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Scottish Premiership
2022-23
Scottish Premiership
Season information
Dates 30 July 2022–28 May 2023
Winners Celtic
9th Premiership title
53rd Scottish title
Relegated Dundee United
Domestic cup winners
Scottish Cup Celtic
Scottish League Cup Celtic (21st title)
Continental cup qualifiers
Champions League Celtic
Rangers
Conference League Heart of Midlothian
Season statistics
Matches played 228
Goals scored 670
Average (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorer Kyogo Furuhashi
(27 goals)
Biggest home win Hibernian 6–0 Aberdeen
(28 January 2023)
Biggest away win Dundee United 0–9 Celtic
(28 August 2022)
Highest scoring Dundee United 0–9 Celtic
(28 August 2022)
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2023–24 → 

The 2022–23 Scottish Premiership (known as the cinch Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football, and the 126th edition overall of the top national league competition, not including one cancelled due to World War II. The season began on 30 July 2022. Celtic successfully defended their title, securing a ninth Premiership title and 53rd Scottish league title overall, following a 2–0 victory over Heart of Midlothian on 7 May 2023.

Twelve teams contest the league: Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Kilmarnock, Livingston, Motherwell, Rangers, Ross County, St Johnstone and St Mirren.

Teams[]

The following teams changed division after the 2021–22 season.

Promoted from the Championship

Relegated to the Championship

Stadia and locations[]

Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Heart of Midlothian
Pittodrie Stadium Celtic Park Tannadice Park Tynecastle Park
Capacity: 20,866 Capacity: 60,411 Capacity: 14,223 Capacity: 19,852
Pittodrie from Block Y, May 2015 Celtic Park New East Stand Tannadice Tynecastle Stadium 2007
Hibernian Kilmarnock
Easter Road Rugby Park
Capacity: 20,421 Capacity: 17,889
Easter Road 2010 Rugby Park
Livingston Motherwell
Almondvale Stadium Fir Park
Capacity: 9,713 Capacity: 13,677
Almondvale Stadium, Livingston Fir Park, Motherwell. - geograph.org.uk - 219204
Rangers Ross County St Johnstone St Mirren
Ibrox Stadium Victoria Park McDiarmid Park St Mirren Park
Capacity: 50,817 Capacity: 6,541 Capacity: 10,696 Capacity: 7,937
Ibrox Inside Victoria park 2 McDiarmid Park StMirren(2)

Personnel and kits[]

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aberdeen Flag of Republic of Ireland Goodwin, JimJim Goodwin Flag of England Stewart, AnthonyAnthony Stewart Adidas TEXO
Celtic Flag of Australia Postecoglou, AngeAnge Postecoglou Flag of Scotland McGregor, CallumCallum McGregor Adidas Dafabet
Dundee United Flag of Scotland Fox, LiamLiam Fox Flag of England Edwards, RyanRyan Edwards Macron QuinnBet
Heart of Midlothian Flag of Scotland Neilson, RobbieRobbie Neilson Flag of Scotland Gordon, CraigCraig Gordon Umbro MND Scotland (Home)
Stellar Omada (Away)
Hibernian Flag of England Johnson, LeeLee Johnson Flag of Scotland Marshall, DavidDavid Marshall Joma Utilita
Kilmarnock Flag of Scotland McInnes, DerekDerek McInnes Flag of Republic of Ireland Power, AlanAlan Power Hummel Brownings The Bakers
Livingston Flag of Scotland Martindale, DavidDavid Martindale Flag of Scotland Devlin, NickyNicky Devlin Joma Phoenix Drilling Ltd
Motherwell Flag of Scotland Hammell, StevenSteven Hammell Flag of Scotland O'Donnell, StephenStephen O'Donnell Macron Paycare
Rangers Flag of England Beale, MichaelMichael Beale Flag of England Tavernier, JamesJames Tavernier Castore 32Red (Home and Away)
Unibet (3rd)
Ross County Flag of Scotland Mackay, MalkyMalky Mackay Flag of England Baldwin, JackJack Baldwin Joma Ross-shire Engineering
St Johnstone Flag of Scotland Davidson, CallumCallum Davidson Flag of Scotland Gordon, LiamLiam Gordon Macron Binn Group
St Mirren Flag of Northern Ireland Robinson, StephenStephen Robinson Flag of Republic of Ireland Shaughnessy, JoeJoe Shaughnessy Joma Digby Brown

