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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2015/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Amsterdam ArenA - Amsterdam Thursday 17 September 2015 19.00CET (19.00 local time) AFC Ajax Group A - Matchday 1 Celtic FC Last updated 16/09/2015 10:59CET

Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Team facts 5 Squad list 8 Fixtures and results 10 Match-by-match lineups 13 Match officials 15 Legend 16

1 AFC Ajax - Celtic FC Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam

Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 06/11/2013 GS AFC Ajax - Celtic FC 1-0 Amsterdam Schöne 51 Forrest 43 (P), Kayal 22/10/2013 GS Celtic FC - AFC Ajax 2-1 Glasgow 53; Schöne 90+4

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-1 22/08/2001 QR3 Celtic FC - AFC Ajax Glasgow Wamberto 30 agg: 3-2 S. Arveladze 40; 08/08/2001 QR3 AFC Ajax - Celtic FC 1-3 Amsterdam Petta 7, Agathe 19, Sutton 55

European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Vanenburg 33; 1-2 29/09/1982 R1 AFC Ajax - Celtic FC Amsterdam Nicholas 20, agg: 3-4 McCluskey 89 Nicholas 15, 15/09/1982 R1 Celtic FC - AFC Ajax 2-2 Glasgow McGarvey 28; Olsen 4, Lerby 18

European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-0 24/03/1971 QF Celtic FC - AFC Ajax Glasgow Johnstone 27 agg: 1-3 Cruyff 60, Hulshoff 67, 10/03/1971 QF AFC Ajax - Celtic FC 3-0 Amsterdam Keizer 89

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AFC Ajax 4 2 0 2 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 8 3 1 4 10 10 Celtic FC 4 2 1 1 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 4 1 3 10 10 AFC Ajax - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 30/10/1996 GS Rangers FC - AFC Ajax 0-1 Glasgow Scholten 39 Dani 25, 41, 16/10/1996 GS AFC Ajax - Rangers FC 4-1 Amsterdam Babangida 83, Wooter 90; Durrant 88

Celtic FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country

2 AFC Ajax - Celtic FC Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam

UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Van Wolfswinkel 12 4-0 26/08/2010 PO FC Utrecht - Celtic FC Utrecht (P), 19 (P), 46, agg: 4-2 Maguire 62 Juárez 19, Samaras 19/08/2010 PO Celtic FC - FC Utrecht 2-0 Glasgow 34

European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-1 Israel 31, Kindvall 117 06/05/1970 F Feyenoord - Celtic FC Milan (aet) ET; Gemmell 29

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-0 07/10/1965 PR Celtic FC - Go Ahead Eagles Glasgow McBride 12 agg: 7-0 Lennox 26, 56, 70, 29/09/1965 PR Go Ahead Eagles - Celtic FC 0-6 Deventer Hughes 29, Johnstone 47, 78

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AFC Ajax 5 3 0 2 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 10 5 1 4 15 11 Celtic FC 6 4 1 1 6 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 13 7 1 5 20 16

3 AFC Ajax - Celtic FC Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Match background

A 2013/14 UEFA Champions League meeting will be in the minds of players on both sides as AFC Ajax kick off UEFA Europa League Group A with a high-profile encounter with Celtic FC.

Previous meetings • The teams have met eight times in UEFA club competition, Ajax possessing the record W3 D1 L4 (W2 D0 L2 in Amsterdam). The sides have scored ten goals each in those ties. • Frank de Boer was in charge of Ajax in the sides' most recent meetings, in the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League group stage: Ajax lost 2-1 to Neil Lennon's Hoops in Glasgow, but won the home fixture 1-0. • The teams for that game at the Amsterdam ArenA on 6 November 2013 were: Ajax: Cillessen, Van Rhijn, Sigthórsson (Van der Hoorn 90+5), De Jong, Veltman, Boilesen, Blind, Klaassen (Poulsen 83), Schöne, Denswil, Serero (Fischer 72). Celtic: Forster, Izaguirre, Ambrose, Van Dijk, Samaras, Stokes (Boerrigter 73), Commons (Pukki 81), Mulgrew, Lustig, Kayal (Ledley 77), Forrest.

