2017–18 Scottish Professional Football League

Scottish Premiership
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Premiership
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic (C) 38 24 10 4 73 25 +48 82 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
2 Aberdeen 38 22 7 9 56 37 +19 73 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Rangers 38 21 7 10 76 50 +26 70 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Hibernian 38 18 13 7 62 46 +16 67
5 Kilmarnock 38 16 11 11 49 47 +2 59
6 Heart of Midlothian 38 12 13 13 39 39 0 49
7 Motherwell 38 13 9 16 43 49 −6 48
8 St Johnstone 38 12 10 16 42 53 −11 46
9 Dundee 38 11 6 21 36 57 −21 39
10 Hamilton Academical 38 9 6 23 47 68 −21 33
11 Partick Thistle (R) 38 8 9 21 31 61 −30 33 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Ross County (R) 38 6 11 21 40 62 −22 29 Relegation to the Championship
Source: Soccerway BBC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second-stage group allocation).[1]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
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. Since the winners of the 2017–18 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team and the spot awarded to the second-placed team (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Scottish Championship
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Championship
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 St Mirren (C, P) 36 23 5 8 63 36 +27 74 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Livingston (O, P) 36 17 11 8 56 37 +19 62 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Dundee United 36 18 7 11 52 42 +10 61 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Dunfermline Athletic 36 16 11 9 60 35 +25 59
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 36 16 9 11 53 37 +16 57
6 Queen of the South 36 14 10 12 59 53 +6 52
7 Greenock Morton 36 13 11 12 47 40 +7 50
8 Falkirk 36 12 11 13 45 49 −4 47
9 Dumbarton (R) 36 7 9 20 27 63 −36 30 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Brechin City (R) 36 0 4 32 20 90 −70 4 Relegation to League One
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[2]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Scottish League One
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish League One
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ayr United (C, P) 36 24 4 8 92 42 +50 76 Promotion to the Championship
2 Raith Rovers 36 22 9 5 68 32 +36 75 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Alloa Athletic (O, P) 36 17 9 10 56 43 +13 60
4 Arbroath 36 17 8 11 70 51 +19 59
5 Stranraer 36 16 5 15 58 66 −8 53
6 East Fife 36 13 3 20 49 67 −18 42
7 Airdrieonians 36 10 11 15 46 60 −14 41
8 Forfar Athletic 36 11 5 20 40 65 −25 38
9 Queen's Park (R) 36 7 10 19 42 72 −30 31 Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Albion Rovers (R) 36 8 6 22 57 80 −23 30 Relegation to League Two
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Scottish League Two
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish League Two
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Montrose (C, P) 36 23 8 5 60 35 +25 77 Promotion to League One
2 Peterhead 36 24 4 8 79 39 +40 76 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 Stirling Albion 36 16 7 13 61 52 +9 55
4 Stenhousemuir (O, P) 36 15 9 12 56 47 +9 54
5 Clyde 36 14 9 13 52 50 +2 51
6 Elgin City 36 14 7 15 54 61 −7 49
7 Annan Athletic 36 12 11 13 49 41 +8 47
8 Berwick Rangers 36 9 10 17 31 59 −28 37
9 Edinburgh City 36 7 9 20 37 62 −25 30
10 Cowdenbeath (O) 36 4 10 22 23 56 −33 22 Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Award winners
Main article: List of Scottish Professional Football League monthly award winners
Month Premiership
player		 Championship
player		 League One
player		 League Two
player		 Premiership
manager		 Championship
manager		 League One
manager		 League Two
manager		 Ref
August Michael O'Halloran
(St Johnstone)		 Joe Cardle
(Dunfermline Athletic)		 Lewis Vaughan
(Raith Rovers)		 Darren Smith
(Stirling Albion)		 Tommy Wright
(St Johnstone)		 Allan Johnston
(Dunfermline Athletic)		 Barry Smith
(Raith Rovers)		 Dave Mackay
(Stirling Albion)		 [3]
September Louis Moult
(Motherwell)		 Lewis Morgan
(St Mirren)		 Ryan McCord
(Arbroath)		 Mark McGuigan
(Stenhousemuir)		 Brendan Rodgers
(Celtic)		 David Hopkin
(Livingston)		 Brian Kerr
(Albion Rovers)		 Brown Ferguson
(Stenhousemuir)
October Kieran Tierney
(Celtic)		 Carl Tremarco
(Inverness CT)		 Michael Moffat
(Ayr United)		 Craig Johnston
(Montrose)		 Neil Lennon
(Hibernian)		 John Robertson
(Inverness CT)		 Ian McCall
(Ayr United)		 Gavin Price
(Elgin City)
November David Templeton
(Hamilton Academical)		 Scott Fraser
(Dundee United)		 Lawrence Shankland
(Ayr United)		 Cammy Ballantyne
(Montrose)		 Martin Canning
(Hamilton Academical)		 Stephen Aitken
(Dumbarton)		 Ian McCall
(Ayr United)		 Stewart Petrie
(Montrose)
December Kris Boyd
(Kilmarnock)		 Stephen Dobbie
(Queen of the South)		 Alan Trouten
(Albion Rovers)		 Rory McAllister
(Peterhead)		 Steve Clarke
(Kilmarnock)		 Jack Ross
(St Mirren)		 Barry Smith
(Raith Rovers)		 Jim McInally
(Peterhead)
January No award, due to winter break Stephen McGinn
(St Mirren)		 Angus Beith
(Stranraer)		 Darren Smith
(Stirling Albion)		 No award, due to winter break Jack Ross
(St Mirren)		 Dick Campbell
(Arbroath)		 Jim McInally
(Peterhead)
February Josh Windass
(Rangers)		 Ryan Hardie
(Livingston)		 Willis Furtado
(Raith Rovers)		 Peter MacDonald
(Stirling Albion)		 Steve Clarke
(Kilmarnock)		 David Hopkin
(Livingston)		 Dick Campbell
(Arbroath)		 Dave Mackay
(Stirling Albion)
March Stephen O'Donnell
(Kilmarnock)		 Nicky Clark
(Dunfermline Athletic)		 Lawrence Shankland
(Ayr United)		 Chris McStay
(Clyde)		 Steve Clarke
(Kilmarnock)		 Jack Ross
(St Mirren)		 Ian McCall
(Ayr United)		 Danny Lennon
(Clyde)

See also

References
  1. "Premiership 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. "Championship 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  3. "SPFL monthly awards". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. May 28, 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.