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123rd season of competitive football in Scotland

Football in Scotland
Season2019–20
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2019–20 in Scottish football
Premiership champions
Celtic
Championship champions
Dundee United
League 1 champions
Raith Rovers
League 2 champions
Cove Rangers
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
League Cup winners
Celtic
Challenge Cup winners
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
and Raith Rovers (shared)
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Rangers, Kilmarnock, Aberdeen
Scotland national team
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

The 2019–20 season was the 123rd season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 12 July 2019, with the first round of matches in the 2019–20 Scottish League Cup. The 2019–20 Scottish Professional Football League season started on 2 August 2019.

All competitive matches affiliated with the Scottish Football Association were postponed indefinitely on 13 March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Transfer deals

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2019 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2019–20

Celtic transfer defender Kieran Tierney to Arsenal for £25 million, a record fee for both a player sold by a Scottish club and for a deal involving a Scottish player.

League competitions

On 15 April 2020, all divisions in the SPFL below the Scottish Premiership were concluded, and all play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs chose to curtail the season due to the pandemic. On 18 May, the Premiership was curtailed and Celtic declared champions. Final league standings across the four SPFL leagues were determined by the average number of points per game.

Other leagues in Scotland were decided on a points per games basis, or declared null and void.

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Premiership
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 30 26 2 2 89 19 +70 80 2.67 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Rangers 29 21 4 4 64 19 +45 67 2.31 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Motherwell 30 14 4 12 41 38 +3 46 1.53 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Aberdeen 30 12 9 9 40 36 +4 45 1.50
5 Livingston 30 10 9 11 41 39 +2 39 1.30
6 St Johnstone 29 8 12 9 28 46 −18 36 1.24
7 Hibernian 30 9 10 11 42 49 −7 37 1.23
8 Kilmarnock 30 9 6 15 31 41 −10 33 1.10
9 St Mirren 30 7 8 15 24 41 −17 29 0.97
10 Ross County 30 7 8 15 29 60 −31 29 0.97
11 Hamilton Academical 30 6 9 15 30 50 −20 27 0.90
12 Heart of Midlothian (R) 30 4 11 15 31 52 −21 23 0.77 Relegation to the Championship
Source: BBC SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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 competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. Since the 2019–20 Scottish Cup was postponed and could not be completed by the UEFA registration deadline of 3 August 2020, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team, while the fourth-placed team also qualified for European competition.

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Championship
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dundee United (C) 28 18 5 5 52 22 +30 59 2.11 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 27 14 3 10 39 32 +7 45 1.67
3 Dundee 27 11 8 8 32 31 +1 41 1.52
4 Ayr United 27 12 4 11 38 35 +3 40 1.48
5 Arbroath 26 10 6 10 24 26 −2 36 1.38
6 Dunfermline Athletic 28 10 7 11 41 36 +5 37 1.32
7 Greenock Morton 28 10 6 12 45 52 −7 36 1.29
8 Alloa Athletic 28 7 10 11 33 43 −10 31 1.11
9 Queen of the South 28 7 7 14 28 40 −12 28 1.00
10 Partick Thistle (R) 27 6 8 13 32 47 −15 26 0.96 Relegation to League One
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.

Scottish League One

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish League One
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Raith Rovers (C) 28 15 8 5 49 33 +16 53 1.89 Promotion to the Championship
2 Falkirk 28 14 10 4 54 18 +36 52 1.86
3 Airdrieonians 28 14 6 8 38 27 +11 48 1.71
4 Montrose 28 15 2 11 48 38 +10 47 1.68
5 East Fife 28 12 9 7 44 36 +8 45 1.61
6 Dumbarton 28 11 5 12 35 44 −9 38 1.36
7 Clyde 28 9 7 12 35 43 −8 34 1.21
8 Peterhead 27 7 5 15 30 44 −14 26 0.96
9 Forfar Athletic 28 6 6 16 26 47 −21 24 0.86
10 Stranraer (R) 27 2 10 15 28 57 −29 16 0.59 Relegation to League Two
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scottish League Two

