2019–20 in Scottish football
Season | 2019–20 | |
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2019–20 in Scottish football | |
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File:Flag of Scotland with football.png | |
Premiership champions | |
Celtic | |
Championship champions | |
Dundee United[1] | |
League 1 champions | |
Raith Rovers[1] | |
League 2 champions | |
Cove Rangers[1] | |
Scottish Cup winners | |
Celtic | |
League Cup winners | |
Celtic | |
Challenge Cup winners | |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Raith Rovers (shared) | |
Teams in Europe | |
Celtic, Rangers, Kilmarnock, Aberdeen | |
Scotland national team | |
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
The 2019–20 season was the 123rd season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 12 July 2019, with the first round of matches in the 2019–20 Scottish League Cup. The 2019–20 Scottish Professional Football League season started on 2 August 2019.[2] All competitive matches affiliated with the Scottish Football Association were postponed indefinitely on 13 March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Transfer deals
Celtic transfer defender Kieran Tierney to Arsenal for £25 million, a record fee for both a player sold by a Scottish club and for a deal involving a Scottish player.[4]
League competitions
On 15 April 2020, all divisions in the SPFL below the Scottish Premiership were concluded, and all play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs chose to curtail the season due to the pandemic.[1] On 18 May, the Premiership was curtailed and Celtic declared champions. Final league standings across the four SPFL leagues were determined by the average number of points per game.[1] Other leagues in Scotland were decided on a points per games basis, or declared null and void.
Scottish Premiership
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
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1 | Celtic (C) | 30 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 19 | +70 | 80 | 2.67 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Rangers | 29 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 19 | +45 | 67 | 2.31 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2] |
3 | Motherwell | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 46 | 1.53 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
4 | Aberdeen | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 45 | 1.50 | |
5 | Livingston | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 39 | 1.30 | |
6 | St Johnstone | 29 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 36 | 1.24 | |
7 | Hibernian | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 37 | 1.23 | |
8 | Kilmarnock | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 33 | 1.10 | |
9 | St Mirren | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 29 | 0.97 | |
10 | Ross County | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 29 | 0.97 | |
11 | Hamilton Academical | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 27 | 0.90 | |
12 | Heart of Midlothian (R) | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 23 | 0.77 | Relegation to the Championship |
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[6]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ↑ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
- ↑ Since the 2019–20 Scottish Cup was postponed and could not be completed by the UEFA registration deadline of 3 August 2020, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team, while the fourth-placed team also qualified for European competition.
Scottish Championship
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
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1 | Dundee United (C) | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 22 | +30 | 59 | 2.11 | Promotion to the Premiership |
2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 27 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 45 | 1.67 | |
3 | Dundee | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 41 | 1.52 | |
4 | Ayr United | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 40 | 1.48 | |
5 | Arbroath | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 36 | 1.38 | |
6 | Dunfermline Athletic | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 37 | 1.32 | |
7 | Greenock Morton | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 36 | 1.29 | |
8 | Alloa Athletic | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 31 | 1.11 | |
9 | Queen of the South | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 28 | 1.00 | |
10 | Partick Thistle (R) | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 26 | 0.96 | Relegation to League One |
- ↑ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.[7]
Scottish League One
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
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1 | Raith Rovers (C) | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 53 | 1.89 | Promotion to the Championship |
2 | Falkirk | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 54 | 18 | +36 | 52 | 1.86 | |
3 | Airdrieonians | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 48 | 1.71 | |
4 | Montrose | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 47 | 1.68 | |
5 | East Fife | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 45 | 1.61 | |
6 | Dumbarton | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 38 | 1.36 | |
7 | Clyde | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 34 | 1.21 | |
8 | Peterhead | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 26 | 0.96 | |
9 | Forfar Athletic | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 24 | 0.86 | |
10 | Stranraer (R) | 27 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 57 | −29 | 16 | 0.59 | Relegation to League Two |
