Formed in 1888, the Glasgow Celtics are members of the Scottish Premier League and play at Scotland's highest level of soccer competition. Now known simply at The Celtic Football Club, up until the year 1994 the team was officially referred to as The Celtic Football and Athletic Company.
The Glasgow Celtics play their home matches at the famous Celtic Park. With a capacity of just over 60,000 fans, Celtic Park is the largest soccer stadium in all of Scotland. The team is quite popular in the city of Glasgow and averages about 57,000 fans per home game.
The Celtics are bitter cross-town rivals with the other Glasgow soccer team, the Rangers. While both teams' fans would argue they're superior to the other, the Celtics do have a tradition of having great supporters. When the Glasgow Celtics played in the UEFA Cup in 2003 there were nearly 80,000 Celtics fans that made the trip to Seville to either watch the game or offer their support. The UEFA claims that it was the largest collection of fans ever put together for a single game.
The Celtics have a fine tradition of excellence in soccer. In 1967, they became the first British club to win the European Champions Cup. Throughout that entire championship year the Celtics won every thing they entered including: the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League, the Glasgow Cup and the European Cup. This accomplishment is even more special when you consider that the Celtics were the first team to be made entirely of players from the team's home city. Not only were every member of the 1967 Celtics team from Scotland but they were all born within thirty miles of Celtic Park.
The Glasgow Celtics are considered one of the jewels of Scottish soccer. They're continuing to experience success in the modern era as they build on their previous championships and achievements from prior decades.
