Celtic unexpectedly top UEFA table
Soccer Football - Champions League - Group F - Celtic v RB Leipzig - Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - October 11, 2022 Celtic players pose for a team group photo before the match REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
No club has played more European ties than Celtic over the last 11 years.
That stat probably says more about the contrived qualification processes that UEFA has introduced rather than the level of success that the club has had.
All in the hoops have played in 138 UEFA matches over the last 11 years averaging out at 12.5 per season.
Getting through three or four qualifying rounds to reach the group stage provides 12 or 14 fixtures.
Despite a short European campaign this season, Celtic has still played more European matches over the past 11 seasons than any club. pic.twitter.com/DnQ70qoF62
— GrandOLTeam (@JBLuvsCeltic) May 19, 2023
In season 2018/19 Celtic played 14 UEFA matches from Alashkert to Valencia with last season the shortest, consisting of just six games. Next season Celtic will again go straight into the group stage of the Champions League.