2024–25 in Scottish football Premiership champions Celtic Championship champions Falkirk League 1 champions Arbroath League 2 champions Peterhead Scottish Cup winners Aberdeen League Cup winners Celtic Challenge Cup winners Livingston Youth Cup winners Kilmarnock Teams in Europe Celtic, Rangers, Heart of Midlothian, Kilmarnock, St Mirren Scotland national team 2024–25 UEFA Nations League The 2024–25 season was the 128th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 13 July 2024 with the first Scottish League Cup group stage matches, and the first round of matches in the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership were played on the weekend of 2–4 August.
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 report2024–25 Scottish CupAberdeen1–14–3 pensCeltic BBC Sport2024–25 League CupCeltic3–35–4 pensRangers The Guardian2024–25 Challenge CupLivingston5–0Queen's Park BBC SportEast Kilbride2–0Auchinleck TalbotDaily Record2024–25 Youth CupKilmarnock2–0DundeeBBC Sport2024–25 Junior CupJohnstone Burgh1–14–2 pensTranentDaily Record
Non-league honours LevelCompetitionWinner5Highland LeagueBrora RangersLowland LeagueEast Kilbride6Midlands LeagueDundee North EndNorth Caledonian LeagueInvergordonNorth Region Premier LeagueCulter Musselburgh Athletic South of Scotland LeagueLochar Thistle Clydebank7North ChampionshipLossiemouth UnitedCamelon JuniorsWest of Scotland League First DivisionArthurlie8Armadale ThistleWest of Scotland League Second DivisionNeilston9Lochgelly AlbertThorn Athletic10Knightswood
Individual honours PFA Scotland awards AwardWinnerTeam Players' Player of the Year Daizen Maeda Celtic Young Player of the Year Lennon Miller Motherwell Manager of the Year John McGlynn Falkirk Championship Player Brad Spencer Falkirk League One Player Fraser Taylor Arbroath League Two Player Alan Trouten East Fife
SFWA awards AwardWinnerTeam Footballer of the Year Daizen Maeda Celtic Young Player of the Year Lennon Miller Motherwell Manager of the Year Brendan Rodgers Celtic
Scottish clubs in Europe
Summary
ClubCompetitionsStarted roundFinal roundCoef.CelticUEFA Champions LeagueLeague phaseKnockout phase play-offs16.000RangersUEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round19.250UEFA Europa LeagueLeague PhaseQuarter-finalsHeart of MidlothianUEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round5.000UEFA Conference LeagueLeague PhaseKilmarnockUEFA Europa LeagueSecond qualifying round2.500UEFA Conference LeagueThird qualifying roundPlay-off roundSt MirrenUEFA Conference LeagueSecond qualifying roundThird qualifying round2.000Total44.750Average8.950
Celtic UEFA Champions League
League stage Having won the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership, Celtic entered the Champions League in the league phase.
The draw for the knockout phase play-offs was held on 31 January 2025. Celtic were drawn against Bayern Munich, as a result of finishing the league phase in 21st place.
Knockout stage
Rangers UEFA Champions League Having finished second in the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership, Rangers entered the Champions League in the third qualifying round.
UEFA Europa League
League Stage
Knockout stage
Heart of Midlothian UEFA Europa League Having finished third in the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership, Hearts entered the Europa League in the play-off round.
UEFA Conference League
Kilmarnock UEFA Europa League Having finished fourth in the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership, Kilmarnock entered the Europa League in the second qualifying round.
UEFA Conference League
St Mirren UEFA Conference League Having finished fifth in the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership, St Mirren entered the Conference League in the second qualifying round.
