The Championship is a men’s league competition in Scotland, with recorded coverage spanning seasons from 2010 to 2025. This page brings together live scores, fixtures, results and standings, plus player and team statistics, for following the competition across its recorded seasons.
Upcoming matches, Championship
Regular Season - 7
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- Regular Season - 7
Queen's Park
Ayr Utd
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- Regular Season - 7
Stenhousemuir
Arbroath
Ochilview Park -
- Regular Season - 7
Partick
Raith Rovers
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- Regular Season - 7
Morton
Dunfermline
Cappielow Park -
- Regular Season - 7
Livingston
Inverness CT
Regular Season - 8
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- Regular Season - 8
Arbroath
Queen's Park
Gayfield Park
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- Regular Season - 8
Ayr Utd
Stenhousemuir
Somerset Park
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- Regular Season - 8
Dunfermline
Partick
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- Regular Season - 8
Inverness CT
Morton
Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
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- Regular Season - 8
Raith Rovers
Livingston
Latest played matches, Championship
Regular Season - 6
Regular Season - 5
Championship Standings
Division1
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Stenhousemuir | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 16 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
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Raith Rovers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 13 | WWLWW |
| 3 |
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Partick | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | LWDDW |
| 4 |
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Livingston | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 | WLLWL |
| 5 |
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Dunfermline | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | WDWLD |
| 6 |
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Arbroath | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 8 | LDWWD |
| 7 |
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Inverness CT | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 6 | WLLDD |
| 8 |
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Ayr Utd | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 5 | LLDLD |
| 9 |
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Queen's Park | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 4 | LWDLL |
| 10 |
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Morton | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 1 | LLDLL |
Championship Statistics
Top scorers 2026
| # | Player | Goals |
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Top assists 2026
| # | Player | Assists |
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
Championship teams participation since 2010
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| Morton | 15 |
| Raith Rovers | 13 |
| Queen of the South | 12 |
| Dunfermline | 11 |
| Falkirk | 11 |
| Partick | 10 |
| Ayr Utd | 10 |
| Alloa Athletic | 8 |
| Hamilton Academical | 7 |
| Livingston | 7 |
| Inverness CT | 7 |
| Dundee | 6 |
| Dumbarton | 6 |
| Arbroath | 6 |
| Airdrie United | 6 |
| Dundee Utd | 5 |
| Queen's Park | 5 |
| Ross County | 4 |
| Cowdenbeath | 4 |
| Hibernian | 3 |
| ST Mirren | 3 |
| Heart Of Midlothian | 2 |
| Rangers | 2 |
| Montrose | 2 |
| Cove Rangers | 2 |
| Kilmarnock | 1 |
| ST Johnstone | 1 |
| Brechin | 1 |
| Stirling Albion | 1 |
| Stenhousemuir | 1 |
Championship top scorer teams
Championship About
Championship is Scotland’s second tier of professional men’s football, a national league competition positioned directly below the Scottish Premiership and above League One. It is currently branded the William Hill Championship for sponsorship purposes and forms part of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL).
Role in Scottish football
The competition provides the principal sporting link between Scotland’s top flight and the tier below it. Its champion earns automatic promotion to the Premiership, while clubs finishing near the bottom face the risk of relegation to League One. This movement gives the league a clear purpose within the Scottish football pyramid: it offers established Premiership clubs a route back to the top division, gives ambitious League One sides a path upwards and provides a full national schedule for professional clubs competing outside the elite tier.
Championship clubs qualify through sporting merit. A team may enter after relegation from the Premiership or after promotion from League One, subject to the applicable SPFL registration, licensing and stadium requirements. These rules help ensure that promotion and relegation are supported by the organisational and ground standards expected of professional football. Although it is a Scottish competition, its clubs and players compete in a football environment with an international audience, while strong performances can lead to opportunities at higher domestic and European levels.
Origins and governance
The competition was established in its present form in 2013, following the merger of the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League. Its modern Championship identity therefore belongs to the SPFL era, but it continues the longer tradition of Scotland’s second tier, whose history reaches back to 1893 through earlier competition structures and names.
The SPFL administers the league and operates as a corporation owned by its 42 member clubs. Its responsibilities include competition administration, commercial arrangements, registration procedures and regulatory compliance. Changes to the league’s rules are determined through the governance arrangements applying to the member clubs. The Scottish Football Association’s wider licensing framework also contributes to the standards clubs must meet, particularly in areas such as facilities, safety and financial governance.
League format and match rules
The Championship is a 10-team league played as a quadruple round robin. Each club meets every other team four times, with two matches at home and two away, producing a 36-match schedule for every side. League matches use the standard points system: three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat. Unlike a knockout tie, a regular league fixture remains level after 90 minutes if neither team has won.
League positions are primarily determined by total points. If teams are level, goal difference is used next, followed by goals scored. Where a tie remains decisive for a critical outcome such as the title or a relegation position, the regulations may require a one-off deciding match at a neutral venue. This provision separates an outcome with major sporting consequences from ordinary mid-table ranking disputes.
The season normally runs from August to May, although the precise calendar can vary to accommodate scheduling requirements and the wider Scottish football programme. The repeated home-and-away structure means that consistency over 36 matches is more important than a short sequence of results, while the closing stages can bring additional pressure because promotion and relegation positions may lead to play-offs.
Promotion and relegation play-offs
The league champion goes straight up to the Premiership. The teams finishing second, third and fourth enter the promotion play-offs, which create a staggered route to the final top-flight place. Third plays fourth over two legs in the opening tie. The winner then meets the team finishing second, again over two legs. The successful Championship side proceeds to a final against the Premiership club that finishes 11th, with the winner of that tie taking the Premiership place.
At the other end of the table, the club finishing 10th is relegated automatically to League One. The ninth-placed team enters a relegation play-off against the relevant League One challenger, giving it a chance to retain its Championship status while offering the lower-tier side a route into the division. The exact participants from League One are determined through that competition’s own promotion process.
Play-off ties are played over two legs where specified, with one match at each club’s ground. If the aggregate score is level after 180 minutes, extra time is played and penalties can decide the winner. There is no away-goals rule. These arrangements make the Championship more than a conventional league table: automatic outcomes reward the leading and trailing clubs, while the middle positions retain a route to promotion and the lower positions may still be decided through additional matches.
Why the Championship matters
The Scottish Championship combines a stable national league format with unusually high stakes at both ends of the table. Its 10-team structure guarantees repeated contests between familiar opponents, while the promotion and relegation system keeps the title race, play-off places and survival battle connected throughout the season. For supporters, it is a competition shaped by local rivalries, regular home-and-away encounters and the possibility that one successful campaign can transform a club’s place in Scottish football.