2025–26 in Scottish football
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The 2025–26 season is 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.[1]
| Season | 2025–26 |
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| 2025–26 in Scottish football | ||
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| Premiership champions | ||
| Celtic | ||
| Championship champions | ||
| St Johnstone | ||
| League 1 champions | ||
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | ||
| League 2 champions | ||
| East Kilbride | ||
| Scottish Cup winners | ||
| Celtic | ||
| 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) | ||
Transfer deals
League competitions
Scottish Premiership
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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| 1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 73 | 41 | +32 | 82 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 2 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 80 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Rangers | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 76 | 43 | +33 | 72 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b] |
| 4 | Motherwell | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 61 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[b] |
| 5 | Hibernian | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 57 | |
| 6 | Falkirk | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 49 | |
| 7 | Dundee United | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 45 | |
| 8 | Dundee | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 42 | |
| 9 | Aberdeen | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 40 | |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 40 | |
| 11 | St Mirren (O) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 55 | −25 | 34 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
| 12 | Livingston (R) | 38 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 21 | Relegation to Championship |
Source: [2][3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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 competition qualification, second stage group allocation, or relegation).[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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 competition qualification, second stage group allocation, or relegation).[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league was split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
- Since the 2025–26 Scottish Cup winners, Celtic, qualified for the Champions League via league position, the spot reserved for the cup winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the third-placed team, and the spots for the Conference League second qualifying round were moved down one league position.
Scottish Championship
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | St Johnstone (C, P) | 36 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 67 | 25 | +42 | 77 | Promotion to the Premiership |
| 2 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 66 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final |
| 3 | Arbroath | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 52 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
| 4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 51 | |
| 5 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 45 | |
| 6 | Queen's Park | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 41 | |
| 7 | Ayr United | 36 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 39 | |
| 8 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 38 | |
| 9 | Airdrieonians (R) | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 36 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 10 | Ross County (R) | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 34 | Relegation to League One |
Scottish League One
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 60 | 24 | +36 | 69[a] | Promotion to the Championship |
| 2 | Stenhousemuir (O, P) | 36 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 67 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 3 | Queen of the South | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 54 | |
| 4 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 53 | |
| 5 | Peterhead | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 43 | |
| 6 | Montrose | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 67 | −19 | 42 | |
| 7 | Cove Rangers | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 38 | |
| 8 | East Fife | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 61 | −27 | 36 | |
| 9 | Hamilton Academical (O) | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 34[b] | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 10 | Kelty Hearts (R) | 36 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 29 | Relegation to League Two |
Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[8]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[8]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Inverness Caledonian Thistle were deducted five points for entering administration during the previous season.
- Hamilton Academical were deducted six points for breaching SPFL rules regarding amateur players, a further nine points for failing to hold at least a bronze level licence and then six more points for failing to pay players' wages on time.
Scottish League Two
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | East Kilbride (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 77 | 46 | +31 | 69 | Promotion to League One |
| 2 | The Spartans | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 64 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 3 | Clyde | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 56 | |
| 4 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 50 | |
| 5 | Stranraer | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 47 | |
| 6 | Elgin City | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 44 | |
| 7 | Annan Athletic | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 41 | |
| 8 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 38 | |
| 9 | Dumbarton | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 35[a] | |
| 10 | Edinburgh City (O) | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 45 | 72 | −27 | 24[b] | Qualification for the League Two play-off final |
Source: [10]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[11]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[11]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- Dumbarton were deducted five points for entering administration during the previous season.