Managerial changes[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Hibernian Flag of Scotland David Gray End of caretaker spell 15 May 2022 Pre-season Flag of England Lee Johnson 19 May 2022
Dundee United Flag of Scotland Tam Courts Mutual consent 14 June 2022 Flag of Scotland Jack Ross 20 June 2022
Motherwell Flag of Scotland Graham Alexander 29 July 2022 Flag of Scotland Steven Hammell 11 August 2022
Dundee United Flag of Scotland Jack Ross Sacked 30 August 2022 12th Flag of Scotland Liam Fox 23 September 2022
Rangers Flag of Netherlands Giovanni van Bronckhorst 21 November 2022 2nd Flag of England Michael Beale 28 November 2022
Aberdeen Flag of Republic of Ireland Jim Goodwin 28 January 2023 7th Flag of Scotland Barry Robson 29 January 2023
Motherwell Flag of Scotland Steven Hammell 11 February 2023 11th Flag of Scotland Stuart Kettlewell 11 February 2023
Dundee United Flag of Scotland Liam Fox Mutual consent 26 February 2023 12th Flag of Republic of Ireland Jim Goodwin 1 March 2023
Heart of Midlothian Flag of Scotland Robbie Neilson Sacked 9 April 2023 4th Flag of Scotland Steven Naismith (interim) 10 April 2023
St Johnstone Flag of Scotland Callum Davidson Mutual consent 16 April 2023 9th Flag of Scotland Steven MacLean (interim) 16 April 2023

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 summary[]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 38 32 3 3 114 34 +80 99 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Rangers 38 29 5 4 93 37 +56 92 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Aberdeen (Y) 38 18 3 17 56 60 −4 57 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
4 Heart of Midlothian (T) 38 15 9 14 63 57 +6 54 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
5 Hibernian 38 15 7 16 57 59 −2 52
6 St Mirren 38 12 10 16 43 61 −18 46
7 Motherwell 38 14 8 16 53 51 +2 50
8 Livingston 38 13 7 18 36 60 −24 46
9 St Johnstone 38 12 7 19 41 59 −18 43
10 Kilmarnock 38 11 7 20 37 62 −25 40
11 Ross County (Q) 38 9 7 22 37 60 −23 34 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Dundee United (R) 38 8 7 23 40 70 −30 31 Relegation to the Championship
Source: BBC
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).
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated; (T) Qualified, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (Y) Assured of Europa Conference League qualification, but may still qualify for the Europa League
  • Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Premiership play-offs[]

The quarter-finals will be contested by the teams placed third and fourth in the 2022–23 Scottish Championship. The winners will advance to the semi-finals to face the team placed second in the Championship. The final will be contested by the semi-final winners and the team placed eleventh in the Premiership, with the winners securing a place in the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership.

Qualified teams[]

Team Rank
TBC 1
Ayr United 2
Queen's Park 3
Partick Thistle 4

Quarter-finals[]

First leg[]

9 May 2023 Partick Thistle 4–3 Queen's Park Glasgow  
19:45 Turner Goal 15'
McMillan Goal 28'
Fitzpatrick Goal 69'
Graham Goal 90+7'
Report Thomas Goal 33'87'
Boateng Goal 83'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,754
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Second leg[]

12 May 2023 Queen's Park 0–4
(3–8 agg.)
Partick Thistle Stenhousemuir  
19:45 Report Graham Goal 14'
Tiffoney Goal 28'
Holt Goal 41'
Mullen Goal 82'
Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 1,581
Referee: Colin Steven

