The Scottish Premier League 2008/09 . It was also the 112th edition of the highest soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. In the 2008/09 season, 12 clubs competed against each other in a total of 38 matchdays. Each team played once at home and away against every other team in the first round. After that, the league was divided into two halves, in which the teams play against each other again. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
The Glasgow Rangers won the Scottish Championship for the 52nd time in the club's history. The Rangers qualified as champions for the 2009/10 Champions League season . Runner-up Celtic Glasgow also played in the Champions League because of Scotland's improved position in the UEFA five-year standings . The defeated cup finalist FC Falkirk , as well as the third-placed Heart of Midlothian and fourth-placed FC Aberdeen qualified for the Europa League . In addition, Motherwell FC received a place for the Europa League as the fairest team in the Scottish League in the fair play rating . Inverness Caledonian Thistle rose to the First Division at the end of the season . With 27 goals, Kris Boyd of the Glasgow Rangers was top scorer.
1 round table Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
2nd round Championship play-offs Relegation play-offs The Glasgow Rangers championship team (Players with at least 5 appearances were considered; the games and goals are given in brackets)
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Glasgow Rangers
Goal : Neil Alexander (11 / -), Allan McGregor (27 / -)
Defense : Madjid Bougherra (31/1), Kirk Broadfoot (27 / -), Christian Dailly (9 / -), Saša Papac (29/1), Steven Smith (5 / -), David Weir (36/2), Steven Whittaker (24/2)
Midfield : Charlie Adam (9 / -), DaMarcus Beasley (10 / -), Steven Davis (34/6), Maurice Edu (12/2), Barry Ferguson (22/2), John Fleck (8/1), Lee McCulloch (12 / -), Pedro Mendes (35/3), Nacho Novo (29/5), Kevin Thomson (11/1)
Forward : Kris Boyd (35/27), Jean-Claude Darcheville (8/1), Kyle Lafferty (25/6), Kenny Miller (30/10), Andrius Velička (8/4)
Trainer : Walter Smith
List of goalscorers
Stages
team
Stadion
Places
Celtic Glasgow
Celtic Park
60,832
Glasgow Rangers
Ibrox Stadium 51,082
Aberdeen FC
Pittodrie Stadium 22,199
FC Kilmarnock
Rugby park 18,128
FC Hibernian
Easter Road 17,500
Heart of Midlothian
Tynecastle Stadium 17,420
Dundee United
Tannadice Park 14,209
Motherwell FC
Fir Park 13,742
FC St. Mirren
Love Street (through January 31, 2009)
10,800
St. Mirren Park (from January 31, 2009)
0 8,016
Inverness Caledonian Thislte
Caledonian Stadium
0 7,500
FC Falkirk
Falkirk Stadium
0 6,935
Hamilton Academical
New Douglas Park
0 6,000
Awards during the season
Individual evidence
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Web links
Playing times of the highest Scottish football league
European Football Championships 2009
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Kris Boyd
Australia
Greece
Pedro Mendes ( Glasgow Rangers )
Tomáš Černý (Hamilton Academical)
Andy Dorman (FC St. Mirren)
Mixu Paatelainen ( Hibernian Edinburgh )