2017–18_Aberdeen_F.C._season
2017–18 Aberdeen F.C. season
Aberdeen 2017–18 football season
The 2017–18 Aberdeen F.C. season was Aberdeen's 105th season in the top flight of Scottish football and the fifth in the Scottish Premiership. Aberdeen also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 2017–18 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Stewart Milne | ||
| Manager | Derek McInnes | ||
| Ground | Pittodrie Stadium | ||
| Scottish Premiership | 2nd | ||
| Scottish League Cup | Quarter-final | ||
| Scottish Cup | Semi-final | ||
| Europa League | Third qualifying round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Adam Rooney (9) All: Kenny McLean Adam Rooney (11 each) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 20,528 vs Celtic, Premiership, 25 October 2017 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,739 vs Kilmarnock, Scottish Cup, 3 March 2018 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 15,775 | ||
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Aberdeen also competed in qualifying for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.[1]
June
In the pre-season, Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes was the subject of press speculation regarding a potential move to English Premier League team Sunderland.[2] After weeks of speculation, McInnes rejected an eventual approach by Sunderland on 15 June and committed his future to the Dons until 2019.[3] Subsequently, only a few days later, he and assistant Tony Docherty, signed a one-year contract extension, keeping them with the club until the summer of 2020.[4]
On 17 June, Jonny Hayes signed for Celtic for £1.3 million plus a season-long loan for Ryan Christie.[5][6] Christie had been on loan at the club for the second half of last season.[7]
On 26 June, after being linked with Sunderland with manager McInnes,[8] 'keeper Joe Lewis signed a new deal to keep him at the club until 2020.[9]
July
On 11 July, Shay Logan signed a contract extension until 2020.[10]
On 12 July, Gary Mackay-Steven signed from Celtic for £150,000 on a two-year deal.[11]
On 14 July, former player and Iceland international Kári Árnason re-signed for the club from Omonia on a free, signing a one-year deal.[12] He had originally played for the club in the 2011–12 season.
On 19 July, at least 2 supporters were injured after an attack by Bosnians in the city of Mostar, the night before they were due to play Bosnia and Herzegovina side Široki Brijeg in their Europa League qualifier.[13]
August
On 3 August, Aberdeen were again knocked out of the Europa League at the third qualifying round stage for the 4th year in a row, this time at the hands of Apollon Limassol.[14] There was yet more trouble for Dons fans, this time during the match and after the final whistle. The club looked into this incident,[15] in which later both clubs were fined by UEFA.[16]
On 10 August, after spending months trying to sign him,[17] Stevie May signed for the Dons for £400,000.[18] Miles Storey the next day joined Partick Thistle for an undisclosed fee.[19]
On 26 August, Aberdeen beat Partick Thistle 4–3 at Firhill, meaning they were the only club in the league to win their first 4 matches of the season.[20]
September
On 5 September, defender Mark Reynolds signed a contract extension until 2019.[21]
On 21 September, Aberdeen were knocked out of the League Cup at the quarter-final stage, being comfortably beaten 3–0 by Motherwell.[22]
On 30 September, Adam Rooney scored his eighth hat-trick for the Dons in a 3–0 win at home against St Johnstone.[23]
October
On 16 October, winger Scott Wright signed a contract extension until 2021.[24]
On 19 October, defender Scott McKenna signed a contract extension until 2021.[25]
On 24 October, it was announced that midfielder Kenny McLean would not be renewing his contract at the end of the season.[26]
Subsequently, on 25 October, the Dons suffered their first defeat of the season, being comfortably beaten 3–0 at home to Celtic.[27]
On 30 October, Graeme Shinnie, Kenny McLean and on-loan Celtic player Ryan Christie were called up for Scotland to play the Netherlands for a friendly due to take place on 9 November at Pittodrie.[28]
Also on 30 October, the Dons signed forward and Finland under-18 international Miko Virtanen to the Development squad.[29]
November
Before, during, and after the early November International break, manager Derek McInnes was continually linked with the vacant Rangers job[30][31][32] and he dismissed this in the press to say, "My job is the Aberdeen manager and I'm here to talk about Aberdeen and our upcoming game against Motherwell, its only speculation."[33]
After the club put continual plans in building the new stadium at Kingsford on hold[34] Tom Crotty, a US businessman, invested £775,000 into the project.[35]
December
On 3 December, speaking after the back-to-back defeats to Rangers,[36] manager Derek McInnes admitted speculation linking him with the vacant Rangers job could be affecting the players after only picking up 7 points from the seven previous matches since Pedro Caixinha was sacked in October.[37]
