SCOTTISH PROFESSIONAL
FOOTBALL LEAGUE
-
The Premiership includes 12 teams who play each other 3 times in the first 33 games of the season.
-
After 33 games, the teams are split into the Top 6 and Bottom 6 who then play 1 additional game each to decide the final league positions.
-
Games are played across the weekend including Friday night fixtures.
KEY FACTS
HISTORIC
LEAGUE
The SPFL is the second oldest football competition in the world, formed in 1890.
TOP CLUBS FIGHT FOR EUROPE
The League comprises Scotland’s 42 leading professional football clubs and provides Scotland’s entrants to UEFA’s Champions League, Europa League, and Europa Conference League.
GREAT
RIVALRIES
The Old Firm derby, between Rangers and Celtic is one of football’s greatest rivalries.
FAMOUS
CLUBS
Features many other great clubs in European football, such as Hibernian and Hearts, who play the Edinburgh derby, as well as Aberdeen and more clubs with international recognition.
ACTION
PACKED
An average of almost 3 goals (2.94 goals) per game in season 2022/23
GREAT
ATMOSPHERE
Matches are played in modern, atmospheric venues with Glasgow the only city in Europe (besides London since 2016) to have three football stadiums above 50,000 capacity
