2016–17 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
2016–17 season
Chairman Ian Bankier
Manager Brendan Rodgers
Ground Celtic Park
Glasgow, Scotland
(Capacity: 60,411)
Scottish League Cup Winners
Top goalscorer League: Sinclair (9)
All: Dembélé (17)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
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The 2016–17 season will be the 128th season of competitive football by Celtic. They will compete in the Scottish Premiership, Champions League, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Season overview

May

On 20 May 2016, Brendan Rodgers[1] was appointed as the club's new manager, succeeding Ronny Deila in the role.[2]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies

Scottish Premiership

UEFA Champions League

Second Qualifying Round

Third Qualifying Round

Play-Off Round

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR MC MGL CEL
1 Spain Barcelona (A) 5 4 0 1 16 4 +12 12 Advance to knockout phase — 4–0 6 Dec 7–0
2 England Manchester City (A) 5 2 2 1 11 9 +2 8 3–1 — 4–0 6 Dec
3 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach (Q) 5 1 2 2 5 8 −3 5 Transfer to Europa League 1–2 1–1 — 1–1
4 Scotland Celtic (E) 5 0 2 3 4 15 −11 2 0–2 3–3 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2016. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

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
1ScotlandGKCraig Gordon 2402115 1001004000
24NetherlandsGKDorus de Vries 50405 40100000
26BelgiumGKLogan Bailly 000 00000000
38ItalyGKLeonardo Fasan 000 00000000
Defenders
2Ivory CoastDFKolo Touré 1301025 60601000
3HondurasDFEmilio Izaguirre 90672 40302000
4NigeriaDFEfe Ambrose 20180 00200000
5CroatiaDFJozo Šimunović 110903 70103000
12Costa RicaDFCristian Gamboa 80404 50201000
20BelgiumDFDedryck Boyata 1090 10000000
23SwedenDFMikael Lustig 2512117 1101014000
28DenmarkDFErik Sviatchenko 2101718 100803000
34Republic of IrelandDFEoghan O'Connell 70545 20401000
50ScotlandDFJamie McCart 1021 00001000
56ScotlandDFAnthony Ralston 108 00001000
63ScotlandDFKieran Tierney 1901680 80902000
Midfielders
6IsraelMFNir Bitton 2001059 100802000
8ScotlandMFScott Brown 2722369 1211114000
11EnglandMFScott Sinclair 22101744 129703100
14ScotlandMFStuart Armstrong 2141316 104803000
15ScotlandMFKris Commons 000 00000000
16ScotlandMFGary Mackay-Steven 000 00000000
17ScotlandMFRyan Christie 41153 21101000
18AustraliaMFTom Rogic 23101464 116814300
27EnglandMFPatrick Roberts 2131009 112812000
35NorwayMFKristoffer Ajer 1030 00100000
42ScotlandMFCallum McGregor 1911155 81902000
49ScotlandMFJames Forrest 2561738 1141004200
53ScotlandMFLiam Henderson 50205 30101000
Forwards
7TurkeyFWNadir Çiftçi 2030 00200000
9ScotlandFWLeigh Griffiths 189986 84852000
10FranceFWMoussa Dembélé 28172044 1371154500
Appearances = Total appearances
Last updated: 3 December 2016

Goalscorers

R No. Pos. Nation Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Europe Total
1 10 FW France Moussa Dembélé 7 0 5 5 17
2 11 MF England Scott Sinclair 9 0 1 0 10
18 MF Australia Tom Rogic 6 0 3 1 10
3 9 FW Scotland Leigh Griffiths 4 0 0 5 9
4 49 MF Scotland James Forrest 4 0 2 0 6
5 14 MF Scotland Stuart Armstrong 4 0 0 0 4
6 27 MF England Patrick Roberts 2 0 0 1 3
7 8 MF Scotland Scott Brown 1 0 0 1 2
8 23 DF Sweden Mikael Lustig 0 0 0 1 1
17 MF Scotland Ryan Christie 1 0 0 0 1
42 MF Scotland Callum McGregor 1 0 0 0 1
Total 39 0 11 14 64

