2019–20 Celtic F.C. season explained

Club:Celtic F.C.
Season:2019–20
Mgrtitle:Manager
Manager:Neil Lennon
Chrtitle:Chairman
Chairman:Ian Bankier
Stadium:Celtic Park
League:Scottish Premiership
League Result:1st
Cup1:League Cup
Cup1 Result:Winners
Cup2:Scottish Cup
Cup2 Result:Winners
Cup3:Champions League
Cup3 Result:Third qualifying round
Cup4:Europa League
Cup4 Result:Round of 32
League Topscorer:
Odsonne Édouard (22)
Season Topscorer:
Odsonne Édouard (29)
Highest Attendance:59,131

(21 December 2019)
Lowest Attendance:54,584

(4 December 2019)
Average Attendance:57,944
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Prevseason:2018–19
Nextseason:2020–21

The 2019–20 season was Celtic's 126th season of competitive football. They competed in the Scottish Premiership, League Cup, Scottish Cup, Champions League and Europa League. Celtic won all three domestic tournaments, completing an unprecedented quadruple treble.[1]

On 13 March 2020, the Scottish football season was suspended with immediate effect due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The season was curtailed as a result, with Celtic declared Scottish Premiership champions on 18 May, winning a ninth consecutive league title.[3] [4]

Pre-season and friendlies

Celtic held its pre-season training camp in Stegersbach (Austria) and St. Gallen (Switzerland), with matches against SC Pinkafeld, Wiener SC and St. Gallen.[5] [6]

Scottish Premiership

See main article: article and 2019–20 Scottish Premiership. The Scottish Premiership fixture list was announced on 21 June 2019. Celtic began their title defence against St Johnstone at Celtic Park.[7]

Scottish League Cup

See main article: article and 2019–20 Scottish League Cup. On 28 July, Celtic were drawn to face Dunfermline Athletic at Celtic Park in the second round of the 2019–20 Scottish League Cup.[8] The League Cup holders progressed to the quarter-finals with a 2–1 victory in extra-time. On 18 August, Celtic were drawn to face Partick Thistle at Celtic Park in the quarter-finals.[9] The Bhoys' trophy defence continued with a five-goal win against the Championship side. On 25 September, Celtic were drawn to face Hibernian in the semi-finals.[10] Goals from Mohamed Elyounoussi, Callum McGregor and Scott Brown secured Celtic's place in the final, a fourth consecutive League Cup final and seventh consecutive domestic cup final. On 8 December, Celtic won the Scottish League Cup for the fourth consecutive season, defeating Rangers 1–0 in the final.

Scottish Cup

See main article: article and 2019–20 Scottish Cup. On 24 November, Celtic were drawn to face Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium in the fourth round of the 2019–20 Scottish Cup.[11] The Scottish Cup holders progressed to the fifth round with a 2–1 victory. On 19 January 2020, Celtic were drawn to face Clyde at Broadwood Stadium in the fifth round.[12] Goals from Olivier Ntcham, Scott Brown and Vakoun Issouf Bayo sealed Celtic's place in the quarter-finals. On 9 February, Celtic were drawn to face St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park in the quarter-finals.[13] A late Ryan Christie free-kick secured Celtic's place in the semi-finals. On 1 March, Celtic were drawn to face Aberdeen in the semi-finals.[14] As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent suspension of Scottish football, the semi-finals were rescheduled for later in the year.[15]

UEFA Champions League

See main article: article and 2019–20 UEFA Champions League. Celtic entered the Champions League at the first qualifying round.

First qualifying round

On 18 June, Celtic were drawn to face Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[16] [17] The Bhoys won 5–2 on aggregate and secured a place in the next round.

Second qualifying round

On 17 July, it was determined that Celtic would face Nõmme Kalju (Estonia) in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[18] The Scottish champions progressed to the third round with a 7–0 aggregate win against the Estonians.

Third qualifying round

On 30 July, it was determined that Celtic would face CFR Cluj (Romania) in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[19] The Bhoys were eliminated following a 5–4 aggregate defeat and parachuted into the UEFA Europa League play-off round.

UEFA Europa League

See main article: article and 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.

Play-off round

On 15 August, it was determined that Celtic would face AIK (Sweden) in the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.[20] Neil Lennon's side recorded a comfortable 6–1 win on aggregate and secured a place in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage.

