The 2020–21 season was Celtic's 127th season of competitive football. They competed in the Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup, League Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. The club failed to win a trophy for first time since 2010.
Pre-season and friendlies Celtic held a pre-season training camp in Loughborough (England), before continuing their preparations in France with friendlies against Nice, Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain. They rounded off pre-season with friendlies against Ross County and Hibernian at Celtic Park.
Scottish Premiership
The Scottish Premiership fixture list was announced on 6 July 2020. Celtic began their title defence against Hamilton Academical at Celtic Park.
Scottish Cup
On 23 March, it was determined that Celtic would face Falkirk at Celtic Park in the third round of the 2020–21 Scottish Cup. On 4 April, it was determined that Celtic would face Rangers at Ibrox Stadium in the fourth round.
Scottish League Cup
On 15 November, Celtic were drawn to face Ross County at Celtic Park in the second round of the 2020–21 Scottish League Cup.
UEFA Champions League
Celtic entered the Champions League at the first qualifying round. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all qualifiers were played as one-legged ties.
First qualifying round On 9 August, Celtic were drawn to face KR Reykjavík (Iceland) in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.
Second qualifying round On 19 August, it was determined that Celtic would face Ferencváros (Hungary) in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.
UEFA Europa League
Celtic entered the Europa League at the third qualifying round.
Third qualifying round On 18 September, it was determined that Celtic would face Riga (Latvia) in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
Play-off round On 24 September, it was determined that Celtic would face Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.
Group stage On 2 October, the draw for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage was made. Celtic were drawn in Group H along with Sparta Prague (Pot 2), Milan (Pot 3) and Lille (Pot 4).
Group H
Matches
Statistics Note: Statistics for the delayed 2019–20 Scottish Cup semi-final played on 1 November 2020 and final played on 20 December 2020 are recorded under the 2019–20 Celtic F.C. season article.
Appearances and goals
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! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Departures
Notes
Goalscorers No.Pos.NationNamePremiershipLeague CupScottish CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal122FWOdsonne Édouard18 0 0 1 3 22 227MFMohamed Elyounoussi10 0 1 2 4 17 314MFDavid Turnbull8 0 0 0 1 9 49FWLeigh Griffiths6 0 0 0 1 7 17MFRyan Christie5 0 1 1 0 7 510FWAlbian Ajeti6 0 0 0 0 6 642MFCallum McGregor3 0 0 0 1 4 49MFJames Forrest3 0 1 0 0 4 72DFChristopher Jullien1 0 0 1 1 3 4DFShane Duffy3 0 0 0 0 3 11FWPatryk Klimala3 0 0 0 0 3 818MFTom Rogic1 0 0 0 1 2 35DFKristoffer Ajer2 0 0 0 0 2 93DFGreg Taylor0 0 0 1 0 1 6MFNir Bitton1 0 0 0 0 1 8MFScott Brown1 0 0 0 0 1 12MFIsmaila Soro1 0 0 0 0 1 21MFOlivier Ntcham1 0 0 0 0 1 30DFJeremie Frimpong1 0 0 0 0 1 57DFStephen Welsh1 0 0 0 0 1 77MFKaramoko Dembélé1 0 0 0 0 1 93DFDiego Laxalt1 0 0 0 0 1 Own goals1 0 0 1 0 2 Total7803712100 Last updated: 15 May 2021
Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Celtic first squad during the season.
Hat-tricks Player Against Result Date Competition Odsonne Édouard Hamilton Academical5–1 (H)2 August 2020Premiership Mohamed Elyounoussi Motherwell4–1 (A)8 November 2020Premiership (H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral
Clean sheets As of 15 May 2021.
RankNamePremiershipLeague CupScottish CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotalPlayed Games1 Vasilis Barkas8001211222 Scott Bain701008233 Conor Hazard4000046Total1901122351
Attendances
Premiership190000League Cup10000Scottish Cup10000Champions League20000Europa League30000Total260000
Team statistics League table
Competition overview
Results by round
Club Technical staff
Kit Supplier: Adidas / Sponsors: Dafabet (front) and Magners (back)
On 1 July 2020, Adidas replaced New Balance as the club's official kit supplier.
