Celtic’s Records and Stats in the European Cup / UEFA Champions League
We’ve trawled through the history books to bring you the key records and milestones for teams competing in the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League. Here we look at Celtic.
Unless otherwise stated, team records cover the European Cup & UEFA Champions League combined, while player records focus on the UEFA Champions League era only (1992/93 – present).
This page will be updated as and when relevant.
TEAM RECORDS (European Cup & Champions League combined)
Biggest home victory
European Cup/UEFA Champions League
9-0: Celtic v KPV Kokkola, 16/09/70, European Cup first round first leg
UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
3-0: Celtic v Benfica, 17/10/06, group stage
Biggest away victory
European Cup/UEFA Champions League
0-7: Waterford United v Celtic, 21/10/70, European Cup second round first leg
UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
0-3: Anderlecht v Celtic, 27/09/17, group stage
Biggest home defeat
European Cup/UEFA Champions League
0-5: Celtic v Paris Saint-Germain, 12/09/17, UEFA Champions League group stage
UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
0-5: Celtic v Paris Saint-Germain, 12/09/17, group stage
Biggest away defeat
European Cup/UEFA Champions League
7-0: Barcelona v Celtic, 13/09/16, UEFA Champions League group stage
UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
7-0: Barcelona v Celtic, 13/09/16, group stage
All-time season-by-season European Cup/UEFA Champions League record
2023/24 Group stage
2022/23 Group stage
2021/22 Second qualifying round
2020/21 Second qualifying round
2019/20 Third qualifying round
2018/19 Third qualifying round
2017/18 Group stage
2016/17 Group stage
2015/16 Play-Offs
2014/15 Play-Offs
2013/14 Group stage
2012/13 Round of 16
2010/11 Third qualifying round
2009/10 Play-Offs
2008/09 Group stage
2007/08 Round of 16
2006/07 Round of 16
2005/06 Second qualifying round
2004/05 Group stage
2003/04 Group stage
2002/03 Third qualifying round
2001/02 Group stage
1998/99 Second qualifying round
1988/89 Second round
1986/87 Second round
1982/83 Second round
1981/82 First round
1979/80 Quarter-finals
1977/78 Second round
1974/75 First round
1973/74 Semi-finals
1972/73 Second round
1971/72 Semi-finals
1970/71 Quarter-finals
1969/70 Runners-up
1968/69 Quarter-finals
1967/68 First round
1966/67 Winners
STREAKS (European Cup/UEFA Champions League)
Most successive wins
5: 04/08/2010 - 29/08/2012
Most successive draws
3: 22/03/1972 - 19/04/1972
Most successive defeats
4: twice, most recently, 18/10/2017 - 05/12/2017
Most successive games without a defeat
10: 29/09/1971 - 25/10/1972
Most successive games without a win
14: 26/08/2020 - 28/11/2023
Most successive clean sheets
5: 14/07/2017 - 16/08/2017
PLAYER RECORDS (UEFA Champions League only – group stage/league phase to final)
Top appearance makers
34: Scott Brown
26: James Forrest
26: Neil Lennon
25: Mikael Lustig
23: Stephen McManus
Top goalscorers
6: Chris Sutton
4: Georgios Samaras
4: Henrik Larsson
4: Moussa Dembélé
3: Alan Thompson
3: Kenny Miller
Youngest player
17y 322d: Mitchel Frame (Celtic FC 2-1 Feyenoord, 13/12/23)
18y 199d: Aiden McGeady (FC Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 Celtic FC, 20/10/04)
18y 201d: Ross Wallace (Olympique Lyonnais 3-2 Celtic FC, 10/12/03)
Youngest goalscorer
18y 314d: Tony Watt (Celtic FC 2-1 FC Barcelona, 07/11/12)
19y 305d: Patrick Roberts (Manchester City 1-1 Celtic FC, 06/12/16)
20y 78d: Moussa Dembélé (Celtic FC 3-3 Manchester City, 28/09/16
Oldest player
36y 238d: Joe Hart (Celtic FC 2-1 Feyenoord, 13/12/23)
36y 131d: Lubomir Moravcik (Celtic FC 4-3 Juventus, 31/10/01)
35y 259d: Dorus de Vries (FC Barcelona 7-0 Celtic FC, 13/09/16)
Oldest goalscorer
32y 46d: Henrik Larsson (Celtic FC 3-1 RSC Anderlecht, 05/11/03)
31y 357d: Stanislav Varga (AC Milan 3-1 Celtic FC, 29/09/04)
31y 188d: Chris Sutton (Celtic FC 1-3 FC Barcelona, 14/09/04)
Most goals in a match
2 goals: Three times, most recently, Moussa Dembélé (v Manchester City, 28/09/16)
All hat-tricks
n/a
