2023–24 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen
2023–24 season
ChairmanDave Cormack
ManagerBarry Robson
(until 31 January)
Neil Warnock (interim)
(from 5 February
until 9 March)
Peter Leven (interim)
GroundPittodrie Stadium
Aberdeen, Scotland
(Capacity: 20,866)
Scottish Premiership7th
Scottish CupSemi-final
Scottish League CupRunners-up
Europa LeaguePlay-off round
Conference LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Bojan Miovski (16)
All: Bojan Miovski (26)
Highest home attendance19,237, vs. BK Häcken, Europa League, 31 August 2023
Lowest home attendance10,879, vs. Kilmarnock, Scottish Cup, 9 March 2024
Average home league attendance16,055

The 2023–24 Aberdeen F.C. season was Aberdeen's 111th season in the top flight of Scottish football and the eleventh in the Scottish Premiership.[1] Aberdeen also competed in the League Cup, the Scottish Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League, entering the latter as debutants of the competition. Aberdeen competed in European Group Stage football for the first time since 2007.[2]

Summary

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May

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On 22 May, former Livingston captain Nicky Devlin joined on a free transfer. On 31 May, pre-season plans were confirmed with a training camp in Portugal, away friendlies to Highland Football League sides Turriff United and Fraserburgh, before a trip to London to play English League One side Charlton Athletic.[3]

June

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On 6 June, Ross McCrorie left for English Championship side Bristol City for an undisclosed fee. On 13 June, the club announced the departures of coach Liam Fox, first team players Marley Watkins, Connor McLennan, Dean Campbell and Matty Kennedy, and youth team players Mason Hancock, Milosz Ochmanski, Timi Fatona and Blessing Oluyemi.[4] Pre-season was finalised with a trip to Deepdale to play English Championship side Preston North End, Chief Executive Alan Burrows confirming all friendlies were away from home due to preparations needed at Pittodrie for the season ahead. On 15 June, Leighton Clarkson, on loan last season from Liverpool, signed for an undisclosed fee which is believed to have broken the clubs transfer record. The following day, former Slovenian under-21 international Ester Sokler also signed for an undisclosed fee. Captain Graeme Shinnie joined from Wigan Athletic for a third time, signing a three-year deal. On 26 June, former manager and non-executive director Craig Brown died at the age of 82.[5]

July

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After seven years, goalkeeper Joe Lewis left the club by mutual consent. American midfielder Dante Polvara returned from his loan spell.[6] The Dons kicked off pre-season matches with an impressive 9–0 victory at Turriff United. They continued with two more victories against fellow Highland League sides Fraserburgh and Formartine United winning 2–0 and 1–0 respectively with the latter behind closed doors. Aberdeen completed their pre-season friendlies with two away matches in England, losing 2–0 at Preston North End, followed a week later by a 3–2 win at Charlton Athletic.

August

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Aberdeen started the league campaign with a 0–0 draw away at Livingston, then a 3–1 home defeat to Celtic. This was followed by a 2–2 draw away to St Mirren, where Aberdeen scored a very late equaliser, with a penalty from Bojan Miovski after 10 minutes of injury time. Aberdeen progressed to the quarter-final of League Cup with a 2–1 victory at Stirling Albion, but dropped down into the Europa Conference League following an aggregate loss of 5–3 to BK Häcken. The club signed four new players, James McGarry, Jamie McGrath, Richard Jensen and Pape Habib Guèye but lost Ylber Ramadani who moved to Italian club Lecce for a reported £1.1 million.

