Scottish Premiership 2015/16

Scottish Premiership 2015/16
master	Celtic Glasgow
Champions League qualification	Celtic Glasgow
Europa League qualification	Aberdeen FC Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Edinburgh
Cup winners	Hibernian Edinburgh
Relegation ↓	FC Kilmarnock
Relegated	Dundee United
Teams	12
Games	228 + 6 relegation games
Gates	650  (ø 2.85 per game)
spectator	2,237,437  (ø 9813 per game)
Top scorer	Leigh Griffiths (Celtic Glasgow)
← Premiership 2014/15 Premiership 2016/17 →
Championship 2015/16 (II) ↓

In 2015/16 the Scottish Premiership was the third edition of the Scottish men's football division. The league was officially played as the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership . It was also the 119th edition of the top football division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. It began on August 1, 2015 and ended with the 38th matchday on May 15, 2016.

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 began, which was divided into two groups of the championship and relegation play-offs . The eleventh placed in the Premiership then competed in relegation games , in which the second, third and fourth placed of the championship took part. The bottom of the table was relegated directly.

As a climber from last year's championship , Heart of Midlothian took part in the Premiership . As the defending champion, Celtic Glasgow started the season, which also played the opening game of the new season in Paradise against Ross County .

The championship won for the 47th time in the club's history Celtic Glasgow. It was also the fifth title in a row. The decisive factor was a 3-2 home win on matchday 36 against FC Aberdeen . Celtic qualified as champions for the following Champions League season 2016/17 . Second and third placed Aberdeen FC and Heart of Midlothian qualified for the 2016/17 UEFA Europa League . On matchday 35, Dundee United was relegated to the championship with a 2-1 defeat in the Dundee Derby against FC Dundee . After twenty years of excellence, the traditional club was relegated to the second division for the second time.

societies

Glasgow Hamilton Motherwell Dundee Perth Dingwall Edinburgh Aberdeen Inverness Kilmarnock

Location of the clubs of the Scottish Premiership 2015/16

society	city	Stadion	capacity
Aberdeen FC	Aberdeen	Pittodrie Stadium	21,421
Celtic Glasgow	Glasgow	Celtic Park	60,355
Dundee FC	Dundee	Dens Park	12,085
Dundee United	Dundee	Tannadice Park	14,229
Hamilton Academical	Hamilton	New Douglas Park	06,000
Heart of Midlothian	Edinburgh	Tynecastle Stadium	17,529
Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Inverness	Caledonian Stadium	07,800
FC Kilmarnock	Kilmarnock	Rugby park	18,128
Motherwell FC	Motherwell	Fir Park	13,677
Partick Thistle	Glasgow	Firhill Stadium	10.102
Ross County	Dingwall	Global Energy Stadium	06,541
St. Johnstone FC	Perth	McDiarmid Park	10,696

1 round

table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Celtic Glasgow (M, L)	33	23	7th	3	078:250	+53	76
2.	Aberdeen FC	33	21st	5	7th	056:360	+20	68
3.	Heart of Midlothian (N)	33	17th	9	7th	054:330	+21	60
4th	Motherwell FC	33	13	5	15th	041:490	−8	44
5.	St. Johnstone FC	33	12	7th	14th	048:500	−2	43
6th	Ross County	33	13	4th	16	048:540	−6	43
7th	Dundee FC	33	9	14th	10	048:490	−1	41
8th.	Partick Thistle	33	11	8th	14th	032:390	−7	41
9.	Inverness Caledonian Thistle (P)	33	10	10	13	040:430	−3	40
10.	Hamilton Academical	33	9	9	15th	036:550	−19	36
11.	FC Kilmarnock	33	8th	8th	17th	033:540	−21	32
12.	Dundee United	33	6th	6th	21st	033:580	−25	24

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

Legend
1 round
	Participation in the championship play-offs
	Participation in the relegation play-offs
At the end of the 2014/15 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

table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points	bonus	total
1.	Celtic Glasgow (M, L)	5	3	1	1	015: 600	+9	10	76	86
2.	Aberdeen FC	5	1	0	4th	006:120	−6	03	68	71
3.	Heart of Midlothian (N)	5	1	2	2	005: 700	−2	05	60	65
4th	St. Johnstone FC	5	4th	1	0	010: 400	+6	13	43	56
5.	Motherwell FC	5	2	0	3	006:140	−8	06th	44	50
6th	Ross County	5	1	2	2	007: 600	+1	05	43	48

