# 2024–25 Scottish Premiership

The 2024–25 Scottish Premiership (known as the William Hill Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the twelfth season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football, and the 128th edition overall of the top national league competition, not including one cancelled due to World War II. Celtic are three-time defending champions. The season began on 3 August 2024.
Twelve teams contest the league: Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee, Dundee United, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Rangers, Ross County, St Johnstone and St Mirren.

## Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2023–24 season.
Promoted from the Championship
Dundee United
Relegated to the Championship
Livingston
Stadia and locations
Aberdeen
Celtic
Dundee
Dundee United
Pittodrie Stadium
Celtic Park
Dens Park
Tannadice Park
Capacity: 20,866
Capacity: 60,411
Capacity: 11,775
Capacity: 14,223
Heart of Midlothian
DundeeEdinburghGlasgowAberdeenKilmarnockMotherwellRoss CountySt JohnstoneSt MirrenDundee teams: Dundee Dundee UnitedEdinburgh teams: Hearts HibernianGlasgow teams: Celtic Rangersclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership
Hibernian
Tynecastle Park
Easter Road
Capacity: 19,852
Capacity: 20,421
Kilmarnock
Motherwell
Rugby Park
Fir Park
Capacity: 15,003
Capacity: 13,677
Rangers
Ross County
St Johnstone
St Mirren
Ibrox Stadium
Victoria Park
McDiarmid Park
St Mirren Park
Capacity: 51,700
Capacity: 6,541
Capacity: 10,696
Capacity: 7,937 :

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) | Shorts sponsor |
| Aberdeen | Jimmy Thelin | Graeme Shinnie | Adidas | Texo Group | None | RAM Tubulars | Texo Group |
| Celtic | Brendan Rodgers | Callum McGregor | Adidas | Dafabet | Magners | Celtic FC Foundation | None |
| Dundee | Tony Docherty | Joe Shaughnessy | Macron | Crown Engineering Services | MKM Building Supplies, John Clark BMW | GA Vans | DrainBlitz |
| Dundee United | Jim Goodwin | Ross Docherty | Erreà | Quinn Casino | JF Kegs, Norman Jamieson Ltd | Trade-Mart | Paint-Tec Accident Repair Centre |
| Heart of Midlothian | Neil Critchley | Lawrence Shankland | Umbro | Stellar Omada | FanHub, loveholidays | ASC Edinburgh Ltd | None |
| Hibernian | David Gray | Joe Newell | Joma | Bevvy.com | Whisky Row, Dunedin IT | SBK | Capital Credit Union |
| Kilmarnock | Derek McInnes | Kyle Vassell | Hummel | James Frew Ltd | James Frew Ltd, Blackwood Plant Hire | Redrock Automation | A&L Mechanical |
| Motherwell | Michael Wimmer | Paul McGinn | Macron | G4 Claims | Fire Suppression Scotland, Phoenix Specialist Solutions | DX Home Improvements | TCL |
| Rangers | Barry Ferguson (interim) | James Tavernier | Castore | Unibet | SEKO Logistics | BOXT Life | AIM Building and Maintenance |
| Ross County | Don Cowie | Connor Randall | Macron | Ross-shire Engineering | Ross-shire Engineering | Mikeysline (Away) | None |
| St Johnstone | Simo Valakari | Nicky Clark | Macron | GS Brown Construction | Sidey Solutions, A & B Taxis Perth | Saints in the Community | CHAS Children's Hospice |
| St Mirren | Stephen Robinson | Mark O'Hara | Macron | Consilium Plumbing and Heating | Ultimate Home Solutions, Macklin Motors | Gennaro Glass & Glazing | KPP Chartered Accountants |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Aberdeen | Peter Leven | End of interim spell | 19 May 2024 | Pre-season | Jimmy Thelin | 3 June 2024 |
| St Johnstone | Craig Levein | Sacked | 17 September 2024 | 10th | Andy Kirk (interim) | 17 September 2024 |
| Heart of Midlothian | Steven Naismith | Sacked | 22 September 2024 | 12th | Liam Fox (interim) | 22 September 2024 |
| St Johnstone | Andy Kirk | End of interim spell | 1 October 2024 | 11th | Simo Valakari | 1 October 2024 |
| Heart of Midlothian | Liam Fox | End of interim spell | 15 October 2024 | 12th | Neil Critchley | 15 October 2024 |
| Motherwell | Stuart Kettlewell | Resigned | 27 January 2025 | 5th | Stephen Frail (interim) | 27 January 2025 |
| Motherwell | Stephen Frail | End of interim spell | 17 February 2025 | 8th | Michael Wimmer | 17 February 2025 |
| Rangers | Philippe Clement | Sacked | 23 February 2025 | 2nd | Barry Ferguson (interim) | 24 February 2025 |

