2016–17 Celtic F.C. season

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Celtic F.C.
2016–17 season
ChairmanIan Bankier
ManagerBrendan Rodgers
GroundCeltic Park
Glasgow, Scotland
(Capacity: 60,411)
Scottish Premiership1st
Scottish CupWinners
Scottish League CupWinners
Champions LeagueGroup Stage (4th)
Top goalscorerLeague: Scott Sinclair (21)
All: Moussa Dembélé (32)
Highest home attendance58,967
Celtic 2–0 Heart of Midlothian
(21 May 2017)
Lowest home attendance51,057
Celtic 1–0 St Johnstone
(25 January 2017)
Average home league attendance55,476
Away colours
Third colours

The 2016–17 season was the 128th season of competitive football by Celtic. They competed in the Scottish Premiership, Champions League, League Cup and Scottish Cup. They won all three domestic tournaments, completing a domestic treble (the 11th in Scottish football), while going undefeated in 47 domestic games and were nicknamed the "Invincibles".[1]

Season overview[]

May[]

On 20 May 2016, Brendan Rodgers was appointed as the club's new manager,[2] succeeding Ronny Deila in the role.[3]

June[]

On 23 June 2016, Celtic made £1.1 million from the £11 million sale of Victor Wanyama from Southampton to Tottenham Hotspur because the club had inserted a ten percent sell on clause in his contract when he was sold by the club to Southampton in July 2013.[4]

September[]

On 10 September 2016, Moussa Dembélé became the first Celtic player to score a hat-trick in an old firm match, in a 5–1 home victory, against Rangers since 1973 (the last was Harry Hood in the Scottish League Cup).[5][6] It was also the first hat-trick scored in a league match against Rangers since 1966 (the last was Stevie Chalmers).[5][7]

On 24 September 2016, Scott Sinclair broke Jimmy McGrory's record of scoring in Celtic's five successive opening league matches of the season in the 1930s, by scoring in Celtic's six successive opening league matches of the season.[8][9]

November[]

On 27 November 2016, Celtic won the Scottish League Cup, after beating Aberdeen 3–0 in the Final at Hampden Park, with goals from Tom Rogic, James Forrest, and a Moussa Dembélé penalty. It was a milestone trophy for the club, as it was the 100th major trophy won during the club's existence.[10][11] (one European Cup, 47 Scottish League championships, 36 Scottish Cups, and 16 League Cups).

December[]

On 13 December 2016, Brendan Rodgers broke the record for the best unbeaten start to a domestic season as a Celtic manager in their first season in his 19th match in charge, with a 1–0 win at home to Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Premiership. The record had been set by Martin O'Neill after his first 18 games incharge (in 2000–01).[12][13]

On 28 December 2016, Celtic won 2–0 at home to Ross County in the Scottish Premiership, a result which meant the club had gone throughout the entire year of 2016 without a single domestic defeat at Celtic Park.[14][15]

On 31 December 2016, Celtic inflicted a first home defeat on Old Firm rivals Rangers at Ibrox Stadium in all competitions since September 2015, with a 2–1 win in the Scottish Premiership.[16][17]

January[]

On 29 January 2017, Celtic won 4–0 at home to Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premiership, with the team breaking a 50-years-old club record for the longest unbeaten start to a domestic season (26 matches in-a-row in 1966–67 by the Lisbon Lions), with this victory at Celtic Park being their 27th domestic match unbeaten.[18][19]

February[]

On 2 February 2017, it was announced that Celtic would be awarded £386,543 (of a £1.75 million shared by Scottish clubs) by UEFA to cover costs for releasing the club's players who were called up by their country for international duty during the UEFA Euro 2016 Finals tournament and the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.[20]

March[]

On 12 March 2017, Celtic drew 1–1 at home with Rangers in the Scottish Premiership, a result that ended a run of 22 consecutive league victories in-a-row.[21] It is record only bettered by Martin O'Neil's Celtic team who managed 25 consecutive league wins in-a-row in 2003–04.[22]

April[]

On 2 April 2017, Celtic won 5–0 at Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premiership, to win the earliest Scottish league championship in 88 years with eight league matches still remaining (since Rangers in 1928–29, who also did also with 8 games remaining).[23][24]

On 29 April 2017, Celtic won 5–1 at Rangers in the Scottish Premiership, to record the club's biggest scoreline for a victory at Ibrox since 1897 (4–0 win in 1897).[25]

May[]

On 7 May 2017, PFA Scotland named Scott Sinclair as the Player of the Year, Kieran Tierney as the Young Player of the Year, Brendan Rodgers as the Manager of the Year. Moussa Dembélé was also named as the winner of Goal of the Season, as well as Sinclair, Tierney, Dembélé, Mikael Lustig, Stuart Armstrong and Scott Brown were named in the Premiership Team of the Year.[26][27]

On 19 May 2017, Scott Brown was named as the Scottish Premiership Player of the Season and Brendan Rodgers was named as the Scottish Premiership Manager of the Season.[28][29]