- ↑ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
Scottish League Two
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion[lower-alpha 1] |
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1 | Cove Rangers (C) | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 76 | 34 | +42 | 68 | 2.43 | Promotion to League One |
2 | Edinburgh City | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 55 | 2.04 | |
3 | Elgin City | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 43 | 1.54 | |
4 | Cowdenbeath | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 41 | 1.52 | |
5 | Queen's Park | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 40 | 1.43 | |
6 | Stirling Albion | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 36 | 1.29 | |
7 | Annan Athletic | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 31 | 1.15 | |
8 | Stenhousemuir | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 29 | 1.04 | |
9 | Albion Rovers | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 24 | 0.92 | |
10 | Brechin City | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 17 | 0.63 |
- ↑ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
Non-league football
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Honours
Cup honours
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Match report |
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2019–20 Scottish Cup | Celtic | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 pens.) |
Heart of Midlothian | BBC Sport |
2019–20 League Cup | Celtic | 1–0 | Rangers | BBC Sport |
2019–20 Challenge Cup | Inverness CT and Raith Rovers (trophy shared); Final cancelled.[12] | |||
2019–20 Youth Cup | Competition unfinished. Final never played. (Killie v Aberdeen). | |||
2019–20 Junior Cup | Competition scrapped Cancelled at the semi-final stage.[13] | |||
2019–20 South Challenge Cup | Dunipace | 3–1 | Broomhill | |
2019–20 Amateur Cup | Tollcross Thistle | 4–4 (a.e.t.) (3–2 pens.) |
Drumchapel Amateurs | Edinburgh News |
Non-league honours
Senior
Level | Competition | Winner |
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5 | Highland League | Brora Rangers[14] |
Lowland League | Kelty Hearts[15] | |
6 | East of Scotland League Premier Division | Bo'ness United[16] |
South of Scotland League | Null and void | |
7 | East of Scotland League First Division | Conference A: Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale[16] Conference B: Tynecastle[16] |
Junior
- West Region
- East Region
Division | Winner |
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East Super League North | Null and void[19] |
East Super League South | |
East Premier League North | |
East Premier League South |
- North Region
Division | Winner |
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North Superleague | Null and void[20] |
North First Division | |
North Second Division |
Individual honours
PFA Scotland awards
Due to the covid-19 pandemic, PFA Scotland cancelled their awards for the 2019–20 season.[21]
SFWA awards
Scottish clubs in Europe
Summary
Club | Competitions | Started round | Final round | Coef. |
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Celtic | UEFA Champions League | First qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 16.5 |
UEFA Europa League | Play-off round | Round of 32 | ||
Rangers | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | Round of 16 | 18.0 |
Aberdeen | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 3.5 |
Kilmarnock | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | 1.0 | |
Total | 39.0 | |||
Average | 9.750 |
Celtic
- UEFA Champions League
9 July 2019 QR1 | Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–3 | Scotland Celtic | Sarajevo |
Oremuš File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' | BBC Sport | Johnston File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' Edouard File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' Sinclair File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
Stadium: Koševo City Stadium Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden) |
17 July 2019 QR1 | Celtic Scotland | 2–1 (5–2 agg.) | Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo | Glasgow |
Christie File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' McGregor File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' |
BBC Sport | Tatar File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,662 Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg) |
24 July 2019 QR2 | Celtic Scotland | 5–0 | Estonia Nõmme Kalju | Glasgow |
Ajer File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' Christie File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' (pen.), 65' Griffiths File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+3' McGregor File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark) |
30 July 2019 QR2 | Nõmme Kalju Estonia | 0–2 (0–7 agg.) | Scotland Celtic | Tallinn |
BBC Sport | Kulinits File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' (o.g.) Shved File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+3' |
Stadium: A Le Coq Arena Referee: Benoît Millot (France) |
7 August 2019 QR3 | CFR Cluj Romania | 1–1 | Scotland Celtic | Cluj-Napoca |
Rondon File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' | BBC Sport | Forrest File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' | Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |
13 August 2019 QR3 | Celtic Scotland | 3–4 (4–5 agg.) | Romania CFR Cluj | Glasgow |
Forrest File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' Edouard File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' Christie File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' |
