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2022–23 in Scottish football
Premiership champions
Celtic
Championship champions
Dundee
League 1 champions
Dunfermline Athletic
League 2 champions
Stirling Albion
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
League Cup winners
Celtic
Challenge Cup winners
Hamilton Academical
Youth Cup winners
Celtic
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Rangers, Heart of Midlothian, Dundee United, Motherwell
Scotland national team
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

The 2022–23 season was the 126th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 9 July 2022 with the first Scottish League Cup group stage matches, and the first round of matches in the 2022–23 Scottish Premiership were played on 30 July.[1]

Transfer deals

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Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2022 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2022–23

League competitions

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Scottish Premiership

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Main article: 2022–23 Scottish Premiership
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 32 3 3 114 34 +80 99 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Rangers 38 29 5 4 93 37 +56 92 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Aberdeen 38 18 3 17 56 60 −4 57 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4 Heart of Midlothian 38 15 9 14 63 57 +6 54 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Hibernian 38 15 7 16 57 59 −2 52 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
6 St Mirren 38 12 10 16 43 61 −18 46
7 Motherwell 38 14 8 16 53 51 +2 50
8 Livingston 38 13 7 18 36 60 −24 46
9 St Johnstone 38 12 7 19 41 59 −18 43
10 Kilmarnock 38 11 7 20 37 62 −25 40
11 Ross County (O) 38 9 7 22 37 60 −23 34 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Dundee United (R) 38 8 7 23 40 70 −30 31 Relegation to Championship
Source: [2][3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Scottish Championship

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Main article: 2022–23 Scottish Championship
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 the Premiership
2 Ayr United 36 16 10 10 61 43 +18 58 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Queen's Park 36 17 7 12 63 52 +11 58 Qualification for the Premiership 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 the Championship play-offs
10 Cove Rangers (R) 36 7 10 19 38 75 −37 31 Relegation to League One
Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[6]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Scottish League One

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Main article: 2022–23 Scottish League One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dunfermline Athletic (C, P) 36 23 12 1 63 21 +42 81 Promotion to the Championship
2 Falkirk 36 19 10 7 70 39 +31 67 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Airdrieonians (O, P) 36 17 9 10 82 51 +31 60
4 Alloa Athletic 36 17 6 13 56 47 +9 57
5 Queen of the South 36 16 6 14 59 59 0 54
6 Edinburgh 36 15 6 15 60 55 +5 51
7 Montrose 36 13 9 14 50 55 −5 48
8 Kelty Hearts 36 10 10 16 39 54 −15 40
9 Clyde (R) 36 5 9 22 35 68 −33 24 Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Peterhead (R) 36 3 7 26 19 84 −65 16 Relegation to League Two
Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[8]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Scottish League Two

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Main article: 2022–23 Scottish League Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Stirling Albion (C, P) 36 21 10 5 67 37 +30 73 Promotion to League One
2 Dumbarton 36 18 8 10 49 39 +10 62 Qualification for the League One play-offs
3 Annan Athletic (O, P) 36 14 9 13 61 51 +10 51
4 East Fife 36 14 8 14 54 50 +4 50
5 Forfar Athletic 36 13 9 14 37 43 −6 48
6 Stenhousemuir 36 12 11 13 51 55 −4 47
7 Stranraer 36 12 9 15 43 57 −14 45
8 Bonnyrigg Rose 36 11 9 16 36 47 −11 42
9 Elgin City 36 11 7 18 44 62 −18 40
10 Albion Rovers (R) 36 11 6 19 47 48 −1 39 Qualification for the League Two play-off final
Source: [9]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[10]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated


Non-league football

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Level 5

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Main articles: 2022–23 Highland Football League and 2022–23 Lowland Football League

Level 6

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Highland
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Main articles: 2022–23 Midlands Football League, 2022–23 North Caledonian Football League, and 2022–23 North Region Junior Football League
Lowland
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Main articles: 2022–23 East of Scotland Football League, 2022–23 South of Scotland Football League, and 2022–23 West of Scotland Football League

Honours

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Cup honours

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2022–23 Scottish Cup Celtic 3–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle BBC Sport
2022–23 League Cup Celtic 2–1 Rangers BBC Sport
2022–23 Challenge Cup Hamilton Academical 1–0 Raith Rovers BBC Sport
2022–23 South Challenge Cup The Spartans 2–1 Drumchapel United
2022–23 Youth Cup Celtic 6–5 (aet) Rangers BBC Sport
2022–23 Junior Cup Cumnock Juniors 1–0 Rutherglen Glencairn BBC Sport