- Edinburgh City were deducted 15 points due to an insolvency event.[9]
Non-league football
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Honours
Cup honours
| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Match report |
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| 2025–26 Scottish Cup | Celtic | 3–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | BBC Sport |
| 2025–26 League Cup | St Mirren | 3–1 | Celtic | BBC Sport |
| 2025–26 Challenge Cup | Raith Rovers | 4–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | BBC Sport |
| 2025–26 South Challenge Cup | Cumnock Juniors | 2–0 | University of Stirling | Cumnock Chronicle |
| 2025–26 Youth Cup | Heart of Midlothian | 4–0 | Queen's Park | Scottish FA |
| 2025–26 Communities Cup | Auchinleck Talbot | 2–1 | Largs Thistle | BBC Sport |
Non-league honours
Individual honours
PFA Scotland awards
| Award | Winner | Team |
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| Players' Player of the Year | Cláudio Braga[17] | Heart of Midlothian |
| Young Player of the Year | Mikey Moore[17] | Rangers |
| Manager of the Year | Derek McInnes[17] | Heart of Midlothian |
| Championship Player | Josh McPake[17] | St Johnstone |
| League One Player | Oli Shaw[17] | Hamilton Academical |
| League Two Player | John Robertson[17] | East Kilbride |
SFWA awards
Scottish clubs in Europe
Summary
| Club | Competitions | Started round | Final round | Coef. |
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| Celtic | UEFA Champions League | Play-off round | Play-off round | 12.000 |
| UEFA Europa League | League phase | Knockout phase play-offs | ||
| Rangers | UEFA Champions League | Second qualifying round | Play-off round | 5.500 |
| UEFA Europa League | League phase | League phase | ||
| Aberdeen | UEFA Europa League | Play-off round | Play-off round | 2.500 |
| UEFA Conference League | League phase | League phase | ||
| Hibernian | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | Second qualifying round | 2.000 |
| UEFA Conference League | Third qualifying round | Play-off round | ||
| Dundee United | UEFA Conference League | Second qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 3.000 |
| Total | 25.000 | |||
| Average | 5.000 | |||
Celtic
- UEFA Champions League
Having won the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership, Celtic entered the Champions League in the play-off round.[21]
| 20 August 2025 PO | Celtic | 0–0 |  Kairat | Glasgow |
| Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,182 Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway) |
| 26 August 2025 PO | Kairat | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (0–0 agg.) (3–2 p) | Celtic | Almaty |
| Report | Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 22,800 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy) | |||
| Penalties | ||||
Gromyko  Martynovich  Arad Sorokin |
Idah McCowan Engels McGregor Maeda |
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UEFA Europa League
| 24 September 2025 Matchday 1 | Red Star Belgrade  | 1–1 | Celtic | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 21:00 CEST | Arnautović  65' |
Report | Iheanacho 55' |
Stadium: Red Star Stadium Attendance: 35,721 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
| 2 October 2025 Matchday 2 | Celtic | 0–2 |  Braga | Glasgow |
| 17:45 BST | Report | Horta 20' Martínez 85' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 46,232 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
| 23 October 2025 Matchday 3 | Celtic | 2–1 |  Sturm Graz | Glasgow |
| 20:00 BST | Scales 61' Nygren 64' |
Report | Horvat 15' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 48,278 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain) |
| 6 November 2025 Matchday 4 | Midtjylland  | 3–1 | Celtic | Herning, Denmark |
| 18:45 CET | Erlić 33' Gogorza 35'Djú 41' |
Report | Hatate 81' (pen.) |
Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 10,387 Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia) |
| 27 November 2025 Matchday 5 | Feyenoord  | 1–3 | Celtic | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 18:45 CET | Ueda 11' |
Report | Yang 31' Hatate 43'Nygren 82' |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 31,582 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria) |
| 11 December 2025 Matchday 6 | Celtic | 0–3 |  Roma | Glasgow |
| 20:00 GMT | Report | Scales  6' (o.g.)Ferguson 36', 45+1' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,188 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
| 22 January 2026 Matchday 7 | Bologna | 2–2 | Celtic | Bologna, Italy |
| 18:45 CET | Dallinga 58' Rowe 72' |
Report | Hatate 6' Trusty 40' |
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 23,791 Referee: Vassilis Fotias (Greece) |
| 29 January 2026 Matchday 8 | Celtic | 4–2 | Utrecht | Glasgow |
| 20:00 GMT | Nygren 6' Viergever 10' (o.g.)Engels 19' (pen.)Trusty 66' |
Report | de Wit 44' Blake 62' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 55,559 Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara (Finland) |
| 19 February 2026 Knockout Play-off | Celtic | 1–4 |  VfB Stuttgart | Glasgow |
| 20:00 GMT | Nygren 21' |
Report | El Khannouss 15', 28' Leweling 57'Tomás 90+3' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 52,901 Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium) |
| 26 February 2026 Knockout play-off | VfB Stuttgart | 0–1 (4–2 agg.) | Celtic | Stuttgart, Germany |
| 18:45 CET | Report | McCowan 1' |
Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 58,500 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
Rangers
- UEFA Champions League
Having finished second in the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership, Rangers entered the Champions League in the second qualifying round.[21]
| 22 July 2025 QR2 | Rangers | 2–0 |  Panathinaikos | Glasgow |
| Curtis 52' Gassama 78' |
Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,548 Referee: Donatas Rumsas (Lithuania) |
| 30 July 2025 QR2 | Panathinaikos | 1–1 (1–3 agg.) | Rangers | Athens |
| Duricic 53' |
Report | Gassama 60' |
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 36,121 Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy) |
| 5 August 2025 QR3 | Rangers | 3–0 |  Viktoria Plzeň | Glasgow |
| Gassama 15', 51' Dessers 45' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 45,730 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
| 12 August 2025 QR3 | Viktoria Plzeň | 2–1 (2–4 agg.) | Rangers | Plzeň |
| Durosinmi 41' Marković 83' |
Report | Cameron 60' |
Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 11,341 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
| 19 August 2025 PO | Rangers | 1–3 |  Club Brugge | Glasgow |
| Danilo 50' |
Report | Vermant 3' Spileers 7'Mechele 20' |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 43,731 Referee: François Letexier (France) |
| 27 August 2025 PO | Club Brugge | 6–0 (9–1 agg.) | Rangers | Bruges |
| Tresoldi 5' Vanaken 32'Seys 41', 45'Stanković 45+2'Tzolis 50' |
Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
Aberdeen
- UEFA Europa League
Having won the 2024–25 Scottish Cup, Aberdeen entered the Europa League in the play-off round.[22]
| 21 August 2025 PO | Aberdeen | 2–2 |  FCSB | Aberdeen |
| Polvara 61' Sokler 89' |
Report | Birligea 32' Olaru 46' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 17,551 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
| 28 August 2025 PO | FCSB | 3–0 (5–2 agg.) | Aberdeen | Bucharest |
| Olaru 45+1' (pen.), 59' Sut 52' |
Report | Stadium: Arena Națională Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway) |
UEFA Conference League
| 2 October 2025 1 | Aberdeen | 2–3 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 20:00 | Karlsson 8' (pen.) Devlin 69' |
Report | Nazaryna 38' Ferreira 54'Henrique 59' |
Attendance: 15,504 Referee: Duje Strukan |