Form guide • Ajax have won four of their last five European home games, the exception being a 3-2 loss to SK Rapid Wien in this season's UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. • Celtic have failed to score in their last two European away games (W1 D1), and have won only two of their last 15 European away fixtures – both of those victories coming in Iceland. • Ajax have made it through to the round of 32 in all three of their previous UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns. They have featured at one stage or another in the last nine editions of the competition, meaning they are the only ever-present club in the seven seasons of the UEFA Europa League. • Celtic made it through to the round of 32 last season. It was their first successful UEFA Cup or UEFA Europa League group stage campaign after missing the cut in 2009/10 and 2011/12.

Trivia and links • The journey from Glasgow to Amsterdam is just over 700km. • Celtic are one of ten domestic champions in this season's group stage, along with KF Skenderbëu (Albania), FK Qarabağ (Azerbaijan), APOEL FC (Cyprus), FC Viktoria Plzeň (Czech Republic), FC Midtjylland (Denmark), Molde FK (Norway), KKS Lech Poznań (Poland), FK Partizan (Serbia) and FC Basel 1893 (Switzerland). • Celtic midfielder Derk Boerrigter turned professional at Ajax, and then won two league titles in a second spell with the Amsterdam club before leaving for Glasgow in 2014.

The coaches • De Boer has been in charge of Ajax since 2010, and in 2014 became the first coach to lead the club to four successive Dutch titles. The defender won the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League as an Ajax player. • De Boer played alongside his twin brother Ronald at Celtic's city rivals Rangers FC in 2004. • A defender in his native Norway, Ronny Deila was hired by Celtic in 2014 after a six-year spell in charge of Strømsgodset IF, who he led to a Norwegian Cup in 2010 and a league title in 2013. He won another title in his first season at Parkhead. • Deila spent time at the Amsterdam ArenA studying Ajax's methods during his time as Strømsgodset boss. • Deila turns 40 on 21 September, four days after the Ajax game.

4 AFC Ajax - Celtic FC Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Team facts

AFC Ajax Formed: 1900 Nickname: Godenzonen (Sons of the Gods) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Cup (4): (1969), 1971, 1972, 1973, 1995, (1996) • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1987, (1988) • UEFA Cup (1): 1992 • UEFA Super Cup (2): 1973, (1987), 1995 • European/South American Cup (2): 1972, 1995 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 33 (2014) Dutch Cup: 18 (2010) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2014/15: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2013/14: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2012/13: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2011/12: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2010/11: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2009/10: round of 32 2008/09: round of 16 2007/08: first round (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2006/07: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2005/06: UEFA Champions League round of 16 Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 14-0: Ajax v FA Red Boys Differdange 03/10/84, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 1-8: HJK Helsinki v Ajax 19/09/79, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Ajax v Real Madrid CF 23/11/10, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: FC Bayern München v Ajax 22/10/80, European Champion Clubs' Cup second round first leg 4-0 on four occasions, most recently v FC Barcelona 18/09/13, UEFA Champions League group stage UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 14-0: Ajax v FA Red Boys Differdange (see above) • Biggest away win 0-6: KAA Gent v Ajax 12/09/00, first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Ajax v FC Salzburg 21/02/14, round of 32 first leg 0-3 (aet): Ajax v FK Austria Wien 27/09/1989, first round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 4-1: Budapest Honvéd FC v Ajax 22/11/78, third round first leg

5 AFC Ajax - Celtic FC Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam

3-0 on three occasions, most recently v FC Spartak Moskva 17/03/11, round of 16 second leg

Celtic FC Formed: 1888 Nickname: The Hoops, The Bhoys UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Champion Clubs' Cup (1): 1967, (1970) • UEFA Cup: (2003) • European/South American Cup: (1967) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 46 (2015) Scottish Cup: 36 (2013) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2014/15: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2013/14: UEFA Champions League group stage 2012/13: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2011/12: group stage 2010/11: play-offs (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2009/10: group stage (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2008/09: UEFA Champions League group stage 2007/08: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2006/07: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2005/06: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 9-0: Celtic v KPV Kokkola 16/09/70, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg • Biggest away win 0-7: Waterford United FC v Celtic 21/10/70, European Champion Clubs' Cup second round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Celtic v AC Milan 26/11/13, UEFA Champions League group stage 0-3: Celtic v Juventus 12/02/13, UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg 0-3: Celtic v Paris Saint-Germain 02/11/95, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 6-1: FC Barcelona v Celtic 11/12/13, UEFA Champions League group stage UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 8-1: Celtic v FK Sūduva 19/09/02, first round first leg 7-0: Celtic v AS Jeunesse Esch 24/08/00, qualifying round second leg • Biggest away win 0-6: Cwmbran Town FC v Celtic 12/08/99, qualifying round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Celtic v FC Salzburg 27/11/14, group stage 0-2: Celtic v Hamburger SV 10/09/96, first round first leg

