2024–25 in Scottish football

Football in Scotland

Season

2024–25

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2024–25 in Scottish football

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 will be the 128th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season is scheduled to begin in mid-July with the first Scottish League Cup group stage matches, and the first round of matches in the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership are due to be played on the weekend of 2–4 August.^[1]

Transfer deals

League competitions

Scottish Premiership

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification or relegation^[a]
1	Aberdeen	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2	Celtic	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Dundee	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round^[b]
4	Dundee United	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5	Heart of Midlothian
6	Hibernian
7	Kilmarnock
8	Motherwell
9	Rangers
10	Ross County
11	St Johnstone	Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12	St Mirren	Relegation to Championship

First match(es) will be played: 3 August 2024. Source: ^[2]^[3]
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 v t e	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Airdrieonians	Promotion to the Premiership
2	Ayr United	Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3	Dunfermline Athletic	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4	Falkirk	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
5	Greenock Morton
6	Hamilton Academical
7	Livingston
8	Partick Thistle
9	Queen's Park	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10	Raith Rovers	Relegation to League One

First match(es) will be played: 2 August 2024. Source: ^[5]
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 v t e	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Alloa Athletic	Promotion to the Championship
2	Annan Athletic	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3	Arbroath
4	Cove Rangers
5	Dumbarton
6	Inverness Caledonian Thistle
7	Kelty Hearts
8	Montrose
9	Queen of the South	Qualification for the League One play-offs
10	Stenhousemuir	Relegation to League Two

First match(es) will be played: 3 August 2024. Source: ^[7]
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).^[8]

Scottish League Two

Pos	Team v t e	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Bonnyrigg Rose	Promotion to League One
2	Clyde	Qualification for the League One play-offs
3	East Fife
4	Edinburgh City
5	Elgin City
6	Forfar Athletic
7	Peterhead
8	Stirling Albion
9	Stranraer
10	The Spartans	Qualification for the League Two play-off final

First match(es) will be played: 3 August 2024. Source: ^[9]
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]

Non-league football

Level 5

2024–25 Highland Football League

Lowland Football League
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Albion Rovers	0	0
2	Berwick Rangers	0	0
3	Bo'ness United	0	0
4	Broomhill	0	0
5	Broxburn Athletic	0	0
6	Caledonian Braves	0	0
7	Celtic B	0	0
8	Civil Service Strollers	0	0
9	Cowdenbeath	0	0
10	Cumbernauld Colts	0	0
11	East Kilbride	0	0
12	East Stirlingshire	0	0
13	Gala Fairydean Rovers	0	0
14	Gretna 2008	0	0
15	Heart of Midlothian B	0	0
16	Linlithgow Rose	0	0
17	Tranent	0	0
18	University of Stirling	0	0

First match(es) will be played: TBC July 2024.
Source: SLFL BBC Sport Soccerway

Honours

Cup honours

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Match report
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

Level	Competition	Winner
5	Highland League
5	Lowland League
6	Midlands League
	North Caledonian League
	North Superleague
	East of Scotland League Premier Division
	South of Scotland League
	West of Scotland League Premier Division
7	North First Division
	East of Scotland League First Division
	West of Scotland League First Division
8	North Second Division
	East of Scotland League Second Division
	West of Scotland League Second Division
9	East of Scotland League Third Division
	West of Scotland League Third Division

Individual honours

PFA Scotland awards

Award	Winner	Team
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
Footballer of the Year
Young Player of the Year
Manager of the Year

Scottish clubs in Europe

Summary

Club	Competitions	Started round
Celtic	UEFA Champions League	League phase
Rangers	UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round
Heart of Midlothian	UEFA Europa League	Play-off round
Kilmarnock	UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round
St Mirren	UEFA Conference League	Second qualifying round
Total
Average

Celtic

UEFA Champions League

Having won the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership, Celtic will enter the Champions League in the league phase.

Rangers

UEFA Champions League

Having finished second in the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership, Rangers will enter the Champions League in the third qualifying round.

