The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Glasgow, which plays in the Scottish Premiership. The club was founded in 1887 with the purpose of alleviating poverty in the immigrant Irish population in the East End of Glasgow after they had emigrated over to Britain as a result of the famine. They played their first match in May 1888, a friendly match against Rangers which Celtic won 5–2. Celtic established themselves within Scottish football, winning six successive league titles during the first decade of the 20th century. The club enjoyed their greatest successes during the 1960s and 70s under Jock Stein, when they won nine consecutive league titles and the 1967 European Cup. Celtic have played in green and white throughout their history, adopting hoops in 1903, which have been used ever since. Celtic are one of only five clubs in the world to have won over 100 trophies in their history.
| Full name | The Celtic Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | The Bhoys, The Celts, The Hoops |
| Founded | November 6, 1887 |
| Ground | Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Ground Capacity | 60,411 |
| Owner | Celtic plc (LSE: [ ]) |
| Chairman | Ian Bankier |
| Manager | Ange Postecoglou |
| League | Scottish Premiership |
| 2015–16 | Scottish Premiership, 1st (champions) |
About Celtic FC
Scottish club that won the UEFA Champions League title in 1967 and has won more Scottish league championships than any other club.
Achievement of Celtic FC
The club reached the UEFA Cup Finals for the first time in team history in 2002-03 but was defeated 3-2 by Porto.
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