 57'
Vécsei 81' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 50,427
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
4 November 2021 Matchday 4 Ferencváros Hungary 2–3 Scotland Celtic Budapest, Hungary
20:00 GMT Juranović 11' (o.g.)
Uzuni 86'
Report Furuhashi 3'
Jota 23'
Abada 60'
Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 16,501
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)
25 November 2021 Matchday 5 Bayer Leverkusen Germany 3–2 Scotland Celtic Leverkusen, Germany
17:45 GMT Andrich 16', 82'
Diaby 87'
Report Juranović 40' (pen.)
Jota 56'
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 19,830
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
9 December 2021 Matchday 6 Celtic Scotland 3–2 Spain Real Betis Glasgow
20:00 GMT Welsh 3'
Henderson 72'
Turnbull 78' (pen.)
Report Bain 69' (o.g.)
Iglesias 75'
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,548
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)

UEFA Europa Conference League

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Knockout round play-offs

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Celtic entered the UEFA Europa Conference League in the knockout round play-offs. On 13 December, they were drawn to face Bodø/Glimt from Norway.[13]

17 February 2022 1st leg Celtic Scotland 1–3 Norway Bodø/Glimt Glasgow
20:00 GMT Maeda 79' Report Espejord 7'
Pellegrino 55'
Vetlesen 81'
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,926
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
24 February 2022 2nd leg Bodø/Glimt Norway 2–0
(5–1 agg.)
Scotland Celtic Bodø, Norway
17:45 GMT Solbakken 9'
Vetlesen 69'
Report Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Attendance: 5,801
Referee: Sergey Ivanov (Russia)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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[14][15]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup UCL UEL UECL
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Greece GRE Vasilis Barkas 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
15 GK England ENG Joe Hart 54 0 35 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 9 0 2 0
29 GK Scotland SCO Scott Bain 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF France FRA Christopher Jullien 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Greg Taylor 35 1 24 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 4 0 1 0
4 DF Sweden SWE Carl Starfelt 49 0 34 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 7 0 2 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Scales 13 2 5 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 0
20 DF United States USA Cameron Carter-Vickers 45 4 33 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 1 0
23 DF Belgium BEL Boli Bolingoli 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 DF Scotland SCO Dane Murray 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
56 DF Scotland SCO Anthony Ralston 47 5 28 4 4 0 3 0 2 0 9 1 1 0
57 DF Scotland SCO Stephen Welsh 24 2 10 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 6 1 1 0
88 DF Croatia CRO Josip Juranović 35 5 26 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 1 0
Midfielders
6 MF Israel ISR Nir Bitton 38 2 24 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 7 0 1 0
12 MF Ivory Coast CIV Ismaila Soro 19 0 8 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0
14 MF Scotland SCO David Turnbull 42 10 25 6 4 1 1 0 2 0 10 3 0 0
16 MF Republic of Ireland IRL James McCarthy 22 0 10 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 1 0
17 MF Portugal POR Jota 40 13 29 10 2 1 3 0 0 0 5 2 1 0
18 MF Australia AUS Tom Rogic 50 6 32 6 3 0 4 0 2 0 7 0 2 0
19 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mikey Johnston 20 0 12 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
21 MF Japan JPN Yosuke Ideguchi 6 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF Denmark DEN Matt O'Riley 20 4 16 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
41 MF Japan JPN Reo Hatate 21 4 17 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
42 MF Scotland SCO Callum McGregor (captain) 52 4 33 2 3 0 3 1 2 1 9 0 2 0
49 MF Scotland SCO James Forrest 32 4 19 1 2 1 3 0 1 0 5 2 2 0
77 MF England ENG Karamoko Dembélé 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Greece GRE Giorgos Giakoumakis 29 17 21 13 0 0 3 4 0 0 3 0 2 0
8 FW Japan JPN Kyogo Furuhashi 33 20 20 12 3 3 1 0 0 0 9 5 0 0
10 FW Switzerland SUI Albian Ajeti 17 3 7 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0
11 FW Israel ISR Liel Abada 54 15 36 10 3 1 3 1 2 1 8 2 2 0
24 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Johnny Kenny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 FW Japan JPN Daizen Maeda 22 8 16 6 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
44 FW England ENG Joey Dawson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
73 FW Scotland SCO Owen Moffat 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
84 FW Scotland SCO Ben Doak 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Departures
17 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Christie[Note TRA] 9 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0
22 FW France FRA Odsonne Édouard[Note TRA] 11 3 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0
26 DF Netherlands NED Osaze Urhoghide[Note LOA] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
30 MF England ENG Liam Shaw[Note LOA] 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
52 MF Scotland SCO Ewan Henderson[Note LOA] 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
54 DF Scotland SCO Adam Montgomery[Note LOA] 18 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0