Semi-finals[]

First leg[]

19 May 2023 Partick Thistle 3–0 Ayr United Glasgow  
19:45 McMillan Goal 16'
Graham Goal 50'72'
Report Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 7,012
Referee: Greg Aitken

Second leg[]

26 May 2023 Ayr United 0–5
(0–8 agg.)
Partick Thistle Ayr  
19:45 Report McMillan Goal 7'
Tiffoney Goal 27'54'
Lawless Goal 63'
Holt Goal 88'
Stadium: Somerset Park
Referee: Colin Steven

Final[]

First leg[]

1 June 2023 Partick Thistle 2–0 Ross County Glasgow  
20:00 Fitzpatrick Goal 9'
Graham Goal 45'
Report Smith Red card 17' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 7,291
Referee: David Munro

Second leg[]

4 June 2023 Ross County 3–1
(3–3 agg.)

(5–4 pen)
Partick Thistle Dingwall  
16:30 Dhanda Goal 71' (pen.)
Murray Goal 72'
Harmon Goal 90'
Fitzpatrick Goal 43' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,533
Referee: Nick Walsh
    Penalties  
Dhanda Soccerball shad check
Murray Soccerball shad check
White Soccerball shad check
Baldwin Missed
Harmon Soccerball shad check
Watson Missed
Sims Soccerball shad check
  Muirhead Soccerball shad check
Holt Missed
Turner Soccerball shad check
Graham Soccerball shad check
McMillan Soccerball shad check
Bannigan Missed
Docherty Missed

Results[]

Matches 1–22[]

Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.

Home \ Away ABE CEL DUN HOM HIB KIL LIV MOT RAN ROS STJ STM
Aberdeen 0–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 4–1 5–0 2–3 2–3 0–0 2–0 4–1
Celtic 2–0 4–2 2–0 6–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 4–0 2–1 4–1 4–0
Dundee United 4–0 0–9 2–2 1–0 4–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 3–0 1–2 0–3
Heart of Midlothian 5–0 3–4 4–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 0–4 2–1 3–2 1–0
Hibernian 3–1 0–4 2–2 1–1 1–0 4–0 1–0 2–2 0–2 1–2 3–0
Kilmarnock 2–1 0–5 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–3 2–1 2–3 1–0 2–1 0–0
Livingston 2–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–1
Motherwell 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–3 2–3 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–1
Rangers 4–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 3–0 4–0 4–0 4–0
Ross County 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–5 0–1 1–2 3–2
St Johnstone 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–3 0–1 1–0 2–4 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–0
St Mirren 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–2
Source: BBC
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Matches 23–33[]

Teams play each other once, either home or away.

Home \ Away ABE CEL DUN HOM HIB KIL LIV MOT RAN ROS STJ STM
Aberdeen 3–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–3
Celtic 4–0 3–1 3–1 3–0 1–1 3–2
Dundee United 1–3 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–1
Heart of Midlothian 3–1 0–3 6–1 3–0 0–2
Hibernian 6–0 1–0 2–0 1–3 1–4
Kilmarnock 1–4 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1
Livingston 0–0 1–4 3–1 0–3 2–1 2–0
Motherwell 1–2 2–0 3–0 2–4 0–2
Rangers 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 5–2
Ross County 0–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 3–0 0–2
St Johnstone 0–1 1–4 1–1 0–2 1–1
St Mirren 1–5 0–1 0–2 3–0 1–0 1–0
Source: BBC
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

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.

