2025–26 Celtic F.C. season
| 2025–26 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Peter Lawwell (until 31 December) Brian Wilson (interim; from 1 January 2026) | |||
| Manager | Brendan Rodgers (until 27 October) Martin O'Neill (interim; from 27 October until 4 December) Wilfried Nancy (from 4 December) | |||
| Stadium | Celtic Park | |||
| Premiership | 2nd | |||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round | |||
| League Cup | Runners-up | |||
| Champions League | Play-off round | |||
| Europa League | League phase | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Daizen Maeda Benjamin Nygren (5 goals) All: Benjamin Nygren (7 goals) | |||
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The 2025–26 season is Celtic's 132nd season of competitive football.
Pre-season and friendlies
Celtic faced Queen's Park and Cork City in early July.[1][2] They then travelled to Portugal for a pre-season training camp, where they played Estrela da Amadora and Sporting CP.[3][4] On returning to Glasgow, the Scottish champions faced Newcastle United at Celtic Park.[5] Their pre-season schedule concluded with a mini tournament in Italy, where they played Ajax and Al-Ahli.[6]
| 4 July 2025 Friendly | Queen's Park | 0–1 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Kenny 20' | Stadium: Lesser Hampden |
| 8 July 2025 Cork Super Cup | Cork City | 1–2 | Celtic | Cork, Ireland |
| 18:00 IST | Murray 66' | Report | McCowan 27' Donovan 87' |
Stadium: Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| 12 July 2025 Friendly | Estrela da Amadora | 3–2 | Celtic | Seixal, Portugal |
| 11:00 WEST | Godoy 37' (pen.) Otávio 44' Cabral 65' |
Report | Hatate 7' Idah 53' |
Stadium: Benfica Campus |
| 16 July 2025 Friendly | Sporting CP | 0–2 | Celtic | Faro/Loulé, Portugal |
| 19:30 WEST | Report | Hatate 47' (pen.) McCowan 71' |
Stadium: Estádio Algarve |
| 19 July 2025 Adidas Trophy | Celtic | 4–0 | Newcastle United | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Engels 28' (pen.) Kenny 45' Yang 53' Scales 74' |
Report | Stadium: Celtic Park |
| 24 July 2025 Como Cup | Ajax | 5–1 | Celtic | Como, Italy |
| 20:30 CEST | Berghuis 16', 59' Klaassen 47' Bouwman 70' Bounida 83' |
Report | Yang 21' | Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia |
| 26 July 2025 Como Cup | Al-Ahli | 1–1 | Celtic | Como, Italy |
| 20:30 CEST | Galeno 22' | Report | Trusty 49' | Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia |
Scottish Premiership
The Premiership fixture list was announced on 20 June 2025.[7] Celtic began their title defence against St Mirren at Celtic Park.[8]
| 3 August 2025 | Celtic | 1–0 | St Mirren | Glasgow |
| 16:30 BST | McCowan 87' | Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,814 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 10 August 2025 | Aberdeen | 0–2 | Celtic | Aberdeen |
| 12:30 BST | Report | Nygren 27' Hatate 66' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 18,388 Referee: John Beaton |
| 23 August 2025 | Celtic | 3–0 | Livingston | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Nygren 47', 71' Kenny 76' |
Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,548 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 31 August 2025 | Rangers | 0–0 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 12:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 50,013 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 14 September 2025 | Kilmarnock | 1–2 | Celtic | Kilmarnock |
| 15:00 BST | Watson 83' | Report | Maeda 56' Iheanacho 90+6' (pen.) |
Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 8,499 Referee: John Beaton |
| 27 September 2025 | Celtic | 0–0 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,980 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 5 October 2025 | Celtic | 3–2 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Iheanacho 28' (pen.) Nygren 69' Maeda 90+2' |
Report | Stamatelopoulos 40', 56' (pen.) | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,563 Referee: Calum Scott |
| 19 October 2025 | Dundee | 2–0 | Celtic | Dundee |
| 12:00 BST | Robertson 18' Carter-Vickers 45+1' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 8,318 Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
| 26 October 2025 | Heart of Midlothian | 3–1 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| 12:00 GMT | Murray 8' (o.g.) Kyziridis 52' Shankland 55' (pen.) |
Report | McGregor 12' | Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 18,774 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 29 October 2025 | Celtic | 4–0 | Falkirk | Glasgow |
| 19:45 GMT | Kenny 30', 40' Nygren 58' Tounekti 73' |
Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,169 Referee: Ryan Lee |
| 9 November 2025 | Celtic | 4–0 | Kilmarnock | Glasgow |
| 16:00 GMT | Kenny 10' Tierney 51' Maeda 85' Engels 90+3' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,088 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 22 November 2025 | St Mirren | 0–1 | Celtic | Paisley |
| 20:00 GMT | Report | McGregor 90+5' | Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 6,840 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 30 November 2025 | Hibernian | 1–2 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| 12:00 GMT | Boyle 56' (pen.) | Report | Maeda 27' Engels 28' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 18,419 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 3 December 2025 | Celtic | 1–0 | Dundee | Glasgow |
| 19:45 GMT | Maeda 11' | Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,302 Referee: Duncan Nicolson |
| 7 December 2025 | Celtic | 1–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Tierney 90+3' | Report | Braga 43' McEntee 64' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,794 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 17 December 2025 | Dundee United | 2–1 | Celtic | Dundee |
| 20:00 GMT | Keresztes 58' Sapsford 61' |
Report | Maeda 13' | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 12,966 Referee: John Beaton |
| 21 December 2025 | Celtic | v | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: David Dickinson |
Scottish Cup
On 30 November, Celtic were drawn to face Auchinleck Talbot in the fourth round of the 2025–26 Scottish Cup.[9]
| 18 January 2026 Fourth round | Auchinleck Talbot | v | Celtic | Kilmarnock |
| 17:30 GMT | Stadium: Rugby Park[note 1] |
Scottish League Cup
On 27 July, Celtic were drawn against Falkirk in the second round of the 2025–26 Scottish League Cup.[11] On 16 August, Celtic were drawn against Partick Thistle in the quarter-finals.[12] On 21 September, Celtic were drawn against Rangers in the semi-finals.[13] Celtic faced St Mirren in the final on 14 December.
