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2025–26 Scottish Premiership

2025–26 Scottish Premiership

The 2025–26 Scottish Premiership (known as the William Hill Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football, and the 129th edition overall of the top national league competition, not including one cancelled due to World War II. The season began on 2 August 2025.

Twelve teams contested the league: Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee, Dundee United, Falkirk, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Kilmarnock, Livingston, Motherwell, Rangers and St Mirren.

On 16 May 2026, Celtic secured a fifth consecutive Premiership title and record-breaking 56th Scottish league title overall, following a 3–1 victory at home to Heart of Midlothian on the final matchday, denying Hearts their first championship since 1960 and the first non-Old Firm championship since 1985. Excluding post-season playoffs in 1891 and 1905, it was only the third time the Scottish championship had been decided between the two contenders directly on the final matchday, after 1965 (also involving Hearts) and 1991.