Top six[]

Home \ Away ABE CEL HOM HIB RAN STM
Aberdeen 0–0 3–0
Celtic 5–0 2–2
Heart of Midlothian 2–1 0–2 1–1
Hibernian 4–2 1–3 2–1
Rangers 1–0 3–0 2–2
St Mirren 2–2 0–3
Source: BBC
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Bottom six[]

Home \ Away DUN KIL LIV MOT ROS STJ
Dundee United 0–3 1–3
Kilmarnock 2–0 3–1 0–1
Livingston 2–1 1–1
Motherwell 3–2 2–0 1–0
Ross County 2–0 3–3
St Johnstone 1–0 2–0 0–2
Source: BBC
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics[]

Scoring[]

Top scorers[]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Flag of Japan Kyogo Furuhashi Celtic 27
2 Flag of Netherlands Kevin van Veen Motherwell 25
3 Flag of Scotland Lawrence Shankland Heart of Midlothian 24
4 Flag of Cape Verde Duk Aberdeen 16
Flag of North Macedonia Bojan Miovski Aberdeen
Flag of England James Tavernier Rangers
7 Flag of Croatia Antonio Čolak Rangers 14
8 Flag of England Josh Ginnelly Heart of Midlothian 12
Flag of Scotland Kevin Nisbet Hibernian
Flag of Zambia Fashion Sakala Rangers

Hat-tricks[]

Player For Against Score Date
Flag of Japan Kyogo Furuhashi Celtic Dundee United 9–0 (A) 28 August 2022
Flag of Israel Liel Abada
Flag of Netherlands Kevin van Veen Motherwell Ross County 5–0 (A) 4 October 2022
Flag of Scotland James Forrest Celtic Hibernian 6–1 (H) 15 October 2022
Flag of Scotland Lawrence Shankland Heart of Midlothian Celtic 3–4 (H) 22 October 2022
Flag of Scotland Kevin Nisbet Hibernian Motherwell 3–2 (A) 8 January 2023
Flag of Scotland Josh Campbell Aberdeen 6–0 (H) 28 January 2023
Flag of Scotland Lawrence Shankland Heart of Midlothian Ross County 6–1 (H) 22 April 2023
Flag of Scotland Jordan White Ross County Dundee United 3–1 (A) 13 May 2023

Most assists[]

Rank Player Club Assists
1 Flag of Denmark Matt O'Riley Celtic 12
2 Flag of Portugal Jota Celtic 11
3 Flag of Australia Aaron Mooy Celtic 10
4 Flag of Croatia Borna Barišić Rangers 9
Flag of England James Tavernier Rangers
6 Flag of England Leighton Clarkson Aberdeen 8
Flag of Japan Reo Hatate Celtic
Flag of England Ryan Kent Rangers
9 Flag of France Élie Youan Hibernian 7
Flag of Scotland Daniel Armstrong Kilmarnock
Flag of Scotland Blair Spittal Motherwell
Flag of Zambia Fashion Sakala Rangers

Clean sheets[]

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Flag of England Joe Hart Celtic 16
2 Flag of Netherlands Kelle Roos Aberdeen 13
3 Flag of Scotland David Marshall Hibernian 11
Flag of Scotland Liam Kelly Motherwell
5 Flag of Northern Ireland Trevor Carson St Mirren 10
6 Flag of Scotland Ross Laidlaw Ross County 9
7 Flag of Scotland Allan McGregor Rangers 8
8 Flag of England Shamal George Livingston 7
9 Flag of England Sam Walker Kilmarnock 6
Flag of England Remi Matthews St Johnstone

Awards[]

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August Flag of Australia Ange Postecoglou Celtic Flag of Japan Kyogo Furuhashi Celtic
September/October Flag of Croatia Antonio Čolak Rangers
November Flag of Scotland David Martindale Livingston Flag of Montenegro Sead Hakšabanović Celtic
December Flag of England Michael Beale Rangers Flag of Japan Kyogo Furuhashi Celtic
January Flag of Scotland Robbie Neilson Heart of Midlothian Flag of Scotland Kevin Nisbet Hibernian
February Flag of Scotland Stuart Kettlewell Motherwell Flag of Japan Reo Hatate Celtic
March Flag of Scotland Barry Robson Aberdeen Flag of Cape Verde Duk Aberdeen
April Flag of Netherlands Kevin van Veen Motherwell

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