| 15 August 2025 Second round | Celtic | 4–1 | Falkirk | Glasgow |
| 19:45 BST | Maeda 26' Johnston 54' Murray 61' Henderson 64' (o.g.) |
Report | Adams 67' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 46,063 Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
| 21 September 2025 Quarter-finals | Partick Thistle | 0–4 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:30 BST | Report | Yang 26' Scales 28' Tounekti 46' McCowan 79' |
Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 8,817 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 2 November 2025 Semi-finals | Celtic | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Rangers | Glasgow |
| 14:00 GMT | Kenny 25' McGregor 93' Osmand 109' |
Report | Tavernier 81' (pen.) | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 49,446 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 14 December 2025 Final | St Mirren | 3–1 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:30 GMT | Fraser 2' Ayunga 64', 76' |
Report | Hatate 23' | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 49,914 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
UEFA Champions League
Play-off round
On 4 August, Celtic were drawn against the winners of the third qualifying round tie between Kairat and Slovan Bratislava, in the UEFA Champions League play-off round.[14] On 12 August, it was determined that Celtic would face Kairat.
| 20 August 2025 First leg | Celtic | 0–0 | Kairat | Glasgow |
| 20:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,182 Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway) |
| 26 August 2025 Second leg | Kairat | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (0–0 agg.) (3–2 p) | Celtic | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| 21:45 KZT | Report | Stadium: Almaty Central Stadium Attendance: 22,800 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
UEFA Europa League
Celtic entered the UEFA Europa League at the league phase.
League phase
On 29 August, the draw for the league phase was made. Celtic were drawn with Roma and Feyenoord (Pot 1), Braga and Red Star Belgrade (Pot 2), Sturm Graz and Midtjylland (Pot 3), and Utrecht and Bologna (Pot 4).[15]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Brann | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 8 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded) |
| 23 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 7 | |
| 24 | Celtic | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 7 | |
| 25 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 7 | |
| 26 | Basel (Y) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 |
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
(Y) Cannot advance directly to the round of 16, but may still qualify via the play-offs (seeded)
Matches
| 24 September 2025 Matchday 1 | Red Star Belgrade | 1–1 | Celtic | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 21:00 CEST | Arnautović 65' | Report | Iheanacho 55' | Stadium: Red Star Stadium Attendance: 35,721 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
| 2 October 2025 Matchday 2 | Celtic | 0–2 | Braga | Glasgow |
| 17:45 BST | Report | Horta 20' Martínez 85' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 46,232 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
| 23 October 2025 Matchday 3 | Celtic | 2–1 | Sturm Graz | Glasgow |
| 20:00 BST | Scales 61' Nygren 64' |
Report | Horvat 15' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 48,278 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain) |
| 6 November 2025 Matchday 4 | Midtjylland | 3–1 | Celtic | Herning, Denmark |
| 18:45 CET | Erlić 33' Gogorza 35' Djú 41' |
Report | Hatate 81' (pen.) | Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 10,387 Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia) |
| 27 November 2025 Matchday 5 | Feyenoord | 1–3 | Celtic | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 18:45 CET | Ueda 11' | Report | Yang 31' Hatate 43' Nygren 82' |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 31,582 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria) |
| 11 December 2025 Matchday 6 | Celtic | 0–3 | Roma | Glasgow |
| 20:00 GMT | Report | Scales 6' (o.g.) Ferguson 36', 45+1' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,188 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
| 22 January 2026 Matchday 7 | Bologna | v | Celtic | Bologna, Italy |
| 18:45 CET | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara |
| 29 January 2026 Matchday 8 | Celtic | v | Utrecht | Glasgow |
| 20:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Celtic Park |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Europa League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | DEN | Kasper Schmeichel | 26 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | FIN | Viljami Sinisalo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | SCO | Ross Doohan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | CAN | Alistair Johnston | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Liam Scales | 27 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | USA | Auston Trusty | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | USA | Cameron Carter-Vickers | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | JPN | Hayato Inamura | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | URU | Marcelo Saracchi | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | SCO | Dane Murray | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | DF | SCO | Colby Donovan | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 56 | DF | SCO | Anthony Ralston | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 63 | DF | SCO | Kieran Tierney | 25 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | SWE | Benjamin Nygren | 26 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Luke McCowan | 21 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | BEL | Arne Engels | 26 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | POR | Paulo Bernardo | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | JPN | Reo Hatate | 25 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 42 | MF | SCO | Callum McGregor (captain) | 28 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | POR | Jota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | COD | Michel-Ange Balikwisha | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | KOR | Yang Hyun-jun | 18 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | NGA | Kelechi Iheanacho | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | JPN | Shin Yamada | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | WAL | Callum Osmand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | TUN | Sebastian Tounekti | 20 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | IRL | Johnny Kenny | 15 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | JPN | Daizen Maeda | 25 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 49 | FW | SCO | James Forrest | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Departures | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | IRL | Adam Idah[Note TRA] | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 17 December 2025
