Police said thousands of Celtic fans gathering in Trongate for a title party and a big Orange walk was a “challenging day”.
The force said "competing events" on May 17 meant policing operations had to be put in place.
A report on policing from April to June for Glasgow City Council by Chief Superintendent Emma Croft, highlighted the day's events.
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It stated: “Saturday, May 17, 2025 proved to be a challenging day for policing across Greater Glasgow due to competing events and also League title celebrations which took place after Celtic FC had played St Mirren at Celtic Park.
“Thousands of Celtic supporters congregated at Glasgow Cross to celebrate winning the league title.
“Following extensive consultation with partners, proportionate policing operations were in place to support all the day’s events, ensuring public safety and return our communities back to normality.”
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Ch. Supt Croft gave an update on arrests.
She added: “Nine persons were arrested for various offences while 15 were charged for offences including being in possession of weapons, pyrotechnics, assault and public order offences.
"Alcohol and drug misuse played a contributory factor in the disorder.
“A considerable amount of rubbish littered the surrounding area of the unofficial celebrations, resulting in a large-scale clear-up operation by GCC."
The officer said parades increased notably over the period, particularly among the Orange Order.
The report stated: “Parades involving members of the Orange Order have increased as the ‘marching season’ peaks and this included a significant parade on May 17, 2025, by the County Grand Lodge of Glasgow, where over one and a half thousand band members and participants marched from Glasgow’s East End to the Southside to celebrate VE Day 80th Anniversary.”
Other events included ‘All Under One Banner’, ‘Stop the War’ and ‘Stand Up to Racism’.
Big football matches involving Celtic and Rangers also took up police resources.
The report states: “On Sunday, May 4, 2025, Rangers hosted Celtic at Ibrox Stadium in the SPL.
“This was the first Old Firm match in several years to welcome large numbers of away supporters to Ibrox, with approx. 2500 Celtic supporters in attendance.
“A significant policing plan was in place for this operation, taking cognisance of previous fixtures, recent risk group behaviour, intelligence and public re-assurance.
“The 24th May also saw Celtic play Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup Final at Hampden.
“Challenges included the use of pyrotechnics by both sets of fans and disorder by Aberdeen risk supporters within the stadium, requiring police officers to support stewards throughout the match.”
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