This is a list of seasons played by
Aberdeen Football Club from 1903 to the present day. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top league goal scorers for each season. Records of minor competitions such as the
Aberdeenshire Cup and Northern League are not included.
The club has won the
Scottish Football League
The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4 km south ...
championship 4 times, most recently in 1985. In addition, Aberdeen has won 7
Scottish Cup titles, the
Scottish League Cup six times and the
European Cup Winners' Cup once.
History
The club was formed in 1903 after an amalgamation of three Aberdeen-based football clubs,
Orion,
Aberdeen and
Victoria United. An application to join the Scottish Football League in 1903 was defeated in a vote of member clubs, so the club spent its
first season in the Northern League. In 1904, Aberdeen was elected to the
Second Division. Despite finishing 7th, they were elected to the First Division in time for the
1905-06 season, where they have remained since, having never been relegated.
Aberdeen have finished bottom of the league on two occasions, 1916–17 and 1999-2000. They were spared relegation in 1917 after having to withdraw from the league because of
World War I. In 2000, they avoided a play-off against the second and third place teams in the First Division because
Falkirk's ground did not comply with SPL regulations.
In 1983, Aberdeen became the second Scottish club to win the European Cup Winners' Cup, defeating
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
in the final. Later that year, they became the first and only Scottish club to win the
UEFA Super Cup.
Seasons
Key
Key to league record
*Pld = Played
*W = Games won
*D = Games drawn
*L = Games lost
*GF = Goals for
*GA = Goals against
*Pts = Points
*Pos = Final position
Key to rounds
*Group = Group stage
*PO = Play-off Round
*PR = Preliminary Round
*PR2 = Preliminary Round 2
*QR = Qualifying Round
*QR3 = Qualifying Round 3
*R1 = Round 1
*R2 = Round 2
*R3 = Round 3
*R4 = Round 4
*R5 = Round 5
*R6 = Round 6
*QF = Quarter-finals
*SF = Semi-finals
*Final = Runners-up
*Winners = Winners
See also
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Aberdeen F.C. in European football
Aberdeen F.C. is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Aberdeen's first participation in European competition was in the 1967–68 season, when they competed in the European Cup Winners' Cup.
As champions of Scot ...
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History of Aberdeen F.C.
Aberdeen F.C., Aberdeen Football Club are one of Scotland's most successful football teams, with 17 major domestic trophy wins: four List of Scottish football champions, League titles with 17 runners-up finishes, seven Scottish Cups with nine fina ...
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List of Aberdeen F.C. records and statistics
Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional association football club based in Aberdeen. They have played at their home ground, Pittodrie, since the club's formation in 1903. Aberdeen joined the Scottish Football League in 1904, and the ...
Notes
References
External links
Scottish Cup ArchiveScottish League ArchivesLeague Cup Archive
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