2025–26 Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership
Season2025–26
Dates2 August 2025 – 17 May 2026
Matches186
Goals494 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorerTawanda Maswanhise
(16 goals)
Biggest home win4 goals (12 matches)
Biggest away winSt Mirren 0–5 Motherwell (21 February 2026)
Highest scoringAberdeen 6–2 Livingston (24 January 2026)
Longest winning runHeart of Midlothian
Rangers
(6 games)
Longest unbeaten runRangers
(14 games)
Longest winless runLivingston
(29 games)
Longest losing runKilmarnock
(6 games)
Highest attendance59,087
Celtic v Rangers
(3 January 2026)
Lowest attendance1,564
Livingston v St Mirren
(20 January 2026)
Total attendance3,312,383
Average attendance17,809
All statistics correct as of 22 March 2026.

The 2025–26 Scottish Premiership (known as the William Hill Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the 13th season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football, and the 129th edition overall of the top national league competition, not including one cancelled due to World War II. The season began on 2 August 2025.[1]

Twelve teams contest the league: Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee, Dundee United, Falkirk, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Kilmarnock, Livingston, Motherwell, Rangers and St Mirren.

Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2024–25 season.

Promoted from the Championship

Relegated to the Championship

Stadia and locations

2025–26 Scottish Premiership
40km
25miles
12
St Mirren
11
Rangers
10
Motherwell
9
Livingston
8
Kilmarnock
7
Hibernian
6
Heart of Midlothian
5
Falkirk
4
Dundee United
3
Dundee
2
Celtic
1
Aberdeen
Team locations:
1
Aberdeen
2
Celtic
3
Dundee
4
Dundee United
5
Falkirk
6
Heart of Midlothian
7
Hibernian
8
Kilmarnock
9
Livingston
10
Motherwell
11
Rangers
12
St Mirren
Team Stadium Capacity Photo
Aberdeen Pittodrie Stadium 19,274[2]
Celtic Celtic Park 60,411[3]
Dundee Dens Park 11,775[4]
Dundee United Tannadice Park 14,223[5]
Falkirk Falkirk Stadium 7,937[6]
Heart of Midlothian Tynecastle Park 19,852[7]
Hibernian Easter Road 20,421[8]
Kilmarnock Rugby Park 15,003[9][10]
Livingston Almondvale Stadium 9,713[11]
Motherwell Fir Park 13,677[12]
Rangers Ibrox Stadium 51,700[13]
St Mirren St Mirren Park 8,000[14]

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Shorts sponsor
Aberdeen Stephen Robinson Graeme Shinnie Adidas Texo Group MaxAmaze, EIS Waste Services RAM Tubulars Texo Group
Celtic Martin O'Neill Callum McGregor Adidas Dafabet None Celtic FC Foundation None
Dundee Steven Pressley Simon Murray Macron Crown Engineering Services MKM Building Supplies, John Clark BMW GA Vans DrainBlitz
Dundee United Jim Goodwin Ross Graham Erreà Quinn Casino JF Kegs, Norman Jamieson Ltd Trade-Mart Paint-Tec Accident Repair Centre
Falkirk John McGlynn Coll Donaldson O'Neills Crunchy Carrots Maniqui Nightclub (Home)
Horizon Reinforcing & Crane Hire (Away) 		Total Tickets Water & Pipeline Services
Heart of Midlothian Derek McInnes Lawrence Shankland Hummel Stellar Omada FanHub, loveholidays ASC Edinburgh Ltd None
Hibernian David Gray Joe Newell Joma Bevvy.com Whisky Row, Dunedin IT SBK Capital Credit Union
Kilmarnock Neil McCann Brad Lyons Hummel James Frew Ltd James Frew Ltd, Blackwood Plant Hire Redrock Automation A&L Mechanical
Livingston Marvin Bartley Ryan McGowan Joma Livi Self Storage Simply UK, Label 5 The Centre Livingston John Heaney Electrical
Motherwell Jens Berthel Askou Paul McGinn Macron G4 Claims Fire Suppression Scotland, Kwiff DX Home Improvements TCL
Rangers Danny Röhl James Tavernier Umbro Unibet SEKO Logistics, Pipeline Energy Solutions BOXT Boilers AIM Building and Maintenance
St Mirren Craig McLeish (interim) Mark O'Hara Macron Consilium Ultimate Home Solutions, Macklin Motors Gennaro Glass & Glazing KPP Chartered Accountants

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Rangers Barry Ferguson End of interim spell 17 May 2025[15] Pre-season Russell Martin 5 June 2025[16]
Heart of Midlothian Liam Fox 18 May 2025[17] Derek McInnes 19 May 2025[18]
Dundee Tony Docherty Sacked 19 May 2025[19] Steven Pressley 2 June 2025[20]
Kilmarnock Derek McInnes Joined Heart of Midlothian 19 May 2025[18] Stuart Kettlewell 26 May 2025[21]
Motherwell Michael Wimmer Joined Jahn Regensburg 23 May 2025[22] Jens Berthel Askou 12 June 2025[23]
Rangers Russell Martin Sacked 5 October 2025[24] 8th Steven Smith (interim) 16 October 2025[25]
Steven Smith End of interim spell 20 October 2025[26] 6th Danny Röhl 20 October 2025[26]
Celtic Brendan Rodgers Resigned 27 October 2025[27] 2nd Martin O'Neill (interim) 27 October 2025[27]
Martin O'Neill End of interim spell 4 December 2025[28] 2nd Wilfried Nancy 4 December 2025[28]
Kilmarnock Stuart Kettlewell Sacked 15 December 2025[29] 11th Neil McCann 6 January 2026[30]
Aberdeen Jimmy Thelin 4 January 2026[31] 8th Peter Leven (interim) 4 January 2026[31]
Celtic Wilfried Nancy 5 January 2026[32] 2nd Martin O'Neill 5 January 2026[33]
Livingston David Martindale Moved to Sporting Director 1 February 2026[34] 12th Marvin Bartley 1 February 2026[34]
Aberdeen Peter Leven End of interim spell 12 March 2026[35] 9th Stephen Robinson 12 March 2026[35]
St Mirren Stephen Robinson Joined Aberdeen 12 March 2026[36] 10th Craig McLeish (interim) 12 March 2026[36]

