2025–26 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen
2025–26 season
ChairmanDave Cormack
ManagerJimmy Thelin
GroundPittodrie Stadium
Aberdeen, Scotland
(Capacity: 20,866)
Scottish Premiership12th
Scottish League CupQuarter-finals
Europa LeaguePlay-off round

The 2025–26 Aberdeen F.C. season will be Aberdeen's 112th season in the top flight of Scottish football and the thirteenth in the Scottish Premiership.[1] Aberdeen will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup. They will participate in the qualifying for the UEFA Europa League having won the Scottish Cup.

Summary

May

On 15 May 2025, Australian winger Nicolas Milanovic signed for an undisclosed fee, reported to be the highest in Western Sydney Wanderers history. Topi Keskinen was named in the Finland U21 squad for the UEFA European U21 Championships. On 29 May, the club announced the departures of players Jack MacKenzie who joined Plymouth Argyle, Ross Doohan, Tom Ritchie, Jamie McGrath who signed a pre-contract with fellow Premiership side Hibernian, youth players Blair McKenzie, Evan Towler, Victor Enem and Fraser Mackie. All players on loan returned to their respective clubs. On 30 May, Australian goalkeeper Nick Suman signed on a free after being released by League One side Cove.

June

On 2 June, Timothy Akindileni left the club to join EFL Championship side Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee. On 3 June, Dutch defender Mats Knoester signed a long-term contract lasting until 2029. On 6 June, Emmanuel Gyamfi signed for an undisclosed fee from German Bundesliga 2 side Schalke 04. On 8 June, Australian international striker Kusini Yengi joined on a free from English side Portsmouth. On 19 June, James McGarry left and signed a deal with Brisbane Roar to join their club on 1 July. Ipswich Town was confirmed as a pre-season friendly for the new campaign[2] along with Cove Rangers and a match behind closed doors.[3] The regular league fixtures were also announced.

July

Pre-season started with a win at Cove Rangers, followed by a loss at Fulham's training ground and then at Pittodrie against Ipswich Town. Nineteen year old Icelandic midfielder Kjartan Már Kjartansson joined for an undisclosed fee while James McGarry and Richard Jensen left the club. The Dons signed a new Co-operation loan deal as part of the SPFL agreement with Kelty Hearts and Elgin City. Alfie Stewart re-joined Inverness and Vinnie Besuijen went also on a half-season loan to HJK. Adil Aouchiche joined on loan from Sunderland and Alfie Dorrington re-signed on loan from Tottenham Hotspur.

August

Striker Pape Habib Guèye was sold to Kasımpaşa for a reported £850,000. Alfie Bavidge re-joined Inverness on a season long loan. They lost the season opener to Hearts on a Monday night live on television. They found out their potential European opponents and faced Morton away in the League Cup.

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

12 July 2025 Friendly Cove Rangers 0–2 Aberdeen Altens, Aberdeen
13:00 BST Report Palaversa 23'
Devlin 90'		 Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
Attendance: 2200
Referee: Greg Soutar
19 July 2025 Friendly Fulham 4–1 Aberdeen Fulham, West London
Wilson 19' (pen.), 37'
Muniz 52'
King 73'		 Report Yengi 2' Stadium: Motspur Park – Fulham Training Ground
Attendance: 0
25 July 2025 Friendly Aberdeen 1–3 Ipswich Town Aberdeen, Scotland
19:30 BST Ambrose 79' Report Philogene 28', 59'
Hirst 38'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 12,694
Referee: Dan McFarlane

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2025–26 Scottish Premiership
4 August 2025 1 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Aberdeen Tynecastle Park
20:00
Attendance: 18,677
Referee: Nick Walsh
Note: Live on Sky Sports
10 August 2025 2 Aberdeen 0–2 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium
12:30 Report Nygren 27'
Hatate 66'		 Attendance: 18,388
Referee: John Beaton
Note: Live on Sky Sports
23 August 2025 3 Dundee United v Aberdeen Tannadice Park
15:00
30 August 2025 4 Aberdeen v Falkirk Pittodrie Stadium
15:00

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Scottish League Cup

Knockout phase

16 August 2025 Second round Greenock Morton 0–3 Aberdeen Cappielow
15:00 Report Heltne Nilsen 32'
Yengi 37'
Clarkson 79'		 Attendance: 4,885
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
20 September 2025 Quarter-finals Aberdeen v Motherwell Pittordrie Stadium
15:00

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

21 August 2025 First leg Aberdeen v Romania FCSB Pittodrie Stadium
19:45
28 August 2025 Second leg Romania FCSB v Aberdeen Arena Națională
19:45

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 16 August 2025
No. Pos Player Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Bulgaria Dimitar Mitov 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
2 DF Scotland Nicky Devlin 1+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 3 0
4 MF Scotland Graeme Shinnie 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 3 0
5 DF Netherlands Mats Knoester 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 MF Norway Sivert Heltne Nilsen 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1
7 MF France Adil Aouchiche 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
8 MF United States Dante Polvara 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 FW Australia Kusini Yengi 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1
10 MF England Leighton Clarkson 1+1 0 0 0 0+1 1 0 0 3 1
11 FW Australia Nicolas Milanovic 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
13 GK Australia Nicholas Suman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Scotland Fletcher Boyd 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 3 0
18 MF Croatia Ante Palaversa 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW Slovenia Ester Sokler 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 FW England Shayden Morris 0+2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
21 DF Republic of Ireland Gavin Molloy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF Scotland Jack Milne 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
23 MF Scotland Ryan Duncan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Latvia Kristers Tobers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF England Alfie Dorrington 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
28 DF Denmark Alexander Jensen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
29 MF Iceland Kjartan Már Kjartansson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW Nigeria Peter Ambrose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Montenegro Slobodan Rubežić 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 DF Germany Emmanuel Gyamfi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
81 FW Finland Topi Keskinen 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 3 0
— MF Sweden Kenan Bilalović 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— FW Serbia Marko Lazetić 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

As of 16 August 2025

Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Europa League Total
1 Norway 6 Sivert Heltne Nilsen 0 0 1 0 1
= Australia 9 Kusini Yengi 0 0 1 0 1
= England 10 Leighton Clarkson 0 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 0 0 3 0 3

Club statistics

Competition overview

Competition First match Last match Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premiership 4 August 2025 May 2026 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 000.00
Scottish Cup January 2026 2026 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
League Cup 16 August 2025 2025 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
Europa League 21 August 2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 033.33

Source: Competitions

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
8 Dundee United 2 0 1 1 4 5 −1 1
9 Dundee 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
10 St Mirren 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
11 Falkirk 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Aberdeen 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0 Relegation to Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2025. Source: [4][5]
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 competition qualification, second stage group allocation, or relegation).[6]
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

Round12
GroundAH
ResultLL
Position1212
Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2025. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2025 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2025–26

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Aberdeen Friendly Confirmed". Ipswich Town F.C. 17 June 2025.
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  24. ^ "'No brainer' as Dorrington returns to Dons on loan". BBC Sport. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
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  28. ^ "Alfie Stewart signs for ICTFC". ICT FC. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  29. ^ "Buckie Thistle sign Aberdeen teenagers Theo Cummings and Aaron Simpson on loan". Grampian Online. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
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