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2016–17 in Scottish football

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Football in Scotland
Season2016–17
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2016–17 in Scottish football
Premiership champions
Celtic
Championship champions
Hibernian
League 1 champions
Livingston
League 2 champions
Arbroath
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
League Cup winners
Celtic
Challenge Cup winners
Dundee United
Youth Cup winners
Celtic
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian
Scotland national team
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

The 2016–17 season was the 120th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 16 July 2016, with the first round of the 2016–17 Scottish League Cup.[1] The 2016–17 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 6 August.[1]

Transfer deals

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Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2016 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2016–17

League competitions

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Scottish Premiership

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Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Premiership
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 34 4 0 106 25 +81 106 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[b]
2 Aberdeen 38 24 4 10 74 35 +39 76 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Rangers 38 19 10 9 56 44 +12 67 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 St Johnstone 38 17 7 14 50 46 +4 58
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 12 10 16 55 52 +3 46
6 Partick Thistle 38 10 12 16 38 54 −16 42
7 Ross County 38 11 13 14 48 58 −10 46
8 Kilmarnock 38 9 14 15 36 56 −20 41
9 Motherwell 38 10 8 20 46 69 −23 38
10 Dundee 38 10 7 21 38 62 −24 37
11 Hamilton Academical (O) 38 7 14 17 37 56 −19 35 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (R) 38 7 13 18 44 71 −27 34 Relegation to the Scottish Championship
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway
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).[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  2. ^ Since the winners of the 2016–17 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

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Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hibernian (C, P) 36 19 14 3 59 25 +34 71 Promotion to Premiership
2 Falkirk 36 16 12 8 58 40 +18 60 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals
3 Dundee United 36 15 12 9 50 42 +8 57 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals
4 Greenock Morton 36 13 13 10 44 41 +3 52
5 Dunfermline Athletic 36 12 12 12 46 43 +3 48
6 Queen of the South 36 11 10 15 46 52 −6 43
7 St Mirren 36 9 12 15 52 56 −4 39
8 Dumbarton 36 9 12 15 46 56 −10 39
9 Raith Rovers (R) 36 10 9 17 35 52 −17 39 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Ayr United (R) 36 7 12 17 33 62 −29 33 Relegation to League One
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Scottish League One

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Main article: 2016–17 Scottish League One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Livingston (C, P) 36 26 3 7 80 32 +48 81 Promotion to Scottish Championship
2 Alloa Athletic 36 17 11 8 69 44 +25 62 Qualification to Championship play-offs
3 Airdrieonians 36 16 4 16 61 66 −5 52
4 Brechin City (O, P) 36 15 5 16 43 49 −6 50
5 East Fife 36 12 10 14 41 44 −3 46
6 Queen's Park 36 12 10 14 37 51 −14 46
7 Stranraer 36 12 8 16 46 50 −4 44
8 Albion Rovers 36 11 9 16 41 48 −7 42
9 Peterhead (R) 36 10 10 16 44 59 −15 40 Qualification to League One play-offs
10 Stenhousemuir (R) 36 11 6 19 45 64 −19 39 Relegation to Scottish League Two
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Scottish League Two

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Main article: 2016–17 Scottish League Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Arbroath (C, P) 36 18 12 6 63 36 +27 66 Promotion to League One
2 Forfar Athletic (O, P) 36 18 10 8 69 49 +20 64 Qualification to League One play-offs
3 Annan Athletic 36 18 4 14 61 58 +3 58
4 Montrose 36 14 10 12 44 53 −9 52
5 Elgin City 36 14 9 13 67 47 +20 51
6 Stirling Albion 36 12 11 13 50 59 −9 47
7 Edinburgh City 36 11 10 15 38 45 −7 43
8 Berwick Rangers 36 10 10 16 50 65 −15 40
9 Clyde 36 10 8 18 49 64 −15 38
10 Cowdenbeath (O) 36 9 8 19 40 55 −15 35 Qualification to League Two play-off finals
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Non-league football

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Level 5

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Main articles: 2016–17 Highland Football League and 2016–17 Lowland Football League

Level 6

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Main articles: 2016–17 East of Scotland Football League and 2016–17 South of Scotland Football League

