Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | 5 August 2023 – 19 May 2024 |
Champions | Celtic 10th Premiership title 54th Scottish title |
Relegated | Livingston |
Champions League | Celtic Rangers |
Europa League | Heart of Midlothian Kilmarnock |
Conference League | St Mirren |
Matches played | 228 |
Goals scored | 629 (2.76 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Lawrence Shankland (24 goals) |
Biggest home win | Celtic 6–0 Aberdeen (12 November 2023) Celtic 7–1 Dundee (28 February 2024) |
Biggest away win | Dundee 0–5 Rangers (1 November 2023) Kilmarnock 0–5 Celtic (15 May 2024) |
Highest scoring | Celtic 7–1 Dundee (28 February 2024) |
Longest winning run | Rangers (9 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Celtic (16 games) |
Longest winless run | Livingston (17 games) |
Longest losing run | Livingston (8 games) |
Highest attendance | 59,664 Celtic 2–1 Rangers (30 December 2023) |
Lowest attendance | 1,142 Livingston 2–2 Ross County (30 January 2024) |
Total attendance | 3,716,679 |
Average attendance | 16,301 |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 19 May 2024. |
The 2023–24 Scottish Premiership (known as the cinch Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football, and the 127th edition overall of the top national league competition, not including one cancelled due to World War II. The season began on 5 August 2023.[1]
On 15 May, Celtic successfully defended their title, securing a tenth Premiership title and 54th Scottish league title overall, following a 5–0 victory away to Kilmarnock.[2][3]
Twelve teams contested the league: Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Kilmarnock, Livingston, Motherwell, Rangers, Ross County, St Johnstone and St Mirren.
The following teams changed division after the 2022–23 season.
Promoted from the Championship
Relegated to the Championship
Aberdeen | Celtic | Dundee | Heart of Midlothian |
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Pittodrie Stadium | Celtic Park | Dens Park | Tynecastle Park |
Capacity: 20,866[4] | Capacity: 60,411[5] | Capacity: 11,775[6] | Capacity: 19,852[7] |
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Hibernian | Kilmarnock | ||
Easter Road | Rugby Park | ||
Capacity: 20,421[8] | Capacity: 15,003[9][10] | ||
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Livingston | Motherwell | ||
Almondvale Stadium | Fir Park | ||
Capacity: 9,713[11] | Capacity: 13,677[12] | ||
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Rangers | Ross County | St Johnstone | St Mirren |
Ibrox Stadium | Victoria Park | McDiarmid Park | St Mirren Park |
Capacity: 50,987[13] | Capacity: 6,541[14] | Capacity: 10,696[15] | Capacity: 7,937[16] |
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Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Aberdeen | ![]() |
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Adidas | TEXO |
Celtic | ![]() |
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Adidas | Dafabet |
Dundee | ![]() |
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Macron | Crown Engineering Services |
Heart of Midlothian | ![]() |
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Umbro | MND Scotland (Home) Stellar Omada (Away) |
Hibernian | ![]() |
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Joma | Bevvy.com |
Kilmarnock | ![]() |
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Hummel | James Frew Ltd |
Livingston | ![]() |
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Joma | Emptez |
Motherwell | ![]() |
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Macron | G4 Claims |
Rangers | ![]() |
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Castore | Unibet |
Ross County | ![]() |
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Joma | Ross-shire Engineering |
St Johnstone | ![]() |
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Macron | GS Brown Construction |
St Mirren | ![]() |
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Macron | Digby Brown |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Dundee | ![]() |
End of contract | 10 May 2023[17] | Pre-season | ![]() |
29 May 2023[18] |
Celtic | ![]() |
Signed by Tottenham Hotspur | 6 June 2023[19] | ![]() |
19 June 2023[20] | |
Hibernian | ![]() |
Sacked | 27 August 2023[21] | 12th | ![]() |
11 September 2023[22] |
Rangers | ![]() |
1 October 2023[23] | 3rd | ![]() |
15 October 2023[24] | |
St Johnstone | ![]() |
29 October 2023[25] | 12th | ![]() |
5 November 2023[26] | |
Ross County | ![]() |
15 November 2023[27] | 11th | ![]() |
20 November 2023[28] | |
Aberdeen | ![]() |
31 January 2024[29] | 8th | ![]() |
5 February 2024[30] | |
Ross County | ![]() |
Resigned | 7 February 2024[31] | 11th | ![]() |
8 February 2024[32] |
Aberdeen | ![]() |
9 March 2024[33] | 10th | ![]() |
9 March 2024[34] | |
Hibernian | ![]() |
Sacked | 14 May 2024[35] | 9th | ![]() |
14 May 2024[35] |
In the initial phase of the season, the 12 teams will play a round-robin tournament whereby each team plays each of the other teams three times. After 33 games, the league splits into two sections of six teams, with each team playing each other once 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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 95 | 30 | +65 | 93 | Qualification for the Champions League league stage |
2 | Rangers | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 87 | 32 | +55 | 85 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
3 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 68 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[b] |
4 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
5 | St Mirren | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 47 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
6 | Dundee | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 49 | 68 | −19 | 42 | |
7 | Aberdeen | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 48 | |
8 | Hibernian | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 46 | |
9 | Motherwell | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 43 | |
10 | St Johnstone | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 35 | |
11 | Ross County (O) | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 67 | −29 | 35 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
12 | Livingston (R) | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 70 | −41 | 25 | Relegation to the Championship |
Matches 1–22[edit]Teams played each other twice, once at home and once away. |
Matches 23–33[edit]Teams played each other once, either home or away.
