| Season | 2017–18 | |||
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| 2017–18 in Scottish football | |
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| Premiership champions | |
| Celtic | |
| Championship champions | |
| St Mirren | |
| League 1 champions | |
| Ayr United | |
| League 2 champions | |
| Montrose | |
| Scottish Cup winners | |
| Celtic | |
| League Cup winners | |
| Celtic | |
| Challenge Cup winners | |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | |
| Youth Cup winners | |
| Hibernian | |
| Teams in Europe | |
| Celtic,Aberdeen,Rangers,St Johnstone | |
| Scotland national team | |
| 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
The2017–18 season was the 121st season of competitivefootball in Scotland. The domestic season began on 15 July 2017, with the first round of matches in the2017–18 Scottish League Cup.[1] The2017–18 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 5 August.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic(C) | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 73 | 25 | +48 | 82 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round[b] |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 73 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Rangers | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 76 | 50 | +26 | 70 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Hibernian | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 67 | |
| 5 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 59 | |
| 6 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 49 | |
| 7 | Motherwell | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 48 | |
| 8 | St Johnstone | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 46 | |
| 9 | Dundee | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 39 | |
| 10 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 47 | 68 | −21 | 33 | |
| 11 | Partick Thistle(R) | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 33 | Qualification for thePremiership play-off final |
| 12 | Ross County(R) | 38 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 29 | Relegation to theChampionship |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Mirren(C, P) | 36 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 74 | Promotion to thePremiership |
| 2 | Livingston(O, P) | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 62 | Qualification for thePremiership play-off semi-final |
| 3 | Dundee United | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 61 | Qualification for thePremiership play-off quarter-final |
| 4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 59 | |
| 5 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 57 | |
| 6 | Queen of the South | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 52 | |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 50 | |
| 8 | Falkirk | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 47 | |
| 9 | Dumbarton(R) | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 63 | −36 | 30 | Qualification for theChampionship play-offs |
| 10 | Brechin City(R) | 36 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 90 | −70 | 4 | Relegation toLeague One |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayr United(C, P) | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 92 | 42 | +50 | 76 | Promotion to theChampionship |
| 2 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 68 | 32 | +36 | 75 | Qualification for theChampionship play-offs |
| 3 | Alloa Athletic(O, P) | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 60 | |
| 4 | Arbroath | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 59 | |
| 5 | Stranraer | 36 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 53 | |
| 6 | East Fife | 36 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 42 | |
| 7 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 60 | −14 | 41 | |
| 8 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 40 | 65 | −25 | 38 | |
| 9 | Queen's Park(R) | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 42 | 72 | −30 | 31 | Qualification for theLeague One play-offs |
| 10 | Albion Rovers(R) | 36 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 57 | 80 | −23 | 30 | Relegation toLeague Two |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montrose(C, P) | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 77 | Promotion toLeague One |
| 2 | Peterhead | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 79 | 39 | +40 | 76 | Qualification for theLeague One play-offs |
| 3 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 55 | |
| 4 | Stenhousemuir(O, P) | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 54 | |
| 5 | Clyde | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 51 | |
| 6 | Elgin City | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 49 | |
| 7 | Annan Athletic | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 47 | |
| 8 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 59 | −28 | 37 | |