Non-league honours

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Level Competition Winner
5 Highland League Brechin City
Lowland League The Spartans
6 Midlands League Carnoustie Panmure
North Caledonian League Loch Ness
North Premier Division Culter
East of Scotland League Premier Division Linlithgow Rose
South of Scotland League Abbey Vale
West of Scotland League Premier Division Beith Juniors
7 North Championship Sunnybank
East of Scotland League First Division Dunbar United
West of Scotland League First Division Gartcairn
8 East of Scotland League Second Division Whitburn
West of Scotland League Second Division Renfrew
9 East of Scotland League Third Division Bo'ness Athletic
West of Scotland League Third Division Vale of Clyde
10 West of Scotland League Fourth Division West Park United

Individual honours

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PFA Scotland awards

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Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year Kyogo Furuhashi[21] Celtic
Young Player of the Year Malik Tillman[21] Rangers
Manager of the Year Ange Postecoglou[21] Celtic
Championship Player Dipo Akinyemi[21] Ayr United
League One Player Calum Gallagher[21] Airdrieonians
League Two Player Charlie Reilly[21] Albion Rovers

SFWA awards

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Award Winner Team
Footballer of the Year Kyogo Furuhashi[22] Celtic
Young Player of the Year Max Johnston[23] Motherwell
Manager of the Year Ange Postecoglou[24] Celtic

Scottish clubs in Europe

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Main articles: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, 2022–23 UEFA Europa League, and 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League

Summary

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Club Competitions Started round Final round Coef.
Celtic UEFA Champions League Group stage Group stage 6.000
Rangers UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round Group stage 6.500
Heart of Midlothian UEFA Europa League Play-off round Play-off round 4.000
UEFA Conference League Group stage Group stage
Dundee United UEFA Conference League Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 1.000
Motherwell UEFA Conference League Second qualifying round Second qualifying round 0.000
Total 17.500
Average 3.500

Celtic

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UEFA Champions League

Celtic entered the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League in the group stage, having won the 2021–22 Scottish Premiership.

6 September 2022 Group F Celtic Scotland 0–3 Spain Real Madrid Glasgow
Report Vinícius 56'
Modrić 60'
Hazard 77'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,057
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
14 September 2022 Group F Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 1–1 Scotland Celtic Warsaw
Mudryk 29' Report Bondarenko 10' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Attendance: 20,697
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
5 October 2022 Group F RB Leipzig Germany 3–1 Scotland Celtic Leipzig
Nkunku 27'
Silva 64', 77'		 Jota 47' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 45,228
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
11 October 2022 Group F Celtic Scotland 0–2 Germany RB Leipzig Glasgow
Report Werner 75'
Forsberg 84'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,565
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
25 October 2022 Group F Celtic Scotland 1–1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Glasgow
Giakoumakis 34' Report Mudryk 58' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,478
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
2 November 2022 Group F Real Madrid Spain 5–1 Scotland Celtic Madrid
Modrić 6' (pen.)
Rodrygo 21' (pen.)
Asensio 51'
Vinícius 61'
Valverde 71'		 Report Jota 84' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 52,511
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Rangers

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UEFA Champions League

Rangers entered the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League in the third qualifying round, having finished second in the 2021–22 Scottish Premiership.[25]

