2017–18 Aberdeen F.C. season

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Aberdeen
2017–18 season
ChairmanStewart Milne
ManagerDerek McInnes
GroundPittodrie Stadium
Scottish PremiershipRunners-up
Scottish League CupQuarter-Final, lost to Motherwell
Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Scottish CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Adam Rooney (9)
All: McLean & Rooney (11)
Highest home attendance20,528 vs
Celtic, Premiership, 25 October 2017
Lowest home attendance8,739 vs
Kilmarnock, Scottish Cup, 3 March 2018
Average home league attendance15,775

The 2017–18 Aberdeen F.C. season was Aberdeen's 104th season in the top flight of Scottish football and the fifth in the Scottish Premiership. Aberdeen also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Aberdeen also competed in qualifying for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.[1]

Summary[edit]

June[edit]

In the pre-season, Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes was the subject of press speculation regarding a potential move to English Premier League team Sunderland.[2] After weeks of speculation, McInnes rejected an eventual approach by Sunderland on 15 June and committed his future to the Dons until 2019.[3] Subsequently, only a few days later, he and assistant Tony Docherty, signed a one-year contract extension, keeping them with the club until the summer of 2020.[4]

On 17 June, Jonny Hayes signed for Celtic for £1.3 million plus a season-long loan for Ryan Christie.[5][6] Christie had been on loan at the club for the second half of last season.[7]

On 26 June, after being linked with Sunderland with manager McInnes,[8] 'keeper Joe Lewis signed a new deal to keep him at the club until 2020.[9]

July[edit]

On 11 July, Shay Logan signed a contract extension until 2020.[10]

On 12 July, Gary Mackay-Steven signed from Celtic for £150,000 on a two-year deal.[11]

On 14 July, former player and Iceland international Kári Árnason re-signed for the club from Omonia on a free, signing a one-year deal.[12] He had originally played for the club in the 2011–12 season.

On 19 July, at least 2 supporters were injured after an attack by Bosnians in the city of Mostar, the night before they were due to play Bosnia and Herzegovina side Široki Brijeg in their Europa League qualifier.[13]

August[edit]

On 3 August, Aberdeen were again knocked out of the Europa League at the third qualifying round stage for the 4th year in a row, this time at the hands of Apollon Limassol.[14] There was yet more trouble for Dons fans, this time during the match and after the final whistle. The club looked into this incident,[15] in which later both clubs were fined by UEFA.[16]

On 10 August, after spending months trying to sign him,[17] Stevie May signed for the Dons for £400,000.[18] Miles Storey the next day joined Partick Thistle for an undisclosed fee.[19]

On 26 August, Aberdeen beat Partick Thistle 4–3 at Firhill, meaning they were the only club in the league to win their first 4 matches of the season.[20]

September[edit]

On 5 September, defender Mark Reynolds signed a contract extension until 2019.[21]

On 21 September, Aberdeen were knocked out of the League Cup at the quarter-final stage, being comfortably beaten 3–0 by Motherwell.[22]

On 30 September, Adam Rooney scored his eighth hat-trick for the Dons in a 3–0 win at home against St Johnstone.[23]

October[edit]

On 16 October, winger Scott Wright signed a contract extension until 2021.[24]

On 19 October, defender Scott McKenna signed a contract extension until 2021.[25]

On 24 October, it was announced that midfielder Kenny McLean would not be renewing his contract at the end of the season.[26]

Subsequently, on 25 October, the Dons suffered their first defeat of the season, being comfortably beaten 3–0 at home to Celtic.[27]

On 30 October, Graeme Shinnie, Kenny McLean and on-loan Celtic player Ryan Christie were called up for Scotland to play the Netherlands for a friendly due to take place on 9 November at Pittodrie.[28]

Also on 30 October, the Dons signed forward and Finland under-18 international Miko Virtanen to the Development squad.[29]

November[edit]

Before, during, and after the early November International break, manager Derek McInnes was continually linked with the vacant Rangers job[30][31][32] and he dismissed this in the press to say, "My job is the Aberdeen manager and I'm here to talk about Aberdeen and our upcoming game against Motherwell, its only speculation."[33]

After the club put continual plans in building the new stadium at Kingsford on hold[34] Tom Crotty, a US businessman, invested £775,000 into the project.[35]

