2023–24 Aberdeen F.C. season
The 2023–24 Aberdeen F.C. season is the Aberdeen's 110th season in the top flight of Scottish football and the eleventh in the Scottish Premiership.[1] Aberdeen will also compete in the League Cup, the Scottish Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League, entering the latter as debutants of the competition. Aberdeen will compete in European Group Stage football for the first time since 2007.[2]
| 2023–24 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Dave Cormack | |||
| Manager | Barry Robson | |||
| Ground | Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen, Scotland (Capacity: 20,866) | |||
| Scottish League Cup | Semi-final | |||
| Europa League | Play-off round | |||
| Conference League | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Miovski (4) All: Miovski (8) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 19,237 vs BK Häcken | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 15,116 vs Ross County | |||
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Summary
May
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
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
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
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 Hacken. 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
Following the defeat to BK Hacken in the Europa League playoff round, Aberdeen were drawn in Group G of the Europa Conference League, along with Eintracht Frankfurt, PAOK Thessaloniki 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 Hearts. 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
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.
Results & fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
| 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  | 2–0 | Aberdeen | Preston, England |
| 15:00 | Frøkjær 7', 18' |
Report | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 4,271 |
| 29 July 2023 Friendly | Charlton Athletic | 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
| 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 | Hearts | 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  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 |
| 21 October 2023 9 | Aberdeen | P–P | Dundee | Aberdeen |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Pittodrie | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to Storm Babet | ||||
| 29 October 2023 10 | Kilmarnock | v | Aberdeen | Kilmarnock |
| 12:00 | Stadium: Rugby Park | |||
| Note: Game televised on Sky Sports Football. | ||||
Scottish League Cup
Having qualified for Europe, Aberdeen enter the Scottish League Cup at the knockout phase.
Knockout phase
| 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 14' Turner 83 pen.' |
Report | Shinnie 8' Sokler 80' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,637 Referee: John Beaton |
| 4 November 2023 Semi-final | Hibernian | v | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
| 17:15 | Stadium: Hampden Park |
Scottish Challenge Cup
An Aberdeen 'B' side will play the First Round of the Challenge Cup. Again facing Brora Rangers for the fourth time in five seasons.
| 2 August 2023 First Round | Brora Rangers | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Aberdeen B | Brora |
| 19:45 | J. MacRae 28' |
[7] | Bavidge 82' |
Stadium: Dudgeon Park Attendance: 275 Referee: Ryan Lee |
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UEFA Europa League
Aberdeen will return to European football in the Play-off round for the Europa League. They are guaranteed European Group Stage football for the first time since 2008.
Play-off round
| 24 August 2023 First leg | BK Häcken  | 2–2 | Aberdeen | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 18:00 | Layouni 36' Sadiq 69' (pen.) |
Report | Miovski 75' Devlin 79' |
Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 4,424 Referee: Filip Glova |
UEFA Europa Conference League
Group Stages
| 21 September 2023 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt  | 2–1 | 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 | 1–1 |  HJK | Aberdeen |
| 20:00 | Miovski 79' |
Report | Radulović 59' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 16,316 Referee: Daniel Stefanski |
| 9 November 2023 4 | PAOK  | v | Aberdeen | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| 18:45 | Stadium: Toumba Stadium |
| 30 November 2023 5 | HJK | v | Aberdeen | Helsinki, Finland |
| 18:45 | Stadium: Bolt Arena |
| 14 December 2023 6 | Aberdeen | v | Eintracht Frankfurt | Aberdeen |
| 18:45 | Stadium: Pittodrie |
Squad statistics
Appearances
- As of 8 October 2023
| No. | Pos | Player | Premiership | Europe | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||
| 2 | DF | Nicky Devlin |
8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | DF | Jack MacKenzie |
4+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | MF | Graeme Shinnie (c) |
8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | DF | Richard Jensen |
5+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | DF |  Stefan Gartenmann |
4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 7 | MF |  Jamie McGrath |
5+1 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | MF | Connor Barron |
3+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | FW |  Bojan Miovski |
8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | ||||
| 10 | MF | Leighton Clarkson |
5+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 11 | FW |  Duk |
7+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 14 | FW |  Pape Habib Guèye |
0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | DF |  James McGarry |
3+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | MF | Jonny Hayes |
3+2 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 18 | DF | Rhys Williams |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | FW |  Ester Sokler |
0+6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 20 | FW | Shayden Morris |
2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | MF |  Dante Polvara |
4+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 22 | FW |  Vicente Besuijen |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | MF | Ryan Duncan |
1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | GK | Kelle Roos |