On 7 December, Derek McInnes rejected an approach from Rangers to stay with the Dons after "weighing up" and "having a lot to consider", embarrassing them in the process.[38][39] The next day, in an interview, McInnes said "he wasn't prepared to walk away" from the Dons and also saying he was "really happy and didn't want to tarnish relationships."[40]
On 16 December, Gary Mackay-Steven scored his first senior hat-trick in a 4–1 win against Hibernian.[41]
On 28 December, the Dons re-signed Niall McGinn on a three and a half year contract after he terminated his contract with Gwangju.[42] He will officially rejoin the club on 1 January 2018.[43]
January
On 9 January, Greg Tansey was loaned out to Ross County.[44] This freed a space in the squad to make a signing the following day, Chidi Nwakali, joining on loan from Manchester City.[45]
During the Scottish Football winter break, and as in the previous year, the Dons headed off to Dubai for a week of winter training and played against Uzbekistan side Lokomotiv Tashkent in a friendly in which they lost 2–0.[46]
Before the Scottish Cup match against St Mirren, Craig Storie was released and Frank Ross signed a new deal until 2019 and then immediately loaned to Greenock Morton until the end of the season.[47]
Shortly after the 4–1 Scottish Cup win against St Mirren,[48] it was confirmed that Kenny McLean had signed for Norwich City for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £200,000, but would stay at the Dons until the end of the season.[49]
February
On 8 February, Gary Mackay-Steven won the Scottish Cup Goal of the fourth round award for his sensational strike in the previous month's 4–1 win against St Mirren.[50]
On 11 February, Aberdeen qualified for the Quarter Finals of the Scottish Cup by, in the end, convincingly beating Dundee United 4–2.[51]
After regaining second place in the League, Aberdeen lost 2–0 at Hibernian[52] and then lost at home to Celtic by the same scoreline.[53] This was the tenth time in a row that Aberdeen had lost to Celtic under Brendan Rodgers.[54]
On 28 February, after overnight snow and the storm "Beast from the East",[55] Aberdeen's match at Motherwell's Fir Park was postponed.[56]
March
After signing a new deal in October,[25] on 7 March, defender Scott McKenna signed another contract extension until 2023.[57]
On 12 March, midfielders Kenny McLean and Ryan Christie, and for the first-time defender Scott McKenna, were called up to the Scotland squad for friendlies against Costa Rica and Hungary.[58] McKenna earned his first cap by starting the match against Costa Rica and played the full 90 minutes.[59]
On 13 March, winger Scott Wright was called up for the Scotland under-21s.[60]
April
Without suspended trio captain Graeme Shinnie, previously ever-present Kenny McLean and right back Shay Logan,[61] Aberdeen lost to Motherwell 3–0 in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup at Hampden Park.[62] After the match, manager Derek McInnes criticised his own recruitment this season.[63]
On 24 April, after the plans had been put on hold,[64] Aberdeen were granted official planning permission to start on the new stadium at Kingsford.[65]
On 25 April, defender Scott McKenna was nominated for Scottish Young Player of the Year.[66]
On 26 April, Aberdeen youth lost the Scottish Youth Cup final to Hibernian youth 3–1 at Hampden Park.[67]
May
On 5 May, the Dons announced Hamilton Academical youth Lewis Ferguson would be joining the club on 1 July 2018, paying a development fee.[68]
On 6 May, it was announced that former two-time European Cup winning Manager Sir Alex Ferguson underwent an emergency surgery after suffering a brain haemorrhage.[69]
After drawing at home to Rangers[70] and the following day Hearts beating Hibernian, Aberdeen sealed European qualification for the fifth season in a row.[71]
On 10 May, at the Aberdeen FC awards event, Scott McKenna won the player, young player, and goal of the season awards.[72]
On 13 May, on the final day of the season, the Dons won at Celtic Park for the first time in the league since 2004[73] and also kept a clean sheet there for the first time since 1994, securing runners-up spot in the process with a 1–0 win thanks to a goal from Andrew Considine.[74]
On 14 May, defender Scott McKenna, midfielders Graeme Shinnie, Kenny McLean and Ryan Christie and were called up to the Scotland squad for friendlies against Peru and Mexico.[75]
On the squad for next season, goalie Danny Rogers signed a new 2-year deal, the club announced the loaned players returned to their clubs respectively, and that Nicky Maynard, Kári Árnason, and Daniel Harvie had left the club after their contracts had expired.[76]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
| 1 July 2017[77] Friendly | St Johnstone | 0–3 | Aberdeen | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 BST | AFC Report | Rooney  32'Christie 43'Anderson 85' |
Attendance: 1,939[78] |
| 6 July 2017[77] Friendly | Arbroath | 1–3 | Aberdeen | Gayfield Park |
| 19:30 BST | Kane Hester 86' |
AFC Report | Rooney 21' Stewart 43'Stockley 78' |
Attendance: 2,081 Referee: Mat Northcroft |
| 23 July 2017[79] Friendly | Brechin City | 1–4 | Aberdeen | Glebe Park |
