2024–25 in Scottish football

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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 is the 128th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season to began on 13 July 2024 with the first Scottish League Cup group stage matches, and the first round of matches in the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership were played on the weekend of 2–4 August.[1]

Transfer deals

Main article: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2024

League competitions

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Premiership
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic 18 16 2 0 52 4 +48 50 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Rangers 18 11 3 4 31 13 +18 36 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Aberdeen 19 10 4 5 31 26 +5 34 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
4 Dundee United 19 8 7 4 28 20 +8 31 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 St Mirren 20 8 3 9 27 32 −5 27
6 Motherwell 19 8 3 8 25 33 −8 27
7 Hibernian 20 6 6 8 27 31 −4 24
8 Dundee 19 6 4 9 29 34 −5 22
9 Kilmarnock 20 5 6 9 23 36 −13 21
10 Ross County 20 4 7 9 19 37 −18 19
11 Heart of Midlothian 20 4 5 11 23 31 −8 17 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 St Johnstone 20 4 2 14 22 40 −18 14 Relegation to Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 29 December 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:
  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 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

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Falkirk 19 13 3 3 37 17 +20 42 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Livingston 19 10 6 3 25 13 +12 36 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Ayr United 19 10 5 4 29 17 +12 35 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Partick Thistle 19 9 5 5 23 14 +9 32
5 Queen's Park 19 7 4 8 21 22 −1 25
6 Raith Rovers 18 7 3 8 19 23 −4 24
7 Greenock Morton 19 5 8 6 17 22 −5 23
8 Hamilton Academical 18 6 3 9 26 32 −6 21
9 Dunfermline Athletic 19 4 4 11 17 25 −8 16 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Airdrieonians 19 1 3 15 10 39 −29 6 Relegation to League One
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 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

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish League One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Arbroath 19 10 4 5 30 20 +10 34 Promotion to the Championship
2 Stenhousemuir 19 9 3 7 28 19 +9 30 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Kelty Hearts 19 8 5 6 28 19 +9 29
4 Cove Rangers 19 8 4 7 30 24 +6 28
5 Alloa Athletic 19 6 7 6 23 21 +2 25
6 Montrose 19 6 5 8 19 21 −2 23
7 Queen of the South 18 6 4 8 16 21 −5 22
8 Annan Athletic 19 5 4 10 17 33 −16 19
9 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 18 6 7 5 17 20 −3 10[a] Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Dumbarton 19 5 7 7 26 36 −10 7[b] Relegation to League Two
Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 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]
Notes:
  1. ^ Inverness Caledonian Thistle were deducted 15 points for entering administration.[7]
  2. ^ Dumbarton were deducted 15 points for entering administration.[8]

Scottish League Two

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish League Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Elgin City 18 9 5 4 29 22 +7 32 Promotion to League One
2 Peterhead 18 9 4 5 25 19 +6 31 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 East Fife 17 9 3 5 35 18 +17 30
4 Edinburgh City 17 7 4 6 23 21 +2 25
5 Stirling Albion 18 7 3 8 24 29 −5 24
6 The Spartans 17 6 4 7 21 23 −2 22
7 Clyde 18 4 7 7 23 30 −7 19
8 Stranraer 17 4 6 7 16 20 −4 18
9 Bonnyrigg Rose 17 7 3 7 21 26 −5 18[a]
10 Forfar Athletic 17 3 5 9 16 25 −9 14 Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2024. Source: [12]
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).[13]
Notes:
  1. ^ Bonnyrigg Rose were deducted 6 points for failing to maintain a Bronze level licence.[11]

Non-league football

Level 5

Main articles: 2024–25 Highland Football League and 2024–25 Lowland Football League

Level 6

Highland
Main articles: 2024–25 Midlands Football League, 2024–25 North Caledonian Football League, and 2024–25 North Region Junior Football League
Lowland
Main articles: 2024–25 East of Scotland Football League, 2024–25 South of Scotland Football League, and 2024–25 West of Scotland Football League

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
Lowland League
6 Midlands League
North Caledonian League
North Region Premier League
East of Scotland League Premier Division
South of Scotland League
West of Scotland League Premier Division
7 North Championship
East of Scotland League First Division
West of Scotland League First Division
8
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
10 West of Scotland League Fourth 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

Main articles: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League, 2024–25 UEFA Europa League, and 2024–25 UEFA Conference League

Summary

Club Competitions Started round Final round Coef.
Celtic UEFA Champions League League phase 6.000*
Rangers UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round 0.000*
UEFA Europa League League Phase
Heart of Midlothian UEFA Europa League Play-off round 0.000*
Kilmarnock UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 0.500*
UEFA Conference League Third qualifying round
St Mirren UEFA Conference League Second qualifying round Third qualifying round 1.500*
Total 8.000*
Average 1.600*

