Scottish Championship Betting Tips & Predictions
The Scottish Championship is the second-highest tier of men’s football in the Scottish Professional Football League. The Championship was established in 2013 but was previously known as the Scottish Football League First Division.
There are 10 teams that play in the Scottish Championship with the 2020/21 season set to run from 16 October 2020 to May 2021.
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Scottish Championship FAQ
Where can I watch Scottish Championship Live Streams?
Check our live streaming calendar to see where to watch Scottish Championship live streams.
Who has won the most Scottish Championship titles?
Falkirk and St Johnstone have both won the Scottish Championship title on seven occasions.
Who are the Scottish Championship champions?
Dundee United won the 2019/20 Scottish Championship.
When is the Scottish Championship?
The Scottish Championship begins on 16 October 2020 and will run until May 2021.
How many teams are in the Scottish Championship?
There are 10 teams in the Scottish Championship.
What teams play in the Portuguese Segunda Liga?
Heard of Midlothian, Raith Rovers, Dunfermline Athletic, Ayr United, Greenock Morton, Queen of the South, Alloa Athletic, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Arbroath and Dundee.
Scottish Championship Betting Odds
Many online bookmakers will have betting odds for football matches in the Scottish Championship. Some of the more popular football betting markets include match winner, BTTS, over/under 2.5 goals and correct score.
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Scottish Championship Live Streaming
Watch the Scottish Championship online with the bet365 live streaming service. Live streaming is a convenient way to watch football anywhere you are as long as you have a digital device and a suitable internet connection.
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Scottish Championship Results
Get the latest Scottish Championship results to stay ahead of the game, up to date with in form teams and players, as well as injuries and suspensions. This will help you plan your bets for upcoming matches in Scotland.
Scottish Championship Winners & Runners-up
Dundee United are the current champions of the Scottish Championship after winning their third title in the 2019/20 season. Inverness Caledonian Thistle finished second.
| Season | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | tbc | tbc |
| 2019–20 | Dundee United (3) | Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
| 2018–19 | Ross County (2) | Dundee United |
| 2017–18 | St Mirren (5) | Livingston |
| 2016–17 | Hibernian (6) | Falkirk |
| 2015–16 | Rangers | Falkirk |
| 2014–15 | Heart of Midlothian (2) | Hibernian |
| 2013–14 | Dundee (5) | Hamilton Academical |
| 2012–13 | Partick Thistle (6) | Greenock Morton |
| 2011–12 | Ross County | Dundee |
| 2010–11 | Dunfermline Athletic (4) | Raith Rovers |
| 2009–10 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (2) | Dundee |
| 2008–09 | St Johnstone (7) | Partick Thistle |
| 2007–08 | Hamilton Academical (4) | Dundee |
| 2006–07 | Gretna | St Johnstone |
| 2005–06 | St Mirren (4) | St Johnstone |
| 2004–05 | Falkirk (7) | St Mirren |
| 2003–04 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Clyde |
| 2002–03 | Falkirk (6) | Clyde |
| 2001–02 | Partick Thistle (5) | Airdrieonians |
| 2000–01 | Livingston | Ayr United |
| 1999–00 | St Mirren (3) | Dunfermline Athletic |
| 1998–99 | Hibernian (5) | Falkirk |
| 1997–98 | Dundee (4) | Falkirk |
| 1996–97 | St Johnstone (6) | Airdrieonians |
| 1995–96 | Dunfermline Athletic (3) | Dundee United |
| 1994–95 | Raith Rovers (6) | Dunfermline Athletic |
| 1993–94 | Falkirk (5) | Dunfermline Athletic |
| 1992–93 | Raith Rovers (5) | Kilmarnock |
| 1991–92 | Dundee (3) | Partick Thistle |
| 1990–91 | Falkirk (4) | Airdrieonians |
| 1989–90 | St Johnstone (5) | Airdrieonians |
| 1988–89 | Dunfermline Athletic (2) | Falkirk |
| 1987–88 | Hamilton Academical (3) | Meadowbank Thistle |
| 1986–87 | Morton (6) | Dunfermline Athletic |
| 1985–86 | Hamilton Academical (2) | Falkirk |
| 1984–85 | Motherwell (4) | Clydebank |
| 1983–84 | Morton (5) | Dumbarton |
| 1982–83 | St Johnstone (4) | Heart of Midlothian |
| 1981–82 | Motherwell (3) | Kilmarnock |
| 1980–81 | Hibernian (4) | Dundee |
| 1979–80 | Heart of Midlothian | Airdrieonians |
| 1978–79 | Dundee (2) | Kilmarnock |
| 1977–78 | Morton (4) | Heart of Midlothian |
| 1976–77 | St Mirren (2) | Clydebank |
| 1975–76 | Partick Thistle (4) | Kilmarnock |
| 1974–75 | Falkirk (3) | Queen of the South |
| 1973–74 | Airdrieonians (3) | Kilmarnock |
| 1972–73 | Clyde (5) | Dunfermline Athletic |
| 1971–72 | Dumbarton (2) | Arbroath |
| 1970–71 | Partick Thistle (3) | East Fife |