December[edit]

On 3 December, speaking after the back-to-back defeats to Rangers,[36] manager Derek McInnes admitted speculation linking him with the vacant Rangers job could be affecting the players after only picking up 7 points from the seven previous matches since Pedro Caixinha was sacked in October.[37]

On 7 December, Derek McInnes rejected an approach from Rangers to stay with the Dons after "weighing up" and "having a lot to consider", embarrassing them in the process.[38][39] The next day, in an interview, McInnes said "he wasn't prepared to walk away" from the Dons and also saying he was "really happy and didn't want to tarnish relationships."[40]

On 16 December, Gary Mackay-Steven scored his first senior hat-trick in a 4–1 win against Hibernian.[41]

On 28 December, the Dons re-signed Niall McGinn on a three and a half year contract after he terminated his contract with Gwangju.[42] He will officially rejoin the club on 1 January 2018.[43]

January[edit]

On 9 January, Greg Tansey was loaned out to Ross County.[44] This freed a space in the squad to make a signing the following day, Chidi Nwakali, joining on loan from Manchester City.[45]

During the Scottish Football winter break, and as in the previous year, the Dons headed off to Dubai for a week of winter training and played against Uzbekistan side Lokomotiv Tashkent in a friendly in which they lost 2–0.[46]

Before the Scottish Cup match against St Mirren, Craig Storie was released and Frank Ross signed a new deal until 2019 and then immediately loaned to Greenock Morton until the end of the season.[47]

Shortly after the 4–1 Scottish Cup win against St Mirren,[48] it was confirmed that Kenny McLean had signed for Norwich City for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £200,000, but would stay at the Dons until the end of the season.[49]

February[edit]

On 8 February, Gary Mackay-Steven won the Scottish Cup Goal of the fourth round award for his sensational strike in the previous month's 4–1 win against St Mirren.[50]

On 11 February, Aberdeen qualified for the Quarter Finals of the Scottish Cup by, in the end, convincingly beating Dundee United 4–2.[51]

After regaining second place in the League, Aberdeen lost 2–0 at Hibernian[52] and then lost at home to Celtic by the same scoreline.[53] This was the tenth time in a row that Aberdeen had lost to Celtic under Brendan Rodgers.[54]

On 28 February, after overnight snow and the storm "Beast from the East",[55] Aberdeen's match at Motherwell's Fir Park was postponed.[56]

March[edit]

After signing a new deal in October,[25] on 7 March, defender Scott McKenna signed another contract extension until 2023.[57]

On 12 March, midfielders Kenny McLean and Ryan Christie, and for the first-time defender Scott McKenna, were called up to the Scotland squad for friendlies against Costa Rica and Hungary.[58] McKenna earned his first cap by starting the match against Costa Rica and played the full 90 minutes.[59]

On 13 March, winger Scott Wright was called up for the Scotland under-21s.[60]

April[edit]

Without suspended trio captain Graeme Shinnie, previously ever-present Kenny McLean and right back Shay Logan,[61] Aberdeen lost to Motherwell 3–0 in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup at Hampden Park.[62] After the match, manager Derek McInnes criticised his own recruitment this season.[63]

On 24 April, after the plans had been put on hold,[64] Aberdeen were granted official planning permission to start on the new stadium at Kingsford.[65]

On 25 April, defender Scott McKenna was nominated for Scottish Young Player of the Year.[66]

On 26 April, Aberdeen youth lost the Scottish Youth Cup final to Hibernian youth 3–1 at Hampden Park.[67]

May[edit]

On 5 May, the Dons announced Hamilton Academical youth Lewis Ferguson would be joining the club on 1 July 2018, paying a development fee.[68]

On 6 May, it was announced that former two-time European Cup winning Manager Sir Alex Ferguson underwent an emergency surgery after suffering a brain haemorrhage.[69]

After drawing at home to Rangers[70] and the following day Hearts beating Hibernian, Aberdeen sealed European qualification for the fifth season in a row.[71]

On 10 May, at the Aberdeen FC awards event, Scott McKenna won the player, young player, and goal of the season awards.[72]

On 13 May, on the final day of the season, the Dons won at Celtic Park for the first time in the league since 2004[73] and also kept a clean sheet there for the first time since 1994, securing runners-up spot in the process with a 1–0 win thanks to a goal from Andrew Considine.[74]

