Dundee host Celtic in the quarter-final of the Betfred Cup on Wednesday and here we round up everything you need to know ahead of the match.
Match Info
FIXTURE: Dundee v Celtic
COMPETITION: Betfred Cup Quarter-final
DATE: Wednesday 20th September 2017
KICK-OFF: 7.45pm
VENUE: Dens Park
Opposition Info
FORMED: 1888
STADIUM: Celtic Park
CAPACITY: 60,411
PITCH SIZE: 105m x 68m
MANAGER: Brendan Rodgers
CHAIRMAN: Ian Bankier
NICKNAMES: The Bhoys, The Hoops, The Celts
MASCOTS: Hoopy the Huddle Hound
CLUB COLOURS: Green and White
HONOURS: UEFA European Cup winners: 1966/67
Scottish League Division One (1st tier) champions: 1892/93,
1893/94, 1895/96, 1897/98, 1904/05, 1905/06, 1906/07, 1907/08,
1908/09, 1909/10, 1913/14, 1914/15, 1915/16, 1916/17, 1918/19,
1921/22, 1925/26, 1935/36, 1937/38, 1953/54, 1965/66, 1966/67,
1967/68, 1968/69, 1969/70, 1970/71, 1971/72, 1972/73, 1973/74
Scottish League Premier Division (1st tier) champions: 1976/77,
1978/79, 1980/81, 1981/82, 1985/86, 1987/88, 1997/98
Scottish Premier League (1st tier) champions: 2000/01, 2001/02,
2003/04, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2011/12, 2012/13
SPFL Premiership (1st tier) champions: 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16,
2016/17
Scottish Cup winners: 1892, 1899, 1900, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1911,
1912, 1914, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1951, 1954,
1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1985,
1988, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2017
League Cup winners: 1956/57, 1957/58, 1965/66, 1966/67,
1967/68, 1968/69, 1969/70, 1974/75, 1982/83, 1997/98,
1999/2000, 2000/01, 2005/06, 2008/09, 2014/15, 2016/17
RECORD WIN: 11-0 v Dundee, Scottish League Division One, 26/10/1895
CLUB WEBSITE: www.celticfc.net
Getting to the Ground
The full address of Dens Park for Sat-Nav is Dens Park, Sandeman Street, Dundee, DD3 7JY
The city centre of Dundee can be reached easily by both road & rail. From Dundee City Centre you can use the no 1A or no 18 National Express Dundee bus service. For a taxi to the ground, call Tay Taxis on 01382450450.
Match Officials
REFEREE: John Beaton
ASSISTANT REFEREE: Stuart Stevenson
ASSISTANT REFEREE: Anthony Cooper
FOURTH OFFICIAL: Craig Charleston
John Beaton became a referee in 2001 and was admitted to the SFA senior list in 2005 before becoming a Category 1 referee in 2009. He has refereed at the UEFA U17 Championship Qualifying Tournament in 2009 and the Scottish Junior Cup Final. Beaton became a FIFA referee in 2012 and referred the Estonia v Belgium World Cup qualifier in June which featured Dundee’s Henrik Ojamaa.
Beaton was last in charge of a Dundee game in April in the final game before the split against Hamilton at Dens and also referred the Ross County game up at Dingwall earlier in the month when he sent off Danny Williams. In total Beaton refereed four Dundee games in the 2016/17 season and his last Dundee v Celtic match was a 0-0 draw at Dens in March 2016.
Head to Head v Celtic
LEAGUE: Won 43, Drawn 48, Lost 141
SCOTTISH CUP: Won 1, Drawn 4, Lost 17
LEAGUE CUP: Won 7, Drawn 2, Lost 12
TOTALS: Won 51, Drawn 54, Lost 170
Last Five Dundee v Celtic Meetings
19/3/2017 | Home | Premiership | Lost 2-1 | 8,968 | El Bahktaoui
17/12/2016 | Away | Premiership | Lost 2-1 | 37,404 | Haber
1/10/2016 | Home | Premiership | Lost 1-0 | 8,827
5/4/2016 | Home | Premiership | Drew 0-0 | 9,566
2/3/2016 | Away | Premiership | Drew 0-0 | 41,451
Last Meeting
Champions elect Celtic held off a spirited Dark Blue fightback to claim a 2-1 victory at Dens Park last March. Jozo Simunovic gave Celtic the lead in first half injury time and Stuart Armstrong added a second early in the second half. The Dark Blues came back strongly in the last half hour and substitute Faissal El Bakhtaoui gave them hope with a magnificent goal (which won DFC Goal of the Season) but Celtic held on to take the points.
