2025–26 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen
2025–26 season
ChairmanDave Cormack
ManagerJimmy Thelin
GroundPittodrie Stadium
Aberdeen, Scotland
(Capacity: 20,866)
Scottish League CupSecond round
Europa LeaguePlay-off round

The 2025–26 Aberdeen F.C. season will be Aberdeen's 112th season in the top flight of Scottish football and the thirteenth in the Scottish Premiership.[1] Aberdeen will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup. They will participate in the qualifying for the UEFA Europa League having won the Scottish Cup.

Summary

May

On 15 May 2025, Australian winger Nicolas Milanovic signed for an undisclosed fee, reported to be the highest in Western Sydney Wanderers history. Topi Keskinen was named in the Finland U21 squad for the UEFA European U21 Championships. On 29 May, the club announced the departures of players Jack MacKenzie who joined Plymouth Argyle, Ross Doohan, Tom Ritchie, Jamie McGrath who signed a pre-contract with fellow Premiership side Hibernian, youth players Blair McKenzie, Evan Towler, Victor Enem and Fraser Mackie. All players on loan returned to their respective clubs. On 30 May, Australian goalkeeper Nick Suman signed on a free after being released by League One side Cove.

June

On 2 June, Timothy Akindileni left the club to join EFL Championship side Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee. On 3 June, Dutch defender Mats Knoester signed a long-term contract lasting until 2029. On 6 June, Emmanuel Gyamfi signed for an undisclosed fee from German Bundesliga 2 side Schalke 04. On 8 June, Australian international striker Kusini Yengi joined on a free from English side Portsmouth. On 19 June, James McGarry left and signed a deal with Brisbane Roar to join their club on 1 July. Ipswich Town was confirmed as a pre-season friendly for the new campaign[2] along with Cove Rangers and another match yet to be announced.[3] The first match of the regular season is set to take place away to Heart of Midlothian on a Monday evening live on Sky Sports.

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

12 July 2025 Friendly Cove Rangers v Aberdeen Altens, Aberdeen, Scotland
13:00 BST Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
19 July 2025 Friendly TBA v TBA
BST
25 July 2025 Friendly Aberdeen v Ipswich Town Aberdeen, Scotland
19:30 BST Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2025–26 Scottish Premiership
4 August 2025 1[4] Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen Tynecastle Park
20:00
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 8 June 2025
No. Pos Player Premiership Europe Scottish Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Dimitar Mitov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Nicky Devlin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF Graeme Shinnie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Mats Knoester 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Sivert Heltne Nilsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Dante Polvara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Kusini Yengi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Leighton Clarkson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Nicolas Milanovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Nicholas Suman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Pape Habib Guèye 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW Vicente Besuijen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Ante Palaversa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Ester Sokler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW Shayden Morris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Gavin Molloy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Jack Milne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Ryan Duncan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Kristers Tobers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF Alexander Jensen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Fletcher Boyd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW Peter Ambrose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Slobodan Rubežić 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
81 FW Topi Keskinen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
– DF Emmanuel Gyamfi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
– DF Richard Jensen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Club statistics

Competition Overview

Competition First match Last match Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premiership August 2025 May 2026 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Europa League August 2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
League Cup August 2025 2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Scottish Cup January 2026 2026 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Source: Competitions

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Aberdeen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Celtic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Dundee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[b]
4 Dundee United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Falkirk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 2 August 2025. Source: [5][6]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competition qualification, second stage group allocation, or relegation).[7]
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. ^ The winners of the 2025–26 Scottish Cup will qualify for the Europa League. If the cup winners finish in the top two, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League third qualifying round) passes to the third-placed team, and the berths for the Conference League second qualifying round are passed down to the fourth- and fifth-placed teams.

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2025 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2025–26

Players in

Date Pos Player From Fee Ref
15 May 2025 FW Nicolas Milanovic Western Sydney Wanderers £385,000 [8][9]
30 May 2025 GK Nicholas Suman Cove Rangers Free [10]
6 June 2025 DF Emmanuel Gyamfi FC Schalke 04 £200,000 [11]
8 June 2025 FW Kusini Yengi Portsmouth Free [12]
3 July 2025 MF Kjartan Mar Kjartansson Stjarnan Undisclosed [13]

Players out

Date Pos Player To Fee Ref
29 May 2025 GK Ross Doohan Celtic Free [14]
GK Tom Ritchie Free [14]
DF Blair McKenzie Free [14]
DF Evan Towler Free [14]
DF Victor Enem Free [14]
FW Fraser Mackie Free [14]
30 May 2025 DF Jack MacKenzie Plymouth Argyle Free [15]
1 June 2025 FW Jamie McGrath Hibernian Free [16]
2 June 2025 DF Timothy Akindileni Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed [17]
1 July 2025 DF James McGarry Brisbane Roar Free [18]

Loans in

Date Pos Name From Fee Ref
6 July 2025 FW Adil Aouchiche Sunderland Season Loan [19]

Loans out

Date Pos Name To Fee Ref

See also

References

  1. ^ "Key dates for Season 2025/26". SPFL. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Aberdeen Friendly Confirmed". Ipswich Town F.C. 17 June 2025.
  3. ^ https://www.afc.co.uk/2025/06/17/old-european-rivals-return-to-pittodrie-for-pre-season/
  4. ^ https://www.afc.co.uk/2025/06/20/2025-26-william-hill-premiership-fixtures-announced/
  5. ^ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC.
  6. ^ "Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League.
  7. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League (Rule Number C35-C37)" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Aberdeen sign 'exciting' Australian winger Milanovic". BBC. 15 May 2025.
  9. ^ Dodd, James (16 May 2025). "Western Sydney Wanderers agree club-record transfer fee for Nicolas Milanovic: Full Details". aleagues.com.au.
  10. ^ "Aberdeen agree deal for Cove Rangers goalkeeper Nick Suman". BBC Sport. 30 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Dons Seal Deal with FC Schalke 04 Talent". Aberdeen FC. 6 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Aberdeen sign striker Yengi after Portsmouth exit". BBC Sport. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Aberdeen buy Iceland youth Kjartansson from Stjarnan". BBC Sport. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  14. ^ a b c d e f "Summer 2025 squad update". AFC. 29 May 2025.
  15. ^ "Plymouth sign former Aberdeen defender MacKenzie". BBC Sport. 30 May 2025.
  16. ^ "Hibernian transfers: Midfielder Jamie McGrath to join when Aberdeen deal expires". BBC Sport. 25 February 2025.
  17. ^ "Defender Timothy Akindileni joins Dev Squad". QPR FC. 2 June 2025.
  18. ^ "McGarry departs for roar". AFC. 19 June 2025.
  19. ^ "'Technically gifted' Aouchiche joins Dons on loan from Sunderland". BBC Sport. 6 July 2025.
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