The 2023–24 Aberdeen F.C. season will be Aberdeen's 110th season in the top flight of Scottish football and the eleventh in the Scottish Premiership. Aberdeen will also compete in the League Cup, the Scottish Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League, entering the latter as debutants of the competition. Aberdeen will compete in European Group Stage football for the first time since 2007.

Summary

May
On 22 May, former Livingston captain Nicky Devlin joined on a free transfer. On 31 May, pre-season plans were confirmed with a training camp in Portugal, away friendlies to Highland Football League sides Turriff United and Fraserburgh, before a trip to London to play English League One side Charlton Athletic.

June
On 6 June, Ross McCrorie left for English Championship side Bristol City for an undisclosed fee. On 13 June, the club announced the departures of coach Liam Fox, first team players Marley Watkins, Connor McLennan, Dean Campbell and Matty Kennedy, and youth team players Mason Hancock, Milosz Ochmanski, Timi Fatona and Blessing Oluyemi. Pre-season was finalised with a trip to Deepdale to play English Championship side Preston North End, Chief Executive Alan Burrows confirming all friendlies were away from home due to preparations needed at Pittodrie for the season ahead. On 15 June, Leighton Clarkson, on loan last season from Liverpool, signed for an undisclosed fee which is believed to have broken the clubs transfer record. The following day, former Slovenian under-21 international Ester Sokler also signed for an undisclosed fee. Captain Graeme Shinnie joined from Wigan Athletic for a third time, signing a three-year deal. On 26 June, former manager and non-executive director Craig Brown died at the age of 82.

July
After seven years, goalkeeper Joe Lewis left the club by mutual consent. American midfielder Dante Polvara returned from his loan spell. The Dons kicked off pre-season matches with an impressive 9–0 victory at Turriff United. They continued with two more victories against fellow Highland League sides Fraserburgh and Formartine United winning 2–0 and 1–0 respectively with the latter behind closed doors. Aberdeen completed their pre-season friendlies with two away matches in England, losing 2–0 at Preston North End, followed a week later by a 3–2 win at Charlton Athletic.

August
Aberdeen started the league campaign with a 0-0 draw away at Livingston, then a 3-1 home defeat to Celtic. This was followed by a 2-2 draw away to St Mirren, where Aberdeen scored a very late equaliser, with a penalty from Bojan Miovski after 10 minutes of injury time. Aberdeen progressed to the quarter-final of League Cup with a 2-1 victory at Stirling Albion, but dropped down into the Europa Conference League following an aggregate loss of 5-3 to BK Hacken. The club signed four new players, James McGarry, Jamie McGrath, Richard Jensen and Pape Habib Guèye but lost Ylber Ramadani who moved to Italian club Lecce for a reported £1.1 million.

September
Following the defeat to BK Hacken in the Europa League playoff round, Aberdeen were drawn in Group G of the Europa Conference League, along with Eintracht Frankfurt, PAOK Thessaloniki and HJK Helsinki.

Results & fixtures

Pre-season

Scottish Premiership

Scottish League Cup 

Having qualified for Europe, Aberdeen enter the Scottish League Cup at the knockout phase.

Knockout phase

Scottish Challenge Cup 

An Aberdeen 'B' side will play the First Round of the Challenge Cup. Again facing Brora Rangers for the fourth time in five seasons.

UEFA Europa League 

Aberdeen will return to European football in the Play-off round for the Europa League. They are guaranteed European Group Stage football for the first time since 2008.

Play-off round

UEFA Europa Conference League

Group Stages

Squad statistics

Appearances 

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Goalscorers 
As of 31 August 2023

Team statistics

League table

Results by round

Transfers

Players in

Players out

Loans in

Loans out

See also 
 List of Aberdeen F.C. seasons

References 

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Scottish football clubs 2023–24 season