2025–26 Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership
Season2025–26
Dates2 August 2025 – 17 May 2026
Matches105
Goals270 (2.57 per match)
Top goalscorerLawrence Shankland
(9 goals)
Biggest home winAberdeen 4–0 Dundee (5 October 2025)
Hibernian 4–0 Livingston (18 October 2025)
Celtic 4–0 Falkirk (29 October 2025)
Heart of Midlothian 4–0 Dundee (1 November 2025)
Celtic 4–0 Kilmarnock (9 November 2025)
Biggest away winKilmarnock 0–3 Heart of Midlothian (18 October 2025)
St Mirren 0–3 Hibernian (8 November 2025)
Dundee 0–3 Rangers (9 November 2025)
Dundee United 0–3 Falkirk (22 November 2025)
Kilmarnock 0–3 Rangers (6 December 2025)
Highest scoringHeart of Midlothian 3–3 Motherwell (23 August 2025)
Hibernian 3–3 Dundee United (13 September 2025)
Aberdeen 3–3 St Mirren (3 December 2025)
Longest winning runHeart of Midlothian
(6 games)
Longest unbeaten runHeart of Midlothian
(12 games)
Longest winless runLivingston
(15 games)
Longest losing runKilmarnock
(6 games)
Highest attendance58,980
Celtic v Hibernian
(27 September 2025)
Lowest attendance2,429
Livingston v Motherwell
(25 October 2025)
Total attendance1,844,941
Average attendance17,571
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 21 December 2025.

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

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

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Shorts sponsor
Aberdeen Jimmy Thelin Graeme Shinnie Adidas Texo Group MaxAmaze, EIS Waste Services RAM Tubulars Texo Group
Celtic Wilfried Nancy 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 Kris Doolan (interim) Brad Lyons Hummel James Frew Ltd James Frew Ltd, Blackwood Plant Hire Redrock Automation A&L Mechanical
Livingston David Martindale 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, MyGuava BOXT Boilers AIM Building and Maintenance
St Mirren Stephen Robinson 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 Signed by Heart of Midlothian 19 May 2025[18] Stuart Kettlewell 26 May 2025[21]
Motherwell Michael Wimmer Signed by 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 Kris Doolan (interim) 15 December 2025[29]

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. 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 18 12 5 1 36 14 +22 41 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Celtic 17 11 2 4 29 14 +15 35 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Motherwell 18 7 9 2 26 15 +11 30 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[b]
4 Rangers 17 7 8 2 24 15 +9 29
5 Hibernian 18 6 7 5 28 20 +8 25
6 Aberdeen 17 7 3 7 19 20 −1 24
7 Falkirk 18 6 6 6 20 26 −6 24
8 Dundee United 18 4 9 5 24 27 −3 21
9 St Mirren 16 4 5 7 15 22 −7 17
10 Dundee 18 3 4 11 15 32 −17 13
11 Kilmarnock 18 2 6 10 17 33 −16 12 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Livingston 17 1 6 10 17 32 −15 9 Relegation to Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2025. Source: [30][31]
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).[32]
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 1–22 & Matches 23–33

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.

Home \ Away HOM CEL MOT DUN FAL ABE HIB KIL LIV DND RAN STM HOM CEL MOT DUN FAL ABE HIB KIL LIV DND RAN STM
Heart of Midlothian — 3–1 3–3 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 3 Jan 4–0 2–1 14 Jan — 25 Jan 11 Apr — 21 Feb 28 Feb 10 Feb — — 21 Mar — —
Celtic 1–2 — 3–2 10 Jan 4–0 3–1 0–0 4–0 3–0 1–0 3 Jan 1–0 — — 14 Mar — 1 Feb — 21 Feb — 11 Feb — — 11 Apr
Motherwell 0–0 30 Dec — 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 3 Jan — — — 28 Feb 4 Apr 14 Feb 21 Mar 24 Jan — — 11 Feb —
Dundee United 2–3 2–1 0–0 — 0–3 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 3 Jan 2–2 3–1 31 Jan 21 Mar — — — 11 Feb — 21 Feb 11 Apr — — 24 Jan
Falkirk 0–2 14 Jan 0–0 2–2 — 3 Jan 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 — — — 14 Feb — — 24 Jan 28 Feb — 11 Feb 11 Apr 21 Mar
Aberdeen 1–0 0–2 1–1 27 Dec 0–1 — 1–2 2–1 0–0 4–0 10 Jan 3–3 — 4 Feb — — 14 Mar — 11 Apr — 24 Jan 21 Feb — —
Hibernian 27 Dec 1–2 10 Jan 3–3 3–0 30 Dec — 2–2 4–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 — — — 4 Feb — — — 4 Apr 14 Mar — 1 Feb 14 Feb
Kilmarnock 0–3 1–2 1–3 1–1 0–1 0–1 3 Jan — 2–2 0–0 0–3 2–0 14 Mar 15 Feb — — — 31 Jan — — 21 Mar 11 Apr — 11 Feb
Livingston 1–2 27 Dec 1–2 30 Dec 3–1 0–1 2–2 10 Jan — 2–2 1–2 6 Jan 4 Apr — 31 Jan — 4 Feb — — — — — 21 Feb 28 Feb
Dundee 10 Jan 2–0 1–1 0–2 27 Dec 1–3 1–2 30 Dec 3–2 — 0–3 3–1 — 4 Apr 4 Feb 14 Mar — — 28 Feb — 14 Feb — — —
Rangers 0–2 0–0 27 Dec 2–2 0–0 6 Jan 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 — 30 Dec 15 Feb 28 Feb — 4 Apr — 21 Mar — 4 Feb — 25 Jan — —
St Mirren 2–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 10 Jan 0–1 0–3 27 Dec 1–0 1–0 1–1 — 3 Feb — 21 Feb — — 4 Apr — — — 31 Jan 14 Mar —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2025. Source: [33]
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 21 December 2025

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Lawrence Shankland Heart of Midlothian 9
2 Cláudio Braga Heart of Midlothian 8
Tawanda Maswanhise Motherwell
4 Daizen Maeda Celtic 6
Benjamin Nygren Celtic
Kieron Bowie Hibernian
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos Motherwell
8 Ivan Dolček Dundee United 5
Zac Sapsford Dundee United
Martin Boyle Hibernian
Jamie McGrath Hibernian
Jeremy Bokila Livingston

Source:[34]

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
January
February
March
April

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