6 AFC Ajax - Celtic FC Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam

• Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Neuchâtel Xamax FC v Celtic 22/10/91, second round first leg 4-0: FC Utrecht v Celtic 26/08/10, play-off second leg

7 AFC Ajax - Celtic FC Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Squad list

AFC Ajax Current season All-time UCL QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Jasper Cillessen NED 22/04/1989 26 - 2 - 2 - - - 5 - 7 - 22 - 24 Andre Onana CMR 02/04/1996 19 ------33 Diederik Boer NED 24/09/1980 34 ------2 - Defenders 2 Ricardo van Rhijn NED 13/06/1991 24 - - - 1 - - - 3 - 10 1 29 1 3 Joël Veltman NED 15/01/1992 23 - 2 - 2 - - - 5 1 4 - 16 - 4 Mike van der Hoorn NED 15/10/1992 22 ------4 1 9 1 5 John Heitinga NED 15/11/1983 31 ------14 1 39 1 17 Nicolai Boilesen DEN 16/02/1992 23 ------5 - 14 - 22 Jairo Riedewald NED 09/09/1996 19 - 2 - 2 - - - 5 - 2 - 9 - 23 Kenny Tete NED 09/10/1995 19 - 2 - 2 - - - 5 - - - 4 - 26 Nick Viergever NED 03/08/1989 26 ------2 - 27 3 41 3 35 Mitchell Dijks NED 09/02/1993 22 - 2 - 2 - - - 4 - - - 4 - 36 Mauro Savastano NED 16/04/1997 18 ------Midfielders 6 Riechedly Bazoer NED 12/10/1996 18 S 2 - 2 - - - 5 - 4 1 8 1 8 Daley Sinkgraven NED 04/07/1995 20 - 2 - 2 - - - 5 - 4 - 8 - 10 Davy Klaassen NED 21/02/1993 22 - 2 2 2 - - - 5 1 7 1 22 5 11 Amin Younes GER 06/08/1993 22 ------2 - 2 - 25 Thulani Serero RSA 11/04/1990 25 ------6 - 17 1 27 Nemanja Gudelj SRB 16/11/1991 23 - 2 1 2 - - - 5 2 12 1 18 2 30 Donny van de Beek NED 18/04/1997 18 ------Forwards 7 Viktor Fischer DEN 09/06/1994 21 - 2 - 1 - - - 3 1 3 - 14 - 9 Arkadiusz Milik POL 28/02/1994 21 - 2 1 2 1 - - 5 2 6 3 15 6 19 Yaya Sanogo FRA 27/01/1993 22 - 2 - - - - - 3 - - - 6 1 20 Lasse Schöne DEN 27/05/1986 29 - 1 - 1 - - - 3 - 9 1 30 6 21 Anwar El Ghazi NED 03/05/1995 20 - 2 - 2 - - - 5 6 4 - 13 1 31 Robert Murić CRO 12/03/1996 19 ------32 Václav Černý CZE 17/10/1997 17 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - Coach - Frank de Boer NED 15/05/1970 45 - 2 - 2 - - - - - 14 - 43 -

