2024–25 in Scottish football
Season | 2024–25 | |
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2024–25 in Scottish football | ||
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File:Flag of Scotland with football.png | ||
Premiership champions | ||
Championship champions | ||
League 1 champions | ||
League 2 champions | ||
Scottish Cup winners | ||
League Cup winners | ||
Challenge Cup winners | ||
Youth Cup winners | ||
Teams in Europe | ||
Celtic, Rangers, Heart of Midlothian, Kilmarnock, St Mirren | ||
Scotland national team | ||
2024–25 UEFA Nations League; 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) |
The 2024–25 season is the 128th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season to began on 13 July 2024 with the first Scottish League Cup group stage matches, and the first round of matches in the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership were played on the weekend of 2–4 August.[1]
Transfer deals
League competitions
Scottish Premiership
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
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1 | Celtic | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 4 | +37 | 40 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
2 | Aberdeen | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 33 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
3 | Rangers | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 29 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2] |
4 | Dundee United | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 23 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
5 | Dundee | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 19 | |
6 | Motherwell | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 19 | |
7 | St Mirren | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 18 | |
8 | Ross County | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 15 | |
9 | St Johnstone | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 13 | |
10 | Kilmarnock | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 33 | −17 | 13 | |
11 | Hibernian | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 12 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
12 | Heart of Midlothian | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 10 | Relegation to Championship |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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).[4]
Notes:
- ↑ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
- ↑ The winners of the 2024–25 Scottish Cup also qualify for the Europa League. If the cup winners qualify for the Champions League via league position, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League play-off round) passes to the third-placed team, and the berths for the Europa League second qualifying round and the Conference League second qualifying round are passed down to the fourth- and fifth-placed teams.
Scottish Championship
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Falkirk | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 35 | Promotion to the Premiership |
2 | Livingston | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 29 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final |
3 | Ayr United | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 28 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
4 | Partick Thistle | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 23 | |
5 | Queen's Park | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 22 | |
6 | Raith Rovers | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 15 | |
7 | Hamilton Academical | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 15 | |
8 | Greenock Morton | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 14 | |
9 | Dunfermline Athletic | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 12 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
10 | Airdrieonians | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 5 | Relegation to League One |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[6]
Scottish League One
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Stenhousemuir | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 24 | Promotion to the Championship |
2 | Kelty Hearts | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 22 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
3 | Alloa Athletic | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 22 | |
4 | Arbroath | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 22 | |
5 | Montrose | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 20 | |
6 | Cove Rangers | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 20 | |
7 | Queen of the South | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 18 | |
8 | Annan Athletic | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 14 | |
9 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
10 | Dumbarton | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | Relegation to League Two |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[10]
Notes:
- ↑ Inverness Caledonian Thistle were deducted 15 points for entering administration.[7]
- ↑ Dumbarton were deducted 15 points for entering administration.[8]
Scottish League Two
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Elgin City | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 26 | Promotion to League One |
2 | East Fife | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 24 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
3 | Peterhead | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 24 | |
4 | Stirling Albion | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 19 | |
5 | Bonnyrigg Rose | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 18[lower-alpha 1] | |
6 | Edinburgh City | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 18 | |
7 | The Spartans | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 16 | |
8 | Stranraer | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 12 | |
9 | Clyde | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 12 | |
10 | Forfar Athletic | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 9 | Qualification for the League Two play-off final |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[13]
Notes:
- ↑ Bonnyrigg Rose were deducted 6 points for failing to maintain a Bronze level licence.[11]
Non-league football
Level 5
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Level 6
Highland
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2024.
Source: [17] |
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2024.
Source: North Caledonian Football League |
Lowland
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2024.
Source: eosfl.com |
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2024.
Source: South of Scotland Football League |
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2024.