September

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Following the defeat to BK Häcken in the Europa League playoff round, Aberdeen were drawn in Group G of the Europa Conference League, along with Eintracht Frankfurt, PAOK and HJK Helsinki. Aberdeen's poor run of form in the league continued with two 2–0 defeats at home to Hibernian, then away to Heart of Midlothian. Aberdeen then travelled to Germany, and took a travelling support of over 2,500 to the Deutsche Bank Arena to see Aberdeen go down to a 2–1 defeat in the Europa Conference to Eintracht Frankfurt, in which Dante Polvara scored his first goal for the club. Aberdeen returned to Pittodrie three days later, and had their first league victory of the season, a 4–0 win over Ross County in which Jamie McGrath scored his first goal for the club. Aberdeen ended the month with a 3–1 victory over Rangers at Ibrox, in a match that saw Stefan Gartenmann's first goal for the club, as well as goals from Jamie McGrath and Jack Mackenzie. This was the first time Aberdeen had scored three goals at Ibrox since the 1997–98 season.

October

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On 1 October, the death was announced of former Aberdeen striker Frank McDougall, at the age of 65. The Dons drew 1–1 with HJK in the Conference League with Miovski scoring which was followed up with a 0–0 draw against St Johnstone. The International break seen Slobodan Rubežić called up to the Montenegro national team for the first time. The SPFL and Police Scotland called off the Dundee match due to Storm Babet with the club confirming part of the stadium was damaged due to wind and flooding.

November

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Aberdeen were eliminated from the Europa Conference League despite Jamie McGrath's sensational free-kick snatching a point against PAOK. They also reached the League Cup final thanks to a goal from Miovski at Hampden Park against Hibernian. But Celtic then dismantled a dismal Aberdeen 6–0 in the Scottish Premiership in Glasgow.

December

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The winless run in the League continued with back to back defeats to Hibernian and Kilmarnock but a come from behind win at home Hearts stopped the rot. Aberdeen finished their European campaign with a 2–0 home win against Eintracht Frankfurt but days later they lost the League Cup Final at Hampden Park to Rangers thanks to a single goal from James Tavernier. The League match away to Dundee was controversially called off less than an hour before kick off. The home league match against Motherwell was postponed because of adverse weather conditions due to Storm Gerrit. They ended the year with a very unhappy Pittodrie crowd, a 3–0 loss to St Mirren.

January

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The Dons began the year with a comfortable 3–0 away win at Ross County. Rhys Williams was recalled to Liverpool and Or Dadia to Hapoel Be'er Sheva with both players not making a single competitive appearance for the club. Vicente Besuijen was allowed to leave on loan with many youngsters. The clubs only January signing was Killian Phillips, a loan deal from Crystal Palace. However, following a poor run of results with the club lying in eighth place, they parted company with manager Barry Robson on 31 January.[7]

February

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Peter Leven was put on interim charge for the home match against Celtic which ended with a competitive 1–1 draw. The club appointed Neil Warnock on an interim basis until the end of the season. His first match in charge was a 2–1 loss at Rangers. This was followed up with a 2–0 win at home to League Two side Bonnyrigg Rose in the Scottish Cup. Warnock admitted it was his aim to win a cup as he had never done before in his managerial career. This was followed with a remarkable 3–3 home draw with Motherwell. It was the first time since 1951 the Dons had come from 3–0 down in a match. Warnock signed up Junior Hoilett as he had worked with him three times before and felt he could offer a benefit to the squad. Another draw followed, 2–2 at home to Hibernian with the Dons now hoping for a top-six finish but still languishing in eighth.

March

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Warnock left Aberdeen on 9 March, following a 3–1 win against Kilmarnock in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup.[8] Following Warnock's departure, Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack said that the club were at an "advanced stage" of finding a longer-term appointment.[8] Assistant coach Peter Leven was put in interim charge until the end of the season.

April

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After a 0–0 home draw with Dundee which seen the visitors secure top six, Aberdeen lost their Scottish Cup semi-final to Celtic in an enthralling game at Hampden Park which finished in a 3–3 draw, losing out on penalties.

May

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Aberdeen's youth side were crowned Under-18 league champions and qualified for the UEFA Youth League. 16-year-old Fletcher Boyd scored on his debut in the 4–0 hammering of Hibernian. The club finished as 'best of the rest' in seventh place, having gone unbeaten since the league's split.

