Summary
The Scottish Premiership (SCO1) (aka William Hill Premiership), is the top division of the Scottish Professional League football system. At the end of the 2025-2026 SCO1 season, the SCO1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League - Playoff Round:
- 1st place 2025-2026 SCO1 team
- 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2025-2026 SCO1 team
- 2026-2027 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 3rd and 4th place 2025-2026 SCO1 teams
The winner of the 2025-2026 Scottish Cup, typically an SCO1 team, also receives a berth in the Playoff Round of the 2026-2027 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Scotland
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| SCO1 | William Hill Premiership | 12 |
| SCO2 | William Hill Championship | 10 |
| SCO3 | William Hill League One | 10 |
| SCO4 | William Hill League Two | 10 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 1st Phase 2 Aug 2025 - 12 Apr 2026 | 2nd Phase (Champ/Releg) 15 Apr 2026 - 18 May 2026 | 12: SCO1 (10 minimum), SCO2 (2 maximum) | |
Season Format
The 2025-2026 SCO1 season consists of 2 stages. In the first stage, each SCO1 team plays the other 11 SCO1 teams 3 times for a total of 33 league matches. In each 3 match series, one team hosts 2 home matches and the other team hosts 1 home match. In the second stage, the top six teams play each other a 4th time (5 more matches) to determine final rankings for 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League placements. The bottom six teams play each other a 4th time (5 more matches) to determine relegation placements. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) head-to-head points, (4) head-to-head goal difference, then (5) a playoff (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage SCO1 group positioning, or relegation).
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2025-2026 SCO1 season, the 12th place SCO1 team will be relegated to the SCO2, and the 1st place SCO2 team will be promoted to the SCO1. The 11th place SCO1 team enters into the 3rd Round of a Home-Away highest aggregate score Promotion/Relegation playoff with the SCO2 team that won the 2nd Round. The winner of the 3rd round will play in the 2026-2027 SCO1, and the loser will play in the SCO2.
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PO 1/2 - Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Dunfermliine Athletic FC (SCO2) | 23 | Partick Thistle FC (SCO2) |
| 12.05.26 |  | 11 | Partick Thistle FC | KDM Group East End Park |
| 15.05.26 | | 21 | Dunfermliine Athletic FC | Wyre Stadium at Firhill | ||
| Partick Thistle FC is promoted to SCO1 | ||||||
PO 1/2 - Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Dunfermliine Athletic FC (SCO2) | 10 | Arbroath FC (SCO2) |
| 05.05.26 | | 10 | Arbroath FC | KDM Group East End Park |
| 08.05.26 | | 00 | Dunfermliine Athletic FC | The Greenversity Stadium at Gayfield |
2nd Phase
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Celtic | 38 | 26 -4-8 | 82 | - | 73 | 41 | 32 | 19 | 15 -1-3 | 46 | 43 | 15 | 28 | 19 | 11 -3-5 | 36 | 30 | 26 | 4 |
| 2 | Heart of Midlothian FC | 38 | 24 -8-6 | 80 | - | 67 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 15 -4-0 | 49 | 37 | 11 | 26 | 19 | 9 -4-6 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 7 |
| 3 | Rangers FC | 38 | 20 -12-6 | 72 | - | 76 | 43 | 33 | 19 | 11 -5-3 | 38 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 9 -7-3 | 34 | 37 | 22 | 15 |
| 4 | Motherwell FC | 38 | 16 -13-9 | 61 | - | 59 | 36 | 23 | 19 | 10 -6-3 | 36 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 6 -7-6 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 4 |
| 5 | Hibernian FC | 38 | 15 -12-11 | 57 | - | 58 | 44 | 14 | 19 | 8 -6-5 | 30 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 7 -6-6 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 1 |
| 6 | Falkirk FC | 38 | 14 -7-17 | 49 | - | 50 | 62 | -12 | 20 | 7 -5-8 | 26 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 18 | 7 -2-9 | 23 | 17 | 28 | -11 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dundee United FC | 38 | 10 -15-13 | 45 | - | 49 | 60 | -11 | 19 | 7 -7-5 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 19 | 3 -8-8 | 17 | 25 | 38 | -13 |