On 21 May 2017, Scottish Football Writers' Association named Scott Sinclair as the Footballer of the Year, Kieran Tierney as the Young Player of the Year and Brendan Rodgers as the Manager of the Year.[30][31]

On 21 May 2017, Celtic won 2–0 at home to Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premiership, a result which meant Celtic had completed a full 38 match league season without losing a match, becoming the first team to go an entire Scottish top flight league season without a defeat since 1898–99 (only 18 league matches back then).[32] The team also bettered the club's best points total (103) and most wins (33) from 2001–02, fewest defeats (1) from 2001–02 and 2013–14, most goal scored (105) from 2003–04, and title winning points margin (29) from 2013–14 for a SPL / SPFL Premiership league season (since 1998–99), finishing the season with 106 points, 34 wins, no defeats, 106 goals scored, and a title winning points margin of 30 points.[33][34]

On 21 May 2017, Celtic's title winning points margin of 30 points was also the second largest points gap ever between first and second place in top flight leagues across Europe (only bettered by PSG who won Ligue 1 by 31 points in 2015–16).[35] Celtic's total of 106 points accumulated in the league is a European record for top flight league (Barry Town of Wales in 1996–97 reached 105 points).[33]

On 27 May 2017, Celtic won 2–1 against Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park, with the Celtic goals coming from Stuart Armstrong and Tom Rogic. The result meant that the team completed the domestic treble for the fourth time in the club's history and finished a 47 match domestic season without losing a match.[36][1]

Results and fixtures[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies[]

Celtic preceded the 2016–17 campaign with a pre-season tour of Slovenia, with matches against Celje, Olimpija Ljubljana and Maribor. The Hoops also made a short trip over the Slovenia–Austria border to face Sturm Graz, in preparation for the UEFA Champions League qualifiers. Brendan Rodgers' side also faced Wolfsburg, Leicester City, Barcelona and Inter Milan in a busy pre-season schedule. Celtic's first warm-up match ended in a 2–2 draw with Celje; Nadir Çiftçi and Tom Rogic scored as Celtic came from behind to avoid defeat. Rodgers recorded his first victory as manager in a 1–0 win over Strum Graz, with Ryan Christie on the scoresheet. Celtic achieved another positive result only days later, this time against Olimpija Ljubljana, with Leigh Griffiths striking twice. A scoreless draw with Maribor rounded off Celtic's preparations before the competitive action began. Celtic's remaining pre-season matches were interspersed with European football. The Bhoys recorded an impressive 2–1 victory over Bundesliga side Wolfsburg in Brendan Rodgers' first match at Celtic Park. This was followed by a draw with Leicester City in Glasgow, and defeats to Barcelona in Dublin and Inter Milan in Limerick.

30 June 2016 Friendly Celje Slovenia 2 – 2 Scotland Celtic Celje, Slovenia
Miškić Goal 28', 49' Celtic Report Çiftçi Goal 56'
Rogic Goal 75'		 Stadium: Arena Petrol
Referee: Iztok Gornjak (Slovenia)
3 July 2016 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 0 – 1 Scotland Celtic Graz, Austria
Celtic Report Christie Goal 35' Stadium: Merkur Arena
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)
6 July 2016 Friendly Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 1 – 2 Scotland Celtic Ljubljana, Slovenia
Zajc Goal 58' Celtic Report Griffiths Goal 27', 56' Stadium: Stožice Stadium
Referee: Asmir Sagrković (Slovenia)
9 July 2016 Friendly Maribor Slovenia 0 – 0 Scotland Celtic Maribor, Slovenia
Celtic Report Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Referee: Tadej Meznar (Slovenia)
16 July 2016 Friendly Celtic Scotland 2 – 1 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Glasgow, Scotland
McGregor Goal 22'
Christie Goal 63'		 Celtic Report Seguin Goal 12' Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)

International Champions Cup[]

Main article: 2016 International Champions Cup
23 July 2016 ICC Celtic Scotland 1 – 1
(5 – 6 p)		 England Leicester City Glasgow, Scotland
O'Connell Goal 59' Celtic Report Mahrez Goal 46' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 32,658
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
Penalties
Çiftçi Penalty scored
Johansen Penalty scored
Allan Penalty scored
O'Connell Penalty scored
Christie Penalty scored
Forrest Penalty missed		 Fuchs Penalty scored
Wasilewski Penalty scored
Drinkwater Penalty scored
Chilwell Penalty scored
Okazaki Penalty scored
Amartey Penalty scored
30 July 2016 ICC Celtic Scotland 1 – 3 Spain Barcelona Dublin, Ireland
Griffiths Goal 29' Celtic Report Turan Goal 11'
Ambrose Goal 31' (o.g.)
Munir Goal 40'		 Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 47,900
Referee: Neil Doyle (Republic of Ireland)
13 August 2016 ICC Internazionale Italy 2 – 0 Scotland Celtic Limerick, Ireland
Éder Goal 45'
Candreva Goal 71'		 Celtic Report Stadium: Thomond Park
Attendance: 12,873
Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Republic of Ireland)

Scottish Premiership[]