| 23 October 2025 2 | AEK Athens | 6–0 | Aberdeen | Agia Sophia Stadium |
| 18:45 | Koïta 11', 18' Eliasson 27'Marin 55'Jović 81'Kutesa 87' |
Report | Attendance: 20,921 Referee: Jasper Vergoote |
| 6 November 2025 3 | AEK Larnaca  | 0–0 | Aberdeen | AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis |
| 18:45 | Report | Attendance: 4,770 Referee: Dalibor Cerny |
| 27 November 2025 4 | Aberdeen | 1–1 |  Noah | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 20:00 | Nisbet 45' |
Report | Mulahusejnović 52' |
Attendance: 15,060 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski |
| 11 December 2025 5 | Aberdeen | 0–1 |  Strasbourg | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 20:00 | Report | Godo 35' |
Attendance: 15,404 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 18 December 2025 6 | Sparta Prague | 3–0 | Aberdeen | Stadion Letná |
| 20:00 | Mercado 16' Haraslín 29'Kuol 66' |
Report | Attendance: 14,343 Referee: David Smajc |
Hibernian
- UEFA Europa League
Having finished third in the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership, Hibernian entered the Europa League in the second qualifying round.[22]
| 24 July 2025 QR2 | Midtjylland | 1–1 | Hibernian | Herning |
| Şimşir 72' |
Report | McGrath 7' |
Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 8,863 Referee: Robert Schröder (Germany) |
| 31 July 2025 QR2 | Hibernian | 1–2 (a.e.t.) (2–3 agg.) | Midtjylland | Edinburgh |
| Bushiri 105+1' |
Report | Osorio 94' Júnior Brumado 119' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 19,536 Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal) |
- UEFA Conference League
| 7 August 2025 Third qualifying round | FK Partizan | 0–2 | Hibernian | Belgrade |
| Report | Boyle 40', 70' (pen.) |
Stadium: Partizan Stadium Attendance: 26,342 Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta) |
| 14 August 2025 Third qualifying round | Hibernian | 2–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 agg.) | FK Partizan | Edinburgh |
| Bowie 59' Cadden 100' |
Report | Vukotić 17' Milosevic 44'Kostić 90+5' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 19,377 Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Bulgaria) |
| 21 August 2025 Play-off round | Hibernian | 1–2 |  Legia Warsaw | Edinburgh |
| Mulligan 86' |
Report | Nsame 35' (pen.) Wszolek 45+3' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 18,958 Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara (Finland) |
| 28 August 2025 Play-off round | Legia Warsaw | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 agg.) | Hibernian | Warsaw |
| Bichakhchyan 13' Elitim 90+3'Rajovic 98' |
Report | Bushiri 50' Boyle 59'Chaiwa 61' |
Stadium: Polish Army Stadium Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium) |
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.[22]
| 24 July 2025 QR2 | Dundee United | 1–0 |  UNA Strassen | Dundee |
| Sapsford 47' |
Report | Stadium: Tannadice Park Referee: Marc Nagtegaal (Netherlands) |
| 31 July 2025 QR2 | UNA Strassen | 0–1 (0–2 agg.) | Dundee United | Differdange |
| Report | Iovu 63' |
Stadium: Stade Municipal Referee: Vilhjálmur Thórarinsson (Iceland) |
| 7 August 2025 Third qualifying round | Rapid Vienna | 2–2 | Dundee United | Vienna |
| Dahl 27' Seidl 44' |
Report | Watters 33' Sapsford 75' |
Stadium: Allianz Stadion Referee: Luís Miguel Branco Godinho (Portugal) |
| 14 August 2025 Third qualifying round | Dundee United | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–4 agg.) (4–5 p) | Rapid Vienna | Dundee |
| Watters 25', 42' (pen.) |
Report | Iovu 63' (o.g.) Kara 77' |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Cyprus) | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Fatah Ferry Esselink Ševelj Keresztes |
Kara Mbuyi Radulović Raux-Yao Bolla |
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Scotland national team
By winning their qualification group, Scotland reached their ninth World Cup finals (their first since 1998).[23]