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.

Kilmarnock

UEFA Europa League

Having finished fourth in the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership, Kilmarnock will enter the Europa League in the second qualifying round.

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

Scotland

Poland

5 September 2024 Nations League A	Scotland	v	Poland	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hampden Park

Portugal

Scotland

8 September 2024 Nations League A

Portugal

Scotland

Croatia

Scotland

12 October 2024 Nations League A

Croatia

Scotland

Scotland

Portugal

15 October 2024 Nations League A	Scotland	v	Portugal	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hampden Park

Scotland

Croatia

15 November 2024 Nations League A	Scotland	v	Croatia	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hampden Park

Poland

Scotland

18 November 2024 Nations League A

Poland

Scotland

Women's football

League and Cup honours

Division	Winner
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
Scottish Women's Cup
Scottish Women's Premier League Cup
SWFL First Division Cup
SWFL Second Division Cup

Individual honours

Award	Winner	Team
Players' Player of the Year
Manager of the Year
Young Player of the Year

Scottish Women's Premier League

SWPL 1

2024–25 Scottish Women's Premier League

SWPL 2

2024–25 Scottish Women's Premier League

Scotland women's national team

Slovakia

Scotland

12 July 2024 Euro 2025 qualifying

Slovakia

–

Scotland

Scotland

Serbia

16 July 2024 Euro 2025 qualifying	Scotland	–	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 15 April 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 17 April 2024.
^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "League One Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "League Two Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

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Seasons in Scottish football

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Domestic leagues	SPFL Premiership Championship League One League Two Highland Lowland Midlands North Caledonian North Region Junior East of Scotland South of Scotland West of Scotland Women's Premier League SWPL 1 SWPL 2 Women's Championship
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup League Cup Group stage Challenge Cup South Region Challenge Cup Junior Cup Youth Cup Women's Cup Women's Premier League Cup
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Conference League Youth League
Related to national team	Results Men's Women's 2024–25 UEFA Nations League 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
Transfers	Summer 2024 Winter 2024–25
Club seasons
Premiership	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Motherwell Rangers Ross County St Johnstone St Mirren
Championship	Airdrieonians Ayr United Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Livingston Partick Thistle Queen's Park Raith Rovers
League One	Alloa Athletic Annan Athletic Arbroath Cove Rangers Dumbarton Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kelty Hearts Montrose Queen of the South Stenhousemuir
League Two	Bonnyrigg Rose Clyde East Fife Edinburgh City Elgin City Forfar Athletic Peterhead Stirling Albion Stranraer The Spartans

v t e 2024–25 in European men's football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '24 '25 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '24 '25 Faroe Islands '24 '25 Finland '24 '25 France Georgia '24 '25 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '24 '25 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '24 '25 Kosovo Latvia '24 '25 Lithuania '24 '25 Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway '24 '25 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '24 '25 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '24 '25 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '24 '25 Finland '24 '25 France Georgia '24 '25 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '24 '25 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '24 '25 Kosovo Latvia '24 '25 Liechtenstein Lithuania '24 '25 Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway '24 '25 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '24 '25 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
League cups	England Finland Iceland Israel Northern Ireland Portugal Scotland Wales
Supercups	Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus England Estonia '24 '25 Faroe Islands France Georgia Germany Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan '24 '25 Kosovo Latvia '24 '25 Lithuania '24 '25 Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '24 '25 Romania Russia San Marino Spain Turkey ~~Ukraine~~
UEFA competitions	Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round league phase knockout phase Final Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round league phase knockout phase Final Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round Champions Path Main Path league phase knockout phase Final Super Cup UEFA–CONMEBOL Club Challenge Youth League UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path knockout phase Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
International competitions	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 2024–25 UEFA Nations League League A League B League C League D Promotion/relegation play-offs Finals Final 2025 Finalissima 2025 Euro Under-21 qualification 2025 Euro Under-19 qualification 2025 Euro Under-17 qualification 2025 UEFA Regions' Cup