2 August 2022 QR3 Union SG Belgium 2–0 Scotland Rangers Leuven
Teuma 27'
Vanzeir 76' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
9 August 2022 QR3 Rangers Scotland 3–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Belgium Union SG Glasgow
Tavernier 45' (pen.)
Colak 58'
Tillman 78'		 Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,454
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
16 August 2022 PO Rangers Scotland 2–2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Glasgow
Čolak 40'
Lawrence 70'		 Report Sangaré 37'
Obispo 78'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,097
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
24 August 2022 PO PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 0–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Scotland Rangers Eindhoven
Report Čolak 60' Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 34,893
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
7 September 2022 Group A Ajax Netherlands 4–0 Scotland Rangers Amsterdam
Álvarez 17'
Berghuis 32'
Kudus 33'
Bergwijn 80'		 Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 52,862
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
14 September 2022 Group A Rangers Scotland 0–3 Italy Napoli Glasgow
Report Politano 68' (pen.)
Raspadori 85'
Ndombele 90+1'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,121
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
4 October 2022 Group A Liverpool England 2–0 Scotland Rangers Liverpool
Alexander-Arnold 7'
Salah 53' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 49,512
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
12 October 2022 Group A Rangers Scotland 1–7 England Liverpool Glasgow
Arfield 17' Report Firmino 24', 55'
Núñez 66'
Salah 76', 80', 81'
Elliott 87'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,820
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
26 October 2022 Group A Napoli Italy 3–0 Scotland Rangers Naples
Simeone 11', 16'
Østigård 80'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 39,835
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
1 November 2022 Group A Rangers Scotland 1–3 Netherlands Ajax Glasgow
Tavernier 87' (pen.) Report Berghuis 4'
Kudus 29'
Conceição 89'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,817
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Heart of Midlothian

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UEFA Europa League

Hearts entered the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League in the playoff round, having finished third in the 2021–22 Scottish Premiership.[26]

18 August 2022 PO Zürich Switzerland 2–1 Scotland Heart of Midlothian St. Gallen
Guerrero 32'
Džemaili 34'		 Report Shankland 22' (pen.) Stadium: Kybunpark
Attendance: 7,958
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
25 August 2022 PO Heart of Midlothian Scotland 0–1
(1–3 agg.)		 Switzerland Zürich Edinburgh
Report Rohner 80' Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 17,225
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
UEFA Europa Conference League
8 September 2022 Group A Heart of Midlothian Scotland 0–4 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir Edinburgh
Report Kaldırım 26'
Ndayishimiye 67'
Kingsley 75' (o.g.)
Özcan 82'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 15,131
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (Poland)
15 September 2022 Group A RFS Riga Latvia 0–2 Scotland Heart of Midlothian Riga
Report Shankland 43' (pen.)
Forrest 90+3'		 Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 6,747
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)
6 October 2022 Group A Heart of Midlothian Scotland 0–3 Italy Fiorentina Edinburgh
Report Mandragora 4'
Kouamé 42'
Jović 79'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 17,243
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
13 October 2022 Group A Fiorentina Italy 5–1 Scotland Heart of Midlothian Florence
Jović 6'
Biraghi 22'
González 32', 79' (pen.)
Barák 38'		 Report Humphrys 47' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 18,576
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
27 October 2022 Group A Heart of Midlothian Scotland 2–1 Latvia RFS Riga Edinburgh
Shankland 3'
Halliday 12'		 Report Friesenbichler 39' Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 15,863
Referee: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)
3 November 2022 Group A İstanbul Başakşehir Turkey 3–1 Scotland Heart of Midlothian Istanbul
Ndayishimiye 4'
Gürler 33'
Özcan 64'		 Report Atkinson 90' Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 4,824
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)

Dundee United

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UEFA Europa Conference League

Dundee United entered the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League in the third qualifying round, after finishing fourth in the 2021–22 Scottish Premiership.[27]

4 August 2022 QR3 Dundee United Scotland 1–0 Netherlands AZ Alkmaar Dundee
Middleton 61' Report Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 10,181
Referee: Vítor Ferreira (Portugal)
11 August 2022 QR3 AZ Alkmaar Netherlands 7–0
(7–1 agg.)		 Scotland Dundee United Alkmaar
Pavlidis 21', 36'
Reijnders 31', 41'
Evjen 44'
D. de Wit 46'
Lahdo 74'		 Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 11,005
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Motherwell

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UEFA Europa Conference League

Motherwell entered the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League in the second qualifying round, after finishing fifth in the 2021–22 Scottish Premiership.[28]

21 July 2022 QR2 Motherwell Scotland 0–1 Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers Motherwell
Report Keena 27' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 7,227[29]
Referee: Kári Á Høvdanum (Faroe Islands)
28 July 2022 QR2 Sligo Rovers Republic of Ireland 2–0
(3–0 agg.)		 Scotland Motherwell Sligo
Blaney 4'
Mata 90+1'		 Report Stadium: The Showgrounds
Attendance: 3,876[30]
Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Sweden)