| 5 September 2025 2026 World Cup qualification | Denmark | 0–0 | Scotland | Copenhagen |
| Report | Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 35,369 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
| 8 September 2025 2026 World Cup qualification | Belarus  | 0–2 | Scotland | Zalaegerszeg, Hungary |
| Report | Adams 43' Volkov 65' (o.g.) |
Stadium: ZTE Arena Attendance: None Referee: Nikola Dabanovic (Montenegro) |
| 9 October 2025 2026 World Cup qualification | Scotland | 3–1 | Greece | Glasgow |
| Christie 64' Ferguson 80'Dykes 90+3' |
Report | Tsimikas 62' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 46,006 Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway) |
| 12 October 2025 2026 World Cup qualification | Scotland | 2–1 | Belarus | Glasgow |
| Adams 15' McTominay 84' |
Report | Kuchko 90+6' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 49,346 Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania) |
| 15 November 2025 2026 World Cup qualification | Greece | 3–2 | Scotland | Piraeus |
| Bakasetas 7' Karetsas 57'Tzolis 63' |
Report | Gannon-Doak 65' Christie 70' |
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 18,405 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
| 18 November 2025 2026 World Cup qualification | Scotland | 4–2 | Denmark | Glasgow |
| McTominay 3' Shankland 78'Tierney 90+3'McLean 90+8' |
Report | Højlund 57' (pen.) Dorgu 81' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 49,587 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
| 28 March 2026 Friendly | Scotland | 0–1 |  Japan | Glasgow |
| Report | Itō 84' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 44,644 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia) |
| 31 March 2026 Friendly | Ivory Coast  | 1–0 | Scotland | Liverpool |
| Pépé 12' |
Report | Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium Attendance: 33,034 Referee: Daniel Elder (Australia) |
| 30 May 2026 Friendly | Scotland | 4–1 |  Curaçao | Glasgow |
| Curtis 45+2' Shankland 59', 64'Christie 81' (pen.) |
Report | Chong 17' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 44,433 Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia) |
| 6 June 2026 Friendly | Bolivia  | 0–4 | Scotland | Harrison, New Jersey |
| Report | Shankland 5' McTominay 23'Adams 30', 45' |
Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium Referee: Rosendo Mendoza (United States) |
| 13 June 2026 2026 World Cup | Haiti  | – | Scotland | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Stadium: Gillette Stadium |
| 19 June 2026 2026 World Cup | Scotland | – |  Morocco | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Stadium: Gillette Stadium |
| 24 June 2026 2026 World Cup | Scotland | – |  Brazil | Miami Gardens, Florida |
| Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium |
Women's football
League and Cup honours
| Division | Winner |
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| 2025–26 SWPL 1 | Heart of Midlothian |
| 2025–26 SWPL 2 | Spartans |
| 2025–26 SWF Championship (North) | |
| 2025–26 SWF Championship (South) | |
| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Match report |
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| Scottish Women's Cup | Celtic | 1–0 | Rangers | BBC Sport |
| Scottish Women's Premier League Cup | Glasgow City | 2–1 | Rangers | BBC Sport |
| SWFL First Division Cup | ||||
| SWFL Second Division Cup |
Individual honours
SWPL awards
| Award | Winner | Team |
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| Players' Player of the Year | ||
| Player of the Year | Nicole Kozlova | Glasgow City |
| Manager of the Year | Eva Olid | Heart of Midlothian |
| Young Player of the Year | May Cruft | Rangers |
Scottish Women's Premier League
Scotland women's national team
| 24 October 2025 Friendly match | Morocco | 1–2 | Scotland | Casablanca |
| Nakkach 80' |
Report | Cuthbert 41' Weir 90' |
