2024–25 Celtic F.C. Women season
The 2024–25 season was Celtic Women's 18th season of competitive football.
| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Elena Sadiku |
| Stadium | Excelsior Stadium (Until 29 September) New Douglas Park (From 30 September) |
| SPWL 1 | 4th |
| Scottish Cup | 4th Round |
| SWPL Cup | Semi-finals |
| Top goalscorer | League: Saoirse Noonan (25 goals) All: Saoirse Noonan (31 goals) |
Pre-season and friendlies
Celtic traveled to Stockholm in Sweden for a pre-season training camp where they would play in two friendly matches in preparation for their UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying matches.[1][2]
| 3 August 2024 Friendly | Djurgårdens | 1-2 | Celtic | Stockholm |
| Johansson 78' | Report | Hayes 88' Noonan 90' |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium |
| 7 August 2024 Friendly | Hammarby | 3-0 | Celtic | Tyresö Municipality |
| Hasund 18' Wangerheim 29' Lennartsson 54' |
Report | Stadium: Tyresövallen |
Scottish Women's Premier League
The Premier League fixture list was announced on 27 June 2024.[3] Celtic began their title defence against Dundee Utd at Celtic Park.
| 10 August 2024 | Celtic | 9-0 | Dundee United | Glasgow |
| Ashworth-Clifford 25' Noonan 28', 55' Smith 45+1' Lourenço 50' Gallacher 51' S. Carstens 64' McAneny 84', 88' |
Report | Stadium: Celtic Park |
| 18 August 2024 | Celtic | 1-0 | Glasgow City | Airdrie |
| Craig 53' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Excelsior Stadium |
| 21 August 2024 | Celtic | 5-1 | Motherwell | Airdrie |
| Noonan 3' Ashworth-Clifford 24' Gallacher 30' Agnew 76' McAneny 79' |
Report | Cross 58' | Stadium: Excelsior Stadium |
| 25 August 2024 | Aberdeen | 0-4 | Celtic | Cove Bay, Aberdeen |
| Report | Agnew 4' Gallacher 20' Smith 48' M. Carstens 66' |
Stadium: Balmoral Stadium |
| 30 August 2024 | Celtic | 0-0 | Hibernian | Airdrie |
| Report | Stadium: Excelsior Stadium |
| 15 September 2024 | Partick Thistle | 0-3 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| Report | McGregor 2', 61' Agnew 31' |
Stadium: Kirkintilloch Community Sports Complex |
| 19 September 2024 | Montrose | 2-4 | Celtic | Montrose |
| Codegoni 52' Brown 70' |
Report | Noonan 14', 45+3', 82' McAneny 21' |
Stadium: Links Park |
| 3 October 2024 | Rangers | 2-2 | Celtic | Cumbernauld |
| Howat 5' Wilkinson 64' (pen.) |
Report | Noonan 69' (pen.) Barclais 87' |
Stadium: Broadwood Stadium |
| 20 October 2024 | Celtic | 1-0 | Spartans | Hamilton |
| Cross 9' | Report | Stadium: New Douglas Park |
| 3 November 2024 | Motherwell | 0-4 | Celtic | East Kilbride |
| Report | Lawton 11' Noonan 33' Watson 39' (o.g.) Ashworth-Clifford 50' |
Stadium: K-Park Training Academy |
| 6 November 2024 | Celtic | 5-0 | Queen's Park | Hamilton |
| Agnew 8' Clark 22' Hay 25' (o.g.) Ashworth-Clifford 26' Cross 84' |
Report | Stadium: New Douglas Park |
| 17 November 2024 | Celtic | 2-3 | Rangers | Hamilton |
| Hayes 43' Noonan 67' |
Report | Hardy 4' Wilkinson 62' (pen.) Cornet 78' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park |
| 24 November 2024 | Celtic | 5-1 | Montrose | Hamilton |
| Gallacher 20' Noonan 56', 58', 81' Lawton 61' |
Report | Brown 12' | Stadium: New Douglas Park |
| 22 December 2024 | Spartans | 0-5 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| Report | Lawton 17', 88' Noonan 27', 82' (pen.) Clark 36' |
Stadium: Ainslie Park |
| 12 January 2025 | Celtic | 4-2 | Partick Thistle | Hamilton |
| Noonan 7', 73' Clark 80' McAneny 83' |
Report | Boyce 58' Falconer 90' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park |
| 15 January 2025 | Celtic | 8-0 | Aberdeen | Hamilton |
| Hayes 2', 45+3' Noonan 7', 37' Gallacher 70' (pen.) Lawton 58' Clark 75' Smith 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: New Douglas Park |
