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.
Transfer deals
League competitions Scottish Premiership
Scottish Championship
Scottish League One
Scottish League Two
Non-league football Level 5
Level 6 Highland
Lowland
Honours Cup honours CompetitionWinner ScoreRunner-up Match report2022–23 Scottish CupCeltic3–1Inverness Caledonian ThistleBBC Sport2022–23 League CupCeltic2–1RangersBBC Sport2022–23 Challenge CupHamilton Academical1–0Raith RoversBBC SportThe Spartans2–1Drumchapel United2022–23 Youth CupCeltic6–5 (aet)RangersBBC Sport2022–23 Junior CupCumnock Juniors1–0Rutherglen GlencairnBBC Sport
Non-league honours LevelCompetitionWinner5 Highland League Brechin City Lowland LeagueThe Spartans6Midlands LeagueCarnoustie PanmureNorth Caledonian LeagueLoch NessNorth Premier DivisionCulter Linlithgow Rose South of Scotland LeagueAbbey Vale Beith Juniors7North ChampionshipSunnybankDunbar UnitedWest of Scotland League First DivisionGartcairn8WhitburnWest of Scotland League Second DivisionRenfrew9Bo'ness AthleticVale of Clyde10West Park United
Individual honours PFA Scotland awards AwardWinnerTeam Players' Player of the Year Kyogo Furuhashi Celtic Young Player of the Year Malik Tillman Rangers Manager of the Year Ange Postecoglou Celtic Championship Player Dipo Akinyemi Ayr United League One Player Calum Gallagher Airdrieonians League Two Player Charlie Reilly Albion Rovers
SFWA awards AwardWinnerTeam Footballer of the Year Kyogo Furuhashi Celtic Young Player of the Year Max Johnston Motherwell Manager of the Year Ange Postecoglou Celtic
Scottish clubs in Europe
Summary
ClubCompetitionsStarted roundFinal roundCoef.CelticUEFA Champions LeagueGroup stageGroup stage6.000RangersUEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying roundGroup stage6.500Heart of MidlothianUEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off roundPlay-off round4.000UEFA Conference LeagueGroup stageGroup stageDundee UnitedUEFA Conference LeagueThird qualifying roundThird qualifying round1.000MotherwellUEFA Conference LeagueSecond qualifying roundSecond qualifying round0.000Total17.500Average3.500
Celtic UEFA Champions League
Celtic entered the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League in the group stage, having won the 2021–22 Scottish Premiership.
Rangers 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.
Heart of Midlothian UEFA Europa League
Hearts entered the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League in the playoff round, having finished third in the 2021–22 Scottish Premiership.
UEFA Europa Conference League
Dundee United 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.
Motherwell
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.
Scotland national team
Women's football SWPL 1
Regular season
Top six
Bottom six
SWPL 2
League honours DivisionWinner2022–23 SWPL 1Glasgow City2022–23 SWPL 2Montrose2022–23 SWF ChampionshipLivingston2022–23 SWF League OneFC 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 CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upMatch report2022–23 Scottish Women's CupCeltic2–0RangersBBC Sport2022–23 Scottish Women's Premier League CupRangers2–0HibernianFootball ScotlandSWF Championship CupFC Edinburgh0–0Dryburgh AthleticFC Edinburgh lift cup after tense penalty shoot-out, Scottish Women's Football, 11 December 2022SWFL CupHarmony Row 3–2Linlithgow RoseHighlands and Islands League CupBuckie2–2 a.e.t. (3–1 pen)Sutherlandscotwomenfootball
Individual honours
AwardWinnerTeamPlayers' Player of the YearCaitlin HayesCelticPlayers' Young Player of the YearEmma WatsonRangers
UEFA Women's Champions League Rangers and Glasgow City qualified for the Women's Champions League.