Stadium: Père Jégo Stadium Referee: Natacha Konan (Ivory Coast) |
| 28 October 2025 Friendly match | Scotland | 3–4 |  Switzerland | Dunfermline |
| McGovern 35' Reuteler 45+2' (o.g.)Weir 90+3' |
Report | Schertenleib 24', 52' Beney 41'Vallotto 72' |
Stadium: East End Park Referee: Abigail Byrne (England) |
| 28 November 2025 Friendly match | Ukraine | 1–1 | Scotland | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain |
| 12:00 UTC+1 |
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Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Chapín Referee: Gabriela Arce (Paraguay) |
| 2 December 2025 Friendly match | Scotland | 3–2 |  China | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain |
| 19:00 UTC+1 | Howat 11', 15' Hanson 14' |
Report | Zhang Linyan 30' Wu Chengshu 60' |
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Chapín Referee: María Eugenia Gil Soriano |
| 3 March 2026 2027 WCQ | Luxembourg | 0–5 | Scotland | Esch |
| Report | Weir 9', 37', 61' Clark 27'McGovern 88' |
Stadium: Stade Émile Mayrisch Referee: Kristina Georgieva |
| 7 March 2026 2027 WCQ | Scotland | 7–0 | Luxembourg | Glasgow |
| McGovern 1', 31' Clark 10', 55'Davidson 78'Lawton 89'McAneny 90+4' |
Report | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 4,266 Referee: Nanna Løf Andersen |
| 14 April 2026 2027 WCQ | Scotland | 1–1 | Belgium | Edinburgh |
| McGovern 90+5' |
Report | Kees 15' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 4,522 Referee: Lotta Vuorio |
| 18 April 2026 2027 WCQ | Belgium | 0–0 | Scotland | Leuven |
| Report | Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 4,052 Referee: Reka Molnar |
Deaths
- 22 July: John Fallon, 84, Celtic and Motherwell goalkeeper[25]
- 12 August: Rikki Fleming, 78, Ayr United, Hibernian and Berwick Rangers defender[26]
- 14 August: Sammy Johnston, 58, St Johnstone, Ayr United, Partick Thistle and Stranraer midfielder[27]
- 21 August: Rod Petrie, 69, Hibernian chairman and Scottish Football Association president[28]
- 1 September: Jimmy Bone, 75, Partick Thistle, Celtic, Arbroath, St Mirren, Hearts and Scotland forward; Arbroath, Airdrie, St Mirren, East Fife and Stenhousemuir manager.[29]
- 3 September: Bobby Graham, 80, Motherwell and Hamilton Academical forward.[30]
- 13 September: Eddie Hunter, 82, Queen's Park player and manager.[31]
- 13 September: George Sievwright, 88, Dundee United wing half.[32]
- 24 October: Bob Wilson, 91, Aberdeen wing half.[33]
- 31 October: Willie Young, 73, Aberdeen defender.[34]
- 26 November: Tommy Murray, 82, Airdrie, Hearts, Arbroath and Raith Rovers forward.[35]
- 9 December: Dixie Deans, 79, Motherwell, Celtic, Partick Thistle and Scotland forward.[36]
- 23 December: Jimmy Miller, 72, Aberdeen, Queen of the South, Motherwell, Morton, Clyde and Albion Rovers midfielder.[37]
- 25 December: John Robertson, 72, Scotland midfielder.[38]
- January: Bobby Holmes, 93, St Mirren forward.[39]
- 10 January: Willie Allan, 83, Aberdeen, St Mirren, Falkirk, Morton, Cowdenbeath and Alloa Athletic forward.[40]
- 12 January: Eddie McCreadie, 85, East Stirlingshire and Scotland defender.[41]
- 19 January: Roy Erskine, 94, Stirling Albion and Cowdenbeath defender.[42]
- 5 February: Tommy McMillan, 81, Aberdeen and Falkirk defender.[43]
- 27 February: John Markie, 81, Falkirk, Clyde and Stenhousemuir defender.[44]
- 13 March: Gordon Wallace, 82, Montrose, Raith Rovers, Dundee and Dundee United forward; Raith Rovers and Dundee manager.[45]
- 15 March: Jim Fleeting, 70, Ayr United, Clyde and Morton defender; Stirling Albion, Kilmarnock and Scotland (women) manager.[46]
- 27 March: Alex Cropley, 75, Hibernian and Scotland midfielder.[47]
- 30 March: Willie Watson, 76, Motherwell and Dundee defender.[48]
- April: Quintin Young, 78, Ayr United, Rangers and East Fife winger.[49]
- May: Mike Galloway, 60, Hearts, Celtic and Scotland midfielder.[50]
- May: Jim Irvine, 85, Dundee United and Hearts forward.[51]