| 14:00 BST | Love 70' |
Report | McKenna 9' Storey 32'Árnason 56'Rooney 58' (pen.) |
Attendance: 1,196[80] |
Scottish Premiership
| 6 August 2017 1 | Aberdeen | 2–0 | Hamilton | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Shinnie  13'O'Connor 26'Storey 90' |
BBC Report | Sarris 22' McMann 27'Tomas 54'  62'Skondras 58' |
Attendance: 15,165 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 12 August 2017 2 | Ross County | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Global Energy Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Curran 2' Routis 39'O'Brien 57'Keillor-Dunn 82' |
BBC Report | Reynolds 23' Logan 71'Shinnie 72' |
Attendance: 5,965 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 19 August 2017 3 | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Dundee | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | May 11', 79' 65' Logan 41'McLean 90+1' |
BBC Report | Deacon 53' Kamara 64' |
Attendance: 15,646 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 26 August 2017 4 | Partick Thistle | 3–4 | Aberdeen | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Erskine 8' Doolan 13'Keown 54' 49' 90+1'Turnbull 68' |
BBC Report | Christie 5' McLean 42' (pen.)Wright 52'Rooney 84' |
Attendance: 4,768 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 9 September 2017 5 | Hearts | 0–0 | Aberdeen | Murrayfield Stadium[N 1] |
| 15:00 BST | May 90+3' |
BBC Report | Souttar 11' Berra 53'Walker 73' |
Attendance: 24,248 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 16 September 2017 6 | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Kilmarnock | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | May 10' Wright 20'Maynard 45' |
BBC Report | Wilson 16' Jones 48'McKenzie 88'Greer 90+1' |
Attendance: 15,037 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 24 September 2017 7 | Motherwell | 0–1 | Aberdeen | Fir Park |
| 12:15 BST | McHugh 49' Dunne 88' |
BBC Report | Logan 45' Considine 57'Shinnie 89' |
Attendance: 4,535 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 30 September 2017 8 | Aberdeen | 3–0 | St Johnstone | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Rooney 7', 18', 81' (pen.) Shinnie 58'O'Connor 84' |
BBC Report | Millar 62' |
Attendance: 14,879 Referee: John Beaton |
| 14 October 2017 9 | Hibernian | 0–1 | Aberdeen | Easter Road |
| 15:00 BST | Stevenson 14' McGinn 43' |
BBC Report | Shinnie 28' O'Connor 34'Mackay-Steven 38'May 79' |
Attendance: 19,038 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 25 October 2017 11 | Aberdeen | 0–3 | Celtic | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 BST | Árnason 24' O'Connor 44'Considine 60'McKenna 62' |
BBC Sport | Tierney 13' Dembélé 39', 63' |
Attendance: 20,528 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 28 October 2017 12 | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Ross County | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Christie 12' 88' McLean 52' (pen.) 90+2'McKenna 75' |
BBC Report | Gardyne 8' 90+1' Lindsay 52'Draper 84' |
Attendance: 13,918 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 4 November 2017 13 | Hamilton | 2–2 | Aberdeen | SuperSeal Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Imrie 19' MacKinnon 39'Templeton 76'Skondras 90+3' |
BBC Report | Stewart 27' Árnason 74' |
Attendance: 3,099 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 18 November 2017 14 | Aberdeen | 0–2 | Motherwell | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Considine 42' Christie 86' |
BBC Report | Bowman 41' Moult 42', 54' |
Attendance: 14,013 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 26 November 2017 15 | Kilmarnock | 1–3 | Aberdeen | Rugby Park |
| 12:30 GMT | Broadfoot 11' Frizzell 37'Jones 66'  88' |
BBC Report | McLean 1' Broadfoot 12' (o.g.)Shinnie 39'May 74'Tansey 90' |
Attendance: 4,198 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 29 November 2017 10[N 2] | Rangers | 3–0 | Aberdeen | Ibrox Stadium |
| 19:45 GMT | Tavernier 7' (pen.), 70' Peña 27'McCrorie 38'Holt 57'Alves 65' |
BBC Report | O'Connor 18' Shinnie 33'Mackay-Steven 44'Christie 58' 84' |
Attendance: 48,687 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 3 December 2017 16 | Aberdeen | 1–2 | Rangers | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 12:30 GMT | Shinnie 12' Ross 65' |
BBC Report | Windass 5' 63' Wilson 14'McCrorie 47'Jack 56'Herrera 90+4' |
Attendance: 18,983 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 8 December 2017 17 | Dundee | 0–1 | Aberdeen | Dens Park |
| 19:45 GMT | Moussa 6' Kamara 61'Kerr 74' |
BBC Report | Logan 44' McKenna 48'McLean 62' |
Attendance: 6,451 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 13 December 2017 18 | St Johnstone | 0–3 | Aberdeen | McDiarmid Park |
| 19:45 GMT | O'Halloran 14' |
BBC Report | Rooney 20' Árnason 33'Shinnie 38'Christie 60' |
Attendance: 2,911 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 16 December 2017 19 | Aberdeen | 4–1 | Hibernian | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 12:30 GMT | Shinnie 11' Mackay-Steven 36', 45', 62' |
BBC Report | Whittaker 64' Stokes 89' |
