The 2016–17 season was the 123rd season of competitive football by Celtic. They competed in the Scottish Premiership, Champions League, League Cup and Scottish Cup. They won all three domestic tournaments, completing a domestic treble (the 11th in Scottish football), while going undefeated in 47 domestic games.[1]
| 2016–17 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Ian Bankier | |||
| Manager | Brendan Rodgers | |||
| Ground | Celtic Park Glasgow, Scotland (Capacity: 60,411) | |||
| Scottish Premiership | 1st | |||
| Scottish Cup | Winners | |||
| Scottish League Cup | Winners | |||
| Champions League | Group stage (4th) | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Scott Sinclair (21) All: Moussa Dembélé (32) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 58,967 Celtic 2–0 Heart of Midlothian (21 May 2017) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 51,057 Celtic 1–0 St Johnstone (25 January 2017) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 55,476 | |||
Season overview
May
On 20 May 2016, Brendan Rodgers was appointed as the club's new manager,[2] succeeding Ronny Deila in the role.[3]
June
On 23 June 2016, Celtic made £1.1 million from the £11 million sale of Victor Wanyama from Southampton to Tottenham Hotspur as the club had inserted a ten per cent sell on clause in his contract when he was sold to Southampton in July 2013.[4]
September
On 10 September 2016, Moussa Dembélé became the first Celtic player to score a hat-trick in an Old Firm match since 1973 (the last was Harry Hood in the Scottish League Cup), in a 5–1 home victory against Rangers.[5][6] It was also the first hat-trick scored in a league match against Rangers since Stevie Chalmers in 1966.[5][7]
On 24 September 2016, Scott Sinclair scored in the first six successive opening league matches of the season, breaking Jimmy McGrory's previous club record of five.[8][9]
November
On 27 November 2016, Celtic won the Scottish League Cup, after beating Aberdeen 3–0 in the Final at Hampden Park, with goals from Tom Rogic, James Forrest, and a Moussa Dembélé penalty. It was a milestone for the club: the 100th major trophy in its history[10][11] (one European Cup, 47 Scottish League championships, 36 Scottish Cups, and 16 League Cups).
December
On 13 December 2016, Brendan Rodgers broke the record for the best unbeaten start to a domestic season as a Celtic manager in their first season in his 19th match in charge, with a 1–0 win at home to Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Premiership. The record had been set by Martin O'Neill after his first 18 games in charge (in 2000–01).[12][13]
On 28 December 2016, Celtic won 2–0 at home to Ross County in the Premiership, a result which meant the club had gone throughout the entire year of 2016 without a single domestic defeat at Celtic Park.[14][15]
On 31 December 2016, Celtic inflicted a first home defeat on Old Firm rivals Rangers at Ibrox Stadium in all competitions since September 2015, with a 2–1 win in the Premiership.[16][17]
January
On 29 January 2017, Celtic won 4–0 at home to Heart of Midlothian in the Premiership, with the team breaking a 50-years-old club record for the longest unbeaten start to a domestic season (26 matches in-a-row in 1966–67 by the Lisbon Lions), with this victory at Celtic Park being their 27th domestic match unbeaten.[18][19]
February
On 2 February 2017, it was announced that Celtic would be awarded £386,543 (of a £1.75 million shared by Scottish clubs) by UEFA to cover costs for releasing the club's players who were called up by their country for international duty during the UEFA Euro 2016 Finals tournament and the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.[20]
March
On 12 March 2017, Celtic drew 1–1 at home with Rangers in the Premiership, a result that ended a run of 22 consecutive league victories.[21] It is record only bettered by Martin O'Neill's team who managed 25 league wins in a row in 2003–04.[22]
April
