2022–23 in Scottish football

Football in Scotland

Season	2022–23

2022–23 in Scottish football
Premiership champions
Celtic
Championship champions
Dundee
League 1 champions
Dunfermline Athletic
League 2 champions
Stirling Albion
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
League Cup winners
Celtic
Challenge Cup winners
Hamilton Academical
Youth Cup winners
Celtic
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Rangers, Heart of Midlothian, Dundee United, Motherwell
Scotland national team
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

The 2022–23 season was the 126th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 9 July 2022 with the first Scottish League Cup group stage matches, and the first round of matches in the 2022–23 Scottish Premiership were played on 30 July.^[1]

Transfer deals

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2022 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2022–23

League competitions

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish Premiership

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[a]
1	Celtic (C)	38	32	3	3	114	34	+80	99	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Rangers	38	29	5	4	93	37	+56	92	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Aberdeen	38	18	3	17	56	60	−4	57	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4	Heart of Midlothian	38	15	9	14	63	57	+6	54	Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5	Hibernian	38	15	7	16	57	59	−2	52	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
6	St Mirren	38	12	10	16	43	61	−18	46
7	Motherwell	38	14	8	16	53	51	+2	50
8	Livingston	38	13	7	18	36	60	−24	46
9	St Johnstone	38	12	7	19	41	59	−18	43
10	Kilmarnock	38	11	7	20	37	62	−25	40
11	Ross County (O)	38	9	7	22	37	60	−23	34	Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12	Dundee United (R)	38	8	7	23	40	70	−30	31	Relegation to Championship

Source: ^[2][3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).^[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish Championship

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Dundee (C, P)	36	17	12	7	66	40	+26	63	Promotion to the Premiership
2	Ayr United	36	16	10	10	61	43	+18	58	Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3	Queen's Park	36	17	7	12	63	52	+11	58	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4	Partick Thistle	36	16	9	11	65	45	+20	57
5	Greenock Morton	36	15	12	9	53	43	+10	57
6	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	36	15	10	11	52	47	+5	55
7	Raith Rovers	36	11	10	15	46	49	−3	43
8	Arbroath	36	6	16	14	29	47	−18	34
9	Hamilton Academical (R)	36	7	10	19	31	63	−32	31	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10	Cove Rangers (R)	36	7	10	19	38	75	−37	31	Relegation to League One

Source: ^[5]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).^[6]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Scottish League One

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish League One

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Dunfermline Athletic (C, P)	36	23	12	1	63	21	+42	81	Promotion to the Championship
2	Falkirk	36	19	10	7	70	39	+31	67	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3	Airdrieonians (O, P)	36	17	9	10	82	51	+31	60
4	Alloa Athletic	36	17	6	13	56	47	+9	57
5	Queen of the South	36	16	6	14	59	59	0	54
6	Edinburgh	36	15	6	15	60	55	+5	51
7	Montrose	36	13	9	14	50	55	−5	48
8	Kelty Hearts	36	10	10	16	39	54	−15	40
9	Clyde (R)	36	5	9	22	35	68	−33	24	Qualification for the League One play-offs
10	Peterhead (R)	36	3	7	26	19	84	−65	16	Relegation to League Two

Source: ^[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).^[8]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Scottish League Two

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish League Two

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Stirling Albion (C, P)	36	21	10	5	67	37	+30	73	Promotion to League One
2	Dumbarton	36	18	8	10	49	39	+10	62	Qualification for the League One play-offs
3	Annan Athletic (O, P)	36	14	9	13	61	51	+10	51
4	East Fife	36	14	8	14	54	50	+4	50
5	Forfar Athletic	36	13	9	14	37	43	−6	48
6	Stenhousemuir	36	12	11	13	51	55	−4	47
7	Stranraer	36	12	9	15	43	57	−14	45
8	Bonnyrigg Rose	36	11	9	16	36	47	−11	42
9	Elgin City	36	11	7	18	44	62	−18	40
10	Albion Rovers (R)	36	11	6	19	47	48	−1	39	Qualification for the League Two play-off final

Source: ^[9]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).^[10]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Non-league football

