Scottish Premiership
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The Scottish Premiership, also known as the William Hill Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Scotland and the highest level of the Scottish football league system. The top division of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL), the Scottish Premiership was established in July 2013, after the SPFL was formed by a merger of the Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League. There are 12 teams in this division, with each team playing 38 matches per season. Sixteen clubs have played in the Scottish Premiership since its creation in the 2013–14 season. Celtic are the current league champions, having won the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership.
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| Rank | Association | Coefficient |
| 16 | Switzerland | 31.700 |
| 17 | Cyprus | 29.787 |
| 18 | Scotland | 29.050 |
| 19 | Sweden | 28.872 |
| 20 | Israel | 27.500 |
| Club | Location | Position in 2024–25 | First season intop division | No. of seasons in top division | First season of currentspell in top division | No. of seasons of current spell | National titles | Last title |
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen | 5th, Scottish Premiership | 1905–06 | 114 | 1905–06 | 114 | 4 | 1984–85 |
| Celtic | Glasgow (Parkhead) | 1st, Scottish Premiership (champions) | 1890–91 | 129 | 1890–91 | 129 | 55 | 2024–25 |
| Dundee | Dundee | 10th, Scottish Premiership | 1893–94 | 101 | 2023–24 | 3 | 1 | 1961–62 |
| Dundee United | Dundee | 4th, Scottish Premiership | 1925–26 | 64 | 2024–25 | 2 | 1 | 1982–83 |
| Falkirk | Falkirk | 1st, Scottish Championship (promoted) | 1905-06 | 67 | 2025–26 | 1 | — | — |
| Heart of Midlothian | Edinburgh (Gorgie) | 7th, Scottish Premiership | 1890–91 | 123 | 2021–22 | 5 | 4 | 1959–60 |
| Hibernian | Edinburgh (Leith) | 3rd, Scottish Premiership | 1895–96 | 119 | 2017–18 | 9 | 4 | 1951–52 |
| Kilmarnock | Kilmarnock | 9th, Scottish Premiership | 1899–1900 | 96 | 2022–23 | 4 | 1 | 1964–65 |
| Livingston | Livingston | 2nd Scottish Championship (promoted) | 2001-02 | 12 | 2025–26 | 1 | — | — |
| Motherwell | Motherwell | 8th, Scottish Premiership | 1903–04 | 110 | 1985–86 | 41 | 1 | 1931–32 |
| Rangers | Glasgow (Ibrox) | 2nd, Scottish Premiership | 1890–91 | 125 | 2016–17 | 10 | 55 | 2020–21 |
| St Mirren | Paisley | 6th, Scottish Premiership | 1890–91 | 115 | 2018–19 | 8 | — | — |
| Aberdeen | Celtic | Dundee | Dundee United | Falkirk | Heart of Midlothian |
| Pittodrie Stadium | Celtic Park | Dens Park | Tannadice Park | Falkirk Stadium | Tynecastle Park |
| Capacity:20,866 | Capacity:60,411 | Capacity:11,775 | Capacity: 14,223 | Capacity: 7,937 | Capacity:19,852 |
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| Hibernian | Kilmarnock | Livingston | Motherwell | Rangers | St Mirren |
| Easter Road | Rugby Park | Almondvale Stadium | Fir Park | Ibrox Stadium | St Mirren Park |
| Capacity:20,421 | Capacity:15,003 | Capacity: 9,713 | Capacity:13,677 | Capacity:51,700 | Capacity:7,937 |
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| Season | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Tartan Boot | Players' Player of the Year | Writers' Player of the Year | SPFL Premiership Player of the Year |
| 2013–14 | Celtic | Motherwell | Aberdeen | Kris Commons, 27 (Celtic) | Kris Commons (Celtic) | Kris Commons (Celtic) | Not awarded |
| 2014–15 | Celtic | Aberdeen | Inverness CT | Adam Rooney, 20 (Aberdeen) | Stefan Johansen (Celtic) | Craig Gordon (Celtic) | Not awarded |
| 2015–16 | Celtic | Aberdeen | Heart of Midlothian | Leigh Griffiths, 31 (Celtic) | Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) | Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) | Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) |
| 2016–17 | Celtic | Aberdeen | Rangers | Liam Boyce, 23 (Ross County) | Scott Sinclair (Celtic) | Scott Sinclair (Celtic) | Scott Brown (Celtic) |
| 2017–18 | Celtic | Aberdeen | Rangers | Kris Boyd, 18 (Kilmarnock) | Scott Brown (Celtic) | Scott Brown (Celtic) | Scott Brown (Celtic) |
| 2018–19 | Celtic | Rangers | Kilmarnock | Alfredo Morelos, 18 (Rangers) | James Forrest (Celtic) | James Forrest (Celtic) | James Forrest (Celtic) |
| 2019–20 | Celtic | Rangers | Motherwell | Odsonne Édouard, 22 (Celtic) | Not awarded | Odsonne Édouard (Celtic) | Not awarded |
| 2020–21 | Rangers | Celtic | Hibernian | Odsonne Édouard, 18 (Celtic) | James Tavernier (Rangers) | Steven Davis (Rangers) | Allan McGregor (Rangers) |