SPFL Development League

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Main article: 2016–17 SPFL Development League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ross County (C) 32 20 6 6 63 40 +23 66 League winners
2 Hamilton Academical 32 19 7 6 72 39 +33 64
3 Celtic 32 19 6 7 61 26 +35 63
4 Hibernian 32 19 4 9 67 43 +24 61
5 Motherwell 32 17 6 9 66 39 +27 57
6 Rangers 32 15 6 11 53 47 +6 51
7 Falkirk 32 14 7 11 57 52 +5 49
8 Partick Thistle 32 15 3 14 61 64 −3 48
9 Aberdeen 32 14 4 14 56 58 −2 46
10 Dunfermline Athletic 32 13 5 14 45 53 −8 44
11 Heart of Midlothian 32 12 7 13 48 46 +2 43
12 Kilmarnock 32 9 5 18 51 68 −17 32
13 St Mirren 32 9 4 19 46 70 −24 31
14 Dundee United 32 7 9 16 49 66 −17 30
15 Dundee 32 7 7 18 32 57 −25 28
16 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 32 7 6 19 32 66 −34 27
17 St Johnstone 32 5 10 17 34 59 −25 25
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2017. Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Honours

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Cup honours

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2016–17 Scottish Cup Celtic 2–1 Aberdeen BBC Sport
2016–17 League Cup Celtic 3–0 Aberdeen BBC Sport
2016–17 Challenge Cup Dundee United 2–1 St Mirren BBC Sport
2016–17 Youth Cup Celtic 3–0 Rangers BBC Sport
2016–17 Junior Cup Glenafton Athletic 2–1 Auchinleck Talbot BBC Sport
2016–17 Amateur Cup Colville Park 1 – 0 Southside Glasgow World

Non-league honours

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Senior

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Competition Winner
Highland League Buckie Thistle
Lowland League East Kilbride
East of Scotland League Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale
South of Scotland League Edusport Academy

Junior

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West Region
Division Winner
2016–17 Super League Premier Division Glenafton Athletic
Super League First Division Girvan
Ayrshire District League Darvel Juniors
Central District League First Division Cambuslang Rangers
Central District League Second Division Glasgow Perthshire
East Region
Division Winner
2016–17 Superleague Kelty Hearts
Premier League Sauchie Juniors
North Division Kirriemuir Thistle
South Division Dunbar United
North Region
Division Winner
2016–17 Superleague Banks O'Dee
First Division (West) Spey Valley United
First Division (East) Ellon United

Individual honours

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PFA Scotland awards

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Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year Scott Sinclair Celtic
Young Player of the Year Kieran Tierney Celtic
Manager of the Year Brendan Rodgers Celtic
Championship Player of Year John McGinn Hibernian
League One Player of Year Liam Buchanan Livingston
League Two Player of Year Shane Sutherland Elgin City

SFWA awards

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Award Winner Team
Footballer of the Year Scott Sinclair Celtic
Young Player of the Year Kieran Tierney Celtic
Manager of the Year Brendan Rodgers Celtic
International Player of the Year Robert Snodgrass Hull City/
West Ham United

Scottish clubs in Europe

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Main articles: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League and 2016–17 UEFA Europa League

Celtic, Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian qualified for European competition.[3][4]