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Premiership
7 August 2016 Matchday 1 Hearts 1 – 2 Celtic Edinburgh, Scotland
Walker Goal 36' (pen.) BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Forrest Goal 8'
Sinclair Goal 81'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 16,777
Referee: John Beaton
20 August 2016 Matchday 3 St Johnstone 2 – 4 Celtic Perth, Scotland
Swanson Goal 83' (pen.)
MacLean Goal 89'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Griffiths Goal 28'
Sinclair Goal 40'
Forrest Goal 44'
Christie Goal 90+2'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 6,823
Referee: Craig Thomson
27 August 2016 Matchday 4 Celtic 4 – 1 Aberdeen Glasgow, Scotland
Griffiths Goal 13'
Forrest Goal 42'
Sinclair Goal 87' (pen.)
Rogic Goal 90'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Rooney Goal 32' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,758
Referee: Bobby Madden
10 September 2016 Matchday 5 Celtic 5 – 1 Rangers Glasgow, Scotland
Dembélé Goal 33', 42', 83'
Sinclair Goal 61'
Armstrong Goal 90+2'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Garner Goal 44' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,348
Referee: Willie Collum
18 September 2016 Matchday 6 Inverness CT 2 – 2 Celtic Inverness, Scotland
King Goal 28'
Fisher Goal 89'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Rogic Goal 17'
Sinclair Goal 34'		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 6,061
Referee: Don Robertson
24 September 2016 Matchday 7 Celtic 6 – 1 Kilmarnock Glasgow, Scotland
Dembélé Goal 35', 38'
Forrest Goal 52'
Griffiths Goal 66'
Sinclair Goal 72' (pen.)
Rogic Goal 85'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Coulibaly Goal 32' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 53,532
Referee: Nick Walsh
1 October 2016 Matchday 8 Dundee 0 – 1 Celtic Dundee, Scotland
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Brown Goal 47' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 8,827
Referee: Andrew Dallas
15 October 2016 Matchday 9 Celtic 2 – 0 Motherwell Glasgow, Scotland
Sinclair Goal 18'
Dembélé Goal 87' (pen.)		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,159
Referee: John Beaton
26 October 2016 Matchday 11 Ross County 0 – 4 Celtic Dingwall, Scotland
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Roberts Goal 3'
Armstrong Goal 83'
Sinclair Goal 90+1'
Dembélé Goal 90+3'		 Stadium: Global Energy Stadium
Attendance: 6,290
Referee: Alan Muir
29 October 2016 Matchday 12 Aberdeen 0 – 1 Celtic Aberdeen, Scotland
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Rogic Goal 23' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 17,105
Referee: Steven McLean
5 November 2016 Matchday 13 Celtic 3 – 0 Inverness CT Glasgow, Scotland
Sinclair Goal 48'
Griffiths Goal 63'
Rogic Goal 83'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,152
Referee: Crawford Allan
18 November 2016 Matchday 14 Kilmarnock 0 – 1 Celtic Kilmarnock, Scotland
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Armstrong Goal 44' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 10,962
Referee: Don Robertson
3 December 2016 Matchday 16 Motherwell 3 – 4 Celtic Motherwell, Scotland
Moult Goal 3', 35'
Ainsworth Goal 71'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 McGregor Goal 48'
Roberts Goal 70'
Armstrong Goal 72'
Rogic Goal 90'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,535
Referee: Kevin Clancy
9 December 2016 Matchday 17 Partick Thistle 1 – 4 Celtic Glasgow, Scotland
Lindsay Goal 61' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Armstrong Goal 39', 49'
Griffiths Goal 50'
McGregor Goal 82'		 Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 7,609
Referee: Craig Thomson
13 December 2016 Matchday 10 Celtic 1 – 0 Hamilton Academical Glasgow, Scotland
Griffiths Goal 36' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 55,076
Referee: Crawford Allan
17 December 2016 Matchday 18 Celtic 2 – 1 Dundee Glasgow, Scotland
Griffiths Goal 45+2'
Bitton Goal 57'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Haber Goal 69' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 53,589
Referee: Bobby Madden
20 December 2016 Matchday 2 Celtic 1 – 0 Partick Thistle Glasgow, Scotland
Sinclair Goal 16' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 55,733
Referee: Euan Anderson
24 December 2016 Matchday 19 Hamilton Academical 0 – 3 Celtic Hamilton, Scotland
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Griffiths Goal 41'
Armstrong Goal 54'
Dembélé Goal 84'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 5,003
Referee: Willie Collum
28 December 2016 Matchday 20 Celtic 2 – 0 Ross County Glasgow, Scotland
Sviatchenko Goal 38'