| 9 | Edinburgh City | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 62 | −25 | 30 | |
| 10 | Cowdenbeath(O) | 36 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 56 | −33 | 22 | Qualification for theLeague Two play-off final |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hibernian(C) | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 72 | 35 | +37 | 59 |
| 2 | Dundee | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 53 |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 52 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 47 |
| 5 | Motherwell | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 45 |
| 6 | Celtic | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 44 |
| 7 | Ross County | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 40 |
| 8 | Hamilton Academical | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 39 |
| 9 | Dundee United | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 37 | 61 | −24 | 28 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 26 |
| 11 | St Johnstone | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 26 |
| 12 | Partick Thistle | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 65 | −29 | 22 |
| 13 | Kilmarnock | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 29 | 53 | −24 | 19 |
| 14 | Falkirk | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 56 | −30 | 19 |
Development League Champions
| Competition | Winner | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Development League | Hibernian | [4][5] |
| Development League West | Greenock Morton | [6] |
| Development League East | Raith Rovers | [7] |
| Competition | Winner |
|---|---|
| Highland League | Cove Rangers |
| Lowland League | Spartans[8] |
| East of Scotland League | Kelty Hearts |
| South of Scotland League | Threave Rovers |
| Division | Winner |
|---|---|
| Superleague | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic |
| Premier League | Musselburgh Athletic |
| North Division | Dundee North End |
| South Division | Pumpherston |
| Division | Winner |
|---|---|
| Superleague | Banks O’Dee |
| First Division (West) | Nairn St Ninian |
| First Division (East) | East End |
| Award | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | Scott Brown | Celtic |
| Young Player of the Year | Kieran Tierney | Celtic |
| Manager of the Year | Jack Ross | St Mirren |
| Championship Player | Lewis Morgan | St Mirren |
| League One Player | Lawrence Shankland | Ayr United |
| League Two Player | Darren Smith | Stirling Albion |
| Award | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer of the Year | Scott Brown | Celtic |
| Young Player of the Year | Kieran Tierney | Celtic |
| Manager of the Year | Steve Clarke | Kilmarnock |
| International Player of the Year | Leigh Griffiths | Celtic |
| Award[9] | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Premiership Manager | Brendan Rodgers | Celtic |
| Premiership Player | Scott Brown | Celtic |
| Championship Manager | Jack Ross | St Mirren |
| Championship Player | Lewis Morgan | St Mirren |
| League One Manager | Ian McCall | Ayr United |
| League One Player | Lawrence Shankland | Ayr United |
| League Two Manager | Stewart Petrie | Montrose |
| League Two Player | Seán Dillon | Montrose |
Celtic,Aberdeen,Rangers andSt Johnstone qualified for European competition. Rangers and St Johnstone were both eliminated in the first qualifying round, which prompted some administrators and coaches to suggest that Scottish football should adopt a summer season.[10][11]
| Club | Competitions | Started round | Final round | Coef. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | UEFA Champions League | Second qualifying round | Group Stage | 12.5 |
| UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 | |||
| Aberdeen | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 2.5 |
| Rangers | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | 1.0 | |
| St Johnstone | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | 1.0 | |
| Total | 16.0 | |||
| Average | 4.000 | |||
Celtic started in the second qualifying round of the2017–18 UEFA Champions League, and were drawn against the winners of a first round tie betweenLinfield andFiorita.[12]
| 14 July 2017QR2 | Linfield | 0–2 | Belfast | |
| BBC Sport | Sinclair Rogic | Stadium:Windsor Park Referee:Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain) |
| 19 July 2017QR2 | Celtic | 4–0 (6–0agg.) | Glasgow | |
| Sinclair Rogic Armstrong | BBC Sport | Stadium:Celtic Park Referee:Stephan Klossner (Switzerland) |
| 26 July 2017QR3 | Celtic | 0–0 | Glasgow | |
| BBC Sport | Stadium:Celtic Park Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal) |
| 2 August 2017QR3 | Rosenborg | 0–1 (0–1agg.) | Trondheim | |
| BBC Sport | Forrest | Stadium:Lerkendal Stadion Referee:Jonathan Lardot (Belgium) |
| 16 August 2017PO | Celtic | 5–0 | Glasgow | |
| Postnikov Sinclair Forrest Shitov | BBC Sport | Stadium:Celtic Park Referee:Ovidiu Hategan (Romania) |