Celtic

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UEFA Champions League
12 July 2016 2QR Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar 1 – 0 Scotland Celtic Gibraltar
Casciaro 48' BBC Sport report Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Referee: Andreas Ekberg Sweden
20 July 2016 2QR Celtic Scotland 3 – 0
(3 – 1 agg.)		 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps Glasgow, Scotland
Lustig 23'
Griffiths 26'
Roberts 29'		 BBC Sport report Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski Poland
27 July 2016 3QR Astana Kazakhstan 1 – 1 Scotland Celtic Astana, Kazakhstan
Logvinenko 19' BBC Sport report 78' Griffiths Stadium: Astana Arena
Referee: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni Italy
3 August 2016 3QR Celtic Scotland 2 – 1
(3 – 2 agg.)		 Kazakhstan Astana Glasgow, Scotland
Griffiths 45+3' (pen.)
Dembele 90+2' (pen.)		 BBC Sport report 62' Ibraimi Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Istvan Kovacs Romania
17 August 2016 PO Celtic Scotland 5 – 2 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva Glasgow, Scotland
Rogic 9'
Griffiths 39', 45+1'
Dembele 73'
Brown 85'		 BBC Sport report 55' Maranhao
57' Melikson		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 52,659
Referee: Damir Skomina Slovenia
23 August 2016 PO Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 2 – 0
(4 – 5 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Be'er Sheva, Israel
Sahar 21'
Hoban 48'		 BBC Sport report Stadium: Turner Stadium
Attendance: 15,383
Referee: Bas Nijhuis Netherlands
13 September 2016 Group C Barcelona Spain 7 – 0 Scotland Celtic Barcelona, Spain
Messi 3', 27', 60'
Neymar 50'
Iniesta 59'
Suárez 75', 88'		 BBC Sport report Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 73,290
Referee: Ovidiu Hategan Romania
28 September 2016 Group C Celtic Scotland 3 – 3 England Manchester City Glasgow, Scotland
Dembélé 3', 47'
Sterling 20' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport report 11' Fernandinho
28' Sterling
55' Nolito		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,592
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli Italy
19 October 2016 Group C Celtic Scotland 0 – 2 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach Glasgow, Scotland
BBC Sport report 57' Stindl
77' Hahn		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,814
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos Greece
1 November 2016 Group C Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany 1 – 1 Scotland Celtic Mönchengladbach, Germany
Stindl 32' BBC Sport report 76' (pen.) Dembele Stadium: Borussia Park
Attendance: 46,283
Referee: Jorge Sousa Portugal
23 November 2016 Group C Celtic Scotland 0 – 2 Spain Barcelona Glasgow, Scotland
BBC Sport report 24', 55' (pen.) Messi Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,937
Referee: Daniele Orsato Italy
6 December 2016 Group C Manchester City England 1 – 1 Scotland Celtic Manchester, England
Iheanacho 8' BBC Sport report 4' Roberts Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 51,297
Referee: Slavko Vinčić Slovenia

Aberdeen

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UEFA Europa League
30 June 2016 1QR Aberdeen Scotland 3 – 1 Luxembourg CS Fola Esch Aberdeen, Scotland
Logan 68'
McGinn 90+3'
Rooney 90+7' (pen.)		 BBC Sport report 70' Klein Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 12,570
Referee: Mads Kristoffersen Denmark
7 July 2016 1QR CS Fola Esch Luxembourg 1 – 0
(2 – 3 agg.)		 Scotland Aberdeen Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Hadji 45' BBC Sport report Stadium: Stade Émile Mayrisch
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen Norway
14 July 2016 2QR Aberdeen Scotland 3 – 0 Latvia Ventspils Aberdeen, Scotland
Stockley 71'
Rooney 75'
Burns 90+1'		 BBC Sport report Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 10,672
Referee: João Pinheiro Portugal
21 July 2016 2QR Ventspils Latvia 0 – 1
(0 – 4 agg.)		 Scotland Aberdeen Ventspils, Latvia
BBC Sport report 79' Rooney Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions
Referee: Danilo Grujic Serbia
28 July 2016 3QR Aberdeen Scotland 1 – 1 Slovenia Maribor Aberdeen, Scotland
Hayes 88' BBC Sport report 83' Novakovic Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 17,105
Referee: Tore Hansen Norway
4 August 2016 3QR Maribor Slovenia 1 – 0
(2 – 1 agg.)		 Scotland Aberdeen Maribor, Slovenia
Shinnie 90+4' (o.g.) BBC Sport report Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Referee: Nikola Popov Bulgaria

Heart of Midlothian

[edit]
UEFA Europa League
30 June 2016 1QR Heart of Midlothian Scotland 2 – 1 Estonia FC Infonet Edinburgh, Scotland
Buaben 28' (pen.)
Kalimullin 36' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport report 21' Harin Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 14,417
Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson Iceland
6 July 2016 1QR FC Infonet Estonia 2 – 4
(3 – 6 agg.)		 Scotland Heart of Midlothian Tallinn, Estonia
Harin 51'
Voskoboinikov 63'		 BBC Sport report 2' Paterson
9', 52' Rossi
45+1' Ozturk		 Stadium: Lasnamäe KJH Stadium
Referee: Petr Ardeleánu Czech Republic
14 July 2016 2QR Birkirkara Malta 0 – 0 Scotland Heart of Midlothian Paola, Malta
BBC Sport report Stadium: Hibernians Stadium
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov Bulgaria
21 July 2016 2QR Heart of Midlothian Scotland 1 – 2
(1 – 2 agg.)		 Malta Birkirkara Edinburgh, Scotland
Sammon 73' BBC Sport report 55' Bubalovic
67' Herrera		 Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 14,301
Referee: Ville Nevalainen Finland