On 2 April 2017, Celtic won 5–0 away to Hearts in the Premiership, to win the earliest Scottish league championship in 88 years with eight league matches still remaining (Rangers did so in 1928–29 with the same number of outstanding fixtures).[23][24]
In the 2016–17 Scottish Cup semi-final, Celtic eliminated Rangers in an Old Firm encounter,[25] the first time they had beaten their Glasgow rivals at this stage of the competition since 1925, at the seventh attempt.[26]
On 29 April 2017, Celtic won 5–1 away to Rangers in the Premiership to record the club's biggest scoreline for a victory at Ibrox since a 4–0 win 1897.[27]
May
On 7 May 2017, PFA Scotland named Scott Sinclair as the Player of the Year, Kieran Tierney as the Young Player of the Year, Brendan Rodgers as the Manager of the Year. Moussa Dembélé was also named as the winner of Goal of the Season, as well as Sinclair, Tierney, Dembélé, Mikael Lustig, Stuart Armstrong and Scott Brown were named in the Premiership Team of the Year.[28][29]
On 19 May 2017, Scott Brown was named as the Scottish Premiership Player of the Season and Brendan Rodgers was named as the Scottish Premiership Manager of the Season.[30][31]
On 21 May 2017, Scottish Football Writers' Association named Scott Sinclair as the Footballer of the Year, Kieran Tierney as the Young Player of the Year and Brendan Rodgers as the Manager of the Year.[32][33]
On 21 May 2017, Celtic won 2–0 at home to Hearts in the league, a result which meant Celtic had completed a full 38 match season without losing, becoming the first team to go an entire Scottish top flight season without a defeat since Rangers in 1898–99 (when only 18 league matches were played).[34] The team also bettered the club's best points total (103) and most wins (33) from 2001–02, fewest defeats (1) from 2001–02 and 2013–14, most goals scored (105) from 2003–04, and title winning points margin (29) from 2013–14 for a SPL / SPFL Premiership season (since 1998–99), finishing the season with 106 points, 34 wins, no defeats, 106 goals scored, and a title winning points margin of 30 points.[35][36]
On 21 May 2017, Celtic's title winning points margin of 30 points was also the second largest points gap ever between first and second place in top flight leagues across Europe (only bettered by PSG who won Ligue 1 by 31 points in 2015–16).[37] Celtic's total of 106 points accumulated in the league is a European record for top flight league (Barry Town of Wales in 1996–97 reached 105 points).[35]
On 27 May 2017, Celtic won 2–1 against Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park, with the Celtic goals coming from Stuart Armstrong and Tom Rogic. The result meant that the team completed the domestic treble for the fourth time in the club's history and finished a 47 match domestic season without losing a match.[38][1]
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season and friendlies
Celtic preceded the 2016–17 campaign with a pre-season tour of Slovenia, with matches against Celje, Olimpija Ljubljana and Maribor. The Hoops also made a short trip over the Slovenia–Austria border to face Sturm Graz, in preparation for the UEFA Champions League qualifiers. Brendan Rodgers' side also faced Wolfsburg, Leicester City, Barcelona and Inter Milan in a busy pre-season schedule. Celtic's first warm-up match ended in a 2–2 draw with Celje; Nadir Çiftçi and Tom Rogic scored as Celtic came from behind to avoid defeat. Rodgers recorded his first victory as manager in a 1–0 win over Strum Graz, with Ryan Christie on the scoresheet. Celtic achieved another positive result only days later, this time against Olimpija Ljubljana, with Leigh Griffiths striking twice. A scoreless draw with Maribor rounded off Celtic's preparations before the competitive action began. Celtic's remaining pre-season matches were interspersed with European football. The Bhoys recorded an impressive 2–1 victory over Bundesliga side Wolfsburg in Brendan Rodgers' first match at Celtic Park. This was followed by a draw with Leicester City in Glasgow, and defeats to Barcelona in Dublin and Inter Milan in Limerick.
