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2024–25 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 2024–25 Aberdeen F.C. season will be Aberdeen's 111th season in the top flight of Scottish football and the twelfth in the Scottish Premiership.[1] Aberdeen will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup. They will participate in the Group stages of the League Cup.[2]

Aberdeen
2024–25 season
ChairmanDave Cormack
ManagerJimmy Thelin
GroundPittodrie Stadium
Aberdeen, Scotland
(Capacity: 20,866)

Summary

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June

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On 3 June, new manager Jimmy Thelin officially took charge replacing interim coach Peter Leven.[3] On 6 June, after making over 350 appearances player-coach Jonny Hayes left the club .[4] Youngster Fletcher Boyd signed a new contract until 2027. Kelle Roos, Connor Barron, Anthony Stewart, Kieran Ngwenya, Finlay Murray, Kai Watson, Chris Kondolo, Aaron Reid, and Reuben Smillie all left the club. Defender Gavin Molloy signed from Shelbourne, striker Peter Ambrose from Újpest and Dimitar Mitov from fellow Premiership side St Johnstone all for undisclosed fees. The Dons announced they will travel to Portugal for a pre-season training camp and have a friendly against Peterhead with an XI select against Huntly and Turriff United.

July

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Aberdeen's Pre-Season friendly with Peterhead FC was moved to Cormack Park due to weather conditions in Peterhead with the Dons winning 4-0. On 11 July, forward Duk was announced missing from training by the club with the player going AWOL. Aberdeen took disciplinary action against the Cape Verde international and is still yet to return. On 12 July, Dante Polvara suffered an injury and is set to be ruled out for at least 4 months and Norwegian midfielder Sivert Heltne Nilsen joined from SK Brann. The club opened the season with a 3-0 win over Queen of The South in the League Cup.

Results & fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

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10 July 2024 Friendly Peterhead 0–4 Aberdeen Aberdeen
19:00 Report Sokler   28', 37'
Shinnie   41'
Bavidge   52'		 Stadium: Cormack Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Fordyce

Scottish Premiership

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Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Premiership
5 August 2024 1 St Johnstone v Aberdeen Perth
20:00 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
10 August 2024 2 Aberdeen v St Mirren Aberdeen
15:00 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
24 August 2024 3 Aberdeen v Kilmarnock Aberdeen
15:00 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 Scottish League Cup
  • Aberdeen will enter the group stages of the League Cup in Group A, along with Queen of the South, East Kilbride, Airdrieonians and Dumbarton.

Group stage

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13 July 2024 1 Queen of the South 0–3 Aberdeen Dumfries
17:15 Report Sokler   6', 37'
Shinnie   23'		 Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Don Robertson
20 July 2024 2 East Kilbride 0–4 Aberdeen East Kilbride
15:00 Report Devlin   27'
McGrath   34'
Clarkson   54'
Morris   62'		 Stadium: K-Park Training Academy
Attendance: 686
Referee: Grant Irvine
23 July 2024 3 Aberdeen 2–1 Airdrieonians Aberdeen
19:45 Shinnie   49'
Clarkson   59'		 Report Wilson   40' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 9,161
Referee: Chris Graham
27 July 2024 4 Aberdeen v Dumbarton Aberdeen
15:00 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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As of 23 July 2024
No. Pos Player Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Dimitar Mitov 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF   Nicky Devlin 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 1
3 DF   Jack MacKenzie 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
4 MF   Graeme Shinnie 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 2
5 DF   Richard Jensen 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
6 MF   Sivert Heltne Nilsen 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
7 MF   Jamie McGrath 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 1
9 FW   Bojan Miovski 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
10 MF   Leighton Clarkson 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 2
15 DF   James McGarry 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 2 0
17 FW   Vicente Besuijen 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW   Ester Sokler 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 2
20 FW   Shayden Morris 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 1
21 DF   Gavin Molloy 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
22 DF   Jack Milne 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF   Ryan Duncan 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 2 0
27 DF   Angus MacDonald 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
30 MF   Fletcher Boyd 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 2 0
31 GK   Ross Doohan 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
32 FW   Peter Ambrose 0 0 0+3 0 0 0 3 0
33 DF   Slobodan Rubežić 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0

