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2021–22
Season information
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League 1 champions
League 2 champions
Scottish Cup winners
League Cup winners
Challenge Cup winners
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The 2021–22 season was the 125th season of competitive football in Scotland.

League competitions[]

Scottish Premiership[]

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Premiership
Pos
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic  (C) 38 29 6 3 92 22 +70 93 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Rangers 38 27 8 3 80 31 +49 89 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 17 10 11 54 44 +10 61 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 12 12 14 37 44 −7 48 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
5 Motherwell 38 12 10 16 42 61 −19 46 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
6 Ross County 38 10 11 17 47 61 −14 41
7 Livingston 38 13 10 15 41 46 −5 49
8 Hibernian 38 11 12 15 38 42 −4 45
9 St. Mirren 38 10 14 14 33 51 −18 44
10 Aberdeen 38 10 11 17 41 46 −5 41
11 St Johnstone  (O) 38 8 11 19 24 51 −27 35 Qualification to Play-offs
12 Dundee  (R) 38 6 11 21 34 64 −30 29 Relegation to the Championship

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament


Scottish Championship[]

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Championship
Pos
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Kilmarnock  (C) (P) 36 20 7 9 50 27 +23 67 Promotion to the
Premiership
2 Arbroath 36 17 14 5 54 28 +26 65 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 36 16 11 9 53 34 +19 59 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Partick Thistle 36 14 10 12 46 40 +6 52
5 Raith Rovers 36 12 14 10 44 44 0 50
6 Hamilton Academical 36 10 12 14 38 53 −15 42
7 Greenock Morton 36 9 13 14 36 47 −11 40
8 Ayr United 36 9 12 15 39 52 −13 39
9 Dunfermline Athletic  (R) 36 7 14 15 36 53 −17 35 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Queen of the South  (R) 36 8 9 19 36 54 −18 33 Relegation to
League One

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament


Scottish League One[]

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League One
Pos
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Cove Rangers  (C) (P) 36 23 10 3 73 32 +41 79 Promotion to Scottish Championship
2 Airdrieonians 36 21 9 6 68 37 +31 72 Qualification to League One play-offs
3 Montrose 36 15 14 7 53 36 +17 59
4 Queen's Park  (P) (O) 36 11 18 7 51 36 +15 51
5 Alloa Athletic 36 12 9 15 49 57 −8 45
6 Falkirk 36 12 8 16 49 55 −6 44
7 Peterhead 36 11 9 16 46 51 −5 42
8 Clyde 36 9 12 15 39 62 −23 39
9 Dumbarton  (R) 36 9 7 20 48 71 −23 34 Qualification to League One play-off finals
10 East Fife  (R) 36 5 8 23 31 70 −39 23 Relegation to Scottish League Two

Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament


Scottish League Two[]

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Two
Pos
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Kelty Hearts  (C) (P) 36 24 9 3 68 28 +40 81 Promotion to Scottish League One
2 Forfar Athletic 36 16 12 8 57 36 +21 60 Qualification to League One play-offs
3 Annan Athletic 36 18 5 13 64 51 +13 59
4 Edinburgh City  (P) (O) 36 14 10 12 43 49 −6 52
5 Stenhousemuir 36 13 10 13 47 46 +1 49
6 Stranraer 36 13 8 15 50 54 −4 47
7 Stirling Albion 36 11 9 16 41 46 −5 42
8 Albion Rovers 36 10 9 17 37 58 −21 39
9 Elgin City 36 9 10 17 33 51 −18 37
10 Cowdenbeath  (R) 36 7 8 21 28 49 −21 29 Qualification to League Two play-off finals

Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament


Non-league football[]