Attendance: 14,923 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 23 December 2017 20 | Celtic | 3–0 | Aberdeen | Celtic Park |
| 15:00 GMT | Lustig 40' 77' Hayes 69'Ntcham 76' |
BBC Report | Árnason 8' Shinnie 30'Ball 35'McLean 71' |
Attendance: 58,975 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 27 December 2017 21 | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Partick Thistle | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 GMT | Rooney 61' |
BBC Report | Devine 86' |
Attendance: 14,830 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 30 December 2017 22 | Aberdeen | 0–0 | Hearts | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | BBC Report | Cowie 62' Milinković 67'Souttar 75'Brandon 85'Lafferty 88'Cochrane 90' |
Attendance: 18,371 Referee: John Beaton |
| 24 January 2018 23 | Rangers | 2–0 | Aberdeen | Ibrox Stadium |
| 19:45 GMT | Morelos 32' Tavernier 80' (pen.) |
BBC Report | Considine 44' McKenna 53'Shinnie 88' |
Attendance: 49,707 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 27 January 2018 24 | Aberdeen | 3–1 | Kilmarnock | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | McKenna 49', 52' McGinn 72'Nwakali 90' |
BBC Report | K. Boyd 28' Dicker 43'Jones 50' |
Attendance: 13,723 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 31 January 2018 25 | Ross County | 2–4 | Aberdeen | Global Energy Stadium |
| 19:45 GMT | Chow 74' Schalk 77', 82' |
BBC Report | McLean 28', 64' 45' Rooney 32', 34' (pen.)Shinnie 59'Logan 80'Stewart 90+1' |
Attendance: 4,318 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 3 February 2018 26 | Aberdeen | 3–0 | Hamilton | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Considine 26', 87' McGinn 80' |
BBC Report | Sarris 90+2' |
Attendance: 13,531 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 17 February 2018 27 | Hibernian | 2–0 | Aberdeen | Easter Road |
| 15:00 GMT | Allan 43' Boyle 46'Kamberi 60' 81' |
BBC Report | McLean 48' McKenna 52'Nwakali 53'Considine 69'Christie 78' |
Attendance: 19,551 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 25 February 2018 28 | Aberdeen | 0–2 | Celtic | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 13:30 GMT | McKenna 44' Árnason 52'Cosgrove 84'Considine 87' |
BBC Report | Lustig 29' 76' Dembélé 37'Tierney 83'Hendry 90+4' |
Attendance: 17,206 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 10 March 2018 30 | Partick Thistle | 0–0 | Aberdeen | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Elliott 84' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,931 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 17 March 2018 31 | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Dundee | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Shinnie 9' 35' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 15,208 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 31 March 2018 32 | Aberdeen | 4–1 | St Johnstone | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Christie 34' May 41'Stewart 51', 82' |
BBC Report | Davidson 19' Anderson 65'Willock 68' |
Attendance: 14,161 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 3 April 2018 29[N 2] | Motherwell | 0–2 | Aberdeen | Fir Park |
| 19:45 BST | Tait 80' |
BBC Report | Árnason 65' McLean 68' |
Attendance: 4,127 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 7 April 2018 33 | Hearts | 2–0 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle |
| 15:00 BST | Naismith 18' 26' Milinkovic 20' |
BBC Report | Considine 36' Christie 63' |
Attendance: 18,056 Referee: John Beaton |
| 21 April 2018 34 | Kilmarnock | 0–2 | Aberdeen | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 BST | O'Donnell 54' |
McLean 37' 54' Logan 59' |
Attendance: 5,067 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 27 April 2018 35 | Aberdeen | 2–0 | Hearts | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 BST | O'Connor 21' Mackay-Steven 37'McKenna 47'Logan 76' |
BBC Report | Berra 81' Smith 90+1' |
Attendance: 14,045 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 5 May 2018 36 | Aberdeen | 0–0 | Hibernian | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | O'Connor 1' Logan 37'Mackay-Steven 45' |
BBCC Report | Hanlon 28' McGinn 37' |
Attendance: 17,822 Referee: John Beaton |
UEFA Europa League
Aberdeen qualified for the second preliminary round of the UEFA Europa League by finishing second in the 2016-17 Scottish Premiership.
Qualifying phase
v 
Široki Brijeg
| 13 July 2017 1st Leg | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Široki Brijeg | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| 19:45 BST | Christie 18' Considine 59' |
UEFA Report BBC Report |
Marković 69' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 17,067 Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium) |
v Aberdeen
| 20 July 2017 2nd Leg | Široki Brijeg | 0–2 (1–3 agg.) | Aberdeen | Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 19:45 BST | UEFA Report BBC Report |
Christie 45' Stewart 72'Mackay-Steven 78' |
Stadium: Stadion Pecara Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark) |
v 
Apollon Limassol
