2020–21 Celtic F.C. season

The 2020–21 season will be Celtic's 132nd season of competitive football. Celtic will compete in the Scottish Premiership, League Cup, Scottish Cup and UEFA Champions League.

Celtic
2020–21 season
ChairmanIan Bankier
ManagerNeil Lennon
StadiumCeltic Park

Scottish Premiership
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Premiership

The Scottish Premiership season is due to begin on 1 August 2020.

Scottish League Cup

Celtic will enter the Scottish League Cup at the second round.

Scottish Cup

Celtic will enter the Scottish Cup at the fourth round.

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League

Celtic will enter the Champions League at the first qualifying round.

Team statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Aberdeen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Celtic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Dundee United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
4 Hamilton Academical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Hibernian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 1 August 2020. Source: BBC SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[1]
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).

Competition overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Champions League – – 1st Round – 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Premiership – – Matchday 1 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
League Cup – – 2nd Round – 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Scottish Cup – – 4th Round – 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Source: Competitions

Results by round
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Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2020. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Club

Technical staff
Position Staff
Manager Neil Lennon[2]
Assistant Manager John Kennedy[3]
First Team Coach Gavin Strachan[4]
Goalkeeping Coach Stevie Woods[5]
Head of Football Operations Nick Hammond[6]
Head Physiotherapist Tim Williamson[7]
Head of Fitness and Conditioning John Currie[8]
Head of Sports Science Jack Nayler[8]
First Team Nutritionist Rob Naughton[9]

Last updated: 1 July 2020
Source: celticfc.net

Kit

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsors: Dafabet (front) and Magners (back)

On 1 July 2020, Adidas will replace New Balance as the club's official kit supplier.[10]

Transfers

In
Pos Player From Type Window Ends Fee

Out
Pos Player To Type Window Fee
MF Eboue Kouassi Genk Transfer Summer Undisclosed[11]
MF Jonny Hayes Aberdeen End of contract Summer Free[12][13]
GK Craig Gordon Heart of Midlothian End of contract Summer Free[14][15]
DF Calvin Miller Unattached End of contract Summer Free[16]
DF Jozo Šimunović Unattached End of contract Summer Free[12]
FW Michael Sparkes Unattached End of contract Summer Free[17]

See also

References
  1. "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. "Neil Lennon confirmed as new Celtic manager". Celtic FC. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. "Celtic View podcast: John Kennedy on the lockdown challenges". Celtic FC. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. "Celtic appoint Gavin Strachan as new first team coach". Celtic FC. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  5. "Woods delighted with Scotland recognition as goalkeeping coach". Celtic FC. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  6. "Celtic Appoint Nick Hammond As Head Of Football Operations". Celtic FC. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  7. "Manchester United 'chasing' Celtic physio Tim Williamson as part of backroom staff reshuffle". Glasgow Times. Herald & Times Group. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  8. "Celtic's Head of Sport Science discusses training in lockdown". Celtic FC. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  9. "Robert Naughton". Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  10. "Celtic announce magnificent new five-year partnership with adidas". Celtic FC. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  11. "Eboue Kouassi: contract tot 2024" [Eboue Kouassi: contract until 2024] (in Dutch). KRC Genk. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  12. "Thanks to Jozo and Jonny for all you've done for Celtic". Celtic FC. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  13. "Jonny Hayes: Winger rejoins Aberdeen on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  14. "Thanks to Craig for all you've done for Celtic". Celtic FC. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  15. "Craig Gordon: Hearts sign Scotland goalkeeper after Celtic exit". BBC Sport. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  16. "Celtic starlet Calvin Miller says emotional farewell to Hoops as he announces his departure". Glasgow Times. Herald & Times Group. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  17. "Michael Sparkes". Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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