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2016–17 Celtic F.C. season

2016–17 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic F.C. 2016–17 football season

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 and were nicknamed the "Invincibles".[1]

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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

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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

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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.

30 June 2016 Friendly Celje Slovenia 2 – 2 Scotland Celtic Celje, Slovenia
Miškić 28', 49' Celtic Report Çiftçi 56'
Rogic 75'		 Stadium: Arena Petrol
Referee: Iztok Gornjak (Slovenia)
3 July 2016 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 0 – 1 Scotland Celtic Graz, Austria
Celtic Report Christie 35' Stadium: Merkur Arena
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)
6 July 2016 Friendly Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 1 – 2 Scotland Celtic Ljubljana, Slovenia
Zajc 58' Celtic Report Griffiths 27', 56' Stadium: Stožice Stadium
Referee: Asmir Sagrković (Slovenia)
9 July 2016 Friendly Maribor Slovenia 0 – 0 Scotland Celtic Maribor, Slovenia
Celtic Report Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Referee: Tadej Meznar (Slovenia)
16 July 2016 Friendly Celtic Scotland 2 – 1 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Glasgow, Scotland
McGregor 22'
Christie 63'		 Celtic Report Seguin 12' Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)

International Champions Cup

Main article: 2016 International Champions Cup
23 July 2016 ICC Celtic Scotland 1 – 1
(5 – 6 p)		 England Leicester City Glasgow, Scotland
O'Connell 59' Celtic Report Mahrez 46' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 32,658
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
Penalties
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Johansen soccer ball with check mark
Allan soccer ball with check mark
O'Connell soccer ball with check mark
Christie soccer ball with check mark
Forrest soccer ball with red X		 Fuchs soccer ball with check mark
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Amartey soccer ball with check mark
30 July 2016 ICC Celtic Scotland 1 – 3 Spain 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)
13 August 2016 ICC Internazionale Italy 2 – 0 Scotland Celtic Limerick, Ireland
Éder 45'
Candreva 71'		 Celtic Report Stadium: Thomond Park
Attendance: 12,873
Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Republic of Ireland)

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2016–17 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

Main article: 2016–17 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]

12 July 2016 Second Qualifying Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar 1 – 0 Scotland Celtic Gibraltar
Casciaro 48' Report Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Attendance: 1,632
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
20 July 2016 Second Qualifying Celtic Scotland 3 – 0
(3 – 1 agg.)		 Gibraltar 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]

27 July 2016 Third Qualifying Astana Kazakhstan 1 – 1 Scotland Celtic Astana, Kazakhstan
Logvinenko 19' Report Griffiths 78' Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)
3 August 2016 Third Qualifying Celtic Scotland 2 – 1
(3 – 2 agg.)		 Kazakhstan 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

17 August 2016 Play-Off Round Celtic Scotland 5 – 2 Israel 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)
23 August 2016 Play-Off Round Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 2 – 0
(4 – 5 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Be'er Sheva, Israel
Sahar 21'
Hoban 48'		 Report Stadium: Turner Stadium
Attendance: 15,383
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

Group stage

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Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
13 September 2016 Group C Barcelona Spain 7 – 0 Scotland 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)
28 September 2016 Group C Celtic Scotland 3 – 3 England 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)
19 October 2016 Group C Celtic Scotland 0 – 2 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach Glasgow, Scotland
Report Stindl 57'
Hahn 77'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,814
Referee: Tasos Sidiropoulos (Greece)
1 November 2016 Group C Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany 1 – 1 Scotland Celtic Mönchengladbach, Germany
Stindl 32' Report Dembélé 76' (pen.) Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 46,283
Referee: Manuel de Sousa (Portugal)
23 November 2016 Group C Celtic Scotland 0 – 2 Spain Barcelona Glasgow, Scotland
Report Messi 24', 56' (pen.) Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,937
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
6 December 2016 Group C Manchester City England 1 – 1 Scotland Celtic Manchester, England
Iheanacho 8' Report Roberts 4' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 51,297
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2016–17 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

Main article: 2016–17 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

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Goalscorers

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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
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
8 MF Scotland Scott Brown 12 2 3 17
23 DF Sweden Mikael Lustig 5 1 3 9
6 MF Israel Nir Bitton 4 1 1 1 7
9 FW Scotland Leigh Griffiths 4 1 1 6
1 GK Scotland Craig Gordon 3 1 1 5
5 DF Croatia Jozo Šimunović 4 1 5
28 DF Denmark Erik Sviatchenko 3 1 4
18 MF Australia Tom Rogic 1 1 2 4
11 MF England Scott Sinclair 2 1 3
3 DF Honduras Emilio Izaguirre 2 1 3
10 FW France Moussa Dembélé 3 3
49 MF Scotland James Forrest 2 1 3
42 MF Scotland Callum McGregor 2 1 1 3 1
20 DF Belgium Dedryck Boyata 3 3
22 DF Switzerland Saidy Janko 1 1 2
2 DF Ivory Coast Kolo Touré 1 1 2
14 MF Scotland Stuart Armstrong 1 1 2
63 DF Scotland Kieran Tierney 1 1 2
4 DF Nigeria Efe Ambrose 1 1
25 MF Norway Stefan Johansen 1 1
34 DF Ireland Eoghan O'Connell 1 1
27 MF England Patrick Roberts 1 1
53 MF Scotland Liam Henderson 1 1
88 MF Ivory Coast Eboue Kouassi 1 1

Last updated: 27 May 2017
Source: Competitive matches
Ordered by Red card, Second yellow card and Yellow card
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Hat-tricks

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(H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral

Clean sheets

As of 27 May 2017.

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Team statistics

League table

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Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway
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:
  1. Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  2. Since the winners of the 2016–17 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team and the spot awarded to the second-placed team (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Competition Overview

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Source: Champions League: [46] Scottish Premiership: [47] Scottish League Cup: [48] Scottish Cup: [49]

League results summary

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Last updated: 21 May 2017.
Source: Competitive matches

Source:[50]

Results by round

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Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Technical staff

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Last updated: 15 March 2017
Source: [citation needed]

Transfers

In

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Out

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Total income: Increase £3 million

Total expenditure: Decrease £7.6 million

Total profit/loss: Decrease £4.6 million

See also

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