Level 5

Main articles: 2022–23 Highland Football League and 2022–23 Lowland Football League

Highland Football League Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Brechin City (C) 34 89 2 Buckie Thistle 34 87 3 Brora Rangers 34 80 4 Formartine United 34 74 5 Fraserburgh 34 71 6 Inverurie Loco Works 34 50 7 Nairn County 34 46 8 Huntly 34 45 9 Rothes 34 44 10 Banks O' Dee 34 39 11 Forres Mechanics 34 36 12 Turriff United 34 36 13 Clachnacuddin 34 34 14 Lossiemouth 34 27 15 Keith 34 27 16 Wick Academy 34 26 17 Deveronvale 34 24 18 Strathspey Thistle 34 10 Source: [12][13][14] (C) Champions

Lowland Football League Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 The Spartans (C, O, P) 36 79 2 Rangers B 36 77 3 Celtic B 36 76 4 University of Stirling 36 71 5 Tranent Juniors 36 65 6 East Kilbride 36 64 7 Berwick Rangers 36 61 8 Civil Service Strollers 36 58 9 Bo'ness United 36 54 10 Caledonian Braves 36 51 11 Broomhill 36 51 12 Gala Fairydean Rovers 36 49 13 Heart of Midlothian B 36 48 14 Cumbernauld Colts 36 46 15 Cowdenbeath 36 36 16 East Stirlingshire 36 33 17 Gretna 2008 36 26 18 Edinburgh University 36 16 19 Dalbeattie Star (R) 36 8 Source: SLFL BBC Sport Soccerway (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Level 6

Highland

Main articles: 2022–23 Midlands Football League, 2022–23 North Caledonian Football League, and 2022–23 North Region Junior Football League

Midlands Football League Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Carnoustie Panmure (C) 36 88 2 Broughty Athletic 36 85 3 Downfield 36 82 4 Lochee United 36 81 5 Dundee North End 36 76 6 East Craigie 36 75 7 Kirriemuir Thistle 36 69 8 Tayport 36 60 9 Letham 36 53 10 Arbroath Victoria 36 43 11 Forfar United 36 42 12 Dundee Violet 36 39 13 Coupar Angus 36 35 14 Scone Thistle 36 35 15 Dundee St James 36 31 16 Blairgowrie 36 25 17 Lochee Harp 36 20 18 Brechin Victoria 36 19 19 Forfar West End 36 17 Source: [15] (C) Champions

North Caledonian Football League Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Loch Ness (C) 24 62 2 Invergordon 24 58 3 Fort William 24 45 4 St Duthus 24 44 5 Orkney 24 42 6 Golspie Sutherland 24 42 7 Inverness Athletic 24 40 8 Halkirk United 24 32 9 Alness United 24 31 10 Clachnacuddin Reserves 24 27 11 Nairn County A 24 16 12 Thurso 24 15 13 Bonar Bridge 24 3 Source: North Caledonian Football League (C) Champions

North Region Premier Division Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Culter (C) 26 73 2 Hermes 26 65 3 Dyce 26 49 4 Stonehaven 26 45 5 Bridge of Don Thistle 26 42 6 Stoneywood Parkvale 26 40 7 East End 26 38 8 Ellon United 26 34 9 Montrose Roselea 26 33 10 Maud 26 24 11 Colony Park 26 23 12 Nairn St Ninian 26 20 13 Banchory St Ternan (R) 26 9 14 Dufftown (R) 26 8 Source: [17] (C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Lowland

Main articles: 2022–23 East of Scotland Football League, 2022–23 South of Scotland Football League, and 2022–23 West of Scotland Football League

East of Scotland Football League Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Linlithgow Rose (C, P) 30 74 2 Sauchie Juniors 30 65 3 Musselburgh Athletic 30 56 4 Dundonald Bluebell 30 51 5 Jeanfield Swifts 30 49 6 Penicuik Athletic 30 48 7 Haddington Athletic 30 47 8 Crossgates Primrose 30 46 9 Broxburn Athletic 30 43 10 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 30 43 11 Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts 30 37 12 Tynecastle 30 37 13 Hill of Beath Hawthorn 30 36 14 Blackburn United (R) 30 30 15 Oakley United (R) 30 6 16 Vale of Leithen (R) 30 −6 Source: East of Scotland Football League (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

