2025–26 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
2025–26 season
ChairmanMark Ogren
ManagerJim Goodwin
StadiumTannadice Park
Scottish Premiership8th
Scottish League CupSecond round
Conference LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ivan Dolček (3)
All: Max Watters (4)

The 2025–26 season will be Dundee United's 116th season. It is their second season back in the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2023–24 season. The club will also participate in the League Cup, Scottish Cup and the UEFA Conference League.

Results and fixtures

Pre-season and friendlies

28 June 2025 Friendly Brechin City 0–3 Dundee United Brechin
14:00 Stadium: Glebe Park
5 July 2025 Friendly Arbroath 1–1 Dundee United Arbroath
14:00 Adams 79 o.g.' Esselink 3' Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 2,396
Note: Testimonial match for David Gold.
11 July 2025 Friendly PEC Zwolle 2–1 Dundee United Oldebroek
18:00 Stadium: Sportpark Bovenmolen
15 July 2025 Friendly St Johnstone 1–1 Dundee United Perth
19:45 Kirk 86' Report Esselink 18' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Referee: Nick Walsh
19 July 2025 Friendly Dundee United 0–0 Oldham Athletic Dundee
14:00 Report Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 3,428

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2025–26 Scottish Premiership
3 August 2025 1 Falkirk 2–2 Dundee United Falkirk
14:00 Tait 50'
Ross 73'		 Report Watters 40'
Dolček 71'		 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 7,624
Referee: John Beaton
9 August 2025 2 Dundee United 2–3 Heart of Midlothian Dundee
15:00 Dolček 22', 41' Report Shankland 19 pen.'
Findlay 58', 90+4'		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 10,874
Referee: David Dickinson
31 August 2025 3 Dundee v Dundee United Dundee
15:00 Stadium: Dens Park

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Scottish League Cup

Knockout phase

17 August 2025 Second round Kilmarnock 2–1 Dundee United Kilmarnock
15:00 Dackers 6'
Lyons 69'		 Report Stirton 25' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,853
Referee: Kevin Clancy

UEFA Conference League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Conference League

Second qualifying round

24 July 2025 First leg Scotland Dundee United 1–0 Luxembourg UNA Strassen Dundee
19:45 Sapsford 47' Report Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 11,370
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal
31 July 2025 Second leg Luxembourg UNA Strassen 0–1
(0–2 agg.)		 Scotland Dundee United Differdange
19:45 Report Iovu 63' Stadium: Stade Municipal
Attendance: 1,957
Referee: Vilhjálmur Thórarinsson

Third qualifying round

7 August 2025 First leg Austria Rapid Wien 2–2 Scotland Dundee United Vienna
20:00 Dahl 27'
Seidl 44'		 Report Watters 33'
Sapsford 75'		 Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 18,930
Referee: Luís Miguel Branco Godinho
14 August 2025 Second leg Scotland Dundee United 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–4 agg.)
(4–5 p)		 Austria Rapid Wien Dundee
19:45 Watters 25', 42 pen.' Report Iovu 63 o.g.'
Kara 77'		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 12,336
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 16 August 2025
No. Pos Player Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Conference League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Ukraine Yevhen Kucherenko 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 7 0
2 DF Australia Ryan Strain 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1 0
3 DF Netherlands Bert Esselink 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 7 0
4 DF Moldova Iurie Iovu 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 1 7 1
5 MF Croatia Vicko Ševelj 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 7 0
6 DF Scotland Ross Graham 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
7 MF North Macedonia Kristijan Trapanovski 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 2 0
8 MF Guinea-Bissau Panutche Camará 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 3+1 0 7 0
9 FW Australia Zac Sapsford 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 2 6 2
10 MF Denmark Julius Eskesen 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1 0
11 DF Republic of Ireland Will Ferry 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 5 0
14 MF Scotland Craig Sibbald 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+1 0 7 0
17 MF Sweden Amar Fatah 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 3 0
18 FW Scotland Kai Fotheringham 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 3 0
19 DF Croatia Ivan Dolček 2+0 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+1 0 7 3
21 MF England Luca Stephenson 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1 0
22 DF Finland Dario Naamo 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1 0
23 DF Hungary Krisztián Keresztes 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 7 0
25 GK Wales Dave Richards 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
26 MF Kenya Richard Odada 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
29 MF Scotland Miller Thomson 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 3 0
30 MF Scotland Lewis O'Donnell 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
31 GK Scotland Ruairidh Adams 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
34 FW Scotland Owen Stirton 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 1 0+4 0 7 1
35 DF England Charlie Dewar 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
36 FW England Max Watters 1+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+2 3 6 4
37 DF Scotland Samuel Cleall-Harding 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
39 MF Scotland Scott Constable 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
44 MF Scotland Calvin Beattie 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
70 MF Ghana Isaac Pappoe 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0 4 0
Players who left the club during the 2024–25 season

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
6 Rangers 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
7 Motherwell 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
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
Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2025. Source: [1][2]
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).[3]
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).

Transfers

References

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  2. ^ "Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
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