Hibernian

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UEFA Europa League
14 July 2016 2QR Hibernian Scotland 0 – 1 Denmark Brøndby IF Edinburgh. Scotland
BBC Sport report 1' Wilczek Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 13,454
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera Spain
21 July 2016 2QR Brøndby IF Denmark 0 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(1 – 1 agg.)
(5–3 p)		 Scotland Hibernian Brøndbyvester, Denmark
BBC Sport report 62' Gray Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Referee: Marius Avram Romania
Penalties
Larsson soccer ball with check mark
Nørgaard soccer ball with check mark
Stückler soccer ball with check mark
Wilczek soccer ball with check mark
Holst soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X McGinn
soccer ball with check mark Hanlon
soccer ball with check mark Holt
soccer ball with check mark Boyle

Scotland national team

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Main article: Scotland national football team 2000–19 results
4 September 2016 World Cup qualification Malta  1 – 5  Scotland Ta' Qali
Effiong 13' BBC Sport report 9', 61' (pen.), 84' Snodgrass
53' Martin
78' Fletcher		 Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 15,069
Referee: Yevhen Aranovsky (Ukraine)
8 October 2016 World Cup qualification Scotland  1 – 1  Lithuania Glasgow
McArthur 89' BBC Sport report 59' Černych Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 35,966
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
11 October 2016 World Cup qualification Slovakia  3 – 0  Scotland Trnava
Mak 18', 56'
Nemec 68'		 BBC Sport report Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 11,098
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)
11 November 2016 World Cup qualification England  3 – 0  Scotland London
Sturridge 24'
Lallana 50'
Cahill 61'		 BBC Sport report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 87,258
Referee: Cüneyt Çakir (Turkey)
22 March 2017 Friendly match Scotland  1 – 1  Canada Edinburgh
Naismith 35' BBC Sport report 11' Aird Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 9,158
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
26 March 2017 World Cup qualification Scotland  1 – 0  Slovenia Glasgow
Martin 88' BBC Sport report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 20,435
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
10 June 2017 World Cup qualification Scotland  2 – 2  England Glasgow
Griffiths 87', 90' BBC Sport report 70' Oxlade-Chamberlain
93' Kane		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 48,520
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

Women's football

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Scottish Women's Premier League

[edit]
Main article: 2016 Scottish Women's Premier League

SWPL 1

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Glasgow City (C) 21 20 0 1 78 12 +66 60 2017–18 Champions League
2 Hibernian (Q) 21 17 1 3 76 17 +59 52
3 Celtic 21 13 0 8 50 30 +20 39
4 Stirling University 21 9 1 11 28 45 −17 28
5 Rangers 21 9 0 12 35 57 −22 27
6 Spartans 21 7 1 13 24 54 −30 22
7 Aberdeen 21 5 1 15 17 46 −29 16
8 Forfar Farmington (R) 21 2 0 19 12 59 −47 6 2017 SWPL 2
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

SWPL2

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League and Cup honours

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Division Winner
SWPL 1 Glasgow City[5]
SWPL 2 Hamilton Academical
SWFL 1 North East Fife
SWFL 1 South Motherwell
SWFL 2 North Granite City
SWFL 2 South West Renfrew
SWFL 2 Central Partick Thistle
SWFL 2 East Dundee United
Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2016 Scottish Women's Cup Hibernian 1–1 a.e.t. (6–5 pen) Glasgow City BBC Sport
2016 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup Hibernian 2–1 Glasgow City BBC Sport
SWFL First Division Cup
SWFL Second Division Cup

Individual honours

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Jane Ross and Caroline Weir were both nominated for the (English) PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year award.[6]

SWPL awards

[edit]
Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year
Player of the Year
Manager of the Year
Young Player of the Year