BBC Sport | Deac File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' Omrani File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' (pen.), 80' Tucudean File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+8' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
- UEFA Europa League
Having lost in Champions League qualifying to CFR Cluj, Celtic dropped into the Europa League playoff round.[26]
22 August 2019 PO | Celtic Scotland | 2–0 | Sweden AIK | Glasgow |
Forrest File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' Edouard File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary) |
29 August 2019 PO | AIK Sweden | 1–4 (1–6 agg.) | Scotland Celtic | Stockholm |
Larsson File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' (pen.) | BBC Sport | Forrest File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Linnér File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' (o.g.) Jullien File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' Morgan File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+3' |
Stadium: Friends Arena Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
- Group Stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CEL | CLJ | LAZ | REN | |
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1 | Scotland Celtic | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
2 | Romania CFR Cluj | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 12 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Italy Lazio | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | France Rennes | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — |
19 September 2019 Group E | Rennes France | 1–1 | Scotland Celtic | Rennes |
Niang File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' (pen.) | BBC Sport | Christie File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' (pen.) | Stadium: Roazhon Park Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain) |
3 October 2019 Group E | Celtic Scotland | 2–0 | Romania CFR Cluj | Glasgow |
Edouard File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Elyounoussi File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
24 October 2019 Group E | Celtic Scotland | 2–1 | Italy Lazio | Glasgow |
Christie File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' Jullien File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' |
BBC Sport | Lazzari File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' | Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) |
7 November 2019 Group E | Lazio Italy | 1–2 | Scotland Celtic | Rome |
Immobile File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' | BBC Sport | Forrest File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Ntcham File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+5' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
28 November 2019 Group E | Celtic Scotland | 3–1 | France Rennes | Glasgow |
Morgan File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' Christie File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+1' Johnston File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' |
BBC Sport | Hunou File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' | Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway) |
12 December 2019 Group E | CFR Cluj Romania | 2–0 | Scotland Celtic | Cluj-Napoca |
Burca File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' Djokovic File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 12,890 Referee: Halis Özkahya |
- Knockout Stage
20 February 2020 Last 32 | Copenhagen Denmark | 1–1 | Scotland Celtic | Copenhagen |
N'Doye File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' | BBC Sport | Edouard File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' | Stadium: Parken Stadium Referee: Sergey Karasev (Russia) |
27 February 2020 Last 32 | Celtic Scotland | 1–3 (2–4 agg.) | Denmark Copenhagen | Glasgow |
Edouard File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' (pen.) | BBC Sport | Santos File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' Biel File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' N'Doye File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Artur Manuel Soares Dias (Portugal) |
Rangers
- UEFA Europa League
9 July 2019 QR1 | St Joseph's Gibraltar | 0–4 | Scotland Rangers | Gibraltar |
BBC Sport | Jack File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' Ojo File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' Goldson File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' Morelos File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' |
Stadium: Victoria Stadium Referee: Nejc Kajtazovic (Slovenia) |
18 July 2019 QR1 | Rangers Scotland | 6–0 (10–0 agg.) | Gibraltar St Joseph's | Glasgow |
Aribo File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' Morelos File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+1', 57' (pen.), 66' Defoe File:Soccerball shade.svg 77', 86' |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 45,718 Referee: Christopher Jäger (Austria) |
25 July 2019 QR2 | Rangers Scotland | 2–0 | Luxembourg Progrès Niederkorn | Glasgow |
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BBC Sport | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Referee: Espen Eskas (Norway) |
1 August 2019 QR2 | Progrès Niederkorn Luxembourg | 0–0 (0–2 agg.) | Scotland Rangers | Luxembourg |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria) |
8 August 2019 QR3 | FC Midtjylland Denmark | 2–4 | Scotland Rangers | Herning |
Onyeka File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' Kaba File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' |
BBC Sport | Morelos File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' Aribo File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' Katić File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' Arfield File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' |