8 AFC Ajax - Celtic FC Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam

Celtic FC Current season All-time UCL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Craig Gordon SCO 31/12/1982 32 - 6 - - - 6 - 18 - 30 - 26 Logan Bailly BEL 27/12/1985 29 - - - - - 1 - - - 2 - 38 Leonardo Fasan ITA 04/01/1994 21 ------67 Ross Doohan SCO 29/03/1998 17 ------Defenders 2 Tyler Blackett ENG 02/04/1994 21 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 3 Emilio Izaguirre HON 10/05/1986 29 - 4 - - - 5 - 8 - 38 - 4 Efe Ambrose NGA 18/10/1988 26 - 3 - - - 4 - 6 - 32 1 5 Jozo Šimunović CRO 04/08/1994 21 ------8 - 18 - 20 Dedryck Boyata BEL 28/11/1990 24 - 6 2 - - 5 - 8 - 15 3 21 Charlie Mulgrew SCO 06/03/1986 29 - 3 1 - - 5 1 8 - 45 4 22 Saidy Janko SUI 22/10/1995 19 - 1 - - - 5 - - - 1 - 23 Mikael Lustig SWE 13/12/1986 28 - 5 - - - 3 1 12 - 63 4 47 Fiacre Kelleher IRL 10/03/1996 19 ------Midfielders 6 Nir Bitton ISR 30/10/1991 23 - 6 2 - - 5 1 3 - 14 2 8 Scott Brown SCO 25/06/1985 30 - 6 - - - 4 - 13 1 66 2 14 Stuart Armstrong SCO 30/03/1992 23 - 6 - - - 3 2 2 1 9 1 15 Kris Commons SCO 30/08/1983 32 - 3 - - - 5 1 7 2 40 6 16 Gary Mackay-Steven SCO 31/08/1990 25 - 5 - - - 7 - 2 - 10 - 18 Tom Rogic AUS 16/12/1992 22 - 1 - - - 5 2 - - 4 - 19 Scott Allan SCO 28/11/1991 23 - - - - - 2 - - - 1 - 25 Stefan Johansen NOR 08/01/1991 24 - 6 2 - - 5 1 8 3 24 5 31 Luke Donnelly SCO 20/01/1996 19 ------42 Callum McGregor SCO 14/06/1993 22 - - - - - 5 1 5 - 11 3 49 James Forrest SCO 07/07/1991 24 - 5 - - - 3 - 8 - 38 3 52 Joseph Thomson SCO 14/01/1997 18 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 58 Mark Hill SCO 10/07/1998 17 ------62 Regan Hendry SCO 21/01/1998 17 ------63 Kieran Tierney SCO 05/06/1997 18 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 64 Aidan Nesbitt SCO 05/02/1997 18 ------Forwards 7 Nadir Çiftçi NED 12/02/1992 23 - 6 - - - 1 - - - 6 - 9 Leigh Griffiths SCO 20/08/1990 25 - 6 3 - - 7 6 4 - 15 3 10 Anthony Stokes IRL 25/07/1988 27 - 1 - - - 1 - 9 2 29 2 11 Derk Boerrigter NED 16/10/1986 28 ------2 - 19 2 60 Calvin Miller SCO 09/01/1998 17 ------Coach - Ronny Deila NOR 21/09/1975 39 - 6 - - - - - 8 - 26 -

9 AFC Ajax - Celtic FC Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Fixtures and results

AFC Ajax Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 29/07/2015 UCL SK Rapid Wien (A) D 2-2 Klaassen 25, 43 04/08/2015 UCL SK Rapid Wien (H) L 2-3 Milik 52, Gudelj 75 09/08/2015 League AZ Alkmaar (A) W 3-0 El Ghazi 14, 38, Gudelj 40 15/08/2015 League Willem II (H) W 3-0 Milik 18, El Ghazi 67, 90+1 20/08/2015 UEL FK Jablonec (H) W 1-0 Milik 54 (P) 23/08/2015 League NEC Nijmegen (A) W 2-0 Milik 48, Van Eijden 86 (og) 27/08/2015 UEL FK Jablonec (A) D 0-0 30/08/2015 League ADO Den Haag (H) W 4-0 El Ghazi 16, 74, Klaassen 20, Veltman 58 12/09/2015 League FC Twente (A) D 2-2 Fischer 65, Gudelj 82 (P) 17/09/2015 UEL Celtic FC (H) 20/09/2015 League SBV Excelsior (A) 23/09/2015 Cup De Graafschap (H) 26/09/2015 League FC Groningen (H) 01/10/2015 UEL Molde FK (A) 04/10/2015 League PSV Eindhoven (H) 17/10/2015 League Heracles Almelo (A) 22/10/2015 UEL Fenerbahçe SK (A) 25/10/2015 League Vitesse (A) 31/10/2015 League Roda JC (H) 05/11/2015 UEL Fenerbahçe SK (H) 08/11/2015 League Feyenoord (A) 21/11/2015 League SC Cambuur (H) 26/11/2015 UEL Celtic FC (A) 29/11/2015 League PEC Zwolle (A) 05/12/2015 League sc Heerenveen (H) 10/12/2015 UEL Molde FK (H) 13/12/2015 League FC Utrecht (A) 20/12/2015 League De Graafschap (H) 17/01/2016 League ADO Den Haag (A) 23/01/2016 League Vitesse (H) 26/01/2016 League Heracles Almelo (H) 31/01/2016 League Roda JC (A) 07/02/2016 League Feyenoord (H) 14/02/2016 League FC Groningen (A) 21/02/2016 League SBV Excelsior (H) 28/02/2016 League AZ Alkmaar (H) 06/03/2016 League Willem II (A) 13/03/2016 League NEC Nijmegen (H) 20/03/2016 League PSV Eindhoven (A) 03/04/2016 League PEC Zwolle (H) 09/04/2016 League SC Cambuur (A) 17/04/2016 League FC Utrecht (H)

