2017–18 Dundee F.C. season

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.[1][2] 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.

Dundee
2017–18 season
ChairmanTim Keyes
ManagerNeil McCann
StadiumDens Park, Dundee
(Capacity: 11,506)
Scottish PremiershipNinth place
League CupQuarter-final, lost to Celtic
Scottish CupFifth Round, lost to Motherwell
Top goalscorerLeague: Sofien Moussa (7)
All: Sofien Moussa (12)
Highest home attendance10,472 v Dundee United
League Cup Second round
9 August 2017
Lowest home attendance2,774 v Buckie Thistle
League Cup Group C
22 July 2017
Average home league attendance5,947

Competitions

Premiership
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Premiership

Results
5 August 2017 Dundee1 – 2Ross CountyDens Park, Dundee
15:00 Hendry  86' BBC Report Lindsay  35'  35'
Routis  61'		 Attendance: 5,032
Referee: Willy Collum
12 August 2017 Hamilton3 – 0DundeeNew Douglas Park, Hamilton
15:00 MacKinnon  24'
Boyd  36'
Imrie  85' (pen)		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,694
Referee: Bobby Madden
19 August 2017 Aberdeen2 – 1DundeePittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
15:00 May  11', 79' BBC Report Deacon  53' Attendance: 15,646
Referee: Kevin Clancy
27 August 2017 Dundee1 – 1HibernianDens Park, Dundee
12:30 Holt  9' (pen) BBC Report Stokes  39' Attendance: 6,004
Referee: Don Robertson
9 September 2017 Rangers4 – 1DundeeIbrox 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 Dundee3 – 2St JohnstoneDens 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 Kilmarnock1 – 1DundeeRugby Park, Kilmarnock
15:00 Greer  64' BBC Report El Bakhtaoui  4' Attendance: 3,452
Referee: Bobby Madden
30 September 2017 Dundee2 – 1HeartsDens Park, Dundee
15:00 Waddell  44', 90+3' BBC Report Lafferty  71' Attendance: 7,028
Referee: Steven McLean
14 October 2017 Celtic1 – 0DundeeCeltic Park, Glasgow
15:00 Ntcham  61' BBC Report Attendance: 57,610
Referee: Andrew Dallas
21 October 2017 Partick Thistle2 – 1DundeeFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Edwards  75'
Storey  90+2'		 BBC Report Leitch-Smith  8' Attendance: 3,358
Referee: Euan Anderson
25 October 2017 Dundee0 – 1MotherwellDens Park, Dundee
17:45 BBC Report Tanner  5' Attendance: 5,254
Referee: Stephen Finnie
28 October 2017 Dundee1 – 3Hamilton AcademicalDens Park, Dundee
15:00 Leitch-Smith BBC Report Skondras  39'
Templeton  64'
Rojano  86'		 Attendance: 4,863
Referee: Greg Aitken
4 November 2017 Hibernian2 – 1DundeeEaster Road, Edinburgh
15:00 Boyle  1'
Murray  63'		 BBC Report Haber  21' Attendance: 16,936
Referee: John Beaton
18 November 2017 Dundee0 – 0KilmarnockDens Park, Dundee
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 5,853
Referee: Willie Collum
24 November 2017 Dundee2 – 1RangersDens Park, Dundee
19:45 O'Hara  66', 80' BBC Report Windass  70' Attendance: 8,548
Referee: Kevin Clancy
2 December 2017 Ross County0 – 2DundeeVictoria Park, Dingwall
15:00 BBC Report O'Hara  18'
El Bakhtaoui  89'		 Attendance: 3,896