Source: Competitions
- Notes
- ^ Player left the club during the season
Goalscorers
| R | No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Europa League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | MF | Benjamin Nygren | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2 | 38 | FW | Daizen Maeda | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 24 | FW | Johnny Kenny | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | 41 | MF | Reo Hatate | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 5 | 17 | FW | Kelechi Iheanacho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 42 | MF | Callum McGregor | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 5 | DF | Liam Scales | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | FW | Yang Hyun-jun | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 14 | MF | Luke McCowan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 23 | FW | Sebastian Tounekti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 27 | MF | Arne Engels | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 63 | DF | Kieran Tierney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 2 | DF | Alistair Johnston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | FW | Callum Osmand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 47 | DF | Dane Murray | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own goals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 44 | ||||
Last updated: 14 December 2025
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 | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Europa League | Total | Notes | ||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | Liam Scales | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 42 | MF | Callum McGregor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | MF | Arne Engels | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 38 | FW | Daizen Maeda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | Benjamin Nygren | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | MF | Reo Hatate | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Kasper Schmeichel | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | Auston Trusty | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | FW | Kelechi Iheanacho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 | DF | Cameron Carter-Vickers | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 23 | FW | Sebastian Tounekti | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | DF | Marcelo Saracchi | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Adam Idah | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | FW | Yang Hyun-jun | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | MF | Luke McCowan | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | FW | Callum Osmand | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | MF | Paulo Bernardo | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | DF | Colby Donovan | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 56 | DF | Anthony Ralston | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 63 | DF | Kieran Tierney | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Last updated: 14 December 2025
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Clean sheets
As of 14 December 2025.
| Rank | Name | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Europa League | Total | Played Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 25 |
| 2 | Viljami Sinisalo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 27 | |
Attendances
- As of match played 11 December 2025
| Matches | Attendances | Average | High | Low | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | 8 | 467,258 | 58,407 | 58,980 | 57,302 |
| Scottish Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| League Cup | 1 | 46,063 | 46,063 | 46,063 | N/A |
| Champions League | 1 | 56,182 | 56,182 | 56,182 | N/A |
| Europa League | 3 | 150,698 | 50,232 | 56,188 | 46,232 |
| Total | 13 | 720,201 | 55,400 | 58,980 | 46,063 |
Team statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 13 | +21 | 38 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 2 | Celtic | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 32 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Rangers | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 29 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[b] |
| 4 | Motherwell | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 27 | |
| 5 | Hibernian | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 24 |
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 competition qualification, second stage group allocation, or relegation).[21]
Notes:
- ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
- ^ The winners of the 2025–26 Scottish Cup will qualify for the Europa League. If the cup winners finish in the top two, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League third qualifying round) passes to the third-placed team, and the berths for the Conference League second qualifying round are passed down to the fourth- and fifth-placed teams.
Competition overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premiership | 3 August 2025 | Round 1 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 62.50 | ||
| Scottish Cup | January 2026 | Fourth round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| League Cup | 15 August 2025 | 14 December 2025 | Second round | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 75.00 |
| Champions League | 20 August 2025 | 26 August 2025 | Play-off round | Play-off round | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Europa League | 24 September 2025 | League phase | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 33.33 | ||
| Total | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 53.57 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Club
Management
| Position[22] | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Wilfried Nancy[23] |
| Assistant Manager | Kwame Ampadu[24] |
| First Team Coach | Gavin Strachan[25] |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Stevie Woods[26] |
Kit
Supplier: Adidas / Sponsors: Dafabet
The club is in the first year of a new deal with Adidas – the club's official kit supplier since 2020.[27][28][29]
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- Home: The home kit features a tartan pattern within the traditional green and white hoops, and a dark green trim. White shorts and socks complete the look.[30]
- Away: The away kit features a black shirt with a neon green trim and horizontal pinstripes. The shirt is accompanied by black shorts and socks.[31]
- Third: The third kit features an off white shirt with an orange trim, pale green hoops and an embroidered four-leaf clover. The shirt is accompanied by pale green shorts and matching socks.[32]
Transfers
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See also
Notes
References
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