2025–26 Scottish Professional Football League

Scottish Professional Football League
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Statistics of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) in season 2025–26.

Scottish Premiership

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Heart of Midlothian (V) 31 20 6 5 53 25 +28 66 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Rangers (V) 31 17 12 2 56 26 +30 63 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Celtic (V) 30 19 4 7 56 32 +24 61 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[b]
4 Motherwell (V) 31 14 12 5 49 23 +26 54
5 Hibernian (V) 31 12 12 7 48 35 +13 48
6 Falkirk 31 12 7 12 39 40 −1 43
7 Dundee United 30 7 13 10 38 48 −10 34
8 Dundee (W) 31 8 8 15 31 49 −18 32
9 Aberdeen (W) 31 8 6 17 31 46 −15 30
10 St Mirren (W) 31 6 9 16 25 47 −22 27
11 Kilmarnock (W) 31 6 9 16 35 60 −25 27 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Livingston (W) 31 1 12 18 31 61 −30 15 Relegation to Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: [1][2]
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 competition qualification, second stage group allocation, or relegation).[3]
(V) Assured of a top six finish; (W) Assured of a bottom six finish
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. ^ The winners of the 2025–26 Scottish Cup will qualify for the Europa League. If the cup winners finish in the top two, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League third qualifying round) passes to the third-placed team, and the berths for 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
1 St Johnstone 30 17 10 3 53 22 +31 61 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Partick Thistle 29 14 11 4 42 31 +11 53 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Arbroath 30 12 11 7 38 33 +5 47 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Dunfermline Athletic 29 11 7 11 42 34 +8 40
5 Ayr United 29 7 14 8 34 35 −1 35
6 Queen's Park 30 8 11 11 32 42 −10 35
7 Raith Rovers 29 8 9 12 31 32 −1 33
8 Greenock Morton 30 7 12 11 30 40 −10 33
9 Ross County 30 6 10 14 27 45 −18 28 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Airdrieonians 30 6 9 15 24 39 −15 27 Relegation to League One
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: [4]
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 for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[5]

Scottish League One

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 30 18 8 4 52 20 +32 57[a] Promotion to the Championship
2 Stenhousemuir 30 15 11 4 41 22 +19 56 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Alloa Athletic 30 13 8 9 45 30 +15 47
4 Queen of the South 30 12 8 10 47 41 +6 44
5 Peterhead 30 11 6 13 43 53 −10 39
6 Montrose 30 10 8 12 42 55 −13 38
7 East Fife 30 8 6 16 29 54 −25 30
8 Cove Rangers 30 6 10 14 34 39 −5 28
9 Hamilton Academical 30 13 7 10 46 34 +12 25[b] Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Kelty Hearts 30 3 10 17 25 56 −31 19 Relegation to League Two
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: [6]
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 for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[7]
Notes:
  1. ^ Inverness Caledonian Thistle were deducted five points for entering administration during the previous season.
  2. ^ Hamilton Academical were deducted six points for breaching SPFL rules regarding amateur players, a further nine points for failing to hold at least a bronze level licence and then six more points for failing to pay players' wages on time.

Scottish League Two

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 East Kilbride 30 17 5 8 64 43 +21 56 Promotion to League One
2 The Spartans 30 16 7 7 50 33 +17 55 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 Clyde 29 10 14 5 47 29 +18 44
4 Forfar Athletic 29 9 9 11 40 41 −1 36
5 Stranraer 29 9 9 11 38 40 −2 36
6 Elgin City 29 9 9 11 43 46 −3 36
7 Annan Athletic 30 8 10 12 40 50 −10 34
8 Stirling Albion 30 8 8 14 38 53 −15 32
9 Dumbarton 30 9 8 13 42 49 −7 30[a]
10 Edinburgh City 30 9 9 12 40 58 −18 21[b] Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: [9]
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 for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[10]
Notes:
  1. ^ Dumbarton were deducted five points for entering administration during the previous season.
  2. ^ Edinburgh City were deducted 15 points due to an insolvency event.[8]

Award winners


See also

References

  1. ^ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. Archived from the original on 27 January 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 30 January 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  5. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  6. ^ "League One Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  7. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  8. ^ "SPFL statement - Edinburgh City". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  9. ^ "League Two Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  10. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.