Group stage

On 30 August, the draw for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage was made. Celtic were drawn in Group E along with Lazio (Pot 1), Rennes (Pot 3) and CFR Cluj (Pot 4).[21]

Matches

Round of 32

On 16 December, Celtic were drawn to face Copenhagen in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League Round of 32.[22]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Notes

Goalscorers

No.Pos.NationNamePremiershipLeague CupScottish CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal
align=center rowspan=1122FWOdsonne Édouard22 0 1 2 4 29
align=center rowspan=1217MFRyan Christie11 0 3 4 3 21
align=center rowspan=1349MFJames Forrest10 1 0 2 3 16
align=center rowspan=1442MFCallum McGregor9 1 1 2 0 13
align=center rowspan=159FWLeigh Griffiths9 0 2 1 0 12
align=center rowspan=2621MFOlivier Ntcham4 2 1 0 1 8
27MFMohamed Elyounoussi4 2 1 0 1 8
align=center rowspan=172DFChristopher Jullien4 1 0 0 2 7
align=center rowspan=1819MFMikey Johnston2 1 0 1 2 6
align=center rowspan=198MFScott Brown2 2 1 0 0 5
align=center rowspan=11035DFKristoffer Ajer3 0 0 1 0 4
align=center rowspan=11118MFTom Rogic2 1 0 0 0 3
align=center rowspan=41210FWVakoun Issouf Bayo0 1 1 0 0 2
11MFScott Sinclair0 1 0 1 0 2
16MFLewis Morgan0 0 0 0 2 2
30DFJeremie Frimpong2 0 0 0 0 2
align=center rowspan=3135DFJozo Šimunović1 0 0 0 0 1
15MFJonny Hayes1 0 0 0 0 1
20MFMarian Shved0 0 0 1 0 1
Own goals3 0 0 1 0 4
Total8913111618147
Last updated: 20 December 2020

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Celtic first squad during the season.

Hat-tricks

Player Against Result Date Competition
Ryan Christie St Johnstone7–0 (H)3 August 2019Premiership
Leigh Griffiths St Mirren5–0 (H)7 March 2020Premiership
(H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral

Clean sheets

As of 20 December 2020.

RankNamePremiershipLeague CupScottish CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotalPlayed Games
align=center rowspan=11 Fraser Forster1411011739
align=center rowspan=12 Scott Bain1021049
align=center rowspan=13 Craig Gordon0101136
align=center rowspan=14 Conor Hazard0000001
Total1523222455

Attendances

Premiership15869,16057,94459,13154,584
League Cup252,32626,16327,31825,008
Scottish Cup00000
Champions League3151,49850,49958,66241,872
Europa League5265,57353,11456,17240,885
Total251,338,55753,54259,13125,008

Team statistics

Results by round

Club

Kit

Supplier: New Balance / Sponsors: Dafabet (front) and Magners (back)

The club is in the fifth year of a deal with manufacturer New Balance.[25]

Transfers

In

PlayerFrom
DF Christopher Jullien ToulouseTransferSummer2023£7,000,000[29] [30]
MF Luca Connell Bolton WanderersTransferSummer2023£350,000[31] [32]
DF Boli Bolingoli Rapid WienTransferSummer2023£3,000,000[33] [34]
DF Hatem Abd Elhamed Hapoel Be'er ShevaTransferSummer2023£1,600,000[35] [36]
GK Tobi Oluwayemi Tottenham HotspurTransferSummer2022Undisclosed[37] [38]
DF Leo Hjelde RosenborgTransferSummer2022Undisclosed[39] [40]
MF Liam Burt RangersTransferSummer2021Free[41] [42]
FW Jonathan Afolabi SouthamptonTransferSummer2022Free[43] [44]
GK Fraser Forster SouthamptonLoanSummer2020Loan[45] [46]
DF Moritz Bauer Stoke CityLoanSummer2020Loan[47] [48]
MF Mohamed Elyounoussi SouthamptonLoanSummer2020Loan[49] [50]
DF Greg Taylor KilmarnockTransferSummer2023£2,200,000[51] [52]
DF Jeremie Frimpong Manchester CityTransferSummer2023Undisclosed[53] [54]
DF Lee O'Connor Manchester UnitedTransferSummer2023Undisclosed[55]
FW Patryk Klimala Jagiellonia BiałystokTransferWinter2024£3,500,000[56] [57]
MF Ismaila Soro Bnei YehudaTransferWinter2024£2,000,000[58] [59]