Legend
2nd round
	Scottish champion and participation in the second qualifying round for the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League
	Participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2016/17 UEFA Europa League
At the end of the 2014/15 season
(M)	Champion of the previous year
(L)	League cup winner of the previous year
(N)	Newcomer from the Scottish Championship

Relegation play-offs

table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points	bonus	total
7th	Inverness Caledonian Thistle (P)	5	4th	0	1	014: 500	+9	12	40	52
8th.	Dundee FC	5	2	1	2	005: 800	−3	07th	41	48
9.	Partick Thistle	5	1	2	2	010:110	−1	05	41	46
10.	Hamilton Academical	5	2	1	2	006: 800	−2	07th	36	43
11.	FC Kilmarnock	5	1	1	3	008:100	−2	04th	32	36
12.	Dundee United 1	5	2	1	2	012:120	± 0	04th	24	28

¹ 3 points were deducted from Dundee United because an ineligible player was used in the 3-0 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

Legend
2nd round
	Participation in the relegation
	Relegated to the Scottish Championship
At the end of the 2014/15 season
(P)	Cup winner of the previous year

Relegation

Participants in the relegation games for a place for the following season 2016/17 were FC Falkirk , Hibernian Edinburgh and the Raith Rovers from this year's championship . In addition, there was the penultimate from this year's Premiership, FC Kilmarnock . The winner of each round was determined in two games, whereby in the first round the teams that were in 3rd and 4th place at the end of the season met each other. Then the winner of this game played in the second round against the second from the championship. The final round was played between the eleventh placed from the Premiership and the winner of the second round. The winner of the third round received a place for the new season in the Premiership.

First round

The games were played on May 4th and 7th, 2016.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Raith Rovers	1: 2	Hibernian Edinburgh	1-0	0: 2

Second round

The games were played on May 10th and 13th, 2016.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Hibernian Edinburgh	4: 5	FC Falkirk	2: 2	2: 3

Third round

The games were played on May 19 and 22, 2016.

	total		First leg	Return leg
FC Falkirk	1: 4	FC Kilmarnock	1-0	0: 4

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
01.		Leigh Griffiths		Celtic Glasgow	31
02.		Kane Hemmings		Dundee FC	21st
03.		Adam Rooney		Aberdeen FC	20th
04th		Liam Boyce		Ross County	15th
		Louis Moult		Motherwell FC
06th		Kris Doolan		Partick Thistle	14th
		Steven MacLean		St. Johnstone FC
08th.		Juanma		Heart of Midlothian	12
		Billy McKay		Dundee United
10.		Miles Storey		Inverness CT	11
Final score

Staff and sponsors

society	logo	Trainer	captain	Outfitter	Main sponsor
Celtic Glasgow		Ronny Deila	Scott Brown	New Balance	Magners
Dundee United		Ray McKinnon	Seán Dillon	Nike	Calor
Aberdeen FC		Derek McInnes	Ryan Jack	Adidas	Saltire Energy
Dundee FC		Paul Hartley	Kevin Thomson	puma	Hangar Records
FC Kilmarnock		Lee Clark	Mark Connolly	Erreà	QTS
Motherwell FC		Mark McGhee	Keith Lasley	Macron	Cash converters
St. Johnstone FC		Tommy Wright	Dave Mackay	Joma	Invest in Perth
Heart of Midlothian		Robbie Neilson	Alim Öztürk	puma	Save the Children
Hamilton Academical		Martin Canning	Michael McGovern	Adidas	Nevis (Home), Scotia Aid (Away)
Inverness Caledonian Thistle		John Hughes	Richie Foran	Erreà	Subway
Partick Thistle		Alan Archibald	Abdul Osman	Joma	Kingsford Capital Management
Ross County		Jim McIntyre	Andrew Davies	Joma	Stanley CRC Evans Offshore

Change of coach

society		Trainer	reason	date	Table position	successor	source
	Motherwell FC	Ian Baraclough	Dismiss	23rd September 2015	9.	Stephen Craigan
	Dundee United	Jackie McNamara	Dismiss	September 26, 2015	11.	Mixu paatelainen
	Motherwell FC	Stephen Craigan	Interim trainer	October 13, 2015	9.	Mark McGhee
	FC Kilmarnock	Gary Locke	resignation	February 1, 2016	11.	Lee McCulloch
	FC Kilmarnock	Lee McCulloch	Interim trainer	15th February 2016	10.	Lee Clark
	Dundee United	Mixu paatelainen	Contract terminated	4th May 2016	12.	Ray McKinnon