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish League Two
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Promotion
1 Cove Rangers (C) 28 22 2 4 76 34 +42 68 2.43 Promotion to League One
2 Edinburgh City 27 17 4 6 49 28 +21 55 2.04
3 Elgin City 28 12 7 9 48 34 +14 43 1.54
4 Cowdenbeath 27 12 5 10 37 35 +2 41 1.52
5 Queen's Park 28 11 7 10 37 35 +2 40 1.43
6 Stirling Albion 28 10 6 12 34 35 −1 36 1.29
7 Annan Athletic 27 9 4 14 33 54 −21 31 1.15
8 Stenhousemuir 28 7 8 13 32 48 −16 29 1.04
9 Albion Rovers 26 6 6 14 37 51 −14 24 0.92
10 Brechin City 27 4 5 18 31 60 −29 17 0.63
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Non-league football

Level 5

Main articles: 2019–20 Highland Football League and 2019–20 Lowland Football League
Highland Football League
Pos Team Pld Pts PPG
1 Brora Rangers (C) 26 72 2.77
2 Fraserburgh 23 55 2.39
3 Rothes 23 53 2.30
4 Buckie Thistle 24 53 2.21
5 Inverurie Loco Works 28 59 2.11
6 Formartine United 23 44 1.91
7 Nairn County 22 39 1.77
8 Forres Mechanics 27 43 1.59
9 Wick Academy 25 32 1.28
10 Keith 27 34 1.26
11 Deveronvale 27 31 1.15
12 Huntly 27 24 0.89
13 Strathspey Thistle 22 19 0.86
14 Turriff United 27 18 0.67
15 Clachnacuddin 27 16 0.59
16 Fort William 20 10 0.50
17 Lossiemouth 28 13 0.46
Source: Highland Football League BBC Sport Soccerway
(C) Champions
Lowland Football League
Pos Team Pld Pts PPG
1 Kelty Hearts (C) 25 68 2.72
2 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 24 62 2.58
3 BSC Glasgow 22 51 2.32
4 East Stirlingshire 26 53 2.04
5 The Spartans 25 49 1.96
6 Civil Service Strollers 23 39 1.70
7 East Kilbride 23 37 1.61
8 Caledonian Braves 26 36 1.38
9 Cumbernauld Colts 27 36 1.33
10 University of Stirling 25 31 1.24
11 Gala Fairydean Rovers 25 27 1.08
12 Berwick Rangers 24 24 1.00
13 Gretna 2008 24 12 0.50
14 Edinburgh University 25 12 0.48
15 Dalbeattie Star 23 11 0.48
16 Vale of Leithen 23 8 0.35
Source: SLFL BBC Sport Soccerway
(C) Champions

Level 6

Main articles: 2019–20 East of Scotland Football League and 2019–20 South of Scotland Football League

East of Scotland Football League Premier Division
Pos Team Pld Pts PPG
1 Bo'ness United (C, P) 21 47 2.24
2 Hill of Beath Hawthorn 18 37 2.06
3 Broxburn Athletic 19 38 2.00
4 Tranent Juniors 20 34 1.70
5 Camelon Juniors 20 34 1.70
6 Jeanfield Swifts 16 26 1.63
7 Dundonald Bluebell 18 27 1.50
8 Penicuik Athletic 18 27 1.50
9 Linlithgow Rose 17 24 1.41
10 Musselburgh Athletic 21 27 1.29
11 Dunbar United 21 23 1.10
12 Crossgates Primrose 21 23 1.10
13 Sauchie Juniors 22 20 0.91
14 Blackburn United 20 18 0.90
15 Whitehill Welfare 18 16 0.89
16 Newtongrange Star 22 15 0.68
Source: East of Scotland Football League
(C) Champions;
(P) Promoted
South of Scotland Football League
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Threave Rovers 20 53
2 Stranraer reserves 16 43
3 Abbey Vale 17 41
4 Bonnyton Thistle 20 40
5 Mid-Annandale 23 40
6 Newton Stewart 22 34
7 Nithsdale Wanderers 18 25
8 Heston Rovers 22 25
9 St Cuthbert Wanderers 23 23
10 Caledonian Braves reserves 19 21
11 Lochar Thistle 22 19
12 Upper Annandale 18 18
13 Wigtown & Bladnoch 22 16
14 Lochmaben 21 15
15 Creetown 17 13
16 Dumfries YMCA 0 0
Source: South of Scotland Football League

