2016–17 in Scottish football
Season | 2016–17 | |
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2016–17 in Scottish football | ||
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Premiership champions | ||
Championship champions | ||
League 1 champions | ||
League 2 champions | ||
Scottish Cup winners | ||
League Cup winners | ||
Celtic | ||
Challenge Cup winners | ||
Youth Cup winners | ||
Teams in Europe | ||
Celtic, Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian | ||
Scotland national team | ||
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
The 2016–17 season is the 120th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 16 July 2016, with the first round of the 2016–17 Scottish League Cup.[1] The 2016–17 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 6 August.[1]
Transfer deals
League competitions
Scottish Premiership
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 106 | 25 | +81 | 106 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[b] |
2 | Aberdeen | 38 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 74 | 35 | +39 | 76 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
3 | Rangers | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 67 | Qualification for the Europa 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 the Premiership play-off final |
12 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (R) | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 44 | 71 | −27 | 34 | Relegation to the Scottish Championship |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
- ^ Since the winners of the 2016–17 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team and the spot awarded to the second-placed team (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.
Scottish Championship
Template:2016–17 Scottish Championship table
Scottish League One
Template:2016–17 Scottish League One table
Scottish League Two
Template:2016–17 Scottish League Two table
Highland Football League
Template:2016–17 Highland Football League table
Lowland Football League
Template:2016–17 Lowland Football League table
SPFL Development League
Template:2016–17 SPFL Development League table
Honours
Cup honours
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Match report |
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2016–17 Scottish Cup | ||||
2016–17 League Cup | Celtic | 3–0 | Aberdeen | BBC Sport |
2016–17 Challenge Cup | ||||
2016–17 Youth Cup | ||||
2016–17 Junior Cup |
Non-league honours
Senior
Competition | Winner |
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Highland League | |
Lowland League | |
East of Scotland League | |
South of Scotland League |
Junior
- West Region
Division | Winner |
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2016–17 Super League Premier Division | |
Super League First Division | |
Ayrshire District League | |
Central District League First Division | |
Central District League Second Division |
- East Region
Division | Winner |
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2016–17 Superleague | |
Premier League | |
North Division | |
South Division |
- North Region
Division | Winner |
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2016–17 Superleague | |
First Division (West) | |
First Division (East) |
Individual honours
PFA Scotland awards
Award | Winner | Team |
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Players' Player of the Year | ||
Young Player of the Year | ||
Manager of the Year | ||
Championship Player | ||
League One Player | ||
League Two Player |
SFWA awards
Award | Winner | Team |
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Footballer of the Year | ||
Young Player of the Year | ||
Manager of the Year |
Scottish clubs in Europe
Celtic, Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian qualified for European competition.[3][4]
Celtic
- UEFA Champions League
12 July 2016 2QR | Lincoln Red Imps | 1 – 0 | Celtic | Gibraltar |
Casciaro 48' | BBC Sport report | Stadium: Victoria Stadium Referee: Andreas Ekberg |
20 July 2016 2QR | Celtic | 3 – 0 (3 – 1 agg.) | Lincoln Red Imps | Glasgow, Scotland |
Lustig 23' Griffiths 26' Roberts 29' |
BBC Sport report | Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Bartosz Frankowski |
27 July 2016 3QR | Astana | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Astana, Kazakhstan |
Logvinenko 19' | BBC Sport report | 78' Griffiths | Stadium: Astana Arena Referee: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni |
3 August 2016 3QR | Celtic | 2 – 1 (3 – 2 agg.) | Astana | Glasgow, Scotland |
Griffiths 45+3' (pen.) Dembele 90+2' (pen.) |
BBC Sport report | 62' Ibraimi | Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Istvan Kovacs |
17 August 2016 PO | Celtic | 5 – 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Glasgow, Scotland |
