2025–26 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
2025–26 season
ChairmanMark Ogren
ManagerJim Goodwin
StadiumTannadice Park
Scottish League CupSecond round
Conference LeagueSecond qualifying round

The 2025–26 season will be Dundee United's 116th season. It is their second season back in the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2023–24 season. The club will also participate in the League Cup, Scottish Cup and the UEFA Conference League.

Results and fixtures

Pre-season and friendlies

28 June 2025 Friendly Brechin City 0–3 Dundee United Brechin
14:00 Stadium: Glebe Park
5 July 2025 Friendly Arbroath 1–1 Dundee United Arbroath
14:00 Adams 79 o.g.' Esselink 3' Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 2,396
Note: Testimonial match for David Gold.
11 July 2025 Friendly PEC Zwolle v Dundee United Oldebroek
18:00 Stadium: Sportpark Bovenmolen
15 July 2025 Friendly St Johnstone v Dundee United Perth
19:45 Stadium: McDiarmid Park

Scottish Premiership

UEFA Conference League

Second qualifying round

24 July 2025 Second qualifying round Dundee United v UNA Strassen Dundee
19:45 Stadium: Tannadice Park

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 20 May 2025
No. Pos Player Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Conference League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Yevhen Kucherenko 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
2 DF Ryan Strain 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
3 DF Bert Esselink 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
4 DF Iurie Iovu 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
5 MF Vicko Ševelj 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
6 DF Ross Graham 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
7 MF Kristijan Trapanovski 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
9 FW Zac Sapsford 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
11 DF Will Ferry 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
14 MF Craig Sibbald 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
18 FW Kai Fotheringham 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
20 FW Jort van der Sande 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
22 DF Dario Naamo 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
25 GK Dave Richards 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
26 MF Richard Odada 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
29 MF Miller Thomson 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
30 MF Lewis O'Donnell 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
35 DF Charlie Dewar 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
37 DF Samuel Cleall-Harding 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
38 FW Brandon Forbes 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
39 MF Scott Constable 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
40 MF Sean Borland 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
41 GK Ruairidh Adams 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
42 FW Owen Stirton 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
44 MF Calvin Beattie 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
70 MF Isaac Pappoe 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
Players who left the club during the 2024–25 season

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
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
6 Heart of Midlothian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 2 August 2025. Source: [1][2]
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).[3]
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

References

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  2. ^ "Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League.
  3. ^ "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.
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  12. ^ "Declan Gallagher joins the Staggies!". Ross County FC. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
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