Dundee FC: Bain, Kerr, O’Dea (c), Gomis, Holt, O’Hara, McGowan, Vincent (Wighton 59), Hateley (Ross 68), Ojamaa (El Bakhtaoui 74), Haber
Unused subs: Mitchell (gk), Williams, Klok, Gadzhalov.
Goal: El Bakhtaoui (75).
Booked: McGowan (foul on McGregor), Gomis (foul on Dembele), O’Dea (foul on Sinclair), Holt (foul on Roberts).
Celtic: Gordon, Lustig, Boyata, Simunovic, Tierney, McGregor (Kouassi 68), Brown
Forrest (Roberts 72), Armstrong, Sinclair (Sviatchenko 83), Dembele
Unused subs: Bailly (gk), Bitton, Griffiths, Gamboa.
Goals: Simunovic (45+1), Armstrong (51).
Booked: Brown (foul on McGowan), Dembele (timewasting), Kouassi (foul on Kerr).
Attendance: 8,968 (3,999 away supporters).
Referee: William Collum. Assistants: Douglas Ross, Frank Connor. Fourth official: Colin Steven.
Celtic’s Season So Far
Celtic’s imperious domestic form has continued into this season as they come to Dens Park still undefeated in both the Premiership and Betfred Cup.
They started their league campaign with a 4-1 win at home to Hearts and followed that up with a 5-0 victory against Kilmarnock at Celtic Park in the League Cup 2nd round which set up the Dundee tie on Wednesday.
Celtic come to Dens as the Premiership leaders having won at Partick, Kilmarnock and Hamilton and their only dropped points were in a 1-1 draw with St Johnstone at home.
Celtic’s season actually started on July 14th when the entered the second qualifying round of the Champions League and dispatched Linfield 2-0 in Belfast and 4-0 back in Glasgow.
Celtic’s early season aim was the qualifying for the group stages and they did that after a 1-0 aggregate win over Rosenburg and an 8-4 aggregate win over Astana but not after a little scare in Kazakhstan in the second leg where they lost 4-3, having been 4-1 behind; their first defeat in any competition since losing 2-0 to Barcelona in November 2016.
Celtic’s opening match of the Champions League saw a star studded Paris St Germain side leave Parkhead with a 5-0 win but Celtic bounced back domestically last weekend with a comfortable 4-0 home win over Ross County.
Top Scorers
DUNDEE: Moussa 6: El Bahktaoui 3; Hendry, Leitch-Smith 2
CELTIC: Griffiths 4; McGregor, Sinclair, Forest 3; Armstrong 2
Ticketing Information
FANS ARE REMINDED THAT THIS MATCH IS ALL TICKET
Prices for this match are £26 (adults) and £19 concessions (Over 65 or Students with valid student photo ID), Juveniles under 18 are £12.
A limited number of Under 12 tickets at £5 are also available, initially to season ticket holders. These under 12 tickets can only be bought as part of a family group
Tickets can be bought at the ticket office, in person or by phone (01382 767039).
Match Programme
Dundee’s 2017/18 match programme The Dee will be available to buy in and around the ground and in the club shop. It is a full, colour 52 page edition packed with news, views and features which this week include:
- A message from manager Neil McCann
- A message from managing-director John Nelms
- Where Are They Now?
- Classic Match
- This Week in History
- The regular series of article looking at the players who have worn the different squad numbers over the years, this week number 24
- Profile on visitors Celtic
- Junior Dees News
- Dundee Supporters Association news
The Dee, produced by our partners Curtis Sports will be available on Wednesday for just £3.
How To Watch
Fans from outside of the UK who are virtual season tickets will be able to watch the Celtic match live on DEETV or alternatively they can view it for just £5.
The full ninety minutes of the match will be available to every subscriber of DEETV on Wednesday evening while a shorter highlights package will be available to view on Thursday alongside exclusive post match interviews with the manager and players.
The pre-match press conference is also available to view on DEETV from Tuesday.
You can sign up for DEETV for just £5 a month on the official website where you will have access to Highlights, Interviews and all the Dundee FC goals at the click of the button.