Rogic 9' Griffiths 39', 45+1' Dembele 73' Brown 85' |
BBC Sport report | 55' Maranhao 57' Melikson |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 52,659 Referee: Damir Skomina |
23 August 2016 PO | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2 – 0 (4 – 5 agg.) | Celtic | Beersheba, Israel |
Sahar 21' Hoban 48' |
BBC Sport report | Stadium: Turner Stadium Attendance: 15,383 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
13 September 2016 Group C | Barcelona | 7 – 0 | Celtic | Barcelona, Spain |
Messi 3', 27', 60' Neymar 50' Iniesta 59' Suárez 75', 88' |
BBC Sport report | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 73,290 Referee: Ovidiu Hategan |
28 September 2016 Group C | Celtic | 3 – 3 | Manchester City | Glasgow, Scotland |
Dembélé 3', 47' Sterling 20' (o.g.) |
BBC Sport report | 11' Fernandinho 28' Sterling 55' Nolito |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,592 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
19 October 2016 Group C | Celtic | 0 – 2 | Borussia Monchengladbach | Glasgow, Scotland |
BBC Sport report | 57' Stindl 77' Hahn |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,814 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos |
1 November 2016 Group C | Borussia Monchengladbach | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Monchengladbach, Germany |
Stindl 32' | BBC Sport report | 76' (pen.) Dembele | Stadium: Borussia Park Attendance: 46,283 Referee: Jorge Sousa |
23 November 2016 Group C | Celtic | 0 – 2 | Barcelona | Glasgow, Scotland |
BBC Sport report | 24', 55' (pen.) Messi | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,937 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
Aberdeen
- UEFA Europa League
30 June 2016 1QR | Aberdeen | 3 – 1 | CS Fola Esch | Aberdeen, Scotland |
Logan 68' McGinn 90+3' Rooney 90+7' (pen.) |
BBC Sport report | 70' Klein | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 12,570 Referee: Mads Kristoffersen |
7 July 2016 1QR | CS Fola Esch | 1 – 0 (2 – 3 agg.) | Aberdeen | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg |
Hadji 45' | BBC Sport report | Stadium: Stade Émile Mayrisch Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen |
14 July 2016 2QR | Aberdeen | 3 – 0 | Ventspils | Aberdeen, Scotland |
Stockley 71' Rooney 75' Burns 90+1' |
BBC Sport report | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 10,672 Referee: João Pinheiro |
21 July 2016 2QR | Ventspils | 0 – 1 (0 – 4 agg.) | Aberdeen | Ventspils, Latvia |
BBC Sport report | 79' Rooney | Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions Referee: Danilo Grujic |
28 July 2016 3QR | Aberdeen | 1 – 1 | Maribor | Aberdeen, Scotland |
Hayes 88' | BBC Sport report | 83' Novakovic | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 17,105 Referee: Tore Hansen |
4 August 2016 3QR | Maribor | 1 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.) | Aberdeen | Maribor, Slovenia |
Shinnie 90+4' (o.g.) | BBC Sport report | Stadium: Ljudski vrt Referee: Nikola Popov |
Heart of Midlothian
- UEFA Europa League
30 June 2016 1QR | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 1 | FC Infonet | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Buaben 28' (pen.) Kalimullin 36' (o.g.) |
BBC Sport report | 21' Harin | Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 14,417 Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson |
6 July 2016 1QR | FC Infonet | 2 – 4 (3 – 6 agg.) | Heart of Midlothian | Tallinn, Estonia |
Harin 51' Voskoboinikov 63' |
BBC Sport report | 2' Paterson 9', 52' Rossi 45+1' Ozturk |
Stadium: Lasnamäe KJH Stadium Referee: Petr Ardeleanu |
14 July 2016 2QR | Birkirkara | 0 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | Paola, Malta |
BBC Sport report | Stadium: Hibernians Stadium Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov |
21 July 2016 2QR | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 2 (1 – 2 agg.) | Birkirkara | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Sammon 73' | BBC Sport report | 55' Bubalovic 67' Herrera |
Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 14,301 Referee: Ville Nevalainen |
Hibernian
- UEFA Europa League
14 July 2016 2QR | Hibernian | 0 – 1 | Brøndby IF | Edinburgh. Scotland |
BBC Sport report | 1' Wilczek | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 13,454 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
21 July 2016 2QR | Brøndby IF | 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) (1 – 1 agg.) (5–3 p) | Hibernian | Brøndbyvester, Denmark |
BBC Sport report | 62' Gray | Stadium: Brøndby Stadium Referee: Marius Avram | ||
Penalties | ||||
Larsson Nørgaard Stückler Wilczek Holst |
McGinn Hanlon Holt Boyle |
Scotland national team