Celtic| 30 June 2016 Friendly | Celje  | 2 – 2 | Celtic | Celje, Slovenia |
Miškić  28', 49' | Celtic Report | Çiftçi 56' Rogic 75' | Stadium: Arena Petrol Referee: Iztok Gornjak (Slovenia) |
Celtic| 3 July 2016 Friendly | Sturm Graz  | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Graz, Austria |
| Celtic Report | Christie 35' | Stadium: Merkur Arena Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria) |
Celtic| 6 July 2016 Friendly | Olimpija Ljubljana | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Zajc 58' | Celtic Report | Griffiths 27', 56' | Stadium: Stožice Stadium Referee: Asmir Sagrković (Slovenia) |
Celtic| 9 July 2016 Friendly | Maribor | 0 – 0 | Celtic | Maribor, Slovenia |
| Celtic Report | Stadium: Ljudski vrt Referee: Tadej Meznar (Slovenia) |
VfL Wolfsburg| 16 July 2016 Friendly | Celtic | 2 – 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Glasgow, Scotland |
| McGregor 22' Christie 63' | Celtic Report | Seguin 12' | Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland) |
International Champions Cup
Leicester City| 23 July 2016 ICC | Celtic | 1 – 1 (5 – 6 p) | Leicester City | Glasgow, Scotland |
| O'Connell 59' | Celtic Report | Mahrez 46' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 32,658 Referee: John Beaton (Scotland) | |
| Penalties | ||||
Çiftçi  Johansen Allan O'Connell Christie Forrest  | Fuchs Wasilewski Drinkwater Chilwell Okazaki Amartey | |||
Barcelona| 30 July 2016 ICC | Celtic | 1 – 3 | Barcelona | Dublin, Ireland |
| Griffiths 29' | Celtic Report | Turan 11' Ambrose 31' (o.g.)Munir 40' | Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 47,900 Referee: Neil Doyle (Republic of Ireland) |
Celtic| 13 August 2016 ICC | Internazionale  | 2 – 0 | Celtic | Limerick, Ireland |
| Éder 45' Candreva 71' | Celtic Report | Stadium: Thomond Park Attendance: 12,873 Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Republic of Ireland) |
Scottish Premiership
| 7 August 2016 Matchday 1 | Hearts | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Walker 36' (pen.) | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Forrest 8' Sinclair 81' | Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 16,777 Referee: John Beaton |
| 20 August 2016 Matchday 3 | St Johnstone | 2 – 4 | Celtic | Perth, Scotland |
| Swanson 83' (pen.) MacLean 89' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Griffiths 28' Sinclair 40'Forrest 44'Christie 90+2' | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 6,823 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 27 August 2016 Matchday 4 | Celtic | 4 – 1 | Aberdeen | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 13' Forrest 42'Sinclair 87' (pen.)Rogic 90' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Rooney 32' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,758 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 10 September 2016 Matchday 5 | Celtic | 5 – 1 | Rangers | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Dembélé 33', 42', 83' Sinclair 61'Armstrong 90+2' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Garner 44' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,348 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 18 September 2016 Matchday 6 | Inverness CT | 2 – 2 | Celtic | Inverness, Scotland |
| King 28' Fisher 89' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Rogic 17' Sinclair 34' | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 6,061 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 24 September 2016 Matchday 7 | Celtic | 6 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Dembélé 35', 38' Forrest 52'Griffiths 66'Sinclair 72' (pen.)Rogic 85' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Coulibaly 32' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 53,532 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 1 October 2016 Matchday 8 | Dundee | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Dundee, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Brown 47' | Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 8,827 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 15 October 2016 Matchday 9 | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Motherwell | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Sinclair 18' Dembélé 87' (pen.) | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,159 Referee: John Beaton |
| 26 October 2016 Matchday 11 | Ross County | 0 – 4 | Celtic | Dingwall, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Roberts 3' Armstrong 83'Sinclair 90+1'Dembélé 90+3' | Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 6,290 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 29 October 2016 Matchday 12 | Aberdeen | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Rogic 23' | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 17,105 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 5 November 2016 Matchday 13 | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Inverness CT | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Sinclair 48' Griffiths 63'Rogic 83' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,152 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 18 November 2016 Matchday 14 | Kilmarnock | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Kilmarnock, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Armstrong 44' | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 10,962 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 3 December 2016 Matchday 16 | Motherwell | 3 – 4 | Celtic | Motherwell, Scotland |
| Moult 3', 35' Ainsworth 71' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | McGregor 48' Roberts 70'Armstrong 72'Rogic 90' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,535 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 9 December 2016 Matchday 17 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 4 | Celtic | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Lindsay 61' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Armstrong 39', 49' Griffiths 50'McGregor 82' | Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 7,609 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 13 December 2016 Matchday 10 | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 36' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 55,076 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 17 December 2016 Matchday 18 | Celtic | 2 – 1 | Dundee | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 45+2' Bitton 57' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Haber 69' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 53,589 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 20 December 2016 Matchday 2 | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Sinclair 16' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Attendance: 55,733 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 24 December 2016 Matchday 19 | Hamilton Academical | 0 – 3 | Celtic | Hamilton, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Griffiths 41' Armstrong 54'Dembélé 84' | Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 5,003 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 28 December 2016 Matchday 20 | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Sviatchenko 38' Armstrong 45+1' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 55,355 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 31 December 2016 Matchday 21 | Rangers | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Miller 12' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Dembélé 34' Sinclair 70' | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 50,126 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 25 January 2017 Matchday 15 | Celtic | 1 – 0 | St Johnstone | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Boyata 72' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 51,057 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 29 January 2017 Matchday 22 | Celtic | 4 – 0 | Hearts | Glasgow, Scotland |
| McGregor 29' Sinclair 77', 90+1' (pen.)Roberts 80' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,247 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 1 February 2017 Matchday 23 | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Aberdeen | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Boyata 57' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 53,958 Referee: John Beaton |
| 5 February 2017 Matchday 24 | St Johnstone | 2 – 5 | Celtic | Perth, Scotland |
| Watson 31' Boyata 43' (o.g.) | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Henderson 6' Dembélé 61' (pen.), 75', 85'Sinclair 81' | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 6,548 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 18 February 2017 Matchday 25 | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Motherwell | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Dembélé 34' (pen.) Forrest 41' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,366 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 25 February 2017 Matchday 26 | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Dembélé 45', 59' (pen.) | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,685 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 1 March 2017 Matchday 27 | Inverness CT | 0 – 4 | Celtic | Inverness, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Sinclair 43' Dembélé 46', 73'Armstrong 66' | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 5,948 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 12 March 2017 Matchday 28 | Celtic | 1 – 1 | Rangers | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Armstrong 35' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Hill 87' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,545 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 19 March 2017 Matchday 29 | Dundee | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Dundee, Scotland |
| El Bakhtaoui 76' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Šimunović 45+1' Armstrong 52' | Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 8,968 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 2 April 2017 Matchday 30 | Hearts | 0 – 5 | Celtic | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Sinclair 24', 27', 84' (pen.) Armstrong 55'Roberts 61' | Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 16,539 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 5 April 2017 Matchday 31 | Celtic | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Sinclair 50' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Azeez 64' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,047 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 8 April 2017 Matchday 32 | Celtic | 3 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Armstrong 22' Sinclair 71'Forrest 76' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Jones 65' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,679 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 16 April 2017 Matchday 33 | Ross County | 2 – 2 | Celtic | Dingwall, Scotland |
| Gardyne 50' Boyce 90' (pen.) | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Tierney 34' Roberts 78' | Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 6,205 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 29 April 2017 Matchday 34 | Rangers | 1 – 5 | Celtic | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Miller 81' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Sinclair 7' (pen.) Griffiths 18'McGregor 52'Boyata 66'Lustig 87' | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,822 Referee: John Beaton |
| 6 May 2017 Matchday 35 | Celtic | 4 – 1 | St Johnstone | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Roberts 47', 62' Boyata 52'McGregor 71' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | MacLean 49' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 52,796 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 12 May 2017 Matchday 36 | Aberdeen | 1 – 3 | Celtic | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Hayes 12' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Boyata 3' Armstrong 8'Griffiths 11' | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 16,015 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 18 May 2017 Matchday 37 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 5 | Celtic | Glasgow, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Griffiths 18' (pen.) Rogic 26'Roberts 41', 84'McGregor 82' | Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 7,847 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 21 May 2017 Matchday 38 | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Hearts | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 50' Armstrong 76' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,967 Referee: John Beaton |
UEFA Champions League
Second qualifying round
Celtic faced Lincoln Red Imps (Gibraltar) in the Second Qualifying Round of the UEFA Champions League.[39] The first leg saw the part-time underdogs record a shock 1–0 victory, thanks to Lee Casciaro's second half finish.[40] However, Celtic turned the tie around in the second leg, winning 3–0 on the night, with goals from Mikael Lustig, Leigh Griffiths and Patrick Roberts.[41]
Celtic| 12 July 2016 Second Qualifying | Lincoln Red Imps  | 1 – 0 | Celtic | Gibraltar |
| Casciaro 48' | Report | Stadium: Victoria Stadium Attendance: 1,632 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) |
