Celtic Football Club

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Celtic Football Club, a publicly owned entity operating as Celtic plc, which is traded on the London Stock Exchange as LSE: CCP, and based in the United Kingdom, functions primarily in spectator sports and is identified as a tier 1 media tech buyer. Founded on 6 November 1887 with the purpose of alleviating poverty within Glasgow's immigrant Irish-Scots population, the business was reconstituted in 1994 as a public limited company under the direction of businessman Fergus McCann following near-bankruptcy. The club, which employs approximately 380 individuals, reported $189.1M in revenue as of 2025. Managed from its corporate headquarters at Celtic Park, a 60,411-capacity stadium, the organization operates a diversified sports entertainment model divided into three core financial reporting segments: Football and Stadium Operations, encompassing ticketing, youth academy operations, and stadium catering; Merchandising, covering global retail, wholesale, and e-commerce distribution channels; and Multimedia and Other Commercial Activities, which includes domestic and international broadcasting rights, corporate partner sponsorships, and commercial licensing. The company relies on recurring, mass-market consumer streams driven by its global fanbase alongside material revenue infusions from UEFA club competition distributions.

Revenue

Founded

1887

Headcount

566

Headquarters

United Kingdom

Primary Segment

Spectator Sports

Ownership

Publicly Owned

Deployments

News Summary:

Celtic Football Club faces calls to strengthen its squad from players like Carter Vickers, echoing supporter sentiment. This follows Azerbaijan's Qarabag FK agreeing to transfer forward Camilo Duran to Celtic on July 10, following successful negotiations and the player's expressed wish to complete the move. Earlier the same day, Celtic announced a new official partnership with Christophe Duchamp, naming the Swiss luxury watch brand as the club's Official Timepiece Supplier. This partnership announcement came after Real Oviedo's new sporting director, David Fernández, commented on winger Haissem Hassan's future during his first press conference, amid reports linking Hassan with Celtic. Additionally, the club is reportedly showing concrete interest in Stade de Reims midfielder Mory Gbane, a 27-year-old valued at €4 million, with West Ham and Trabzonspor also keen, according to Foot Mercato journalist Sébastien Denis.

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Celtic Football Club offers 5 products in the media and telecoms services and sports industries. Celtic Football Club's product portfolio comprises of sports tickets, merchandise and sponsorship, broadcast television and radio and search, social, and retail media.

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Celtic Football Club's revenues were $189.1M in 2025. Caretta Research has split Celtic Football Club's revenue into 5 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (thematic channel groups), which represents 90% of Celtic Football Club's revenue.

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