South of Scotland Football League Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Abbey Vale (C) 22 58 2 Creetown 22 55 3 Lochar Thistle 22 49 4 Stranraer reserves 22 43 5 Newton Stewart 22 40 6 Mid-Annandale 22 38 7 St Cuthbert Wanderers 22 26 8 Upper Annandale 22 19 9 Lochmaben 22 17 10 Nithsdale Wanderers 22 16 11 Caledonian Braves reserves 22 14 12 Wigtown & Bladnoch 22 7 Source: [18] (C) Champions

West of Scotland Football League Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Beith Juniors (C) 30 66 2 Auchinleck Talbot 30 57 3 Darvel 30 56 4 Clydebank 30 52 5 Pollok 30 48 6 Largs Thistle 30 47 7 Hurlford United 30 45 8 Irvine Meadow XI 30 43 9 Cumnock Juniors 30 42 10 Glenafton Athletic 30 42 11 Troon 30 42 12 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 30 36 13 Arthurlie 30 30 14 Petershill (R) 30 28 15 Kilwinning Rangers (R) 30 26 16 Cambuslang Rangers (R) 30 20 Source: West of Scotland Football League (C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Honours

Cup honours

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Match report
2022–23 Scottish Cup	Celtic	3–1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	BBC Sport
2022–23 League Cup	Celtic	2–1	Rangers	BBC Sport
2022–23 Challenge Cup	Hamilton Academical	1–0	Raith Rovers	BBC Sport
2022–23 South Challenge Cup	The Spartans	2–1	Drumchapel United
2022–23 Youth Cup	Celtic	6–5 (aet)	Rangers	BBC Sport
2022–23 Junior Cup	Cumnock Juniors	1–0	Rutherglen Glencairn	BBC Sport

Non-league honours

Level	Competition	Winner
5	Highland League	Brechin City
	Lowland League	The Spartans
6	Midlands League	Carnoustie Panmure
	North Caledonian League	Loch Ness
	North Premier Division	Culter
	East of Scotland League Premier Division	Linlithgow Rose
	South of Scotland League	Abbey Vale
	West of Scotland League Premier Division	Beith Juniors
7	North Championship	Sunnybank
	East of Scotland League First Division	Dunbar United
	West of Scotland League First Division	Gartcairn
8	East of Scotland League Second Division	Whitburn
	West of Scotland League Second Division	Renfrew
9	East of Scotland League Third Division	Bo'ness Athletic
	West of Scotland League Third Division	Vale of Clyde
10	West of Scotland League Fourth Division	West Park United

Individual honours

PFA Scotland awards

Award	Winner	Team
Players' Player of the Year	Kyogo Furuhashi[21]	Celtic
Young Player of the Year	Malik Tillman[21]	Rangers
Manager of the Year	Ange Postecoglou[21]	Celtic
Championship Player	Dipo Akinyemi[21]	Ayr United
League One Player	Calum Gallagher[21]	Airdrieonians
League Two Player	Charlie Reilly[21]	Albion Rovers

SFWA awards

Award	Winner	Team
Footballer of the Year	Kyogo Furuhashi[22]	Celtic
Young Player of the Year	Max Johnston[23]	Motherwell
Manager of the Year	Ange Postecoglou[24]	Celtic

Scottish clubs in Europe

Main articles: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, 2022–23 UEFA Europa League, and 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League

Summary

Club	Competitions	Started round	Final round	Coef.
Celtic	UEFA Champions League	Group stage	Group stage	6.000
Rangers	UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round	Group stage	6.500
Heart of Midlothian	UEFA Europa League	Play-off round	Play-off round	4.000
	UEFA Conference League	Group stage	Group stage
Dundee United	UEFA Conference League	Third qualifying round	Third qualifying round	1.000
Motherwell	UEFA Conference League	Second qualifying round	Second qualifying round	0.000
Total				17.500
Average				3.500

Celtic

UEFA Champions League

Celtic entered the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League in the group stage, having won the 2021–22 Scottish Premiership.

