2025–26 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
2025–26 season
ChairmanMark Ogren
ManagerJim Goodwin
StadiumTannadice Park
Scottish Premiership8th
Scottish CupFourth round
Scottish League CupSecond round
Conference LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ivan Dolček (5)
All: Zac Sapsford (7)

The 2025–26 season will be Dundee United's 116th season. It is their second season back in the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2023–24 season. The club will also participate in the League Cup, Scottish Cup and the UEFA Conference League.

Results and fixtures

Pre-season and friendlies

28 June 2025 Friendly Brechin City 0–3 Dundee United Brechin
14:00 Stadium: Glebe Park
5 July 2025 Friendly Arbroath 1–1 Dundee United Arbroath
14:00 Adams 79 o.g.' Esselink 3' Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 2,396
Note: Testimonial match for David Gold.
11 July 2025 Friendly PEC Zwolle 2–1 Dundee United Oldebroek
18:00 Stadium: Sportpark Bovenmolen
15 July 2025 Friendly St Johnstone 1–1 Dundee United Perth
19:45 Kirk 86' Report Esselink 18' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Referee: Nick Walsh
19 July 2025 Friendly Dundee United 0–0 Oldham Athletic Dundee
14:00 Report Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 3,428

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2025–26 Scottish Premiership
3 August 2025 1 Falkirk 2–2 Dundee United Falkirk
14:00 Tait 50'
Ross 73'		 Report Watters 40'
Dolček 71'		 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 7,624
Referee: John Beaton
9 August 2025 2 Dundee United 2–3 Heart of Midlothian Dundee
15:00 Dolček 22', 41' Report Shankland 19 pen.'
Findlay 58', 90+4'		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 10,874
Referee: David Dickinson
31 August 2025 3 Dundee 0–2 Dundee United Dundee
15:00 Report Sapsford 14'
Dolček 77'		 Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 10,750
Referee: Steven McLean
13 September 2025 4 Hibernian 3–3 Dundee United Edinburgh
15:00 Kucherenko 27 o.g.'
Bowie 51'
McGrath 86 pen.'		 Report Stephenson 15', 47'
Sapsford 44'
Ševelj  84'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 19,265
Referee: Dan McFarlane
23 September 2025 5 Dundee United 2–0 Aberdeen Dundee
19:45 Dolček 45'
Esselink 50'		 Report Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 11,052
Referee: Steven McLean
27 September 2025 6 Dundee United 0–2 Kilmarnock Dundee
15:00 Report Anderson 26'
Deas 56'		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 8,800
Referee: Ross Hardie
4 October 2025 7 Dundee United 1–1 Livingston Dundee
15:00 Keresztes 48' Report Pittman 34' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 8,146
Referee: Duncan Nicolson
18 October 2025 8 Rangers 2–2 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00 Aasgaard 25'
Tavernier 87'		 Report Trapanovski 66'
Sibbald 75'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,663
Referee: Don Robertson
25 October 2025 9 Dundee United 3–1 St Mirren Dundee
15:00 Sapsford 42'
Fatah 84 pen.'
Sibbald 90'		 Report Nlundulu 18'
Gogić  83'		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 8,843
Referee: John Beaton
29 October 2025 10 Motherwell 2–0 Dundee United Motherwell
19:45 Maswanhise 42'
Watt 77'		 Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,446
Referee: Chris Graham
9 November 2025 11 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Dundee United Edinburgh
15:00 Kucherenko 25 o.g.' Report Stephenson 45' Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 18,755
Referee: John Beaton
22 November 2025 12 Dundee United 0–3 Falkirk Dundee
15:00 Report Miller 3'
Kucherenko 22 o.g.'
Graham 63'		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 9,736
Referee: Nick Walsh
29 November 2025 13 Kilmarnock 1–1 Dundee United Kilmarnock
17:45 Anderson 34' Report Sibbald 63' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,263
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
3 December 2025 14 Dundee United 2–2 Rangers Dundee
19:45 Sapsford 11'
Fatah 66'		 Report Meghoma 23'
Bajrami 90+8 pen.'		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 13,213
Referee: David Dickinson
6 December 2025 15 St Mirren 2–0 Dundee United Paisley
15:00 McMenamin 17'
Baccus 66'		 Report Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 6,840
Referee: Nick Walsh
13 December 2025 16 Dundee United 0–0 Motherwell Dundee
15:00 Report Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 8,350
Referee: Duncan Nicolson
17 December 2025 17 Dundee United 2–1 Celtic Dundee
20:00 Keresztes 58'
Sapsford 61'		 Report Maeda 13' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 12,966
Referee: John Beaton
20 December 2025 18 Dundee United 1–1 Hibernian Dundee
15:00 Stephenson 20' Report Boyle 38' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 10,124
Referee: Steven McLean
27 December 2025 19 Aberdeen v Dundee United Aberdeen
17:45 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
30 December 2025 20 Livingston v Dundee United Livingston
19:45 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Scottish League Cup

