| Pixels: | 250 |
| Competition: | Scottish Championship |
| Season: | 2013–14 |
| Winners: | Dundee |
| Promoted: | Dundee Hamilton Academical |
| Relegated: | Greenock Morton |
| Matches: | 170 |
| Total Goals: | 476 |
| League Topscorer: | Rory Loy (20 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Hamilton Academical 10–2 Greenock Morton (3 May 2014) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Greenock Morton 1–5 Livingston (23 November 2013) Alloa Athletic 1–5 Dumbarton (18 January 2014) |
| Highest Scoring: | Hamilton Academical 10–2 Greenock Morton (3 May 2014) |
| Highest Attendance: | 10,718 Dundee 2–1 Dumbarton (3 May 2014) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 318 Cowdenbeath 3–0 Greenock Morton (25 March 2014) |
| Prevseason: | 2012–13 |
| Nextseason: | 2014–15 |
The 2013–14 Scottish Championship was the 20th season in the current format of 10 teams in the second-tier of Scottish football. This was the first season of the competition being part of the newly formed Scottish Professional Football League after the merger of the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League.[1]
Dundee won the title.[2]
Queen of the South were promoted as 2012–13 Scottish Second Division champions, with Alloa Athletic promoted after defeating Dunfermline Athletic 3-1 on aggregate in the play-off final.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alloa Athletic | Alloa | Recreation Park | align=right | 3,100[3] | |
| Cowdenbeath | Cowdenbeath | Central Park | align=right | 4,309[4] | |
| Dumbarton | Dumbarton | Dumbarton Football Stadium | align=right | 2,020[5] | |
| Dundee | Dundee | Dens Park | align=right | 11,506[6] | |
| Falkirk | Falkirk | Falkirk Stadium | align=right | 8,750[7] | |
| Greenock Morton | Greenock | Cappielow Park | align=right | 11,589[8] | |
| Hamilton Academical | Hamilton | New Douglas Park | align=right | 6,078[9] | |
| Livingston | Livingston | Almondvale Stadium | align=right | 9,865[10] | |
| Queen of the South | Dumfries | Palmerston Park | align=right | 7,620[11] | |
| Raith Rovers | Kirkcaldy | Stark's Park | align=right | 8,473[12] |
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alloa Athletic | Barry Smith | Pendle | Marshall Construction | |
| Cowdenbeath | Jimmy Nicholl | Uhlsport | Subsea Pressure Controls | |
| Dumbarton | Ian Murray | 1872 (Club own brand) | Bet Butler | |
| Dundee | Paul Hartley | Puma | Kilmac Energy | |
| Falkirk | Gary Holt | Puma | Central Demolition | |
| Greenock Morton | Puma | Millions Chews | ||
| Hamilton Academical | Alex Neil | Nike | M&H Logistics (H), Life Skills Centres (A) | |
| Livingston | John McGlynn | Adidas | Energy Assets Group | |
| Queen of the South | Jim McIntyre | Joma | Southwest Mechanical Services | |
| Raith Rovers | Grant Murray | Puma | O'Connell's Bar & Diner (H), Livesport.co.uk (A) |
It was a close race for the championship, which offered automatic promotion to the 2014–15 Scottish Premiership. Dundee went into the final day in first place, but Hamilton Academical and Falkirk also had a chance of winning the championship.[13]
| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals[14] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory Loy | Falkirk | 20 |
| 2 | Kane Hemmings | Cowdenbeath | 18 |
| 3 | Peter MacDonald | Dundee | 17 |
| Marc McNulty | Livingston | 17 | |
| 5 |  Anthony Andreu | Hamilton Academical | 14 |
| 6 | James Keatings | Hamilton Academical | 13 |
| Iain Russell | Queen of the South | 13 | |
| 8 | Mickaël Antoine-Curier | Hamilton Academical | 12 |
| Gavin Reilly | Queen of the South | 12 | |
| 10 | Greg Stewart | Cowdenbeath | 11 |
Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season, for a total of 36 games.
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Cowdenbeath won 5–2 on aggregate.----Dunfermline Athletic won 4–2 on aggregate.
Cowdenbeath won 4–1 on aggregate.