Rangers
Glasgow City
Scotland women's national team
Deaths 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. 2 July: Andy Goram, 58, Hibernian, Rangers, Motherwell, Hamilton Academical, Queen of the South, Elgin City and Scotland goalkeeper. 8 July: Harry Mowbray, 75, Cowdenbeath and St Mirren defender. 9 July: Davie Robb, 74, Aberdeen, Dunfermline Athletic and Scotland forward. 9 July: Adam Strachan, 35, Partick Thistle, Ross County, Clyde, Arbroath, Dumbarton and Albion Rovers midfielder. 10 July: Ken Armstrong, 63, Kilmarnock defender. 1 August: John Hughes, 79, Celtic and Scotland forward; Stranraer manager. 11 August: Pat Liney, 86, Dundee and St Mirren goalkeeper. August: Billy Hodgson, 87, St Johnstone and Hamilton Academical outside-right.Billy Hodgson: 1935-2022 8 September: Dave Smith, Dundee manager. 11 September: Chris Robinson, 71, Heart of Midlothian chairman and chief executive. 12 September: Ken Brownlee, 87, Aberdeen, Third Lanark and St Johnstone wing half."Aberdeen's 'Mr Versatile' Ken Brownlee passes away aged 87 in South Africa", aberdeenlive.news. Accessed 13 September 2022. 25 September: Roy MacLaren, 92, St Johnstone goalkeeper. 8 October: John Duncan, 73, Dundee forward. 20 October: Jimmy Millar, 87, Dunfermline Athletic, Rangers, Dundee United and Scotland forward; Raith Rovers manager. 30 October: Sammy Wilson, 85, Falkirk and Dundee forward. 15 November: Jimmy O'Rourke, 76, Hibernian, St Johnstone and Motherwell forward. 20 November: Norrie Davidson, 88, Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian, Dundee United, Partick Thistle and St Mirren forward. c.29 November: Alex Lamond, St Johnstone chairman.Alex Lamond statement 14 December: Alex Duchart, 89, Hibernian, Third Lanark, East Fife, Dumbarton and Falkirk winger. c.14 December: Jim Boyd, 66, Clyde and Motherwell defender.Jim Boyd 1 January: Frank McGarvey, 66, St Mirren, Celtic, Queen of the South, Clyde and Scotland forward; Queen of the South manager. January: Andy Graham, 66, Dundee United, Forfar Athletic, Raith Rovers, Stirling Albion and Kilmarnock goalkeeper.Andy Graham 23 January: Patrizio Billio, 48, Dundee and Aberdeen midfielder. 6 February: Billy Thomson, 64, Partick Thistle, St Mirren, Dundee United, Clydebank, Motherwell, Rangers, Dundee and Scotland goalkeeper. 21 February: Ron Gordon, 68, Hibernian chairman. 1 March: Allan McGraw, 83, Morton and Hibernian forward; Morton manager. 14 March: Chris Shevlane, 80, Hearts, Celtic, Hibernian and Morton defender. 14 March: John Sweeney, 88, Dunfermline Athletic left-back.John Sweeney 21 March: Willie Bell, 85, Queen's Park and Scotland left-back. 13 April: Willie Callaghan, 56, Dunfermline, Cowdenbeath, Clyde, Albion Rovers, Montrose, Meadowbank Thistle, Livingston and Partick Thistle forward.Cowdenbeath club tribute as 'Central Park hero' passes awayWillie Callaghan: Ex Dunfermline, Kelty and Cowdenbeath player passes c.16 April: Eddie Colquhoun, 78, Scotland centre-back. 11 May: Andy Provan, 79, St Mirren winger. 22 May: Hugh Strachan, 84, Motherwell, Greenock Morton, Kilmarnock and Partick Thistle defender.Hugh Strachan 24 May: Harry Gould, 74, Grade one referee. Brother’s tribute to Fife teacher who died playing golf 10 June: Adrian Sprott, 61, Meadowbank Thistle, Hamilton Academical and Stenhousemuir player. 15 June: Gordon McQueen, 70, St Mirren and Scotland defender; Airdrieonians manager. 26 June: Craig Brown, 82, Rangers, Dundee and Falkirk wing half; Clyde, Scotland, Motherwell and Aberdeen manager.
Retirements
18 June 2022: Paul Caddis, 34, former Scotland, Celtic and Dundee United defender. 22 June 2022: Jamie Ness, 31, former Rangers, Dundee and Forfar Athletic midfielder.https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/sport/20227364 , Ex-Rangers midfielder Jamie Ness retires from football aged 31, Glasgow Evening Times, 22 June 2022
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