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Celtic

Celtic Football Club (pronounced "seltik" /sɛltɪk/ in IPA; AIM: CCP) is a Scottish football club, competing in the Scottish Premier League, the highest form of competition in Scotland. The club is based in the Parkhead area in the east end of the city of Glasgow. The club is officially nicknamed The Bhoys. The full name of the club is The Celtic Football Club, though it is often incorrectly called Glasgow Celtic or Celtic Glasgow, particularly by foreign commentators. Until 1994, the club was called The Celtic Football and Athletic Company Ltd. Celtic play home games at Celtic Park, which is currently the second largest club stadium in the United Kingdom. In 2005-06, Celtic Park attracted an average attendance of 58,149,[1] making the club second only to Manchester United[2] in average attendance for any football club in the UK. Together with their rivals, Rangers F.C., they form the Old Firm which is one of the most famous and fiercest rivalries in sport. Celtic has traditionally been identified with the Catholic community of Glasgow and has strong support from Irish Catholics. Celtic's home kit is green and white hooped jerseys, white shorts and white socks. In 1967, Celtic became the first British[3] and northern European team to win the European Champions Cup, which had previously been the preserve of Italian, Portuguese and Spanish clubs. Celtic won every competition that they entered that season: the Scottish League, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the European Cup and the Glasgow Cup. Additionally, Celtic remain the only Scottish club ever to have reached the final, and are the only club ever to win the trophy with a team composed entirely of home-grown talent;[4][5] all of the players in the side were Scottish, and all were born within a 30-mile radius of Celtic Park. Celtic again reached the European Cup final in 1970, only to be beaten by Feyenoord in extra time. In 2003 Martin O'Neill led the team to the UEFA Cup final in Seville where they lost 3-2 to F.C. Porto after extra time. Around 80,000[6][7][8] Celtic supporters travelled to Seville for the final. Celtic secured their second successive league title (and 41st in total) on 22 April 2007, with a 2-1 win against Kilmarnock. Full article on Wikipedia


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