Honours

Cup honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2019–20 Scottish Cup Celtic 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 pens.) 		Heart of Midlothian BBC Sport
2019–20 League Cup Celtic 1–0 Rangers BBC Sport
2019–20 Challenge Cup Inverness CT and Raith Rovers
(trophy shared); Final cancelled.
2019–20 Youth Cup Competition unfinished.
Final never played. (Killie v Aberdeen).
2019–20 Junior Cup Competition scrapped
Cancelled at the semi-final stage.
2019–20 South Challenge Cup Dunipace 3–1 Broomhill
2019–20 Amateur Cup Tollcross Thistle 4–4 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 pens.) 		Drumchapel Amateurs Edinburgh News

Non-league honours

Senior

Level Competition Winner
5 Highland League Brora Rangers
Lowland League Kelty Hearts
6 East of Scotland League Premier Division Bo'ness United
South of Scotland League Null and void
7 East of Scotland League First Division Conference A: Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale
Conference B: Tynecastle

Junior

West Region
Division Winner
West Premiership Auchinleck Talbot
West Championship Blantyre Victoria /
Darvel (joint winners)
West League One Shettleston
West League Two Johnstone Burgh
  1. ^ Season suspended in March 2020. Champions were calculated using 'points per game' algorithm with a 'margin for error', announced on 21 April which would recognise the club which 'would have likely gone on to win their respective league titles'.
East Region
Division Winner
East Super League North Null and void
East Super League South
East Premier League North
East Premier League South
North Region
Division Winner
North Superleague Null and void
North First Division
North Second Division

Individual honours

PFA Scotland awards

Due to the covid-19 pandemic, PFA Scotland cancelled their awards for the 2019–20 season.

SFWA awards

Award Winner Team
Footballer of the Year Odsonne Edouard Celtic
Young Player of the Year Lewis Ferguson Aberdeen
Manager of the Year Neil Lennon Celtic
International Player of the Year John McGinn Aston Villa

Scottish clubs in Europe

Main articles: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League and 2019–20 UEFA Europa League

Summary

Club Competitions Started round Final round Coef.
Celtic UEFA Champions League First qualifying round Third qualifying round 16.5
UEFA Europa League Play-off round Round of 32
Rangers UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Round of 16 18.0
Aberdeen UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Third qualifying round 3.5
Kilmarnock UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 1.0
Total 39.0
Average 9.750

Celtic

UEFA Champions League
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina v Scotland Celtic
9 July 2019 QR1 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–3 Scotland Celtic Sarajevo
Oremuš 29' BBC Sport Johnston 35'
Edouard 51'
Sinclair 85'		 Stadium: Koševo City Stadium
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Celtic Scotland v Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
17 July 2019 QR1 Celtic Scotland 2–1
(5–2 agg.)		 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Glasgow
Christie 26'
McGregor 76'		 BBC Sport Tatar 63' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,662
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)
Celtic Scotland v Estonia Nõmme Kalju
24 July 2019 QR2 Celtic Scotland 5–0 Estonia Nõmme Kalju Glasgow
Ajer 36'
Christie 44' (pen.), 65'
Griffiths 45+3'
McGregor 77'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
Nõmme Kalju Estonia v Scotland Celtic
30 July 2019 QR2 Nõmme Kalju Estonia 0–2
(0–7 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Tallinn
BBC Sport Kulinits 10' (o.g.)
Shved 90+3'		 Stadium: A Le Coq Arena
Referee: Benoît Millot (France)
CFR Cluj Romania v Scotland Celtic
7 August 2019 QR3 CFR Cluj Romania 1–1 Scotland Celtic Cluj-Napoca
Rondon 28' BBC Sport Forrest 37' Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
Celtic Scotland v Romania CFR Cluj
13 August 2019 QR3 Celtic Scotland 3–4
(4–5 agg.)		 Romania CFR Cluj Glasgow
Forrest 51'
Edouard 61'
Christie 76'		 BBC Sport Deac 27'
Omrani 74' (pen.), 80'
Tucudean 90+8'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
UEFA Europa League

Having lost in Champions League qualifying to CFR Cluj, Celtic dropped into the Europa League playoff round.

