Scottish Championship 2016/17

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Scottish Championship 2016/17
master Hibernian Edinburgh
Climbers Hibernian Edinburgh
Relegation ↑ Falkirk
Dundee FC United
Greenock Morton
Relegation ↓ Raith Rovers
Relegated Ayr United
Teams 10
Games 180 + 6 relegation games
 (180 played)
Gates 469  (ø 2.61 per game)
spectator 807.985  (ø 4489 per game)
Top scorer ScotlandScotland Jason Cummings Stephen Dobbie (19 goals each)
ScotlandScotland 
← Championship 2015/16
^ Premiership 2016/17

The Scottish Championship was played for the fourth time in 2016/17 as the second highest division of men's football in Scotland . It was also the 111th edition of a second division football within the Scottish Football League . The league was officially played as the Ladbrokes Scottish Championship . The league followed the first-class Premiership and was above League One and Two , making it one of the four professional leagues within the Scottish Football League. The season was managed by the Scottish Football Association and began on August 6, 2016. The season ended with the 36th matchday on May 6, 2017.

In the 2016/17 season, ten clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 match days. Each team played twice at home and twice against every other team. As relegated from last year's Premiership , Dundee United came into the championship, as promoted from League One Dunfermline Athletic and Ayr United .

Hibernian Edinburgh secured the title and promotion with a 3-0 win against Queen of the South on April 15, 2017. FC Falkirk , Dundee United and Greenock Morton qualified for the promotion relegation . The Raith Rovers took part in the relegation . Ayr United relegated straight to Scottish League One .

societies

Easter Road
Tannadice Park
Cappielow Park
society city Stadion capacity
Ayr United Ayr Somerset Park 10.185
Dumbarton FC Dumbarton Dumbarton Football Stadium 02,020
Dundee United Dundee Tannadice Park 14,229
Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline East End Park 11,480
FC Falkirk Falkirk Falkirk Stadium 08,750
Greenock Morton Greenock Cappielow Park 11,589
Hibernian Edinburgh Edinburgh Easter Road 20,421
Queen of the South Dumfries Palmerston Park 08,690
Raith Rovers Kirkcaldy Stark's Park 08,473
FC St. Mirren Paisley St. Mirren Park 08,023

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Hibernian Edinburgh (P)  36  19th  14th  3 059:250 +34 71
 2. FC Falkirk  36  16  12  8th 058:400 +18 60
 3. Dundee United (A)  36  15th  12  9 050:420  +8 57
 4th Greenock Morton  36  13  13  10 044:410  +3 52
 5. Dunfermline Athletic (N)  36  12  12  12 046:430  +3 48
 6th Queen of the South  36  11  10  15th 046:520  −6 43
 7th FC St. Mirren  36  9  12  15th 052:560  −4 39
 8th. Dumbarton FC  36  9  12  15th 046:560 −10 39
 9. Raith Rovers  36  10  9  17th 035:520 −17 39
10. Ayr United (N)  36  7th  12  17th 033:620 −29 33

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored)

At the end of the 2016/17 season:
  • Newcomer to the Scottish Premiership 2017/18
  • Participation in the promotion play-offs
  • Participation in the relegation relegation
  • Relegated to Scottish League One 2017/18
    • At the end of the 2015/16 season:
    (P) Cup winner of the previous year
    (A) Relegated from the Scottish Premiership 2015/16
    (N) Newcomer from the Scottish League One 2015/16

    Relegation

    Participants in the relegation games are the ninth place from this year's championship, the Raith Rovers and three teams from League One , Brechin City , Alloa Athletic and Airdrieonians FC . The winners of the first round played in the last round for a place for the following Scottish Championship season 2017/18 .

    First round

    The games were played on May 10th and 13th, 2017.

    total First leg Return leg
    Brechin City 4: 4
    (4: 3 i. E.)     		Raith Rovers 1: 1 3: 3 a.d.
    Airdrieonians FC 1: 1
    (3: 4 on account)     		Alloa Athletic 1-0 0: 1 a.d.
    Second round

    The games were played on May 17 and 20, 2017.

    total First leg Return leg
    Brechin City 4: 4
    (5: 4 on behalf)     		Alloa Athletic 1-0 3: 4 a.d.

    statistics

    List of goalscorers

    If the number of goals is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically by surname or artist name.