Source: West of Scotland Football League
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Honours
Cup honours
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Match report |
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2024–25 Scottish Cup | ||||
2024–25 League Cup | ||||
2024–25 Challenge Cup | ||||
2024–25 South Challenge Cup | ||||
2024–25 Youth Cup | ||||
2024–25 Junior Cup |
Non-league honours
Individual honours
PFA Scotland awards
Award | Winner | Team |
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Players' Player of the Year | ||
Young Player of the Year | ||
Manager of the Year | ||
Championship Player | ||
League One Player | ||
League Two Player |
SFWA awards
Award | Winner | Team |
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Footballer of the Year | ||
Young Player of the Year | ||
Manager of the Year |
Scottish clubs in Europe
Summary
Club | Competitions | Started round | Final round | Coef. |
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Celtic | UEFA Champions League | League phase | 6.000* | |
Rangers | UEFA Champions League | Third qualifying round | 0.000* | |
UEFA Europa League | League Phase | |||
Heart of Midlothian | UEFA Europa League | Play-off round | 0.000* | |
Kilmarnock | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | 0.500* | |
UEFA Conference League | Third qualifying round | |||
St Mirren | UEFA Conference League | Second qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 1.500* |
Total | 8.000* | |||
Average | 1.600* |
Celtic
- UEFA Champions League
Having won the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership, Celtic will enter the Champions League in the league phase.
18 September 2024 2024–25 UEFA Champions League | Celtic | 5 – 1 | Slovakia Slovan Bratislava | Glasgow, |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,000 |
1st October 2024 2024–25 UEFA Champions League | Borussia Dortmund Germany | 7 - 1 | Celtic | Dortmund, |
Stadium: BVB Stadion Dortmund Attendance: 80,000 |
Rangers
- UEFA Champions League
Having finished second in the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership, Rangers will enter the Champions League in the third qualifying round.
6 August 2024 QR3 | Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv | 1–1 | Rangers | Lublin, Poland |
Yarmolenko File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' | Dessers File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+4' | Stadium: Arena Lublin Attendance: 7,300 Referee: Donatas Rumsas Lithuania |
13 August 2024 QR3 | Rangers | 0–2 (1–3 agg.) | Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine | Glasgow, Scotland |
Jefte Yellow card 51' Yellow-red card | Pikhalyonok File:Soccerball shade.svg 82', Voloshyn File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Marco Guida Italy |
26 September 2024 2024–25 UEFA Europa League | Malmo FFSweden | 0-2 | Rangers | Malmo, Sweden |
Stadium: Eleda Stadium |
Heart of Midlothian
- UEFA Europa League
Having finished third in the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership, Hearts will enter the Europa League in the play-off round.
22 August 2024 PO | Czech Republic FC Viktoria Plzeň | 1 – 0 | FC Heart of Midlothian Scotland | Plzeň |
Stadium: Doosan Arena |
29 August 2024 PO | Scotland Heart of Midlothian | 0 – 1 (0 – 2 agg.) | FC Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic | Edinburgh |
Stadium: Tynecastle Park |
UEFA Conference League
3 October 2024 League Phase | Belarus Dinamo Minsk | 1 – 2 | Heart of Midlothian Scotland | Sumqayit, Azerbaijan |
24 October 2024 League Phase | Scotland Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 0 | Omonia Nicosia Cyprus | Edinburgh |
Stadium: Tynecastle Park |
7 November 2024 League Phase | Scotland Heart of Midlothian | 0 – 2 | FC Heidenheim Germany | Edinburgh |
Stadium: Tynecastle Park |
28 November 2024 League Phase | Belgium Cercle Brugge | v | Heart of Midlothian Scotland | Brugge, Belgium |
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadion |
12 December 2024 League Phase | Denmark FC Kobenhavn | v | Heart of Midlothian | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Stadium: Parken |
19 December 2024 League Phase | Scotland Heart of Midlothian | v | CS Petrocub Moldova | Edinburgh |
Stadium: Tynecastle Park |
Kilmarnock
- UEFA Europa League
Having finished fourth in the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership, Kilmarnock will enter the Europa League in the second qualifying round.