Results & fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

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12 July 2023 Friendly Turriff United 0–9 Aberdeen Turriff
19:45 Marshall 27'
Clarkson 31'
Ramadani 44'
Duk 52'
Sokler 64', 67' (pen.), 80', 84'
Morris 85'		 Stadium: The Haughs
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Joel Kennedy
15 July 2023 Friendly Fraserburgh 0–2 Aberdeen Fraserburgh
15:00 Bavidge 38'
Sokler 52' (pen.)		 Stadium: Bellslea Park
Attendance: 1,865
Referee: Joel Kennedy
Note: Ryan Cowie Testimonial
22 July 2023 Friendly Preston North End England 2–0 Aberdeen Preston, England
15:00 Frøkjær 7', 18' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 4,271
29 July 2023 Friendly Charlton Athletic England 2–3 Aberdeen London, England
13:00 Blackett-Taylor 70'
Devlin 90' (o.g.)		 Report Asiimwe 3' (o.g.)
Shinnie 22'
Miovski 33'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 3,472

Scottish Premiership

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Main article: 2023–24 Scottish Premiership
5 August 2023 1 Livingston 0–0 Aberdeen Livingston
15:00 Report Stadium: Tony Macaroni Arena
Attendance: 5,630
Referee: John Beaton
13 August 2023 2 Aberdeen 1–3 Celtic Aberdeen
12:00 Miovski 25' Report Abada 11'
Kyogo 29'
O'Riley 84'		 Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 18,652
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Note: Game televised on Sky Sports.
27 August 2023 3 St Mirren 2–2 Aberdeen Paisley
15:00 Kiltie 59' (pen.)
Greive 76'		 Report Hayes 42'
Miovski 90+10' (pen.)		 Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 7,492
Referee: John Beaton
3 September 2023 4 Aberdeen 0–2 Hibernian Aberdeen
15:00
Report
Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 16,471
Referee: David Munro
16 September 2023 5 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Aberdeen Edinburgh
15:00 Oda 14'
Boyce 64'		 Report Stadium: Tynecastle
Attendance: 18,626
Referee: Kevin Clancy
24 September 2023 6 Aberdeen 4–0 Ross County Aberdeen
15:00 Miovski 21', 52'
Duk 42'
McGrath 47'		 Report Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 15,116
Referee: Don Robertson
30 September 2023 7 Rangers 1–3 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 Wright Red card 71'
Sima 75'		 Report Gartenmann 38'
McGrath 68'
MacKenzie 85'		 Stadium: Ibrox
Attendance: 49,959
Referee: Steven McLean
8 October 2023 8 Aberdeen 0–0 St Johnstone Aberdeen
15:00 Report Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 16,816
Referee: David Munro
29 October 2023 10 Kilmarnock 2–0 Aberdeen Kilmarnock
12:00 Vassell 45+4'
Watkins 64'		 Report Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 5,480
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Note: Game televised on Sky Sports Football.
1 November 2023 11 Motherwell 2–4 Aberdeen Motherwell
19:45 Bair 78'
Biereth 90+3'		 Report McGrath 26', 68'
Devlin 44'
Duk 74'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,240
Referee: Colin Steven
12 November 2023 13 Celtic 6–0 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 Yang 9'
Furuhashi 16'
Palma 77 pen.'
Turnbull 90+2'
Oh 90+6', 90+9'		 Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: William Collum
26 November 2023 14 Aberdeen 1–1 Rangers Aberdeen
12:00 Miovski 11' Report Tavernier 90+4 pen.' Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 16,911
Referee: Nick Walsh
3 December 2023 15 Hibernian 2–0 Aberdeen Edinburgh
15:00 Vente 18'
Fish 70'		 Report Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 16,592
Referee: William Collum
6 December 2023 16 Aberdeen 0–1 Kilmarnock Aberdeen
19:45 Report Watson 90+2' Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 13,668
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
9 December 2023 17 Aberdeen 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Aberdeen
15:00 Miovski 53'
Clarkson 90+2'		 Report Shankland 20' Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 16,064
Referee: Chris Graham
20 December 2023 12 Aberdeen 2–1 Livingston Aberdeen
19:45 Miovski 42', 65' Report Guthrie 28' Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 13,794
Referee: Nick Walsh
Note: Re-arranged match due to League Cup.