Last updated: 14 May 2022
Source: Competitions

Notes
  1. ^
    Player loaned out during the season
  2. ^
    Player left the club during the season

Goalscorers

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R No. Pos. Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup UCL UEL UECL Total
1 8 FW Japan Kyogo Furuhashi 12 3 0 0 5 0 20
2 7 FW Greece Giorgos Giakoumakis 13 0 4 0 0 0 17
3 11 FW Israel Liel Abada 10 1 1 1 2 0 15
4 17 MF Portugal Jota 10 1 0 0 2 0 13
5 14 MF Scotland David Turnbull 6 1 0 0 3 0 10
6 38 FW Japan Daizen Maeda 6 0 1 0 0 1 8
7 18 MF Australia Tom Rogic 6 0 0 0 0 0 6
8 56 DF Scotland Anthony Ralston 4 0 0 0 1 0 5
88 DF Croatia Josip Juranović 3 0 0 0 2 0 5
10 20 DF United States Cameron Carter-Vickers 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
33 MF Denmark Matt O'Riley 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
41 MF Japan Reo Hatate 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
42 MF Scotland Callum McGregor 2 0 1 1 0 0 4
49 MF Scotland James Forrest 1 1 0 0 2 0 4
15 10 FW Switzerland Albian Ajeti 2 0 0 0 1 0 3
22 FW France Odsonne Édouard 2 1 0 0 0 0 3
17 5 DF Republic of Ireland Liam Scales 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
6 MF Israel Nir Bitton 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
57 DF Scotland Stephen Welsh 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
20 3 DF Scotland Greg Taylor 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
17 MF Scotland Ryan Christie 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
52 MF Scotland Ewan Henderson 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 0 2 0 3
Total 92 9 10 2 23 1 137

Last updated: 14 May 2022

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 UCL UEL UECL 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 Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
6 MF Israel Bitton 6 1 1 1 1 8 2
4 DF Sweden Starfelt 3 1 1 4 1
42 MF Scotland McGregor 4 1 1 1 7
20 DF United States Carter-Vickers 3 3 6
7 FW Greece Giakoumakis 4 1 5
56 DF Scotland Ralston 2 1 2 5
57 DF Scotland Welsh 2 1 1 1 5
12 MF Ivory Coast Soro 1 1 2 4
14 MF Scotland Turnbull 3 1 4
18 MF Australia Rogic 3 1 4
54 DF Scotland Montgomery 1 3 4
3 DF Scotland Taylor 2 1 3
17 MF Portugal Jota 3 3
22 FW France Édouard 1 1 1 3
5 DF Republic of Ireland Scales 1 1 2
8 FW Japan Furuhashi 1 1 2
16 MF Republic of Ireland McCarthy 1 1 2
19 MF Scotland Johnston 1 1 2
88 DF Croatia Juranović 1 1 2
10 FW Switzerland Ajeti 1 1
11 FW Israel Abada 1 1
23 DF Belgium Bolingoli 1 1
30 MF England Shaw 1 1
33 MF Denmark O'Riley 1 1
41 MF Japan Hatate 1 1
77 MF England Dembélé 1 1
84 FW Scotland Doak 1 1

Last updated: 14 May 2022
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
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.