| 26 January 2025 | Celtic | 4-0 | Hearts | Hamilton |
| McGregor 7' Noonan 36' Cross 43' Ross 60' |
Report | Stadium: New Douglas Park |
| 29 January 2025 | Queen's Park | 0-6 | Celtic | Stenhousemuir |
| Report | Noonan 14', 37' Cavanagh 43' McGregor 52' M. Carstens 62' McAneny 79' |
Stadium: Ochilview Park |
| 7 February 2025 | Dundee United | 0-8 | Celtic | Dundee |
| Report | McAneny 2', 88' (pen.) Smith 6' (73) Harrison 18', 41', 58' Loferski 85' |
Stadium: Tannadice Park |
| 14 February 2025 | Glasgow City | 2-2 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| Muir 24' Kozlova 29' |
Report | Gallacher 1' McAneny 52' |
Stadium: Petershill Park |
| 2 March 2025 | Hibernian | 1-0 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| Adams 23' | Report | Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium |
| 16 March 2025 | Hearts | 3-1 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| Brownlie 9' Timms 56', 65' |
Report | Noonan 62' | Stadium: Oriam |
| 28 March 2025 | Celtic | 1-2 | Glasgow City | Hamilton |
| Noonan 59' | Report | Lovera 23' Smit 86' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park |
| 16 April 2025 | Celtic | 0-0 | Hibernian | Hamilton |
| Report | Stadium: New Douglas Park |
| 20 April 2025 | Motherwell | 0-1 | Celtic | East Kilbride |
| Report | McAneny 64' | Stadium: K-Park Training Academy |
| 30 April 2025 | Celtic | 2-1 | Hearts | Hamilton |
| Gallacher 52' McAneny 90+3' |
Report | Lourenço 40' (o.g.) | Stadium: New Douglas Park |
| 4 May 2025 | Glasgow City | 3-1 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| Kozlova 24', 30' Lovera 45' |
Report | Ashworth-Clifford 54' | Stadium: Petershill Park |
| 11 May 2025 | Celtic | 0-1 | Rangers | Hamilton |
| Report | Howat 12' | Stadium: New Douglas Park |
| 14 May 2025 | Hibernian | 4-2 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| Grant 5' McGovern 16', 25' Adams 50' |
Report | Noonan 43' Lourenço 79' |
Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium |
| 18 May 2025 | Celtic | 6-0 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| Ashworth-Clifford 5', 35' McAneny 7', 56' Cross 68' Noonan 79' |
Report | Stadium: Celtic Park |
Scottish Women's Cup
On 4 November 2024, Celtic were drawn to face Glasgow Women in the third round of the 2024-25 Scottish Women's Cup,[4] On 9 December 2024, Celtic were drawn to face Glasgow City in the fourth round.[5]
| 8 December 2024 3rd Round | Glasgow Women | 0-13 | Celtic | Coatbridge |
| Report | Kerner 8', 16', 39' McAneny 11', 75', 81' Muñoz 13', 72' M. Carstens 18', 57' Cavanagh 30' Noonan 60' Cross 83' |
Stadium: Cliftonhill Stadium |
| 2 February 2025 4th Round | Glasgow City | 3-2 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| Lovera 26', 54' van Diemen 49' |
Report | Ashworth-Clifford 19' Walsh 32' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Petershill Park |
Scottish Women's Premier League Cup
On 8 July 2024, Celtic were drawn to face Montrose in the Second round of the 2024-25 SWPL Cup,[6] On 1 October 2024, Celtic were drawn to face Glasgow City in the quarter-finals.[7] On 12 November 2024, Celtic were drawn to face Rangers in the semi-finals.[8]
| 29 September 2024 2nd round | Montrose | 0-7 | Celtic | Montrose |
| Report | M. Carstens 18' Noonan 23', 27' Loferski 35', 46' Barclais 77' Cross 87' |
Stadium: Links Park |
| 10 November 2024 Quarter final | Celtic | 0-0 (a.e.t.) (4-3 p) | Glasgow City | Hamilton |
| Report | Stadium: New Douglas Park | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| 19 January 2025 Semi final | Celtic | 1-2 | Rangers | Hamilton |
| Lawton 90+1' | Report | Hardy 47' Wilkinson 51' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park |
UEFA Champions League
Celtic entered the Champions League at qualifying round 1 in the Champions path where they were unseeded.