Celtic v Real Madrid

6 September 2022 Group F	Celtic	0–3	Real Madrid	Glasgow
		Report	Vinícius 56' Modrić 60' Hazard 77'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,057 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Shakhtar Donetsk v Celtic

14 September 2022 Group F	Shakhtar Donetsk	1–1	Celtic	Warsaw
	Mudryk 29'	Report	Bondarenko 10' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego Attendance: 20,697 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

RB Leipzig v Celtic

5 October 2022 Group F	RB Leipzig	3–1	Celtic	Leipzig
	Nkunku 27' Silva 64', 77'		Jota 47'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 45,228 Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

Celtic v RB Leipzig

11 October 2022 Group F	Celtic	0–2	RB Leipzig	Glasgow
		Report	Werner 75' Forsberg 84'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,565 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

Celtic v Shakhtar Donetsk

25 October 2022 Group F	Celtic	1–1	Shakhtar Donetsk	Glasgow
	Giakoumakis 34'	Report	Mudryk 58'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,478 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Real Madrid v Celtic

2 November 2022 Group F	Real Madrid	5–1	Celtic	Madrid
	Modrić 6' (pen.) Rodrygo 21' (pen.) Asensio 51' Vinícius 61' Valverde 71'	Report	Jota 84'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 52,511 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Rangers

UEFA Champions League

Rangers entered the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League in the third qualifying round, having finished second in the 2021–22 Scottish Premiership.^[25]

Union SG v Rangers

2 August 2022 QR3	Union SG	2–0	Rangers	Leuven
	Teuma 27' Vanzeir 76' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Rangers v Union SG

9 August 2022 QR3	Rangers	3–0 (3–2 agg.)	Union SG	Glasgow
	Tavernier 45' (pen.) Colak 58' Tillman 78'	Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,454 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Rangers v PSV Eindhoven

16 August 2022 PO	Rangers	2–2	PSV Eindhoven	Glasgow
	Čolak 40' Lawrence 70'	Report	Sangaré 37' Obispo 78'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,097 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

PSV Eindhoven v Rangers

24 August 2022 PO	PSV Eindhoven	0–1 (2–3 agg.)	Rangers	Eindhoven
		Report	Čolak 60'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 34,893 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Ajax v Rangers

7 September 2022 Group A	Ajax	4–0	Rangers	Amsterdam
	Álvarez 17' Berghuis 32' Kudus 33' Bergwijn 80'	Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,862 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

Rangers v Napoli

14 September 2022 Group A	Rangers	0–3	Napoli	Glasgow
		Report	Politano 68' (pen.) Raspadori 85' Ndombele 90+1'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 50,121 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Liverpool v Rangers

4 October 2022 Group A	Liverpool	2–0	Rangers	Liverpool
	Alexander-Arnold 7' Salah 53' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 49,512 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Rangers v Liverpool

12 October 2022 Group A	Rangers	1–7	Liverpool	Glasgow
	Arfield 17'	Report	Firmino 24', 55' Núñez 66' Salah 76', 80', 81' Elliott 87'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,820 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Napoli v Rangers

26 October 2022 Group A	Napoli	3–0	Rangers	Naples
	Simeone 11', 16' Østigård 80'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 39,835 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

Rangers v Ajax

1 November 2022 Group A	Rangers	1–3	Ajax	Glasgow
	Tavernier 87' (pen.)	Report	Berghuis 4' Kudus 29' Conceição 89'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,817 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Heart of Midlothian

UEFA Europa League

Hearts entered the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League in the playoff round, having finished third in the 2021–22 Scottish Premiership.^[26]

Zürich v Heart of Midlothian

18 August 2022 PO	Zürich	2–1	Heart of Midlothian	St. Gallen
	Guerrero 32' Džemaili 34'	Report	Shankland 22' (pen.)	Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 7,958 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

Heart of Midlothian v Zürich

25 August 2022 PO	Heart of Midlothian	0–1 (1–3 agg.)	Zürich	Edinburgh
		Report	Rohner 80'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 17,225 Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)

