Scottish League One

Founded	2013; 12 years ago (2013)
Country	Scotland
Confederation	UEFA
Number of clubs	10
Level onpyramid	3
Promotion to	Scottish Championship
Relegation to	Scottish League Two
Domestic cup	Scottish Cup
League cup(s)	Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup
Current champions	Arbroath (2nd title)[note 1] (2024–25)
Most championships	Dunfermline Athletic Arbroath (2 titles)[note 1]
Broadcaster(s)	BBC Alba
Website	spfl.co.uk
Current:2025–26 Scottish League One

TheScottish League One, known asWilliam Hill League One for sponsorship reasons,^[1] is the third tier of theScottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professionalfootball clubs inScotland. The Scottish League One was established in July 2013, after the Scottish Professional Football League was formed by a merger of theScottish Premier League andScottish Football League.^[2]

Teams receivethree points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, thengoal difference, and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crownedleague champion. If points are equal, the goal difference determines the winner. If this still does not result in a winner, the tied teams must take part in a playoff game at a neutral venue to determine the final placings.^[3]

The champions are directly promoted to theScottish Championship, swapping places with the bottom club of the championship.^[3] The clubs finishing 2nd, 3rd, 4th in League One, and the 9th placed team in the Championship then enter the two-legged Championship play-off. The 2nd-placed League One club plays the 3rd-placed League One club, whilst the team who finished 4th in League One will play the 9th-placed Championship side. The winners of these ties will then play each other. If a League One play-off winner prevails, that club is promoted, with the championship club being relegated. If the Championship side is victorious, they then retain their place in the Championship.^[3]

For promotion and relegation, the League One play-off system closely mirrors itsChampionship counterpart, in which the bottom club of League One is automatically relegated and the 9th-placed club undergoes a play-off with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed clubs fromLeague Two.^[3]

Listed below are all the teams competing in the2025–26 Scottish League One season, with details of the first season they entered the third tier; the first season of their current spell in the third tier; and the last time they won the third tier.

Alloa Athletic	Cove Rangers	East Fife	Hamilton Academical	Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Recreation Park	Balmoral Stadium	Bayview Stadium	Broadwood Stadium	Caledonian Stadium
Capacity:3,100	Capacity:2,602	Capacity:1,980	Capacity:8,086	Capacity:7,512

Kelty Hearts	Montrose	Peterhead	Queen of the South	Stenhousemuir
New Central Park	Links Park	Balmoor	Palmerston Park	Ochilview
Capacity:2,181	Capacity:4,936	Capacity:3,150	Capacity:8,690	Capacity:3,746

As of 29 September 2023^{[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]}

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Italics denotes players still playing football,
Bold denotes players still playing in Scottish League One.

• Scottish League One – Official website

• Scottish League One
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