| 27 July 2017 1st Leg | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Apollon Limassol | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| 19:45 BST | Christie 5' Shinnie 3' 78' |
UEFA Report BBC Report |
Jander 59' Sachetti 20' 71' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 20,085 Referee: Matthias Gestrainus (Finland) |
v Aberdeen
| 3 August 2017 2nd Leg | Apollon Limassol | 2–0 (3–2 agg.) | Aberdeen | Larnaca, Cyprus |
| 18:00 BST | Schembri 17' João Pedro 20'Alef 36'Stylianou 83'Zelaya 86' 86'Bruno Vale 90+7' |
UEFA Report BBC Report |
Stockley 43' Christie 45'O'Connor 45+1' |
Stadium: AEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis[N 3] Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland) |
Scottish League Cup
| 9 August 2017 Second Round | Hamilton | 0–1 | Aberdeen | SuperSeal Stadium, Hamilton |
| 19:45 BST | MacKinnon 13' Tomas 39'Crawford 80' |
BBC Report | McLean 43' O'Connor 85' |
Attendance: 2,768 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 21 September 2017 Quarter Final | Motherwell | 3–0 | Aberdeen | Fir Park, Motherwell |
| 19:45 BST | Moult 13', 85' Hartley 19'Kipré 42'Hammell 59'Cadden 77'Grimshaw 87'Fisher 90' |
BBC Report | Christie 88' |
Attendance: 6,430 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Scottish Cup
| 20 January 2018 Fourth Round | Aberdeen | 4–1 | St Mirren | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 12:15[81] | Rooney 8' (pen.) Christie 18', 33'Considine 31'McLean 45'Mackay-Steven 47' |
BBC Report | Reilly 25' |
Attendance: 9,848 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 11 February 2018 Fifth Round | Aberdeen | 4–2 | Dundee United | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 16:30 | Rooney 20' Mackay-Steven 27', 55'McLean 35'Considine 36'Shinnie 37' |
BBC Report | Durnan 6' Stanton 21' 34'McMullan 70'Robson 76' |
Attendance: 11,611 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 3 March 2018 Quarter-final | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Kilmarnock | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Shinnie 20' Logan 39' |
BBC Report | Brophy 21' Power 40'Broadfoot 54'Boyd 68' (pen.) |
Attendance: 8,739 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 13 March 2018 Quarter-final Replay | Kilmarnock | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Aberdeen | Rugby Park |
| 19:45 | McKenzie 23' Dicker 29'O'Donnell 96' 110' |
BBC Report | McLean 43' 103' (pen.) Rooney 45+2'Christie 67'Logan 67'McKenna 113'Shinnie 118' |
Attendance: 8,998 Referee: Steven McLean |
| Penalties | ||||
| 14 April 2018 Semi-final | Motherwell | 3–0 | Aberdeen | Hampden Park |
| 12:15 | Main 20', 66' Bowman 22' |
BBC Report | O'Connor 57' Stewart 88' |
Attendance: 18,470 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Appearances
- As of 13 May 2018
| No. | Pos | Player | Premiership | Europa League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||
| 1 | GK |  Joe Lewis |
31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | DF | Shay Logan |
37 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | DF | Graeme Shinnie (c) |
36 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | DF | Andrew Considine |
30+2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||||
| 5 | DF |  Anthony O'Connor |
37+1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||||
| 6 | DF | Mark Reynolds |
6+6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 7 | MF | Kenny McLean |
37 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 11 | ||||
| 8 | FW | Greg Stewart |
16+12 | 3 | 3+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 36 | 4 | ||||
| 9 | FW | Adam Rooney |
16+19 | 9 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 11 | ||||
| 10 | FW | Nicky Maynard |
2+18 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | MF | Gary Mackay-Steven |
22+9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 3 | 42 | 9 | ||||
| 14 | DF |  Kári Árnason |
16+5 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||||
| 15 | FW | Scott Wright |
6+8 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 17 | MF |  Niall McGinn |
10+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||||
| 18 | DF | Dominic Ball |
9+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | DF | Scott McKenna |
30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||||
| 20 | GK | Danny Rogers |
2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | DF | Daniel Harvie |
0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | MF | Ryan Christie |
28+4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 8 | ||||
| 23 | MF |  Chidi Nwakali |
3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | FW | Connor McLennan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | FW | Sam Cosgrove |
4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 30 | GK | Freddie Woodman |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 31 | FW | Bruce Anderson |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 40 | GK | David Craddock |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 44 | MF | Dean Campbell |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 83 | FW | Stevie May |
24+4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 33 | 5 | ||||