Stadium: MCH Arena Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia) |
15 August 2019 QR3 | Rangers Scotland | 3–1 (7–3 agg.) | Denmark FC Midtjylland | Glasgow |
Morelos File:Soccerball shade.svg 14', 49' Ojo File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' |
BBC Sport | Evander File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy) |
22 August 2019 PO | Legia Warsaw Poland | 0–0 | Scotland Rangers | Warsaw |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Polish Army Stadium Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
29 August 2019 PO | Rangers Scotland | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Poland Legia Warsaw | Glasgow |
Morelos File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+1' | BBC Sport | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
- Group Stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | RAN | YB | FEY | |
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1 | Portugal Porto | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
2 | Scotland Rangers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Switzerland Young Boys | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | Netherlands Feyenoord | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — |
19 September 2019 Group G | Rangers Scotland | 1–0 | Netherlands Feyenoord | Glasgow |
Ojo File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' | BBC Sport | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Referee: Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
3 October 2019 Group G | Young Boys Switzerland | 2–1 | Scotland Rangers | Bern |
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BBC Sport | Morelos File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' | Stadium: Stade de Suisse Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber |
24 October 2019 Group G | Porto Portugal | 1–1 | Scotland Rangers | Porto |
Díaz File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' | BBC Sport | Morelos File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' | Stadium: Estadio Dragao Referee: Nikola Dabanović |
7 November 2019 Group G | Rangers Scotland | 2–0 | Portugal Porto | Glasgow |
Morelos File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' Davis File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Referee: Davide Massa |
28 November 2019 Group G | Feyenoord Netherlands | 2–2 | Scotland Rangers | Rotterdam |
Toornstra File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' Sinisterra File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' |
BBC Sport | Morelos File:Soccerball shade.svg 52', 65' | Stadium: De Kuip Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
12 December 2019 Group G | Rangers Scotland | 1–1 | Switzerland Young Boys | Glasgow |
Morelos File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' | BBC Sport | Barisic File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' (o.g.) | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,015 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
- Knockout Stage
20 February 2020 Last 32 | Rangers Scotland | 3–2 | Portugal Braga | Glasgow |
Hagi File:Soccerball shade.svg 67', 82' Aribo File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' |
BBC Sport | Fransérgio File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' Ruiz File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain) |
27 February 2020 Last 32 | Braga Portugal | 0–1 (2–4 agg.) | Scotland Rangers | Braga |
BBC Sport | Kent File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' | Stadium: Estádio Municipal Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) |
12 March 2020 Last 16 | Rangers Scotland | 1–3 | Germany Bayer Leverkusen | Glasgow |
Edmundson File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' | BBC Sport | Havertz File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' (pen.) Aránguiz File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' Bailey File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
6 August 2020[27] Last 16 | Bayer Leverkusen Germany | 1–0 (4–1 agg.) | Scotland Rangers | Leverkusen |
Diaby File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' | BBC Sport | Stadium: BayArena Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
Kilmarnock
- UEFA Europa League
11 July 2019 QR1 | Connah's Quay Nomads Wales | 1–2 | Scotland Kilmarnock | Rhyl |
Taylor File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' (o.g.) | BBC Sport | Brophy File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' (pen.) Findlay File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+2' |
Stadium: Belle Vue Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium) |
18 July 2019 QR1 | Kilmarnock Scotland | 0–2 (2–3 agg.) | Wales Connah's Quay Nomads | Kilmarnock |
BBC Sport | Morris File:Soccerball shade.svg 50', 80' (pen.) | Stadium: Rugby Park Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary) |
Aberdeen
- UEFA Europa League
11 July 2019 QR1 | Aberdeen Scotland | 2–1 | Finland RoPS | Aberdeen |
McGinn File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' Cosgrove File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' |
BBC Sport | Jäntti File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+3' | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg (Sweden) |
18 July 2019 QR1 | RoPS Finland | 1–2 (2–4 agg.) | Scotland Aberdeen | Rovaniemi |
Kada File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' | BBC Sport | Cosgrove File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' (pen.) Ferguson File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+4' |
Stadium: Keskuskenttä Referee: Umit Ozturk (Turkey) |
25 July 2019 QR2 | Chikhura Sachkhere Georgia (country) | 1–1 | Scotland Aberdeen | Tbilisi |