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

Goal: Logan Bailly (3/0), Craig Gordon (35/0) Defense: Efe Ambrose (21/0), Tyler Blackett (3/0), Dedryck Boyata (26/4), Emilio Izaguirre (17/2), Saidy Janko (10/0), Mikael Lustig (30/4), Charlie Mulgrew (13/1), Tony Ralston (1/0), Jozo Šimunović (11/1), Erik Sviatchenko (14/0), Kieran Tierney (23/1) Midfield: Scott Allan (13/0), Stuart Armstrong (25/4), Nir Biton (30/5), Scott Brown (22/1), Kris Commons (21/4), Ryan Christie (5/1), James Forrest (19/2), Stefan Johansen (23/1), Gary Mackay-Steven (25/4), Callum McGregor (27/4), Tom Rogić (30/8), Joe Thomson (1/0) Attack: Jack Aitchison (1/1), Carlton Cole (4/0), Leigh Griffiths (34/31), Colin Kâzım-Richards (11/1), Patrick Roberts (11/6) Trainer: Ronny Deila

Awards during the season

month	Trainer of the month	Player of the month
August 2015	Derek McInnes ( Aberdeen FC )	Leigh Griffiths ( Celtic Glasgow )
September 2015	Derek McInnes (Aberdeen FC)	Niall McGinn (Aberdeen FC)
October 2015	Ronny Deila (Celtic Glasgow)	Leigh Griffiths (Celtic Glasgow)
November 2015	Alan Archibald ( Partick Thistle )	Michael O'Halloran ( St. Johnstone FC )
December 2015	Mark McGhee ( Motherwell FC )	Liam Boyce ( Ross County )
January 2016	Ronny Deila (Celtic Glasgow)	Kane Hemmings ( Dundee FC )
February 2016	Mixu Paatelainen ( Dundee United )	Paul Paton (Dundee United)
March 2016	Mark McGhee (Motherwell FC)	Jackson Irvine (Ross County)
April 2016	John Hughes ( Inverness CT )	Patrick Roberts (Celtic Glasgow)

reporting

In Germany, the pay-TV channel Sport1 + broadcasts some games live. Among other things, the New Firm Derby between Dundee United and FC Aberdeen was broadcast on the first match day .

See also

• Dundee Derby
• New Firm
• Player of the Month
• Manager of the Month
• List of top scorer in the Scottish Premiership

Web links

• Official website of the Scottish Premiership

Individual evidence

1. ^ SPFL announces Ladbrokes as title sponsor. spfl.co.uk, May 13, 2015, accessed May 13, 2015 . 
2. ^ Scottish Premiership Fixtures. BBC Sport, accessed April 12, 2016 . 
3. ↑ SPFL fixtures: Celtic host Ross County in league opener. BBC Sport, June 19, 2015, accessed June 28, 2015 . 
4. ↑ Celtic 3: 2 (2: 0) Aberdeen. BBC Sport, May 8, 2016, accessed May 9, 2016 . 
5. ↑ Dundee 2: 1 (0: 0) Dundee Utd. May 2, 2016, accessed May 3, 2016 . 
6. ↑ Dundee United relegated in derby. transfermarkt.de, May 3, 2016, accessed on May 3, 2016 . 
7. ↑ Dundee Utd docked points for fielding ineligible player Ali Coote v ICT. BBC Sport, May 11, 2016, accessed May 13, 2016 . 
8. ↑ List of goalscorers BBC Sport (English)
9. ↑ Ian Baraclough: Motherwell part with manager after nine months. BBC Sport, September 23, 2015, accessed September 29, 2015 . 
10. ^ Dundee United: Jackie McNamara relieved of manager duties. BBC Sport, September 26, 2015, accessed October 2, 2015 . 
11. ↑ Motherwell name Mark McGhee as manager for second spell. BBC Sport, October 13, 2015, accessed December 28, 2015 . 
12. ^ Kilmarnock manager Gary Locke resigns after Hamilton loss. BBC Sport, February 1, 2016, accessed February 1, 2016 . 
13. ↑ Lee Clark: Kilmarnock appoint former Blackpool manager. BBC Sport, February 15, 2016, accessed February 15, 2016 . 
14. ^ Dundee Utd appoint Ray McKinnon as new manager. BBC Sport, May 12, 2016, accessed May 12, 2016 . 
15. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Awards Season 2015/16. (No longer available online.) Spfl.co.uk, archived from the original on May 31, 2016 ; accessed on September 17, 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.