Celtic F.C. 2018–19 football season
The 2018–19 season Celtic 's 130th season of competitive football. They competed in the Scottish Premiership , Scottish Cup , League Cup , UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League . Celtic won all three domestic tournaments, completing an unprecedented treble treble .[ 1]
Pre-season and friendlies
Celtic preceded the 2018–19 campaign with a pre-season tour of Austria , with matches against SK Vorwärts Steyr , Bohemians 1905 , Blau-Weiß Linz and Sparta Prague .[ 2] Shamrock Rovers [ 3] Standard Liège .[ 4]
Scottish Premiership
The Scottish Premiership fixture list was announced on 15 June 2018.[ 6] Livingston at Celtic Park .
Scottish League Cup
On 29 July, Celtic were drawn to face Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium in the second round of the 2018–19 Scottish League Cup .[ 7] St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park in the quarter-finals.[ 8] Leigh Griffiths strike in Perth . On 26 September, Celtic were drawn to face Heart of Midlothian in the semi-finals.[ 9] Scott Sinclair , James Forrest and Ryan Christie secured Celtic's place in the final, a third consecutive League Cup final and fifth consecutive domestic cup final in Brendan Rodgers ' reign. On 2 December, Celtic won the Scottish League Cup for the third consecutive season, defeating Aberdeen 1–0 in the final .
Scottish Cup
On 24 November, Celtic were drawn to face Airdrieonians at Celtic Park in the fourth round of the 2018–19 Scottish Cup .[ 10] Scott Sinclair double and a debut goal for Timothy Weah secured a 3–0 win.[ 11] St Johnstone in the fifth round.[ 12] Scott Sinclair 's hat-trick was coupled by Scott Brown 's first goal in two years, and a James Forrest strike, which sealed Celtic's place in the quarter-finals.[ 13] Hibernian at Easter Road in the quarter-finals.[ 14] James Forrest and Scott Brown secured Celtic's place in the semi-finals.[ 15] Aberdeen or Rangers in the semi-finals.[ 16] James Forrest , Odsonne Édouard and Tom Rogic all on the scoresheet.
UEFA Champions League
Celtic entered the Champions League at the first qualifying round.
First qualifying round
On 19 June, Celtic were drawn to face Alashkert (Armenia ) in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League .[ 17] Odsonne Édouard , James Forrest , Callum McGregor and Moussa Dembélé – and secured a place in the next round.[ 18] [ 19]
Second qualifying round
On 18 July, it was determined that Celtic would face Rosenborg (Norway ) in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League .[ 20] previous season's qualifying phase and did so again. Goals from Odsonne Édouard and Olivier Ntcham secured Celtic's passage into the next round.[ 21] [ 22]
Third qualifying round
On 1 August, it was determined that Celtic would face AEK Athens (Greece ) in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League . The Bhoys were eliminated following a 3–2 defeat on aggregate and parachuted into the UEFA Europa League play-off round .[ 23] [ 24]
UEFA Europa League
Play-Off round
On 16 August, it was determined that Celtic would face Sūduva (Lithuania ) in the Play-Off Round of the UEFA Europa League .[ 25] 2002–03 UEFA Cup first round ; a 10–1 aggregate victory marked the beginning of Celtic's path to the final in Seville .
Group stage
On 30 August, the draw for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage was made. Celtic were drawn in Group B along with Red Bull Salzburg (Pot 1), RB Leipzig (Pot 3) and Rosenborg (Pot 4).[ 26]
Group B
Matches
Round of 32
On 17 December, Celtic were drawn to face Valencia in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League Round of 32 .[ 27]
Statistics
Appearances and goals
[ 28] [ 29]
As of 25 May 2019 Notes
^ Player left the club on loan during the season
^ Player left the club during the season
Goalscorers
Last updated: 25 May 2019
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Celtic first squad during the season.
Last updated: 25 May 2019Competitive matches bookings ; sending offs after a second yellow card; sending offs by a direct red card.
Hat-tricks
4 Player scored four goals; (H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral
Clean sheets
As of 25 May 2019.
Attendances
As of match played 19 May 2019
Matches
Attendances
Average
High
Low
Premiership 19
1,097,782
57,778
59,143
54,563
League Cup 0
0
0
0
0
Scottish Cup 2
58,345
29,172
29,941
28,404
Champions League 3
164,601
54,867
59,047
51,184
Europa League 5
262,961
52,592
57,578
44,639
Total 29 1,583,689 54,609 59,143 28,404
Team statistics
League table
Source:
Soccerway BBC 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).
[ 30] (C) Champions
Notes:
^ Match played behind closed doors.
^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
^ Since the winners of the 2018–19 Scottish Cup , Celtic , qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round ) was passed to the fourth-placed team.
Competition Overview
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground H A H H A A H A H A H A A A H A H H A A H H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H Result W L W W D L W W W W W D W D W L W W W L W W W W W W W W D W W W D D W W L W Position 3 6 2 2 2 6 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2019. Source:
Competitive matches A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Club
Technical Staff
Position
Staff
Manager
Neil Lennon
Assistant Manager
John Kennedy
First Team Coach
Damien Duff
Goalkeeping Coach
Stevie Woods
Head Physiotherapist
Tim Williamson
Head of Sports Science
Jack Nayler
First Team Nutritionist
Rob Naughton
Kit
Supplier: New Balance / Sponsors: Dafabet (front) and Magners (back)
The club is in the fourth year of a deal with manufacturer New Balance .[ 31] Bold Bhoys and marks 115 years since the club first used green and white hoops on the jersey.
Home: The home kit features a bespoke tonal tartan design throughout the traditional green and white hoops. White shorts and hooped socks complete the look.[ 32] Away: The away kit also features a tartan design set against White and Eden Green. The shirt is accompanied by Eden Green shorts and hooped socks.[ 33] Third: The third kit features a bold black and yellow design and is inspired by the club's famous bumble-bee kits of the past. Black shorts and hooped socks complete the look.[ 34]
Transfers
In
Out
See also
References
Domestic leagues Domestic cups European competitions Related to national team Transfers Club seasons
Premiership Championship League One League Two
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