On 14 May, defender Scott McKenna, midfielders Graeme Shinnie, Kenny McLean and Ryan Christie and were called up to the Scotland squad for friendlies against Peru and Mexico.[75]

On the squad for next season, goalie Danny Rogers signed a new 2-year deal, the club announced the loaned players returned to their clubs respectively, and that Nicky Maynard, Kári Árnason, and Daniel Harvie had left the club after their contracts had expired.[76]

Results and fixtures[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season[edit]

1 July 2017[77] FriendlySt Johnstone0 – 3AberdeenMcDiarmid Park
15:00 BST AFC Report Rooney Goal 32'
Christie Goal 43'
Anderson Goal 85'		 Attendance: 1,939[78]
6 July 2017[77] FriendlyArbroath1 – 3AberdeenGayfield Park
19:30 BST Kane Hester Goal 86' AFC Report Rooney Goal 21'
Stewart Goal 43'
Stockley Goal 78'		 Attendance: 2,081
Referee: Mat Northcroft
23 July 2017[79] FriendlyBrechin City1 – 4AberdeenGlebe Park
14:00 BST Love Goal 70' Report McKenna Goal 9'
Storey Goal 32'
Árnason Goal 56'
Rooney Goal 58' (pen.)		 Attendance: 1,196[80]

Scottish Premiership[edit]

