Celtic Football Club are a football club from Glasgow, Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League, the highest form of competition in Scotland. The full name of the club is The Celtic Football club. Until 1994, the club's full name was The Celtic Football and Athletic Company Ltd.
Celtic play home games at Celtic Park (commonly referred to as Parkhead) which has a capacity of 60,832, making it the largest football stadium in Scotland. In 2006-07, Celtic Park attracted an average attendance of 57,543, Together with their rivals, Rangers F.C., they form the Old Firm which is one of the most famous and most fierce rivalries in sport. Celtic has traditionally been linked with its founding roots which originate from the Irish immigrant community in Glasgow.
In 1967, Celtic became the first British 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. Celtic are the only club ever to win the trophy with a team composed entirely of home-grown talent; as 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 130,000 Celtic supporters travelled to Seville for the final - the largest travelling support ever to have assembled for a single game, according to UEFA.
The club's traditional playing colours are green and white hooped shirts and white shorts with white socks. Celtic are one of the best-supported clubs in the world, with an estimated fanbase of approximately thirty million. Celtic also have the most 'Supporters Clubs' in world football, of which exist in every corner of the globe.
Celtic won the Scottish Premier League and Scottish Cup in 2006-07 season.