Koripadze File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' (pen.) | BBC Sport | Cosgrove File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' (pen.) | Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania) |
1 August 2019 QR2 | Aberdeen Scotland | 5–0 (6–1 agg.) | Georgia (country) Chikhura Sachkhere | Aberdeen |
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BBC Sport | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Referee: Rade Obrenovic (Slovenia) |
8 August 2019 QR3 | Rijeka Croatia | 2–0 | Scotland Aberdeen | Rijeka |
Čolak File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' (pen.) Murić File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Stadion Rujevica Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain) |
15 August 2019 QR3 | Aberdeen Scotland | 0–2 (0–4 agg.) | Croatia Rijeka | Aberdeen |
BBC Sport | Lončar File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Čolak File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria) |
Scotland national team
6 September 2019 Euro 2020 qualifying | Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg | 1–2 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | Glasgow |
McGinn File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' | BBC Sport | Dzyuba File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' O'Donnell File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 32,432 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
9 September 2019 Euro 2020 qualifying | Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg | 0–4 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | Glasgow |
BBC Sport | Lukaku File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' Vermaelen File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Alderweireld File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' de Bruyne File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 25,524 Referee: Pawel Gil (Poland) |
10 October 2019 Euro 2020 qualifying | Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg | 4–0 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | Moscow |
Dzyuba File:Soccerball shade.svg 57', 70' Ozdoev File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' Golovin File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 55,703 Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark) |
13 October 2019 Euro 2020 qualifying | Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg | 6–0 | File:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino | Glasgow |
McGinn File:Soccerball shade.svg 12', 27', 45+1' Shankland File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' Findlay File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' Armstrong File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 20,699 Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France) |
16 November 2019 Euro 2020 qualifying | Cyprus File:Flag of Cyprus.svg | 1–2 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | Nicosia |
Efrem File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' | BBC Sport | Christie File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' McGinn File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' |
Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria) |
19 November 2019 Euro 2020 qualifying | Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg | 3–1 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | Glasgow |
McGinn File:Soccerball shade.svg 48', 90+1' Naismith File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' |
BBC Sport | Zaynutdinov File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' | Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands) |
Women's football
Glasgow City won their 13th consecutive Scottish national title in the 2019 season, which was completed on 24 November with the Scottish Women's Cup final. 2019 was officially the last season of the SWFL First Division and SWFL Second Division, after 20 years (replaced by the SWF Championship and SWFL regional divisions).
League and Cup honours
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Match report |
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2019 Scottish Women's Cup | Glasgow City | 4–3 | Hibernian | BBC Sport |
2019 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup | Hibernian | (p) 0–0 | Glasgow City | BBC Sport |
2019 SWFL First Division Cup | Celtic Academy | 6–0 | Renfrew | She Kicks |
2019 SWFL Second Division Cup | Morton | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Dryburgh Athletic | She Kicks |
Individual honours
SWPL awards
Award | Winner | Team |
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Players' Player of the Year | ||
Player of the Year | ||
Manager of the Year | ||
Young Player of the Year |
Scottish Women's Premier League
SWPL 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Glasgow City (C, Q) | 21 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 11 | +93 | 60 | Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round |
2 | Hibernian | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 83 | 15 | +68 | 49 | |
3 | Celtic | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 19 | +45 | 49 | |
4 | Rangers | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 34 | |
5 | Spartans | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 22 | |
6 | Motherwell | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 67 | −43 | 19 | |
7 | Forfar Farmington | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 78 | −63 | 9 | |
8 | Stirling University (R) | 21 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 75 | −61 | 2 | Relegation to SWPL 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