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Premiership
6 August 2017 1Aberdeen2 – 0HamiltonPittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST Shinnie Yellow card 13'
O'Connor Goal 26'
Storey Goal 90'		 BBC Report Sarris Yellow card 22'
McMann Yellow card 27'
Tomas Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 62'
Skondras Yellow card 58'		 Attendance: 15,165
Referee: Euan Anderson
12 August 2017 2Ross County1 – 2AberdeenGlobal Energy Stadium
15:00 BST Curran Goal 2'
Routis Yellow card 39'
O'Brien Yellow card 57'
Keillor-Dunn Yellow card 82'		 BBC Report Reynolds Goal 23'
Logan Goal 71'
Shinnie Yellow card 72'		 Attendance: 5,965
Referee: Don Robertson
19 August 2017 3Aberdeen2 – 1DundeePittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST May Goal 11', 79' Yellow card 65'
Logan Yellow card 41'
McLean Yellow card 90+1'		 BBC Report Deacon Goal 53'
Kamara Yellow card 64'		 Attendance: 15,646
Referee: Kevin Clancy
26 August 2017 4Partick Thistle3 – 4AberdeenFirhill Stadium
15:00 BST Erskine Goal 8'
Doolan Goal 13'
Keown Goal 54' Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Turnbull Yellow card 68'		 BBC Report Christie Goal 5'
McLean Goal 42' (pen.)
Wright Goal 52'
Rooney Goal 84'		 Attendance: 4,768
Referee: Bobby Madden
9 September 2017 5Hearts0 – 0AberdeenMurrayfield Stadium[N 1]
15:00 BST May Yellow card 90+3' BBC Report Souttar Yellow card 11'
Berra Yellow card 53'
Walker Yellow card 73'		 Attendance: 24,248
Referee: Craig Thomson
16 September 2017 6Aberdeen1 – 1KilmarnockPittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST May Goal 10'
Wright Yellow card 20'
Maynard Yellow card 45'		 BBC Report Wilson Yellow card 16'
Jones Goal 48'
McKenzie Yellow card 88'
Greer Yellow card 90+1'		 Attendance: 15,037
Referee: Stephen Finnie
24 September 2017 7Motherwell0 – 1AberdeenFir Park
12:15 BST McHugh Yellow card 49'
Dunne Yellow card 88'		 BBC Report Logan Yellow card 45'
Considine Goal 57'
Shinnie Yellow card 89'		 Attendance: 4,535
Referee: Nick Walsh
30 September 2017 8Aberdeen3 – 0St JohnstonePittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST Rooney Goal 7', 18', 81' (pen.)
Shinnie Yellow card 58'
O'Connor Yellow card 84'		 BBC Report Millar Yellow card 62' Attendance: 14,879
Referee: John Beaton
14 October 2017 9Hibernian0 – 1AberdeenEaster Road
15:00 BST Stevenson Yellow card 14'
McGinn Yellow card 43'		 BBC Report Shinnie Yellow card 28'
O'Connor Yellow card 34'
Mackay-Steven Goal 38'
May Yellow card 79'		 Attendance: 19,038
Referee: Steven McLean
21 October 2017 10[N 2]RangersP – PAberdeenIbrox Stadium
12:30 BST
25 October 2017 11Aberdeen0 – 3CelticPittodrie Stadium
19:45 BST Árnason Yellow card 24'
O'Connor Yellow card 44'
Considine Yellow card 60'
McKenna Yellow card 62'		 BBC Sport Tierney Goal 13'
Dembélé Goal 39', 63'		 Attendance: 20,528
Referee: Craig Thomson
28 October 2017 12Aberdeen2 – 1Ross CountyPittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST Christie Goal 12' Yellow card 88'
McLean Goal 52' (pen.) Yellow card 90+2'
McKenna Yellow card 75'		 BBC Report Gardyne Goal 8' Yellow card 90+1'
Lindsay Yellow card 52'
Draper Yellow card 84'		 Attendance: 13,918
Referee: Don Robertson
4 November 2017 13Hamilton2 – 2AberdeenSuperSeal Stadium
15:00 GMT Imrie Goal 19'
MacKinnon Yellow card 39'
Templeton Goal 76'
Skondras Yellow card 90+3'		 BBC Report Stewart Goal 27'
Árnason Goal 74'		 Attendance: 3,099
Referee: Nick Walsh
18 November 2017 14Aberdeen0 – 2MotherwellPittodrie Stadium
15:00 GMT Considine Yellow card 42'
Christie Yellow card 86'		 BBC Report Bowman Yellow card 41'
Moult Goal 42', 54'		 Attendance: 14,013
Referee: Bobby Madden
26 November 2017 15Kilmarnock1 – 3AberdeenRugby Park
12:30 GMT Broadfoot Yellow card 11'
Frizzell Yellow card 37'
Jones Goal 66' Red card 88'		 BBC Report McLean Goal 1'
Broadfoot Goal 12' (o.g.)
Shinnie Yellow card 39'
May Goal 74'
Tansey Yellow card 90'		 Attendance: 4,198
Referee: Steven McLean
29 November 2017 10[N 3]Rangers3 – 0AberdeenIbrox Stadium
19:45 GMT Tavernier Goal 7' (pen.), 70'
Peña Goal 27'
McCrorie Yellow card 38'
Holt Yellow card 57'
Alves Yellow card 65'		 BBC Report O'Connor Yellow card 18'
Shinnie Yellow card 33'
Mackay-Steven Yellow card 44'
Christie Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card 84'		 Attendance: 48,687
Referee: Andrew Dallas
3 December 2017 16Aberdeen1 – 2RangersPittodrie Stadium
12:30 GMT Shinnie Yellow card 12'
Ross Goal 65'		 BBC Report Windass Yellow card 5' Goal 63'
Wilson Goal 14'
McCrorie Yellow card 47'
Jack Red card 56'
Herrera Yellow card 90+4'		 Attendance: 18,983
Referee: Willie Collum
8 December 2017 17Dundee0 – 1AberdeenDens Park
19:45 GMT Moussa Yellow card 6'
Kamara Yellow card 61'
Kerr Yellow card 74'		 BBC Report Logan Yellow card 44'
McKenna Goal 48'
McLean Yellow card 62'		 Attendance: 6,451
Referee: Nick Walsh
13 December 2017 18St Johnstone0 – 3AberdeenMcDiarmid Park
19:45 GMT O'Halloran Yellow card 14' BBC Report Rooney Goal 20'