4 September 2016 World Cup qualification | Malta | 1 – 5 | Scotland | Ta' Qali |
Effiong 13' | BBC Sport report | 9', 61' (pen.), 84' Snodgrass 53' Martin 78' Fletcher |
Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium |
8 October 2016 World Cup qualification | Scotland | 1 – 1 | Lithuania | Glasgow |
McArthur 89' | BBC Sport report | 59' Černych | Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Tobias Stieler |
11 October 2016 World Cup qualification | Slovakia | 3 – 0 | Scotland | Trnava |
Mak 18', 56' Nemec 68' |
BBC Sport report | Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského Referee: Martin Strömbergsson |
11 November 2016 World Cup qualification | England | 3 – 0 | Scotland | London |
Sturridge 24' Lallana 50' Cahill 61' |
BBC Sport report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Cüneyt Çakir |
26 March 2017 World Cup qualification | Scotland | v | Slovenia | Glasgow |
Stadium: Hampden Park |
10 June 2017 World Cup qualification | Scotland | v | England | Glasgow |
Stadium: Hampden Park |
Women's football
Scottish Women's Premier League
SWPL 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Glasgow City (C) | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 9 | +64 | 57 | 2017–18 Champions League |
2 | Hibernian (Q) | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 71 | 16 | +55 | 49 | |
3 | Celtic | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 36 | |
4 | Rangers | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 27 | |
5 | Stirling University | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 25 | |
6 | Spartans | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 49 | −26 | 22 | |
7 | Aberdeen | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 43 | −26 | 16 | |
8 | Forfar Farmington (R) | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 58 | −46 | 6 | 2017 SWPL 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
SWPL2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Hamilton Academical | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 84 | 24 | +60 | 48 | 2017 SWPL 1 |
2 | Heart of Midlothian | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 68 | 16 | +52 | 46 | |
3 | Glasgow Girls | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 56 | 19 | +37 | 46 | |
4 | Hutchison Vale[a] | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 31 | |
5 | Jeanfield Swifts | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 28 | |
6 | Buchan | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 18 | |
7 | Inverness City (R) | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 104 | −82 | 7 | 2017 SWFL 1 |
8 | Queen's Park (R) | 19 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 110 | −92 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
League and Cup honours
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Match report |
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Scottish Women's Cup | Hibernian | 1–1 a.e.t. (6–5 pen) | Glasgow City | BBC Sport |
Scottish Women's Premier League Cup | Hibernian | 2–1 | Glasgow City | BBC Sport |
SWFL First Division Cup | ||||
SWFL Second Division Cup |
Individual honours
SWPL awards
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 |
UEFA Women's Champions League
Glasgow City
6 October 2016 Round of 32 | Eskilstuna United | 1–0 | Glasgow City | Eskilstuna, Sweden |
19:00 | Larsson 52' | UEFA | Stadium: Tunavallen Referee: Tania Fernandes Morais (Luxembourg) |
13 October 2016 Round of 32 | Glasgow City | 1–2 (1–3 agg.) | Eskilstuna United | Airdrie, Scotland |
19:45 | Crilly 46' | UEFA | Schough 7', 58' | Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
Hibernian
5 October 2016 Round of 32 | Hibernian | 0–6 | Bayern Munich | Edinburgh, Scotland |
19:30 | UEFA | Van der Gragt 6' Miedema 26', 57' Leupolz 38', 63' Behringer 67' (pen.) |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 2,551 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland) |
12 October 2016 Round of 32 | Bayern Munich | 4–1 (10–1 agg.) | Hibernian | Munich, Germany |
18:00 | Gerhart 6', 38' Evans 33' Miedema 72' |
UEFA | Harrison 39' | Stadium: Grünwalder Stadion Referee: Marte Sørø, (Norway) |
Scotland women's national team
The Scotland women's national football team qualified for a major tournament for the first time.[7][8] A loss by Finland against Portugal confirmed that Scotland would finish qualifying as one of the six best runners-up, guaranteeing a place in UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[7][8]
20 September 2016 Euro 2017 qualifying | Iceland | 1 – 2 | Scotland | Reykjavik |
Friðriksdóttir 39' | BBC Sport | 29', 56' (pen.) Ross | Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 6,468 |
