Scottish First Division 2012/13

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Scottish First Division 2012/13
master Partick Thistle
Climbers Partick Thistle
Relegation ↓ Dunfermline Athletic
Relegated Dunfermline Athletic
Airdrie United
Teams 10
Games 180 + 6 relegation games
Gates 590  (ø 3.28 per game)
Top scorer ScotlandScotland Stevie May
( Hamilton Academical )
← First Division 2011/12
↑ Premier League 2012/13

The Scottish Football League First Division was held for the 38th time in 2012/13 . After the introduction of the Premier Division and Premier League as only the second highest Scottish league . It was also the last event as the second highest division of men's football in Scotland under the name First Division . From the following season, the 2nd league was played as a championship . The final season was run by the Scottish Football Association and started in August 2012 and ended in May 2013.

In the 2012/13 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. In the event of a tie, the direct comparison counted. Partick Thistle won the championship , which at the same time secured participation in the 2013/14 Premiership season . In the also newly formed Scottish League One had to dismount Dunfermline Athletic after relegation and Airdrie United .

societies

View of the main stand at Falkirk Stadium
View of the Cappielow Park
society city Stadion capacity
Airdrie United Airdrie Excelsior Stadium 10.171
Cowdenbeath FC Cowdenbeath Central Park 04,370
Dumbarton FC Dumbarton Dumbarton Football Stadium 02,020
Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline East End Park 11,780
FC Falkirk Falkirk Falkirk Stadium 09,200
Greenock Morton Greenock Cappielow Park 11,100
Hamilton Academical Hamilton New Douglas Park 06,000
Livingston FC Livingston Almondvale Stadium 10,006
Partick Thistle Glasgow Firhill Stadium 10,887
Raith Rovers Kirkcaldy Stark's Park 10,104

statistics

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Partick Thistle  36  23  9  4th 076:280 +48 78
 2. Greenock Morton  36  20th  7th  9 073:470 +26 67
 3. FC Falkirk  36  15th  8th  13 052:480  +4 53
 4th Livingston FC  36  14th  10  12 058:560  +2 52
 5. Hamilton Academical  36  14th  9  13 052:450  +7 51
 6th Raith Rovers  36  11  13  12 045:480  −3 46
 7th FC Dumbarton (N)  36  13  4th  19th 058:830 −25 43
 8th. Cowdenbeath FC (N)  36  8th  12  16 051:650 −14 36
 9. Dunfermline Athletic (A) 1  36  14th  7th  15th 062:590  +3 34
10. Airdrie United  36  5  7th  24 041:890 −48 22nd

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

1 Dunfermline Athletic was deducted 15 points.
Legend
2012/13 season
Promoted to the Premiership
Participation in the relegation relegation
Relegated to League One
At the end of the 2011/12 season
(A) Relegated from the Premier League
(N) Newcomers from the second division

Relegation

Participants in the relegation games were Dunfermline Athletic from this year's First Division, as well as the three teams from the Second Division , Forfar Athletic , Brechin City and Alloa Athletic . The winners of the first round played in the last round for a place for the following Scottish Championship season 2013/14 .

First round

The games were played on May 8th and 11th, 2013.

total First leg Return leg
Forfar Athletic 4: 7 Dunfermline Athletic 3: 1 1: 6 a.d.
Brechin City 3: 4 Alloa Athletic 0: 2 3: 2
Second round

The games were played on May 15 and 19, 2013.

total First leg Return leg
Alloa Athletic 3: 1 Dunfermline Athletic 3-0 0: 1

Partick Thistle's championship team

(Players with at least one stake were taken into account; stakes and goals are given in brackets)

1. Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle FC Logo.svg

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