Format

In the initial phase of the season, the 12 teams will play a round-robin tournament whereby each team plays each one of the other teams three times. After 33 games, the league splits into two sections of six teams, with each team playing each other in that section once. The league attempts to balance the fixture list so that teams in the same section play each other twice at home and twice away, but sometimes this is impossible. A total of 228 matches will be played, with 38 matches played by each team.

League table

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) 31 19 4 8 56 34 +22 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 31 8 13 10 40 48 −8 37
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 22 March 2026. Source: [37][38]
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).[39]
(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.

Results

Matches 1–33

In Matches 1–22, all teams play each other twice, once at home and once away. In Matches 23–33, all teams play each other once, either home or away.

Home \ Away ABE CEL DND DUN FAL HOM HIB KIL LIV MOT RAN STM ABE CEL DND DUN FAL HOM HIB KIL LIV MOT RAN STM
Aberdeen — 0–2 4–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 3–3 — 1–2 2–3 — 1–1 — 11 Apr — 6–2 — — —
Celtic 3–1 — 1–0 4–0 4–0 1–2 0–0 4–0 3–0 3–2 1–3 1–0 — — — — 2–0 — 1–2 — 2–1 3–1 — 11 Apr
Dundee 1–3 2–0 — 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 3–2 1–1 0–3 3–1 — 5 Apr — 2–2 — — 3–3 — 2–2 1–2 — —
Dundee United 2–0 2–1 0–1 — 0–3 2–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 3–1 0–0 2–0 — — — 0–3 — 1–1 11 Apr — — 2–1
Falkirk 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 — 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 — — 1–0 2–3 — — 4–1 5–1 — — 12 Apr 1–2
Heart of Midlothian 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 3–0 — 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–3 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 — 1–0 — 1–0 — — 11 Apr — —
Hibernian 2–0 1–2 2–0 3–3 3–0 3–2 — 2–2 4–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 — — — 3–2 — — — 4 Apr 0–0 — 0–0 2–0
Kilmarnock 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–3 — 2–2 1–3 0–3 2–0 3–0 2–3 11 Apr — — 1–0 — — 2–0 — — 4–3
Livingston 0–1 2–4 2–2 1–3 3–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 — 1–2 1–2 1–1 — — — — 1–2 5 Apr — — — 0–2 2–2 1–1
Motherwell 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 2–2 3–0 — 1–1 2–0 2–0 — — 2–0 4 Apr — 0–0 4–0 — — 1–1 —
Rangers 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 — 2–1 4–1 2–2 3–0 4 Apr — 4–2 — 5–1 — — — —
St Mirren 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–3 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 — 4 Apr — 0–0 — — 1–0 — — — 0–5 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2026. Source: [40]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 34–38

After 33 matches, the league splits into two sections of six teams, i.e. the top six and the bottom six, with the teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches are determined by the position of the teams in the league table at the time of the split.

Season statistics

As of 22 March 2026

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Tawanda Maswanhise Motherwell 16
2 Benjamin Nygren Celtic 15
3 Cláudio Braga Heart of Midlothian 12
4 Lawrence Shankland Heart of Midlothian 11
5 Youssef Chermiti Rangers 9
6 Kieron Bowie Hibernian 8
Jamie McGrath Hibernian
Tyreece John-Jules Kilmarnock
James Tavernier Rangers

Source:[41]

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Scottish Professional Football League hat-tricks § Scottish Premiership
Player For Against Score Date Ref.
Barney Stewart Falkirk Hibernian 4–1 (H) 24 January 2026 [42]
Tyreece John-Jules Kilmarnock St Mirren 4–3 (H) 11 February 2026 [43]
Youssef Chermiti Rangers Heart of Midlothian 4–2 (H) 15 February 2026 [44]

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Calum Ward Motherwell 17
2 Alexander Schwolow Heart of Midlothian 14
3 Kasper Schmeichel Celtic 12
Jack Butland Rangers
5 Raphael Sallinger Hibernian 10

Source:[45]

Awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August Derek McInnes Heart of Midlothian Ivan Dolček Dundee United
September Lawrence Shankland Heart of Midlothian
October Cláudio Braga
November Martin O'Neill Celtic Tawanda Maswanhise Motherwell
December Jens Berthel Askou Motherwell Elliott Watt
January Danny Röhl Rangers Tawanda Maswanhise
February Jens Berthel Askou Motherwell Youssef Chermiti Rangers
March
April

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