Scottish Premier League 2012/13

Scottish Premier League 2012/13
master	Celtic Glasgow
Champions League qualification	Celtic Glasgow
Europa League qualification	Motherwell FC St. Johnstone FC Hibernian Edinburgh
Cup winners	Celtic Glasgow
Climbers	Partick Thistle
Relegated	Dundee FC
Teams	12
Games	228
Gates	623  (ø 2.73 per game)
spectator	2,284,719  (ø 10,021 per game)
Top scorer	Michael Higdon ( Motherwell FC )
← Premier League 2011/12 Premiership 2013/14 →
First Division 2012/13 (II) ↓

The Scottish Premier League 2012/13 was the 15th season of the highest Scottish football division since it was founded in 1998. It was also the 116th edition of the highest football division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined has been. The league is officially called the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League and was hosted by the Scottish Football Association . The season began on August 4, 2012 and ended in May 2013. Due to the Summer Olympics in London, where the football competitions were also held in Hampden Park , Scotland , the season started later than last year.

As promoted from the Scottish First Division , Ross County and Dundee FC came to the SPL . Celtic Glasgow starts the season as defending champions . The Glasgow Rangers were excluded from the Premier League for the 2012/13 season after filing for bankruptcy in July 2012, and were forcibly transferred to the Scottish Third Division .

With a 4-1 win against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on the first day of the final round, Celtic Glasgow secured their 44th Scottish championship title early on.

societies

Glasgow Motherwell Dundee Perth Edinburgh Kilmarnock Aberdeen Paisley Dingwall Inverness

Location of the clubs of the Scottish Premier League 2012/13

society	city	Stadion	capacity
Celtic Glasgow	Glasgow	Celtic Park	60,832
Dundee United	Dundee	Tannadice Park	14,223
Aberdeen FC	Aberdeen	Pittodrie Stadium	22,199
Dundee FC	Dundee	Dens Park	12,085
FC Kilmarnock	Kilmarnock	Rugby park	18,128
Motherwell FC	Motherwell	Fir Park	13,742
St. Johnstone FC	Perth	McDiarmid Park	10,600
FC St. Mirren	Paisley	St. Mirren Park	08,023
Heart of Midlothian	Edinburgh	Tynecastle Stadium	18.008
Hibernian Edinburgh	Edinburgh	Easter Road	20,250
Inverness CT	Inverness	Caledonian Stadium	07,750
Ross County	Dingwall	Global Energy Stadium	06,000

1 round

table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Celtic Glasgow (M)	33	21st	6th	6th	078:300	+48	69
2.	Motherwell FC	33	15th	9	9	056:430	+13	54
3.	Inverness CT	33	12	15th	6th	058:490	+9	51
4th	St. Johnstone FC	33	11	13	9	039:380	+1	46
5.	Ross County (N)	33	11	12	10	042:430	−1	45
6th	Dundee United	33	10	14th	9	048:520	−4	44
7th	FC Kilmarnock (L)	33	10	12	11	047:430	+4	42
8th.	Aberdeen FC	33	10	11	12	038:410	−3	41
9.	Hibernian Edinburgh	33	10	10	13	040:470	−7	40
10.	Heart of Midlothian (P)	33	9	10	14th	034:450	−11	37
11.	FC St. Mirren	33	8th	12	13	040:510	−11	36
12.	Dundee FC (N)	33	5	8th	20th	022:600	−38	23

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

Legend
2012/13 season
	Participation in the championship play-offs
	Participation in the relegation play-offs
At the end of the 2011/12 season
(M)	Champion of the previous year
(P)	Cup winner of the previous year
(L)	League cup winner of the previous year
(N)	Newcomer from the First Division

2nd round

Championship play-offs

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points	bonus	total
1.	Celtic Glasgow (M)	5	3	1	1	014: 500	+9	10	69	79
2.	Motherwell FC	5	3	0	2	011: 800	+3	09	54	63
3.	St. Johnstone FC	5	3	1	1	006: 600	± 0	10	46	56
4th	Inverness CT	5	2	2	1	006:110	−5	08th	51	59
5.	Ross County (N)	5	2	2	1	005: 500	± 0	08th	45	53
6th	Dundee United	5	1	0	4th	003:100	−7	03	44	47

Legend
2012/13 season
	Scottish champion and participation in the third qualifying round of the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League
	Participation in the third qualifying round of the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League
	Participation in the 2nd qualifying round of the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League
At the end of the 2011/12 season
(M)	Champion of the previous year
(N)	Newcomer from the First Division

Relegation play-offs

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points	bonus	total
7th	Hibernian Edinburgh	5	3	2	0	009: 500	+4	11	40	51
8th.	Aberdeen FC	5	1	4th	0	003: 200	+1	07th	41	48
9.	FC Kilmarnock (L)	5	1	0	4th	005:100	−5	03	42	45
10.	Heart of Midlothian (P)	5	2	1	2	006: 400	+2	07th	37	44
11.	FC St. Mirren	5	1	2	2	007: 900	−2	05	36	41
12.	Dundee FC (N)	5	2	1	2	006: 600	± 0	07th	23	30th

