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started season 2006–07 looking to retain the

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trophy and the

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. They also competed in the

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Champions League at the group stage. Such was the good form of Celtic and the lack of a clear rival in the early stages of the 2006–07 season, that bookmakers

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paid out on Celtic as the winners of the SPL on 6 November 2006, only 13 games into the season. By mid-November Celtic were 11 points clear of their nearest challengers. Having qualified automatically for the group stage of the Champions League, Celtic were drawn with Benfica,

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, and

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. Although Celtic lost their 3 away games, a 100% record at home earned them qualification to the knockout stage for the first time since the group format was introduced in 1992–93. Their opponents in the last 16 were

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. After both legs of the tie ended 0–0, Celtic's Champions League run was ended by a solitary Milan goal in extra-time by

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. During the January 2007

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Celtic signed Scotland internationals and former Hearts players

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and

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, full-back

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from

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on loan and goalkeeper Mark Brown from

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. On 22 April 2007 Celtic won their second consecutive league championship, and 40th overall. The title was secured by an injury-time free-kick from

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in a 2–1 victory against Kilmarnock.Colin Moffat
Kilmarnock 1-2 Celtic
BBC Sport, 22 April 2007 The result left Celtic 13 points clear of Rangers with four matches remaining. They finished the season 12 points above Rangers. On 26 May 2007 Celtic won the Scottish Cup for a record 34th time after beating Dunfermline 1–0. The winner was scored by Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé in the 84th minute.

Results

Scottish Premier League

UEFA Champions League

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

''List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition'' NB: Players with a zero in every column only appeared as unused substitutes

Goal scorers

Team statistics

League table

Technical staff

Transfers

Out: 2006–07 Season :''Total income'': £7,830,000 :''Total spending'': £9,650,000

Loans

Loaned out:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2006-07 Celtic F.C. season Celtic F.C. seasons

Scottish football championship-winning seasons