Celtic 2026/27 Scottish Premiership fixtures: every game plus preliminary dates and Rangers clashes
Martin O’Neill’s side to kick off new league season with Monday Night Football against Dundee at Celtic Park.
Celtic will begin the defence of their Scottish Premiership title against Dundee at Celtic Park on Monday, August 3.
The Hoops have released a statement expressing their disappointment at the decision, which has been taken due to a clash with the Commonwealth Games events taking place at the Chris Hoy Velodrome. However, they have also welcomes the decision to move the kick off time forward from 8pm to 7:30pm to better accommodate travelling supporters.
All six matches on the opening weekend are also set to be broadcast live by Sky Sports with Dundee United and Rangers lifting the curtain at Tannadice on Friday, July 31. Aberdeen host Hearts, Falkirk welcome St Mirren, Motherwell travel to Hibs and Kilmarnock are at newly promoted St Johnstone in the other Round 1 matches.
Celtic full Scottish Premiership fixture list for 2026/27 season
Celtic’s first away match will be against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on August 9. Their final regular season fixture before the split sees Dundee United visit Celtic Park on April 4.
The first of three Glasgow derby matches against Rangers takes place at Celtic Park on September 20. They travel to Ibrox on January 2 and then once again host their rivals at Celtic Park on February 2 meaning if they meet post split then that game would be played at Ibrox.
Their first meeting with Hearts, who finished second in the table last season and took the Hoops to a final day decider, will be at Celtic Park on October 17. They travel to Tynecastle on November 28 and then once against welcome the Jambos to Glasgow’s east end on February 13 meaning any post split meeting between the two would take place in Edinburgh.
Here is Celtic’s full fixture list for the 2026/27 Scottish Premiership season:
- Dundee — 03/08/2026 — Home
- Kilmarnock — 09/08/2026 — Away
- St. Johnstone — 22/08/2026 — Away
- Falkirk — 29/08/2026 — Home
- Aberdeen — 02/09/2026 — Home
- St. Mirren — 05/09/2026 — Away
- Rangers — 20/09/2026 — Home
- Motherwell — 10/10/2026 — Away
- Heart of Midlothian — 17/10/2026 — Home
- Hibernian — 24/10/2026 — Away
- Dundee United — 28/10/2026 — Home
- Falkirk — 31/10/2026 — Away
- Kilmarnock — 07/11/2026 — Home
- St. Mirren — 21/11/2026 — Home
- Heart of Midlothian — 28/11/2026 — Away
- Dundee — 02/12/2026 — Away
- St. Johnstone — 05/12/2026 — Home
- Hibernian — 12/12/2026 — Home
- Aberdeen — 19/12/2026 — Away
- Motherwell — 26/12/2026 — Home
- Dundee United — 30/12/2026 — Away
- Rangers — 02/01/2027 — Away
- Dundee — 09/01/2027 — Home
- St. Mirren — 23/01/2027 — Away
- Falkirk — 30/01/2027 — Home
- Motherwell — 03/02/2027 — Away
- Heart of Midlothian — 13/02/2027 — Home
- Hibernian — 20/02/2027 — Away
- Rangers — 27/02/2027 — Home
- St. Johnstone — 13/03/2027 — Away
- Aberdeen — 20/03/2027 — Home
- Kilmarnock — 03/04/2027 — Away
- Dundee United — 10/04/2027 — Home
These are the dates for the post split fixture: 24/04/2027, 01/05/2027, 08/05/2027, 12/05/2027, 15/05/2027, 16/05/2027.