Last updated: 3 December 2016

Assists table

R No. Pos. Nation Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Europe Total
1 63 DF Scotland Kieran Tierney 3 0 1 1 5
42 MF Scotland Callum McGregor 2 0 2 1 5
27 MF England Patrick Roberts 3 0 0 2 5
2 49 MF Scotland James Forrest 3 0 0 1 4
3 9 FW Scotland Leigh Griffiths 1 0 1 1 3
18 MF Australia Tom Rogic 2 0 1 0 3
10 FW France Moussa Dembélé 3 0 0 0 3
14 MF Scotland Stuart Armstrong 3 0 0 0 3
4 23 DF Sweden Mikael Lustig 2 0 0 0 2
28 DF Denmark Erik Sviatchenko 0 0 0 2 2
11 MF England Scott Sinclair 2 0 0 0 2
5 DF Croatia Jozo Šimunović 1 0 1 0 2
5 6 MF Israel Nir Bitton 1 0 0 0 1
17 MF Scotland Ryan Christie 0 0 1 0 1
Total 26 0 7 8 41

Last updated: 3 December 2016

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
8 MF Scotland Scott Brown 6 2 2 10
6 MF Israel Nir Bitton 3 1 1 5
9 FW Scotland Leigh Griffiths 2 1 1 4
1 GK Scotland Craig Gordon 2 1 1 4
11 MF England Scott Sinclair 2 1 3
28 DF Denmark Erik Sviatchenko 2 1 3
23 DF Sweden Mikael Lustig 1 2 3
49 MF Scotland James Forrest 1 1 2
22 DF Switzerland Saidy Janko 1 1 2
2 DF Ivory Coast Kolo Touré 1 1 2
10 FW France Moussa Dembélé 2 2
14 MF Scotland Stuart Armstrong 1 1 2
3 DF Honduras Emilio Izaguirre 1 1 2
18 MF Australia Tom Rogic 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
42 MF Scotland Callum McGregor 1 1
27 MF England Patrick Roberts 1 1
53 MF Scotland Liam Henderson 1 1
63 DF Scotland Kieran Tierney 1 1

Last updated: 3 December 2016
Source: Competitive matches
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic 13 12 1 0 39 11 +28 37 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Rangers 16 8 5 3 21 17 +4 29 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 16 7 6 3 31 19 +12 27
4 Aberdeen 14 7 3 4 23 14 +9 24
5 St Johnstone 15 6 4 5 22 19 +3 22
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: 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).[3]
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).

Division Summary

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHHAHHAHAAHHA     
Result W P W W W D W W W P W W W W P W                                            
Position 3 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1                                          

Last updated: 3 December 2016.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Overall

Competition Started round Current Position Final Position First match Last match
Scottish Premiership Matchday 1 Matchday 17 — 7 August 2016 —
Scottish Cup 4th Round — TBC —
League Cup 2nd Round — Winners 10 August 2016 27 November 2016
Champions League 2nd Round Group Stage Group Stage 12 July 2016 6 December 2016

Last Updated: 3 December 2016

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Scottish Premiership 13 12 1 0 39 11 +28 92.31
Scottish Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Scottish League Cup 4 4 0 0 11 0 +11 100.000
Champions League 11 3 3 5 15 22 −7 27.27
Total 28 19 4 5 65 33 +32 67.86

Source: Competitions

League Results Summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
13 12 1 0 39 11  +28 37 5 0 0 20 3  +17 7 1 0 19 8  +11

Last updated: 3 December 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

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
Football Development Manager Vacant
Scouting David Moss
Sjaak van den Helder
Michael Murphy
John McGlynn
Head Physiotherapist Tim Williamson
Physiotherapist Gavin McCarthy
Doctor Ian Sharpe
Head of Sports Science Jack Nayler
Sports Scientists Andy Guard
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
Davie McGovern
U17's Manager Michael O'Halloran
U17's Coach George McCluskey

Last updated: 14 October 2016
Source:

Transfers

In

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Ref.
35 MF Norway Kristoffer Ajer 18EU Norway IK Start Transfer Summer 2020 £800,000 [4]
10 FW France Moussa Dembélé 19EU England Fulham Transfer Summer 2020 £500,000 [5]
2 DF Ivory Coast Kolo Touré 35Non-EU England Liverpool Transfer Summer 2017 Free [6]
11 MF England Scott Sinclair 27EU England Aston Villa Transfer Summer 2020 £3,500,000 [7]
24 GK Netherlands Dorus de Vries 35EU England Nottingham Forest Transfer Summer 2018 Undisclosed [8]
12 DF Costa Rica Cristian Gamboa 26Non-EU England West Bromwich Albion Transfer Summer 2019 Undisclosed [9]