Round 1 Qualifying
On 5th July 2024 Celtic were drawn in mini tournament 3 of the Champions path hosted by Gintra where they defeated KuPS in the semi final before facing Gintra in the final after they defeated Agarista Anenii Noi in the other semi final in the mini tournament. [9][10]
| 4 September 2024 Semi final | KuPS | 1-3 (a.e.t.) | Celtic | Šiauliai |
| 11:00 | Ariyo 18' | Report | Noonan 63', 91', 97' | Stadium: Savivaldybė Stadium Attendance: 135 |
| 7 September 2024 final | Gintra | 0-2 | Celtic | Šiauliai |
| 17:00 | Report | McGregor 21' Loferski 81' |
Stadium: Savivaldybė Stadium Attendance: 950 |
Round 2 Qualifying
On 9 September 2024 Celtic were drawn to play a two legged knockout tie against Vorskla Poltava from Ukraine. Due to the situation in their home country Vorskla Poltava played both matches in Scotland with the winner qualifying for the UEFA Champions League group stage.[11][12]
| 22 September 2024 Round 2 | Vorskla Poltava | 0-1 | Celtic | Airdrie |
| 13:00 | Report | Agnew 5' | Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 744 |
| 26 September 2024 Rond 2 | Celtic | 2-0 | Vorskla Poltava | Airdrie |
| 20:15 | Lawton 52' McGregor 63' |
Report | Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 1149 |
Group Stage
Celtic were seeded in Pot 4 of the UEFA Women's Champions League where they became the first Scottish side to play in the group stage of the competition. On 27 September 2024 they were drawn in Group B where they faced Chelsea, Real Madrid and Twente.[13]
| 8 October 2024 Match 1 | Celtic | 0-2 | FC Twente | Hamilton |
| 20:00 BST | Report | van Dooren 44', 85' | Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 2784 |
| 17 October 24 Match 2 | Real Madrid | 4-0 | Celtic | Madrid |
| 17:45 BST | Weir 7' Bruun 72' Møller 80' Caicedo 83' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium Attendance: 1139 |
| 13 November 2024 Match 3 | Celtic | 1-2 | Chelsea | Glasgow |
| 20:00 BST | Agnew 5' | Report | Hamano 28' Lawrence 32' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 7390 |
| 20 November 2024 Match 4 | Chelsea | 3-0 | Celtic | Fulham |
| 20:00 BST | Bronze 2' Kaptein 25' Périsset 90+5' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 3931 |
| 11 December 2024 Match 5 | Celtic | 0-3 | Real Madrid | Hamilton |
| 20:00 BST | Report | Bruun 30', 71' Redondo 85' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1314 |
| 17 December 2024 Match 6 | Twente | 3-0 | Celtic | Enschede |
| 17:45 BST | van Dooren 20', 34' Ross 43' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 2893 |
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