Scotland national team

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Main article: Scotland national football team 2020–39 results
21 September 2022 Nations League B Scotland  3–0  Ukraine Glasgow
McGinn 70'
Dykes 80', 87'		 Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 42,846
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
24 September 2022 Nations League B Scotland  2–1  Republic of Ireland Glasgow
Hendry 50'
Christie 82' (pen.)		 Report Egan 18' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 48,853
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
27 September 2022 Nations League B Ukraine  0–0  Scotland Kraków
Report Stadium: Jozef Pilsudski Stadium
Attendance: 13,534
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
16 November 2022 Friendly Turkey  2–1  Scotland Diyarbakir
Kabak 40'
Under 49'		 Report McGinn 62' Stadium: Diyarbakir Stadium
Attendance: 28,348
Referee: Visar Kastrati (Kosovo)
25 March 2023 Euro 2024 qualifying Scotland  3–0  Cyprus Glasgow
14:00 McGinn 21'
McTominay 87', 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 48,195
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)
28 March 2023 Euro 2024 qualifying Scotland  2–0  Spain Glasgow
19:45 McTominay 7', 51' Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 47,976
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
17 June 2023 Euro 2024 qualifying Norway  1–2  Scotland Oslo
Haaland 61' (pen.) Report Dykes 87'
McLean 89'		 Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 25,791
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
20 June 2023 Euro 2024 qualifying Scotland  2–0  Georgia Glasgow
McGregor 6'
McTominay 47'		 Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 50,062
Referee: Istvan Vad (Hungary)

Women's football

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SWPL 1

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Main article: 2022–23 Scottish Women's Premier League

Regular season

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Glasgow City 22 20 2 0 94 7 +87 62 Qualification for the Top six
2 Celtic 22 18 2 2 90 4 +86 56
3 Rangers 22 17 4 1 89 5 +84 55
4 Heart of Midlothian 22 12 4 6 33 19 +14 40
5 Hibernian 22 9 5 8 45 34 +11 32
6 Partick Thistle 22 9 4 9 37 50 −13 31
7 Motherwell 22 8 6 8 28 39 −11 30 Qualification for the Bottom six
8 Spartans 22 7 5 10 19 38 −19 26
9 Dundee United 22 5 2 15 21 61 −40 17
10 Aberdeen 22 4 3 15 20 56 −36 15
11 Hamilton Academical 22 4 1 17 20 74 −54 13
12 Glasgow Women 22 0 0 22 6 115 −109 0
Source: [31]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored


Top six

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Glasgow City (C) 32 27 2 3 112 18 +94 83 Qualification for the Champions League first round
2 Celtic 32 26 3 3 115 11 +104 81
3 Rangers 32 24 6 2 111 9 +102 78
4 Heart of Midlothian 32 14 7 11 39 42 −3 49
5 Hibernian 32 11 6 15 54 51 +3 39
6 Partick Thistle 32 9 5 18 42 73 −31 32
Source: [32]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions


Bottom six

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Spartans 32 16 6 10 48 51 −3 54
8 Motherwell 32 13 8 11 52 53 −1 47
9 Aberdeen 32 9 3 20 39 77 −38 30
10 Dundee United 32 8 5 19 45 76 −31 29
11 Hamilton Academical (Q) 32 8 3 21 38 93 −55 27 Qualification for the SWPL1 relegation/promotion play-off[33]
12 Glasgow Women (R) 32 0 0 32 9 150 −141 0 Relegation to the SWPL2
Source: [34]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated


SWPL 2

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Montrose (C, P) 24 17 4 3 75 25 +50 55 Promotion to SWPL1
2 Gartcairn 24 13 3 8 46 42 +4 42 Qualification for the promotion play-off[33]
3 St Johnstone 24 11 6 7 34 35 −1 39
4 Kilmarnock 24 10 7 7 34 25 +9 37
5 Boroughmuir Thistle 24 9 8 7 53 38 +15 35
6 Queen's Park 24 10 2 12 41 42 −1 32
7 Stirling University 24 4 6 14 28 65 −37 18 Qualification for the SWPL2 relegation/promotion play-off[35]
8 East Fife 24 1 6 17 23 62 −39 9 Relegation to the SWF Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2023. Source: [36]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

League honours

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Division Winner
2022–23 SWPL 1 Glasgow City
2022–23 SWPL 2 Montrose
2022–23 SWF Championship Livingston
2022–23 SWF League One FC Edinburgh
2022 Scottish Women's Football League North/East
2022 Scottish Women's Football League West/South West
2022 Scottish Women's Football League Central/South East
2022 Highlands and Islands League Buckie

Cup honours

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2022–23 Scottish Women's Cup Celtic 2–0 Rangers BBC Sport
2022–23 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup Rangers 2–0 Hibernian Football Scotland
SWF Championship Cup FC Edinburgh 0–0[a] Dryburgh Athletic [37]
SWFL Cup Harmony Row 3–2 Linlithgow Rose [38]
Highlands and Islands League Cup Buckie 2–2 a.e.t.