Hat-tricks

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Player Against Result Date Competition
Japan Kyogo Furuhashi Scotland Dundee 6–0 (H) 8 August 2021 Premiership
Scotland David Turnbull Scotland St Mirren 6–0 (H) 21 August 2021 Premiership
Greece Giorgos Giakoumakis Scotland Dundee 3–2 (H) 20 February 2022 Premiership
Greece Giorgos Giakoumakis Scotland Ross County 4–0 (H) 19 March 2022 Premiership

(H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral

Clean sheets

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As of 14 May 2022.

Rank Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup UCL UEL UECL Total Played Games
1 England Joe Hart 19 2 2 0 3 0 26 54
2 Scotland Scott Bain 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
3 Greece Vasilis Barkas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Total 20 2 2 0 3 0 27 60

Attendances

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As of match played 14 May 2022
Matches Attendances Average High Low
Premiership 19 1,065,498 56,078 59,077 24,500
League Cup 2 69,075 34,537 42,361 26,714
Scottish Cup 1 26,376 26,376 26,376 N/A
Champions League 1 9,000 9,000 9,000 N/A
Europa League 5 263,403 52,680 55,436 50,076
Europa Conference League 1 54,926 54,926 54,926 N/A
Total 29 1,488,278 51,319 59,077 9,000

Team statistics

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 29 6 3 92 22 +70 93 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Rangers 38 27 8 3 80 31 +49 89 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 17 10 11 54 44 +10 61 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4 Dundee United 38 12 12 14 37 44 −7 48 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Motherwell 38 12 10 16 42 61 −19 46 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
Source: [16][17]
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).[18]
(C) Champions
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).

Competition overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premiership 31 July 2021 14 May 2022 Round 1 Winners 38 29 6 3 92 22 +70 076.32
League Cup 15 August 2021 19 December 2021 Second round Winners 4 4 0 0 9 3 +6 100.00
Scottish Cup 22 January 2022 17 April 2022 Fourth round Semi-finals 4 3 0 1 10 3 +7 075.00
Champions League 20 July 2021 28 July 2021 Second qualifying round Second qualifying round 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Europa League 5 August 2021 9 December 2021 Third qualifying round Group stage 10 6 0 4 23 19 +4 060.00
Europa Conference League 17 February 2022 24 February 2022 Knockout round play-offs Knockout round play-offs 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 000.00
Total 60 42 7 11 137 55 +82 070.00

Source: Competitions

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAH
ResultLWWLWLDWWWWDWWWWWWDWWWWWWWWDWWWWWWDWDW
Position104465666442222222222222111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2022. 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 Ange Postecoglou[19]
Assistant Manager John Kennedy[20]
First Team Coach Stephen McManus[21]
First Team Coach Gavin Strachan[22]
Goalkeeping Coach Stevie Woods[23]

Last updated: 1 July 2021
Source: celticfc.com

Kit

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Supplier: Adidas / Sponsors: Dafabet (front) and Magners (back)

The club is in the second year of a deal with Adidas – the club's official kit supplier.[24][25]

Home
Away
Third
Fourth
  • Home: The home kit features the club's traditional green and white hoops. White shorts and socks complete the look.[26]
  • Away: The away kit features a dark green shirt, with a gold trim and an embroidered four-leaf clover. The shirt is accompanied by dark green shorts and socks.[27]
  • Third: The third kit features a white shirt, with pink and green vertical pinstripes and a dark green collar. The shirt is accompanied by white shorts and socks.[28]
  • Fourth: The third black kit released for the 2020–21 season returned as a fourth kit in both away matches against Hibernian.

Transfers

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In

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Pos Player From Type Window Fee
MF England Liam Shaw England Sheffield Wednesday Transfer Summer £300,000[29][30]
FW England Joey Dawson[Note CEL B]