Scottish Premiership 2014/15
Scottish Premiership 2014/15 | |
master | Celtic Glasgow |
Champions League qualification |
Celtic Glasgow |
Europa League qualification |
FC Aberdeen Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC St. Johnstone |
Cup winners | Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
Relegation ↓ | Motherwell FC |
Relegated | FC St. Mirren |
Teams | 12 |
Games | 228 + 6 relegation games |
Gates | 601 (ø 2.64 per game) |
spectator | 1,919,345 (ø 8418 per game) |
Top scorer |
Adam Rooney ( Aberdeen FC ) |
← Premiership 2013/14 | |
Championship 2014/15 (II) ↓
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The Scottish Premiership in 2014/15 was the second edition of the highest Scottish football division since it was founded in 2013. It was also the 118th edition of the highest division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. The league was run by the Scottish Football Association and began on August 9, 2014 and ended with the 38th matchday in May 2015. After the regular season, which was referred to as the 1st round and in which all teams compete against each other three times, the final 2nd round, which was divided into two groups with championship and relegation play-offs . The eleventh place in the Premiership then met the second, third and fourth of the championship , with which it came to relegation games .
As promoters from last year's championship , FC Dundee and Hamilton Academical took part in the Premiership . Hamilton Academical prevailed in the relegation against Hibernian Edinburgh . The Hibs followed the direct relegated Heart of Midlothian in the championship . For the first time in 124 years, not a single club from the Scottish capital Edinburgh is playing in the first division. Celtic Glasgow started the season as defending champions .
The championship won for the 46th time in the club's history Celtic Glasgow. The decisive factor was a 5-0 home win on Matchday 35 by Celtic over Dundee FC , and the simultaneous defeat of the pursuer, Aberdeen FC, who lost to Dundee United .
The Bhoys qualified as champions for the following Champions League season 2015/16 . Second, third and fourth-placed Aberdeen FC, Inverness Caledonian Thistle (also cup winners ) and St. Johnstone FC qualified for the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League . The FC Motherwell played in the relegation against the Rangers and retained after two wins the game class. The last placed FC St. Mirren relegated straight to the championship .
societies
Location of the clubs of the Scottish Premiership 2014/15 |
society | city | Stadion | capacity |
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Celtic Glasgow | Glasgow | Celtic Park | 60,355 |
Dundee United | Dundee | Tannadice Park | 14,229 |
Aberdeen FC | Aberdeen | Pittodrie Stadium | 21,421 |
Dundee FC | Dundee | Dens Park | 12,085 |
FC Kilmarnock | Kilmarnock | Rugby park | 18,128 |
Motherwell FC | Motherwell | Fir Park | 13,677 |
St. Johnstone FC | Perth | McDiarmid Park | 10,696 |
FC St. Mirren | Paisley | St. Mirren Park | 8,023 |
Hamilton Academical | Hamilton | New Douglas Park | 6,000 |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Inverness | Caledonian Stadium | 7,800 |
Partick Thistle | Glasgow | Firhill Stadium | 10.102 |
Ross County | Dingwall | Global Energy Stadium | 6,541 |
1 round
table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Celtic Glasgow (M) | 33 | 25th | 4th | 4th | 70:17 | +53 | 79 |
2. | Aberdeen FC (L) | 33 | 22nd | 5 | 6th | 54:28 | +26 | 71 |
3. | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 33 | 17th | 7th | 9 | 46:34 | +12 | 58 |
4th | Dundee United | 33 | 15th | 4th | 14th | 53:49 | +4 | 49 |
5. | St. Johnstone FC (P) | 33 | 14th | 6th | 13 | 29:32 | −3 | 48 |
6th | Dundee FC (N) | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 45:45 | ± 0 | 44 |
7th | Hamilton Academical (N) | 33 | 12 | 7th | 14th | 42:48 | −6 | 43 |
8th. | Partick Thistle | 33 | 10 | 8th | 15th | 41:38 | +3 | 38 |
9. | FC Kilmarnock | 33 | 10 | 8th | 15th | 35:46 | −11 | 38 |
10. | Ross County | 33 | 10 | 7th | 16 | 39:56 | −17 | 37 |
11. | Motherwell FC | 33 | 9 | 4th | 20th | 33:57 | −24 | 31 |
12. | FC St. Mirren | 33 | 6th | 3 | 24 | 22:59 | −37 | 21st |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
Legend | |
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1 round | |
Participation in the championship play-offs | |
Participation in the relegation play-offs | |
At the end of the 2013/14 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 Scottish Championship |
2nd round
Championship play-offs
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points | bonus | total |