UEFA Europa Conference League

Heart of Midlothian v İstanbul Başakşehir

8 September 2022 Group A	Heart of Midlothian	0–4	İstanbul Başakşehir	Edinburgh
		Report	Kaldırım 26' Ndayishimiye 67' Kingsley 75' (o.g.) Özcan 82'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 15,131 Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (Poland)

RFS Riga v Heart of Midlothian

15 September 2022 Group A	RFS Riga	0–2	Heart of Midlothian	Riga
		Report	Shankland 43' (pen.) Forrest 90+3'	Stadium: Skonto Stadium Attendance: 6,747 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)

Heart of Midlothian v Fiorentina

6 October 2022 Group A	Heart of Midlothian	0–3	Fiorentina	Edinburgh
		Report	Mandragora 4' Kouamé 42' Jović 79'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 17,243 Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

Fiorentina v Heart of Midlothian

13 October 2022 Group A	Fiorentina	5–1	Heart of Midlothian	Florence
	Jović 6' Biraghi 22' González 32', 79' (pen.) Barák 38'	Report	Humphrys 47'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 18,576 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Heart of Midlothian v RFS Riga

27 October 2022 Group A	Heart of Midlothian	2–1	RFS Riga	Edinburgh
	Shankland 3' Halliday 12'	Report	Friesenbichler 39'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 15,863 Referee: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)

İstanbul Başakşehir v Heart of Midlothian

3 November 2022 Group A	İstanbul Başakşehir	3–1	Heart of Midlothian	Istanbul
	Ndayishimiye 4' Gürler 33' Özcan 64'	Report	Atkinson 90'	Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 4,824 Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)

Dundee United

UEFA Europa Conference League

Dundee United entered the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League in the third qualifying round, after finishing fourth in the 2021–22 Scottish Premiership.^[27]

Dundee United v AZ Alkmaar

4 August 2022 QR3	Dundee United	1–0	AZ Alkmaar	Dundee
	Middleton 61'	Report		Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 10,181 Referee: Vítor Ferreira (Portugal)

AZ Alkmaar v Dundee United

11 August 2022 QR3	AZ Alkmaar	7–0 (7–1 agg.)	Dundee United	Alkmaar
	Pavlidis 21', 36' Reijnders 31', 41' Evjen 44' D. de Wit 46' Lahdo 74'	Report		Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 11,005 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Motherwell

UEFA Europa Conference League

Motherwell entered the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League in the second qualifying round, after finishing fifth in the 2021–22 Scottish Premiership.^[28]

Motherwell v Sligo Rovers

21 July 2022 QR2	Motherwell	0–1	Sligo Rovers	Motherwell
		Report	Keena 27'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 7,227[29] Referee: Kári Á Høvdanum (Faroe Islands)

Sligo Rovers v Motherwell

28 July 2022 QR2	Sligo Rovers	2–0 (3–0 agg.)	Motherwell	Sligo
	Blaney 4' Mata 90+1'	Report		Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 3,876[30] Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Sweden)

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 2020–39 results

Scotland  v  Ukraine

21 September 2022 Nations League B	Scotland	3–0	Ukraine	Glasgow
	McGinn 70' Dykes 80', 87'	Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 42,846 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

Scotland  v  Republic of Ireland

24 September 2022 Nations League B	Scotland	2–1	Republic of Ireland	Glasgow
	Hendry 50' Christie 82' (pen.)	Report	Egan 18'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 48,853 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Ukraine  v  Scotland

27 September 2022 Nations League B	Ukraine	0–0	Scotland	Kraków
		Report		Stadium: Jozef Pilsudski Stadium Attendance: 13,534 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Turkey  v  Scotland

16 November 2022 Friendly	Turkey	2–1	Scotland	Diyarbakir
	Kabak 40' Under 49'	Report	McGinn 62'	Stadium: Diyarbakir Stadium Attendance: 28,348 Referee: Visar Kastrati (Kosovo)

Scotland  v  Cyprus

25 March 2023 Euro 2024 qualifying	Scotland	3–0	Cyprus	Glasgow
14:00	McGinn 21' McTominay 87', 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 48,195 Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)

