Celtic F.C. and a League Cup, but the team's performances in European competition were poor. After being eliminated from the Scottish Cup by Rangers in April 2016, Deila announced he would leave the club at the end of the season. On 20 May 2016, Brendan Rodgers was announced as Deila's successor. Despite a shock first defeat in his first game in charge, his first season saw the team go on a long unbeaten run in domestic competitions, during which time the club won their 100th major trophy, defeating Aberdeen 3–0 in the League Cup Final on 27 November 2016. Celtic also clinched
Scottish Football League XI played in one of the three main stadiums in Glasgow: Hampden Park, Ibrox Park or Celtic Park. Until the fixture declined in importance in the late 1960s, matches against the Football League would regularly attract crowds in excess of 40,000, peaking at 90,000 in 1949. The less attractive matches, against the Irish League XI or the League of Ireland XI, were spread around Scotland more evenly. Grounds in Dundee (Carolina Port and Dens Park), Edinburgh (Easter Road and Tynecastle), Paisley (Love Street) and Motherwell (Fir Park) were used in addition to Glasgow. Smaller stadiums were also used in Glasgow itself,