Celtic Scotland v Sweden AIK
22 August 2019 PO Celtic Scotland 2–0 Sweden AIK Glasgow
Forrest 48'
Edouard 73'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
AIK Sweden v Scotland Celtic
29 August 2019 PO AIK Sweden 1–4
(1–6 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Stockholm
Larsson 33' (pen.) BBC Sport Forrest 17'
Linnér 34' (o.g.)
Jullien 87'
Morgan 90+3'		 Stadium: Friends Arena
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CEL CLJ LAZ REN
1 Scotland Celtic 6 4 1 1 10 6 +4 13 Advance to knockout phase — 2–0 2–1 3–1
2 Romania CFR Cluj 6 4 0 2 6 4 +2 12 2–0 — 2–1 1–0
3 Italy Lazio 6 2 0 4 6 9 −3 6 1–2 1–0 — 2–1
4 France Rennes 6 1 1 4 5 8 −3 4 1–1 0–1 2–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers Rennes France v Scotland Celtic
19 September 2019 Group E Rennes France 1–1 Scotland Celtic Rennes
Niang 37' (pen.) BBC Sport Christie 59' (pen.) Stadium: Roazhon Park
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
Celtic Scotland v Romania CFR Cluj
3 October 2019 Group E Celtic Scotland 2–0 Romania CFR Cluj Glasgow
Edouard 20'
Elyounoussi 59'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Celtic Scotland v Italy Lazio
24 October 2019 Group E Celtic Scotland 2–1 Italy Lazio Glasgow
Christie 67'
Jullien 89'		 BBC Sport Lazzari 40' Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Lazio Italy v Scotland Celtic
7 November 2019 Group E Lazio Italy 1–2 Scotland Celtic Rome
Immobile 7' BBC Sport Forrest 38'
Ntcham 90+5'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
Celtic Scotland v France Rennes
28 November 2019 Group E Celtic Scotland 3–1 France Rennes Glasgow
Morgan 21'
Christie 45+1'
Johnston 74'		 BBC Sport Hunou 89' Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
CFR Cluj Romania v Scotland Celtic
12 December 2019 Group E CFR Cluj Romania 2–0 Scotland Celtic Cluj-Napoca
Burca 48'
Djokovic 70'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 12,890
Referee: Halis Özkahya
Knockout Stage
Copenhagen Denmark v Scotland Celtic
20 February 2020 Last 32 Copenhagen Denmark 1–1 Scotland Celtic Copenhagen
N'Doye 52' BBC Sport Edouard 14' Stadium: Parken Stadium
Referee: Sergey Karasev (Russia)
Celtic Scotland v Denmark Copenhagen
27 February 2020 Last 32 Celtic Scotland 1–3
(2–4 agg.)		 Denmark Copenhagen Glasgow
Edouard 83' (pen.) BBC Sport Santos 51'
Biel 85'
N'Doye 88'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Artur Manuel Soares Dias (Portugal)