SWPL 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Heart of Midlothian (C) | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 70 | 14 | +56 | 47 | Promotion to SWPL 1 |
2 | Hamilton Academical | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 84 | 19 | +65 | 41 | |
3 | Dundee United | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 34 | |
4 | F.C. Kilmarnock | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 33 | |
5 | Partick Thistle | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 30 | |
6 | Glasgow Girls | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 28 | |
7 | St Johnstone | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 22 | |
8 | Hutchison Vale | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 220 | −211 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
UEFA Women's Champions League
Glasgow City
Glasgow City entered the Champions League in the round of 32,[36] and were seeded at that stage.[37] City eliminated Russian side Chertanovo to progress to the last 16, where they defeated Danish club Brøndby after a penalty shootout.[38] This meant that City progressed to the quarter-finals, which were originally scheduled for March 2020 but were rescheduled and reformatted due to the coronavirus pandemic.[39]
11 September 2019 Last 32 | Chertanovo Russia | 0–1 | Scotland Glasgow City | Moscow |
20:00 MSK | Lauder File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' | Stadium: Gorodok Stadium Referee: P. Pavlikova (Slovakia) |
26 September 2019 Last 32 | Glasgow City Scotland | 4–1 (5–1 agg.) | Russia Chertanovo | Glasgow |
19:30 BST | Lauder File:Soccerball shade.svg 7', 76' Shine File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' McLauchlan File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' |
BBC Sport | Komissarova File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' | Stadium: Petershill Park Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain) |
16 October 2019 Last 16 | Brøndby Denmark | 0–2 | Scotland Glasgow City | Brøndbyvester |
18:00 CEST | BBC Sport | Henriksen File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' (o.g.) Abel File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium Referee: E. Augustyn (Poland) |
31 October 2019 Last 16 | Glasgow City Scotland | 0–2 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (3–1 p) | Denmark Brøndby | Glasgow |
19:30 GMT | BBC Sport | Christiansen File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Lindhardt File:Soccerball shade.svg |
Stadium: Petershill Park Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden) |
21 August 2020[39] QF | Glasgow City Scotland | – | Germany Wolfsburg | San Sebastián |
Stadium: Anoeta Stadium |
Hibernian
Hibernian entered the Champions League in the qualifying group phase.[36] They progressed to the last 32, where they were unseeded, by winning their group.[37]
7 August 2019 Qualifying group 3 | Hibernian Scotland | 3–0 | Georgia (country) Tbilisi Nike | Beltinci |
15:00 BST | Cavanagh File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Napier File:Soccerball shade.svg 68', 90+3' |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Beltinci Sports Park Referee: I. Allayiotou (Cyprus) |
10 August 2019 Qualifying group 3 | Hibernian Scotland | 2–1 | Wales Cardiff Met. | Beltinci |
10:00 BST | Gallacher File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Murray File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' |
BBC Sport | Allen File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' | Stadium: Beltinci Sports Park |
13 August 2019 Qualifying group 3 | Pomurje Slovenia | 1–2 | Scotland Hibernian | Beltinci |
16:00 BST | Prsa File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (pen.) | BBC Sport | Napier File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' Davidson File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' |
Stadium: Beltinci Sports Park Referee: V. Tsiareshka (Belarus) |
11 September 2019 Last 32 | Hibernian Scotland | 1–4 | Czech Republic Slavia Prague | Edinburgh |
19:45 BST | Hunter File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' | Kozarova File:Soccerball shade.svg 36', 40', 75' Jarchovska File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' |
Stadium: Easter Road Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain) |
25 September 2019 Last 32 | Slavia Prague Czech Republic | 5–1 (9–2 agg.) | Scotland Hibernian | Prague |
18:30 CEST | Divišová File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' Svitková File:Soccerball shade.svg 37', 60' Jarchovska File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' Szewieczková File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+1' |
BBC Sport | Gallacher File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' | Stadium: Sinobo Stadium Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland) |
Scotland women's national team
30 August 2019 Euro 2021 qualifying | Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg | 8–0 | File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus | Edinburgh |
19:35 BST |
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[40] | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 6,206 Referee: Maria Sole Caputi (Italy) |
8 November 2019 Euro 2021 qualifying | Albania File:Flag of Albania.svg | 0–5 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | Elbasan |
17:10 GMT | BBC Sport | Stadium: Elbasan Arena Referee: Emilie Dokset (Norway) |
4 March 2020 2020 Pinatar Cup | Ukraine File:Flag of Ukraine.svg | 0–3 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
18:00 GMT | BBC Sport |
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Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Petra Pavlikova |
7 March 2020 2020 Pinatar Cup | Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
