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The 2023–24 season was Hibernian's (Hibs) seventh season of play back in the top league of Scottish football (the Scottish Premiership), having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2016–17 season. [1]
Hibernian Football Club (/ h ɪ ˈ b ɜːr n i ə n /), commonly known as Hibs, is a professional football club in Edinburgh, Scotland. The team competes in the Scottish Premiership , the top division of Scottish football .
The 2024–25 season is the 148th season of football played by Hibernian, a professional football club based in Edinburgh, Scotland.The club is competing in the top tier of Scottish football, the Scottish Premiership, for the eighth consecutive season.
The 2019–20 season was Hibernian's third consecutive season in the top tier of Scottish football, the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2016–17 season. [4] Hibs finished seventh in the league, which was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hibs entered the 2022–23 Scottish League Cup at the group stage, and were drawn in Group D along with Morton, Falkirk, Clyde and SPFL newcomers Bonnyrigg Rose. [9] A defeat by Falkirk and a penalty shootout loss against Morton left Hibs on the brink of elimination at the group stage. [10]
[19] [20] They progressed through their first tie with two wins against Andorran side FC Santa Coloma, but were eliminated in the next round by Croatians HNK Rijeka. Hibs had levelled the tie early in the second half of the second leg in Croatia, but a red card for Darren McGregor was followed by the concession of three goals without reply.
As a Premiership club, Hibernian entered the Scottish Cup at the fourth round stage and were drawn at home to League Two club Elgin City. [11] They won 4–0 and were then drawn at home to Raith Rovers in the fifth round. [12] A 3–1 victory put Hibs into the quarter-final, where they were drawn at home to cup holders Celtic. [13]
Hibs won their first three games of the season, the first time they had done this in the top division of the Scottish football league system since 1974–75. [5] A 1–0 win at Aberdeen in the penultimate match clinched third place for Hibs, which was their highest finishing position since 2004–05. [6]