Main article: 2021–22 Lowland Football League

Highland Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fraserburgh (C) 34 30 2 2 135 24 +111 92 Qualification for the Pyramid play-off
2 Buckie Thistle 34 29 2 3 127 21 +106 89
3 Brechin City 34 28 1 5 102 27 +75 85
4 Brora Rangers 34 25 2 7 117 36 +81 77
5 Rothes 34 21 6 7 75 31 +44 69
6 Formartine United 34 21 6 7 80 46 +34 69
7 Inverurie Loco Works 34 19 6 9 77 47 +30 63
8 Nairn County 34 11 6 17 61 70 −9 39
9 Wick Academy 34 10 9 15 55 85 −30 39
10 Huntly 34 10 7 17 53 67 −14 37
11 Clachnacuddin 34 10 7 17 51 80 −29 37
12 Forres Mechanics 34 8 10 16 45 80 −35 34
13 Keith 34 10 4 20 36 88 −52 34
14 Deveronvale 34 9 5 20 55 94 −39 32
15 Lossiemouth 34 8 6 20 32 83 −51 30
16 Strathspey Thistle 34 5 5 24 47 114 −67 20
17 Turriff United 34 4 6 24 41 96 −55 18
18 Fort William (R) 34 1 4 29 34 134 −100 7 Qualification for the Highland League play-off
Source: .
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Lowland Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (C, O, P) 34 28 3 3 92 28 +64 87 Qualification for the Pyramid play-off
2 Rangers B 34 24 1 9 105 42 +63 73 Ineligible for promotion or relegation
3 Celtic B 34 23 4 7 82 30 +52 73
4 East Kilbride 34 22 5 7 92 40 +52 71
5 The Spartans 34 20 6 8 69 45 +24 66
6 East Stirlingshire 34 15 11 8 61 36 +25 56
7 Civil Service Strollers 34 17 5 12 66 53 +13 56
8 Berwick Rangers 34 17 3 14 75 46 +29 54
9 Caledonian Braves 34 15 8 11 69 48 +21 53
10 University of Stirling 34 13 6 15 66 68 −2 45
11 Bo'ness United 34 13 6 15 54 60 −6 45
12 Dalbeattie Star 34 14 1 19 53 65 −12 43
13 Gala Fairydean Rovers 34 11 4 19 54 66 −12 37
14 Cumbernauld Colts 34 10 5 19 53 73 −20 35
15 Broomhill 34 10 4 20 42 66 −24 34
16 Edinburgh University 34 8 7 19 54 92 −38 31
17 Gretna 2008 34 2 5 27 36 109 −73 11
18 Vale of Leithen (R) 34 1 2 31 10 166 −156 5 Relegation to the East of Scotland League
Source: .
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Template:Scottish football seasons

2021–22 in Scottish football
Domestic leagues
SPFL (Premiership · Championship · League One · League Two) · Highland · Lowland · Midlands League · North Caledonian · North Superleague · East of Scotland · South of Scotland · West of Scotland
Domestic cups
Scottish Cup (Final) · League Cup (Group stage · Final) · Challenge Cup (Final) · South Region Challenge Cup
European competitions
Champions League (Final) · Europa League (Final) · Europa Conference League
National teams
Senior · Women's
(2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) · 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA))
Club seasons
Premiership
Aberdeen · Celtic · Dundee · Dundee United · Heart of Midlothian · Hibernian · Livingston · Motherwell · Rangers · Ross County · St Johnstone · St Mirren
Championship
Arbroath · Ayr United · Dunfermline Athletic · Greenock Morton · Hamilton Academical · Inverness Caledonian Thistle · Kilmarnock · Partick Thistle · Queen of the South · Raith Rovers

2020-21                                                        2022-23

202122 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues

Albania · Andorra · Armenia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Belarus '21 '22 · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus · Czech Republic · Denmark · England · Estonia '21 '22 · Faroe Islands '21 '22 · Finland '21 '22 · France · Georgia '21 '22 · Germany · Gibraltar · Greece · Hungary · Iceland '21 '22 · Israel · Italy · Kazakhstan '21 '22 · Kosovo · Latvia '21 '22 · Lithuania '21 '22 · Luxembourg · Malta · Moldova · Montenegro · Netherlands · North Macedonia · Northern Ireland · Norway '21 '22 · Poland · Portugal · Republic of Ireland '21 '22 · Romania · Russia · San Marino · Scotland · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden '21 '22 · 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 '21 '22 · Finland '21 '22 · France · Georgia '21 '22 · Germany · Gibraltar · Greece · Hungary · Iceland '21 '22 · Israel · Italy · Kazakhstan '21 '22 · Kosovo · Latvia '21 '22 · Liechtenstein · Lithuania '21 '22 · Luxembourg · Malta · Moldova · Montenegro · Netherlands · North Macedonia · Northern Ireland · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Republic of Ireland '21 '22 · Romania · Russia · San Marino · Scotland · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Turkey · Ukraine · Wales

League cups

England · Iceland · Israel · Northern Ireland · Portugal · Republic of Ireland '22 · Scotland · Wales

Supercups

Albania · Andorra · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Belarus · Belgium · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus · England · Estonia · Faroe Islands · France · Georgia · Germany · Iceland · Israel · Italy · Kazakhstan · Kosovo · Lithuania · Malta · Netherlands · Northern Ireland · Poland · Portugal · Republic of Ireland '21 '22 · Romania · Russia · San Marino · Spain · Turkey · Ukraine

UEFA competitions
Champions League (qualifying phase and play-off round, group stage, knockout phase, Final) · Europa League (qualifying phase and play-off round, Champions Path, Main Path, group stage, knockout phase, Final) · Europa Conference League (qualifying phase and play-off round, Champions Path, Main Path, group stage, knockout phase, Final) · Super Cup
International competitions
2022 FIFA World Cup (qualification) · 2020–21 UEFA Nations League (League C relegation play-offs · Finals) · 2023 Euro Under-21 (qualification) · 2022 Euro Under-19 (qualification) · 2022 Euro Under-17 (qualification)