UEFA Women's Champions League

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Glasgow City

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6 October 2016 (2016-10-06) Round of 32 Eskilstuna United Sweden 1–0 Scotland Glasgow City Eskilstuna, Sweden
19:00 Larsson 52' UEFA Stadium: Tunavallen
Referee: Tania Fernandes Morais (Luxembourg)
13 October 2016 (2016-10-13) Round of 32 Glasgow City Scotland 1–2
(1–3 agg.)		 Sweden Eskilstuna United Airdrie, Scotland
19:45 Crilly 46' UEFA Schough 7', 58' Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Hibernian

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5 October 2016 (2016-10-05) Round of 32 Hibernian Scotland 0–6 Germany Bayern Munich Edinburgh, Scotland
19:30 UEFA Van der Gragt 6'
Miedema 26', 57'
Leupolz 38', 63'
Behringer 67' (pen.)		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 2,551
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
12 October 2016 (2016-10-12) Round of 32 Bayern Munich Germany 4–1
(10–1 agg.)		 Scotland Hibernian Munich, Germany
18:00 Gerhart 6', 38'
Evans 33'
Miedema 72'		 UEFA Harrison 39' Stadium: Grünwalder Stadion
Referee: Marte Sørø, (Norway)

Scotland women's national team

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Main article: Scotland women's national football team 2010–19 results

The Scotland women's national football team qualified for a major tournament for the first time.[7][8] A loss by Finland against Portugal confirmed that Scotland would finish qualifying as one of the six best runners-up, guaranteeing a place in UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[7][8]

20 September 2016 Euro 2017 qualifying Iceland  1–2  Scotland Reykjavík
18:00 WEST Friðriksdóttir 39' BBC Sport 29', 56' (pen.) Ross Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Attendance: 6,468
20 October 2016 Friendly Scotland  0–7  Netherlands Livingston
19:00 WEST BBC Sport Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 1,326
20 January 2017 Friendly Denmark  2–2  Scotland Larnaca, Cyprus
15:00 EET Harder 5'
Rasmussen 31'		 Scottish FA 21' Ross
71' Cuthbert		 Stadium: GSZ Stadium
23 January 2017 Friendly Denmark  1–1  Scotland Paralimni, Cyprus
11:00 EET Brown 4' (o.g.) BBC Sport 77' (pen.) Little Stadium: Paralimni Stadium
1 March 2017 Cyprus Cup group stage New Zealand  2–3  Scotland Larnaca
14:30 EET White 20'
Hearn 90+2'		 BBC Sport 9' J Ross
83' Cuthbert
87' Little		 Stadium: Ammochostos Stadium
3 March 2017 Cyprus Cup group stage Scotland  0–2  South Korea Nicosia
17:30 EET Scottish FA 48' Kim
74' (pen.) Cho		 Stadium: GSP Stadium
6 March 2017 Cyprus Cup group stage Austria  1–3  Scotland Larnaca
17:30 EET Billa 65' BBC Sport 58' J. Ross
78' L. Ross
90' Evans		 Stadium: GSZ Stadium
8 March 2017 Cyprus Cup fifth-place play-off Scotland  0–0  Wales Paralimni
14:30 EET Scottish FA Stadium: Tasos Markos Stadium
11 April 2017 Friendly Belgium  5–0  Scotland Leuven
19:00 CEST Coutereels
Mermans
Wullaert
Blom 		BBC Sport Stadium: Den Dreef
9 June 2017 Friendly Scotland  2–0  Romania Falkirk
Evans 2'
Ross 47'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
13 June 2017 Friendly Sweden  1–0  Scotland Växjö
Seger 84' BBC Sport Stadium: Myresjöhus Arena

