| Season | 2016–17 | |||
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| 2016–17 in Scottish football | |
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| 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 |
The2016–17 season was the 120th season of competitivefootball in Scotland. The domestic season began on 16 July 2016, with the first round of the2016–17 Scottish League Cup.[1] The2016–17 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 6 August.[1]
| 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 theChampions League second qualifying round[b] |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 38 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 74 | 35 | +39 | 76 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Rangers | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 67 | Qualification for theEuropa 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 thePremiership play-off final |
| 12 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle(R) | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 44 | 71 | −27 | 34 | Relegation to theScottish 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 toPremiership |
| 2 | Falkirk | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 60 | Qualification for thePremiership play-off semi-finals |
| 3 | Dundee United | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 57 | Qualification for thePremiership 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 theChampionship play-offs |
| 10 | Ayr United(R) | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 33 | Relegation toLeague 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 toScottish Championship |
| 2 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 62 | Qualification toChampionship 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 toLeague One play-offs |
| 10 | Stenhousemuir(R) | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 39 | Relegation toScottish 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 toLeague One |
| 2 | Forfar Athletic(O, P) | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 64 | Qualification toLeague 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 toLeague Two play-off finals |
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| 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 |
| Competition | Winner |
|---|---|
| Highland League | Buckie Thistle |
| Lowland League | East Kilbride |
| East of Scotland League | Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale |
| South of Scotland League | Edusport Academy |
| Division | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2016–17 Superleague | Kelty Hearts |
| Premier League | Sauchie Juniors |
| North Division | Kirriemuir Thistle |
| South Division | Dunbar United |
| Division | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2016–17 Superleague | Banks O'Dee |
| First Division (West) | Spey Valley United |
| First Division (East) | Ellon United |
Celtic,Aberdeen,Heart of Midlothian andHibernian qualified forEuropean competition.[3][4]
| 12 July 20162QR | Lincoln Red Imps | 1 – 0 | Gibraltar | |
| Casciaro | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Victoria Stadium Referee:Andreas Ekberg |
| 20 July 20162QR | Celtic | 3 – 0 (3 – 1agg.) | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Lustig Griffiths Roberts | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Celtic Park Referee:Bartosz Frankowski |
| 27 July 20163QR | Astana | 1 – 1 | Astana,Kazakhstan | |
| Logvinenko | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Astana Arena Referee:Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni |
| 3 August 20163QR | Celtic | 2 – 1 (3 – 2agg.) | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Griffiths Dembele | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Celtic Park Referee:Istvan Kovacs |
| 17 August 2016PO | Celtic | 5 – 2 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Rogic Griffiths Dembele Brown | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 52,659 Referee:Damir Skomina |
| 23 August 2016PO | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2 – 0 (4 – 5agg.) | Be'er Sheva,Israel | |
| Sahar Hoban | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Turner Stadium Attendance: 15,383 Referee:Bas Nijhuis |
| 13 September 2016Group C | Barcelona | 7 – 0 | Barcelona, Spain | |
| Messi Neymar Iniesta Suárez | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Camp Nou Attendance: 73,290 Referee:Ovidiu Hategan |
| 28 September 2016Group C | Celtic | 3 – 3 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Dembélé Sterling | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 57,592 Referee:Nicola Rizzoli |
| 19 October 2016Group C | Celtic | 0 – 2 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| BBC Sport report | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 57,814 Referee:Anastasios Sidiropoulos |
| 1 November 2016Group C | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1 – 1 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | |
| Stindl | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Borussia Park Attendance: 46,283 Referee:Jorge Sousa |
| 23 November 2016Group C | Celtic | 0 – 2 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| BBC Sport report | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 57,937 Referee:Daniele Orsato |
| 6 December 2016Group C | Manchester City | 1 – 1 | Manchester, England | |
| Iheanacho | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Etihad Stadium Attendance: 51,297 Referee:Slavko Vinčić |
| 30 June 20161QR | Aberdeen | 3 – 1 | Aberdeen, Scotland | |
| Logan McGinn Rooney | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 12,570 Referee: Mads Kristoffersen |
| 7 July 20161QR | CS Fola Esch | 1 – 0 (2 – 3agg.) | Esch-sur-Alzette,Luxembourg | |
| Hadji | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Stade Émile Mayrisch Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen |
| 14 July 20162QR | Aberdeen | 3 – 0 | Aberdeen, Scotland | |
| Stockley Rooney Burns | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 10,672 Referee:João Pinheiro |
| 21 July 20162QR | Ventspils | 0 – 1 (0 – 4agg.) | Ventspils,Latvia | |
| BBC Sport report | Stadium:Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions Referee: Danilo Grujic |
| 28 July 20163QR | Aberdeen | 1 – 1 | Aberdeen, Scotland | |