10 AFC Ajax - Celtic FC Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam

AFC Ajax 20/04/2016 League sc Heerenveen (A) 01/05/2016 League FC Twente (H) 08/05/2016 League De Graafschap (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 AFC Ajax 5 4 1 0 14 2 13 2 Heracles Almelo 5 4 0 1 13 4 12 3 Feyenoord 5 4 0 1 9 5 12 4 PSV Eindhoven 5 3 2 0 14 4 11 5 PEC Zwolle 5 3 2 0 11 4 11 6 Roda JC 5 3 1 1 5 4 10 7 FC Utrecht 5 2 2 1 8 6 8 8 Vitesse 5 2 1 2 9 6 7 9 FC Groningen 5 2 1 2 6 6 7 10 NEC Nijmegen 5 2 1 2 2 5 7 11 sc Heerenveen 5 1 3 1 7 7 6 12 ADO Den Haag 5 1 2 2 7 9 5 13 AZ Alkmaar 5 1 2 2 5 7 5 14 SBV Excelsior 5 1 1 3 5 8 4 15 Willem II 5 0 2 3 1 6 2 16 FC Twente 5 0 2 3 5 11 2 17 SC Cambuur 5 0 1 4 4 20 1 18 De Graafschap 5 0 0 5 2 13 0

Celtic FC Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 15/07/2015 UCL Stjarnan (H) W 2-0 Boyata 44, Johansen 56 Bitton 33, Mulgrew 49, Griffiths 88, 22/07/2015 UCL Stjarnan (A) W 4-1 Johansen 90+3 29/07/2015 UCL Qarabağ FK (H) W 1-0 Boyata 82 01/08/2015 League Ross County FC (H) W 2-0 Griffiths 4 (P), Johansen 35 05/08/2015 UCL Qarabağ FK (A) D 0-0 09/08/2015 League Partick Thistle FC (A) W 2-0 Rogic 28, Commons 63 12/08/2015 League Kilmarnock FC (A) D 2-2 Griffiths 3, Bitton 55 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 15/08/2015 League W 4-2 Lustig 8, Griffiths 12, Armstrong 55, 69 FC (H) 19/08/2015 UCL Malmö FF (H) W 3-2 Griffiths 3, 61, Bitton 10 22/08/2015 League Dundee United FC (A) W 3-1 Griffiths 17, Durnan 44 (og), McGregor 74 25/08/2015 UCL Malmö FF (A) L 0-2 29/08/2015 League Saint Johnstone FC (H) W 3-1 Griffiths 18, Rogic 45, Mulgrew 67 12/09/2015 League Aberdeen FC (A) L 1-2 Griffiths 35 (P) 17/09/2015 UEL AFC Ajax (A) 20/09/2015 League Dundee FC (H) 26/09/2015 League Heart of Midlothian FC (H) 01/10/2015 UEL Fenerbahçe SK (H) 04/10/2015 League Hamilton Academical FC (A)

