2026–27 Scottish Premiership
| Season | 2026–27 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 August 2026 – 16 May 2027 |
← 2025–26 2027–28 → | |
The 2026–27 Scottish Premiership (known as the William Hill Premiership for sponsorship reasons) will be the 14th season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football, and the 130th edition overall of the top national league competition, not including one cancelled due to World War II. The season will begin on 1 August 2026.[1]
Twelve teams will contest the league. As of the 22nd March 2026, seven teams have secured their place: Celtic, Dundee United, Falkirk, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Motherwell, and Rangers.
Teams
At the end of the 2025–26 season, one team will be automatically promoted from the 2025–26 Championship, and one team will be automatically relegated to the 2026–27 Championship. Depending on the outcome of the 2025–26 Premiership play-offs, an additional team may be promoted and another one relegated.
Stadia and locations
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | Celtic Park | 60,411[2] | |
| Heart of Midlothian | Tynecastle Park | 19,852[3] | |
| Hibernian | Easter Road | 20,421[4] | |
| Motherwell | Fir Park | 13,677[5] | |
| Rangers | Ibrox Stadium | 51,700[6] |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) | Shorts sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | TBC | Callum McGregor | Adidas | Dafabet | None | Celtic FC Foundation | None |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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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 | Celtic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Heart of Midlothian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[b] |
| 3 | Hibernian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Motherwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
| 12 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the 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 competition qualification, second stage group allocation, or relegation).[9]
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 2026–27 Scottish Cup will qualify for the Europa League. If the cup winners also win the league, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) passes to the second-placed team, and the berths for the Conference League second qualifying round are moved down one league position.
Results
Matches 1–33
In Matches 1–22, all teams play each other twice, once at home and once away. And in Matches 23–33, all teams play each other once, either home or away.
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
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Source:[10]
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Score | Date | Ref. |
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Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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Source:[11]
Awards
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References
- ^ "Key dates for 2026/27". SPFL. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Celtic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Heart of Midlothian Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Hibernian Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Motherwell Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Rangers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "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.
- ^ "BBC Top Scorers". BBC. 21 February 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Premiership Clean Sheets Table". Footy Stats. 21 February 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.