Summary
The Scottish Premiership (SCO1) is the top division of the Scottish Professional League football system. At the end of the 2019-2020 SCO1 season, the SCO1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2019-2020 SCO1 team
- 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2019-2020 SCO1 teams
The winner of the 2019-2020 William Hill Scottish Cup, typically an SCO1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League.
Due to COVID-19, the SCO1 season was cut short at 29-30 regular season matches per team.
Leagues Pyramid - Scotland
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| SCO1 | Ladbrokes Premiership | 12 |
| SCO2 | Ladbrokes Championship | 10 |
| SCO3 | Ladbrokes League One | 10 |
| SCO4 | Ladbrokes League Two | 10 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 1st Phase 3 Aug 2019 - 4 Apr 2020 | 2nd Phase (Champ/Releg) 7 Apr 2020 - 21 May 2020 | 12: SCO1 (10 minimum), SCO2 (2 maximum) | |
Season Format
The 2019-2020 SCO1 season consists of 2 stages. In the first stage, each SCO1 team plays the other 11 SCO1 teams 3 times for a total of 33 league matches. In each 3 match series, one team hosts 2 home matches and the other team hosts 1 home match. In the second stage, the top six teams play each other a 4th time (5 more matches) to determine final rankings for 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League and Europa League placements. The bottom six teams play each other a 4th time (5 more matches) to determine relegation placements. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, then (3) a playoff (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage SCO1 group positioning).
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2019-2020 SCO1 season, the 12th place SCO1 team will be relegated to the SCO2, and the 1st place SCO2 team will be promoted to the SCO1. The 11th place SCO1 team enters into the 3rd Round of a Home-Away highest aggregate score Promotion/Relegation playoff with the SCO2 team that won the 2nd Round. The winner of the 3rd round will play in the 2020-2021 SCO1, and the loser will play in the SCO2.
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1st Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Celtic | 30 | 26 -2-2 | 80 | - | 89 | 19 | 70 | 15 | 14 -0-1 | 42 | 50 | 7 | 43 | 15 | 12 -2-1 | 38 | 39 | 12 | 27 |
| 2 | Rangers FC | 29 | 21 -4-4 | 67 | - | 64 | 19 | 45 | 14 | 11 -1-2 | 34 | 33 | 7 | 26 | 15 | 10 -3-2 | 33 | 31 | 12 | 19 |
| 3 | Motherwell FC | 30 | 14 -4-12 | 46 | - | 41 | 38 | 3 | 15 | 7 -1-7 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 7 -3-5 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| 4 | Aberdeen FC | 30 | 12 -9-9 | 45 | - | 40 | 36 | 4 | 15 | 7 -3-5 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 5 -6-4 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 5 | Livingston FC | 30 | 10 -9-11 | 39 | - | 41 | 39 | 2 | 14 | 8 -4-2 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 2 -5-9 | 11 | 22 | 31 | -9 |
| 6 | Hibernian FC | 30 | 9 -10-11 | 37 | - | 42 | 49 | -7 | 15 | 5 -7-3 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 4 -3-8 | 15 | 16 | 27 | -11 |
| 7 | St Johnstone FC | 29 | 8 -12-9 | 36 | - | 28 | 46 | -18 | 16 | 5 -6-5 | 21 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 13 | 3 -6-4 | 15 | 9 | 20 | -11 |
| 8 | Kilmarnock FC | 30 | 9 -6-15 | 33 | - | 31 | 41 | -10 | 15 | 6 -5-4 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 3 -1-11 | 10 | 11 | 26 | -15 |
| 9 | St Mirren FC | 30 | 7 -8-15 | 29 | - | 24 | 41 | -17 | 15 | 5 -6-4 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 2 -2-11 | 8 | 11 | 28 | -17 |
| 10 | Ross County FC | 30 | 7 -8-15 | 29 | - | 29 | 60 | -31 | 14 | 5 -3-6 | 18 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 16 | 2 -5-9 | 11 | 12 | 37 | -25 |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical FC | 30 | 6 -9-15 | 27 | - | 30 | 50 | -20 | 16 | 4 -3-9 | 15 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 14 | 2 -6-6 | 12 | 14 | 24 | -10 |
| 12 | Heart of Midlothian FC | 30 | 4 -11-15 | 23 | - | 31 | 52 | -21 | 15 | 2 -7-6 | 13 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 15 | 2 -4-9 | 10 | 12 | 29 | -17 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | CANC | Celtic | Easter Road |
 | CANC | Hamilton Academical FC | McDiarmid Park |
 | CANC | St Mirren FC | Global Energy Stadium (Dingwall) |
 | CANC | Motherwell FC | Ibrox Stadium |
 | CANC | Livingston FC | Rugby Park |
 | CANC | Heart of Midlothian FC | Pittodrie Stadium |
| CANC | Rangers FC | The Simple Digital Arena |
| CANC | Kilmarnock FC | Fir Park Stadium |
| CANC | Aberdeen FC | Tony Macaroni Arena |
| CANC | Ross County FC | Tynecastle Park |
| CANC | Hibernian FC | Fountain of Youth Stadium |
| CANC | St Johnstone FC | Celtic Park |
| CANC | Heart of Midlothian FC | Tony Macaroni Arena |
| CANC | Celtic | Ibrox Stadium |
| CANC | Hamilton Academical FC | Global Energy Stadium (Dingwall) |
| CANC | St Mirren FC | Rugby Park |
| CANC | St Johnstone FC | Easter Road |
| CANC | Aberdeen FC | Fir Park Stadium |
| 10 | Heart of Midlothian FC | The Simple Digital Arena |
| 01 | Rangers FC | Global Energy Stadium (Dingwall) |