Lincoln Red Imps| 20 July 2016 Second Qualifying | Celtic | 3 – 0 (3 – 1 agg.) | Lincoln Red Imps | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Lustig 23' Griffiths 25'Roberts 29' | Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 55,632 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland) |
Third qualifying round
Celtic faced Astana (Kazakhstan) in the Third Qualifying Round of the UEFA Champions League. The first leg saw a Yuriy Logvinenko header cancelled out by a late goal from Leigh Griffiths, resulting in a 1–1 draw.[42] A week later, the Scottish champions progressed to the Play-Off Round, following a 2–1 win in the second leg. Moussa Dembélé's last-minute penalty secured Celtic's place in Europe until the end of the year.[43]
Celtic| 27 July 2016 Third Qualifying | Astana  | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Astana, Kazakhstan |
| Logvinenko 19' | Report | Griffiths 78' | Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy) |
Astana| 3 August 2016 Third Qualifying | Celtic | 2 – 1 (3 – 2 agg.) | Astana | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 45+2' (pen.) Dembélé 90+2' (pen.) | Report | Ibraimi 62' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 52,952 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
Play-Off Round
Hapoel Be'er Sheva| 17 August 2016 Play-Off Round | Celtic | 5 – 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Rogic 9' Griffiths 39', 45+1'Dembélé 73'Brown 85' | Report | Maranhão 55' Melikson 57' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 52,659 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
Celtic| 23 August 2016 Play-Off Round | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2 – 0 (4 – 5 agg.) | Celtic | Be'er Sheva, Israel |
| Sahar 21' Hoban 48' | Report | Stadium: Turner Stadium Attendance: 15,383 Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands) |
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | MC | MGB | CEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 4–0 | 4–0 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Manchester City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 9 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 5 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | |
| 4 | Celtic | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | — |
Celtic| 13 September 2016 Group C | Barcelona | 7 – 0 | Celtic | Barcelona, Spain |
| Messi 3', 27', 60' Neymar 50'Iniesta 59'Suárez 75', 88' | Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 73,290 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
Manchester City| 28 September 2016 Group C | Celtic | 3 – 3 | Manchester City | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Dembélé 3', 47' Sterling 20' (o.g.) | Report | Fernandinho 12' Sterling 28'Nolito 55' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,592 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) |
Borussia Mönchengladbach| 19 October 2016 Group C | Celtic | 0 – 2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Report | Stindl 57' Hahn 77' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,814 Referee: Tasos Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
Celtic| 1 November 2016 Group C | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Mönchengladbach, Germany |
| Stindl 32' | Report | Dembélé 76' (pen.) | Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 46,283 Referee: Manuel de Sousa (Portugal) |
Barcelona| 23 November 2016 Group C | Celtic | 0 – 2 | Barcelona | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Report | Messi 24', 56' (pen.) | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,937 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
Celtic| 6 December 2016 Group C | Manchester City | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Manchester, England |
| Iheanacho 8' | Report | Roberts 4' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 51,297 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
Scottish League Cup
| 10 August 2016 Second round | Celtic | 5 – 0 | Motherwell | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Rogic 20', 76' Dembélé 34' (pen.), 64'Sinclair 61' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,165 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 21 September 2016 Quarter-finals | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Alloa Athletic | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Forrest 83' Dembélé 90' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,900 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 23 October 2016 Semi-finals | Rangers | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Glasgow, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Dembélé 87' | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 50,697 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 27 November 2016 Final | Aberdeen | 0 – 3 | Celtic | Glasgow, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Rogic 16' Forrest 37'Dembélé 64' (pen.) | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 49,629 Referee: John Beaton |
Scottish Cup
| 22 January 2017 Fourth round | Albion Rovers | 0 – 3 | Celtic | Airdrie, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Sinclair 30' Dembélé 77'Armstrong 90' | Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 8,319 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 11 February 2017 Fifth round | Celtic | 6 – 0 | Inverness CT | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Lustig 20' Dembélé 45', 50', 59'Tierney 86'Brown 90+1' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,577 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 5 March 2017 Quarter-finals | Celtic | 4 – 1 | St Mirren | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Lustig 58' Sinclair 59'Dembélé 68'Griffiths 78' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Davis 13' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 27,455 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 23 April 2017 Semi-finals | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Rangers | Glasgow, Scotland |
| McGregor 11' Sinclair 51' (pen.) | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 49,645 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 27 May 2017 Final | Celtic | 2 – 1 | Aberdeen | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Armstrong 11' Rogic 90+2' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Hayes 9' | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 48,713 Referee: Bobby Madden |
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 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | | GK | Craig Gordon | 55 | 0 | 4905 | 35 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 24 |  | GK | Dorus de Vries | 5 | 0 | 405 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 |  | GK | Logan Bailly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||