| 22 August 2017PO | Astana | 4–3 (4–8agg.) | Astana | |
| Ajer Muzhikov Twumasi | BBC Sport | Sinclair Ntcham Griffiths | Stadium:Astana Arena Referee:Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) |
| 12 September 2017Group B | Celtic | 0–5 | Glasgow | |
| BBC Sport | Neymar Mbappé Cavani Lustig | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 57,562 Referee:Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
| 27 September 2017Group B | Anderlecht | 0–3 | Brussels | |
| BBC Sport | Griffiths Roberts Sinclair | Stadium:Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 19,898 Referee:Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
| 18 October 2017Group B | Bayern Munich | 3–0 | Munich | |
| Müller Kimmich Hummels | Report | Stadium:Allianz Arena Attendance: 70,000 Referee:Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
| 31 October 2017Group B | Celtic | 1–2 | Glasgow | |
| McGregor | Report | Coman Martinez | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 58,269 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
| 22 November 2017Group B | Paris Saint-Germain | 7–1 | Paris | |
| Neymar Cavani Mbappé Verratti Alves | Report | Dembele | Stadium:Parc des Princes Attendance: 46,288 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
| 5 December 2017Group B | Celtic | 0–1 | Glasgow | |
| Report | Simunovic | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 57,931 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
Celtic finished third in their Champions League group, which meant that they progressed to the last 32 of the Europa League.[13]
| 15 February 2018R32 | Celtic | 1–0 | Glasgow | |
| McGregor | BBC Sport | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 56,743 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
| 22 February 2018R32 | Zenit St Petersburg | 3–0 (3–1agg.) | Saint Petersburg | |
| Ivanović Kuzyayev Kokorin | BBC Sport | Stadium:Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 50,492 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
Aberdeen started in the second qualifying round of the2017–18 UEFA Europa League, and were drawn against the winners of a first round tie betweenOrdabasy andŠiroki Brijeg.[14]
| 13 July 2017QR2 | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Aberdeen | |
| Christie | BBC Sport | Marković | Stadium:Pittodrie Stadium Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium) |
| 20 July 2017QR2 | Široki Brijeg | 0–2 (1–3agg.) | Široki Brijeg | |
| BBC Sport | Stadium:Stadion Pecara Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark) |
| 27 July 2017QR3 | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Aberdeen | |
| Christie Shinnie | BBC Sport | Stadium:Pittodrie Stadium Referee:Mattias Gestranius (Finland) |
| 3 August 2017QR3 | Apollon Limassol | 2–0 (3–2agg.) | Larnaca | |
| Schembri Zelaya | BBC Sport | Stadium:AEK Arena Referee:Stephan Klossner (Switzerland) |
| 29 June 2017QR1 | Rangers | 1–0 | Glasgow | |
| Miller | BBC Sport | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Referee:Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden) |
| 4 July 2017QR1 | Progrès Niederkorn | 2–0 (2–1agg.) | Luxembourg City | |
| Francoise Thill | BBC Sport | Stadium:Stade Josy Barthel Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson (Iceland) |
| 29 June 2017QR1 | St Johnstone | 1–2 | Perth | |
| Shaughnessy | BBC Sport | Stadium:McDiarmid Park Referee: Fran Jovic (Croatia) |
| 6 July 2017QR1 | Trakai | 1–0 (3–1agg.) | Vilnius | |
| Maksimov | BBC Sport | Stadium:LFF Stadium Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Bulgaria) |
| 1 September 2017World Cup qualification | Lithuania | 0–3 | Vilnius | |
| BBC Sport | Stadium:LFF Stadium Attendance: 5,067 Referee:Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
| 4 September 2017World Cup qualification | Scotland | 2–0 | Glasgow | |
| Berra Griffiths | BBC Sport | Stadium:Hampden Park Attendance: 26,371 Referee:Jakob Kehlet (Denmark) |
| 5 October 2017World Cup qualification | Scotland | 1–0 | Glasgow | |
| Skrtel | BBC Sport | Stadium:Hampden Park Referee:Milorad Mažić (Serbia) |
| 8 October 2017World Cup qualification | Slovenia | 2–2 | Ljubljana | |
| Bezjak | BBC Sport | Stadium:Stožice Stadium Referee:Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
| 9 November 2017Friendly match | Scotland | 0–1 | Aberdeen | |
| BBC Sport | Stadium:Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 17,883 Referee:Ruddy Buquet (France) |
| 23 March 2018Friendly match | Scotland | 0–1 | Glasgow | |
| BBC Sport | Stadium:Hampden Park Attendance: 20,488 Referee:Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
| 27 March 2018Friendly match | Hungary | 0–1 | Budapest | |
| BBC Sport | Stadium:Groupama Arena Referee:Harald Lechner (Austria) |
| 29 May 2018Friendly match | Peru | 2–0 | Lima | |
| Cueva Farfan | BBC Sport | Stadium:Estadio Nacional Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez (Mexico) |