Scotland  v  Spain

28 March 2023 Euro 2024 qualifying	Scotland	2–0	Spain	Glasgow
19:45	McTominay 7', 51'	Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 47,976 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Norway  v  Scotland

17 June 2023 Euro 2024 qualifying	Norway	1–2	Scotland	Oslo
	Haaland 61' (pen.)	Report	Dykes 87' McLean 89'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 25,791 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Scotland  v  Georgia

20 June 2023 Euro 2024 qualifying	Scotland	2–0	Georgia	Glasgow
	McGregor 6' McTominay 47'	Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 50,062 Referee: Istvan Vad (Hungary)

Women's football

SWPL 1

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish Women's Premier League

Regular season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Glasgow City	22	20	2	0	94	7	+87	62	Qualification for the Top six
2	Celtic	22	18	2	2	90	4	+86	56
3	Rangers	22	17	4	1	89	5	+84	55
4	Heart of Midlothian	22	12	4	6	33	19	+14	40
5	Hibernian	22	9	5	8	45	34	+11	32
6	Partick Thistle	22	9	4	9	37	50	−13	31
7	Motherwell	22	8	6	8	28	39	−11	30	Qualification for the Bottom six
8	Spartans	22	7	5	10	19	38	−19	26
9	Dundee United	22	5	2	15	21	61	−40	17
10	Aberdeen	22	4	3	15	20	56	−36	15
11	Hamilton Academical	22	4	1	17	20	74	−54	13
12	Glasgow Women	22	0	0	22	6	115	−109	0

Source: ^[31]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Top six

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Glasgow City (C)	32	27	2	3	112	18	+94	83	Qualification for the Champions League first round
2	Celtic	32	26	3	3	115	11	+104	81
3	Rangers	32	24	6	2	111	9	+102	78
4	Heart of Midlothian	32	14	7	11	39	42	−3	49
5	Hibernian	32	11	6	15	54	51	+3	39
6	Partick Thistle	32	9	5	18	42	73	−31	32

Source: ^[32]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Bottom six

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Spartans	32	16	6	10	48	51	−3	54
8	Motherwell	32	13	8	11	52	53	−1	47
9	Aberdeen	32	9	3	20	39	77	−38	30
10	Dundee United	32	8	5	19	45	76	−31	29
11	Hamilton Academical (Q)	32	8	3	21	38	93	−55	27	Qualification for the SWPL1 relegation/promotion play-off[33]
12	Glasgow Women (R)	32	0	0	32	9	150	−141	0	Relegation to SWPL2

Source: ^[34]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

SWPL 2

League honours

Division	Winner
2022–23 SWPL 1	Glasgow City
2022–23 SWPL 2	Montrose
2022–23 SWF Championship	Livingston
2022–23 SWF League One	FC Edinburgh
2022 Scottish Women's Football League North/East
2022 Scottish Women's Football League West/South West
2022 Scottish Women's Football League Central/South East
2022 Highlands and Islands League	Buckie

Cup honours

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Match report
2022–23 Scottish Women's Cup	Celtic	2–0	Rangers	BBC Sport
2022–23 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup	Rangers	2–0	Hibernian	Football Scotland
SWF Championship Cup	FC Edinburgh	0–0[a]	Dryburgh Athletic	[35]
SWFL Cup	Harmony Row	3–2	Linlithgow Rose	[36]
Highlands and Islands League Cup	Buckie	2–2 a.e.t. (3–1 pen)	Sutherland	scotwomenfootball

1. After extra time; FC Edinburgh won 5–4 in penalty shootout.

Individual honours

Award	Winner	Team
Players' Player of the Year	Caitlin Hayes[21]	Celtic
Players' Young Player of the Year	Emma Watson[21]	Rangers

UEFA Women's Champions League

Rangers and Glasgow City qualified for the Women's Champions League.^[37]

Rangers

Ferencváros v Rangers

18 August 2022 QR1	Ferencváros	1–3	Rangers	Katerini
	Fishley 69'	Report	Danielsson 14' (pen.) Cornet 48' Hay 89'	Stadium: Katerini Stadium Referee: Jurgita Mačikunytė (Lithuania)