8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | GK | Tom Ritchie |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | DF | Angus MacDonald |
2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 28 | DF | Jack Milne |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 30 | DF |  Or Dadia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 31 | GK | Ross Doohan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 32 | MF | Findlay Marshall |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 33 | DF |  Slobodan Rubežić |
8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Players who left the club during the season | ||||||||||||||||
| 26 | DF | Anthony Stewart |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 36 | FW | Alfie Bavidge |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 55 | DF |  Kieran Ngwenya |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Goalscorers
As of 8 October 2023
| Ranking | Nation | Number | Name | Scottish Premiership | Europe | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 9 | Bojan Miovski | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | | 7 | Jamie McGrath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | | 2 | Nicky Devlin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | | 3 | Jack MacKenzie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | | 4 | Graeme Shinnie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | | 6 | Stefan Gartenmann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | | 10 | Leighton Clarkson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | | 11 | Duk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | | 17 | Johnny Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | | 19 | Ester Sokler | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | | 21 | Dante Polvara | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | |||
Team statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Motherwell | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 10 | |
| 7 | Livingston | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 10 | |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | |
| 9 | Hibernian | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 9 | |
| 10 | Dundee | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 8 |
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).[10]
Notes:
- 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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Conference League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAOK | FRA | HJK | ABE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAOK |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 2–1 | 14 Dec | 9 Nov | |
| 2 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 30 Nov | — | 26 Oct | 2–1 | |
| 3 | HJK |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | 2–3 | 9 Nov | — | 30 Nov | ||
| 4 | Aberdeen |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | 26 Oct | 14 Dec | 1–1 | — |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Transfers
Players in
| Date | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2023 | DF | Nicky Devlin |
Livingston |
Free | [11][12] |
| 15 June 2023 | MF | Leighton Clarkson |
Liverpool |
Undisclosed | [13] |
| 16 June 2023 | FW | Ester Sokler |
Radomlje |
£300,000 | [14] |
| 28 June 2023 | MF | Graeme Shinnie |
Wigan Athletic |
Undisclosed | [15] |
| 6 July 2023 | GK | Ross Doohan |
Forest Green Rovers |
Undisclosed | [16] |
| 31 July 2023 | DF | Slobodan Rubežić |
 Novi Pazar |
£190,000 | [17] |
| 11 August 2023 | DF | James McGarry |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Central Coast Mariners |
Undisclosed | [18] |
| 22 August 2023 | MF | Jamie McGrath |
Wigan Athletic |
Free | [19] |
| 23 August 2023 | DF | Richard Jensen |
 Górnik Zabrze |
£500,000 | [20] |
| 29 August 2023 | FW | Pape Habib Guèye |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} K.V. Kortrijk |
Undisclosed | [21] |
Players out
| Date | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 June 2023 | DF | Ross McCrorie |
Bristol City |
Undisclosed | [22][23] |
| 14 June 2023 | FW |  Marley Watkins |
Kilmarnock |
Free | [4] |
| 14 June 2023 | FW | Connor McLennan |
Salford City |
Free | [4] |
| 14 June 2023 | DF | Mason Hancock |
Airdrieonians |
Free | [4] |
| 14 June 2023 | DF | Timi Fatona |
Released | [4] | |
| 20 June 2023 | MF | Callum Roberts |
Scunthorpe United |
Undisclosed | [24] |
| 21 June 2023 | MF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Matty Kennedy |
Kilmarnock |
Free | [4][25] |
| 23 June 2023 | MF | Dean Campbell |
Barrow |
Free | [4][26] |
| 27 June 2023 | GK | Blessing Oluyemi |
Peterhead |
Free | [4][27] |
| 6 July 2023 | MF | Arran Smith |
Peterhead |
Free | [28] |
| 7 July 2023 | GK | Joe Lewis |
Released | [29] | |
| 13 July 2023 | FW | Lewis Pirie |
Leeds United |
£200,000 | [30][31] |
| 18 July 2023 | DF | Milosz Ochmanski |
Cove Rangers |
Free | [4][32] |
| 4 August 2023 | MF |  Ylber Ramadani |
 Lecce |
£1.1m | [33] |
Loans in
| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 June 2023 | DF | Rhys Williams |
Liverpool |
Loan | [34] |
| 21 July 2023 | DF | Or Dadia |
Hapoel Beer Sheva |
Loan | [35] |
| 1 September 2023 | DF | Stefan Gartenmann |
FC Midtjylland |
Loan | [36] |
Loans out
| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 June 2023 | FW | Aaron Reid |
Peterhead |
Season Loan | [37] |
| 20 June 2023 | DF | Finlay Murray |
Turriff United |
Season Loan | [38] |
| 22 June 2023 | FW | Evan Towler |
Montrose |
Season Loan | [39] |
| 29 June 2023 | FW | Liam Harvey |
Elgin City |
Season Loan | [40] |
| 14 July 2023 | MF | Blair MacKenzie |
Elgin City |
Season Loan | [41] |
| 20 July 2023 | MF | Adam Emslie |
Formartine United |
January Loan | [42] |
| 26 July 2023 | DF | Jayden Richardson |
Stockport County |
Season Loan | [43] |
| 4 August 2023 | MF | Dylan Lobban |
Formartine United |
January Loan | [44] |
| 10 August 2023 | DF | Kieran Ngwenya |
Partick Thistle |
Season Loan | [45][46] |
| 1 September 2023 | DF | Anthony Stewart |
Milton Keynes Dons |
Season Loan | [47][48] |
| 23 September 2023 | FW | Alfie Bavidge |
Kelty Hearts |
January Loan | [49] |
See also
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