2019–20 Scottish Professional Football League
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
← 2018–19 2020–21 → | |
Statistics of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) in season 2019–20.
Scottish Premiership
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 30 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 19 | +70 | 80 | 2.67 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Rangers | 29 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 19 | +45 | 67 | 2.31 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b] |
| 3 | Motherwell | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 46 | 1.53 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 45 | 1.50 | |
| 5 | Livingston | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 39 | 1.30 | |
| 6 | St Johnstone | 29 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 36 | 1.24 | |
| 7 | Hibernian | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 37 | 1.23 | |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 33 | 1.10 | |
| 9 | St Mirren | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 29 | 0.97 | |
| 10 | Ross County | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 29 | 0.97 | |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 27 | 0.90 | |
| 12 | Heart of Midlothian (R) | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 23 | 0.77 | Relegation to the Championship |
Source: BBC SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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).[2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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).[2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
- ^ Since the 2019–20 Scottish Cup was postponed and could not be completed by the UEFA registration deadline of 3 August 2020, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team, while the fourth-placed team also qualified for European competition.
Scottish Championship
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundee United (C) | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 22 | +30 | 59 | 2.11 | Promotion to the Premiership |
| 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 27 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 45 | 1.67 | |
| 3 | Dundee | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 41 | 1.52 | |
| 4 | Ayr United | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 40 | 1.48 | |
| 5 | Arbroath | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 36 | 1.38 | |
| 6 | Dunfermline Athletic | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 37 | 1.32 | |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 36 | 1.29 | |
| 8 | Alloa Athletic | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 31 | 1.11 | |
| 9 | Queen of the South | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 28 | 1.00 | |
| 10 | Partick Thistle (R) | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 26 | 0.96 | Relegation to League One |
- ^ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.[3]
Scottish League One
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raith Rovers (C) | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 53 | 1.89 | Promotion to the Championship |
| 2 | Falkirk | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 54 | 18 | +36 | 52 | 1.86 | |
| 3 | Airdrieonians | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 48 | 1.71 | |
| 4 | Montrose | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 47 | 1.68 | |
| 5 | East Fife | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 45 | 1.61 | |
| 6 | Dumbarton | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 38 | 1.36 | |
| 7 | Clyde | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 34 | 1.21 | |
| 8 | Peterhead | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 26 | 0.96 | |
| 9 | Forfar Athletic | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 24 | 0.86 | |
| 10 | Stranraer (R) | 27 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 57 | −29 | 16 | 0.59 | Relegation to League Two |
- ^ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Scottish League Two
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cove Rangers (C) | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 76 | 34 | +42 | 68 | 2.43 | Promotion to League One |
| 2 | Edinburgh City | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 55 | 2.04 | |
| 3 | Elgin City | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 43 | 1.54 | |
| 4 | Cowdenbeath | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 41 | 1.52 | |
| 5 | Queen's Park | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 40 | 1.43 | |
| 6 | Stirling Albion | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 36 | 1.29 | |
| 7 | Annan Athletic | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 31 | 1.15 | |
| 8 | Stenhousemuir | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 29 | 1.04 | |
| 9 | Albion Rovers | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 24 | 0.92 | |
| 10 | Brechin City | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 17 | 0.63 |
- ^ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
Award winners
[edit]See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles and reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles and reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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- ^ Burke, Andy (11 February 2020). "Celtic: Odsonne Edouard relishing Scottish challenge, says Neil Lennon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
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