30 December 2023 21 Aberdeen 0–3 St Mirren Aberdeen
15:00 Report O'Hara 12'
Ayunga 78'
Kiltie 90+3 pen.'		 Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 17,029
Referee: Grant Irvine
2 January 2024 22 Ross County 0–3 Aberdeen Dingwall
15:00 Report McGrath 24', 30'
Miovski 80'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,791
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
24 January 2024 18 St Johnstone 1–1 Aberdeen Perth
19:45 Keltjens 78' Report Miovski 62 pen.' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,472
Referee: John Beaton
Note: Rearranged match after postponement due to the League Cup.
27 January 2024 23 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Aberdeen Edinburgh
15:00 Grant 57 pen.'
Shankland 77'		 Report Stadium: Tynecastle
Attendance: 18,790
Referee: Kevin Clancy
30 January 2024 9 Aberdeen 1–1 Dundee Aberdeen
19:45 Miovski 31 pen.' Report Ashcroft 55' Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 15,512
Referee: Nick Walsh
Note: Rearranged match after postponement
3 February 2024 24 Aberdeen 1–1 Celtic Aberdeen
12:30 Miovski 50' Report Kühn 63' Stadium: Pittodrie
Referee: Steven McLean
Note: Game televised on Sky Sports.
7 February 2024 25 Rangers 2–1 Aberdeen Glasgow
20:00 Matondo 7'
Cantwell 72'
Sterling Red card 88'		 Report Miovski 45' Stadium: Ibrox
Attendance: 49,329
Referee: Don Robertson
Note: Game televised on Sky Sports.
14 February 2024 20 Aberdeen 3–3 Motherwell Aberdeen
19:45 Duk 31', 50'
Gartenmann 37'		 Report Bair 5 pen.', 22'
Devine 26'		 Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 15,290
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Note: Rearranged match after postponement
17 February 2024 26 Aberdeen 2–2 Hibernian Aberdeen
15:00 Devlin 15'
McGrath 51'		 Report Boyle 12'
Marcondes 67'		 Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 18,329
Referee: David Munro
24 February 2024 27 Kilmarnock 2–0 Aberdeen Kilmarnock
15:00 Ndaba 45+5'
Kennedy 58'		 Report Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 6,230
Referee: Graham Grainger
28 February 2024 28 Aberdeen 0–2 St Johnstone Aberdeen
19:45 Report Clark 44 pen.'
Kimpioka 77'		 Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 14,226
Referee: Don Robertson
2 March 2024 29 St Mirren 2–1 Aberdeen Paisley
15:00 O'Hara 90+6 pen.'
Olusanya 90+7'		 Report Barron 1' Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 7,019
Referee: Nick Walsh
13 March 2024 19 Dundee 1–0 Aberdeen Dundee
19:45 McCowan 66 pen.' Report Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 8,215
Referee: Steven McLean
Note: Rearranged match after postponement
16 March 2024 30 Motherwell 0–1 Aberdeen Motherwell
15:00 Report Clarkson 25' Stadium: Fir Park
Referee: William Collum
30 March 2024 31 Aberdeen 2–1 Ross County Aberdeen
15:00 Miovski 5'
McGrath 78'		 Report Murray 26' Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 17,616
Referee: Kevin Clancy
6 April 2024 32 Livingston 0–0 Aberdeen Livingston
15:00 Report Stadium: Tony Macaroni Arena
Attendance: 2,797
Referee: Graham Grainger
13 April 2024 33 Aberdeen 0–0 Dundee Aberdeen
15:00 Shinnie Red card 90+6' Report Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 17,176
Referee: Nick Walsh
27 April 2024 34 Aberdeen 1–0 Motherwell Aberdeen
15:00 Gartenmann 60' Report Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 14,794
Referee: Craig Napier
4 May 2024 35 Aberdeen 1–0 St Johnstone Aberdeen
15:00 Miovski 68 pen.' Report Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 15,537
Referee: Chris Graham
12 May 2024 36 Hibernian 0–4 Aberdeen Edinburgh
15:00 Report Clarkson 30'
Polvara 39'
Miovski 52'
Boyd 90+2'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 16,044
Referee: Grant Irvine
15 May 2024 37 Aberdeen 5–1 Livingston Aberdeen
19:45 Hoilett 58', 81'
Shinnie 74'
Polvara 77'
Boyd 90+3'		 Report Yengi 52 pen.' Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 15,043
Referee: Alan Muir
19 May 2024 38 Ross County 2–2 Aberdeen Dingwall
15:00 Murray 5'
Dhanda 68 pen.'		 Report Sokler 32'
McGrath 50'
MacDonald Red card 64'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,119
Referee: Chris Graham

