Dundee 2017–18 football season
2017–18 season | ||||
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Chairman | Tim Keyes | |||
Manager | Neil McCann | |||
Stadium | Dens Park, Dundee (Capacity: 11,506) | |||
Scottish Premiership | Ninth place | |||
League Cup | Quarter-final, lost to Celtic | |||
Scottish Cup | Fifth Round, lost to Motherwell | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Sofien Moussa (7) All: Sofien Moussa (12) | |||
Highest home attendance | 10,472 v Dundee United League Cup Second round 9 August 2017 | |||
Lowest home attendance | 2,774 v Buckie Thistle League Cup Group C 22 July 2017 | |||
Average home league attendance | 5,947 | |||
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The 2017–18 season was Dundee's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football since their promotion at the end of the 2013–14 season. Dundee were knocked out of the League Cup in a 4–0 defeat by Celtic and were knocked out of Fifth round of the Scottish Cup by Motherwell.
Competitions
Premiership
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish PremiershipResults
Dundee v Ross County5 August 2017 | Dundee | 1 – 2 | Ross County | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Hendry 86' | BBC Report | Lindsay 35' 35' Routis 61' |
Attendance: 5,032 Referee: Willy Collum |
12 August 2017 | Hamilton | 3 – 0 | Dundee | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
15:00 | MacKinnon 24' Boyd 36' Imrie 85' (pen.) |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,694 Referee: Bobby Madden |
19 August 2017 | Aberdeen | 2 – 1 | Dundee | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
15:00 | May 11', 79' | BBC Report | Deacon 53' | Attendance: 15,646 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
27 August 2017 | Dundee | 1 – 1 | Hibernian | Dens Park, Dundee |
12:30 | Holt 9' (pen.) | BBC Report | Stokes 39' | Attendance: 6,004 Referee: Don Robertson |
9 September 2017 | Rangers | 4 – 1 | Dundee | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Morelos 41', 85' Windass 68' Peña 83' |
BBC Report | El Bakhtaoui 90+1' | Attendance: 49,164 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
16 September 2017 | Dundee | 3 – 2 | St Johnstone | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Leitch-Smith 9', 65' Moussa 78' (pen.) |
BBC Report | Craig 75' (pen.), 84' (pen.) | Attendance: 6,001 Referee: Alan Muir |
23 September 2017 | Kilmarnock | 1 – 1 | Dundee | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
15:00 | Greer 64' | BBC Report | El Bakhtaoui 4' | Attendance: 3,452 Referee: Bobby Madden |
30 September 2017 | Dundee | 2 – 1 | Hearts | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Waddell 44', 90+3' | BBC Report | Lafferty 71' | Attendance: 7,028 Referee: Steven McLean |
14 October 2017 | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Dundee | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
15:00 | Ntcham 61' | BBC Report | Attendance: 57,610 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
21 October 2017 | Partick Thistle | 2 – 1 | Dundee | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Edwards 75' Storey 90+2' |
BBC Report | Leitch-Smith 8' | Attendance: 3,358 Referee: Euan Anderson |
25 October 2017 | Dundee | 0 – 1 | Motherwell | Dens Park, Dundee |
17:45 | BBC Report | Tanner 5' | Attendance: 5,254 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
28 October 2017 | Dundee | 1 – 3 | Hamilton Academical | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Leitch-Smith | BBC Report | Skondras 39' Templeton 64' Rojano 86' |
Attendance: 4,863 Referee: Greg Aitken |
4 November 2017 | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Dundee | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
15:00 | Boyle 1' Murray 63' |
BBC Report | Haber 21' | Attendance: 16,936 Referee: John Beaton |
18 November 2017 | Dundee | 0 – 0 | Kilmarnock | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 5,853 Referee: Willie Collum |
24 November 2017 | Dundee | 2 – 1 | Rangers | Dens Park, Dundee |
19:45 | O'Hara 66', 80' | BBC Report | Windass 70' | Attendance: 8,548 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
2 December 2017 | Ross County | 0 – 2 | Dundee | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
15:00 | BBC Report | O'Hara 18' El Bakhtaoui 89' |
Attendance: 3,896 Referee: Steven McLean |
8 December 2017 | Dundee | 0 – 1 | Aberdeen | Dens Park, Dundee |
19:45 | BBC Report | McKenna 48' | Attendance: 6,451 Referee: Nick Walsh |
12 December 2017 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 0 | Dundee | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh |
19:45 | Gonçalves 30' Berra 77' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 15,566 Referee: Craig Thomson |
16 December 2017 | Dundee | 3 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Moussa 19' (pen.), 65' (pen.) O'Hara 35' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 5,101 Referee: Greg Aitken |
23 December 2017 | Motherwell | 1 – 1 | Dundee | Fir Park, Motherwell |
15:00 | Tanner 61' (pen.) | BBC Report | McGowan 47' | Attendance: 4,173 Referee: Don Robertson |
26 December 2017 | Dundee | 0 – 2 | Celtic | Dens Park, Dundee |
19:45 | BBC Report | Forrest 8' Griffiths 43' |
Attendance: 9,193 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
30 December 2017 | St Johnstone | 0 – 2 | Dundee | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
15:00 | Report | Haber 3' Leitch-Smith 90+1' |
Attendance: 4,769 Referee: William Collum |
24 January 2018 | Dundee | 0 – 1 | Hibernian | Dens Park, Dundee |
19:45 | Report | McGinn 52' | Attendance: 5,323 Referee: Don Robertson |
27 January 2018 | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 2 | Dundee | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
15:00 | O'Hara 2' (o.g.) Templeton 74' |
Report | Henvey 77' Leitch-Smith 90+8' |
Attendance: 1,776 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
3 February 2018 | Dundee | 1 – 4 | Ross County | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Waddell 57' | Report | Keillor-Dunn 49' Schalk 61' (goal), 64' Chow 90' |
Attendance: 4,971 Referee: John Beaton |
13 February 2018 | Kilmarnock | 3 – 2 | Dundee | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