Armstrong Goal 45+1'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 55,355
Referee: Nick Walsh
31 December 2016 Matchday 21 Rangers 1 – 2 Celtic Glasgow, Scotland
Miller Goal 12' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Dembélé Goal 34'
Sinclair Goal 70'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,126
Referee: Steven McLean
25 January 2017 Matchday 15 Celtic 1 – 0 St Johnstone Glasgow, Scotland
Boyata Goal 72' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 51,057
Referee: Andrew Dallas
29 January 2017 Matchday 22 Celtic 4 – 0 Hearts Glasgow, Scotland
McGregor Goal 29'
Sinclair Goal 77', 90+1' (pen.)
Roberts Goal 80'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,247
Referee: Bobby Madden
1 February 2017 Matchday 23 Celtic 1 – 0 Aberdeen Glasgow, Scotland
Boyata Goal 57' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 53,958
Referee: John Beaton
5 February 2017 Matchday 24 St Johnstone 2 – 5 Celtic Perth, Scotland
Watson Goal 31'
Boyata Goal 43' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Henderson Goal 6'
Dembélé Goal 61' (pen.), 75', 85'
Sinclair Goal 81'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 6,548
Referee: Craig Thomson
18 February 2017 Matchday 25 Celtic 2 – 0 Motherwell Glasgow, Scotland
Dembélé Goal 34' (pen.)
Forrest Goal 41'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,366
Referee: Don Robertson
25 February 2017 Matchday 26 Celtic 2 – 0 Hamilton Academical Glasgow, Scotland
Dembélé Goal 45', 59' (pen.) BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,685
Referee: Crawford Allan
1 March 2017 Matchday 27 Inverness CT 0 – 4 Celtic Inverness, Scotland
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Sinclair Goal 43'
Dembélé Goal 46', 73'
Armstrong Goal 66'		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 5,948
Referee: Andrew Dallas
12 March 2017 Matchday 28 Celtic 1 – 1 Rangers Glasgow, Scotland
Armstrong Goal 35' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Hill Goal 87' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,545
Referee: Bobby Madden
19 March 2017 Matchday 29 Dundee 1 – 2 Celtic Dundee, Scotland
El Bakhtaoui Goal 76' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Šimunović Goal 45+1'
Armstrong Goal 52'		 Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 8,968
Referee: Willie Collum
2 April 2017 Matchday 30 Hearts 0 – 5 Celtic Edinburgh, Scotland
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Sinclair Goal 24', 27', 84' (pen.)
Armstrong Goal 55'
Roberts Goal 61'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 16,539
Referee: Kevin Clancy
5 April 2017 Matchday 31 Celtic 1 – 1 Partick Thistle Glasgow, Scotland
Sinclair Goal 50' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Azeez Goal 64' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,047
Referee: Greg Aitken
8 April 2017 Matchday 32 Celtic 3 – 1 Kilmarnock Glasgow, Scotland
Armstrong Goal 22'
Sinclair Goal 71'
Forrest Goal 76'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Jones Goal 65' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,679
Referee: Craig Thomson
16 April 2017 Matchday 33 Ross County 2 – 2 Celtic Dingwall, Scotland
Gardyne Goal 50'
Boyce Goal 90' (pen.)		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Tierney Goal 34'
Roberts Goal 78'		 Stadium: Global Energy Stadium
Attendance: 6,205
Referee: Don Robertson
29 April 2017 Matchday 34 Rangers 1 – 5 Celtic Glasgow, Scotland
Miller Goal 81' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Sinclair Goal 7' (pen.)
Griffiths Goal 18'
McGregor Goal 52'
Boyata Goal 66'
Lustig Goal 87'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,822
Referee: John Beaton
6 May 2017 Matchday 35 Celtic 4 – 1 St Johnstone Glasgow, Scotland
Roberts Goal 47', 62'
Boyata Goal 52'
McGregor Goal 71'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 MacLean Goal 49' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 52,796
Referee: Nick Walsh
12 May 2017 Matchday 36 Aberdeen 1 – 3 Celtic Aberdeen, Scotland
Hayes Goal 12' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Boyata Goal 3'
Armstrong Goal 8'
Griffiths Goal 11'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 16,015
Referee: Steven McLean
18 May 2017 Matchday 37 Partick Thistle 0 – 5 Celtic Glasgow, Scotland
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Griffiths Goal 18' (pen.)
Rogic Goal 26'
Roberts Goal 41', 84'
McGregor Goal 82'		 Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 7,847
Referee: Andrew Dallas
21 May 2017 Matchday 38 Celtic 2 – 0 Hearts Glasgow, Scotland
Griffiths Goal 50'
Armstrong Goal 76'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,967
Referee: John Beaton