| 2 |  | DF | Kolo Touré | 17 | 0 | 1072 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | DF | Emilio Izaguirre | 18 | 0 | 1391 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | DF | Efe Ambrose | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  | DF | Jozo Šimunović | 33 | 1 | 2800 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | DF | Cristian Gamboa | 21 | 0 | 1367 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | | DF | Dedryck Boyata | 22 | 5 | 1949 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 23 |  | DF | Mikael Lustig | 49 | 4 | 4132 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| 28 |  | DF | Erik Sviatchenko | 43 | 1 | 3198 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 34 |  | DF | Eoghan O'Connell | 7 | 0 | 545 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 |  | DF | Kristoffer Ajer | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | | DF | Jamie McCart | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 56 | | DF | Anthony Ralston | 2 | 0 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 59 | | DF | Calvin Miller | 1 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 63 | | DF | Kieran Tierney | 40 | 2 | 3479 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | | MF | Nir Bitton | 39 | 1 | 2336 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 8 | | MF | Scott Brown | 54 | 3 | 4787 | 33 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 11 | | MF | Scott Sinclair | 50 | 25 | 4055 | 35 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| 14 | | MF | Stuart Armstrong | 47 | 17 | 3415 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 15 | | MF | Kris Commons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | MF | Gary Mackay-Steven | 11 | 0 | 559 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | | MF | Ryan Christie | 7 | 1 | 338 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 |  | MF | Tom Rogic | 37 | 12 | 2208 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 27 | | MF | Patrick Roberts | 47 | 11 | 2686 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 42 | | MF | Callum McGregor | 46 | 7 | 2769 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 49 | | MF | James Forrest | 46 | 8 | 2918 | 28 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 53 | | MF | Liam Henderson | 13 | 1 | 551 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 73 | | MF | Mikey Johnston | 1 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 88 | | MF | Eboue Kouassi | 5 | 0 | 103 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||
| 7 |  | FW | Nadir Çiftçi | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | | FW | Leigh Griffiths | 38 | 18 | 2066 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 10 |  | FW | Moussa Dembélé | 49 | 32 | 3374 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
| 76 | | FW | Jack Aitchison | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Appearances = Total appearances | |||||||||||||||
| Last updated: 27 May 2017 | |||||||||||||||
Goalscorers
| R | No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Europe | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | FW | | Moussa Dembélé | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 32 |
| 2 | 11 | MF | | Scott Sinclair | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| 3 | 9 | FW | | Leigh Griffiths | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | 14 | MF | | Stuart Armstrong | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 5 | 18 | MF | | Tom Rogic | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | 27 | MF | | Patrick Roberts | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | 49 | MF | | James Forrest | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | 42 | MF | | Callum McGregor | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | 20 | DF | | Dedryck Boyata | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | 23 | DF | | Mikael Lustig | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | 8 | MF | | Scott Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 63 | DF | | Kieran Tierney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 17 | MF | | Ryan Christie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Nir Bitton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | DF | | Erik Sviatchenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 53 | MF | | Liam Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | DF | | Jozo Šimunović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 106 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 150 | ||||
Last updated: 27 May 2017
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 | | Scott Brown | 12 | 2 | 3 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | DF | | Mikael Lustig | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | | Nir Bitton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 9 | FW | | Leigh Griffiths | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | | Craig Gordon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | | Jozo Šimunović | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 28 | DF | | Erik Sviatchenko | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 18 | MF | | Tom Rogic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | MF | | Scott Sinclair | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | | Emilio Izaguirre | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | | Moussa Dembélé | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 49 | MF | | James Forrest | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 42 | MF | | Callum McGregor | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 20 | DF | | Dedryck Boyata | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | DF |  | Saidy Janko | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | | Kolo Touré | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | MF | | Stuart Armstrong | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 63 | DF | | Kieran Tierney | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | | Efe Ambrose | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | MF | | Stefan Johansen | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | DF | | Eoghan O'Connell | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | MF | | Patrick Roberts | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 53 | MF | | Liam Henderson | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 88 | MF | | Eboue Kouassi | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Last updated: 27 May 2017
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.