Deaths

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  • 3 July: Jimmy Frizzell, 79, Greenock Morton inside forward.[9]
  • July: David Nicol, 80, Falkirk, Stirling Albion and Cowdenbeath wing half.[10]
  • 8 July: Jackie McInally, 79, Kilmarnock, Motherwell and Hamilton Academical forward.[11]
  • 21 July: Dick Donnelly, 74, East Fife and Brechin City goalkeeper, journalist and Radio Tay sports broadcaster.[12]
  • 5 August: Joe Davis, 75, Third Lanark and Hibernian defender.[13]
  • 20 August: Rab Stewart, 54, Dunfermline Athletic, Motherwell, Falkirk and Queen of the South forward.[14]
  • 5 September: Max Murray, 80, Queen's Park, Rangers, Third Lanark and Clyde forward.[15]
  • 13 September: Matt Gray, 80, Third Lanark forward.[16]
  • 16 September: Donald Cameron, 77, Ayr United chairman (2005–08).[17]
  • 19 September: Donnie Fraser, Inverness Caledonian Thistle director (2015–16).[18]
  • 20 September: Alan Cousin, 78, Dundee, Hibernian and Falkirk forward.[19]
  • 1 October: David Herd, 82, Scotland forward.[20]
  • 2 October: Jimmy McIntosh, 80, Falkirk wing-half; Forres Mechanics player/manager.[21]
  • 10 October: Gerry Gow, 64, Scotland under-23 midfielder.[22]
  • 10 October: Eddie O'Hara, 80, Falkirk and Morton winger.[23]
  • 16 October: George Peebles, 80, Dunfermline Athletic and Stirling Albion winger; Stirling Albion manager.[24]
  • 19 October: George McKimmie, 65, Dunfermline Athletic forward.[25]
  • 7 November: Eric Murray, 74, Kilmarnock and St Mirren wing half.[26]
  • 8 November: Ian Cowan, 71, Falkirk, Partick Thistle and Dunfermline Athletic forward.[27][28]
  • 16 November: Daniel Prodan, 44, Rangers defender.[29]
  • 25 November: Jim Gillespie, 69, Raith Rovers and Dunfermline Athletic winger.[30]
  • 26 November: David Provan, 75, Rangers, St Mirren and Scotland defender; Albion Rovers manager.[31]
  • 6 December: Dave MacLaren, 82, Dundee goalkeeper.[32]
  • 10 December: Tommy McCulloch, 82, Clyde and Hamilton goalkeeper.[33]
  • 11 December: Charlie McNeil, 53, Stirling Albion winger.[34]
  • 18 January: John Little, 86, Queen's Park, Rangers, Morton and Scotland defender.,[35]
  • 27 January: Billy Simpson, 87, Rangers, Stirling Albion and Partick Thistle forward.[36]
  • 18 February: Roger Hynd, 75, Rangers defender and Motherwell manager.[37]
  • 22 February: Paul Morrison, 42, Arbroath midfielder.[38]
  • 27 February: Alex Young, 80, Hearts and Scotland forward.[39]
  • 2 March: Tommy Gemmell, 73, Celtic, Dundee and Scotland full-back; Dundee and Albion Rovers manager.[40]
  • 22 March: Ken Currie, 91, Heart of Midlothian, Third Lanark, Raith Rovers, Dunfermline Athletic and Stranraer inside forward.[41]
  • 1 April: Stuart Markland, 69, Berwick Rangers, Dundee United and Montrose defender.[42]
  • 21 April: Ugo Ehiogu, 44, Rangers defender.[43]
  • 2 May: Cammy Duncan, 51, Motherwell, Partick Thistle, Ayr United and Albion Rovers goalkeeper.[44]
  • 6 May: Tommy Henaughan, 86, Queen's Park, Kilmarnock and Morton forward.[45]
  • 18 May: Eric Stevenson, 74, Hibernian and Ayr United winger.[46]
  • 19 May: Tommy Ross, 70, Ross County forward.[47]
  • 26 May: Derek Neilson, 58, Brechin City and Berwick Rangers goalkeeper.[48][49]
  • 18 June: Albert Franks, 81, Rangers, Morton and Queen of the South wing half.[50]
  • 27 June: Stéphane Paille, 52, Hearts midfielder.[51]
  • 28 June: John Higgins, 87, Hibernian and St Mirren defender.[52]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b "Key dates". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Premiership 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. ^ Borthwick, Jamie (23 May 2016). "Who could Celtic, Hibernian, Aberdeen and Hearts face in Europe?". STV Sport. STV. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Celtic, Aberdeen, Hearts and Hibs await European draws". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Glasgow City: Each women's SPL title more special - Leanne Ross". BBC Sport. 24 October 2016.
  6. ^ "PFA awards: Jane Ross and Caroline Weir nominated for players' player of year". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Scotland's women secure qualification to first major tournament". STV Sport. STV. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Euro 2017: Scotland's women qualify for first major tournament". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
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