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Guides > League Guides > Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League is struggling to establish
itself as a European force. This is mainly as a result of the gulf in
class between the two Glasgow teams - Rangers and Celtic - and the rest
of the division. This together with low television revenues and the
unfair league split system makes it difficult for teams to attract top
quality players.
League Structure:
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Top 2 teams qualify for Champions League - 2nd place has to go through
qualifying round
- Scottish Cup winners and the sides finishing 3rd - 4th qualify for UEFA
Cup
- After 33 games the league splits into a 'top six' and a
'bottom six'
- The teams then play their final five fixtures against other
teams in their section
- The teams in the 'bottom six' cannot finish higher than
seventh, even if they have a higher points total than the team in sixth
place
- Bottom team relegated
| Club |
Expectations |
Budget |
Star Players |
| Celtic |
Title Challenge |
11.5m |
Bobo Balde, Massimo Donati, Aiden McGeady,
Scott Brown, Maciej Zurawski |
| Rangers |
Title Challenge |
8.25m |
Alan Hutton, Ugo Ehiogu, Barry Ferguson,
Chris Burke, Nacho Novo, Kris Boyd |
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| Hearts |
European Qualification |
250k |
Christophe Berra, Andrius Velicka (L), Calum Elliot,
Pinilla |
| St. Mirren |
European Qualification |
91k |
Will Haining, Craig Dargo |
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| Aberdeen |
Mid Table |
110k |
Derek Soutar, Jackie McNamara, Derek
Young |
| Gretna |
Mid Table |
140k |
Martin Canning, Chris Innes, Allan
Jenkins |
| Kilmarnock |
Mid Table |
300k |
David Lilley, Gary Locke, Eric Skora, Colin Nish |
| Motherwell |
Mid Table |
170k |
Paul Quinn, Danny Murphy, David Nixon,
Kenny Connelly, Trevor Molloy |
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| Dundee United |
Avoid Relegation |
150k |
Grzegorz Szamotulski, Darren Dods, Barry
Robson |
| Falkirk |
Avoid Relegation |
130k |
Jamie Barclay, Arnau Riera
(L), Russell Latapy, Mark Stewart |
| Hibernian |
Avoid Relegation |
600k |
Darren McCormack, Steven
Fletcher, Dean Shiels, Damon Gray |
| Inverness CT |
Avoid Relegation |
130k |
Stuart McCaffrey, Grant Munro, Iain
Vigurs, Marius Niculae |
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