Knockout phase

17 August 2025 Second round Kilmarnock 2–1 Dundee United Kilmarnock
15:00 Dackers 6'
Lyons 69'		 Report Stirton 25' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,853
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Scottish Cup
17 January 2026 Fourth round Dundee United v Ayr United Dundee
15:00 Stadium: Tannadice Park

UEFA Conference League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Conference League

Second qualifying round

24 July 2025 First leg Dundee United 1–0 UNA Strassen Dundee
19:45 Sapsford 47' Report Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 11,370
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal
31 July 2025 Second leg UNA Strassen 0–1
(0–2 agg.)		 Dundee United Differdange
19:45 Report Iovu 63' Stadium: Stade Municipal
Attendance: 1,957
Referee: Vilhjálmur Thórarinsson

Third qualifying round

7 August 2025 First leg Rapid Wien 2–2 Dundee United Vienna
20:00 Dahl 27'
Seidl 44'		 Report Watters 33'
Sapsford 75'		 Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 18,930
Referee: Luís Miguel Branco Godinho
14 August 2025 Second leg Dundee United 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–4 agg.)
(4–5 p)		 Rapid Wien Dundee
19:45 Watters 25', 42 pen.' Report Iovu 63 o.g.'
Kara 77'		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 12,336
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 20 December 2025
No. Pos Player Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Conference League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Yevhen Kucherenko 12+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 17 0
2 DF Ryan Strain 5+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 9 0
3 DF Bert Esselink 15+1 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 21 1
4 DF Iurie Iovu 14+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 1 19 1
5 MF Vicko Ševelj 14+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 21 0
6 DF Ross Graham 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 5 0
7 MF Kristijan Trapanovski 0+8 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 10 1
8 MF Panutche Camará 11+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 3+1 0 18 0
9 FW Zac Sapsford 18+0 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 2 22 7
10 MF Julius Eskesen 2+5 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 8 0
11 DF Will Ferry 15+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 20 0
14 MF Craig Sibbald 10+4 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+1 0 19 3
17 MF Amar Fatah 12+5 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 19 2
19 DF Ivan Dolček 10+6 5 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+1 0 21 5
21 MF Luca Stephenson 16+0 4 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 17 4
22 DF Dario Naamo 1+9 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 11 0
23 DF Krisztián Keresztes 17+0 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 22 2
25 GK Dave Richards 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 6 0
34 FW Owen Stirton 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 1 0+4 0 8 1
36 FW Max Watters 5+2 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+2 3 12 4
37 DF Samuel Cleall-Harding 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1 0
43 MF Keir Gilligan 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
47 FW Harry Welsh 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
70 MF Isaac Pappoe 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0 4 0
77 FW Nikolaj Möller 5+10 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 15 0
Players who left the club during the 2024–25 season
18 FW Kai Fotheringham 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 3 0
29 MF Miller Thomson 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 3 0
30 MF Lewis O'Donnell 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
31 GK Ruairidh Adams 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
35 DF Charlie Dewar 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
39 MF Scott Constable 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1 0
41 GK Lewis Haldane 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
44 MF Calvin Beattie 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
6 Aberdeen 17 7 3 7 19 20 −1 24
7 Falkirk 18 6 6 6 20 26 −6 24
8 Dundee United 18 4 9 5 24 27 −3 21
9 St Mirren 16 4 5 7 15 22 −7 17
10 Dundee 18 3 4 11 15 32 −17 13
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2025. Source: [1][2]
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).[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).

Transfers

References

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