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 2023–24 Scottish League Cup

Having qualified for Europe, Aberdeen entered the Scottish League Cup at the knockout phase. They lost in the Final to Rangers.

Knockout phase

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18 August 2023 Second round Stirling Albion 1–2 Aberdeen Stirling
19:45 Spence 75' Report Miovski 29'
Clarkson 63'		 Stadium: Forthbank Stadium
Attendance: 2,943
Referee: David Munro
27 September 2023 Quarter-final Ross County 1–2 Aberdeen Dingwall
19:45 Baldwin Red card 14'
Turner 83 pen.'		 Report Shinnie 8'
Sokler 80'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,637
Referee: John Beaton
4 November 2023 Semi-final Hibernian 0–1 Aberdeen Glasgow
17:15 Report MacKenzie Red card 75'
Miovski 78'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 28,295
Referee: John Beaton
17 December 2023 Final Rangers 1–0 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 Tavernier 76' Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 49,296
Referee: Don Robertson

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 2023–24 Scottish Cup
19 January 2024 Fourth round Clyde 0–2 Aberdeen Hamilton
19:45 Report Miovski 32'
Devlin 57'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 2,601
Referee: Euan Anderson
Note: Game televised on BBC Scotland.
10 February 2024 Fifth round Aberdeen 2–0 Bonnyrigg Rose Aberdeen
15:00 Miovski 17', 25' Report Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 11,470
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
9 March 2024 Quarter-final Aberdeen 3–1 Kilmarnock Aberdeen
12:15 McGrath 11'
Shinnie 33'
Findlay 66 o.g.'		 Report Armstrong 41' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 10,879
Referee: John Beaton
20 April 2024 Semi-final Aberdeen 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 Celtic Glasgow
12:30 Miovski 2'
Sokler 90'
MacDonald 119'		 Report Kühn 21'
Forrest 63'
O'Riley 105+1'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 45,385
Referee: Don Robertson

UEFA Europa League

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Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League

Aberdeen returned to European football in the Play-off round for the Europa League. They were guaranteed European Group Stage football for the first time since 2008. They were knocked out of the UEFA Europa Conference League placing third in Group G.

Play-off round

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Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
24 August 2023 First leg BK Häcken Sweden 2–2 Scotland Aberdeen Gothenburg, Sweden
18:00 Layouni 36'
Sadiq 69' (pen.)		 Report Miovski 75'
Devlin 79'		 Stadium: Bravida Arena
Attendance: 4,424
Referee: Filip Glova
31 August 2023 Second leg Aberdeen Scotland 1–3
(3–5 agg.)		 Sweden BK Häcken Aberdeen
19:45 Miovski 55' (pen.) Report Sadiq 14', 41', 81' (pen.) Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 19,237
Referee: Daniel Siebert

UEFA Europa Conference League

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Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League