20 October 2016 Friendly | Scotland | 0 – 7 | Netherlands | Livingston |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 1,326 |
Deaths
- 3 July: Jimmy Frizzell, 79, Greenock Morton inside forward.[9]
- July: David Nicol, 80, Falkirk, Stirling Albion and Cowdenbeath wing half.[10]
- 8 July: Jackie McInally, 79, Kilmarnock, Motherwell and Hamilton Academical forward.[11]
- 21 July: Dick Donnelly, 74, East Fife and Brechin City goalkeeper, journalist and Radio Tay sports broadcaster.[12]
- 5 August: Joe Davis, 75, Third Lanark and Hibernian defender.[13]
- 20 August: Rab Stewart, 54, Dunfermline Athletic, Motherwell, Falkirk and Queen of the South forward.[14]
- 5 September: Max Murray, 80, Queen's Park, Rangers, Third Lanark and Clyde forward.[15]
- 13 September: Matt Gray, 80, Third Lanark forward.[16]
- 16 September: Donald Cameron, 77, Ayr United chairman (2005–08).[17]
- 19 September: Donnie Fraser, Inverness Caledonian Thistle director (2015–16).[18]
- 20 September: Alan Cousin, 78, Dundee, Hibernian and Falkirk forward.[19]
- 1 October: David Herd, 82, Scotland forward.[20]
- 2 October: Jimmy McIntosh, 80, Falkirk wing-half; Forres Mechanics player/manager.[21]
- 10 October: Gerry Gow, 64, Scotland under-23 midfielder.[22]
- 10 October: Eddie O'Hara, 80, Falkirk and Morton winger.[23]
- 16 October: George Peebles, 80, Dunfermline Athletic and Stirling Albion winger; Stirling Albion manager.[24]
- 19 October: George McKimmie, 65, Dunfermline Athletic forward.[25]
- 8 November: Ian Cowan, 71, Falkirk, Partick Thistle and Dunfermline Athletic forward.[26][27]
- 16 November: Daniel Prodan, 44, Rangers defender.[28]
- 25 November: Jim Gillespie, 69, Raith Rovers and Dunfermline Athletic winger.[29]
- 26 November: David Provan, 75, Rangers, St Mirren and Scotland defender; Albion Rovers manager.[30]
Notes and references
- ^ a b "Key dates". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "Premiership 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ Borthwick, Jamie (23 May 2016). "Who could Celtic, Hibernian, Aberdeen and Hearts face in Europe?". STV Sport. STV. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Celtic, Aberdeen, Hearts and Hibs await European draws". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "SWF Statement – SWPL 2 league standings (11/10/2016)". Scottish Women's Football. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Glasgow City: Each women's SPL title more special - Leanne Ross". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Scotland's women secure qualification to first major tournament". STV Sport. STV. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Euro 2017: Scotland's women qualify for first major tournament". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Jimmy Frizzell: Former Oldham Athletic and Manchester City manager dies". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ David Nicol 1936-2016
- ^ Obituary: Jackie McInally, footballer
- ^ Tributes paid to broadcast legend Dick Donnelly
- ^ "Death Notices & Obituaries". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ Robert Stewart
- ^ "Max Murray". www.rangers.co.uk. Rangers FC. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Obituary - Matt Gray, footballer who became Scotland's most expensive signing". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Donald Cameron 1939-2016". Ayr United FC. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Donnie Fraser". Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ Masson, James (20 September 2016). "Tributes after Dundee legend Alan Cousin dies aged 78". Evening Telegraph. DC Thomson. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "David Herd: Ex-Manchester United and Arsenal striker dies, aged 82". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ White, Michael. "Obituary - Jimmy McIntosh, footballer. An appreciation". The Herald. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "Bristol City legend Gerry Gow dies after losing battle with cancer". Bristol Post. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Maclean, Ian (16 October 2016). "Bairns mourn passing of another 1957 Falkirk cup hero". Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "George Peebles". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "George McKimmie". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Ian Cowan 1944–2016". Falkirk FC. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Ian Cowan : Obituary". The Falkirk Herald. Johnston Press plc. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "Romanian defender Daniel Prodan mourned". www.uefa.com. UEFA. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "Jim Gillespie". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ "Davie Provan". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers FC. 26 November 2016.