| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 July 2022 – 5 May 2023 |
| Champions | Dundee |
| Promoted | Dundee |
| Relegated | Hamilton Academical (via play-offs) Cove Rangers |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 504 (2.8 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dipo Akinyemi 20 goals |
| Biggest home win | Dundee 7–0 Hamilton Academical (1 April 2023) |
| Biggest away win | Cove Rangers 0–6 Queen's Park (7 January 2023) |
| Highest scoring | Hamilton Academical 4–4 Cove Rangers (29 October 2022) Queen's Park 3–5 Dundee (5 May 2023) |
| Longest winning run | Inverness Caledonian Thistle Queen's Park 6 games |
| Longest unbeaten run | Dundee Greenock Morton 10 games |
| Longest winless run | Cove Rangers 10 games |
| Longest losing run | Hamilton Academical 7 games |
| Highest attendance | 6,862 Dundee 0–0 Cove Rangers (28 April 2023) |
| Lowest attendance | 471 Queen's Park 2–1 Cove Rangers (27 August 2022) Queen's Park 1–2 Greenock Morton (4 October 2022) |
| Total attendance | 397,031 |
| Average attendance | 2,205 |
2023–24 → All statistics correct as of 5 May 2023. | |
The2022–23 Scottish Championship (known ascinch Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of theScottish Championship, the second tier ofScottish football.
Ten teams contested the league:Arbroath,Ayr United,Cove Rangers,Dundee,Greenock Morton,Hamilton Academical,Inverness Caledonian Thistle,Partick Thistle,Queen's Park andRaith Rovers.
The following teams changed division after the 2021–22 season.
To Championship[edit]Promoted fromLeague One Relegated from thePremiership | From Championship[edit]Relegated toLeague One Promoted to thePremiership
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| Arbroath | Ayr United | Cove Rangers | Dundee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gayfield Park | Somerset Park | Balmoral Stadium | Dens Park |
| Capacity:6,600[1] | Capacity:10,185[2] | Capacity:3,023[3] | Capacity:11,775[4] |
| Greenock Morton | Hamilton Academical | ||
| Cappielow | New Douglas Park | ||
| Capacity:11,589[5] | Capacity:6,018[6] | ||
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Partick Thistle | Queen's Park | Raith Rovers |
| Caledonian Stadium | Firhill Stadium | Ochilview Park[7] | Stark's Park |
| Capacity:7,512[8] | Capacity:10,102[9] | Capacity:3,746[10] | Capacity:8,867[11] |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbroath | Macron | Megatech | ||
| Ayr United | Hummel | Jewson (Home) Lindsay Mortgage Services (Away) | ||
| Cove Rangers | Adidas | ACE Group | ||
| Dundee | Macron | Crown Engineering Services | ||
| Greenock Morton | Joma | McGill's | ||
| Hamilton Academical | Adidas | Active Access | ||
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Puma | ILI Group | ||
| Partick Thistle | O'Neills | Just Employment Law | ||
| Queen's Park | Macron | Scotts | ||
| Raith Rovers | Joma | Dean Park Hotel (Home) Fife Letting Service (Away) |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raith Rovers | End of contract | 3 May 2022[12] | Pre-season | 24 May 2022[13] | ||
| Dundee | 15 May 2022[14] | 8 June 2022[15] | ||||
| Queen's Park | End of interim spell | 15 May 2022[16] | 1 June 2022[17] | |||
| Cove Rangers | Signed byHartlepool United | 3 June 2022[18] | 15 June 2022[19] | |||
| Hamilton Academical | Mutual consent | 23 June 2022[20] | 28 June 2022[21] | |||
| Cove Rangers | Sacked | 3 January 2023[22] | 8th | 5 January 2023[23] | ||
| Partick Thistle | 12 February 2023[24] | 5th | 12 February 2023[24] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundee(C, P) | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 63 | Promotion to thePremiership |
| 2 | Ayr United | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 58 | Qualification for thePremiership play-off semi-final |
| 3 | Queen's Park | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 58 | Qualification for thePremiership play-off quarter-final |
| 4 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 65 | 45 | +20 | 57 | |
| 5 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 57 | |
| 6 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 55 | |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 43 | |
| 8 | Arbroath | 36 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 34 | |
| 9 | Hamilton Academical(R) | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 63 | −32 | 31 | Qualification for theChampionship play-offs |
| 10 | Cove Rangers(R) | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 75 | −37 | 31 | Relegation toLeague One |
Teams play each other four times, twice in the first half of the season (home and away) and twice in the second half of the season (home and away), making a total of 180 games, with each team playing 36.
| Home \ Away | ARB | AYR | COV | DND | GMO | HAM | ICT | PAR | QPA | RAI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbroath | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Ayr United | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 |
| Cove Rangers | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Dundee | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Greenock Morton | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Hamilton Academical | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Partick Thistle | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 0–4 | 2–1 |
| Queen's Park | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 |
| Raith Rovers | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–5 | — |
| Home \ Away | ARB | AYR | COV | DND | GMO | HAM | ICT | PAR | QPA | RAI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbroath | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 |
| Ayr United | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Cove Rangers | 1–1 | 0–5 | — | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–6 | 2–2 |
| Dundee | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–3 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Greenock Morton | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Hamilton Academical | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–0 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Partick Thistle | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | — | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Queen's Park | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Raith Rovers | 1–1 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayr United | 20 | |
| 2 | Queen's Park | 15 | |
| 3 | Inverness CT | 13 | |
| Partick Thistle | |||
| 5 | Dundee | 12 |
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
| August | Ayr United | Ayr United | ||
| September/October | Greenock Morton | Greenock Morton | ||
| November | Dundee | Dundee | ||
| December | Queen's Park | Queen's Park | ||
| January | Inverness CT | Inverness CT | ||
| February | Greenock Morton | Queen's Park | ||
| March | Dundee | Ayr United | ||
| April | Inverness CT | Partick Thistle | ||
TheSPFL Championship manager of the year wasGary Bowyer ofDundee.
TheSPFL Championship player of the year wasDipo Akinyemi ofAyr United.
The semi-finals were contested by the teams placed second to fourth inLeague One, as well as the team placed ninth in theChampionship. The winners advanced to the final, with the highest-ranked team hosting the second leg.[28]
| Team | Rank |
|---|---|
| Hamilton Academical | 1 |
| Falkirk | 2 |
| Airdrieonians | 3 |
| Alloa Athletic | 4 |
| 9 May 2023 | Airdrieonians | 6–2 | Falkirk | Airdrie |
| 19:45 | Devenny McCabe Smith Taylor-Sinclair Fordyce | [29] | Donaldson Kennedy | Stadium:Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 3,272 Referee: Scott Lambie |
| 9 May 2023 | Alloa Athletic | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Alloa |
| 19:45 | Donnelly | [30] | Stadium:Recreation Park Attendance: 1,011 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 13 May 2023 | Falkirk | 0–1 (2–7agg.) | Airdrieonians | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | [31] |
| Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 4,080 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 13 May 2023 | Hamilton Academical | 5–2 (5–3agg.) | Alloa Athletic | Hamilton |
| 15:00 | [32] | Stadium:New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,353 Referee: Chris Graham |
| 17 May 2023 | Airdrieonians | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Airdrie |
| 19:35 |
| [33] | Stadium:Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 3,118 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
| 20 May 2023 | Hamilton Academical | 2–1 (a.e.t.) (2–2agg.) (5–6p) | Airdrieonians | Hamilton |
| 17:15 | Report |
| Stadium:New Douglas Park Attendance: 3,429 Referee: Craig Napier | |
| Penalties | ||||