2019–20 Scottish Premiership
Season | 2019–20 |
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Dates | 3 August 2019 – 17 May 2020 |
Matches played | 149 |
Goals scored | 407 (2.73 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Odsonne Édouard (20 goals)[1][2] |
Biggest home win | Celtic 7–0 St Johnstone[3] (3 August 2019) |
Biggest away win | St Johnstone 0–4 Rangers[3] (22 September 2019) Aberdeen 0–4 Celtic[3] (27 October 2019) Ross County 0–4 Rangers[3] (30 October 2019) Motherwell 0–4 Celtic[3] (5 February 2020) |
Highest scoring | Celtic 7–0 St Johnstone[3] (3 August 2019) Motherwell 2–5 Celtic[3] (10 August 2019) Rangers 6–1 Hibernian[3] (11 August 2019) Heart of Midlothian 5–2 St Mirren[3] (9 November 2019) |
Longest winning run | 11 matches[3] Celtic |
Longest unbeaten run | 16 matches[3] Rangers |
Longest winless run | 11 matches[3] Hamilton Academical |
Longest losing run | 7 matches[3] Kilmarnock |
Highest attendance | 59,131[3] Celtic 2–1 Aberdeen (21 December 2019) |
Lowest attendance | 1,075[3] Hamilton Academical 2–1 Livingston (28 September 2019) |
Total attendance | 2,268,376[3] |
Average attendance | 15,224[3](749) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 5 February 2020. |
The 2019–20 Scottish Premiership (known as the Ladbrokes Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the seventh and current season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football. The fixtures were published on 21 June 2019 and the season began on 3 August 2019.[4] Celtic are the defending champions.
Twelve teams contest the league: Aberdeen, Celtic, Hamilton Academical, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Kilmarnock, Livingston, Motherwell, Rangers, Ross County, St Johnstone and St Mirren.
Teams
The following teams have changed division since the 2018–19 season.
Promoted from Scottish Championship
Relegated to Scottish Championship
Stadia and locations
Aberdeen | Celtic | Hamilton Academical | Heart of Midlothian |
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Pittodrie Stadium | Celtic Park | New Douglas Park | Tynecastle Park |
Capacity: 20,866[7] | Capacity: 60,411[8] | Capacity: 6,018[9] | Capacity: 20,099[10] |
File:Celtic Park New.jpg | |||
Hibernian | Kilmarnock | ||
Easter Road | Rugby Park | ||
Capacity: 20,421[11] | Capacity: 17,889[12] | ||
Livingston | Motherwell | ||
Almondvale Stadium | Fir Park | ||
Capacity: 9,512[13] | Capacity: 13,677[14] | ||
Rangers | Ross County | St Johnstone | St Mirren |
Ibrox Stadium | Victoria Park | McDiarmid Park | St Mirren Park |
Capacity: 50,817[15] | Capacity: 6,541[16] | Capacity: 10,696[17] | Capacity: 7,937[18] |
Personnel and kits
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Aberdeen | Derek McInnes | Joe Lewis | Adidas | Saltire Energy |
Celtic | Neil Lennon | Scott Brown | New Balance | Dafabet |
Hamilton Academical | Brian Rice | Brian Easton | Adidas | Euro Mechanical Handling |
Heart of Midlothian | Daniel Stendel | Steven Naismith | Umbro | Save the Children |
Hibernian | Jack Ross | David Gray | Macron | Hibernian Community Foundation |
Kilmarnock | Alex Dyer | Gary Dicker | Nike | QTS |
Livingston | Gary Holt | Alan Lithgow | Nike | Phoenix Drilling Ltd |
Motherwell | Stephen Robinson | Peter Hartley | Macron | Paddy Power (unbranded) |
Rangers | Steven Gerrard | James Tavernier | Hummel | 32Red |
Ross County | Steven Ferguson and Stuart Kettlewell | Marcus Fraser | Macron | McEwan Fraser Legal |
St Johnstone | Tommy Wright | Jason Kerr | Macron | Binn Group |
St Mirren | Jim Goodwin | Stephen McGinn | Joma | Skyview Capital |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kilmarnock | Steve Clarke | Signed by Scotland | 20 May 2019[19] | Pre-season | Angelo Alessio | 16 June 2019[20] |
Celtic | Neil Lennon | End of interim spell | 25 May 2019[21] | Neil Lennon | 31 May 2019[22] | |
St Mirren | Oran Kearney | Mutual consent | 26 June 2019[23] | Jim Goodwin | 29 June 2019[24] | |
Heart of Midlothian | Craig Levein | Sacked | 31 October 2019[25] | 11th | Daniel Stendel | 7 December 2019[26] |
Hibernian | Paul Heckingbottom | 4 November 2019[27] | 10th | Jack Ross | 15 November 2019[28] | |
Kilmarnock | Angelo Alessio | 17 December 2019[29] | 5th | Alex Dyer | 30 December 2019[30] |
Format
In the initial phase of the season, the 12 teams will play a round-robin tournament whereby each team plays each one of the other teams three times. After 33 games, the league splits into two sections of six teams, with each team playing each other 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.