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1. | Celtic Glasgow (M) | 5 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 14: 0 | +14 | 13 | 79 | 92 |
2. | Aberdeen FC (L) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3: 5 | −2 | 4th | 71 | 75 |
3. | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6: 8 | −2 | 7th | 58 | 65 |
4th | St. Johnstone FC (P) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5: 2 | +3 | 9 | 48 | 57 |
5. | Dundee United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5: 7 | −2 | 7th | 49 | 56 |
6th | Dundee FC (N) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4th | 1:12 | −11 | 1 | 44 | 45 |
Legend | |
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2nd round | |
Scottish champion and participation in the 2nd qualifying round for the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League | |
Participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League | |
At the end of the 2013/14 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 Scottish Championship |
Relegation play-offs
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points | bonus | total |
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7th | Hamilton Academical (N) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8: 5 | +3 | 10 | 43 | 53 |
8th. | Partick Thistle | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7: 6 | +1 | 8th | 38 | 46 |
9. | Ross County | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7: 7 | ± 0 | 7th | 37 | 44 |
10. | FC Kilmarnock | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 9:13 | −4 | 3 | 38 | 41 |
11. | Motherwell FC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5: 6 | −1 | 5 | 31 | 36 |
12. | FC St. Mirren | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8: 7 | +1 | 9 | 21st | 30th |
Legend | |
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2nd round | |
Participation in the relegation | |
Relegated to the Scottish Championship | |
At the end of the 2013/14 season | |
(N) | Newcomer from the Scottish Championship |
Relegation
Participants in the relegation games for a place for the following Scottish Premiership season 2015/16 are Hibernian Edinburgh , the Glasgow Rangers and Queen of the South from this year's championship . In addition, there is the eleven-placed team from this year's Premiership, FC Motherwell . The winner of each round is determined in two games, whereby in the first round the teams that were in 3rd and 4th place at the end of the championship season met. After that, the winner of this game plays in the second round against the second-placed team from the championship. The last round will be played between the 11th place from the Premiership and the winner of the second round. The winner of the third round receives a place for the new season of the Premiership.
First round
The games were played on May 9th and 17th, 2015.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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Queen of the South | 2: 3 | Glasgow Rangers | 1: 2 | 1: 1 |
Second round
The games will be played on May 20 and 23, 2015.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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Glasgow Rangers | 2: 1 | Hibernian Edinburgh | 2-0 | 0: 1 |
Third round
The games will be played on May 28 and 31, 2015.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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Glasgow Rangers | 1: 6 | Motherwell FC | 1: 3 | 0: 3 |
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 |
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1. | Adam Rooney | Aberdeen FC | 18th | ||
2. | Nadir Çiftçi | Dundee United | 14th | ||
Leigh Griffiths | Celtic Glasgow | ||||
4th | Greg Stewart | Dundee FC | 13 | ||
5. | Tony Andreu 1 | Hamilton Academical | 12 | ||
John Sutton | Motherwell FC | ||||
7th | Ali Crawford | Hamilton Academical | 11 | ||
8th. | Liam Boyce | Ross County | 10 | ||
Kris Commons | Celtic Glasgow | ||||
Billy McKay 2 | Inverness CT | ||||
11. | Kris Doolan | Partick Thistle | 9 | ||
Brian Graham | St. Johnstone FC | ||||
Gary Mackay-Steven 3 | Celtic Glasgow | ||||
Michael O'Halloran | St. Johnstone FC | ||||
Tope Obadeyi | FC Kilmarnock | ||||
Status: end of season |
The championship team from Celtic Glasgow
(Players with at least one stake were taken into account; stakes and goals are given in brackets)
1. | Celtic Glasgow |
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Awards during the season
month | Trainer of the month | Player of the month | Young professional of the month |