Árnason Goal 33'
Shinnie Yellow card 38'
Christie Goal 60'		 Attendance: 2,911
Referee: Alan Muir
16 December 2017 19Aberdeen4 – 1HibernianPittodrie Stadium
12:30 GMT Shinnie Goal 11'
Mackay-Steven Goal 36', 45', 62'		 BBC Report Whittaker Yellow card 64'
Stokes Goal 89'		 Attendance: 14,923
Referee: Bobby Madden
23 December 2017 20Celtic3 – 0AberdeenCeltic Park
15:00 GMT Lustig Goal 40' Yellow card 77'
Hayes Goal 69'
Ntcham Goal 76'		 BBC Report Árnason Yellow card 8'
Shinnie Yellow card 30'
Ball Yellow card 35'
McLean Yellow card 71'		 Attendance: 58,975
Referee: Craig Thomson
27 December 2017 21Aberdeen1 – 0Partick ThistlePittodrie Stadium
19:45 GMT Rooney Goal 61' BBC Report Devine Yellow card 86' Attendance: 14,830
Referee: Euan Anderson
30 December 2017 22Aberdeen0 – 0HeartsPittodrie Stadium
15:00 GMT BBC Report Cowie Yellow card 62'
Milinković Yellow card 67'
Souttar Yellow card 75'
Brandon Yellow card 85'
Lafferty Red card 88'
Cochrane Yellow card 90'		 Attendance: 18,371
Referee: John Beaton
24 January 2018 23Rangers2 – 0AberdeenIbrox Stadium
19:45 GMT Morelos Goal 32'
Tavernier Goal 80' (pen.)		 BBC Report Considine Yellow card 44'
McKenna Yellow card 53'
Shinnie Yellow card 88'		 Attendance: 49,707
Referee: Bobby Madden
27 January 2018 24Aberdeen3 – 1KilmarnockPittodrie Stadium
15:00 GMT McKenna Goal 49', 52'
McGinn Goal 72'
Nwakali Yellow card 90'		 BBC Report K. Boyd Goal 28'
Dicker Yellow card 43'
Jones Yellow card 50'		 Attendance: 13,723
Referee: Craig Thomson
31 January 2018 25Ross County2 – 4AberdeenGlobal Energy Stadium
19:45 GMT Chow Yellow card 74'
Schalk Goal 77', 82'		 BBC Report McLean Goal 28', 64' Yellow card 45'
Rooney Goal 32', 34' (pen.)
Shinnie Yellow card 59'
Logan Yellow card 80'
Stewart Yellow card 90+1'		 Attendance: 4,318
Referee: Andrew Dallas
3 February 2018 26Aberdeen3 – 0HamiltonPittodrie Stadium
15:00 GMT Considine Goal 26', 87'
McGinn Goal 80'		 BBC Report Sarris Yellow card 90+2' Attendance: 13,531
Referee: Euan Anderson
17 February 2018 27Hibernian2 – 0AberdeenEaster Road
15:00 GMT Allan Yellow card 43'
Boyle Goal 46'
Kamberi Goal 60' Yellow card 81'		 BBC Report McLean Yellow card 48'
McKenna Yellow card 52'
Nwakali Yellow card 53'
Considine Yellow card 69'
Christie Yellow card 78'		 Attendance: 19,551
Referee: Andrew Dallas
25 February 2018 28Aberdeen0 – 2CelticPittodrie Stadium
13:30 GMT McKenna Yellow card 44'
Árnason Yellow card 52'
Cosgrove Red card 84'
Considine Yellow card 87'		 BBC Report Lustig Yellow card 29' Yellow-red card 76'
Dembélé Goal 37'
Tierney Goal 83'
Hendry Yellow card 90+4'		 Attendance: 17,206
Referee: Bobby Madden
28 February 2018 29[N 4]MotherwellP – PAberdeenFir Park
19:45 GMT BBC Report
BBC Report
10 March 2018 30Partick Thistle0 – 0AberdeenFirhill Stadium
15:00 GMT Elliott Yellow card 84' BBC Report Attendance: 3,931
Referee: Greg Aitken
17 March 2018 31Aberdeen1 – 0DundeePittodrie Stadium
15:00 GMT Shinnie Yellow card 9' Goal 35' BBC Report Attendance: 15,208
Referee: Willie Collum
31 March 2018 32Aberdeen4 – 1St JohnstonePittodrie Stadium
15:00 GMT Christie Goal 34'
May Goal 41'
Stewart Goal 51', 82'		 BBC Report Davidson Yellow card 19'
Anderson Yellow card 65'
Willock Goal 68'		 Attendance: 14,161
Referee: Bobby Madden
3 April 2018 29[N 3]Motherwell0 – 2AberdeenFir Park
19:45 BST Tait Yellow card 80' BBC Report Árnason Goal 65'
McLean Goal 68'		 Attendance: 4,127
Referee: Don Robertson
7 April 2018 33Hearts2 – 0AberdeenTynecastle
15:00 BST Naismith Goal 18' Yellow card 26'
Milinkovic Goal 20'		 BBC Report Considine Yellow card 36'
Christie Yellow card 63'		 Attendance: 18,056
Referee: John Beaton
21 April 2018 34Kilmarnock0 – 2AberdeenRugby Park
15:00 BST O'Donnell Yellow card 54' McLean Goal 37' Yellow card 54'
Logan Goal 59'		 Attendance: 5,067
Referee: Nick Walsh
27 April 2018 35Aberdeen2 – 0HeartsPittodrie Stadium
19:45 BST O'Connor Goal 21'
Mackay-Steven Goal 37'
McKenna Yellow card 47'
Logan Yellow card 76'		 BBC Report Berra Yellow card 81'
Smith Yellow card 90+1'		 Attendance: 14,045
Referee: Andrew Dallas
5 May 2018 36Aberdeen0 – 0HibernianPittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST O'Connor Yellow card 1'
Logan Yellow card 37'
Mackay-Steven Yellow card 45'		 BBCC Report Hanlon Yellow card 28'
McGinn Yellow card 37'		 Attendance: 17,822
Referee: John Beaton
8 May 2018 37Aberdeen1 – 1RangersPittodrie Stadium
19:45 BST McLean Goal 14' (pen.)
Cosgrove Yellow card 27'
Shinnie Yellow card 71'
McKenna Yellow card 88'
Logan Yellow card 90'		 BBC Sport Bates Yellow card 22'
Dorrans Yellow card 27'
Halliday Yellow card 38'
Holt Yellow card 44'
McCrorie Goal 63'
Goss Yellow card 87'
Morelos Yellow card 90'		 Attendance: 17,745
Referee: Steven McLean
13 May 2018 38Celtic0 – 1AberdeenCeltic Park
12:30 BST McGregor Yellow card 66'
Brown Yellow card 74'
Ajer Yellow card 80'		 BBC Sport McLean Yellow card 35'
Considine Goal 47'
Shinnie Yellow card 80'
Logan Red card 90+2'		 Attendance: 59,048
Referee: Craig Thomson