UEFA Champions League[]

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round[]

Celtic faced Lincoln Red Imps (Gibraltar) in the Second Qualifying Round of the UEFA Champions League.[37] The first leg saw the part-time underdogs record a shock 1–0 victory, thanks to Lee Casciaro's second half finish.[38] However, Celtic turned the tie around in the second leg, winning 3–0 on the night, with goals from Mikael Lustig, Leigh Griffiths and Patrick Roberts.[39]

12 July 2016 Second Qualifying Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar 1 – 0 Scotland Celtic Gibraltar
Casciaro Goal 48' Report Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Attendance: 1,632
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
20 July 2016 Second Qualifying Celtic Scotland 3 – 0
(3 – 1 agg.)		 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps Glasgow, Scotland
Lustig Goal 23'
Griffiths Goal 25'
Roberts Goal 29'		 Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 55,632
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

Third qualifying round[]

Celtic faced Astana (Kazakhstan) in the Third Qualifying Round of the UEFA Champions League. The first leg saw a Yuriy Logvinenko header cancelled out by a late goal from Leigh Griffiths, resulting in a 1–1 draw.[40] A week later, the Scottish champions progressed to the Play-Off Round, following a 2–1 win in the second leg. Moussa Dembélé's last-minute penalty secured Celtic's place in Europe until the end of the year.[41]

27 July 2016 Third Qualifying Astana Kazakhstan 1 – 1 Scotland Celtic Astana, Kazakhstan
Logvinenko Goal 19' Report Griffiths Goal 78' Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)
3 August 2016 Third Qualifying Celtic Scotland 2 – 1
(3 – 2 agg.)		 Kazakhstan Astana Glasgow, Scotland
Griffiths Goal 45+2' (pen.)
Dembélé Goal 90+2' (pen.)		 Report Ibraimi Goal 62' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 52,952
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Play-Off Round[]

17 August 2016 Play-Off Round Celtic Scotland 5 – 2 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva Glasgow, Scotland
Rogic Goal 9'
Griffiths Goal 39', 45+1'
Dembélé Goal 73'
Brown Goal 85'		 Report Maranhão Goal 55'
Melikson Goal 57'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 52,659
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
23 August 2016 Play-Off Round Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 2 – 0
(4 – 5 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Be'er Sheva, Israel
Sahar Goal 21'
Hoban Goal 48'		 Report Stadium: Turner Stadium
Attendance: 15,383
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

Group Stage[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR MC MGB CEL
1 Spain Barcelona 6 5 0 1 20 4 +16 15 Advance to knockout phase — 4–0 4–0 7–0
2 England Manchester City 6 2 3 1 12 10 +2 9 3–1 — 4–0 1–1
3 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 1 2 3 5 12 −7 5 Transfer to Europa League 1–2 1–1 — 1–1
4 Scotland Celtic 6 0 3 3 5 16 −11 3 0–2 3–3 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
13 September 2016 Group C Barcelona Spain 7 – 0 Scotland Celtic Barcelona, Spain
Messi Goal 3', 27', 60'
Neymar Goal 50'
Iniesta Goal 59'
Suárez Goal 75', 88'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 73,290
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
28 September 2016 Group C Celtic Scotland 3 – 3 England Manchester City Glasgow, Scotland
Dembélé Goal 3', 47'
Sterling Goal 20' (o.g.)		 Report Fernandinho Goal 12'
Sterling Goal 28'
Nolito Goal 55'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,592
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
19 October 2016 Group C Celtic Scotland 0 – 2 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach Glasgow, Scotland
Report Stindl Goal 57'
Hahn Goal 77'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,814
Referee: Tasos Sidiropoulos (Greece)
1 November 2016 Group C Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany 1 – 1 Scotland Celtic Mönchengladbach, Germany
Stindl Goal 32' Report Dembélé Goal 76' (pen.) Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 46,283
Referee: Manuel de Sousa (Portugal)
23 November 2016 Group C Celtic Scotland 0 – 2 Spain Barcelona Glasgow, Scotland
Report Messi Goal 24', 56' (pen.) Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,937
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
6 December 2016 Group C Manchester City England 1 – 1 Scotland Celtic Manchester, England
Iheanacho Goal 8' Report Roberts Goal 4' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 51,297
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Scottish League Cup[]

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish League Cup
10 August 2016 Second Round Celtic 5 – 0 Motherwell Glasgow, Scotland
Rogic Goal 20', 76'
Dembélé Goal 34' (pen.), 64'
Sinclair Goal 61'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 20,165
Referee: Kevin Clancy
21 September 2016 Quarter-Finals Celtic 2 – 0 Alloa Athletic Glasgow, Scotland
Forrest Goal 83'
Dembélé Goal 90'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 15,900
Referee: Alan Muir
23 October 2016 Semi-Finals Rangers 0 – 1 Celtic Glasgow, Scotland
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Dembélé Goal 87' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 50,697
Referee: Craig Thomson
27 November 2016 Final Aberdeen 0 – 3 Celtic Glasgow, Scotland
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Rogic Goal 16'
Forrest Goal 37'
Dembélé Goal 64' (pen.)		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 49,629
Referee: John Beaton

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Cup
22 January 2017 Fourth Round Albion Rovers 0 – 3 Celtic Airdrie, Scotland
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Sinclair Goal 30'
Dembélé Goal 77'
Armstrong Goal 90'		 Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 8,319
Referee: Willie Collum
11 February 2017 Fifth Round Celtic 6 – 0 Inverness CT Glasgow, Scotland
Lustig Goal 20'
Dembélé Goal 45', 50', 59'
Tierney Goal 86'
Brown Goal 90+1'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 25,577
Referee: Kevin Clancy
5 March 2017 Quarter-Finals Celtic 4 – 1 St Mirren Glasgow, Scotland
Lustig Goal 58'
Sinclair Goal 59'
Dembélé Goal 68'
Griffiths Goal 78'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Davis Goal 13' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 27,455
Referee: Steven McLean
23 April 2017 Semi-Finals Celtic 2 – 0 Rangers Glasgow, Scotland
McGregor Goal 11'
Sinclair Goal 51' (pen.)		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 49,645
Referee: Willie Collum
27 May 2017 Final Celtic 2 – 1 Aberdeen Glasgow, Scotland
Armstrong Goal 11'
Rogic Goal 90+2'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Hayes Goal 9' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 48,713
Referee: Bobby Madden

Player statistics[]

Squad, appearances and goals[]

No. Nat Positions Total League Europe League Cup Scottish Cup
Players Apps Goals Mins Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Scotland GK Craig Gordon 55 0 4905 35 0 11 0 4 0 5 0
24 Netherlands GK Dorus de Vries 5 0 405 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
26 Belgium GK Logan Bailly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 Ivory Coast DF Kolo Touré 17 0 1072 9 0 6 0 1 0 1 0
3 Honduras DF Emilio Izaguirre 18 0 1391 12 0 4 0 2 0 0 0
4 Nigeria DF Efe Ambrose 2 0 180 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
5 Croatia DF Jozo Šimunović 33 1 2800 25 1 2 0 3 0 3 0
12 Costa Rica DF Cristian Gamboa 21 0 1367 17 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
20 Belgium DF Dedryck Boyata 22 5 1949 17 5 0 0 0 0 5 0
23 Sweden DF Mikael Lustig 49 4 4132 29 1 11 1 4 0 5 2
28 Denmark DF Erik Sviatchenko 43 1 3198 28 1 9 0 3 0 3 0
34 Republic of Ireland DF Eoghan O'Connell 7 0 545 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
35 Norway DF Kristoffer Ajer 1 0 30 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
50 Scotland DF Jamie McCart 1 0 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
56 Scotland DF Anthony Ralston 2 0 98 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
59 Scotland DF Calvin Miller 1 0 63 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
63 Scotland DF Kieran Tierney 40 2 3479 24 1 9 0 2 0 5 1
Midfielders
6 Israel MF Nir Bitton 39 1 2336 26 1 8 0 2 0 3 0
8 Scotland MF Scott Brown 54 3 4787 33 1 12 1 4 0 5 1
11 England MF Scott Sinclair 50 25 4055 35 21 7 0 3 1 5 3
14 Scotland MF Stuart Armstrong 47 17 3415 31 15 9 0 3 0 4 2
15 Scotland MF Kris Commons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Scotland MF Gary Mackay-Steven 11 0 559 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
17 Scotland MF Ryan Christie 7 1 338 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
18 Australia MF Tom Rogic 37 12 2208 22 7 9 1 4 3 2 1
27 England MF Patrick Roberts 47 11 2686 32 9 9 2 2 0 4 0
42 Scotland MF Callum McGregor 46 7 2769 31 6 9 0 2 0 4 1
49 Scotland MF James Forrest 46 8 2918 28 6 11 0 4 2 3 0
53 Scotland MF Liam Henderson 13 1 551 10 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
73 Scotland MF Mikey Johnston 1 0 57 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 Ivory Coast MF Eboue Kouassi 5 0 103 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Forwards
7 Turkey FW Nadir Çiftçi 4 0 43 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
9 Scotland FW Leigh Griffiths 38 18 2066 24 12 9 5 2 0 3 1
10 France FW Moussa Dembélé 49 32 3374 29 17 12 5 4 5 4 5
76 Scotland FW Jack Aitchison 2 0 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances = Total appearances
Last updated: 27 May 2017

Goalscorers[]

R No. Pos. Nation Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Europe Total
1 10 FW France Moussa Dembélé 17 5 5 5 32
2 11 MF England Scott Sinclair 21 3 1 0 25
3 9 FW Scotland Leigh Griffiths 12 1 0 5 18
4 14 MF Scotland Stuart Armstrong 15 2 0 0 17
5 18 MF Australia Tom Rogic 7 1 3 1 12
6 27 MF England Patrick Roberts 9 0 0 2 11
7 49 MF Scotland James Forrest 6 0 2 0 8
8 42 MF Scotland Callum McGregor 6 1 0 0 7
9 20 DF Belgium Dedryck Boyata 5 0 0 0 5
10 23 DF Sweden Mikael Lustig 1 2 0 1 4
11 8 MF Scotland Scott Brown 1 1 0 1 3
12 63 DF Scotland Kieran Tierney 1 1 0 0 2
13 17 MF Scotland Ryan Christie 1 0 0 0 1
6 MF Israel Nir Bitton 1 0 0 0 1
28 DF Denmark Erik Sviatchenko 1 0 0 0 1
53 MF Scotland Liam Henderson 1 0 0 0 1
5 DF Croatia Jozo Šimunović 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 1 1
Total 106 17 11 16 150