19:45 | Brophy 5' Dicker 59' Boyd 74' Wilson 87' |
Report | Moussa 31' (pen.) Caulker 56' |
Attendance: 3,768 Referee: Nick Walsh |
17 February 2018 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 2 | Dundee | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Sammon 42' | Report | Murray 84' (goal), 90' | Attendance: 4,267 Referee: William Collum |
24 February 2018 | Dundee | 0 – 1 | Motherwell | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Report | Tanner 33' | Attendance: 5,003 Referee: Alan Muir |
10 March 2018 | Dundee | 0 – 4 | St Johnstone | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Report | Piggott 24' (o.g.) Kane 37' (goal), 66' Alston 64' |
Attendance: 5,336 Referee: Craig Thomson |
17 March 2018 | Aberdeen | 1 – 0 | Dundee | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
15:00 | Shinnie 35' | Report | Attendance: 15,028 Referee: William Collum |
1 April 2018 | Dundee | 1 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Moussa 28' | Report | Callachan 2' | Attendance: 5,496 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
4 April 2018 | Celtic | 0 – 0 | Dundee | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
19:45 | Report | Attendance: 55,768 Referee: Alan Muir |
7 April 2018 | Rangers | 4 – 0 | Dundee | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Miller 39' Morelos 68' Murphy 79' Candeias 90' |
Report | Attendance: 49,142 Referee: Greg Aitken |
21 April 2018 | Dundee | 2 – 1 | St Johnstone | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Moussa 1' (goal), 88' | Report | MacLean 85' | Attendance: 5,592 Referee: Don Robertson |
28 April 2018 | Motherwell | 2 – 1 | Dundee | Fir Park, Motherwell |
15:00 | Bowman 28' Kipré 52' |
Report | Kusunga 23' | Attendance: 4,064 Referee: Nick Walsh |
5 May 2018 | Dundee | 1 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Holt 18' | Report | Attendance: 5,195 Referee: Steven McLean |
8 May 2018 | Ross County | 0 – 1 | Dundee | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
19:45 | Report | Murray 51' | Attendance: 3,976 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
12 May 2018 | Dundee | 0 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Report | Doolan 63' | Attendance: 6,756 Referee: Steven McLean |
Scottish Cup
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Cup Dundee v Inverness Caledonian Thistle20 January 2018 Fourth Round | Dundee | 2 – 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Leith-Smith 47' O'Hara 64' | Report | Doran 16' Oakley 87' | Attendance: 3,509 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
30 January 2018 Fourth Round Replay | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0 – 1 | Dundee | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
19:45 | Report | Allan 47' | Attendance: 1,746 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
10 February 2018 Fifth Round | Dundee | 0 – 2 | Motherwell | Dens Park, Dundee |
Report | Tanner 30' Holt 56' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 4,663 Referee: Bobby Madden |
League Cup
Results
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish League Cup Raith Rovers v Dundee18 July 2017 Group Stage | Raith Rovers | 1 – 2 | Dundee | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
Vaughan 90' | BBC Report | Moussa 83' Hendry 90+2' |
Attendance: 2,962 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
22 July 2017 Group Stage | Dundee | 2 – 0 | Buckie Thistle | Dens Park, Dundee |
El Bakhtaoui 22' Moussa 84' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,774 Referee: Craig Charleston |
26 July 2017 Group Stage | Cowdenbeath | 0 – 3 | Dundee | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
BBC Report | Moussa 17', 23', 38' | Attendance: 1,321 Referee: Euan Anderson |
30 July 2017 Group Stage | Dundee | 1 – 1 (3 – 4 p) | Dundee United | Dens Park, Dundee |
O'Hara 60' | BBC Report | McMullan 45' | Attendance: 10,460 Referee: Kevin Clancy | |
Penalties | ||||
El Bakhtaoui Wolters Moussa O'Dea Deacon |
McMullan King Toshney Chalmers McDonald |
9 August 2017 Second Round | Dundee | 2 – 1 | Dundee United | Dens Park, Dundee |
El Bakhtaoui 30' McGowan 64' |
BBC Report | King 40' | Attendance: 10,472 Referee: Steven McLean |
20 September 2017 Quarter-Finals | Dundee | 0 – 4 | Celtic | Dens Park, Dundee |
BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Sinclair 25' (pen.) Forrest 42', 90+1' McGregor 88' |
Attendance: 6,917 Referee: John Beaton |
Team statistics
Appearances
- As of match played 12 May 2018
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
2 | DF | SCO | Cammy Kerr | 41 | 0 | 27+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | SCO | Kevin Holt | 32 | 2 | 22+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | ENG | Steven Caulker | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | ANG | Genseric Kusunga | 10 | 1 | 7+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
6 | DF | IRL | Darren O'Dea | 22 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
7 | MF | ENG | A-Jay Leitch-Smith | 31 | 7 | 13+14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | FIN | Glen Kamara | 46 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | TUN | Sofien Moussa | 33 | 12 | 21+5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3+1 | 5 | ||
10 | MF | SCO | Scott Allan | 22 | 1 | 7+8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | ||
12 | GK | ENG | Elliot Parish | 28 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | MF | SCO | Mark O'Hara | 39 | 6 | 26+6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
15 | DF | ESP | Jon Aurtenetxe | 18 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | DF | ESP | Julen Etxabeguren | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | FW | SCO | Simon Murray | 14 | 3 | 13+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
18 | MF | SCO | Paul McGowan | 42 | 2 | 30+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | ||
20 | FW | FRA | Faissal El Bakhtaoui | 35 | 5 | 16+12 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 | ||
21 | MF | ENG | Roarie Deacon | 36 | 1 | 25+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | ||
23 | MF | NED | Randy Wolters | 16 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | ||