Group Stages

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Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage
21 September 2023 1 Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 2–1 Scotland Aberdeen Frankfurt, Germany
18:45 Marmoush 11' (pen.)
Koch 61'		 Report Polvara 22' Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 55,500
Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli
5 October 2023 2 Aberdeen Scotland 1–1 Finland HJK Aberdeen
20:00 Miovski 79' Report Radulović 59' Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 16,316
Referee: Daniel Stefanski
26 October 2023 3 Aberdeen Scotland 2–3 Greece PAOK Aberdeen
20:00 Miovski 50'
Polvara 58'		 Report Despodov 73'
Vieirinha 84'
Schwab 90+6 pen.'		 Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 16,089
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer
9 November 2023 4 PAOK Greece 2–2 Scotland Aberdeen Thessaloniki, Greece
18:45 Taison 23'
Samatta 67'		 Report Duk 14'
McGrath 70'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja
30 November 2023 5 HJK Finland 2–2 Scotland Aberdeen Helsinki, Finland
18:45 Bandé 16'
Hostikka 33'		 Report MacDonald 41'
Duk 56'		 Stadium: Bolt Arena
Attendance: 9,053
Referee: Genc Nuza
14 December 2023 6 Aberdeen Scotland 2–0 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Aberdeen
18:45 Duk 41'
Sokler 74'		 Report Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 14,474
Referee: Miguel Bértolo Nogueira

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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As of 19 May 2024
No. Pos Player Premiership Europe League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Scotland Nicky Devlin 37 2 6+2 1 4 0 4 1 53 4
3 DF Scotland Jack MacKenzie 25+2 1 5 0 2 0 4 0 38 1
4 MF Scotland Graeme Shinnie (c) 35+2 1 6 0 4 1 3 1 50 3
5 DF Finland Richard Jensen 24+4 0 6+1 0 3 0 1 0 39 0
6 DF Denmark Stefan Gartenmann 32 3 5 0 3 0 3+1 0 44 3
7 MF Republic of Ireland Jamie McGrath 31+3 9 5+3 1 3 0 3 1 48 11
8 MF Scotland Connor Barron 23+5 1 4+2 0 2+1 0 3+1 0 41 1
9 FW North Macedonia Bojan Miovski 36+2 16 5+2 4 4 2 4 4 53 26
10 MF England Leighton Clarkson 29+7 3 4+1 0 3+1 1 3+1 0 49 4
11 FW Cape Verde Duk 16+18 4 6+2 3 2+1 0 2+2 0 49 7
15 DF New Zealand James McGarry 7+6 0 2+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 17 0
17 MF Republic of Ireland Jonny Hayes 8+6 1 1+6 0 2 0 0 0 23 1
18 MF Republic of Ireland Killian Phillips 3+7 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 13 0
19 FW Slovenia Ester Sokler 6+20 1 0+7 1 1+3 1 0+3 1 40 4
20 FW England Shayden Morris 3+9 0 3 0 1+1 0 1+2 0 20 0
21 MF United States Dante Polvara 17+11 2 5+1 2 1+2 0 3 0 40 4
23 MF Scotland Ryan Duncan 2+7 0 4+2 0 1+1 0 0+2 0 19 0
24 GK Netherlands Kelle Roos 37 0 8 0 4 0 3 0 52 0
27 DF England Angus MacDonald 13+6 0 2+1 1 0+1 0 3 1 26 2
28 DF Scotland Jack Milne 3+3 0 2 0 0 0 0+2 0 10 0
30 MF Canada Junior Hoilett 10+3 2 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 15 2
31 GK Scotland Ross Doohan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
33 DF Montenegro Slobodan Rubežić 16+2 0 8 0 4 0 1 0 31 0
49 FW Scotland Fletcher Boyd 0+2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Players who left the club during the season
14 FW Senegal Pape Habib Guèye 0+4 0 1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 7 0
18 DF England Rhys Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW Netherlands Vicente Besuijen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK Scotland Tom Ritchie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF England Anthony Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF Israel Or Dadia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF Scotland Findlay Marshall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 FW Scotland Alfie Bavidge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 DF Malawi Kieran Ngwenya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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As of 19 May 2024

Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership Europe League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 North Macedonia 9 Bojan Miovski 16 4 2 4 26
2 Republic of Ireland 7 Jamie McGrath 9 1 0 1 11
3 Cape Verde 11 Duk 4 3 0 0 7
4 Scotland 2 Nicky Devlin 2 1 0 1 4
= England 10 Leighton Clarkson 3 0 1 0 4
= Slovenia 19 Ester Sokler 1 1 1 1 4
= United States 21 Dante Polvara 2 2 0 0 4
8 Scotland 4 Graeme Shinnie 1 0 1 1 3
= Denmark 6 Stefan Gartenmann 3 0 0 0 3
10 England 27 Angus MacDonald 0 1 0 1 2
= Canada 30 Junior Hoilett 2 0 0 0 2
= Scotland 49 Fletcher Boyd 2 0 0 0 2
13 Scotland 3 Jack MacKenzie 1 0 0 0 1
= Scotland 8 Connor Barron 1 0 0 0 1
= Republic of Ireland 17 Jonny Hayes 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 48 13 5 9 75

Team statistics

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Scottish Premiership 5 August 2023 19 May 2024 Matchday 1 Seventh place 38 12 12 14 48 52 −4 031.58
Scottish Cup 19 January 2024 20 April 2024 Fourth round Semi-final 4 3 1 0 10 4 +6 075.00
Scottish League Cup 18 August 2023 17 December 2023 Second round Runners-up 4 3 0 1 5 3 +2 075.00
Scottish Challenge Cup 2 August 2023 15 August 2023 First round Second round 2 0 1 1 4 6 −2 000.00
UEFA Europa League 24 August 2023 31 August 2023 Play–off round Play–off round 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 000.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 21 September 2023 14 December 2023 Group stage Group stage 6 1 3 2 10 10 +0 016.67
Total 56 19 18 19 80 80 +0 033.93

League table

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Main article: 2023–24 Scottish Premiership
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
5 St Mirren 38 13 8 17 46 52 −6 47 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
6 Dundee 38 10 12 16 49 68 −19 42
7 Aberdeen 38 12 12 14 48 52 −4 48
8 Hibernian 38 11 13 14 52 59 −7 46
9 Motherwell 38 10 13 15 56 59 −3 43
Source: [9][10]
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 competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[11]
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).

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAAAHAHHHHAAAHHAHHAHAAAHAHHHAHA
ResultDLDLLWWDLWLDLLWWLWDLDDLDDLLLLWWDDWWWWD
Position79101111117810699101198987888998891010999988777
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2024. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Conference League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAOK FRA ABE HJK
1 Greece PAOK 6 5 1 0 16 10 +6 16 Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 2–2 4–2
2 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 6 3 0 3 11 7 +4 9 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–2 — 2–1 6–0
3 Scotland Aberdeen 6 1 3 2 10 10 0 6 2–3 2–0 — 1–1
4 Finland HJK 6 0 2 4 7 17 −10 2 2–3 0–1 2–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Transfers

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Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2023 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2023–24

Players in

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Date Pos Player From Fee Ref
22 May 2023 DF Scotland Nicky Devlin Scotland Livingston Free [12][13]
15 June 2023 MF England Leighton Clarkson England Liverpool Undisclosed [14]
16 June 2023 FW Slovenia Ester Sokler Slovenia Radomlje £300,000 [15]
28 June 2023 MF Scotland Graeme Shinnie England Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [16]
6 July 2023 GK Scotland Ross Doohan England Forest Green Rovers Undisclosed [17]
31 July 2023 DF Montenegro Slobodan Rubežić Serbia Novi Pazar £190,000 [18]
11 August 2023 DF New Zealand James McGarry Australia Central Coast Mariners Undisclosed [19]
22 August 2023 MF Republic of Ireland Jamie McGrath England Wigan Athletic Free [20]
23 August 2023 DF Finland Richard Jensen Poland Górnik Zabrze £500,000 [21]
29 August 2023 FW Senegal Pape Habib Guèye Belgium K.V. Kortrijk Undisclosed [22]
16 February 2024 MF Canada Junior Hoilett Canada Vancouver Whitecaps Free [23]