(3–1 pen)

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  1. ^ After extra time; FC Edinburgh won 5–4 in penalty shootout.

Individual honours

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Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year Caitlin Hayes[21] Celtic
Players' Young Player of the Year Emma Watson[21] Rangers

UEFA Women's Champions League

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Rangers and Glasgow City qualified for the Women's Champions League.[39]

Rangers

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18 August 2022 QR1 Ferencváros Hungary 1–3 Scotland Rangers Katerini
Fishley 69' Report Danielsson 14' (pen.)
Cornet 48'
Hay 89'		 Stadium: Katerini Stadium
Referee: Jurgita Mačikunytė (Lithuania)
21 August 2022 QR1 PAOK Greece 0–4 Scotland Rangers Katerini
Report Docherty 50'
Davison 58'
Papaioannou 70' (o.g.)
Arnot 86'		 Stadium: Katerini Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)
20 September 2022 QR2 Rangers Scotland 2–3 Portugal Benfica Glasgow
McCoy 25', 58' Report Vitória 38', 56'
Esson 78' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 3,522
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
28 September 2022 QR2 Benfica Portugal 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 agg.)		 Scotland Rangers Seixal
Lacasse 93'
Silva 119'		 Report Watson 87' Stadium: Futebol Campus
Attendance: 973
Referee: Marina Živković (Serbia)

Glasgow City

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18 August 2022 QR1 Glasgow City Scotland 1–3 Italy Roma Glasgow
Report Stadium: Petershill Park
Referee: Ainara Acevedo (Spain)
21 August 2022 QR1 Servette Switzerland 1–0 Scotland Glasgow City Glasgow
Korhonen 90+2' Report Stadium: Petershill Park
Attendance: 162
Referee: Frida Mia Klarlund (Denmark)

Scotland women's national team

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Main article: Scotland women's national football team 2020–29 results
2 September 2022 Friendly Netherlands  2–1  Scotland Zwolle
Miedema 11'
Kalma 88'		 Report Emslie 12' Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
Referee: Angelika Söder (Germany)
6 September 2022 2023 WCQ Faroe Islands  0–6  Scotland Tórshavn
Report Docherty 17'
Weir 40'
Cuthbert 45'
Thomas 45+1'
Corsie 53'
Beattie 68'		 Stadium: Tórsvøllur
Referee: Katarzyna Lisiecka-sek (Poland)
6 October 2022 2023 WCQ Scotland  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Austria Glasgow
Harrison 92' Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 10,182
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
11 October 2022 2023 WCQ Scotland  0–1  Republic of Ireland Glasgow
Report Barrett 72' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 10,708
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
14 November 2022 Friendly Scotland  2–1  Venezuela Arcos de la Frontera
Clark 36'
Emslie 40'		 Report Castellanos 59' Stadium: Estadio Antonio Bardillo
Referee: Zulema González González (Spain)
15 February 2023 Pinatar Cup Iceland  2–0  Scotland San Pedro del Pinatar
Kristinsdóttir 50', 51' Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)
18 February 2023 Pinatar Cup Scotland  2–1  Philippines San Pedro del Pinatar
Davidson 39'
Corsie 57'		 Report Serrano 90' Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)
21 February 2023 Pinatar Cup Scotland  1–1  Wales San Pedro del Pinatar
Howard 8' Report Holland 42' Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Referee: Lucie Sulcova (Czechia)
7 April 2023 Friendly Australia  0–1  Scotland London
Report Docherty 46' Stadium: Plough Lane
Referee: Louise Thompson (Northern Ireland)
11 April 2023 Friendly Scotland  4–0  Costa Rica Glasgow
Watson 5', 66'
Alvarado 28' (o.g.)
Weir 37'		 Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Referee: Kirsty Dowle (England)