| 2 June 2018Friendly match | Mexico | 1–0 | Mexico City | |
| dos Santos | BBC Sport | Stadium:Estadio Azteca Attendance: 70,993 Referee:Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica) |
| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Match report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Scottish Women's Cup | Hibernian | 3–0 | Glasgow City | BBC Sport |
| 2017 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup | Hibernian | 4–1 | Celtic | BBC Sport |
| SWFL First Division Cup | ||||
| SWFL Second Division Cup |
| Award | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | ||
| Player of the Year | ||
| Manager of the Year | ||
| Young Player of the Year |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasgow City(C) | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 4 | +66 | 59 | 2018–19 Champions League |
| 2 | Hibernian | 21 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 14 | +61 | 54 | |
| 3 | Celtic | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 35 | |
| 4 | Stirling University | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 28 | |
| 5 | Spartans | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 28 | |
| 6 | Rangers | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 20 | |
| 7 | Hamilton Academical | 21 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 50 | −35 | 13 | |
| 8 | Aberdeen(R) | 21 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 81 | −65 | 6 | 2018 SWPL 2 |
Glasgow City entered the Champions League in theround of 32.[19]
| 4 October 2017 (2017-10-04)Round of 32 | BIIK Kazygurt | 3–0 | Shymkent | |
| Kirgizbaeva Korte Gabelia | BBC Sport | Stadium:Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece) |
| 12 October 2017 (2017-10-12)Round of 32 | Glasgow City | 4–1 (4–4agg.) | Glasgow | |
| Abbi Grant (3) Noelle Murray | BBC Sport | Chinwendu Ihezuo | Stadium:Petershill Park[20] |
| 22 August 2017 (2017-08-22)Qualifying group 2 | Hibernian | 5–0 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | |
| Small Turner Graham Hunter | BBC Sport | Stadium:Cluj Arena Referee: Julia-Stefanie Baier (Austria) |
| 25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)Qualifying group 2 | Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv | 1–1 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | |
| Malakhova | BBC Sport | Graham | Stadium:Cluj Arena Referee: Julia-Stefanie Baier (Austria) |
| 28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)Qualifying group 2 | Hibernian | 1–1 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | |
| Graham | BBC Sport | Lunca | Stadium:Cluj Arena Referee: Florence Guillemin (France) |
| 7 July 2017Friendly | Scotland | 1–0 | Kirkcaldy | |
| Murray | BBC Sport | Stadium:Stark's Park |
| 19 July 2017Euro 2017 Group D | England | 6–0 | Utrecht | |
| 18:00CEST | Taylor White Nobbs Duggan | UEFA | Stadium:Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 5,578 Referee:Esther Staubli (Switzerland) |
| 23 July 2017Euro 2017 Group D | Scotland | 1–2 | Rotterdam | |
| 18:00CEST | Cuthbert | UEFA | Stadium:Het Kasteel Attendance: 3,123 Referee:Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary) |
| 27 July 2017Euro 2017 Group D | Scotland | 1–0 | Deventer | |
| 20:45CEST | Weir | UEFA | Stadium:De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 4,840 Referee: Jana Adámková (Czechia) |
| 14 September 2017Friendly | Hungary | 0–3 | Telki | |
| BBC Sport | Stadium:Telki Training Centre |
| 19 October 20172019 WCQ Group 2 | Belarus | 1–2 | Minsk | |
| Kharlanova | BBC Sport | Stadium:FC Minsk Stadium Referee:Nelli Stepanyan (Armenia) |
| 24 October 20172019 WCQ Group 2 | Scotland | 5–0 | Paisley | |
| Begolli Brown Ross Emslie Evans | BBC Sport | Stadium:St Mirren Park Referee: Dimitrina Milkova (Bulgaria) |
| 19 January 2018Friendly | Scotland | 0–3 | La Manga | |
| BBC Sport | Herlovsen Thorisdottir | Stadium:La Manga Stadium |
| 22 January 2018Friendly | Scotland | 0–0 | Murcia | |
| BBC Sport | Stadium:Pinatar Football Arena |
| 3 March 2018Friendly | Scotland | 2–0 | La Manga | |
| Ross Evans | BBC Sport | Stadium:La Manga Stadium |
| 6 March 2018Friendly | Scotland | 2–0 | La Manga | |
| Ross Brown | BBC Sport | Stadium:La Manga Stadium |
| 5 April 20182019 WCQ Group 2 | Switzerland | 1–0 | Schaffhausen | |
| Dickenmann | BBC Sport | Stadium:LIPO Park Referee: Olga Zadinová |
| 10 April 20182019 WCQ Group 2 | Scotland | 3–0 | Paisley | |
| Ness Emslie Cuthbert | BBC Sport | Stadium:St Mirren Park Attendance: 2,121 Referee: Dr. Riem Hussein |
| 7 June 20182019 WCQ Group 2 | Scotland | 2–1 | Falkirk | |
| Cuthbert | BBC Sport | Olkhovik | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 2,007 Referee: Lois Otte |
| 12 June 20182019 WCQ Group 2 | Poland | 2–3 | Kielce | |
| Jaszek Howard | BBC Sport | Little Ross Evans | Stadium:Kielce City Stadium Attendance: 4,410 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |