The 2025–26 season will be the 129th season of competitive
football in Scotland
Association football is one of the national sports of Scotland and the most popular sport in the country. There is a long tradition of "football" games in Orkney, Lewis and southern Scotland, especially the Scottish Borders, although many of ...
. The domestic season is scheduled to begin in mid-July with the first
Scottish League Cup
The Scottish League Cup, also known as the Premier Sports Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a football competition open to all Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) clubs. First held in 1946–47, it is the oldest national League cup in ...
group stage matches, and the first round of matches in the
2025–26 Scottish Premiership are due to be played on the weekend of 1–3 August.
Transfer deals
League competitions
Scottish Premiership
Scottish Championship
Scottish League One
Scottish League Two
Non-league football
Level 5
Level 6
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Honours
Cup honours
Non-league honours
Individual honours
PFA Scotland awards
SFWA awards
Scottish clubs in Europe
Summary
Celtic
;UEFA Champions League
Having won the
2024–25 Scottish Premiership, Celtic will enter the Champions League in the
play-off round.
Rangers
;UEFA Champions League
Having finished second in the
2024–25 Scottish Premiership, Rangers will enter the Champions League in the
second qualifying round
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Aberdeen
;UEFA Europa League
Having won the 2024–25 Scottish Cup, Aberdeen will enter the Europa League in the play-off round.
Hibernian
;UEFA Europa League
Having finished third in the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership, Hibernian will enter the Europa League in the second qualifying round
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Dundee United
;UEFA Conference League
Having finished fourth in the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership, Dundee United will enter the Conference League in the second qualifying round
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Scotland national team
Women's football
League and Cup honours
Individual honours
SWPL awards
Scottish Women's Premier League
Scotland women's national team
Notes and references
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Seasons in Scottish football