Referee: Steven McLean
8 December 2017 Dundee0 – 1AberdeenDens Park, Dundee
19:45 BBC Report McKenna  48' Attendance: 6,451
Referee: Nick Walsh
12 December 2017 Heart of Midlothian2 – 0DundeeTynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
19:45 Gonçalves  30'
Berra  77'		 BBC Report Attendance: 15,566
Referee: Craig Thomson
16 December 2017 Dundee3 – 0Partick ThistleDens Park, Dundee
15:00 Moussa  19' (pen), 65' (pen)
O'Hara  35'		 BBC Report Attendance: 5,101
Referee: Greg Aitken
23 December 2017 Motherwell1 – 1DundeeFir Park, Motherwell
15:00 Tanner  61' (pen) BBC Report McGowan  47' Attendance: 4,173
Referee: Don Robertson
26 December 2017 Dundee0 – 2CelticDens Park, Dundee
19:45 BBC Report Forrest  8'
Griffiths  43'		 Attendance: 9,193
Referee: Kevin Clancy
30 December 2017 St Johnstone0 – 2DundeeMcDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00 Report Haber  3'
Leitch-Smith  90+1'		 Attendance: 4,769
Referee: William Collum
24 January 2018 Dundee0 – 1HibernianDens Park, Dundee
19:45 Report McGinn  52' Attendance: 5,323
Referee: Don Robertson
27 January 2018 Hamilton Academical1 – 2DundeeNew 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 Dundee1 – 4Ross CountyDens 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 Kilmarnock3 – 2DundeeRugby 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 Thistle1 – 2DundeeFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Sammon  42' Report Murray  84' (goal), 90' Attendance: 4,267
Referee: William Collum
24 February 2018 Dundee0 – 1MotherwellDens Park, Dundee
15:00 Report Tanner  33' Attendance: 5,003
Referee: Alan Muir
10 March 2018 Dundee0 – 4St JohnstoneDens Park, Dundee
15:00 Report Piggott  24' (o.g.)
Kane  37' (goal), 66' Alston  64'		 Attendance: 5,336
Referee: Craig Thomson
17 March 2018 Aberdeen1 – 0DundeePittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
15:00 Shinnie  35' Report Attendance: 15,028
Referee: William Collum
1 April 2018 Dundee1 – 1Heart of MidlothianDens Park, Dundee
15:00 Moussa  28' Report Callachan  2' Attendance: 5,496
Referee: Kevin Clancy
4 April 2018 Celtic0 – 0DundeeCeltic Park, Glasgow
19:45 Report Attendance: 55,768
Referee: Alan Muir
7 April 2018 Rangers4 – 0DundeeIbrox Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Miller  39'
Morelos  68'
Murphy  79'
Candeias  90'		 Report Attendance: 49,142
Referee: Greg Aitken
21 April 2018 Dundee2 – 1St JohnstoneDens Park, Dundee
15:00 Moussa  1' (goal), 88' Report MacLean  85' Attendance: 5,592
Referee: Don Robertson
28 April 2018 Motherwell2 – 1DundeeFir Park, Motherwell
15:00 Bowman  28'
Kipré  52'		 Report Kusunga  23' Attendance: 4,064
Referee: Nick Walsh
5 May 2018 Dundee1 – 0Hamilton AcademicalDens Park, Dundee
15:00 Holt  18' Report Attendance: 5,195
Referee: Steven McLean
8 May 2018 Ross County0 – 1DundeeVictoria Park, Dingwall
19:45 Report Murray  51' Attendance: 3,976
Referee: Andrew Dallas
12 May 2018 Dundee0 – 1Partick ThistleDens Park, Dundee
15:00 Report Doolan  63' Attendance: 6,756
Referee: Steven McLean

