2025–26 in Scottish football Premiership championsCeltic Championship championsSt Johnstone League 1 championsInverness Caledonian Thistle League 2 championsEast Kilbride Scottish Cup winnersCeltic League Cup winners St Mirren Challenge Cup winners Raith Rovers Youth Cup winners Heart of Midlothian Teams in Europe Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen, Hibernian, Dundee United Scotland national team 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) The 2025–26 season was the 129th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on the weekend of 11–13 July with the first Scottish League Cup group stage matches, and the first round of matches in the 2025–26 Scottish Premiership were played on the weekend of 1–3 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 report2025–26 Scottish CupCeltic3–1Dunfermline AthleticBBC Sport2025–26 League CupSt Mirren3–1CelticBBC Sport2025–26 Challenge CupRaith Rovers4–1Inverness Caledonian ThistleBBC SportCumnock Juniors2–0University of StirlingCumnock Chronicle2025–26 Youth CupHeart of Midlothian4–0Queen's ParkScottish FA2025–26 Communities CupAuchinleck Talbot2–1Largs ThistleBBC Sport
Non-league honours LevelCompetitionWinner5Highland LeagueBrora RangersLowland LeagueLinlithgow Rose6North Caledonian LeagueInvergordonStonehaven Hill of Beath HawthornMidlands Premier LeagueDundee North End South of Scotland LeagueDalbeattie Star Auchinleck Talbot7North of Scotland League ChampionshipFraserburgh UnitedArmadale ThistleMidlands First DivisionDundee VioletWest of Scotland League First DivisionIrvine Meadow8West Calder UnitedWest of Scotland League Second DivisionBellshill Athletic9Hawick Royal AlbertCraigmark Burntonians10East Kilbride YM
Individual honours PFA Scotland awards AwardWinnerTeam Players' Player of the Year Cláudio Braga Heart of Midlothian Young Player of the Year Mikey Moore Rangers Manager of the Year Derek McInnes Heart of Midlothian Championship Player Josh McPake St Johnstone League One Player Oli Shaw Hamilton Academical League Two Player John Robertson East Kilbride
SFWA awards AwardWinnerTeam Footballer of the Year Cláudio Braga Heart of Midlothian Young Player of the Year Barney Stewart Falkirk Manager of the Year Derek McInnes Heart of Midlothian
Scottish clubs in Europe
Summary
ClubCompetitionsStarted roundFinal roundCoef.CelticUEFA Champions LeaguePlay-off roundPlay-off round12.000UEFA Europa LeagueLeague phaseKnockout phase play-offsRangersUEFA Champions LeagueSecond qualifying roundPlay-off round5.500UEFA Europa LeagueLeague phaseLeague phaseAberdeenUEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off roundPlay-off round2.500UEFA Conference LeagueLeague phaseLeague phaseHibernianUEFA Europa LeagueSecond qualifying roundSecond qualifying round2.000UEFA Conference LeagueThird qualifying roundPlay-off roundDundee UnitedUEFA Conference LeagueSecond qualifying roundThird qualifying round3.000Total25.000Average5.000
Celtic UEFA Champions League
Having won the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership, Celtic entered the Champions League in the play-off round.
UEFA Europa League
Rangers UEFA Champions League
Having finished second in the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership, Rangers entered the Champions League in the second qualifying round.
Aberdeen UEFA Europa League
Having won the 2024–25 Scottish Cup, Aberdeen entered the Europa League in the play-off round.
UEFA Conference League
Hibernian UEFA Europa League
Having finished third in the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership, Hibernian entered the Europa League in the second qualifying round.
UEFA Conference League
Dundee United UEFA Conference League
Having finished fourth in the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership, Dundee United entered the Conference League in the second qualifying round.
Scotland national team
By winning their qualification group, Scotland reached their ninth World Cup finals (their first since 1998).
Women's football League and Cup honours DivisionWinner2025–26 SWPL 1 Heart of Midlothian2025–26 SWPL 2 Spartans2025–26 SWF Championship (North)2025–26 SWF Championship (South)
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upMatch reportScottish Women's CupCeltic1–0RangersBBC SportScottish Women's Premier League CupGlasgow City2–1RangersBBC SportSWFL First Division CupSWFL Second Division Cup
Individual honours SWPL awards
AwardWinnerTeam Players' Player of the Year Player of the YearNicole Kozlova Glasgow City Manager of the YearEva OlidHeart of Midlothian Young Player of the YearMay CruftRangers
Scottish Women's Premier League
Scotland women's national team
Deaths 22 July: John Fallon, 84, Celtic and Motherwell goalkeeper 12 August: Rikki Fleming, 78, Ayr United, Hibernian and Berwick Rangers defender 14 August: Sammy Johnston, 58, St Johnstone, Ayr United, Partick Thistle and Stranraer midfielder 21 August: Rod Petrie, 69, Hibernian chairman and Scottish Football Association president 1 September: Jimmy Bone, 75, Partick Thistle, Celtic, Arbroath, St Mirren, Hearts and Scotland forward; Arbroath, Airdrie, St Mirren, East Fife and Stenhousemuir manager. 3 September: Bobby Graham, 80, Motherwell and Hamilton Academical forward. 13 September: Eddie Hunter, 82, Queen's Park player and manager. 13 September: George Sievwright, 88, Dundee United wing half. 24 October: Bob Wilson, 91, Aberdeen wing half. 31 October: Willie Young, 73, Aberdeen defender. 26 November: Tommy Murray, 82, Airdrie, Hearts, Arbroath and Raith Rovers forward. 9 December: Dixie Deans, 79, Motherwell, Celtic, Partick Thistle and Scotland forward. 23 December: Jimmy Miller, 72, Aberdeen, Queen of the South, Motherwell, Morton, Clyde and Albion Rovers midfielder. 25 December: John Robertson, 72, Scotland midfielder. January: Bobby Holmes, 93, St Mirren forward. 10 January: Willie Allan, 83, Aberdeen, St Mirren, Falkirk, Morton, Cowdenbeath and Alloa Athletic forward. 12 January: Eddie McCreadie, 85, East Stirlingshire and Scotland defender. 19 January: Roy Erskine, 94, Stirling Albion and Cowdenbeath defender. 5 February: Tommy McMillan, 81, Aberdeen and Falkirk defender. 27 February: John Markie, 81, Falkirk, Clyde and Stenhousemuir defender. 13 March: Gordon Wallace, 82, Montrose, Raith Rovers, Dundee and Dundee United forward; Raith Rovers and Dundee manager. 15 March: Jim Fleeting, 70, Ayr United, Clyde and Morton defender; Stirling Albion, Kilmarnock and Scotland (women) manager. 27 March: Alex Cropley, 75, Hibernian and Scotland midfielder. 30 March: Willie Watson, 76, Motherwell and Dundee defender. April: Quintin Young, 78, Ayr United, Rangers and East Fife winger. May: Mike Galloway, 60, Hearts, Celtic and Scotland midfielder. May: Jim Irvine, 85, Dundee United and Hearts forward.
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