Standings, fixtures, results and everything you need to know about the Scottish Premiership, the top tier of Scottish football, contested by 12 clubs from July to May.
What is the Scottish Premiership?
The Scottish Premiership is the top tier of Scottish football, contested by 12 clubs each season from July to May. In the first phase, every club plays the other 11 three times (33 matches in total, either two home fixtures and one away, or vice versa). The league then splits into a top six and a bottom six, and each club plays five further matches within its own half, for 38 matches overall. Points earned in the first phase carry over into the split, but clubs cannot switch sections regardless of results afterwards.
The current Premiership brand dates back to 2013, when the Scottish Premier League merged with the Scottish Football League to form a single pyramid, the SPFL. Scotland’s top flight itself has run continuously since 1890/91, simply operating under different names and structures over the decades: Division One, the Premier Division, the Scottish Premier League and now the Premiership.
Celtic and Rangers, known together as the Old Firm, have dominated the competition throughout its history. Between them they have won the vast majority of Scottish top-flight titles, and Aberdeen’s title in 1984/85 remains the last time a club outside the Old Firm was champion. Celtic head into 2026/27 on a run of five straight titles and a record 56th Scottish league championship overall, won in 2025/26; Rangers have won 55.
For 2026/27, Falkirk have returned to the top flight as Championship champions, replacing Livingston, who finished bottom of the Premiership and were relegated. St Mirren kept their place in the division by beating Partick Thistle in the promotion/relegation play-off final.
Fixtures and results
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Computed from full-time results, 2026/27 season. Updated Tue 20 Oct, 23:30 UTC| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Celtic Glasgow | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | +18 | 24 |
| 2 | Glasgow Rangers | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 20 |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian FC | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +5 | 16 |
| 4 | Dundee FC | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 14 |
| 5 | St. Johnstone FC | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Dundee United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | Aberdeen FC | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | St Mirren FC | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 10 |
| 9 | Falkirk FC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | Motherwell FC | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock FC | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -10 | 8 |
| 12 | Hibernian FC | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 7 |
The club in 11th place enters a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off against the Scottish Championship’s play-off winners (not shaded above); the table only splits into a top six and bottom six after matchweek 33.
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Predicted scores and win probabilities for Scottish Premiership fixturesSt Mirren FCDundee FCGlasgow RangersSt. Johnstone FCHibernian FCCeltic GlasgowFalkirk FCKilmarnock FCHow the Scottish Premiership works
Season structure
12 clubs play each other three times in the first phase, 33 matches each. The league then splits into a top six and a bottom six, and each club plays the other five clubs in its section once more, for 38 matches in total. The 2026/27 season runs from 31 July 2026 to 16 May 2027.
Promotion and relegation
The bottom-placed club is relegated automatically and replaced by the Scottish Championship champions. The 11th-placed Premiership club plays off over two legs against the winner of the Championship’s own promotion play-offs, so up to two clubs can go up and down each season.
European qualification
The league champions go into the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round, and the runners-up enter the UEFA Conference League second qualifying round. The Scottish Cup winners take the Europa League first qualifying round place; if the cup winners also win the league, that Europa League spot passes to the second-placed club and the Conference League spot moves down one league position.
Tiebreakers
Clubs level on points are separated by goal difference, then goals scored. Where a tie directly affects the title, European qualification or relegation, a play-off match is held at a neutral venue.