Deaths

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  • 1 July: Drew Busby, 74, Third Lanark, Partick Thistle, Airdrieonians, Heart of Midlothian, Morton and Queen of the South forward; Queen of the South manager.[40]
  • 2 July: Andy Goram, 58, Hibernian, Rangers, Motherwell, Hamilton Academical, Queen of the South, Elgin City and Scotland goalkeeper.[41]
  • 8 July: Harry Mowbray, 75, Cowdenbeath and St Mirren defender.[42]
  • 9 July: Davie Robb, 74, Aberdeen, Dunfermline Athletic and Scotland forward.[43]
  • 9 July: Adam Strachan, 35, Partick Thistle, Ross County, Clyde, Arbroath, Dumbarton and Albion Rovers midfielder.[44]
  • 10 July: Ken Armstrong, 63, Kilmarnock defender.[45]
  • 1 August: John Hughes, 79, Celtic and Scotland forward; Stranraer manager.[46]
  • 11 August: Pat Liney, 86, Dundee and St Mirren goalkeeper.[47]
  • August: Billy Hodgson, 87, St Johnstone and Hamilton Academical outside-right.[48]
  • 8 September: Dave Smith, Dundee manager.[49]
  • 11 September: Chris Robinson, 71, Heart of Midlothian chairman and chief executive.[50]
  • 12 September: Ken Brownlee, 87, Aberdeen, Third Lanark and St Johnstone wing half.[51]
  • 25 September: Roy MacLaren, 92, St Johnstone goalkeeper.[52]
  • 8 October: John Duncan, 73, Dundee forward.[53]
  • 20 October: Jimmy Millar, 87, Dunfermline Athletic, Rangers, Dundee United and Scotland forward; Raith Rovers manager.[54]
  • 30 October: Sammy Wilson, 85, Falkirk and Dundee forward.[55]
  • 15 November: Jimmy O'Rourke, 76, Hibernian, St Johnstone and Motherwell forward.[56]
  • 20 November: Norrie Davidson, 88, Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian, Dundee United, Partick Thistle and St Mirren forward.[57]
  • c.29 November: Alex Lamond, St Johnstone chairman.[58]
  • 14 December: Alex Duchart, 89, Hibernian, Third Lanark, East Fife, Dumbarton and Falkirk winger.[59]
  • c.14 December: Jim Boyd, 66, Clyde and Motherwell defender.[60]
  • 1 January: Frank McGarvey, 66, St Mirren, Celtic, Queen of the South, Clyde and Scotland forward; Queen of the South manager.[61]
  • January: Andy Graham, 66, Dundee United, Forfar Athletic, Raith Rovers, Stirling Albion and Kilmarnock goalkeeper.[62]
  • 23 January: Patrizio Billio, 48, Dundee and Aberdeen midfielder.[63]
  • 6 February: Billy Thomson, 64, Partick Thistle, St Mirren, Dundee United, Clydebank, Motherwell, Rangers, Dundee and Scotland goalkeeper.[64]
  • 21 February: Ron Gordon, 68, Hibernian chairman.[65]
  • 1 March: Allan McGraw, 83, Morton and Hibernian forward; Morton manager.[66]
  • 14 March: Chris Shevlane, 80, Hearts, Celtic, Hibernian and Morton defender.[67]
  • 14 March: John Sweeney, 88, Dunfermline Athletic left-back.[68]
  • 21 March: Willie Bell, 85, Queen's Park and Scotland left-back.[69]
  • 13 April: Willie Callaghan, 56, Dunfermline, Cowdenbeath, Clyde, Albion Rovers, Montrose, Meadowbank Thistle, Livingston and Partick Thistle forward.[70][71]
  • c.16 April: Eddie Colquhoun, 78, Scotland centre-back.[72]
  • 11 May: Andy Provan, 79, St Mirren winger.[73]
  • 22 May: Hugh Strachan, 84, Motherwell, Greenock Morton, Kilmarnock and Partick Thistle defender.[74]
  • 24 May: Harry Gould, 74, Grade one referee.[75]
  • 10 June: Adrian Sprott, 61, Meadowbank Thistle, Hamilton Academical and Stenhousemuir player.[76]
  • 15 June: Gordon McQueen, 70, St Mirren and Scotland defender; Airdrieonians manager.[77]
  • 26 June: Craig Brown, 82, Rangers, Dundee and Falkirk wing half; Clyde, Scotland, Motherwell and Aberdeen manager.[78]

Retirements

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Notes and references

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