Scotland national team
Women's football League and Cup honours DivisionWinner2024–25 SWPL 1Hibernian2024–25 SWPL 2Hamilton Academical2024–25 SWF ChampionshipEast Fife2024–25 SWF League OneBonnyrigg Rose
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upMatch reportScottish Women's CupRangers3–0Glasgow City BBC SportScottish Women's Premier League CupRangers5–0HibernianSWF National League CupStirling University4–2Renfrew LadiesSWF Regional League CupEdinburgh University Thistle6–1Cumbernauld Colts
Individual honours
AwardWinnerTeam Players' Player of the Year Emma Lawton Celtic Manager of the Year Grant Scott Hibernian Young Player of the Year Laura Berry Rangers
Scottish Women's Premier League SWPL 1
SWPL 2
Scotland women's national team
Deaths 11 July: Niall Hopper, 88, Queen's Park forward. 4 August: Jim Doherty, 65, Kilmarnock, Clyde, Queen of the South and Stranraer midfielder. 5 August: George Herd, 88, Queen's Park, Clyde and Scotland inside forward; Queen of the South manager. 8 August: Alex Kinninmonth, 82, Dundee, Dunfermline Athletic and Forfar Athletic midfielder. 9 August: Brian Marjoribanks, 82, Hibernian forward; Sportscene and Sportsound presenter. 31 August: Sol Bamba, 39, Dunfermline and Hibernian defender. 2 September: Mick Cullen, 93, Scotland winger. 6 September: Ron Yeats, 86, Dundee United and Scotland defender. 10 October: Peter Cormack, 78, Hibernian, Partick Thistle and midfielder; Partick Thistle, Cowdenbeath and Greenock Morton manager. 13 October: Jim Liddle, 66, Cowdenbeath, Forfar Athletic, Hamilton Academical, Meadowbank Thistle forward.Cowdenbeath: Former striker Jim 'Gunner' Liddle passes away 25 October: Tommy Callaghan, 78, Dunfermline Athletic, Celtic and Clydebank midfielder.The great Tommy Callaghan passes away 22 November: Kenny Aird, 77, St Mirren, St Johnstone and Hearts winger. November: John McNamee, 83, Celtic and Hibernian defender. 11 December: Alex Edwards, 78, Dunfermline Athletic and Hibernian winger. 30 December: Tony Connell, 80, Third Lanark, St Mirren and Queen of the South full-back.Saints Hall of Famer Tony was a true gent... his memory will live on with Buddies young and old 11 January: Bobby Kennedy, 87, Kilmarnock wing-half.Bobby Kennedy: 1937-2025 15 January: Alex Brash, 69, Forfar Athletic, Raith Rovers and Brechin City defender. 17 January: Denis Law, 84, Scotland forward. 19 January: Jimmy Calderwood, 69, Dunfermline Athletic, Aberdeen, Kilmarnock and Ross County manager. 2 February: Billy Pirie, 75, Arbroath, Aberdeen and Dundee forward. 6 February: Gordon Marshall, Sr., 85, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Aberdeen and Arbroath goalkeeper. 19 February: Cammy Murray, 80, St Mirren, Motherwell and Arbroath right-back. 20 February: Evan Williams, 81, East Fife, Celtic, Clyde and Stranraer goalkeeper. 3 March: John McTavish, 93, St Mirren and Stranraer defender. 17 March: John Fraser, 88, Hibernian and Stenhousemuir winger. 22 April: David Clunie, 77, Hearts, Berwick Rangers and St Johnstone defender.David Clunie 23 April: Jim Herriot, 85, Dunfermline, Hibernian, St Mirren, Partick Thistle, Morton and Scotland goalkeeper. 25 April: Wayne Addicoat, 45, Elgin City, Huntly, Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Ross County midfielder. 9 May: Tom Farmer, 84, Hibernian majority shareholder. 11 May: Jim Burns, 81, Cowdenbeath, Clyde and Stirling Albion defender. 14 May: Jack McGinn, 92, Celtic chairman and Scottish FA president. 16 May: Shaun Dennis, 55, Raith Rovers, Hibernian and Brechin City defender. 27 May: Willie Stevenson, 85, Rangers wing half. 28 May: Graeme Crawford, 77, East Stirlingshire goalkeeper. 23 June: John Clark, 84, Celtic, Morton and Scotland wing half; Cowdenbeath, Stranraer and Clyde manager.
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