# 2022–23 Celtic F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was Celtic's 129th season of competitive football.

## Pre-season and friendlies

Celtic held a pre-season training camp in Bad Erlach (Austria), where they played friendlies against Wiener Viktoria and Rapid Wien. The camp ended with a trip across the border to face Baník Ostrava in a match celebrating the Czechs' centenary year. On Celtic's return to Glasgow, they played Blackburn Rovers. A trip to Poland followed, where they faced Legia Warsaw in a match honouring the career of former Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc. Celtic's pre-season schedule concluded with Norwich City's visit to Celtic Park.

### Sydney Super Cup

In November 2022, Celtic travelled to Australia to participate in the inaugural Sydney Super Cup, where they faced Sydney FC and Everton.

## Scottish Premiership

The Scottish Premiership fixture list was announced on 17 June 2022. Celtic began their title defence against Aberdeen at Celtic Park.

## Scottish League Cup

On 24 July, Celtic were drawn to face Ross County in the second round of the 2022–23 Scottish League Cup. On 31 August, Celtic were drawn to face Motherwell in the quarter-finals. On 19 October, Celtic were drawn to face Kilmarnock in the semi-finals. On 15 January, it was determined that Celtic would face Rangers in the final.

## Scottish Cup

On 28 November, Celtic were drawn to face Greenock Morton at Celtic Park in the fourth round of the 2022–23 Scottish Cup. On 22 January 2023, Celtic were drawn to face St Mirren at Celtic Park in the fifth round. On 13 February, Celtic were drawn to face Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Park in the quarter-finals. On 13 March, Celtic were drawn to face Rangers in the semi-finals. Celtic faced Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the final on 3 June.

## UEFA Champions League
### Group stage

Celtic entered the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League at the group stage for the first time since the 2008–09 season. On 25 August, the draw for the group stage was made. Celtic were drawn in Group F along with Real Madrid, RB Leipzig and Shakhtar Donetsk.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RMA | RBL | SHK | CEL |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | 3–2 | — | 1–4 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–1 | 0–4 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Celtic | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 2 | | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |

#### Matches
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premiership | Premiership | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Champions League | Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Joe Hart | 50 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | SCO | Scott Bain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | SUI | Benjamin Siegrist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | CAN | Alistair Johnston | 20 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Greg Taylor | 43 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SWE | Carl Starfelt | 37 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | JPN | Yuki Kobayashi | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | USA | Cameron Carter-Vickers | 39 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ARG | Alexandro Bernabei | 19 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | DF | IRL | Bosun Lawal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | DF | SCO | Anthony Ralston | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | DF | SCO | Stephen Welsh | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 13 | MF | AUS | Aaron Mooy | 42 | 7 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | David Turnbull | 38 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | IRL | James McCarthy | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | JPN | Tomoki Iwata | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | DEN | Matt O'Riley | 52 | 4 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | JPN | Reo Hatate | 45 | 9 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | SCO | Callum McGregor (captain) | 42 | 5 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | MF | SCO | James Forrest | 23 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | MF | SCO | Ben Summers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | MF | IRL | Rocco Vata | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 8 | FW | JPN | Kyogo Furuhashi | 50 | 34 | 36 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | MNE | Sead Hakšabanović | 40 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ISR | Liel Abada | 47 | 13 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | POR | Jota | 43 | 15 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | FW | KOR | Oh Hyeon-gyu | 21 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | JPN | Daizen Maeda | 49 | 11 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Departures ||||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | GER | Moritz Jenz | 19 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | GRE | Giorgos Giakoumakis | 28 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | JPN | Yosuke Ideguchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | DEN | Oliver Abildgaard | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | DF | CRO | Josip Juranović | 18 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Last updated: 3 June 2023 Source: Competitions

#### Notes

* ^ Player's loan ended during the season
* ^ Player loaned out during the season
* ^ Player's temporary contract ended during the season
* ^ Player left the club during the season