Players out

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Date Pos Player To Fee Ref
6 June 2023 DF Scotland Ross McCrorie England Bristol City Undisclosed [24][25]
14 June 2023 FW Wales Marley Watkins Scotland Kilmarnock Free [4]
14 June 2023 FW Scotland Connor McLennan England Salford City Free [4]
14 June 2023 DF England Mason Hancock Scotland Airdrieonians Free [4]
20 June 2023 MF England Callum Roberts England Scunthorpe United Undisclosed [26]
21 June 2023 MF Northern Ireland Matty Kennedy Scotland Kilmarnock Free [4][27]
23 June 2023 MF Scotland Dean Campbell England Barrow Free [4][28]
27 June 2023 GK Scotland Blessing Oluyemi Scotland Peterhead Free [4][29]
6 July 2023 MF Scotland Arran Smith Scotland Peterhead Free [30]
7 July 2023 GK England Joe Lewis Free [31]
13 July 2023 FW Scotland Lewis Pirie England Leeds United £200,000 [32][33]
18 July 2023 DF Scotland Milosz Ochmanski Scotland Cove Rangers Free [4][34]
4 August 2023 MF Albania Ylber Ramadani Italy Lecce £1,100,000 [35]
23 September 2023 DF Scotland Timi Fatona Scotland Turriff United Free [4]
12 January 2024 FW Scotland Liam Harvey Scotland Buckie Thistle Free [36]

Loans in

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Date Pos Name From Fee Ref
28 June 2023 DF England Rhys Williams England Liverpool January Loan [37]
21 July 2023 DF Israel Or Dadia Israel Hapoel Beer Sheva January Loan [38]
1 September 2023 DF Denmark Stefan Gartenmann Denmark FC Midtjylland Season Loan [39]
28 January 2024 MF Republic of Ireland Killian Phillips England Crystal Palace End of Season Loan [40]

Loans out

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Date Pos Name To Fee Ref
15 June 2023 FW Scotland Aaron Reid Scotland Peterhead January Loan [41]
20 June 2023 DF Scotland Finlay Murray Scotland Turriff United Season Loan [42]
22 June 2023 FW Scotland Evan Towler Scotland Montrose Season Loan [43]
29 June 2023 FW Scotland Liam Harvey Scotland Elgin City January Loan [44]
14 July 2023 MF Scotland Blair MacKenzie Scotland Elgin City Season Loan [45]
20 July 2023 MF Scotland Adam Emslie Scotland Formartine United Season Loan [46]
26 July 2023 DF England Jayden Richardson England Stockport County January Loan [47]
4 August 2023 MF Scotland Dylan Lobban Scotland Formartine United January Loan [48]
10 August 2023 DF Malawi Kieran Ngwenya Scotland Partick Thistle Season Loan [49][50]
1 September 2023 DF England Anthony Stewart England Milton Keynes Dons Season Loan [51][52]
23 September 2023 FW Scotland Alfie Bavidge Scotland Kelty Hearts Season Loan [53][54]
5 January 2024 MF Scotland Findlay Marshall Scotland Edinburgh City End of Season Loan [55]
5 January 2024 FW Scotland Aaron Reid Scotland Formartine United End of Season Loan [56]
5 January 2024 MF Scotland Dylan Lobban Scotland Forfar Athletic End of Season Loan [57]
12 January 2024 DF England Jayden Richardson England Colchester United End of Season Loan [58]
19 January 2024 MF Scotland Alfie Stewart Scotland Peterhead End of Season Loan [59]
25 January 2024 FW Netherlands Vicente Besuijen Netherlands FC Emmen End of Season Loan [60]
14 February 2024 MF Scotland Tom Ritchie Scotland Buckie Thistle End of Season Loan [61]
19 February 2024 FW Senegal Pape Habib Guèye Norway Kristiansund BK End of Season Loan [62]

See also

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References

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