## Format

In the initial phase of the season, the 12 teams will play a round-robin tournament whereby each team plays each one of the other teams three times. After 33 games, the league splits into two sections of six teams, with each team playing each other in that section. The league attempts to balance the fixture list so that teams in the same section play each other twice at home and twice away, but sometimes this is impossible. A total of 228 matches will be played, with 38 matches played by each team.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Celtic (V, T) | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 89 | 20 | +69 | 75 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 2 | Rangers (V) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 28 | +34 | 62 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Hibernian | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 44 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 43 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Dundee United | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 41 | |
| 6 | Heart of Midlothian | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 39 | |
| 7 | Motherwell | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 38 | |
| 8 | St Mirren | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 35 | |
| 9 | Ross County | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 35 | |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 32 | |
| 11 | Dundee | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 31 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
| 12 | St Johnstone (W) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 54 | −22 | 26 | Relegation to Championship |
* ↑ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
* ↑ The winners of the 2024–25 Scottish Cup also qualify for the Europa League. If the cup winners qualify for the Champions League via league position, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League play-off round) passes to the third-placed team, and the berths for the Europa League and Conference League second qualifying rounds are passed down to the fourth- and fifth-placed teams.

## Results
### Matches 34–38

After 33 matches, the league splits into two sections of six teams i.e. the top six and the bottom six, with the teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches are determined by the position of the teams in the league table at the time of the split.

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Daizen Maeda | Celtic | 13 |
| 1 | Sam Dalby | Dundee United | 13 |
| 3 | Simon Murray | Dundee | 12 |
| 4 | Václav Černý | Rangers | 11 |
| 4 | Cyriel Dessers | Rangers | 11 |
| 6 | Kyogo Furuhashi | Celtic | 10 |
| 6 | Nicolas Kühn | Celtic | 10 |
| 6 | Hamza Igamane | Rangers | 10 |
| 9 | Arne Engels | Celtic | 9 |
| 9 | Martin Boyle | Hibernian | 9 |
Source:

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Score | Date | Ref. |
| Hamza Igamane | Rangers | Hibernian | 3–3 (A) | 5 January 2025 | |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel | Celtic | 19 |
| 2 | Jack Butland | Rangers | 10 |
| 3 | Jack Walton | Dundee United | 9 |
| 4 | Craig Gordon | Heart of Midlothian | 7 |
| 5 | Dimitar Mitov | Aberdeen | 5 |
| 5 | Robby McCrorie | Kilmarnock | 5 |
| 7 | Jordan Smith | Hibernian | 4 |
| 7 | Aston Oxborough | Motherwell | 4 |
| 7 | Jordan Amissah | Ross County | 4 |
| 7 | Ross Laidlaw | Ross County | 4 |
Source:

## Awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club |
| August | Jimmy Thelin | Aberdeen | Callum McGregor | Celtic |
| September | Brendan Rodgers | Celtic | Lennon Miller | Motherwell |
| October | Jimmy Thelin | Aberdeen | Nicky Devlin | Aberdeen |
| November | Brendan Rodgers | Celtic | Sam Dalby | Dundee United |
| December | David Gray | Hibernian | Nicky Cadden | Hibernian |
| January | Neil Critchley | Heart of Midlothian | Hamza Igamane | Rangers |
| February | David Gray | Hibernian | Daizen Maeda | Celtic |