### Goalscorers

| R | No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | 8 | FW | | Kyogo Furuhashi | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 34 |
| 2 | 17 | FW | | Jota | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | 11 | FW | | Liel Abada | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | 38 | FW | | Daizen Maeda | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | 7 | FW | | Giorgos Giakoumakis | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | 41 | MF | | Reo Hatate | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | 13 | MF | | Aaron Mooy | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | 19 | FW | | Oh Hyeon-gyu | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | 9 | FW | | Sead Hakšabanović | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | 14 | MF | | David Turnbull | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | 42 | MF | | Callum McGregor | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | 49 | MF | | James Forrest | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | 33 | MF | | Matt O'Riley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | 3 | DF | | Greg Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | 4 | DF | | Carl Starfelt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | 6 | DF | | Moritz Jenz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | 2 | DF | | Alistair Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 20 | DF | | Cameron Carter-Vickers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 25 | DF | | Alexandro Bernabei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 57 | DF | | Stephen Welsh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 88 | DF | | Josip Juranović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 114 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 147 |
Last updated: 3 June 2023

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Celtic first squad during the season.
| N | P | Name | Premiership | Premiership | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Champions League | Total | Total | Total |
| 42 | MF | Callum McGregor | 3 | | 1 | | 1 | | 4 | | 1 |
| 14 | MF | David Turnbull | 1 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 1 |
| 38 | FW | Daizen Maeda | 3 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 20 | DF | Cameron Carter-Vickers | 5 | | | | 1 | | 6 | | |
| 6 | DF | Moritz Jenz | 4 | | | | | 1 | 5 | | |
| 33 | MF | Matt O'Riley | 3 | | | | | 2 | 5 | | |
| 3 | DF | Greg Taylor | 3 | | | 1 | | | 4 | | |
| 8 | FW | Kyogo Furuhashi | 3 | | | | | 1 | 4 | | |
| 4 | DF | Carl Starfelt | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | |
| 7 | FW | Giorgos Giakoumakis | 2 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | |
| 11 | FW | Liel Abada | 2 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | |
| 19 | FW | Oh Hyeon-gyu | 2 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | |
| 2 | DF | Alistair Johnston | 1 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | |
| 13 | MF | Aaron Mooy | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 25 | DF | Alexandro Bernabei | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 56 | DF | Anthony Ralston | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 57 | DF | Stephen Welsh | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 9 | FW | Sead Hakšabanović | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 17 | FW | Jota | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 41 | MF | Reo Hatate | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | |
| 88 | DF | Josip Juranović | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | |
Last updated: 3 June 2023 Source: Competitive matches Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

### Hat-tricks

| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | Dundee United | 9–0 (A) | 28 August 2022 | Premiership |
| Liel Abada | Dundee United | 9–0 (A) | 28 August 2022 | Premiership |
| James Forrest | Hibernian | 6–1 (H) | 15 October 2022 | Premiership |
(H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral

### Clean sheets

As of 3 June 2023.
| Rank | Name | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Champions League | Total | Played Games |
| 1 | Joe Hart | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 50 |
| 2 | Benjamin Siegrist | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Scott Bain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 53 |

### Attendances

    As of match played 27 May 2023
| | Matches | Attendances | Average | High | Low |
| Premiership | 19 | 1,116,725 | 58,775 | 59,621 | 58,295 |
| League Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scottish Cup | 2 | 77,739 | 38,869 | 40,011 | 37,728 |
| Champions League | 3 | 172,100 | 57,366 | 57,565 | 57,057 |
| Total | 24 | 1,366,564 | 56,940 | 59,621 | 37,728 |

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 114 | 34 | +80 | 99 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Rangers | 38 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 93 | 37 | +56 | 92 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 38 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 63 | 57 | +6 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Hibernian | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
* ↑ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

### Competition overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premiership | 31 July 2022 | 27 May 2023 | Round 1 | Winners | 38 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 114 | 34 | +80 | 084.21 |
| League Cup | 31 August 2022 | 26 February 2023 | Second round | Winners | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 100.00 |
| Scottish Cup | 21 January 2023 | 3 June 2023 | Fourth round | Winners | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 100.00 |
| Champions League | 6 September 2022 | 2 November 2022 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 53 | 41 | 5 | 7 | 147 | 53 | +94 | 077.36 |
Source: Competitions

## Club
### Management

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Ange Postecoglou |
| Assistant Manager | John Kennedy |
| First Team Coach | Harry Kewell |
| First Team Coach | Gavin Strachan |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Stevie Woods |
Last updated: 17 June 2022 Source: celticfc.com

### Kit

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsors: Dafabet (front) and Magners (back)
The club is in the third year of a deal with Adidas – the club's official kit supplier.
| Home | Away | Third |
* Home: The home kit features a subtle pattern within the club's traditional green and white hoops. White shorts and hooped socks complete the look.
* Away: The away kit features a black shirt with green and white pinstripes, and a shield-style club crest. The shirt is accompanied by black shorts and socks.
* Third: The third kit features a light grey shirt with bright yellow details, and sleeve cuffs showcasing the geometric outline of Celtic Park. The shirt is accompanied by black shorts and light grey socks.