Out

PlayerTo
MF Scott Allan HibernianEnd of contractSummerFree[60]
DF Dedryck Boyata Hertha BSCEnd of contractSummerFree[61]
MF Regan Hendry Raith RoversEnd of contractSummerFree[62]
GK Reece Willison AirdrieoniansEnd of contractSummerFree[63]
DF Mikael Lustig GentEnd of contractSummerFree[64] [65]
DF Wallace Duffy St JohnstoneEnd of contractSummerFree[66]
DF Marvin Compper MSV DuisburgReleasedSummerFree[67] [68]
MF Dylan Forrest Hamilton AcademicalEnd of contractSummerFree[69]
GK Dorus de Vriesalign=center colspan=4Retired[70]
FW PJ Crossan DumbartonEnd of contractSummerFree[71]
GK Ross Doohan Ayr UnitedLoanSummerLoan[72]
DF Andrew Gutman FC CincinnatiLoanSummerLoan[73]
DF Kieran Tierney ArsenalTransferSummer£25,000,000[74] [75]
MF Kristi Marku AirdrieoniansEnd of contractSummerFree[76]
DF Daniel Church East FifeLoanSummerLoan[77]
DF Robbie Deas Alloa AthleticLoanSummerLoan
DF Emilio Izaguirre MotaguaEnd of contractSummerFree[78]
DF Cristian Gamboa VfL BochumEnd of contractSummerFree[79]
DF Stephen Welsh Greenock MortonLoanSummerLoan[80] [81]
DF Anthony Ralston St JohnstoneLoanSummerLoan[82]
MF Ewan Henderson Ross CountyLoanSummerLoan[83]
FW Jack Aitchison Forest Green RoversLoanSummerLoan[84]
FW Kieran McGrath East KilbrideLoanSummerLoan[85]
MF David McKay BSC Glasgowalign=center colspan=4Loan[86]
DF Lewis Bell BSC GlasgowEnd of contractSummerFree[87]
FW Connor McBride Stenhousemuiralign=center colspan=4Loan[88]
GK Conor Hazard Dundeealign=center colspan=4Emergency Loan[89]
MF Ross McLaughlinUnattachedEnd of contractSummerFree
MF Youssouf MulumbuUnattachedReleasedSummerFree[90]
FW Thomas CaffreyUnattachedEnd of contractSummerFree
FW Ciaran DiverUnattachedEnd of contractSummerFree
MF Scott Sinclair Preston North EndTransferWinterUndisclosed[91] [92]
DF Lee O'Connor Partick ThistleLoanWinterLoan[93]
DF Jack Hendry Melbourne CityLoanWinterLoan[94]
MF Eboue Kouassi GenkLoanWinterLoan[95]
GK Conor Hazard DundeeLoanWinterLoan[96]
FW Jonathan Afolabi Dunfermline AthleticLoanWinterLoan[97]
MF Lewis Morgan Inter MiamiTransferWinterUndisclosed[98]
MF Grant Savoury Edinburgh CityLoanWinterLoan[99]
DF Manny Perez North Carolina FCalign=center colspan=4Loan[100]
MF Leo Mazis Triestinaalign=center colspan=2TransferFree[101]

