Scottish Championship 2017/18

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Scottish Championship 2017/18
ScotlandScotland Scotland
master FC St. Mirren
Climbers FC St. Mirren
Relegation ↑ Livingston FC
Dundee United
Dunfermline Athletic
Relegation ↓ Dumbarton FC
Relegated Dumbarton FC
Brechin City
Teams 10
Games 180 + 6 relegation games
Gates 482  (ø 2.68 per game)
spectator 518,689  (ø 2882 per game)
Top scorer ScotlandScotland Stephen Dobbie (18 goals)
← Championship 2016/17
↑ Premiership 2017/18

The Scottish Championship was 2017/18 for the fifth time as the second highest football -Spielklasse the gentlemen in Scotland played. It was also the 112th 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 as one of the four professional leagues within the Scottish Football League. The season was run by the Scottish Football Association. The season began on August 5, 2017 and ended with the 36th matchday on April 28, 2018.

In the 2017/18 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 a relegated from last year's Premiership , Inverness Caledonian Thistle came into the championship, as a promoted from League One of FC Livingston and Brechin City .

Seven game days before the end of this year's championship season, Brechin City was relegated to the third division after their 2-0 defeat at Greenock Morton . FC St. Mirren secured the title and promotion after a 0-0 draw against Livingston FC on April 14, 2018. Livingston FC , Dundee United and Dunfermline Athletic qualified for the promotion relegation . The FC Dumbarton took part in the relegation relegation . Brechin City was relegated directly to Scottish League One , Dumbarton after losing relegation.

societies

Falkirk Stadium
Paisley 2021 Stadium
Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium
society city Stadion capacity
Brechin City Breakin Glebe Park 04,083
Dumbarton FC Dumbarton The Cheaper Insurance Direct 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
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness Caledonian Stadium 07,750
Livingston FC Livingston Almondvale Stadium 08,716
Queen of the South Dumfries Palmerston Park 08,690
FC St. Mirren Paisley St. Mirren Park 08,023

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. FC St. Mirren  36  23  5  8th 063:360 +27 74
 2. Livingston FC (N)  36  17th  11  8th 056:370 +19 62
 3. Dundee United (C)  36  18th  7th  11 052:420 +10 61
 4th Dunfermline Athletic  36  16  11  9 060:350 +25 59
 5. Inverness Caledonian Thistle (A)  36  16  9  11 053:370 +16 57
 6th Queen of the South  36  14th  10  12 059:530  +6 52
 7th Greenock Morton  36  13  11  12 047:400  +7 50
 8th. FC Falkirk  36  12  11  13 045:490  −4 47
 9. Dumbarton FC  36  7th  9  20th 027:630 −36 30th
10. Brechin City (N)  36  0  4th  32 020:900 −70 04th

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

At the end of the 2017/18 season:
  • Promoted to the Scottish Premiership 2018/19
  • Participation in the promotion play-offs
  • Participation in the relegation relegation
  • Relegated to the Scottish League One 2018/19
    • At the end of the 2015/16 season:
    (C) Challenge Cup winner of the previous year
    (A) Relegated from the Scottish Premiership 2016/17
    (N) Newcomer from the Scottish League One 2016/17

    Relegation

    Participants in the relegation games are the ninth placed from this year's championship, FC Dumbarton and three teams from League One , Raith Rovers , Alloa Athletic and FC Arbroath . The first round winners played in the last round for a place for the following 2018/19 Scottish Championship season .

    First round

    The games were played on May 2nd and 5th, 2018.

    total First leg Return leg
    FC Arbroath 2: 3 Dumbarton FC 1: 2 1: 1
    Alloa Athletic 4: 1 Raith Rovers 2-0 2: 1
    Second round

    The games were played on May 9th and 13th, 2018.

    total First leg Return leg
    Alloa Athletic 2: 1 Dumbarton FC 0: 1 2: 0 a.d.

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ^ SPFL announces Ladbrokes as title sponsor. spfl.co.uk/, May 13, 2015, accessed May 29, 2017 .
    2. ↑ Key dates announced for Season 17/18. spfl.co.uk, February 1, 2017, accessed May 29, 2017 .