11 AFC Ajax - Celtic FC Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam

Celtic FC 17/10/2015 League Motherwell FC (A) 22/10/2015 UEL Molde FK (A) 25/10/2015 League Dundee United FC (H) 31/10/2015 League Aberdeen FC (H) 05/11/2015 UEL Molde FK (H) 08/11/2015 League Ross County FC (A) 21/11/2015 League Kilmarnock FC (H) 26/11/2015 UEL AFC Ajax (H) Inverness Caledonian Thistle 29/11/2015 League FC (A) 05/12/2015 League Hamilton Academical FC (H) 10/12/2015 UEL Fenerbahçe SK (A) 13/12/2015 League Saint Johnstone FC (A) 19/12/2015 League Motherwell FC (H) 26/12/2015 League Heart of Midlothian FC (A) 30/12/2015 League Dundee FC (A) 02/01/2016 League Partick Thistle FC (H) 16/01/2016 League Dundee United FC (A) 23/01/2016 League Saint Johnstone FC (H) 30/01/2016 League Aberdeen FC (A) 13/02/2016 League Ross County FC (H) Inverness Caledonian Thistle 20/02/2016 League FC (H) 27/02/2016 League Hamilton Academical FC (A) 02/03/2016 League Dundee FC (H) 12/03/2016 League Partick Thistle FC (A) 19/03/2016 League Kilmarnock FC (A) 02/04/2016 League Heart of Midlothian FC (H) 09/04/2016 League Motherwell FC (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Aberdeen FC 7 7 0 0 12 2 21 2 Celtic FC 7 5 1 1 17 8 16 3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 5 0 2 15 10 15 4 Ross County FC 7 3 2 2 11 7 11 5 Dundee FC 7 3 2 2 11 8 11 6 Hamilton Academical FC 7 3 1 3 10 9 10 7 Saint Johnstone FC 7 2 2 3 13 13 8 8 Motherwell FC 7 2 1 4 5 9 7 9 Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC 7 1 3 3 6 9 6 10 Kilmarnock FC 7 1 2 4 6 16 5 11 Dundee United FC 7 1 1 5 7 14 4 12 Partick Thistle FC 7 0 3 4 2 10 3

12 AFC Ajax - Celtic FC Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Match-by-match lineups AFC Ajax

UEFA Champions League - Third qualifying round (29/07/2015) SK Rapid Wien 2-2 AFC Ajax Goals: 0-1 Klaassen 25, 0-2 Klaassen 43, 1-2 Kainz 48, 2-2 Berić 76 AFC Ajax: Cillessen, Veltman, Bazoer, Sinkgraven, Milik (84 Sanogo), Klaassen, El Ghazi (74 Fischer), Riedewald, Tete, Gudelj, Dijks (04/08/2015) AFC Ajax 2-3 SK Rapid Wien (agg: 4-5) Goals: 0-1 Berić 12, 0-2 Schaub 39, 1-2 Milik 52, 2-2 Gudelj 75, 2-3 Schaub 77 AFC Ajax: Cillessen, Veltman (71 Sanogo), Bazoer, Fischer (59 Gudelj), Sinkgraven (87 Schöne), Milik, Klaassen, El Ghazi, Riedewald, Tete, Dijks

UEFA Europa League - Play-off (20/08/2015) AFC Ajax 1-0 FK Jablonec Goals: 1-0 Milik 54 (P) AFC Ajax: Cillessen, Veltman, Bazoer, Sinkgraven (71 Schöne), Milik, Klaassen, El Ghazi (85 Černý), Riedewald, Tete, Gudelj, Dijks (27/08/2015) FK Jablonec 0-0 AFC Ajax (agg: 0-1) AFC Ajax: Cillessen, Veltman, Bazoer, Sinkgraven (46 Fischer), Milik (69 Van Rhijn), Klaassen, El Ghazi, Riedewald, Tete, Gudelj, Dijks

Group stage Group A Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts AFC Ajax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Celtic FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fenerbahçe SK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Molde FK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Matchday 1 (17/09/2015) AFC Ajax-Celtic FC Matchday 2 (01/10/2015) Molde FK-AFC Ajax Matchday 3 (22/10/2015) Fenerbahçe SK-AFC Ajax Matchday 4 (05/11/2015) AFC Ajax-Fenerbahçe SK Matchday 5 (26/11/2015) Celtic FC-AFC Ajax Matchday 6 (10/12/2015) AFC Ajax-Molde FK Celtic FC