Rangers

UEFA Europa League
St Joseph's Gibraltar v Scotland Rangers
9 July 2019 QR1 St Joseph's Gibraltar 0–4 Scotland Rangers Gibraltar
BBC Sport Jack 50'
Ojo 56'
Goldson 68'
Morelos 77'		 Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Referee: Nejc Kajtazovic (Slovenia)
Rangers Scotland v Gibraltar St Joseph's
18 July 2019 QR1 Rangers Scotland 6–0
(10–0 agg.)		 Gibraltar St Joseph's Glasgow
Aribo 3'
Morelos 45+1', 57' (pen.), 66'
Defoe 77', 86'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 45,718
Referee: Christopher Jäger (Austria)
Rangers Scotland v Luxembourg Progrès Niederkorn
25 July 2019 QR2 Rangers Scotland 2–0 Luxembourg Progrès Niederkorn Glasgow
Aribo 20'
Ojo 54'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Referee: Espen Eskas (Norway)
Progrès Niederkorn Luxembourg v Scotland Rangers
1 August 2019 QR2 Progrès Niederkorn Luxembourg 0–0
(0–2 agg.)		 Scotland Rangers Luxembourg
BBC Sport Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)
FC Midtjylland Denmark v Scotland Rangers
8 August 2019 QR3 FC Midtjylland Denmark 2–4 Scotland Rangers Herning
Onyeka 58'
Kaba 63'		 BBC Sport Morelos 43'
Aribo 52'
Katić 56'
Arfield 70'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
Rangers Scotland v Denmark FC Midtjylland
15 August 2019 QR3 Rangers Scotland 3–1
(7–3 agg.)		 Denmark FC Midtjylland Glasgow
Morelos 14', 49'
Ojo 39'		 BBC Sport Evander 72' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)
Legia Warsaw Poland v Scotland Rangers
22 August 2019 PO Legia Warsaw Poland 0–0 Scotland Rangers Warsaw
BBC Sport Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
Rangers Scotland v Poland Legia Warsaw
29 August 2019 PO Rangers Scotland 1–0
(1–0 agg.)		 Poland Legia Warsaw Glasgow
Morelos 90+1' BBC Sport Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification POR RAN YB FEY
1 Portugal Porto 6 3 1 2 8 9 −1 10 Advance to knockout phase — 1–1 2–1 3–2
2 Scotland Rangers 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9 2–0 — 1–1 1–0
3 Switzerland Young Boys 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8 1–2 2–1 — 2–0
4 Netherlands Feyenoord 6 1 2 3 7 9 −2 5 2–0 2–2 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers Rangers Scotland v Netherlands Feyenoord
19 September 2019 Group G Rangers Scotland 1–0 Netherlands Feyenoord Glasgow
Ojo 24' BBC Sport Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Referee: Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Young Boys Switzerland v Scotland Rangers
3 October 2019 Group G Young Boys Switzerland 2–1 Scotland Rangers Bern
Assale 50'
Fassnacht 90+3'		 BBC Sport Morelos 44' Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber
Porto Portugal v Scotland Rangers
24 October 2019 Group G Porto Portugal 1–1 Scotland Rangers Porto
Díaz 36' BBC Sport Morelos 44' Stadium: Estadio Dragao
Referee: Nikola Dabanović
Rangers Scotland v Portugal Porto
7 November 2019 Group G Rangers Scotland 2–0 Portugal Porto Glasgow
Morelos 69'
Davis 73'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Referee: Davide Massa
Feyenoord Netherlands v Scotland Rangers
28 November 2019 Group G Feyenoord Netherlands 2–2 Scotland Rangers Rotterdam
Toornstra 33'
Sinisterra 68'		 BBC Sport Morelos 52', 65' Stadium: De Kuip
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Rangers Scotland v Switzerland Young Boys
12 December 2019 Group G Rangers Scotland 1–1 Switzerland Young Boys Glasgow
Morelos 30' BBC Sport Barisic 89' (o.g.) Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,015
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Knockout Stage
Rangers Scotland v Portugal Braga
20 February 2020 Last 32 Rangers Scotland 3–2 Portugal Braga Glasgow
Hagi 67', 82'
Aribo 75'		 BBC Sport Fransérgio 11'
Ruiz 59'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)
Braga Portugal v Scotland Rangers
27 February 2020 Last 32 Braga Portugal 0–1
(2–4 agg.)		 Scotland Rangers Braga
BBC Sport Kent 61' Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
Rangers Scotland v Germany Bayer Leverkusen
12 March 2020 Last 16 Rangers Scotland 1–3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Glasgow
Edmundson 75' BBC Sport Havertz 37' (pen.)
Aránguiz 67'
Bailey 88'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Bayer Leverkusen Germany v Scotland Rangers
6 August 2020 Last 16 Bayer Leverkusen Germany 1–0
(4–1 agg.)		 Scotland Rangers Leverkusen
Diaby 51' BBC Sport Stadium: BayArena
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Kilmarnock

UEFA Europa League
Connah's Quay Nomads Wales v Scotland Kilmarnock
11 July 2019 QR1 Connah's Quay Nomads Wales 1–2 Scotland Kilmarnock Rhyl
Taylor 75' (o.g.) BBC Sport Brophy 82' (pen.)
Findlay 90+2'		 Stadium: Belle Vue
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
Kilmarnock Scotland v Wales Connah's Quay Nomads
18 July 2019 QR1 Kilmarnock Scotland 0–2
(2–3 agg.)		 Wales Connah's Quay Nomads Kilmarnock
BBC Sport Morris 50', 80' (pen.) Stadium: Rugby Park
Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary)