Last updated: 27 May 2017

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 League League Cup Scottish Cup Europe 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
8 MF Scotland Scott Brown 12 2 3 17
23 DF Sweden Mikael Lustig 5 1 3 9
6 MF Israel Nir Bitton 4 1 1 1 7
9 FW Scotland Leigh Griffiths 4 1 1 6
1 GK Scotland Craig Gordon 3 1 1 5
5 DF Croatia Jozo Šimunović 4 1 5
28 DF Denmark Erik Sviatchenko 3 1 4
18 MF Australia Tom Rogic 1 1 2 4
11 MF England Scott Sinclair 2 1 3
3 DF Honduras Emilio Izaguirre 2 1 3
10 FW France Moussa Dembélé 3 3
49 MF Scotland James Forrest 2 1 3
42 MF Scotland Callum McGregor 2 1 1 3 1
20 DF Belgium Dedryck Boyata 3 3
22 DF Switzerland Saidy Janko 1 1 2
2 DF Ivory Coast Kolo Touré 1 1 2
14 MF Scotland Stuart Armstrong 1 1 2
63 DF Scotland Kieran Tierney 1 1 2
4 DF Nigeria Efe Ambrose 1 1
25 MF Norway Stefan Johansen 1 1
34 DF Republic of Ireland Eoghan O'Connell 1 1
27 MF England Patrick Roberts 1 1
53 MF Scotland Liam Henderson 1 1
88 MF Ivory Coast Eboue Kouassi 1 1

Last updated: 27 May 2017
Source: Competitive matches
Ordered by Red card, Second yellow card and Yellow card
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.

  • Scott Brown's red card against Ross County on 16 April 2017 was subsequently downgraded to a yellow card.[42]

Hat-tricks[]

Player Against Result Date Competition
France Moussa Dembélé Scotland Rangers 5–1 (H) 10 September 2016 Scottish Premiership
France Moussa Dembélé Scotland St Johnstone 2–5 (A) 5 February 2017 Scottish Premiership
France Moussa Dembélé Scotland Inverness CT 6–0 (H) 11 February 2017 Scottish Cup
England Scott Sinclair Scotland Hearts 0–5 (A) 2 April 2017 Scottish Premiership

(H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral

Clean sheets[]

As of 27 May 2017.

Rank Name League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total Played Games
1 Scotland Craig Gordon 20 3 4 1 28 55
2 Netherlands Dorus de Vries 0 0 0 0 0 5
3 Belgium Logan Bailly 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 20 3 4 1 28 60

Team statistics[]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 34 4 0 106 25 +81 106 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[b]
2 Aberdeen 38 24 4 10 74 35 +39 76 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Rangers 38 19 10 9 56 44 +12 67 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 St Johnstone 38 17 7 14 50 46 +4 58
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 12 10 16 55 52 +3 46
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway
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).[43]
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  2. ^ Since the winners of the 2016–17 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team and the spot awarded to the second-placed team (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 %
Scottish Premiership 07 August 2016 21 May 2017 Matchday 1 Winners 38 34 4 0 106 25 +81 089.47
Scottish Cup 22 January 2017 27 May 2017 4th Round Winners 5 5 0 0 17 2 +15 100.00
Scottish League Cup 10 August 2016 27 November 2016 2nd Round Winners 4 4 0 0 11 0 +11 100.00
Champions League 12 July 2016 06 December 2016 2nd Round Group Stage 12 3 4 5 16 23 −7 025.00
Total 59 46 8 5 150 50 +100 077.97

Source: Champions League: [44] Scottish Premiership: [45] Scottish League Cup: [46] Scottish Cup: [47]

League results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 34 4 0 106 25  +81 106 17 2 0 47 8  +39 17 2 0 59 17  +42

Last updated: 21 May 2017.
Source: Competitive matches

Source:[48]

Results by round[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHHAHHAHAAHHAAHAAH
ResultWWWWWDWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWDWWDWDWWWWW
Position35211111111111111111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Technical staff[]

Position Staff
Manager Brendan Rodgers
Assistant Manager Chris Davies
First Team Coach John Kennedy
Goalkeeping Coach Stevie Woods
Head of Performance Glen Driscoll
Head of Youth Academy Chris McCart
Head of Recruitment Lee Congerton
Scouting David Moss
Sjaak van den Helder
Michael Murphy
John McGlynn
Head Physiotherapist Tim Williamson
Physiotherapist Jennifer Graham
Davie McGovern
Doctor Ian Sharpe
Head of Sports Science Jack Nayler
Sports Scientists John Currie
First Team Nutritionist Rob Naughton
Head of Professional Academy/Under 20s Head Coach Tommy McIntyre
Head of Youth Recruitment Willie McStay
Academy Welfare & Operations Manager Brian Meehan
Under 20s Coach Jim McGuiness
Tommy McIntyre
U17's Manager Michael O'Halloran
U17's Coach George McCluskey

Last updated: 15 March 2017
Source:[citation needed]

Transfers[]

In[]