## Transfers
### In

| Pos | Player | From | Type | Window | Fee |
| FW | Daizen Maeda | Yokohama F. Marinos | Transfer | Summer | £1,600,000 |
| DF | Cameron Carter-Vickers | Tottenham Hotspur | Transfer | Summer | £6,000,000 |
| GK | Benjamin Siegrist | Dundee United | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| DF | Alexandro Bernabei | Lanús | Transfer | Summer | £3,750,000 |
| FW | Jota | Benfica | Transfer | Summer | £6,400,000 |
| DF | Moritz Jenz | Lorient | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| MF | Aaron Mooy | Shanghai Port | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| GK | Josh Clarke | Glenavon | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| FW | Sead Hakšabanović | Rubin Kazan | Transfer | Summer | £1,700,000 |
| MF | Oliver Abildgaard | Rubin Kazan | Temporary | Summer | Free |
| DF | Justin Osagie | West Ham United | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| DF | Yuki Kobayashi | Vissel Kobe | Transfer | Winter | Free |
| DF | Alistair Johnston | CF Montréal | Transfer | Winter | £3,000,000 |
| MF | Tomoki Iwata | Yokohama F. Marinos | Loan | Winter | Loan |
| FW | Oh Hyeon-gyu | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Transfer | Winter | £2,500,000 |

#### Notes

* ^ Signed for Celtic B.
* ^ Using FIFA's special regulations related to the international response and other fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Abildgaard suspended his contract with Rubin Kazan for the 2022–23 season and signed a one-year contract with Celtic. This meant he remained a Rubin Kazan player, temporarily playing for Celtic.

### Out

| Pos | Player | To | Type | Window | Fee |
| MF | Ewan Henderson | Hibernian | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| GK | Vasilis Barkas | Utrecht | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| MF | Kerr McInroy | Kilmarnock | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| MF | Luca Connell | Barnsley | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| DF | Liam Scales | Aberdeen | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| DF | Adam Montgomery | St Johnstone | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| MF | Nir Bitton | Maccabi Tel Aviv | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| MF | Barry Coffey | Cork City | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| MF | Brody Paterson | Hartlepool United | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| MF | Karamoko Dembélé | Brest | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| GK | Ross Doohan | Tranmere Rovers | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| MF | Ismaila Soro | Arouca | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| DF | Boli Bolingoli | Mechelen | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| MF | Frankie Deane | Burnley | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| DF | Osaze Urhoghide | Oostende | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| MF | Ben Wylie | Airdrieonians | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| FW | Jonathan Afolabi | Bohemians | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| FW | Johnny Kenny | Queen's Park | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| DF | Christopher Jullien | Montpellier | Transfer | Summer | £850,000 |
| FW | Owen Moffat | Blackpool | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| FW | Albian Ajeti | Sturm Graz | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| MF | Liam Shaw | Morecambe | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| MF | Mikey Johnston | Vitória de Guimarães | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| MF | Tom Rogic | West Bromwich Albion | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| GK | Ryan Mullen | Clyde | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| FW | Johnny Kenny | Shamrock Rovers | Loan | Winter | Loan |
| GK | Tobi Oluwayemi | Cork City | Loan | Winter | Loan |
| MF | Scott Robertson | Fleetwood Town | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
| DF | Josip Juranović | Union Berlin | Transfer | Winter | £7,500,000 |
| FW | Eseosa Sule | West Bromwich Albion | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
| MF | Yosuke Ideguchi | Avispa Fukuoka | Loan | Winter | Loan |
| FW | Giorgos Giakoumakis | Atlanta United | Transfer | Winter | £4,300,000 |
| DF | Ewan Otoo | Dunfermline Athletic | Loan | Winter | Loan |