Aberdeen

UEFA Europa League
Aberdeen Scotland v Finland RoPS
11 July 2019 QR1 Aberdeen Scotland 2–1 Finland RoPS Aberdeen
McGinn 36'
Cosgrove 48'		 BBC Sport Jäntti 90+3' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg (Sweden)
RoPS Finland v Scotland Aberdeen
18 July 2019 QR1 RoPS Finland 1–2
(2–4 agg.)		 Scotland Aberdeen Rovaniemi
Kada 2' BBC Sport Cosgrove 27' (pen.)
Ferguson 90+4'		 Stadium: Keskuskenttä
Referee: Umit Ozturk (Turkey)
Chikhura Sachkhere Georgia (country) v Scotland Aberdeen
25 July 2019 QR2 Chikhura Sachkhere Georgia (country) 1–1 Scotland Aberdeen Tbilisi
Koripadze 41' (pen.) BBC Sport Cosgrove 68' (pen.) Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena
Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania)
Aberdeen Scotland v Georgia (country) Chikhura Sachkhere
1 August 2019 QR2 Aberdeen Scotland 5–0
(6–1 agg.)		 Georgia (country) Chikhura Sachkhere Aberdeen
Cosgrove 9', 20', 80'
Leigh 58'
Wright 64'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Referee: Rade Obrenovic (Slovenia)
Rijeka Croatia v Scotland Aberdeen
8 August 2019 QR3 Rijeka Croatia 2–0 Scotland Aberdeen Rijeka
Čolak 62' (pen.)
Murić 87'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Stadion Rujevica
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)
Aberdeen Scotland v Croatia Rijeka
15 August 2019 QR3 Aberdeen Scotland 0–2
(0–4 agg.)		 Croatia Rijeka Aberdeen
BBC Sport Lončar 10'
Čolak 32'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

Scotland national team

Main articles: Scotland national football team 2000–19 results and Scotland national football team 2020–39 results Scotland  v  Russia
6 September 2019 Euro 2020 qualifying Scotland  1–2  Russia Glasgow
McGinn 10' BBC Sport Dzyuba 40'
O'Donnell 59' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 32,432
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Scotland  v  Belgium
9 September 2019 Euro 2020 qualifying Scotland  0–4  Belgium Glasgow
BBC Sport Lukaku 9'
Vermaelen 24'
Alderweireld 32'
de Bruyne 82'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 25,524
Referee: Pawel Gil (Poland)
Russia  v  Scotland
10 October 2019 Euro 2020 qualifying Russia  4–0  Scotland Moscow
Dzyuba 57', 70'
Ozdoev 60'
Golovin 84'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 55,703
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
Scotland  v  San Marino
13 October 2019 Euro 2020 qualifying Scotland  6–0  San Marino Glasgow
McGinn 12', 27', 45+1'
Shankland 65'
Findlay 67'
Armstrong 86'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 20,699
Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)
Cyprus  v  Scotland
16 November 2019 Euro 2020 qualifying Cyprus  1–2  Scotland Nicosia
Efrem 47' BBC Sport Christie 12'
McGinn 53'		 Stadium: GSP Stadium
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
Scotland  v  Kazakhstan
19 November 2019 Euro 2020 qualifying Scotland  3–1  Kazakhstan Glasgow
McGinn 48', 90+1'
Naismith 64'		 BBC Sport Zaynutdinov 34' Stadium: Hampden Park
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

Women's football

Glasgow City won their 13th consecutive Scottish national title in the 2019 season, which was completed on 24 November with the Scottish Women's Cup final.

2019 was officially the last season of the SWFL First Division and SWFL Second Division, after 20 years (replaced by the SWF Championship and SWFL regional divisions).