UEFA Champions League - Second qualifying round (15/07/2015)

13 AFC Ajax - Celtic FC Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam

Celtic FC 2-0 Stjarnan Goals: 1-0 Boyata 44, 2-0 Johansen 56 Celtic FC: Gordon, Izaguirre, Bitton, Nadir Çiftçi (74 Stokes), Brown, Armstrong, Boyata (82 Ambrose), Mulgrew, Lustig, Johansen, Forrest (58 Griffiths) (22/07/2015) Stjarnan 1-4 Celtic FC (agg: 1-6) Goals: 1-0 Finsen 7, 1-1 Bitton 33, 1-2 Mulgrew 49, 1-3 Griffiths 88, 1-4 Johansen 90+3 Celtic FC: Gordon, Van Dijk, Bitton, Nadir Çiftçi (82 Rogic), Brown, Armstrong (62 Griffiths), Mackay-Steven, Boyata, Mulgrew, Lustig (52 Ambrose), Johansen

Third qualifying round (29/07/2015) Celtic FC 1-0 Qarabağ FK Goals: 1-0 Boyata 82 Celtic FC: Gordon, Izaguirre, Van Dijk, Bitton (69 Griffiths), Nadir Çiftçi (80 Commons), Brown, Armstrong (62 Forrest), Mackay-Steven, Boyata, Lustig, Johansen (05/08/2015) Qarabağ FK 0-0 Celtic FC (agg: 0-1) Celtic FC: Gordon, Izaguirre, Van Dijk, Bitton, Nadir Çiftçi (67 Griffiths), Brown, Armstrong (84 Forrest), Mackay- Steven (79 Commons), Boyata, Lustig, Johansen

Play-off (19/08/2015) Celtic FC 3-2 Malmö FF Goals: 1-0 Griffiths 3, 2-0 Bitton 10, 2-1 Berget 52, 3-1 Griffiths 61, 3-2 Berget 90+5 Celtic FC: Gordon, Izaguirre, Van Dijk, Bitton, Brown, Griffiths (74 Nadir Çiftçi), Armstrong (63 Mackay-Steven), Boyata, Lustig (80 Ambrose), Johansen, Forrest (25/08/2015) Malmö FF 2-0 Celtic FC (agg: 4-3) Goals: 1-0 Rosenberg 23, 2-0 Boyata 54 (og) Celtic FC: Gordon, Van Dijk, Bitton (72 Nadir Çiftçi), Brown, Griffiths, Armstrong (46 Commons), Boyata, Mulgrew, Janko, Johansen, Forrest (79 Mackay-Steven)

UEFA Europa League - Group stage Matchday 1 (17/09/2015) AFC Ajax-Celtic FC Matchday 2 (01/10/2015) Celtic FC-Fenerbahçe SK Matchday 3 (22/10/2015) Molde FK-Celtic FC Matchday 4 (05/11/2015) Celtic FC-Molde FK Matchday 5 (26/11/2015) Celtic FC-AFC Ajax Matchday 6 (10/12/2015) Fenerbahçe SK-Celtic FC

14 AFC Ajax - Celtic FC Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Match officials

Referee Luca Banti (ITA) Assistant referees Alessandro Costanzo (ITA) , Filippo Meli (ITA) Additional assistant referees Marco Guida (ITA) , Carmine Russo (ITA) Fourth official Fabiano Preti (ITA) UEFA Referee observer Manuel Diaz Vega (ESP)

Referee UEFA Europa Name Date of birth League UEFA matches matches Luca Banti 27/03/1974 19 30

Luca Banti Referee since: 1991 First division: 2005 FIFA badge: 2009

Tournaments: N/A

Finals N/A

UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 03/10/2013 UEL GS AZ Alkmaar PAOK FC 1-1 Alkmaar

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 30/07/2013 UCL 3QR PSV Eindhoven SV Zulte Waregem 2-0 Eindhoven 03/10/2013 UEL GS AZ Alkmaar PAOK FC 1-1 Alkmaar 30/07/2014 UCL 3QR Feyenoord Beşiktaş JK 1-2 Rotterdam

15 AFC Ajax - Celtic FC Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Legend Competitions

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.