| Hayes | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 17,105 Referee: Tore Hansen |
| 4 August 20163QR | Maribor | 1 – 0 (2 – 1agg.) | Maribor,Slovenia | |
| Shinnie | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Ljudski vrt Referee: Nikola Popov |
| 30 June 20161QR | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 1 | Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Buaben Kalimullin | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 14,417 Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson |
| 6 July 20161QR | FC Infonet | 2 – 4 (3 – 6agg.) | Tallinn,Estonia | |
| Harin Voskoboinikov | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Lasnamäe KJH Stadium Referee:Petr Ardeleánu |
| 14 July 20162QR | Birkirkara | 0 – 0 | Paola,Malta | |
| BBC Sport report | Stadium:Hibernians Stadium Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov |
| 21 July 20162QR | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 2 (1 – 2agg.) | Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Sammon | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 14,301 Referee: Ville Nevalainen |
| 14 July 20162QR | Hibernian | 0 – 1 | Edinburgh. Scotland | |
| BBC Sport report | Stadium:Easter Road Attendance: 13,454 Referee:Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 21 July 20162QR | Brøndby IF | 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) (1 – 1agg.) (5–3p) | Brøndbyvester, Denmark | |
| BBC Sport report | Stadium:Brøndby Stadium Referee:Marius Avram | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Larsson Nørgaard Stückler Wilczek Holst | ||||
| 4 September 2016World Cup qualification | Malta | 1 – 5 | Ta' Qali | |
| Effiong | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Ta' Qali National Stadium Attendance: 15,069 Referee:Yevhen Aranovsky (Ukraine) |
| 8 October 2016World Cup qualification | Scotland | 1 – 1 | Glasgow | |
| McArthur | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Hampden Park Attendance: 35,966 Referee:Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
| 11 October 2016World Cup qualification | Slovakia | 3 – 0 | Trnava | |
| Mak Nemec | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Štadión Antona Malatinského Attendance: 11,098 Referee:Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden) |
| 11 November 2016World Cup qualification | England | 3 – 0 | London | |
| Sturridge Lallana Cahill | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Wembley Stadium Attendance: 87,258 Referee:Cüneyt Çakir (Turkey) |
| 22 March 2017Friendly match | Scotland | 1 – 1 | Edinburgh | |
| Naismith | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Easter Road Attendance: 9,158 Referee:Jakob Kehlet (Denmark) |
| 26 March 2017World Cup qualification | Scotland | 1 – 0 | Glasgow | |
| Martin | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Hampden Park Attendance: 20,435 Referee:Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
| 10 June 2017World Cup qualification | Scotland | 2 – 2 | Glasgow | |
| Griffiths | BBC Sport report | Stadium:Hampden Park Attendance: 48,520 Referee:Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) |
| 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 |
| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Match report |
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| 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 |
Jane Ross andCaroline Weir were both nominated for the (English)PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year award.[6]
| Award | Winner | Team |
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| Players' Player of the Year | ||
| Player of the Year | ||
| Manager of the Year | ||
| Young Player of the Year |
| 6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)Round of 32 | Eskilstuna United | 1–0 | Eskilstuna, Sweden | |
| 19:00 | Larsson | UEFA | Stadium:Tunavallen Referee: Tania Fernandes Morais (Luxembourg) |
| 13 October 2016 (2016-10-13)Round of 32 | Glasgow City | 1–2 (1–3agg.) | Airdrie, Scotland | |
| 19:45 | Crilly | UEFA | Schough | Stadium:Excelsior Stadium Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
| 5 October 2016 (2016-10-05)Round of 32 | Hibernian | 0–6 | Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| 19:30 | UEFA | Van der Gragt Miedema Leupolz Behringer | Stadium:Easter Road Attendance: 2,551 Referee:Esther Staubli (Switzerland) |
| 12 October 2016 (2016-10-12)Round of 32 | Bayern Munich | 4–1 (10–1agg.) | Munich, Germany | |
| 18:00 | Gerhart Evans Miedema | UEFA | Harrison | Stadium:Grünwalder Stadion Referee: Marte Sørø, (Norway) |
TheScotland women's national football team qualified for a major tournament for the first time.[7][8] A loss byFinland againstPortugal confirmed thatScotland would finishqualifying as one of the six best runners-up, guaranteeing a place inUEFA Women's Euro 2017.[7][8]
| 20 September 2016Euro 2017 qualifying | Iceland | 1–2 | Reykjavík | |
| 18:00WEST | Friðriksdóttir | BBC Sport | Stadium:Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 6,468 |
| 20 October 2016Friendly | Scotland | 0–7 | Livingston | |
| 19:00WEST | BBC Sport | Stadium:Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 1,326 |
| 20 January 2017Friendly | Denmark | 2–2 | Larnaca,Cyprus | |
| 15:00EET | Harder Rasmussen | Scottish FA | Stadium:GSZ Stadium |
| 23 January 2017Friendly | Denmark | 1–1 | Paralimni,Cyprus | |
| 11:00EET | Brown | BBC Sport | Stadium:Paralimni Stadium |
| 1 March 2017Cyprus Cup group stage | New Zealand | 2–3 | Larnaca | |
| 14:30EET | White Hearn | BBC Sport | Stadium:Ammochostos Stadium |
| 3 March 2017Cyprus Cup group stage | Scotland | 0–2 | Nicosia | |
| 17:30EET | Scottish FA | Stadium:GSP Stadium |
| 6 March 2017Cyprus Cup group stage | Austria | 1–3 | Larnaca | |
| 17:30EET | Billa | BBC Sport | Stadium:GSZ Stadium |
| 8 March 2017Cyprus Cup fifth-place play-off | Scotland | 0–0 | Paralimni | |
| 14:30EET | Scottish FA | Stadium:Tasos Markos Stadium |
| 11 April 2017Friendly | Belgium | 5–0 | Leuven | |
| 19:00CEST | Coutereels Mermans Wullaert Blom | BBC Sport | Stadium:Den Dreef |
| 9 June 2017Friendly | Scotland | 2–0 | Falkirk | |
| Evans Ross | BBC Sport | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium |
| 13 June 2017Friendly | Sweden | 1–0 | Växjö | |
| Seger | BBC Sport | Stadium:Myresjöhus Arena |