Celtic

UEFA Champions League

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

18 September 2024 2024–25 UEFA Champions League Celtic 5 – 1 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava Glasgow,
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,000
1st October 2024 2024–25 UEFA Champions League Borussia Dortmund Germany 7 - 1 Celtic Dortmund,
Stadium: BVB Stadion Dortmund
Attendance: 80,000

Rangers

UEFA Champions League

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

6 August 2024 QR3 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 Rangers Lublin, Poland
Yarmolenko 38' Dessers 90+4' Stadium: Arena Lublin
Attendance: 7,300
Referee: Donatas Rumsas Lithuania
13 August 2024 QR3 Rangers 0–2
(1–3 agg.)		 Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine Glasgow, Scotland
Jefte Yellow card 51' Yellow-red card Pikhalyonok 82',
Voloshyn 84'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Referee: Marco Guida Italy
26 September 2024 2024–25 UEFA Europa League Malmo FFSweden 0-2 Rangers Malmo, Sweden
Stadium: Eleda Stadium

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.

22 August 2024 PO Czech Republic FC Viktoria Plzeň 1 – 0 FC Heart of Midlothian Scotland Plzeň
Stadium: Doosan Arena
29 August 2024 PO Scotland Heart of Midlothian 0 – 1
(0 – 2 agg.)		 FC Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic Edinburgh
Stadium: Tynecastle Park

UEFA Conference League

3 October 2024 League Phase Belarus Dinamo Minsk 1 – 2 Heart of Midlothian Scotland Sumqayit, Azerbaijan
24 October 2024 League Phase Scotland Heart of Midlothian 2 – 0 Omonia Nicosia Cyprus Edinburgh
Stadium: Tynecastle Park
7 November 2024 League Phase Scotland Heart of Midlothian 0 – 2 FC Heidenheim Germany Edinburgh
Stadium: Tynecastle Park
28 November 2024 League Phase Belgium Cercle Brugge v Heart of Midlothian Scotland Brugge, Belgium
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadion
12 December 2024 League Phase Denmark FC Kobenhavn v Heart of Midlothian Copenhagen, Denmark
Stadium: Parken
19 December 2024 League Phase Scotland Heart of Midlothian v CS Petrocub Moldova Edinburgh
Stadium: Tynecastle Park

Kilmarnock

UEFA Europa League

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

25 July 2024 QR2 Scotland Kilmarnock 1 – 1 Cercle Brugge Belgium Kilmarnock
Watson 70' Olaigbe 55' Stadium: Rugby Park
Referee: Martin Dohal Slovakia
1 August 2024 Belgium Cercle Brugge 1 – 0
(2 – 1 agg.)		 Kilmarnock Scotland Bruges, Belgium
Somers 21' Stadium: Jan Breydelstadion
Referee: Sivert Oksnes Amland Norway
8 August 2024 QR3 Scotland Kilmarnock 2 – 2 Tromsø IL Norway Kilmarnock
Stadium: Rugby Park
15 August 2024 QR3 Norway Tromsø IL 0 – 1
(2 – 3 agg.)		 Kilmarnock FC Scotland Tromsø
Stadium: Romssa Arena
22 August 2024 PO Denmark FC Kobenhavn 2 – 0 Kilmarnock Scotland Copenhagen, Denmark
Stadium: Parken Stadium
29 August 2024 PO Scotland Kilmarnock 1 – 1
(1 – 3 agg.)		 FC Kobenhavn Denmark Kilmarnock
Stadium: Rugby Park

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.

26 July 2024 QR2 St Mirren Scotland 0–0 Valur Iceland Reykjavík
Stadium: Hlíðarendi
2 August 2024 Iceland Valur 1–4
(1–4 agg.)		 St Mirren Scotland Paisley,
Stadium: St Mirren Park
9 August 2024 QR3 St Mirren Scotland 1–1 SK Brann Norway Paisley,
Stadium: St Mirren Park
16 August 2024 Norway SK Brann 3–1
(4–2 agg.)		 St Mirren Scotland Bergen,
Stadium: Brann Stadion