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Aberdeen qualified for the second preliminary round of the UEFA Europa League by finishing second in the 2016-17 Scottish Premiership.

Qualifying phase[edit]

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
13 July 2017 1st LegAberdeen Scotland1 – 1Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki BrijegAberdeen, Scotland
19:45 BST Christie Goal 18'
Considine Yellow card 59'		 UEFA Report
BBC Report		 Marković Goal 69' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 17,067
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
20 July 2017 2nd LegŠiroki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina0 – 2
(1 – 3 agg.)		Scotland AberdeenŠiroki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina
19:45 BST UEFA Report
BBC Report		 Christie Yellow card 45'
Stewart Goal 72'
Mackay-Steven Goal 78'		 Stadium: Stadion Pecara
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark)
27 July 2017 1st LegAberdeen Scotland2 – 1Cyprus Apollon LimassolAberdeen, Scotland
19:45 BST Christie Goal 5'
Shinnie Yellow card 3' Goal 78'		 UEFA Report
BBC Report		 Jander Goal 59'
Sachetti Yellow card 20' Yellow-red card 71'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 20,085
Referee: Matthias Gestrainus (Finland)
3 August 2017 2nd LegApollon Limassol Cyprus2 – 0
(3 – 2 agg.)		Scotland AberdeenLarnaca, Cyprus
18:00 BST Schembri Goal 17'
João Pedro Yellow card 20'
Alef Yellow card 36'
Stylianou Yellow card 83'
Zelaya Goal 86' Yellow card 86'
Bruno Vale Yellow card 90+7'		 UEFA Report
BBC Report		 Stockley Yellow card 43'
Christie Yellow card 45'
O'Connor Yellow card 45+1'		 Stadium: AEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis[N 5]
Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)