| 2 | Dundee FC | 38 | 11 -9-18 | 42 | - | 42 | 61 | -19 | 19 | 9 -4-6 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 19 | 2 -5-12 | 11 | 11 | 33 | -22 |
| 3 | Aberdeen FC | 38 | 11 -7-20 | 40 | - | 40 | 55 | -15 | 19 | 7 -5-7 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 19 | 4 -2-13 | 14 | 12 | 32 | -20 |
| 4 | Kilmarnock FC | 38 | 10 -10-18 | 40 | - | 50 | 68 | -18 | 19 | 7 -4-8 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 19 | 3 -6-10 | 15 | 22 | 40 | -18 |
| 5 | St Mirren FC | 38 | 8 -10-20 | 34 | - | 30 | 55 | -25 | 19 | 5 -6-8 | 21 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 19 | 3 -4-12 | 13 | 19 | 33 | -14 |
| 6 | Livingston FC | 38 | 2 -15-21 | 21 | - | 40 | 75 | -35 | 18 | 1 -8-9 | 11 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 20 | 1 -7-12 | 10 | 16 | 39 | -23 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation Playoffs Relegation to SCO2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1st Phase
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Heart of Midlothian FC | 33 | 21 -7-5 | 70 | - | 58 | 28 | 30 | 17 | 13 -4-0 | 43 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 16 | 8 -3-5 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 8 |
| 2 | Rangers FC | 33 | 19 -12-2 | 69 | - | 66 | 31 | 35 | 17 | 11 -5-1 | 38 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 8 -7-1 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
| 3 | Celtic | 33 | 21 -4-8 | 67 | - | 59 | 35 | 24 | 16 | 12 -1-3 | 37 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 17 | 9 -3-5 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 2 |
| 4 | Motherwell FC | 33 | 14 -12-7 | 54 | - | 52 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 10 -5-2 | 35 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 16 | 4 -7-5 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 3 |
| 5 | Hibernian FC | 33 | 13 -12-8 | 51 | - | 51 | 37 | 14 | 16 | 8 -6-2 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 5 -6-6 | 21 | 21 | 23 | -2 |
| 6 | Falkirk FC | 33 | 13 -7-13 | 46 | - | 45 | 48 | -3 | 17 | 6 -5-6 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 16 | 7 -2-7 | 23 | 16 | 22 | -6 |
| 7 | Dundee United FC | 33 | 9 -13-11 | 40 | - | 45 | 54 | -9 | 17 | 6 -6-5 | 24 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 16 | 3 -7-6 | 16 | 24 | 32 | -8 |
| 8 | Aberdeen FC | 33 | 9 -6-18 | 33 | - | 33 | 48 | -15 | 16 | 5 -5-6 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 4 -1-12 | 13 | 8 | 27 | -19 |
| 9 | Dundee FC | 33 | 8 -9-16 | 33 | - | 34 | 53 | -19 | 16 | 6 -4-6 | 22 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 17 | 2 -5-10 | 11 | 10 | 27 | -17 |
| 10 | St Mirren FC | 33 | 7 -9-17 | 30 | - | 27 | 48 | -21 | 16 | 5 -5-6 | 20 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 17 | 2 -4-11 | 10 | 17 | 32 | -15 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock FC | 33 | 6 -10-17 | 28 | - | 37 | 65 | -28 | 17 | 5 -4-8 | 19 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 16 | 1 -6-9 | 9 | 15 | 38 | -23 |
| 12 | Livingston FC | 33 | 1 -13-19 | 16 | - | 35 | 66 | -31 | 16 | 1 -7-8 | 10 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 17 | 0 -6-11 | 6 | 14 | 36 | -22 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 14 | Kilmarnock FC | Home of the Set Fare Arena |
 | 32 | Aberdeen FC | Scot Foam Stadium |
 | 11 | Dundee United FC | The SMISA Stadium |
 | 25 | Rangers FC | Falkirk Stadium |
 | 01 | Motherwell FC | Easter Road |
 | 31 | Heart of Midlothian FC | Celtic Park |
| 12 | Hibernian FC | Ibrox Stadium |
| 23 | Celtic | Fir Park Stadium |
| 30 | Falkirk FC | Tynecastle Park |
| 00 | Livingston FC | CalForth Construction Arena at Tannadice Park |
| 02 | St Mirren FC | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 31 | Dundee FC | The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park |
| 31 | Rangers FC | Celtic Park |
| 11 | Heart of Midlothian FC | Fir Park Stadium |
| 13 | Hibernian FC | Falkirk Stadium |
| 30 | Livingston FC | Scot Foam Stadium |
| 20 | Dundee United FC | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 03 | Kilmarnock FC | The SMISA Stadium |
| 21 | Rangers FC | Tynecastle Park |
| 12 | Celtic | Easter Road |