| Players who left the club or left on loan during the season | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | MF | Greg Tansey |
8+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | FW | Jayden Stockley |
0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | MF | Craig Storie |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | MF | Frank Ross |
1+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 39 | FW | Miles Storey |
0+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||
Goalscorers
As of 13 May 2018
| Ranking | Nation | Number | Name | Scottish Premiership | Europa League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
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| 1 | | 7 | Kenny McLean | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| = | | 9 | Adam Rooney | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | | 11 | Gary Mackay-Steven | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | | 22 | Ryan Christie | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | | 83 | Stevie May | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | | 3 | Graeme Shinnie | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| = | | 4 | Andrew Considine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| = | | 8 | Greg Stewart | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | | 14 | Kári Árnason | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | | 19 | Scott McKenna | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | | 2 | Shay Logan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | | 5 | Anthony O'Connor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | | 17 | Niall McGinn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | | 6 | Mark Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | 15 | Scott Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | 25 | Frank Ross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | 39 | Miles Storey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| TOTALS | 56 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 72 | |||
Disciplinary record
As of 13 May 2018
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| 2 | | DF | Shay Logan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | | DF | Graeme Shinnie | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 4 | | DF | Andrew Considine | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Anthony O'Connor | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Kenny McLean | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | | FW | Greg Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Adam Rooney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | | FW | Nicky Maynard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | | MF | Gary Mackay-Steven | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | | DF | Kári Árnason | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | | MF | Scott Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | | MF | Greg Tansey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | | FW | Jayden Stockley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | | DF | Dominic Ball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | | DF | Scott McKenna | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 22 | | MF | Ryan Christie | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 23 | | MF | Chidi Nwakali | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | | FW | Sam Cosgrove | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | | DF | Stevie May | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 67 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 88 | 3 | |||
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
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| 1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 73 | 25 | +48 | 82 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2] |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 73 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Rangers | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 76 | 50 | +26 | 70 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Hibernian | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 67 | |
| 5 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 59 |
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).[82]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Since the winners of the 2017–18 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.
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | P | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | L | P | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | W |
| Position | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
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- Hearts played this home match at Murrayfield Stadium, instead of their regular stadium Tynecastle due to ongoing renovations.
- Rearranged game after postponement.
- Apollon Limassol play their home matches at AEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, instead of their regular stadium Tsirio Stadium, Limassol.
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