Scottish League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish League Cup
9 August 2017 Second RoundHamilton0 – 1AberdeenSuperSeal Stadium, Hamilton
19:45 BST MacKinnon Yellow card 13'
Tomas Yellow card 39'
Crawford Yellow card 80'		 BBC Report McLean Goal 43'
O'Connor Yellow card 85'		 Attendance: 2,768
Referee: Nick Walsh
21 September 2017 Quarter FinalMotherwell3 – 0AberdeenFir Park, Motherwell
19:45 BST Moult Goal 13', 85'
Hartley Goal 19'
Kipré Yellow card 42'
Hammell Yellow card 59'
Cadden Yellow card 77'
Grimshaw Yellow card 87'
Fisher Yellow card 90'		 BBC Report Christie Yellow card 88' Attendance: 6,430
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish Cup[edit]

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Cup
20 January 2018 Fourth RoundAberdeen4 – 1St MirrenPittodrie Stadium
12:15[81] Rooney Goal 8' (pen.)
Christie Goal 18', 33'
Considine Yellow card 31'
McLean Yellow card 45'
Mackay-Steven Goal 47'		 BBC Report Reilly Goal 25' Attendance: 9,848
Referee: Don Robertson
11 February 2018 Fifth RoundAberdeen4 – 2Dundee UnitedPittodrie Stadium
16:30[82] Rooney Goal 20'
Mackay-Steven Goal 27', 55'
McLean Goal 35'
Considine Yellow card 36'
Shinnie Yellow card 37'		 BBC Report Durnan Yellow card 6'
Stanton Yellow card 21' Goal 34'
McMullan Goal 70'
Robson Yellow card 76'		 Attendance: 11,611
Referee: Willie Collum
3 March 2018 Quarter-finalAberdeen1 – 1KilmarnockPittodrie Stadium
15:00[82] Shinnie Goal 20'
Logan Yellow card 39'		 BBC Report Brophy Yellow card 21'
Power Yellow card 40'
Broadfoot Yellow card 54'
Boyd Goal 68' (pen.)		 Attendance: 8,739
Referee: Steven McLean
13 March 2018 Quarter-final ReplayKilmarnock1 – 1 (a.e.t.)AberdeenRugby Park
19:45 McKenzie Yellow card 23'
Dicker Yellow card 29'
O'Donnell Goal 96' Yellow card 110'		 BBC Report McLean Yellow card 43' Goal 103' (pen.)
Rooney Yellow card 45+2'
Christie Yellow card 67'
Logan Yellow card 67'
McKenna Yellow card 113'
Shinnie Yellow card 118'		 Attendance: 8,998
Referee: Steven McLean
Penalties
14 April 2018 Semi-finalMotherwell3 – 0AberdeenHampden Park
12:15 Main Goal 20', 66'
Bowman Goal 22'		 BBC Report O'Connor Yellow card 57'
Stewart Yellow card 88'		 Attendance: 18,470
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances[edit]

As of 13 May 2018
No. Pos Player Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Joe Lewis 31 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 39 0
2 DF England Shay Logan 37 2 4 0 2 0 4 0 47 2
3 DF Scotland Graeme Shinnie (c) 36 2 4 1 2 0 4 1 46 4
4 DF Scotland Andrew Considine 30+2 3 4 0 2 0 4 0 42 3
5 DF Republic of Ireland Anthony O'Connor 37+1 2 4 0 2 0 5 0 49 2
6 DF Scotland Mark Reynolds 6+6 1 4 0 2 0 1 0 19 1
7 MF Scotland Kenny McLean 37 8 4 0 2 1 4 2 47 11
8 FW Scotland Greg Stewart 16+12 3 3+1 1 0+1 0 2+1 0 36 4
9 FW Republic of Ireland Adam Rooney 16+19 9 1+1 0 0+1 0 5 2 43 11
10 FW England Nicky Maynard 2+18 0 1+3 0 1 0 0+1 0 26 0
11 MF Scotland Gary Mackay-Steven 22+9 5 4 1 1+1 0 3+2 3 42 9
14 DF Iceland Kári Árnason 16+5 3 0+1 0 0+1 0 2 0 25 3
15 FW Scotland Scott Wright 6+8 1 0+2 0 1 0 0 0 17 1
17 MF Northern Ireland Niall McGinn 10+1 2 0 0 0 0 3+2 0 16 2
18 DF England Dominic Ball 9+6 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0 18 0
19 DF Scotland Scott McKenna 30 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 34 3
20 GK Republic of Ireland Danny Rogers 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
21 DF Scotland Daniel Harvie 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 3 0
22 MF Scotland Ryan Christie 28+4 4 4 2 2 0 4 2 42 8
23 MF Nigeria Chidi Nwakali 3+2 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 8 0
24 FW Scotland Connor McLennan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW England Sam Cosgrove 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 6 0
30 GK England Freddie Woodman 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 0
31 FW Scotland Bruce Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK Republic of Ireland David Craddock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF Scotland Dean Campbell 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
83 FW Scotland Stevie May 24+4 5 0 0 1 0 2+2 0 33 5
Players who left the club or left on loan during the season
16 MF England Greg Tansey 8+1 0 1+2 0 1+1 0 0 0 14 0
17 FW England Jayden Stockley 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
23 MF Scotland Craig Storie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Scotland Frank Ross 1+3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
39 FW England Miles Storey 0+1 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 3 1

