| Pixels: | 250 |
| Competition: | Scottish Premiership |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Dates: | 30 July 2022 – 28 May 2023 |
| Winners: | Celtic 9th Premiership title 53rd Scottish title |
| Relegated: | Dundee United |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Celtic Rangers |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Aberdeen |
| Continentalcup3: | Europa Conference League |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Heart of Midlothian Hibernian |
| Matches: | 228 |
| Total Goals: | 670 |
| League Topscorer: | Kyogo Furuhashi (27 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (28 January 2023) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (28 August 2022) |
| Highest Scoring: | (28 August 2022) |
| Longest Wins: | Celtic 12 games |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Celtic 27 games |
| Longest Winless: | Dundee United Motherwell 11 games |
| Longest Losses: | Dundee United St Johnstone 6 games |
| Highest Attendance: | 59,621 Celtic 3–2 Rangers (8 April 2023) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,283 Livingston 2–1 Ross County (18 March 2023) |
| Attendance: | 3,826,451 |
| Average Attendance: | 16,782 |
| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
The 2022–23 Scottish Premiership (known as the cinch Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football, and the 126th edition overall of the top national league competition, not including one cancelled due to World War II. The season began on 30 July 2022.[1]
On 7 May, Celtic successfully defended their title, securing a ninth Premiership title and 53rd Scottish league title overall, following a 2–0 victory over Heart of Midlothian.[2] [3]
Twelve teams contested the league: Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Kilmarnock, Livingston, Motherwell, Rangers, Ross County, St Johnstone and St Mirren.
The following teams changed division after the 2021–22 season.
Promoted from the Championship
Relegated to the Championship
| Aberdeen | Celtic | Dundee United | Heart of Midlothian | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittodrie Stadium | Celtic Park | Tannadice Park | Tynecastle Park | |
| Capacity: 20,866[4] | Capacity: 60,411[5] | Capacity: 14,223[6] | Capacity: 19,852[7] | |
| Hibernian | Kilmarnock | |||
| Easter Road | Rugby Park | |||
| Capacity: 20,421[8] | Capacity: 15,003[9] [10] | |||
| Livingston | Motherwell | |||
| Almondvale Stadium | Fir Park | |||
| Capacity: 9,713[11] | Capacity: 13,677[12] | |||
| Rangers | Ross County | St Johnstone | St Mirren | |
| Ibrox Stadium | Victoria Park | McDiarmid Park | St Mirren Park | |
| Capacity: 50,987[13] | Capacity: 6,541[14] | Capacity: 10,696[15] | Capacity: 7,937[16] | |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Adidas | TEXO | |||
| Celtic |  | Adidas | Dafabet | ||
| Dundee United |  | Macron | QuinnBet | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | (interim) | Umbro | MND Scotland (Home) Stellar Omada (Away) | ||
| Hibernian | Joma | Utilita | |||
| Kilmarnock | | Hummel | Brownings The Bakers | ||
| Livingston | Joma | Phoenix Drilling Ltd | |||
| Motherwell | Macron | Paycare | |||
| Rangers | Castore | 32Red (Home and Away) Unibet (3rd) | |||
| Ross County | Joma | Ross-shire Engineering | |||
| St Johnstone | Steven MacLean | Macron | Binn Group | ||
| St Mirren | | Joma | Digby Brown |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hibernian | David Gray | End of caretaker spell | 15 May 2022[17] | Pre-season | Lee Johnson | 19 May 2022[18] | |
| Dundee United | Tam Courts | Mutual consent | 14 June 2022[19] | Jack Ross | 20 June 2022[20] | ||
| Motherwell | Graham Alexander | 29 July 2022[21] | Steven Hammell[22] | 29 July 2022[23] | |||
| Dundee United | Jack Ross | Sacked | 30 August 2022[24] | 12th | Liam Fox[25] | 30 August 2022[26] | |
| Rangers | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | 21 November 2022[27] | 2nd | Michael Beale | 28 November 2022[28] | ||
| Aberdeen | Jim Goodwin | 28 January 2023[29] | 7th | Barry Robson[30] | 29 January 2023[31] [32] | ||
| Motherwell | Steven Hammell | 11 February 2023[33] | 11th | Stuart Kettlewell[34] | 11 February 2023[35] | ||
| Dundee United | Liam Fox | Mutual consent | 26 February 2023[36] | 12th | Jim Goodwin | 1 March 2023[37] | |
| Heart of Midlothian | Robbie Neilson | Sacked | 9 April 2023[38] | 4th | Steven Naismith (interim) | 10 April 2023[39] | |
| St Johnstone | Callum Davidson | Mutual consent | 16 April 2023[40] | 9th | Steven MacLean[41] | 16 April 2023[42] |
In the initial phase of the season, the 12 teams played a round-robin tournament whereby each team plays each one of the other teams three times. After 33 games, the league split into two sections of six teams, with each team playing each other in that section. The league attempts to balance the fixture list so that teams in the same section play each other twice at home and twice away, but sometimes this is impossible. A total of 228 matches were played, with 38 matches played by each team.
Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.
Teams play each other once, either home or away.
After 33 matches, the league splits into two sections of six teams i.e. the top six and the bottom six, with the teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches are determined by the position of the teams in the league table at the time of the split.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kyogo Furuhashi | Celtic | 27 |
| 2 | Kevin van Veen | Motherwell | 25 |
| 3 | Lawrence Shankland | Heart of Midlothian | 24 |
| 4 |  Duk | Aberdeen | 16 |
 Bojan Miovski | Aberdeen | ||
| James Tavernier | Rangers | ||
| 7 | Antonio Čolak | Rangers | 14 |
| 8 | Josh Ginnelly | Heart of Midlothian | 12 |
| Kevin Nisbet | Hibernian | ||
| Fashion Sakala | Rangers |
| Player | For | Against | Score | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyogo Furuhashi | Celtic | Dundee United | 9–0 (A) | 28 August 2022 | [43] |
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| Kevin van Veen | Motherwell | Ross County | 5–0 (A) | 4 October 2022 | [44] |
| James Forrest | Celtic | Hibernian | 6–1 (H) | 15 October 2022 | [45] |
| Lawrence Shankland | Heart of Midlothian | Celtic | 3–4 (H) | 22 October 2022 | [46] |
| Kevin Nisbet | Hibernian | Motherwell | 3–2 (A) | 8 January 2023 | [47] |
| Josh Campbell | Aberdeen | 6–0 (H) | 28 January 2023 | [48] | |
| Lawrence Shankland | Heart of Midlothian | Ross County | 6–1 (H) | 22 April 2023 | [49] |
| Jordan White | Ross County | Dundee United | 3–1 (A) | 13 May 2023 | [50] |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Hart | Celtic | 16 |
| 2 | Kelle Roos | Aberdeen | 13 |
| 3 | David Marshall | Hibernian | 11 |
| Liam Kelly | Motherwell | ||
| 5 | Trevor Carson | St Mirren | 10 |
| 6 | Ross Laidlaw | Ross County | 9 |
| 7 | Allan McGregor | Rangers | 8 |
| 8 | Shamal George | Livingston | 7 |
| 9 | Sam Walker | Kilmarnock | 6 |
| Remi Matthews | St Johnstone |
These are the average attendances of the teams.
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
| August | Ange Postecoglou | Celtic | Kyogo Furuhashi | Celtic |
| September/October | Antonio Čolak | Rangers | ||
| November | David Martindale | Livingston |  Sead Hakšabanović | Celtic |
| December | Michael Beale | Rangers | Kyogo Furuhashi | Celtic |
| January | Robbie Neilson | Heart of Midlothian | Kevin Nisbet | Hibernian |
| February | Stuart Kettlewell | Motherwell | Reo Hatate | Celtic |
| March | Barry Robson | Aberdeen | Duk | Aberdeen |
| April | Kevin van Veen | Motherwell | ||
The SPFL Premiership manager of the year was Ange Postecoglou of Celtic. The SPFL Premiership player of the year was Kyogo Furuhashi of Celtic.
The quarter-finals were contested by the teams placed third and fourth in the 2022–23 Scottish Championship. The winners advanced to the semi-finals to face the team placed second in the Championship. The final was contested by the semi-final winners and the team placed eleventh in the Premiership, with the winners securing a place in the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership.[52]
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