25 July 2024 QR2 | Scotland Kilmarnock | 1 – 1 | Cercle Brugge Belgium | Kilmarnock |
Watson File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' | Olaigbe File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' | Stadium: Rugby Park Referee: Martin Dohal Slovakia |
1 August 2024 | Belgium Cercle Brugge | 1 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.) | Kilmarnock Scotland | Bruges, Belgium |
Somers File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' | Stadium: Jan Breydelstadion Referee: Sivert Oksnes Amland Norway |
8 August 2024 QR3 | Scotland Kilmarnock | 2 – 2 | Tromsø IL Norway | Kilmarnock |
Stadium: Rugby Park |
15 August 2024 QR3 | Norway Tromsø IL | 0 – 1 (2 – 3 agg.) | Kilmarnock FC Scotland | Tromsø |
Stadium: Romssa Arena |
22 August 2024 PO | Denmark FC Kobenhavn | 2 – 0 | Kilmarnock Scotland | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Stadium: Parken Stadium |
29 August 2024 PO | Scotland Kilmarnock | 1 – 1 (1 – 3 agg.) | FC Kobenhavn Denmark | Kilmarnock |
Stadium: Rugby Park |
St Mirren
- UEFA Conference League
Having finished fifth in the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership, St Mirren will enter the Conference League in the second qualifying round.
Scotland national team
5 September 2024 Nations League A | Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg | 2–3 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | Glasgow |
Gilmour File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' McTominay File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' |
Report | S. Szymański File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' Lewandowski File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' (pen.) Zalewski File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+7' (pen.) |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 46,356 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden) |
8 September 2024 Nations League A | Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | Lisbon |
Fernandes File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' Ronaldo File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
Report | McTominay File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 59,894 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy) |
12 October 2024 Nations League A | Croatia File:Flag of Croatia.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | Zagreb |
Matanović File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' Kramarić File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' |
Report | Christie File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' | Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 21,702 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
15 October 2024 Nations League A | Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg | 0–0 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | Glasgow |
Report | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 49,057 Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium) |
15 November 2024 Nations League A | Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | Glasgow |
McGinn File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' | Report | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 48,810 Referee: Orel Grinfeeld (Israel) |
18 November 2024 Nations League A | Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg | 1–2 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | Warsaw |
Piątkowski File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' | Report | McGinn File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' Robertson File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+3' |
Stadium: Stadion Narodowy Attendance: 55,433 Referee: Christian Dingert (Germany) |
Women's football
League and Cup honours
Division | Winner |
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2024–25 SWPL 1 | |
2024–25 SWPL 2 | |
2024–25 SWF Championship (North) | |
2024–25 SWF Championship (South) |
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Match report |
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Scottish Women's Cup | ||||
Scottish Women's Premier League Cup | ||||
SWFL First Division Cup | ||||
SWFL Second Division Cup |
Individual honours
Award | Winner | Team |
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Players' Player of the Year | ||
Manager of the Year | ||
Young Player of the Year |
Scottish Women's Premier League
- SWPL 1
{{#section-h:2024–25 Scottish Women's Premier League|Regular season}}
- SWPL 2
{{#section-h:2024–25 Scottish Women's Premier League 2|League table}}
Scotland women's national team
12 July 2024 Euro 2025 qualifying | Slovakia File:Flag of Slovakia.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland |
16 July 2024 Euro 2025 qualifying | Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia | Glasgow |
Stadium: Hampden Park |
Notes and references
- ↑ "Key dates for Season 2024/25". SPFL. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ↑ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 15 April 2024.
- ↑ "Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ↑ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League (Rule Number C35-C37)" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ↑ "Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ↑ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ↑ "SPFL statement - Inverness CT". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ↑ "SPFL statement - Dumbarton". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ↑ "League One Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ↑ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ↑ "SPFL statement: Bonnyrigg Rose". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ↑ "League Two Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ↑ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ↑ "Highland League Table". BBC. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ↑ "Highland Football League, Scotland - League Table". Highland Football League. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ↑ "Summary - Football League". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ↑ "League Table". Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ↑ Gartcairn FC [@GartcairnFC] (29 November 2024). "Club Statement" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 November 2024 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Bark, Stephen (19 September 2024). "Darvel deducted three points after "clerical error" in Shotts draw". Daily Record. Reach plc. Retrieved 20 September 2024.