League and Cup honours

Division Winner
2019 SWPL 1 Glasgow City
2019 SWPL 2 Heart of Midlothian
2019 SWFL First Division (North) Aberdeen F.C. Women
2019 SWFL First Division (South) Glasgow City Development
2019 SWFL Second Division (North/East) Dundee City
2019 SWFL Second Division (West/South West) Morton
2019 SWFL Second Division (West/Central) Bishopton
2019 SWFL Second Division (South East/Central) Edinburgh Caledonia
Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2019 Scottish Women's Cup Glasgow City 4–3 Hibernian BBC Sport
2019 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup Hibernian (p) 0–0 Glasgow City BBC Sport
2019 SWFL First Division Cup Celtic Academy 6–0 Renfrew She Kicks
2019 SWFL Second Division Cup Morton 3–2 (a.e.t.) Dryburgh Athletic She Kicks

Individual honours

SWPL awards

Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year
Player of the Year
Manager of the Year
Young Player of the Year

Scottish Women's Premier League

Main article: 2019 Scottish Women's Premier League

SWPL 1

SWPL 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Glasgow City (C, Q) 21 20 0 1 104 11 +93 60 Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
2 Hibernian 21 16 1 4 83 15 +68 49
3 Celtic 21 16 1 4 64 19 +45 49
4 Rangers 21 11 1 9 35 57 −22 34
5 Spartans 21 6 4 11 25 42 −17 22
6 Motherwell 21 5 4 12 24 67 −43 19
7 Forfar Farmington 21 2 3 16 15 78 −63 9
8 Stirling University (R) 21 0 2 19 14 75 −61 2 Relegation to SWPL 2
Updated to match(es) played on 18 November 2019. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

SWPL 2

SWPL 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Heart of Midlothian (C) 21 14 5 2 70 14 +56 47 Promotion to SWPL 1
2 Hamilton Academical 21 12 5 4 84 19 +65 41
3 Dundee United 21 10 4 7 46 30 +16 34
4 F.C. Kilmarnock 21 9 6 6 48 28 +20 33
5 Partick Thistle 21 8 6 7 44 27 +17 30
6 Glasgow Girls 21 8 4 9 50 28 +22 28
7 St Johnstone 21 6 4 11 50 35 +15 22
8 Hutchison Vale 21 0 0 21 9 220 −211 0
Updated to match(es) played on 18 November 2019. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

UEFA Women's Champions League

Glasgow City

Glasgow City entered the Champions League in the round of 32, and were seeded at that stage. City eliminated Russian side Chertanovo to progress to the last 16, where they defeated Danish club Brøndby after a penalty shootout. This meant that City progressed to the quarter-finals, which were originally scheduled for March 2020 but were rescheduled and reformatted due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Chertanovo Russia v Scotland Glasgow City
11 September 2019 Last 32 Chertanovo Russia 0–1 Scotland Glasgow City Moscow
20:00 MSK Lauder 11' Stadium: Gorodok Stadium
Referee: P. Pavlikova (Slovakia)
Glasgow City Scotland v Russia Chertanovo
26 September 2019 Last 32 Glasgow City Scotland 4–1
(5–1 agg.)		 Russia Chertanovo Glasgow
19:30 BST Lauder 7', 76'
Shine 29'
McLauchlan 67'		 BBC Sport Komissarova 3' Stadium: Petershill Park
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
Brøndby Denmark v Scotland Glasgow City
16 October 2019 Last 16 Brøndby Denmark 0–2 Scotland Glasgow City Brøndbyvester
18:00 CEST BBC Sport Henriksen 1' (o.g.)
Abel 60' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Referee: E. Augustyn (Poland)
Glasgow City Scotland v Denmark Brøndby
31 October 2019 Last 16 Glasgow City Scotland 0–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(3–1 p)		 Denmark Brøndby Glasgow
19:30 GMT BBC Sport Christiansen 6'
Lindhardt 		Stadium: Petershill Park
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)
Glasgow City Scotland v Germany Wolfsburg
21 August 2020 QF Glasgow City Scotland – Germany Wolfsburg San Sebastián
Stadium: Anoeta Stadium

Hibernian

Hibernian entered the Champions League in the qualifying group phase. They progressed to the last 32, where they were unseeded, by winning their group.