See also

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  60. Web site: Scott Allan: Celtic midfielder signs deal to join Hibs at end of season . BBC Sport . 17 January 2019 . 25 May 2019 . 8 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190508054702/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46911087 . live .
  61. Web site: Hertha BSC sign Dedryck Boyata . Hertha BSC . 19 May 2019 . 19 May 2019 . 6 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190606095228/https://www.herthabsc.de/en/teams/boyata-signs/page/1068--4-4-.html . live .
  62. Web site: Regan Hendry . Raith Rovers FC . 28 May 2019 . 28 May 2019 . 28 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190528211901/http://www.raithrovers.net/39874/regan-hendry.htm . live .
  63. Web site: Goalie Reece checks in . Airdrieonians FC . 29 May 2019 . 30 May 2019 . 2 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190702094025/https://www.airdriefc.com/1819-news/Goalie-Reece-checks-in . live .
  64. Web site: Mikael Lustig leaves Celtic as a Treble Treble Champion . Celtic FC . 20 June 2019 . 20 June 2019 . 20 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190620102701/http://www.celticfc.net/news/16323 . live .
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  66. Web site: Saints secure Duffy signature . St Johnstone FC . 20 June 2019 . 20 June 2019 . 20 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190620170221/https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/news/post/saints-sign-wallace-duffy . live .
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  69. Web site: Accies Sign Dylan Forrest – Development Squad . Hamilton Academical FC . 5 July 2019 . 27 July 2019 . 12 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190712075339/https://www.hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk/accies-sign-dylan-forrest-development-squad/ . live .
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  71. Web site: Sons sign four . Dumbarton FC . 12 July 2019 . 12 July 2019 . 11 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200911173639/https://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=4089 . live .
  72. Web site: Doohan Returns . Ayr United FC . 12 July 2019 . 12 July 2019 . 12 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190712175015/https://ayrunitedfc.co.uk/doohan-returns/ . live .
  73. Web site: Gutman loan finalized; joins from Celtic FC . FC Cincinnati . 3 August 2019 . 3 August 2019 . 3 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190803182537/https://www.fccincinnati.com/post/2019/08/03/gutman-loan-finalized-joins-celtic-fc . live .
  74. Web site: Kieran Tierney signs for Arsenal . Celtic FC . 8 August 2019 . 8 August 2019 . 8 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190808165738/http://www.celticfc.net/news/16614 . live .
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  76. Web site: Hot prospect Kristi agrees terms . Airdrieonians FC . 8 August 2019 . 8 August 2019 . 8 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190808201920/https://www.airdriefc.com/1920news/080819/Hot-prospect-Kristi-agrees-terms . live .
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  81. Web site: Stephen Welsh signs on loan . Greenock Morton FC . 29 August 2019 . 29 August 2019 . 29 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190829205905/https://gmfc.net/2019/08/29/stephen-welsh-signs-on-loan/ . live .
  82. Web site: Ralston joins on-loan . St Johnstone FC . 2 September 2019 . 2 September 2019 . 2 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190902114251/https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/news/post/ralston-joins-loan . live .
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  85. Web site: Celtic youngster Kieran McGrath joins East Kilbride on loan . The Daily Record . 4 September 2019 . 4 September 2019 . 4 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190904184743/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/celtic-youngster-kieran-mcgrath-joins-19339204 . live .
  86. Web site: @BSCGlasgow . We are delighted to welcome David McKay who joins us on loan from @CelticFCAcademy until January. Welcome to BSC Glasgow, @david_mckay01! #HistoryIsOverrated . 19 September 2019 . Twitter . 20 September 2019 . 19 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190919205120/https://twitter.com/BSCGlasgow/status/1174785695275241475 . live .
  87. Web site: @BSCGlasgow . BSC Glasgow are delighted to announce the permanent signing of former @CelticFC player Lewis Bell! Welcome back @Lewybell16! #HistoryIsOverrated . 27 September 2019 . Twitter . 25 October 2019 . 27 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190927075050/https://twitter.com/BSCGlasgow/status/1177487917901500417 . live .
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  91. Web site: Scott Sinclair signs for Preston North End . Celtic FC . 9 January 2020 . 9 January 2020 . 26 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200226011212/http://www.celticfc.net/news/17372 . live .
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  94. Web site: Jack Hendry goes on loan Down Under to Melbourne City . Celtic FC . 22 January 2020 . 22 January 2020 . 11 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200911181319/http://www.celticfc.net/news/17419 . live .
  95. Web site: Eboue Kouassi joins KRC Genk on loan . Celtic FC . 23 January 2020 . 23 January 2020 . 12 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200912162824/http://www.celticfc.net/news/17426 . live .
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  97. Web site: Jonathan Afolabi signs for Pars . Celtic FC . 27 January 2020 . 27 January 2020 . 12 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200912162838/https://dafc.co.uk/story.php?t=Jonathan_Afolabi_signs_for_Pars&ID=11697 . live .
  98. Web site: Lewis Morgan signs for Inter Miami . Celtic FC . 31 January 2020 . 4 February 2020 . 4 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200204105515/http://www.celticfc.net/news/17374 . live .
  99. Web site: Grant Savoury Signs on Loan from Celtic . Edinburgh City FC . 31 January 2020 . 4 February 2020 . 4 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200204104013/https://www.edinburghcityfc.com/2020/01/31/grant-savoury-signs-on-loan-from-celtic/ . live .
  100. Web site: North Carolina FC secures loan deal for Garner native, Celtic F.C. winger Manny Perez . North Carolina FC . 5 February 2020 . 5 February 2020 . 11 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200911174016/https://www.northcarolinafc.com/news_article/show/1083928 . live .
  101. Web site: Ufficiale: Leo Mazis è un nuovo giocatore dell’Unione! . U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 . 11 February 2020 . 12 February 2020 . it . Official: Leo Mazis is a new Union player! . 11 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200211235021/https://ustriestinacalcio1918.it/ufficiale-leo-mazis-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-dellunione/ . live .

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