24 | MF | ENG | Josh Meekings | 22 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
25 | DF | WAL | Daniel Jefferies | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
27 | MF | AUS | Jesse Curran | 9 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
28 | MF | SCO | Lewis Spence | 20 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
29 | FW | CAN | Marcus Haber | 13 | 2 | 9+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
33 | FW | SCO | Craig Wighton | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
34 | DF | SCO | Kerr Waddell | 22 | 3 | 10+6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | ||
35 | MF | ENG | Cedwyn Scott | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
38 | GK | ENG | Calum Ferrie | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
40 | DF | ENG | Jordan Piggott | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
45 | MF | SCO | Callum Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
46 | FW | SCO | Matthew Henvey | 4 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
47 | MF | ENG | Jack Lambert | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
67 | GK | FRA | Jérémy Malherbe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Players who left the club during the season: | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | SCO | Scott Bain | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
4 | MF | ENG | James Vincent | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | NIR | James McPake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
11 | MF | ENG | Danny Williams | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
22 | DF | SCO | Jack Hendry | 30 | 2 | 23+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | ||
26 | DF | BUL | Kostadin Gadzhalov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goal scorers
- As of match played 12 May 2018
Ranking | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | 9 | Sofien Moussa | 7 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |
2 | FW | 7 | A-Jay Leitch-Smith | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
3 | MF | 14 | Mark O'Hara | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
4 | FW | 20 | Faissal El Bakhtaoui | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
5 | FW | 17 | Simon Murray | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
DF | 34 | Kerr Waddell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
7 | DF | 3 | Kevin Holt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
MF | 18 | Paul McGowan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
DF | 22 | Jack Hendry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
FW | 29 | Marcus Haber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
11 | DF | 4 | Steven Caulker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 5 | Genseric Kusunga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
MF | 10 | Scott Allan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
MF | 21 | Roarie Deacon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
FW | 46 | Matthew Henvey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
TOTALS | 36 | 3 | 10 | 49 |
Squad statistics
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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7 | Motherwell | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 48 | |
8 | St Johnstone | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 46 | |
9 | Dundee | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 39 | |
10 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 47 | 68 | −21 | 33 | |
11 | Partick Thistle (R) | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 33 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second-stage group allocation).
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- Teams play each other three times (33 matches) before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
Group C Table
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish League Cup § Group CPos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DUN | DND | RAI | COW | BUC | |
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1 | Dundee United (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 11 | Qualification for the Second Round | — | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | — | |
2 | Dundee (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 | 1–1p | — | — | — | 2–0 | ||
3 | Raith Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | — | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | — | ||
4 | Cowdenbeath | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | — | 0–3 | — | — | 4–2 | ||
5 | Buckie Thistle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 | 0–3 | — | 1–6 | — | — |
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Second Place Table
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | D | Ross County (Q) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 10 | Qualification for the Second Round |
2 | H | Partick Thistle (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 10 | |
3 | C | Dundee (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 | |
4 | E | Kilmarnock (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | |
5 | B | Peterhead | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 | |
6 | F | Greenock Morton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 | |
7 | A | Inverness CT | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | |
8 | G | Albion Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Transfers
Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2017 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2017-18
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See also
Notes
References
- "Dundee promoted to SPFL after nervous final day". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- "Dundee relegated from Scottish Premier League after draw with Aberdeen". The Daily Telegraph. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- "Premiership 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- "Summary - League Cup Group C". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- "Summary - League Cup Group Stage". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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