    Pl. Nat. Surname logo team Gates
    01. ScotlandScotland Jason Cummings Hibernian fc.svg Hibernian Edinburgh 19th
    ScotlandScotland Stephen Dobbie Queen of the South Logo.svg Queen of the South
    03. ScotlandScotland Nicky Clark Dunfermline Athletic 15th
    04th FranceFrance Tony Andreu Dundee United.svg Dundee United 13
    05. ScotlandScotland Robert Thomson Dumbarton.svg Dumbarton FC 11
    06th ScotlandScotland Derek Lyle Queen of the South Logo.svg Queen of the South 10
    ScotlandScotland Simon Murray Dundee United.svg Dundee United
    ScotlandScotland Craig Sibbald Falkirk FC.svg FC Falkirk
    09. ScotlandScotland Ryan Hardie Rrfc.jpg Raith Rovers 09
    ScotlandScotland Lee Miller Falkirk FC.svg FC Falkirk
    ScotlandScotland Ross Forbes Coats of arms of None.svg Greenock Morton

    Spectator table

    The audience table shows the home games attended. The order is sorted by per game.

    society spectator per game Home games
    01. Hibernian fc.svg Hibernian Edinburgh 277.096 15,394 18th
    02. Dundee United.svg Dundee United 118,516 6,584 18th
    03. Falkirk FC.svg FC Falkirk 090,580 5,032 18th
    04th Coats of arms of None.svg Dunfermline Athletic 079,785 4,433 18th
    05. St mirren fc.svg FC St. Mirren 064,775 3,599 18th
    06th Rrfc.jpg Raith Rovers 047,365 2,631 18th
    07th Coats of arms of None.svg Greenock Morton 042,513 2,362 18th
    08th. Ayr United.svg Ayr United 033,592 1,866 18th
    09. Queen of the South Logo.svg Queen of the South 033,418 1,857 18th
    10. Dumbarton.svg Dumbarton FC 020,345 1,130 18th
    total 807.985 4,489 180

    Awards during the season

    month Trainer of the month Player of the month
    August 2016 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Neil Lennon ( Hibernian Edinburgh ) ScotlandScotland Jason Cummings (Hibernian Edinburgh)
    September 2016 ScotlandScotland Peter Houston ( FC Falkirk ) ScotlandScotland Cammy Bell ( Dundee United )
    October 2016 ScotlandScotland Jim Duffy ( Greenock Morton ) ScotlandScotland Thomas O'Ware (Greenock Morton)
    November 2016 ScotlandScotland Ray McKinnon (Dundee United) ScotlandScotland John McGinn (Hibernian Edinburgh)
    December 2016 ScotlandScotland Stephen Aitken ( Dumbarton FC ) ScotlandScotland Mark Docherty (Dumbarton FC)
    January 2017 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Neil Lennon (Hibernian Edinburgh) ScotlandScotland Ross Forbes (Greenock Morton)
    February 2017 ScotlandScotland Peter Houston (FC Falkirk) ScotlandScotland Jason Cummings (Hibernian Edinburgh)
    March 2017 ScotlandScotland Jack Ross ( FC St. Mirren ) NigeriaNigeria Efe Ambrose (Hibernian Edinburgh)
    April 2017 ScotlandScotland Jack Ross (FC St. Mirren) ScotlandScotland Stevie Mallan (FC St. Mirren)

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ^ SPFL announces Ladbrokes as title sponsor. spfl.co.uk/, May 13, 2015, accessed May 2, 2016 .
    2. ↑ Start date for 2016/17 league season. spfl.co.uk, January 25, 2016, accessed May 2, 2016 .
    3. ↑ Scotland Championship 2016/2017 spectators. weltfussball.de, accessed on May 6, 2017 .
    4. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Awards Season 2016/17. (No longer available online.) Spfl.co.uk, archived from the original on May 31, 2016 ; accessed on October 4, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / spfl.co.uk