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August 2014 | John Hughes ( Inverness CT ) | Ross Draper (Inverness CT) | Ryan Christie (Inverness CT) |
September 2014 | Allan Johnston ( Kilmarnock FC ) | Paul Paton ( Dundee United ) | Jason Cummings ( Hibernian Edinburgh ) |
October 2014 | Alex Neil ( Hamilton Academical ) | John Guidetti ( Celtic Glasgow ) | Lewis Macleod ( Glasgow Rangers ) |
November 2014 | Ronny Deila (Celtic Glasgow) | David Clarkson ( Dundee FC ) | Charlie Telfer (Dundee United) |
December 2014 | Derek McInnes ( Aberdeen FC ) | Ryan Jack (Aberdeen FC) | Stephen Mallan ( FC St. Mirren ) |
January 2015 | John Hughes (Inverness CT) | Greg Stewart (Dundee FC) | Chris Kane ( St. Johnstone FC ) |
February 2015 | Jim McIntyre ( Ross County ) | Stefan Johansen (Celtic Glasgow) | Ryan Christie (Inverness CT) |
March 2015 | Jim McIntyre (Ross County) | Raffaele De Vita (Ross County) | Jason Denayer (Celtic Glasgow) |
April 2015 | Ronny Deila (Celtic Glasgow) | Leigh Griffiths (Celtic Glasgow) | Jason Cummings (Hibernian Edinburgh) |
Change of coach
society | Trainer | reason | date | Table position | successor | source | |
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FC St. Mirren | Danny Lennon | End of contract | May 12, 2014 | Summer break | Tommy Craig | ||
Celtic Glasgow | Neil Lennon | resignation | May 22, 2014 | Summer break | Ronny Deila | ||
Ross County | Derek Adams | Discharge | August 28, 2014 | 12. | Jim McIntyre | ||
Motherwell FC | Stuart McCall | resignation | 2nd November 2014 | 11. | Ian Baraclough | ||
FC St. Mirren | Tommy Craig | Discharge | December 9, 2014 | 11. | Gary Teale | ||
Hamilton Academical | Alex Neil | Move to Norwich City | January 9, 2015 | 3. | Martin Canning | ||
FC Kilmarnock | Allan Johnston | resignation | February 6, 2015 | 8th. | Gary Locke (interim) |
Sponsors
society | Outfitter | Main sponsor |
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Aberdeen FC | Adidas | Saltire Energy |
Celtic Glasgow | Nike | Magners |
Dundee FC | puma | Hangar Records |
Dundee United | Nike | Calor |
Hamilton Academical | Nike | M&H Logistics (home), Life Skills Centers (away) |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Erreà | Subway |
FC Kilmarnock | Erreà | QTS |
Motherwell FC | Macron | Cash converters |
Partick Thistle | Joma | Cott |
Ross County | Diadora | Stanley CRC Evans Offshore |
St. Johnstone FC | Joma | GS Brown Construction |
FC St. Mirren | Carbrini Sportswear | JD Sports |
See also
- Dundee Derby
- New Firm
- Player of the Month
- Manager of the Month
- List of top scorer in the Scottish Premiership
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scottish Premiership 2014/15 campaign set for start on August 9. stv.tv, March 6, 2014, accessed on May 26, 2014 (English).
- ↑ Celtic win Scottish Premiership title after Aberdeen lose. BBC Sport, May 2, 2015, accessed June 1, 2015 .
- ↑ BBC Sport's list of goalscorers
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Awards Season 2014/15. (No longer available online.) Spfl.co.uk, archived from the original on May 31, 2016 ; accessed on May 10, 2015 . 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.
- ^ Danny Lennon: St Mirren decide not to offer manager new contract. BBC Sport , May 15, 2014, accessed May 26, 2014 .
- ^ St Mirren: Tommy Craig appointed as Danny Lennon's successor. BBC Sport, May 13, 2014, accessed June 13, 2014 .
- ↑ Celtic: Neil Lennon exits but will help find successor. BBC Sport, May 22, 2014, accessed May 26, 2014 .
- ^ Celtic: Ronny Deila named new manager of Scottish champions. BBC Sport, June 6, 2014, accessed June 13, 2014 .
- ↑ Ross County sack manager Derek Adams. BBC Sport, August 28, 2014, accessed August 31, 2014 .
- ^ Ross County: Jim McIntyre joins from Queen of the South. BBC Sport, September 9, 2014, accessed September 14, 2014 .
- ^ Stuart McCall: Motherwell manager resigns after five straight defeats. BBC Sport, November 2, 2014, accessed November 9, 2014 .
- ↑ Motherwell: Ian Baraclough is new manager at Fir Park. BBC Sport, December 13, 2014, accessed December 13, 2014 .
- ^ St Mirren: Tommy Craig exits as manager after 19 games. BBC Sport, December 9, 2014, accessed December 13, 2014 .
- ^ St Mirren: Gary Teale gets manager's job until the end of season. BBC Sport, January 29, 2015, accessed February 14, 2015 .
- ↑ Alex Neil: Norwich City appoint Hamilton player-manager as boss. BBC Sport, January 9, 2015, accessed January 10, 2015 .
- ^ Hamilton Academical: Martin Canning becomes new manage. BBC Sport, January 23, 2015, accessed January 24, 2015 .
- ^ Allan Johnston: Kilmarnock manager relieved of duties. BBC Sport, February 6, 2015, accessed February 14, 2015 .