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Cup
20 January 2018 Fourth RoundDundee2 – 2Inverness Caledonian ThistleDens 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 ReplayInverness Caledonian Thistle0 – 1DundeeCaledonian Stadium, Inverness
19:45 Report Allan  47' Attendance: 1,746
Referee: Stephen Finnie
10 February 2018 Fifth RoundDundee0 – 2MotherwellDens 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
18 July 2017 Group StageRaith Rovers1 – 2DundeeStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Vaughan  90' BBC Report Moussa  83'
Hendry  90+2'		 Attendance: 2,962
Referee: Stephen Finnie
22 July 2017 Group StageDundee2 – 0Buckie ThistleDens Park, Dundee
El Bakhtaoui  22'
Moussa  84'		 BBC Report Attendance: 2,774
Referee: Craig Charleston
26 July 2017 Group StageCowdenbeath0 – 3DundeeCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
BBC Report Moussa  17', 23', 38' Attendance: 1,321
Referee: Euan Anderson
30 July 2017 Group StageDundee1 – 1
(3 – 4 p)		Dundee UnitedDens 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 RoundDundee2 – 1Dundee UnitedDens Park, Dundee
El Bakhtaoui  30'
McGowan  64'		 BBC Report King  40' Attendance: 10,472
Referee: Steven McLean
20 September 2017 Quarter-FinalsDundee0 – 4CelticDens 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 TotalScottish PremiershipScottish CupScottish League Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF Cammy Kerr 41027+503060
3 DF Kevin Holt 32222+222060
4 DF Steven Caulker 1211210000
5 DF Genseric Kusunga 1017+211000
6 DF Darren O'Dea 22014+202040
7 MF A-Jay Leitch-Smith 31713+1463110
8 MF Glen Kamara 460370305+10
9 FW Sofien Moussa 331221+57303+15
10 MF Scott Allan 2217+80214+10
12 GK Elliot Parish 2802503000
14 MF Mark O'Hara 39626+643141
15 DF Jon Aurtenetxe 18014+202000
16 DF Julen Etxabeguren 100+100000
17 FW Simon Murray 14313+130000
18 MF Paul McGowan 42230+41204+21
20 FW Faissal El Bakhtaoui 35516+1231+104+12
21 MF Roarie Deacon 36125+310+205+10
23 MF Randy Wolters 1603+600+104+20
24 MF Josh Meekings 22020+101000
25 DF Daniel Jefferies 201+100000
27 MF Jesse Curran 905+400000
28 MF Lewis Spence 20014+300+1020
29 FW Marcus Haber 1329+22001+10
33 FW Craig Wighton 705+200000
34 DF Kerr Waddell 22310+63104+10
35 MF Cedwyn Scott 300+300000
38 GK Calum Ferrie 201+100000
40 DF Jordan Piggott 100+100000
45 MF Callum Moore 00000000
46 FW Matthew Henvey 410+410000
47 MF Jack Lambert 200+100+1000
67 GK Jérémy Malherbe 00000000
Players who left the club during the season:
1 GK Scott Bain 1801200060
4 MF James Vincent 501+20001+10
5 DF James McPake 00000000
11 MF Danny Williams 300+20000+10
22 DF Jack Hendry 30223+11104+11
26 DF Kostadin Gadzhalov 00000000

Goal scorers
As of match played 12 May 2018
Ranking Position Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
1FW9Sofien Moussa70512
2FW7A-Jay Leitch-Smith6107
3MF14Mark O'Hara4116
4FW20Faissal El Bakhtaoui3025
5FW17Simon Murray3003
DF34Kerr Waddell3003
7DF3Kevin Holt2002
MF18Paul McGowan1012
DF22Jack Hendry1012
FW29Marcus Haber2002
11DF4Steven Caulker1001
DF5Genseric Kusunga1001
MF10Scott Allan0101
MF21Roarie Deacon1001
FW46Matthew Henvey1001
TOTALS 3631049

Squad statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
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
Source: Soccerway BBC
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).[3]
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 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 C
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DUN DND RAI COW BUC
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 — —
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[5]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Second Place Table
Pos Grp Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: [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.[7]
(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
    1. "Dundee promoted to SPFL after nervous final day". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
    2. "Dundee relegated from Scottish Premier League after draw with Aberdeen". telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
    3. "Premiership 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
    4. "Summary - League Cup Group C". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
    5. "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
    6. "Summary - League Cup Group Stage". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
    7. "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

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