PAOK v Rangers

21 August 2022 QR1	PAOK	0–4	Rangers	Katerini
		Report	Docherty 50' Davison 58' Papaioannou 70' (o.g.) Arnot 86'	Stadium: Katerini Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)

Rangers v Benfica

20 September 2022 QR2	Rangers	2–3	Benfica	Glasgow
	McCoy 25', 58'	Report	Vitória 38', 56' Esson 78' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 3,522 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

Benfica v Rangers

28 September 2022 QR2	Benfica	2–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 agg.)	Rangers	Seixal
	Lacasse 93' Silva 119'	Report	Watson 87'	Stadium: Futebol Campus Attendance: 973 Referee: Marina Živković (Serbia)

Glasgow City

Glasgow City v Roma

18 August 2022 QR1	Glasgow City	1–3	Roma	Glasgow
		Report		Stadium: Petershill Park Referee: Ainara Acevedo (Spain)

Servette v Glasgow City

21 August 2022 QR1	Servette	1–0	Glasgow City	Glasgow
	Korhonen 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Petershill Park Attendance: 162 Referee: Frida Mia Klarlund (Denmark)

Scotland women's national team

Main article: Scotland women's national football team 2020–29 results

Netherlands  v  Scotland

2 September 2022 Friendly	Netherlands	2–1	Scotland	Zwolle
	Miedema 11' Kalma 88'	Report	Emslie 12'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Referee: Angelika Söder (Germany)

Faroe Islands  v  Scotland

6 September 2022 2023 WCQ	Faroe Islands	0–6	Scotland	Tórshavn
		Report	Docherty 17' Weir 40' Cuthbert 45' Thomas 45+1' Corsie 53' Beattie 68'	Stadium: Tórsvøllur Referee: Katarzyna Lisiecka-sek (Poland)

Scotland  v  Austria

6 October 2022 2023 WCQ	Scotland	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Austria	Glasgow
	Harrison 92'	Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 10,182 Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

Scotland  v  Republic of Ireland

11 October 2022 2023 WCQ	Scotland	0–1	Republic of Ireland	Glasgow
		Report	Barrett 72'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 10,708 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Scotland  v  Venezuela

14 November 2022 Friendly	Scotland	2–1	Venezuela	Arcos de la Frontera
	Clark 36' Emslie 40'	Report	Castellanos 59'	Stadium: Estadio Antonio Bardillo Referee: Zulema González González (Spain)

Iceland  v  Scotland

15 February 2023 Pinatar Cup	Iceland	2–0	Scotland	San Pedro del Pinatar
	Kristinsdóttir 50', 51'	Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)

Scotland  v  Philippines

18 February 2023 Pinatar Cup	Scotland	2–1	Philippines	San Pedro del Pinatar
	Davidson 39' Corsie 57'	Report	Serrano 90'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)

Scotland  v  Wales

21 February 2023 Pinatar Cup	Scotland	1–1	Wales	San Pedro del Pinatar
	Howard 8'	Report	Holland 42'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Lucie Sulcova (Czechia)

Australia  v  Scotland

7 April 2023 Friendly	Australia	0–1	Scotland	London
		Report	Docherty 46'	Stadium: Plough Lane Referee: Louise Thompson (Northern Ireland)

Scotland  v  Costa Rica

11 April 2023 Friendly	Scotland	4–0	Costa Rica	Glasgow
	Watson 5', 66' Alvarado 28' (o.g.) Weir 37'	Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Kirsty Dowle (England)