Goalscorers

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As of 23 July 2024

Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1   4 Graeme Shinnie 0 2 0 2
=   10 Leighton Clarkson 0 2 0 2
=   19 Ester Sokler 0 2 0 2
2   2 Nicky Devlin 0 1 0 1
=   7 Jamie McGrath 0 1 0 1
=   20 Shayden Morris 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 0 9 0 9

Club statistics

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Competition Overview

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Competition First match Last match Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premiership 5 August 2024 May 2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Scottish Cup January 2025 2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
League Cup 13 July 2024 2024 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 100.00
Total 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 100.00

Source: Competitions

League table

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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 Europa League second qualifying round[b]
4 Dundee United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 Heart of Midlothian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 August 2024. 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 competitions 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 2024–25 Scottish Cup also qualify for the Europa League. If the cup winners qualify for the Champions League via league position, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League play-off round) passes to the third-placed team, and the berths for the Europa League second qualifying round and the Conference League second qualifying round are passed down to the fourth- and fifth-placed teams.

League cup table

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Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ABE AIR QOS EKB DUM
1 Aberdeen 3 3 0 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Qualification for the second round — 2–1 — — 27 Jul
2 Airdrieonians 3 2 0 0 1 13 5 +8 6 Possible qualification for the second round — — 27 Jul 8–0 —
3 Queen of the South 3 2 0 0 1 5 4 +1 6 0–3 — — — 2–0
4 East Kilbride (E) 4 0 1 0 3 2 16 −14 2 0–4 — 1–3 — —
5 Dumbarton (E) 3 0 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1 — 3–4 — 1–1p —
Updated to match(es) played on 23 July 2024. Source: [8]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[9]
(E) Eliminated

Transfers

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Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2024 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2024–25

Players in

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Date Pos Player From Fee Ref
14 June 2024 DF   Gavin Molloy   Shelbourne Undisclosed [10]
FW   Peter Ambrose   Újpest Undisclosed [11]
19 June 2024 GK   Dimitar Mitov   St Johnstone Undisclosed [12]
11 July 2024 MF   Sivert Heltne Nilsen   SK Brann £300,000 [13]

Players out

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Date Pos Player To Fee Ref
2 June 2024 FW   Aaron Reid   Airdrieonians Free [14]
6 June 2024 MF   Jonny Hayes Retired [15][16][17]
14 June 2024 DF   Anthony Stewart Free [18]
DF   Kai Watson Free [18]
MF   Christovie Kondolo Free [18]
GK   Reuben Smillie Free [18]
20 June 2024 MF   Connor Barron   Rangers Free [18][19]
27 June 2024 DF   Kieran Ngwenya   Dunfermline Athletic Free [18][20]
15 July 2024 DF   Finlay Murray   Cove Rangers Free [18][21]
18 July 2024 GK   Kelle Roos   Triestina Free [18][22]

Loans in

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Date Pos Name From Fee Ref

Loans out

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Date Pos Name To Fee Ref
16 July 2024 GK   Tom Ritchie   Bonnyrigg Rose Season Loan [23]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Key dates for Season 2024/25". SPFL. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Premier Sports Cup group stage fixtures". SPFL. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Jimmy Thelin era gets underway at Pittodrie". Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Jonny Hayes Departs the Dons". Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 15 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  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. ^ "Summary - League Cup Group A". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Gavin Molloy is first summer signing". Aberdeen FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Peter Ambrose is a Don". Aberdeen FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Dimitar Mitov arrives at Pittodrie". Aberdeen FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Nilsen is a Don". Aberdeen FC. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Striker Reid makes Diamonds switch". Airdrieonians FC. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Jonny Hayes Departs the Dons". Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Jonny Hayes takes up academy role in Celtic backroom staff reshuffle". The National. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Ex-Celtic & Aberdeen favourite Hayes pens emotional retirement message". Glasgow Times. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h "Summer 2024 Squad Update". Aberdeen FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Rangers announce signing of Connor Barron". rangers.co.uk. Rangers FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Kieran Ngwenya Signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Welcome To Balmoral Finlay Murray". Cove Rangers FC. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Kelle Roos firma con la Triestina" [Kelle Roos signs with Triestina]. www.triestina1918.it (in Italian). 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  23. ^ https://www.bonnyriggrosefc.co.uk/teams/118321/player/tom-ritchie-3287115/90190
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