History and records
Past champions (Premiership era)
| Season | Champions |
|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Celtic |
| 2024/25 | Celtic |
| 2023/24 | Celtic |
| 2022/23 | Celtic |
| 2021/22 | Celtic |
| 2020/21 | Rangers |
| 2019/20 | Celtic |
| 2018/19 | Celtic |
| 2017/18 | Celtic |
| 2016/17 | Celtic |
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| 2015/16 | Celtic |
| 2014/15 | Celtic |
| 2013/14 | Celtic |
Titles by club (Premiership era, 2013/14–2025/26)
| Club | Titles | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 12 | 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26 |
| Rangers | 1 | 2020/21 |
Records (Premiership era)
| Record | Holder | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Most points in a season | Celtic | 106, 2016/17 |
| Most goals by a club in a season | Celtic | 114, 2022/23 |
| Top scorer (career, Premiership era) | Leigh Griffiths & James Tavernier | 92 goals each (tied) |
| Biggest home win | Rangers 8-0 Hamilton Academical | November 2020 |
| Biggest away win | Dundee United 0-9 Celtic | August 2022 |
The story so far
Scotland’s top flight has run continuously since 1890/91, but the Premiership itself dates only to 2013/14, when the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League merged into a single governing body, the SPFL. Celtic and Rangers, the Old Firm, have won every top-flight title bar one since the Second World War with only occasional interruption; Aberdeen’s title under Alex Ferguson in 1984/85 remains the last time a club outside the Old Firm topped the table.
Celtic have been the dominant force of the Premiership era, winning 12 of its first 13 titles. Rangers’ only Premiership title so far came in 2020/21, when Steven Gerrard’s side went the entire league season unbeaten. Celtic responded by reeling off five titles in a row from 2021/22 to 2025/26, taking their all-time tally to a record 56 Scottish top-flight championships against Rangers’ 55.
Below the Old Firm, the division has stayed competitive: Aberdeen, Hearts, Hibernian and others regularly chase European qualification, while the bottom of the table and the promotion/relegation play-off are contested hard every season. For 2026/27, Falkirk have returned to the top flight as Championship champions in place of relegated Livingston, and St Mirren survived the play-off against Partick Thistle to stay up.
Scottish Premiership clubs, 2026/27
12 clubsAberdeenPittodrie StadiumCelticCeltic ParkDefending championsDundeeDens ParkDundee UnitedTannadice ParkFalkirkFalkirk StadiumPromotedHeart of MidlothianTynecastle ParkHibernianEaster RoadKilmarnockRugby ParkMotherwellFir ParkRangersIbrox StadiumSt JohnstoneMcDiarmid ParkSt MirrenSt Mirren ParkScottish Premiership FAQs
How many teams are in the Scottish Premiership?
There are 12 teams. Falkirk joined for 2026/27 as Scottish Championship champions, replacing Livingston, who finished bottom of the Premiership and were relegated.
How many games does each team play?
Each club plays 38 matches. In the first phase, every club meets each of the other 11 three times (33 games). The league then splits into a top six and a bottom six, and each club plays the other five in its section once more (5 games), for 38 in total.
How does the top six/bottom six split work?
After 33 matches, the clubs in positions 1-6 form the top six and the clubs in positions 7-12 form the bottom six. Points from the first phase carry over, but no club can move between sections once the split happens, regardless of results in the final five games.
How does relegation work?
The club that finishes 12th (bottom) is relegated automatically to the Scottish Championship and replaced by the Championship champions. The Premiership’s 11th-placed club then plays a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off against the winner of the Championship’s own play-offs, so as many as two clubs can be promoted and relegated in a single season.
When does the Scottish Premiership season start and end?
The season runs from summer to spring. The 2026/27 season began on 31 July 2026 and is scheduled to finish on 16 May 2027.
Who has won the most Scottish Premiership titles?
Celtic have won the most Scottish top-flight titles overall, with a record 56, most recently in 2025/26, their fifth in a row. Rangers have 55. Within the Premiership era specifically (since 2013/14), Celtic have won 12 of the 13 titles contested, with Rangers’ 2020/21 triumph the only exception.
How many teams qualify for European competitions?
The champions go into the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round and the runners-up into the UEFA Conference League second qualifying round. The Scottish Cup winners take a Europa League qualifying place; if the cup winners also win the league, that Europa League spot moves to the second-placed club and the Conference League spot shifts down one league position.
Which club was promoted to the Scottish Premiership for 2026/27?
Falkirk, who won the Scottish Championship. They replaced Livingston, who finished bottom of the Premiership in 2025/26 and were relegated. St Mirren, who finished 11th, kept their top-flight place by beating Partick Thistle in the promotion/relegation play-off final.
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