Hibernian Scotland v Georgia (country) Tbilisi Nike
7 August 2019 (2019-08-07) Qualifying group 3 Hibernian Scotland 3–0 Georgia (country) Tbilisi Nike Beltinci
15:00 BST Cavanagh 17'
Napier 68', 90+3'		 BBC Sport Stadium: Beltinci Sports Park
Referee: I. Allayiotou (Cyprus)
Hibernian Scotland v Wales Cardiff Met.
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) Qualifying group 3 Hibernian Scotland 2–1 Wales Cardiff Met. Beltinci
10:00 BST Gallacher 20'
Murray 68'		 BBC Sport Allen 88' Stadium: Beltinci Sports Park
Pomurje Slovenia v Scotland Hibernian
13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) Qualifying group 3 Pomurje Slovenia 1–2 Scotland Hibernian Beltinci
16:00 BST Prsa 45' (pen.) BBC Sport Napier 7'
Davidson 36'		 Stadium: Beltinci Sports Park
Referee: V. Tsiareshka (Belarus)
Hibernian Scotland v Czech Republic Slavia Prague
11 September 2019 Last 32 Hibernian Scotland 1–4 Czech Republic Slavia Prague Edinburgh
19:45 BST Hunter 3' Kozarova 36', 40', 75'
Jarchovska 42'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
Slavia Prague Czech Republic v Scotland Hibernian
25 September 2019 Last 32 Slavia Prague Czech Republic 5–1
(9–2 agg.)		 Scotland Hibernian Prague
18:30 CEST Divišová 5'
Svitková 37', 60'
Jarchovska 69'
Szewieczková 90+1'		 BBC Sport Gallacher 20' Stadium: Sinobo Stadium
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)

Scotland women's national team

Main articles: Scotland women's national football team 2010–19 results and Scotland women's national football team 2020–29 results Scotland  v  Cyprus
30 August 2019 Euro 2021 qualifying Scotland  8–0  Cyprus Edinburgh
19:35 BST Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 6,206
Referee: Maria Sole Caputi (Italy)
Albania  v  Scotland
8 November 2019 Euro 2021 qualifying Albania  0–5  Scotland Elbasan
17:10 GMT BBC Sport Stadium: Elbasan Arena
Referee: Emilie Dokset (Norway)
Ukraine  v  Scotland
4 March 2020 2020 Pinatar Cup Ukraine  0–3  Scotland San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
18:00 GMT BBC Sport Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Referee: Petra Pavlikova
Scotland  v  Iceland
7 March 2020 2020 Pinatar Cup Scotland  1–0  Iceland San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
14:00 GMT BBC Sport Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Referee: Zuzana Valentová
Northern Ireland  v  Scotland
10 March 2020 2020 Pinatar Cup Northern Ireland  1–2  Scotland San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:30 GMT BBC Sport Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Petra Pavlikova

Deaths

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2019)
  • August: Jimmy Fleming, 90, Stirling Albion and Berwick Rangers full back.
  • 22 August: Junior Agogo, 40, Hibernian forward.
  • 4 September: Kenny Mitchell, 62, Greenock Morton defender.
  • 16 September: Bobby Prentice, 65, Heart of Midlothian winger.
  • 18 September: Fernando Ricksen, 43, Rangers defender.
  • 23 October: John Fleming, 62, referee and SFA official.
  • 11 November: Bill Barr, Ayr United chairman.
  • 25 November: Martin Harvey, 78, Raith Rovers assistant manager.
  • 11 December: Ian Young, 76, Celtic and St Mirren defender.
  • 18 December: Tom White, 80, Raith Rovers, St Mirren, Hearts and Aberdeen forward.
  • 20 December: Billy Hughes, 70, Scotland forward.
  • 22 December: Duncan MacKay, 82, Celtic, Third Lanark and Scotland defender.
  • 6 January: Danny Masterton, 65, Ayr United, Clyde and Queen of the South forward.
  • 15 January: Bobby Brown, 96, Queen's Park, Rangers, Falkirk and Scotland goalkeeper; St Johnstone and Scotland manager.
  • March: Dave Souter, 79, Dundee United, Arbroath, Berwick Rangers, East Fife, Clyde and Dundee winger and defender.
  • 30 March: Alex Forsyth, 91, Albion Rovers and East Stirlingshire outside right.
  • 11 April: Peter Bonetti, 78, Dundee United goalkeeper.
  • 23 April: John Murphy, 77, Ayr United defender.
  • April: John Freebairn, Partick Thistle and Montrose goalkeeper.
  • 2 May: John Ogilvie, 91, Hibernian defender.
  • 26 May: Christian Mbulu, 23, Motherwell defender.

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