Goalscorers[edit]

As of 13 May 2018

Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 Scotland 7 Kenny McLean 8 0 1 2 11
= Republic of Ireland 9 Adam Rooney 9 0 0 2 11
3 Scotland 11 Gary Mackay-Steven 5 1 0 3 9
4 Scotland 22 Ryan Christie 4 2 0 2 8
5 Scotland 83 Stevie May 5 0 0 0 5
6 Scotland 3 Graeme Shinnie 2 1 0 1 4
= Scotland 4 Andrew Considine 4 0 0 0 4
= Scotland 8 Greg Stewart 3 1 0 0 4
9 Iceland 14 Kári Árnason 3 0 0 0 3
= Scotland 19 Scott McKenna 3 0 0 0 3
11 England 2 Shay Logan 2 0 0 0 2
= Republic of Ireland 5 Anthony O'Connor 2 0 0 0 2
= Northern Ireland 17 Niall McGinn 2 0 0 0 2
14 Scotland 6 Mark Reynolds 1 0 0 0 1
= Scotland 15 Scott Wright 1 0 0 0 1
= Scotland 25 Frank Ross 1 0 0 0 1
= England 39 Miles Storey 1 0 0 0 1
Own Goal 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 56 5 1 10 72

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of 13 May 2018

Number Nation Position Name Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 England DF Shay Logan 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 1
3 Scotland DF Graeme Shinnie 15 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 0
4 Scotland DF Andrew Considine 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
5 Republic of Ireland DF Anthony O'Connor 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 8 0
7 Scotland MF Kenny McLean 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 0
8 Scotland FW Greg Stewart 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
9 Republic of Ireland FW Adam Rooney 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
10 England FW Nicky Maynard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 Scotland MF Gary Mackay-Steven 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14 Iceland DF Kári Árnason 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
15 Scotland MF Scott Wright 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 England MF Greg Tansey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 England FW Jayden Stockley 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 England DF Dominic Ball 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 Scotland DF Scott McKenna 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
22 Scotland MF Ryan Christie 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 8 1
23 Nigeria MF Chidi Nwakali 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
27 England FW Sam Cosgrove 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
83 Scotland DF Stevie May 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
TOTALS 67 3 6 0 2 0 13 0 88 3

Team statistics[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team
[ ]
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 24 10 4 73 25 +48 82 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round[b]
2 Aberdeen 38 22 7 9 56 37 +19 73 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Rangers 38 21 7 10 76 50 +26 70 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Hibernian 38 18 13 7 62 46 +16 67
5 Kilmarnock 38 16 11 11 49 47 +2 59
Source: Soccerway BBC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second-stage group allocation).[83]
(C) Champion.
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. ^ Since the winners of the 2017–18 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team and the spot awarded to the second-placed team (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHHA
ResultWWWWDDWWWPLWDLWLWWWLWDLWWWLLPDWWLWWDDW
Position34312222222222233322223322333332332222
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018 (UTC). Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Transfers[edit]

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2017 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2017–18

See also[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ Hearts played this home match at Murrayfield Stadium, instead of their regular stadium Tynecastle due to ongoing renovations.
  2. ^ Match postponed due to Rangers involvement in the League Cup.
  3. ^ a b Rearranged game after postponement.
  4. ^ Match postponed due to heavy snow as per SPFL.
  5. ^ Apollon Limassol play their home matches at AEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, instead of their regular stadium Tsirio Stadium, Limassol.

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