| 2021–22 | Celtic | Rangers | Heart of Midlothian | Regan Charles-Cook 13 (Ross County)Giorgos Giakoumakis 13 (Celtic) | Callum McGregor (Celtic) | Craig Gordon (Heart of Midlothian) | Craig Gordon (Heart of Midlothian) |
| 2022–23 | Celtic | Rangers | Aberdeen | Kyogo Furuhashi 27 (Celtic) | Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) | Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) | Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) |
| 2023–24 | Celtic | Rangers | Heart of Midlothian | Lawrence Shankland 24 (Heart of Midlothian) | Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) | Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) | Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) |
| 2024–25 | Celtic | Rangers | Hibernian | Cyriel Dessers 18 (Rangers) | Daizen Maeda (Celtic) | Daizen Maeda (Celtic) | Daizen Maeda (Celtic) |
| Rank | Player | Goals | Apps | Ratio | First | Last | mw- Club(s) (goals/apps) | Notes | |
| 1 | Leigh Griffiths | 92 | 188 | 0.49 | 2014 | 2022 | Celtic (90/173), Dundee (2/15) | ||
| 2 | James Tavernier | 88 | 327 | 0.27 | 2016 | 2025 | Rangers | ||
| 3 | Alfredo Morelos | 78 | 178 | 0.44 | 2017 | 2023 | Rangers | ||
| 4 | Lawrence Shankland | 72 | 170 | 0.42 | 2013 | 2025 | Aberdeen (0/17), Dundee United (8/33), Heart of Midlothian (64/120) | ||
| 5 | Odsonne Édouard | 66 | 116 | 0.57 | 2017 | 2021 | Celtic | ||
| Adam Rooney | 66 | 151 | 0.44 | 2014 | 2018 | Aberdeen | |||
| 7 | Kyōgo Furuhashi | 63 | 116 | 0.54 | 2021 | 2025 | Celtic | ||
| 8 | Liam Boyce | 62 | 166 | 0.37 | 2014 | 2025 | Ross County (48/99), Heart of Midlothian (14/67) | ||
| 9 | Martin Boyle | 62 | 240 | 0.26 | 2014 | 2025 | Dundee (0/18), Hibernian (62/222) | ||
| 10 | Billy Mckay | 59 | 185 | 0.32 | 2013 | 2021 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (32/78), Dundee United (12/29), Ross County (15/78) | ||
| James Forrest | 59 | 281 | 0.21 | 2013 | 2025 | Celtic |
| Country/region | Broadcaster | Language | Summary |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports | English | Up to 60 live Premiership matches per season from 2024 to 2029 and the play-off final. Saturday-night goal highlights on Sky Sports News. |
| Premier Sports | 20 live Premiership pre-split matches per season from 2024 to 2029 and 2 live bottom six post-split matches from 2025 to 2029. This is in addition to live Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup. | ||
| BBC Sport Scotland | Saturday-night Scottish Premiership Highlights of matches from that day. Extended Sunday-night Scottish Premiership highlights with full weekend review, 30 live Friday-night Scottish Championship matches, the Scottish Premiership Play-Off quarter-final and semi-final, and every Scotland Men's National Team match matches live, until the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Friday night magazine programme A View from the Terrace. Online and social media highlights also. | ||
| STV | Goal clips during the sport section of their STV News at Six programme. | ||
| BBC Alba | Gaelic | 38 delayed matches on Saturday evenings, 10 live League one matches and live Championship and League One playoff matches. | |
| Worldwide | YouTube | English (N/A) | 6-10 minute highlights of all Premiership matches as well as Championship, League One and League Two goals available without commentary/narration via the SPFL YouTube channel. |
| Country/region | Broadcaster |
| Albania | Tring Sport |
| Australia | beIN Sports |
| New Zealand | |
| Armenia | Setanta Sports |
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| Ukraine | |
| Austria | Sportdigital |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Arena Sport |
| Croatia | |
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| Brazil | Canal GOAT |
| Caribbean | ESPN |
| China | Zhibo.tv |
| Czech Republic | Premier Sport |
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| Denmark | Viaplay |
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| Germany | Sportdigital |
| Greece | Cosmote Sport |
| Hungary | Arena4 |
| Indonesia | SPOTV |
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| Ireland | Sky Sports |
| Israel | Sport 5 |
| Italy | Como TV |
| Latin America | ESPN |
| Liechtenstein | Sport1 |
| MENA | Sharjah Sports |
| Netherlands | Ziggo Sport |
| Poland | Polsat Sport |
| Portugal | Sport TV |
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- Heart of Midlothian won 4 games in the curtailed 2019–20 season.
- St Mirren scored 24 goals in the curtailed 2019–20 season.
- Player also scored goal(s) in the Scottish Premier League.
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