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 2020–39 results
5 September 2024 Nations League A Scotland  2–3  Poland Glasgow
Gilmour 46'
McTominay 76'		 Report S. Szymański 8'
Lewandowski 44' (pen.)
Zalewski 90+7' (pen.)		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 46,356
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
8 September 2024 Nations League A Portugal  2–1  Scotland Lisbon
Fernandes 54'
Ronaldo 88'		 Report McTominay 7' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 59,894
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
12 October 2024 Nations League A Croatia  2–1  Scotland Zagreb
Matanović 36'
Kramarić 70'		 Report Christie 33' Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 21,702
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
15 October 2024 Nations League A Scotland  0–0  Portugal Glasgow
Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 49,057
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
15 November 2024 Nations League A Scotland  1–0  Croatia Glasgow
McGinn 86' Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 48,810
Referee: Orel Grinfeeld (Israel)
18 November 2024 Nations League A Poland  1–2  Scotland Warsaw
Piątkowski 59' Report McGinn 3'
Robertson 90+3'		 Stadium: Stadion Narodowy
Attendance: 55,433
Referee: Christian Dingert (Germany)

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
Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Women's Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Glasgow City 17 14 2 1 69 4 +65 44 Advances to the championship round
2 Rangers 17 12 3 2 77 16 +61 39
3 Heart of Midlothian 17 12 2 3 58 7 +51 38
4 Hibernian 16 11 3 2 52 13 +39 36
5 Celtic 15 11 2 2 50 10 +40 35
6 Motherwell 17 6 2 9 33 38 −5 20
7 Partick Thistle 16 4 6 6 22 27 −5 18 Participates in the relegation round
8 Spartans 17 4 2 11 16 43 −27 14
9 Montrose 16 3 2 11 18 59 −41 11
10 Aberdeen 14 3 2 9 11 52 −41 11
11 Queen's Park 16 2 1 13 10 70 −60 7
12 Dundee United 16 1 1 14 10 87 −77 4
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2024. Source: SWPL.uk
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;

Results

Home \ Away ABE CEL DUN GLA HEA HIB MON MOT PAR QUE RAN SPA
Aberdeen — 0–4 0–5 0–2 1–7 2–0 0–6 P-P 0–11
Celtic — 9–0 1–0 0–0 5–1 5–1 5–0 2–3 1–0
Dundee United 1–2 — 0–13 0–8 0–4 2–3 0–10 1–2
Glasgow City 7–0 — 2–1 3–0 3–0 8–0 3–0 6–0
Heart of Midlothian 3–0 1–0 9–0 0–0 — 0–1 6–1 0–2 5–0
Hibernian 7–0 6–0 0–4 — 5–1 4–0 1–1 6–1 1–1
Montrose 2–4 2–1 0–7 0–3 — 1–1 1–0 0–9 0–3
Motherwell 0–4 4–1 0–1 0–0 0–5 3–2 — 0–4 6–1 0–1
Partick Thistle 2–2 0–3 0–2 0–3 1–2 3–3 1–1 — 2–0 1–1
Queen's Park 0–2 1–2 1–6 1–11 0–3 0–6 — 1–0
Rangers 2–2 6–1 1–1 0–3 10–2 2–0 4–0 9–0 — 6–1
Spartans 3–1 0–5 0–2 0–2 0–4 3–0 1–5 1–2 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2024. Source: SWPL.uk
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
SWPL 2
Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Women's Premier League 2
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hamilton Academical 5 4 1 0 23 4 +19 13 Promotion to 2025–26 SWPL
2 Livingston 5 3 1 1 13 9 +4 10
3 Kilmarnock 5 2 2 1 10 6 +4 8
4 Gartcairn 5 2 1 2 13 8 +5 7
5 Boroughmuir Thistle 5 2 1 2 9 5 +4 7
6 Rossvale 5 2 0 3 12 17 −5 6
7 Ayr United 5 1 0 4 7 22 −15 3 Participates in a relegation play-off
8 St Johnstone 5 1 0 4 6 22 −16 3 Relegation to 2025–26 WFC
Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2024. Source: SWPL.uk
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;


Scotland women's national team

Main article: Scotland women's national football team 2020–29 results
12 July 2024 Euro 2025 qualifying Slovakia  2–0  Scotland
16 July 2024 Euro 2025 qualifying Scotland  1–0  Serbia Glasgow
Stadium: Hampden Park

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Key dates for Season 2024/25". SPFL. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 15 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  6. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  7. ^ "SPFL statement - Inverness CT". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  8. ^ "SPFL statement - Dumbarton". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  9. ^ "League One Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  10. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  11. ^ "SPFL statement: Bonnyrigg Rose". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  12. ^ "League Two Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  13. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Highland League Table". BBC. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  15. ^ "Highland Football League, Scotland - League Table". Highland Football League. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  16. ^ "Summary - Football League". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  17. ^ "League Table". Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  18. ^ Gartcairn FC [@GartcairnFC] (29 November 2024). "Club Statement" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 November 2024 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ Bark, Stephen (19 September 2024). "Darvel deducted three points after "clerical error" in Shotts draw". Daily Record. Reach plc. Retrieved 20 September 2024.