The Scotland Premiership League is known as the SPL for short. It is the top level of the Scottish professional football league system and forms part of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). Scottish football might be viewed as inferior to the English Premier League in stature. That said, it makes up for that in European football success. There are only 12 clubs in this league and although it has been dominated by one club in the past decade, the Scotland Premiership League or SPL remains a very popular league. The top placed team from the SPL qualifies to play in the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round. The second-placed team qualifies for the Europa League second qualifying round. Relegation from this league drops to the Scottish Championship.
Participating teams
Aberdeen FC- Dundee FC
Dundee Utd
- FC St Johnstone
- FC St Mirren
- Glasgow Celtic
- Glasgow Rangers FC
Hamilton
- Hamilton Academical
- Heart of Midlothian
Hearts
Hibernian
- Hibernian FC
- Kilmarnock FC
Livingston
- Livingston FC
- Motherwell FC
Ross County FC
Aberdeen FC
Dundee FC
FC St Johnstone
FC St Mirren
Glasgow Celtic
Glasgow Rangers FC
Hamilton Academical
Heart of Midlothian
Hibernian FC
Kilmarnock FC
Livingston FC
Motherwell FC