The 2016–17 season was 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. The 2016–17 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 6 August.
Transfer deals
League competitions
Scottish Premiership
Scottish Championship
Scottish League One
Scottish League Two
Non-league football Level 5
Level 6
SPFL Development League
Honours
Cup honours CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upMatch report2016–17 Scottish CupCeltic2–1AberdeenBBC Sport2016–17 League CupCeltic3–0AberdeenBBC Sport2016–17 Challenge CupDundee United2–1St MirrenBBC Sport2016–17 Youth CupCeltic3–0RangersBBC Sport2016–17 Junior CupGlenafton Athletic2–1Auchinleck TalbotBBC Sport2016–17 Amateur Cup Colville Park 1 – 0 Southside Glasgow World
Non-league honours
Senior CompetitionWinner Highland League Buckie Thistle Lowland League East Kilbride East of Scotland League Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale South of Scotland League Edusport Academy
Junior West Region
DivisionWinner2016–17 Super League Premier DivisionGlenafton AthleticSuper League First DivisionGirvanAyrshire District LeagueDarvel JuniorsCentral District League First DivisionCambuslang RangersCentral District League Second DivisionGlasgow Perthshire
East Region DivisionWinner2016–17 SuperleagueKelty Hearts Premier LeagueSauchie JuniorsNorth DivisionKirriemuir ThistleSouth DivisionDunbar United
North Region DivisionWinner2016–17 SuperleagueBanks O'DeeFirst Division (West)Spey Valley UnitedFirst Division (East)Ellon United
Individual honours
PFA Scotland awards
AwardWinnerTeam Players' Player of the Year Scott Sinclair Celtic Young Player of the Year Kieran Tierney Celtic Manager of the Year Brendan Rodgers Celtic Championship Player of Year John McGinn Hibernian League One Player of Year Liam Buchanan Livingston League Two Player of Year Shane Sutherland Elgin City
SFWA awards AwardWinnerTeam Footballer of the Year Scott Sinclair Celtic Young Player of the Year Kieran Tierney Celtic Manager of the Year Brendan Rodgers Celtic International Player of the Year Hull City/West Ham United
Scottish clubs in Europe
Celtic, Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian qualified for European competition.
Celtic UEFA Champions League
Aberdeen UEFA Europa League
Heart of Midlothian UEFA Europa League
Hibernian UEFA Europa League
Scotland national team
Women's football
Scottish Women's Premier League
SWPL 1
SWPL2
League and Cup honours DivisionWinnerSWPL 1Glasgow CitySWPL 2Hamilton Academical SWFL 1 NorthEast FifeSWFL 1 SouthMotherwellSWFL 2 NorthGranite CitySWFL 2 South WestRenfrewSWFL 2 CentralPartick ThistleSWFL 2 EastDundee United
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upMatch report2016 Scottish Women's CupHibernian 1–1 a.e.t. (6–5 pen)Glasgow CityBBC Sport2016 Scottish Women's Premier League CupHibernian2–1Glasgow CityBBC SportSWFL First Division CupSWFL Second Division Cup
Individual honours
Jane Ross and Caroline Weir were both nominated for the (English) PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year award.
SWPL awards
AwardWinnerTeam 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
Hibernian
Scotland women's national team
The Scotland women's national football team qualified for a major tournament for the first time. 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.
Deaths
3 July: Jimmy Frizzell, 79, Greenock Morton inside forward. July: David Nicol, 80, Falkirk, Stirling Albion and Cowdenbeath wing half. 8 July: Jackie McInally, 79, Kilmarnock, Motherwell and Hamilton Academical forward. 21 July: Dick Donnelly, 74, East Fife and Brechin City goalkeeper, journalist and Radio Tay sports broadcaster. 5 August: Joe Davis, 75, Third Lanark and Hibernian defender. 20 August: Rab Stewart, 54, Dunfermline Athletic, Motherwell, Falkirk and Queen of the South forward. 5 September: Max Murray, 80, Queen's Park, Rangers, Third Lanark and Clyde forward. 13 September: Matt Gray, 80, Third Lanark forward. 16 September: Donald Cameron, 77, Ayr United chairman (2005–08). 19 September: Donnie Fraser, Inverness Caledonian Thistle director (2015–16). 20 September: Alan Cousin, 78, Dundee, Hibernian and Falkirk forward. 1 October: David Herd, 82, Scotland forward. 2 October: Jimmy McIntosh, 80, Falkirk wing-half; Forres Mechanics player/manager. 10 October: Gerry Gow, 64, Scotland under-23 midfielder. 10 October: Eddie O'Hara, 80, Falkirk and Morton winger. 16 October: George Peebles, 80, Dunfermline Athletic and Stirling Albion winger; Stirling Albion manager. 19 October: George McKimmie, 65, Dunfermline Athletic forward. 7 November: Eric Murray, 74, Kilmarnock and St Mirren wing half. 8 November: Ian Cowan, 71, Falkirk, Partick Thistle and Dunfermline Athletic forward. 16 November: Daniel Prodan, 44, Rangers defender. 25 November: Jim Gillespie, 69, Raith Rovers and Dunfermline Athletic winger. 26 November: David Provan, 75, Rangers, St Mirren and Scotland defender; Albion Rovers manager. 6 December: Dave MacLaren, 82, Dundee goalkeeper. 10 December: Tommy McCulloch, 82, Clyde and Hamilton goalkeeper. 11 December: Charlie McNeil, 53, Stirling Albion winger. 18 January: John Little, 86, Queen's Park, Rangers, Morton and Scotland defender., 27 January: Billy Simpson, 87, Rangers, Stirling Albion and Partick Thistle forward. 18 February: Roger Hynd, 75, Rangers defender and Motherwell manager. 22 February: Paul Morrison, 42, Arbroath midfielder. 27 February: Alex Young, 80, Hearts and Scotland forward. 2 March: Tommy Gemmell, 73, Celtic, Dundee and Scotland full-back; Dundee and Albion Rovers manager. 22 March: Ken Currie, 91, Heart of Midlothian, Third Lanark, Raith Rovers, Dunfermline Athletic and Stranraer inside forward. 1 April: Stuart Markland, 69, Berwick Rangers, Dundee United and Montrose defender. 21 April: Ugo Ehiogu, 44, Rangers defender. 2 May: Cammy Duncan, 51, Motherwell, Partick Thistle, Ayr United and Albion Rovers goalkeeper. 6 May: Tommy Henaughan, 86, Queen's Park, Kilmarnock and Morton forward. 18 May: Eric Stevenson, 74, Hibernian and Ayr United winger. 19 May: Tommy Ross, 70, Ross County forward. 26 May: Derek Neilson, 58, Brechin City and Berwick Rangers goalkeeper. 18 June: Albert Franks, 81, Rangers, Morton and Queen of the South wing half. 27 June: Stéphane Paille, 52, Hearts midfielder. 28 June: John Higgins, 87, Hibernian and St Mirren defender.
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