| 1969–70 | Falkirk (2) | Cowdenbeath |
| 1968–69 | Motherwell (2) | Ayr United |
| 1967–68 | St Mirren | Arbroath |
| 1966–67 | Morton (3) | Raith Rovers |
| 1965–66 | Ayr United (6) | Airdrieonians |
| 1964–65 | Stirling Albion (4) | Hamilton Academical |
| 1963–64 | Morton (2) | Clyde |
| 1962–63 | St Johnstone (3) | East Stirlingshire |
| 1961–62 | Clyde (4) | Queen of the South |
| 1960–61 | Stirling Albion (3) | Falkirk |
| 1959–60 | St Johnstone (2) | Dundee United |
| 1958–59 | Ayr United (5) | Arbroath |
| 1957–58 | Stirling Albion (2) | Dunfermline Athletic |
| 1956–57 | Clyde (3) | Third Lanark |
| 1955–56 | Queen's Park (2) | Ayr United |
| 1954–55 | Airdrieonians (2) | Dunfermline Athletic |
| 1953–54 | Motherwell | Kilmarnock |
| 1952–53 | Stirling Albion | Hamilton Academical |
| 1951–52 | Clyde (2) | Falkirk |
| 1950–51 | Queen of the South | Stirling Albion |
| 1949–50 | Morton | Airdrieonians |
| 1948–49 | Raith Rovers (4) | Stirling Albion |
| 1947–48 | East Fife | Albion Rovers |
| 1946–47 | Dundee | Airdrieonians |
| 1938–39 | Cowdenbeath (3) | Alloa Athletic |
| 1937–38 | Raith Rovers (3) | Albion Rovers |
| 1936–37 | Ayr United (4) | Morton |
| 1935–36 | Falkirk | St Mirren |
| 1934–35 | Third Lanark (2) | Arbroath |
| 1933–34 | Albion Rovers | Dunfermline Athletic |
| 1932–33 | Hibernian (3) | Queen of the South |
| 1931–32 | East Stirlingshire | St Johnstone |
| 1930–31 | Third Lanark | Dundee United |
| 1929–30 | Leith Athletic (3) | East Fife |
| 1928–29 | Dundee United (2) | Morton |
| 1927–28 | Ayr United (3) | Third Lanark |
| 1926–27 | Bo'ness | Raith Rovers |
| 1925–26 | Dunfermline Athletic | Clyde |
| 1924–25 | Dundee United | Clydebank |
| 1923–24 | St Johnstone | Cowdenbeath |
| 1922–23 | Queen's Park | Clydebank |
| 1921–22 | Alloa Athletic | Cowdenbeath |
| 1914–15 | Cowdenbeath (2) | Leith Athletic |
| 1913–14 | Cowdenbeath | Albion Rovers |
| 1912–13 | Ayr United (2) | Dunfermline Athletic |
| 1911–12 | Ayr United | Abercorn |
| 1910–11 | Dumbarton | Ayr United |
| 1909–10 | Leith Athletic (2) and Baith Rovers (2) | St Bernard's |
| 1908–09 | Abercorn (2) | Raith Rovers and |
| 1907–08 | Raith Rovers | Dumbarton and |
| 1906–07 | St Bernard's (2) | Vale of Leven and |
| 1905–06 | Leith Athletic | Clyde |
| 1904–05 | Clyde | Falkirk |
| 1903–04 | Hamilton Academical | Clyde |
| 1902–03 | Airdrieonians | Motherwell |
| 1901–02 | Port Glasgow Athletic | Partick Thistle |
| 1900–01 | St Bernard's | Airdrieonians |
| 1899–00 | Partick Thistle (2) | Morton |
| 1898–99 | Kilmarnock (2) | Leith Athletic |
| 1897–98 | Kilmarnock | Port Glasgow Athletic |
| 1896–97 | Partick Thistle | Leith Athletic |
| 1895–96 | Abercorn | Leith Athletic |
| 1894–95 | Hibernian (2) | Motherwell |
| 1893–94 | Hibernian | Cowlairs |
Scottish Championship Fixtures
Check the Scottish Championship fixtures to see if any club could be resting players ahead of an important Cup fixture.
Scottish Championship Table
Keep an eye on the Scottish Championship table to see who is in the running for the title, who could gain promotion and who may be in relegation trouble.
Scottish Championship Format
There are 10 teams that compete in the Scottish Championship with each playing the other on three occasions for a 27 match season. A team receives three points for a win, one for a draw and zero for defeat.
The team with the most points at the end of the season is crowned champions and receives automatic promotion. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed sides enter a two-legged Premiership playoff.
The team that finishes 3rd plays the 4th placed side with the winner advancing to play the 2nd placed team. The winner of that match will play the team that finished second bottom (11th) in the Premiership for a place in the top league the following season.
With regards to relegation, the same process is followed with the bottom two sides in the Scottish Championship and the teams in the lower league.
Scottish Championship Highlights
Watch the Scottish Championship highlights on YouTube via the official SPFL Youtube channel.
Scottish Championship News
Get all the latest Scottish Championship news by going to the official Scottish Championship website.
Scottish Championship Social Media
Scottish Championship History
The Scottish Championship was officially launched in 2013 but it has previous gone under different names.
From 1893-1946 it was known as the Scottish Football League Division Two before being renamed to the Scottish Football League Division B until 1955. It returned to being known as Football League Division Two between 1955 and 1975.
From 1975 until 2013 it was known as Scottish Football League First Division.
The league has a rich history in Scottish football with an number of top clubs having once plied their trade within the division.