2012/13 season
	Cup finalist and participation in the 2nd qualifying round of the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League
	Relegated to the championship
At the end of the 2011/12 season
(P)	Cup winner of the previous year
(L)	League cup winner of the previous year
(N)	Newcomer from the First Division

statistics

List of goalscorers

Michael Higdon (Motherwell FC) was the top scorer with 26 goals

Pl.	Surname	team	Gates
01.	Michael Higdon	Motherwell FC	26th
02.	Leigh Griffiths	Hibernian Edinburgh	23
	Billy McKay	Inverness CT
04th	Niall McGinn	Aberdeen FC	20th
05.	Gary Hooper	Celtic Glasgow	19th
06th	Johnny Russell	Dundee United	13
	Steven Thompson	FC St. Mirren
08th.	Andrew Shinnie	Inverness CT	12
09.	Kris Commons	Celtic Glasgow	11
	Paul Heffernan	FC Kilmarnock
Final score

Most assists

Henrik Ojamaa (Motherwell FC) gave the most assists

Pl.	Surname	team	Assists
01.	Henrik Ojamaa	Motherwell FC	16
02.	Aaron Doran	Inverness CT	12
03.	Kris Commons	Celtic Glasgow	11
04th	Jonny Hayes	Aberdeen FC	09
	Iain Vigurs	Ross County
06th	Chris Humphrey	Motherwell FC	08th
	Adam Matthews	Celtic Glasgow
	Gary Teale	FC St. Mirren
09.	Gary Hooper	Celtic Glasgow	07th
	Emilio Izaguirre	Celtic Glasgow
	Nicky Law	Motherwell FC
	Andrew Shinnie	Inverness CT
Final score

Goalkeeper without conceding a goal

Fraser Forster (Celtic Glasgow) conceded the fewest goals

Pl.	Surname	team	Games without conceding a goal
1.	Fraser Forster	Celtic Glasgow	15th
2.	Jamie Langfield	Aberdeen FC	13
	Jamie MacDonald	Heart of Midlothian
4th	Radoslaw Cierzniak	Dundee United	11
	Ben Williams	Hibernian Edinburgh
6th	Alan Mannus	St. Johnstone FC	09
7th	Cammy Bell	FC Kilmarnock	08th
	Craig Samson	FC St. Mirren
9.	Mark Brown	Ross County	07th
	Michael Fraser	Ross County
Final score

The championship team from Celtic Glasgow

(Players with at least four appearances were taken into account; the appearances and goals are given in brackets)

1.

Celtic Glasgow

Goal : Fraser Forster (34 / -), Łukasz Załuska (4 / -) Defense : Adam Matthews (22/2), Efe Ambrose (27/3), Kelvin Wilson (32 / -), Mikael Lustig (23/3), Emilio Izaguirre (32 / -), Charlie Mulgrew (30/5), Thomas Rogne (13 / -) Midfield : Scott Brown (17/3), Joe Ledley (25/7), Paddy McCourt (15 / -), Biram Kayal (27 / -), James Forrest (15/3), Kris Commons (27/11), Tom Rogić (8 / -), Dylan McGeouch (11/1), Victor Wanyama (32/6) Attack : Miku (11/2), Anthony Stokes (17/6), Georgios Samaras (25/9), Lassad Nouioui (14 / -), Tony Watt (20/5), Gary Hooper (32/19), Trainer : Neil Lennon

Awards during the season

month	Trainer of the month	Player of the month	Young professional of the month
August 2012	Derek Adams ( Ross County )	Leigh Griffiths ( Hibernian Edinburgh )	Tony Watt ( Celtic Glasgow )
September 2012	Steve Lomas ( St. Johnstone FC )	Michael Higdon ( Motherwell FC )	Ryan Fraser ( Aberdeen FC )
October 2012	Craig Brown (Aberdeen FC)	Niall McGinn (Aberdeen FC)	Ryan Fraser (Aberdeen FC)
November 2012	Terry Butcher ( Inverness CT )	Billy McKay (Inverness CT)	Aaron Doran (Inverness CT)
December 2012	Neil Lennon (Celtic Glasgow)	Jamie Murphy (Motherwell FC)	Joe Shaughnessy (Aberdeen FC)
January 2013	Derek Adams (Ross County)	Gary Hooper (Celtic Glasgow)	Adam Matthews (Celtic Glasgow)
February 2013	Derek Adams (Ross County)	Leigh Griffiths (Hibernian Edinburgh)	Stuart Armstrong ( Dundee United )
March 2013	Stuart McCall (Motherwell FC)	Nicky Law (Motherwell FC)	Josh Meekings (Inverness CT)
April 2013	John Brown ( Dundee FC )	Michael Higdon (Motherwell FC)	Henrik Ojamaa (Motherwell FC)

Web links

• Official website of the Scottish Premier League

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Clydesdale Bank extends sponsorship deal with SPL BBC Sport (English)
2. ↑ ^{a b} Scottish Premier League sets 4 August start date for 2012/13 season BBC Sport (English)
3. ↑ Glasgow Rangers report bankruptcy to spiegel.de
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