The 2024–25 season was Celtic's 131st season of competitive football.
Pre-season and friendlies Celtic faced Ayr United and Queen's Park in early July. They then travelled to the United States, where they played friendlies against D.C. United, Manchester City and Chelsea.
Scottish Premiership
The Premiership fixture list was announced on 27 June 2024. Celtic began their title defence against Kilmarnock at Celtic Park.
Scottish Cup
On 2 December, Celtic were drawn to face Kilmarnock at Celtic Park in the fourth round of the 2024–25 Scottish Cup. On 20 January 2025, Celtic were drawn to face Raith Rovers at Celtic Park in the fifth round. On 10 February, Celtic were drawn to face Hibernian at Celtic Park in the quarter-finals. On 10 March, Celtic were drawn to face St Johnstone in the semi-finals. Celtic faced Aberdeen in the final on 24 May.
Scottish League Cup
On 28 July, Celtic were drawn to face Hibernian in the second round of the 2024–25 Scottish League Cup. On 18 August, Celtic were drawn to face Falkirk in the quarter-finals. On 22 September, Celtic were drawn to face Aberdeen in the semi-finals. 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).
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.
Matches
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Departures
Notes
Goalscorers No.Pos.NationNamePremiershipScottish CupLeague CupChampions LeagueTotal138FWDaizen Maeda16 7 6 4 33 210FWNicolas Kühn13 0 5 3 21 39FWAdam Idah13 2 2 3 20 48FWKyōgo Furuhashi10 0 1 1 12 541MFReo Hatate10 0 0 1 11 627MFArne Engels9 0 0 1 10 42MFCallum McGregor8 2 0 0 10 814MFLuke McCowan6 1 0 0 7 913FWYang Hyun-jun5 1 0 0 6 107FWJota4 1 0 0 5 112DFAlistair Johnston4 0 0 0 4 125DFLiam Scales2 0 0 1 3 28MFPaulo Bernardo2 0 1 0 3 1420DFCameron Carter-Vickers1 0 1 0 2 56DFAnthony Ralston2 0 0 0 2 163DFGreg Taylor0 0 1 0 1 6DFAuston Trusty1 0 0 0 1 15DFJeffrey Schlupp1 0 0 0 1 17DFMaik Nawrocki1 0 0 0 1 24FWJohnny Kenny1 0 0 0 1 49MFJames Forrest1 0 0 0 1 Own goals2 1 0 1 4 Total112151715159 Last updated: 24 May 2025
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 Daizen Maeda Aberdeen6–0 (N)2 November 2024League Cup Raith Rovers5–0 (H)8 February 2025Scottish Cup (H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral
Clean sheets As of 24 May 2025.
RankNamePremiershipScottish CupLeague CupChampions LeagueTotalPlayed Games1 Kasper Schmeichel1911324492 Viljami Sinisalo220048Total213132857
Attendances
Premiership191,117,37858,80959,61258,436Scottish Cup3139,03446,34458,91139,207League Cup290,33045,16547,37042,960Champions League5285,78357,15657,55156,544Total291,632,52556,29359,61239,207
Team statistics League table
Competition overview
Club
Management Position NameManager Brendan RodgersAssistant Manager John KennedyFirst Team Coach Adam Sadler Gavin StrachanGoalkeeping Coach Stevie Woods
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.
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. 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. Third: The third kit features a dark green shirt with a camouflage design. The shirt is accompanied by matching shorts and socks.
Transfers
In Player From GK Viljami Sinisalo Aston Villa Transfer Summer £1,000,000 GK Kasper Schmeichel Anderlecht Transfer Summer Free MF Paulo Bernardo Benfica Transfer Summer £3,400,000 FW Adam Idah Norwich City Transfer Summer £8,500,000 DF Álex Valle Barcelona Loan Summer Loan DF Auston Trusty Sheffield United Transfer Summer £6,000,000 MF Arne Engels FC Augsburg Transfer Summer £11,000,000 MF Luke McCowan Dundee Transfer Summer £1,000,000 FW Jota Rennes Transfer Winter £9,000,000 DF Jeffrey Schlupp Crystal Palace Loan Winter Loan
Out Player To GK Joe Hart Retired FW Sead Hakšabanović Malmö FF Transfer Summer Undisclosed DF Magnus Mackenzie Queen's Park End of contract Summer Free FW Marco Tilio Melbourne City Loan Summer Loan FW Rocco Vata Watford End of contract Summer £237,000 FW Oh Hyeon-gyu Genk Transfer Summer Undisclosed GK Kai McLean Dunfermline Athletic End of contract Summer Free GK Benjamin Siegrist Rapid București Transfer Summer Undisclosed MF MacKenzie Carse Coleraine End of contract Summer Free MF Ben Quinn Mansfield Town End of contract Summer Free DF Dane Murray Queen's Park Loan Summer Loan DF Bosun Lawal Stoke City Transfer Summer £2,000,000 MF Kwon Hyeok-kyu Hibernian Loan Summer Loan GK Tobi Oluwayemi Dunfermline Athletic Loan Summer Loan MF Daniel Kelly Millwall Transfer Summer £400,000 DF Yuki Kobayashi Portimonense Transfer Summer Undisclosed MF Matt O'Riley Brighton & Hove Albion Transfer Summer £26,000,000 DF Gustaf Lagerbielke Twente Loan Summer Loan FW Mikey Johnston West Bromwich Albion Transfer Summer £3,000,000 MF Tomoki Iwata Birmingham City Transfer Summer Undisclosed DF Matthew Anderson Admira Wacker Loan Summer Loan MF Ben Summers MF Liam Shaw Fleetwood Town End of contract Summer Free MF Benny-Jackson Luyeye East Kilbride End of contract Summer Free DF Stephen Welsh Mechelen Loan Winter Loan DF Lenny Agbaire Ayr United Loan Winter Loan MF Odin Thiago Holm Los Angeles FC Loan Winter Loan DF Alexandro Bernabei Internacional Transfer Winter Undisclosed MF Aiden Haddow Heart of Midlothian Transfer Winter Undisclosed FW Kyōgo Furuhashi Rennes Transfer Winter £10,000,000 DF Josh Dede Middlesbrough Transfer Winter Undisclosed FW Luis Palma Olympiacos Loan Winter Loan DF Adam Montgomery Queen's Park Loan Winter Loan GK Joe Morrison Stenhousemuir Loan Winter Loan GK Josh Clarke Ayr United Loan Winter Loan GK Aidan Rice Inverness Caledonian Thistle Emergency Loan GK Marcus Gill
See also List of Celtic F.C. seasons
References