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After 33 matches, the league was split 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 were determined by the position of the teams in the league table at the time of the split.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Heart of Midlothian | 24 |
2 | ![]() |
Celtic | 18 |
3 | ![]() |
Rangers | 17 |
4 | ![]() |
Aberdeen | 16 |
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Rangers | ||
6 | ![]() |
Motherwell | 15 |
7 | ![]() |
Celtic | 14 |
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Ross County | ||
9 | ![]() |
Rangers | 11 |
10 | ![]() |
Dundee | 10 |
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Hibernian |
Source:[42]
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | ![]() |
Rangers | 18 |
2 | ![]() |
Celtic | 15 |
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Heart of Midlothian | ||
4 | ![]() |
Kilmarnock | 14 |
5 | ![]() |
Aberdeen | 10 |
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St Mirren | ||
7 | ![]() |
Hibernian | 9 |
8 | ![]() |
Dundee | 8 |
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St Johnstone | ||
10 | ![]() |
Livingston | 7 |
Source:[43]
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
August | ![]() |
St Mirren | ![]() |
St Mirren |
September | ![]() |
Celtic | ![]() |
Celtic |
October | ![]() |
Kilmarnock | ![]() |
Rangers |
November | ![]() |
Heart of Midlothian | ![]() |
Heart of Midlothian |
December | ![]() |
Kilmarnock | ||
January | ![]() |
Rangers | ![]() | |
February | ![]() |
Motherwell | ||
March | ![]() |
Dundee | ![]() |
Hibernian |
April | ![]() |
Celtic | ![]() |
Dundee |
The SPFL Premiership manager of the year was Derek McInnes of Kilmarnock.
The SPFL Premiership player of the year was Lawrence Shankland of Heart of Midlothian.
The quarter-final was contested by the teams placed third and fourth in the 2023–24 Scottish Championship, Partick Thistle and Airdrieonians. Partick Thistle advanced to the semi-final to face the team placed second in the Championship, Raith Rovers. The final was contested by Raith Rovers and the team placed eleventh in the Premiership, Ross County, who won the tie to secure a place in the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership.[44]
Team | Rank |
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Ross County | 1 |
Raith Rovers | 2 |
Partick Thistle | 3 |
Airdrieonians | 4 |
7 May 2024 | Airdrieonians | 2–2 | Partick Thistle | Airdrie |
19:45 | Todorov ![]() McGill ![]() |
[45] | McBeth ![]() Robinson ![]() |
Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 3,163 Referee: Grant Irvine |
10 May 2024 | Partick Thistle | 2–1 (4–3 agg.) | Airdrieonians | Glasgow |
19:45 | Graham ![]() |
[46] | Lyall ![]() |
Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 6,531 Referee: Colin Steven |
14 May 2024 | Partick Thistle | 1–2 | Raith Rovers | Glasgow |
19:45 |
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[47] | Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 5,497 Referee: Chris Graham |
17 May 2024 | Raith Rovers | 1–2 (a.e.t.) (3–3 agg.) (4–3 p) | Partick Thistle | Kirkcaldy |
19:45 |
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Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 6,070 Referee: Steven McLean |
Penalties | ||||
23 May 2024 | Raith Rovers | 1–2 | Ross County | Kirkcaldy |
20:00 |
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[49] | Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 6,216 Referee: John Beaton |
26 May 2024 | Ross County | 4–0 (6–1 agg.) | Raith Rovers | Dingwall |
12:00 | [50] | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,797 Referee: Don Robertson |