Deaths

• 1 July: Drew Busby, 74, Third Lanark, Partick Thistle, Airdrieonians, Heart of Midlothian, Morton and Queen of the South forward; Queen of the South manager.^[38]
• 2 July: Andy Goram, 58, Hibernian, Rangers, Motherwell, Hamilton Academical, Queen of the South, Elgin City and Scotland goalkeeper.^[39]
• 8 July: Harry Mowbray, 75, Cowdenbeath and St Mirren defender.^[40]
• 9 July: Davie Robb, 74, Aberdeen, Dunfermline Athletic and Scotland forward.^[41]
• 9 July: Adam Strachan, 35, Partick Thistle, Ross County, Clyde, Arbroath, Dumbarton and Albion Rovers midfielder.^[42]
• 10 July: Ken Armstrong, 63, Kilmarnock defender.^[43]
• 1 August: John Hughes, 79, Celtic and Scotland forward; Stranraer manager.^[44]
• 11 August: Pat Liney, 86, Dundee and St Mirren goalkeeper.^[45]
• August: Billy Hodgson, 87, St Johnstone and Hamilton Academical outside-right.^[46]
• 8 September: Dave Smith, Dundee manager.^[47]
• 11 September: Chris Robinson, 71, Heart of Midlothian chairman and chief executive.^[48]
• 12 September: Ken Brownlee, 87, Aberdeen, Third Lanark and St Johnstone wing half.^[49]
• 25 September: Roy MacLaren, 92, St Johnstone goalkeeper.^[50]
• 8 October: John Duncan, 73, Dundee forward.^[51]
• 20 October: Jimmy Millar, 87, Dunfermline Athletic, Rangers, Dundee United and Scotland forward; Raith Rovers manager.^[52]
• 30 October: Sammy Wilson, 85, Falkirk and Dundee forward.^[53]
• 15 November: Jimmy O'Rourke, 76, Hibernian, St Johnstone and Motherwell forward.^[54]
• 20 November: Norrie Davidson, 88, Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian, Dundee United, Partick Thistle and St Mirren forward.^[55]
• c.29 November: Alex Lamond, St Johnstone chairman.^[56]
• 14 December: Alex Duchart, 89, Hibernian, Third Lanark, East Fife, Dumbarton and Falkirk winger.^[57]
• c.14 December: Jim Boyd, 66, Clyde and Motherwell defender.^[58]
• 1 January: Frank McGarvey, 66, St Mirren, Celtic, Queen of the South, Clyde and Scotland forward; Queen of the South manager.^[59]
• January: Andy Graham, 66, Dundee United, Forfar Athletic, Raith Rovers, Stirling Albion and Kilmarnock goalkeeper.^[60]
• 23 January: Patrizio Billio, 48, Dundee and Aberdeen midfielder.^[61]
• 6 February: Billy Thomson, 64, Partick Thistle, St Mirren, Dundee United, Clydebank, Motherwell, Rangers, Dundee and Scotland goalkeeper.^[62]
• 21 February: Ron Gordon, 68, Hibernian chairman.^[63]
• 1 March: Allan McGraw, 83, Morton and Hibernian forward; Morton manager.^[64]
• 14 March: Chris Shevlane, 80, Hearts, Celtic, Hibernian and Morton defender.^[65]
• 14 March: John Sweeney, 88, Dunfermline Athletic left-back.^[66]
• 21 March: Willie Bell, 85, Queen's Park and Scotland left-back.^[67]
• 13 April: Willie Callaghan, 56, Dunfermline, Cowdenbeath, Clyde, Albion Rovers, Montrose, Meadowbank Thistle, Livingston and Partick Thistle forward.^[68][69]
• c.16 April: Eddie Colquhoun, 78, Scotland centre-back.^[70]
• 11 May: Andy Provan, 79, St Mirren winger.^[71]
• 22 May: Hugh Strachan, 84, Motherwell, Greenock Morton, Kilmarnock and Partick Thistle defender.^[72]
• 24 May: Harry Gould, 74, Grade one referee.^[73]
• 10 June: Adrian Sprott, 61, Meadowbank Thistle, Hamilton Academical and Stenhousemuir player.^[74]
• 15 June: Gordon McQueen, 70, St Mirren and Scotland defender; Airdrieonians manager.^[75]
• 26 June: Craig Brown, 82, Rangers, Dundee and Falkirk wing half; Clyde, Scotland, Motherwell and Aberdeen manager.^[76]

Retirements

• 18 June 2022: Paul Caddis, 34, former Scotland, Celtic and Dundee United defender.^[77]
• 22 June 2022: Jamie Ness, 31, former Rangers, Dundee and Forfar Athletic midfielder.^[78]

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