Home: The home kit features the club's traditional green and white hoops, with a yellow trim. White shorts and hooped white socks complete the look. Away: The away kit features a mint green shirt, with a dark green trim. The shirt is accompanied by dark green shorts and hooped socks. Third: The third kit features a midnight black shirt, with a mint green embroidered four-leaf clover. The shirt is accompanied by black shorts and socks.
Transfers
In Player From MF Mohamed Elyounoussi Southampton Loan Summer 2021 Loan GK Vasilis Barkas AEK Athens Transfer Summer 2024 £5,000,000 FW Albian Ajeti West Ham United Transfer Summer 2024 £5,000,000 MF David Turnbull Motherwell Transfer Summer 2024 £3,250,000 DF Shane Duffy Brighton & Hove Albion Loan Summer 2021 Loan DF Diego Laxalt AC Milan Loan Summer 2021 Loan DF Jonjoe Kenny Everton Loan Winter 2021 Loan
Out Player To MF Eboue Kouassi KRC Genk Transfer Summer Undisclosed DF Calvin Miller Harrogate Town End of contract Summer Free DF Jozo Šimunović Unattached End of contract Summer Free MF Jonny Hayes Aberdeen End of contract Summer Free MF Liam Burt Bohemians End of contract Summer Free FW Michael Sparkes Unattached End of contract Summer Free GK Craig Gordon Heart of Midlothian End of contract Summer Free FW Kieran McGrath Grótta Loan Summer Loan MF Grant Savoury Unattached End of contract Summer Free DF Jack Hendry KV Oostende Loan Summer Loan GK Ross Doohan Ross County Loan Summer Loan DF Robbie Deas Inverness Caledonian Thistle Transfer Summer Free FW Vakoun Bayo Toulouse Loan Summer Loan MF Marian Shved KV Mechelen Loan Summer Loan MF Mark Hill Forfar Athletic End of contract Summer Free DF Lee O'Connor Tranmere Rovers Loan Summer Loan FW Connor McBride Blackburn Rovers Transfer Summer Free MF Scott Robertson Gillingham Loan Summer Loan DF Daniel Church Dumbarton End of contract Summer Free MF David McKay Brechin City End of contract Summer Free DF Boli Bolingoli İstanbul Başakşehir Loan Summer Loan MF Kerr McInroy Dunfermline Athletic Loan Summer Loan GK Ryan Mullen Cove Rangers Loan Summer Loan FW Jonathan Afolabi Dundee Loan Summer Loan MF Brody Paterson Queen's Park Loan Summer Loan MF Kundai Benyu Wealdstone End of contract Summer Free FW Jack Aitchison Barnsley Transfer Summer Undisclosed DF Leo Hjelde Ross County Loan Winter Loan MF Ben Wylie Ballymena United Loan Winter Loan DF Jeremie Frimpong Bayer Leverkusen Transfer Winter £11,500,000 MF Barry Coffey Cliftonville Loan Winter Loan MF Scott Robertson Doncaster Rovers Loan Winter Loan GK Liam Hughes Liverpool Transfer Winter Undisclosed MF Olivier Ntcham Marseille Loan Winter Loan DF Hatem Abd Elhamed Hapoel Be'er Sheva Transfer Winter Undisclosed FW Cameron Harper New York Red Bulls Transfer Winter Undisclosed DF Andrew Gutman Atlanta United Transfer Winter Undisclosed GK Ryan Mullen Queen's Park Loan Winter Loan MF Luca Connell Queen's Park Loan Winter Loan DF Ewan Otoo Clyde Loan Winter Loan MF Ewan Henderson Dunfermline Athletic Loan Winter Loan FW Patryk Klimala New York Red Bulls Transfer Winter Undisclosed GK Ross Doohan Dundee United Emergency Loan DF Manny Perez Portland Timbers Transfer Winter Undisclosed
See also List of Celtic F.C. seasons Nine in a row
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