Out

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
48 DF Scotland Jack Breslin 19EU Scotland Hamilton Academical Transfer Summer Free [10]
59 DF Scotland Calum Waters 20EU Scotland Alloa Athletic Transfer Summer Free [11]
— DF Scotland Blair Kidd 18EU Unattached End of contract Summer Free [12]
— FW Scotland Ciaran Lafferty 19EU Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Transfer Summer Free [13]
10 FW Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes 27EU England Blackburn Rovers Transfer Summer Free [14]
13 FW Turkey Colin Kazim-Richards 29EU Brazil Coritiba Transfer Summer Undisclosed [15]
24 FW England Carlton Cole 32EU United States Sacramento Republic Transfer Summer Free [16]
12 FW Serbia Stefan Šćepović 26Non-EU Spain Getafe Transfer Summer £1,000,000 [17]
21 DF Scotland Charlie Mulgrew 30EU England Blackburn Rovers Transfer Summer Free [18]
35 DF Scotland Stuart Findlay 20EU England Newcastle United Transfer Summer Free [19]
29 FW Northern Ireland Michael Duffy 21EU Scotland Dundee Loan Summer Loan [20]
33 FW Scotland Paul McMullan 20EU Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Loan Summer Loan [21]
— GK Republic of Ireland Colin McCabe 19EU Scotland Stenhousemuir Loan Summer Loan [22]
47 DF Republic of Ireland Fiacre Kelleher 20EU Scotland Peterhead Loan Summer Loan [23]
54 MF Scotland Jamie Lindsay 20EU Scotland Greenock Morton Loan Summer Loan [24]
19 MF Scotland Scott Allan 24EU England Rotherham United Loan Summer Loan [25]
52 MF Scotland Joe Thomson 19EU Scotland Dumbarton Loan Summer Loan [26]
55 MF Scotland Aidan Nesbitt 19EU Scotland Greenock Morton Loan Summer Loan [27]
41 DF England Darnell Fisher 22EU England Rotherham United Transfer Summer Undisclosed [28]
31 MF Scotland Luke Donnelly 20EU Scotland Alloa Athletic Loan Summer Loan [29]
25 MF Norway Stefan Johansen 25EU England Fulham Transfer Summer £2,000,000 [30]
— MF Scotland Innes Murray 18EU Scotland Hibernian Transfer Summer Undisclosed [31]
22 DF Switzerland Saidy Janko 20EU England Barnsley Loan Summer Loan [32]

Total income: Increase £3 million

Total expenditure: Decrease £4.8 million

Total profit/loss: Decrease £1.8 million

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Celtic: Brendan Rodgers is appointed manager". BBC Sport. bbc.co.uk. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ronny Deila: Celtic manager to leave club in summer". BBC Sport. bbc.co.uk. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Premiership 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Kristoffer Ajer: Celtic sign teenage midfielder on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Celtic: Moussa Dembele signs as Stefan Scepovic joins Getafe". BBC Sport. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Celtic delighted to sign Kolo Toure". Celtic. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Celtic delighted to sign Scott Sinclair". Celtic. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Celtic delighted to sign goalkeeper Dorus de Vries". Celtic. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Delight as Celtic sign Cristian Gamboa". Celtic. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Jack Breslin". Hamilton Academical. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Calum Waters signs". Alloa Athletic. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "Young Celts depart the club". Celtic. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "Lafferty signs on". Dunfermline Athletic. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Anthony Stokes leaves Celtic". Celtic. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  15. ↑ "Colin Kazim-Richards joins Coritiba". Celtic. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  16. ↑ "Carlton Cole leaves Celtic". Celtic. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  17. ↑ "Stefan Scepovic leaves Celtic for Getafe in £1m switch". Sky Sports. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  18. ↑ "Mulgrew makes Rovers move". Blackburn Rovers. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "Magpies Sign Young Duo". Newcastle United. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  20. ↑ "DUFFY IS A DEE". Dundee. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  21. ↑ "PLAYER SIGNING". Dunfermline Athletic. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  22. ↑ "Scottish League One ins and outs – Summer 2016". BBC Sport. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  23. ↑ "Fiacre Kelleher joins Peterhead on loan". Celtic. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  24. ↑ "Jamie Lindsay joins Greenock Morton on loan". Celtic. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  25. ↑ "Scott Allan joins Rotherham United on loan". Celtic. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  26. ↑ "Joe Thomson joins Dumbarton on loan". Celtic. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  27. ↑ "Aidan Nesbitt joins Morton on loan". Celtic. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  28. ↑ "Darnell Fisher leaves Celtic for Rotherham United". Celtic. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  29. ↑ "Luke Donnelly joins on loan". Alloa Athletic. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  30. ↑ "Stefan Johansen signs for Fulham". Celtic. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  31. ↑ "Innes Murray joins Hibernian". Celtic. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  32. ↑ "Saidy Janko joins Barnsley on loan". Celtic. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
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