League summary
League table
Template:2019–20 Scottish Premiership table
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
Leader – Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round | |
Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round | |
Qualification for Premiership play-off final | |
Relegation to 2020–21 Scottish Championship |
Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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Celtic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Rangers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
Motherwell | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Aberdeen | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Livingston | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Hibernian | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Kilmarnock | 9 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||
St Johnstone | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||
Ross County | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
St Mirren | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||
Hamilton Academical | 11 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||
Heart of Midlothian | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Source: BBC Sport
Updated: 5 February 2020
Results
Matches 1–22
Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.
Matches 23–33
Teams play each other once, either home or away.
Matches 34–38
After 33 matches, the league splits 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 are determined by the position of the teams in the league table at the time of the split.
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Odsonne Édouard | Celtic | 20 |
2 | Jermain Defoe | Rangers | 13 |
3 | Alfredo Morelos | Rangers | 12 |
4 | Sam Cosgrove | Aberdeen | 11 |
5 | Ryan Christie | Celtic | 10 |
James Forrest | Celtic | ||
7 | Christian Doidge | Hibernian | 9 |
8 | Lyndon Dykes | Livingston | 8 |
9 | Steven Lawless | Livingston | 7 |
Ross Stewart | Ross County | ||
10 | Liam Donnelly | Motherwell | 6 |
Player | For | Against | Score | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ryan Christie | Celtic | St Johnstone | 7–0 (H) | 3 August 2019 |
Jermain Defoe | Rangers | Hibernian | 6–1 (H) | 11 August 2019 |
Jermain Defoe | Rangers | Hamilton Academical | 5–0 (H) | 6 October 2019 |
Christian Doidge | Hibernian | St Johnstone | 1–4 (A) | 9 November 2019 |
Lyndon Dykes | Livingston | Ross County | 4–0 (H) | 21 December 2019 |
Attendances
These are the average attendances of the teams.
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Celtic | 693,848 | 59,131 | 54,584 | 57,820 | +0.1% |
2 | Rangers | 592,858 | 50,012 | 47,583 | 49,404 | −0.3% |
3 | Heart of Midlothian | 217,486 | 19,313 | 14,681 | 16,729 | −4.8% |
4 | Hibernian | 200,697 | 19,828 | 14,662 | 16,724 | −5.7% |
5 | Aberdeen | 164,157 | 16,410 | 12,325 | 13,679 | −8.3% |
6 | Motherwell | 76,791 | 8,822 | 4,092 | 5,907 | +8.4% |
7 | Kilmarnock | 70,161 | 9,196 | 4,083 | 5,846 | −15.2% |
8 | St Mirren | 70,698 | 7,332 | 4,240 | 5,438 | +1.6% |
9 | Ross County[a] | 55,333 | 6,575 | 3,301 | 4,611 | +19.8% |
10 | St Johnstone | 51,512 | 8,743 | 2,231 | 3,962 | +1.8% |
11 | Livingston | 39,685 | 8,196 | 1,076 | 3,307 | −9.7% |
12 | Hamilton Academical | 35,150 | 5,300 | 1,075 | 2,703 | −4.5% |
League total | 2,268,376 | 59,131 | 1,075 | 15,224 | −4.7% |
- ^ Club was playing in the Scottish Championship in the previous season.
Awards
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Ref. | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
August | Neil Lennon | Celtic | Odsonne Édouard | Celtic | |
September | Steven Gerrard | Rangers | Alfredo Morelos | Rangers | |
October | Angelo Alessio | Kilmarnock | Mohamed Elyounoussi | Celtic | |
November | Neil Lennon | Celtic | Christian Doidge | Hibernian | |
December | Steven Gerrard | Rangers | Martin Boyle | Hibernian | |
January | Winter Break | ||||
February | |||||
March | |||||
April |
Premiership play-offs
The quarter-finals will be contested between the third and fourth placed teams in the Scottish Championship. The winners will advance to the semi-finals to face the second placed team in the Championship, and the winners of that tie will advance to the final to play-off against the 11th placed team in the Premiership, with the winners securing a place in the 2020–21 Scottish Premiership.
Broadcasting
Live matches
The SPFL permits Sky Sports and BT Sport up to six live home matches between the broadcasters from each club - although this is only four for Rangers and Celtic. Sky Sports and BT Sport's deal allows them to broadcast 30 games each (and the play-offs for BT). The deal roughly provides £21m to SPFL per season.[43] This is the final season of the contract; from 2020–21, Sky Sports will have exclusive rights to Scottish Premiership matches.[44]
Highlights
Sky Sports hold the rights to Saturday night highlights - however, they do not broadcast a dedicated programme and instead merely show the goals of the Premiership matches on Sky Sports News in their Goals Express programme - which primarily is focused on goals from the English Football League. Gaelic-language channel BBC Alba has the rights to broadcast the repeat in full of 38 Saturday 3pm matches "as live" at 5.30pm. The main Premiership highlights programme is BBC Scotland's Sportscene programme, which shows in-depth highlights of all six Premiership matches every weekend. The SPFL also uploads the goals from every Premiership match onto its YouTube channel - available from 6pm on a Sunday for UK and Ireland viewers and 10pm on a Saturday for those worldwide.
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