- Scott Brown's red card against Ross County on 16 April 2017 was subsequently downgraded to a yellow card.[44]
Hat-tricks
| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moussa Dembélé | Rangers | 5–1 (H) | 10 September 2016 | Scottish Premiership |
| Moussa Dembélé | St Johnstone | 2–5 (A) | 5 February 2017 | Scottish Premiership |
| Moussa Dembélé | Inverness CT | 6–0 (H) | 11 February 2017 | Scottish Cup |
| Scott Sinclair | Hearts | 0–5 (A) | 2 April 2017 | Scottish Premiership |
(H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral
Clean sheets
As of 27 May 2017.
| Rank | Name | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | Played Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Gordon | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 55 |
| 2 | Dorus de Vries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Logan Bailly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 60 | |
Team statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 106 | 25 | +81 | 106 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[b] |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 38 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 74 | 35 | +39 | 76 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Rangers | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 67 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | St Johnstone | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 58 | |
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 46 |
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).[45]
(C) Champions
Notes:
Competition Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Scottish Premiership | 7 August 2016 | 21 May 2017 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 38 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 106 | 25 | +81 | 89.47 |
| Scottish Cup | 22 January 2017 | 27 May 2017 | 4th Round | Winners | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 100.00 |
| Scottish League Cup | 10 August 2016 | 27 November 2016 | 2nd round | Winners | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 100.00 |
| Champions League | 12 July 2016 | 06 December 2016 | 2nd round | Group stage | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 25.00 |
| Total | 59 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 150 | 50 | +100 | 77.97 | ||||
League results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 106 | 25 | +81 | 106 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 8 | +39 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 17 | +42 |
Last updated: 21 May 2017.
Source: Competitive matches
Source:[50]
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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 |
| Head of Recruitment | Lee Congerton |
| Scouting | David Moss Sjaak van den Helder Michael Murphy John McGlynn |
| Head physiotherapist | Tim Williamson |
| Physiotherapist | Jennifer Graham Davie McGovern |
| Doctor | Ian Sharpe |
| Head of Sports Science | Jack Nayler |
| Sports Scientists | 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 Tommy McIntyre |
| U17's Manager | Michael O'Halloran |
| U17's Coach | George McCluskey |
Last updated: 15 March 2017
Source: [citation needed]
Transfers
In
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | DF | | Kristoffer Ajer | 18 | EU | IK Start | Transfer | Summer | 2020 | £800,000 | [51] |
| 10 | FW | | Moussa Dembélé | 19 | EU | Fulham | Transfer | Summer | 2020 | £500,000 | [52] |
| 2 | DF | | Kolo Touré | 35 | Non-EU | Liverpool | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free | [53] |
| 11 | MF | | Scott Sinclair | 27 | EU | Aston Villa | Transfer | Summer | 2020 | £3,500,000 | [54] |
| 24 | GK | | Dorus de Vries | 35 | EU | Nottingham Forest | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Undisclosed | [55] |
| 12 | DF | | Cristian Gamboa | 26 | Non-EU | West Bromwich Albion | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Undisclosed | [56] |
| 88 | MF | | Eboue Kouassi | 19 | Non-EU |  Krasnodar | Transfer | Winter | 2021 | £2,800,000 | [57] |
Out
Total income: 
£3 million
Total expenditure: 
£7.6 million
Total profit/loss: £4.6 million