14:00 GMT | BBC Sport | Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Zuzana Valentová |
10 March 2020 2020 Pinatar Cup | Northern Ireland File:Ulster Banner.svg | 1–2 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
19:30 GMT | BBC Sport | Stadium: Pinatar Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Petra Pavlikova |
Deaths
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- August: Jimmy Fleming, 90, Stirling Albion and Berwick Rangers full back.[41]
- 22 August: Junior Agogo, 40, Hibernian forward.[42]
- 4 September: Kenny Mitchell, 62, Greenock Morton defender.[43]
- 16 September: Bobby Prentice, 65, Heart of Midlothian winger.[44]
- 18 September: Fernando Ricksen, 43, Rangers defender.[45]
- 23 October: John Fleming, 62, referee and SFA official.[46]
- 11 November: Bill Barr, Ayr United chairman.[47]
- 25 November: Martin Harvey, 78, Raith Rovers assistant manager.[48]
- 11 December: Ian Young, 76, Celtic and St Mirren defender.[49]
- 18 December: Tom White, 80, Raith Rovers, St Mirren, Hearts and Aberdeen forward.[50]
- 20 December: Billy Hughes, 70, Scotland forward.[51]
- 22 December: Duncan MacKay, 82, Celtic, Third Lanark and Scotland defender.[52]
- 6 January: Danny Masterton, 65, Ayr United, Clyde and Queen of the South forward.[53]
- 15 January: Bobby Brown, 96, Queen's Park, Rangers, Falkirk and Scotland goalkeeper; St Johnstone and Scotland manager.[54]
- March: Dave Souter, 79, Dundee United, Arbroath, Berwick Rangers, East Fife, Clyde and Dundee winger and defender.[55]
- 30 March: Alex Forsyth, 91, Albion Rovers and East Stirlingshire outside right.[56]
- 11 April: Peter Bonetti, 78, Dundee United goalkeeper.[57]
- 23 April: John Murphy, 77, Ayr United defender.[58]
- April: John Freebairn, Partick Thistle and Montrose goalkeeper.[59]
- 2 May: John Ogilvie, 91, Hibernian defender.[60]
- 26 May: Christian Mbulu, 23, Motherwell defender.[61]
Notes and references
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- ↑ "Kieran Tierney: Celtic defender completes £25m Arsenal move". BBC Sport. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ↑ "Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles and reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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- ↑ "Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles and reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ↑ "Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles and reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ↑ "Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles and reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ↑ Atkinson, Mark (13 April 2020). "Lowland League ends season and crowns Kelty Hearts champions - with Bonnyrigg Rose left high and dry". Edinburgh Evening News. JPIMedia. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
Kelty, therefore, finish top with a score of 2.72 points, Bonnyrigg second with 2.58 points and BSC Glasgow third with 2.31 points.
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- ↑ "Inverness Caledonian Thistle And Raith Rovers Announced As Joint Winners of Tunnock's Caramel Wafer Cup". ICTFC. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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- ↑ Smith, Tyrone (21 March 2020). "Highland League brought to an early end with Brora Rangers awarded title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ↑ "Kelty Hearts named champions as Lowland League called early". BBC Sport. 13 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Goldthorp, Craig (24 April 2020). "Bo'ness, Tynecastle and Lothian Thistle HV named champions as East of Scotland clubs vote to end season". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ↑ "Auchinleck Talbot awarded Scottish junior title despite being 12 points off top". BBC Sport. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ↑ Junior football chiefs explain reasoning behind controversial league winners decision, Daily Record, 21 April 2020
- ↑ Phil McGuire bewildered by null and void decision that has cost Carnoustie Juniors title despite leading table since day one, Daily Record, 18 April 2020
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- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 "#SWFL: Titles won by Aberdeen Women, Bishopton and Dundee City". She Kicks. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020.
- ↑ "Summary - Women's Championship [SWFL1] South 2019 - Scotland". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Morton Women complete double-winning season". She Kicks. 1 October 2019.
- ↑ "#SWFL2: Edinburgh Caledonia champions". She Kicks. 24 September 2019. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021.
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- ↑ "Summary - SWPL2". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 Southwick, Andrew (21 June 2019). "Hibernian: Women's Champions League draw offers tough start". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 "Women's Champions League: Hibernian join Glasgow City in last 32". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ↑ "Women's Champions League: Glasgow drawn against Brondby in last 16". BBC Sport. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
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- ↑ Jimmy Fleming
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- ↑ Danny Masterton
- ↑ "Bobby Brown: Former Scotland goalkeeper and manager dies aged 96". BBC Sport. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
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- ↑ "Obituary – Alex Forsyth". East Stirlingshire FC. 30 March 2020. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
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- ↑ John Freebairn
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