Scottish Premiership facts for kids
The Scottish Premiership is a professional football competition for professional clubs in Scotland. It is the top level of the Scottish Professional Football League, starting in July 2013 after the closure of the Scottish Premier League.
Scottish Premiership clubs
The clubs listed below have competed in the Scottish Premiership.
| Club | Position in 2012–13 | First season in top division |
First season of current spell in top division |
Last title |
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| Aberdeen | 8th, SPL | 1905–06 | 1905–06 | 1984–85 |
| Celtic | 1st (champions) SPL | 1890–91 | 1890–91 | 2012–13 |
| Dundee United | 6th, SPL | 1925–26 | 1996–97 | 1982–83 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 10th, SPL | 1890–91 | 1983–84 | 1959–60 |
| Hibernian | 7th, SPL | 1895–96 | 1999–2000 | 1951–52 |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4th, SPL | 2004–05 | 2010–11 | — |
| Kilmarnock | 9th, SPL | 1899–1900 | 1992–93 | 1964–65 |
| Motherwell | 2nd, SPL | 1903–04 | 1985–86 | 1931–32 |
| Partick Thistle | 1st, First Division | 1897–98 | 2013–14 | — |
| Ross County | 5th SPL | 2012–13 | 2012–13 | — |
| St. Johnstone | 3rd, SPL | 1924–25 | 2009–10 | — |
| St. Mirren | 11th, SPL | 1890–91 | 2006–07 | — |
Stadiums
| Aberdeen | Celtic | Hamilton Academical | Heart of Midlothian | Hibernian | Kilmarnock |
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| Pittodrie Stadium | Celtic Park | New Douglas Park | Tynecastle Park | Easter Road | Rugby Park |
| Capacity: 20,866 | Capacity: 60,411 | Capacity: 5,510 | Capacity: 17,480 | Capacity: 20,421 | Capacity: 17,889 |
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| Livingston | Motherwell | Rangers | Ross County | St Johnstone | St Mirren |
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| Almondvale Stadium | Fir Park | Ibrox Stadium | Victoria Park | McDiarmid Park | St Mirren Park |
| Capacity: 8,716 | Capacity: 13,677 | Capacity: 50,817 | Capacity: 6,541 | Capacity: 10,696 | Capacity: 8,023 |
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Images for kids
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Leigh Griffiths, the Scottish Premiership's all-time top goalscorer
See also
In Spanish: Scottish Premiership para niños
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