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
35 DF Norway Kristoffer Ajer 18 EU Norway IK Start Transfer Summer 2020 £800,000 [49]
10 FW France Moussa Dembélé 19 EU England Fulham Transfer Summer 2020 £500,000 [50]
2 DF Ivory Coast Kolo Touré 35 Non-EU England Liverpool Transfer Summer 2017 Free [51]
11 MF England Scott Sinclair 27 EU England Aston Villa Transfer Summer 2020 £3,500,000 [52]
24 GK Netherlands Dorus de Vries 35 EU England Nottingham Forest Transfer Summer 2018 Undisclosed [53]
12 DF Costa Rica Cristian Gamboa 26 Non-EU England West Bromwich Albion Transfer Summer 2019 Undisclosed [54]
88 MF Ivory Coast Eboue Kouassi 19 Non-EU Russia Krasnodar Transfer Winter 2021 £2,800,000 [55]

Out[]

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
48 DF Scotland Jack Breslin 19 EU Scotland Hamilton Academical Transfer Summer Free [56]
59 DF Scotland Calum Waters 20 EU Scotland Alloa Athletic Transfer Summer Free [57]
— DF Scotland Blair Kidd 18 EU Unattached End of contract Summer Free [58]
— FW Scotland Ciaran Lafferty 19 EU Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Transfer Summer Free [59]
10 FW Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes 27 EU England Blackburn Rovers Transfer Summer Free [60]
13 FW Turkey Colin Kazim-Richards 29 Non-EU Brazil Coritiba Transfer Summer Undisclosed [61]
24 FW England Carlton Cole 32 EU United States Sacramento Republic Transfer Summer Free [62]
12 FW Serbia Stefan Šćepović 26 Non-EU Spain Getafe Transfer Summer £1,000,000 [63]
21 DF Scotland Charlie Mulgrew 30 EU England Blackburn Rovers Transfer Summer Free [64]
35 DF Scotland Stuart Findlay 20 EU England Newcastle United Transfer Summer Free [65]
29 FW Northern Ireland Michael Duffy 21 EU Scotland Dundee Loan Summer Loan [66]
33 FW Scotland Paul McMullan 20 EU Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Loan Summer Loan [67][68]
— GK Republic of Ireland Colin McCabe 19 EU Scotland Stenhousemuir Loan Summer Loan [69]
47 DF Republic of Ireland Fiacre Kelleher 20 EU Scotland Peterhead Loan Summer Loan [70]
54 MF Scotland Jamie Lindsay 20 EU Scotland Greenock Morton Loan Summer Loan [71]
19 MF Scotland Scott Allan 24 EU England Rotherham United Loan Summer Loan [72]
52 MF Scotland Joe Thomson 19 EU Scotland Dumbarton Loan Summer Loan [73]
55 MF Scotland Aidan Nesbitt 19 EU Scotland Greenock Morton Loan Summer Loan [74][75]
41 DF England Darnell Fisher 22 EU England Rotherham United Transfer Summer Undisclosed [76]
31 MF Scotland Luke Donnelly 20 EU Scotland Alloa Athletic Loan Summer Loan [77]
25 MF Norway Stefan Johansen 25 EU England Fulham Transfer Summer £2,000,000 [78]
— MF Scotland Innes Murray 18 EU Scotland Hibernian Transfer Summer Undisclosed [79]
22 DF Switzerland Saidy Janko 20 EU England Barnsley Loan Summer Loan [80]
15 MF Scotland Kris Commons 33 EU Scotland Hibernian Loan Emergency Loan [81]
52 MF Scotland Joe Thomson 19 EU Scotland Queen of the South Loan Winter Loan [82]
34 DF Republic of Ireland Eoghan O'Connell 21 EU England Walsall Loan Winter Loan [83]
— FW Scotland Theo Archibald 18 EU Scotland Albion Rovers Loan Winter Loan [84]
35 DF Norway Kristoffer Ajer 18 EU Scotland Kilmarnock Loan Winter Loan [85]
17 MF Scotland Ryan Christie 21 EU Scotland Aberdeen Loan Winter Loan [86]
50 DF Scotland Jamie McCart 19 EU Scotland Inverness CT Loan Winter Loan [87]
— DF Scotland Aidan McIlduff 19 EU Scotland Queen's Park Loan Winter Loan [88]
38 GK Italy Leo Fasan 23 EU England Port Vale Loan Winter Loan [89]
29 FW Northern Ireland Michael Duffy 22 EU Republic of Ireland Dundalk Transfer Winter Undisclosed [90]
— FW Scotland Luke Donnelly 21 EU Scotland Greenock Morton Loan Emergency Loan [91]
7 FW Turkey Nadir Çiftçi 25 Non-EU Poland Pogoń Szczecin Loan Loan [92]
4 DF Nigeria Efe Ambrose 28 Non-EU Scotland Hibernian Loan Emergency Loan [93]
32 MF Scotland Connor McManus 21 EU Scotland Queen of the South Loan Emergency Loan [94]

Total income: Increase £3 million

Total expenditure: Decrease £7.6 million

Total profit/loss: Decrease £4.6 million

See also[]

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

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