| Pixels: | 250 |
| Competition: | Scottish Premiership |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Dates: | 5 August 2023 – 19 May 2024 |
| Winners: | Celtic 10th Premiership title 54th Scottish title |
| Relegated: | Livingston |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Celtic Rangers |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Heart of Midlothian Kilmarnock |
| Continentalcup3: | Conference League |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | St Mirren |
| Matches: | 228 |
| Total Goals: | 629 |
| League Topscorer: | Lawrence Shankland (24 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (12 November 2023) (28 February 2024) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (1 November 2023) (15 May 2024) |
| Highest Scoring: | (28 February 2024) |
| Longest Wins: | Rangers (9 games) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Celtic (16 games) |
| Longest Winless: | Livingston (17 games) |
| Longest Losses: | Livingston (8 games) |
| Highest Attendance: | 59,664 Celtic 2–1 Rangers (30 December 2023) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,142 Livingston 2–2 Ross County (30 January 2024) |
| Attendance: | 3,716,679 |
| Average Attendance: | 16,301 |
| Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
| Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
| Updated: | 19 May 2024 |
The 2023–24 Scottish Premiership (known as the cinch Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football, and the 127th edition overall of the top national league competition, not including one cancelled due to World War II. The season began on 5 August 2023.[1]
On 15 May, Celtic successfully defended their title, securing a tenth Premiership title and 54th Scottish league title overall, following a 5–0 victory away to Kilmarnock.[2] [3]
Twelve teams contested the league: Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Kilmarnock, Livingston, Motherwell, Rangers, Ross County, St Johnstone and St Mirren.
The following teams changed division after the 2022–23 season.
Promoted from the Championship
Relegated to the Championship
| Aberdeen | Celtic | Dundee | Heart of Midlothian | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittodrie Stadium | Celtic Park | Dens Park | Tynecastle Park | |
| Capacity: 20,866[4] | Capacity: 60,411[5] | Capacity: 11,775[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 | (Interim) | Adidas | TEXO | ||
| Celtic | Adidas | Dafabet | |||
| Dundee |  | Macron | Crown Engineering Services | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | Umbro | MND Scotland (Home) Stellar Omada (Away) | |||
| Hibernian | (Interim) | Joma | Bevvy.com | ||
| Kilmarnock | Hummel | James Frew Ltd | |||
| Livingston | Joma | Emptez | |||
| Motherwell | Macron | G4 Claims | |||
| Rangers |  | Castore | Unibet | ||
| Ross County | (Interim) | Joma | Ross-shire Engineering | ||
| St Johnstone | Macron | GS Brown Construction | |||
| St Mirren | Macron | Digby Brown |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee | Gary Bowyer | End of contract | 10 May 2023[17] | Pre-season | Tony Docherty | 29 May 2023[18] | |
| Celtic |  Ange Postecoglou | Signed by Tottenham Hotspur | 6 June 2023[19] | Brendan Rodgers | 19 June 2023[20] | ||
| Hibernian | Lee Johnson | Sacked | 27 August 2023[21] | 12th | Nick Montgomery | 11 September 2023[22] | |
| Rangers | Michael Beale | 1 October 2023[23] | 3rd | Philippe Clement | 15 October 2023[24] | ||
| St Johnstone | Steven MacLean | 29 October 2023[25] | 12th | Craig Levein | 5 November 2023[26] | ||
| Ross County | Malky Mackay | 15 November 2023[27] | 11th | Derek Adams | 20 November 2023[28] | ||
| Aberdeen | Barry Robson | 31 January 2024[29] | 8th | Neil Warnock | 5 February 2024[30] | ||
| Ross County | Derek Adams | Resigned | 7 February 2024[31] | 11th | Don Cowie (Interim) | 8 February 2024[32] | |
| Aberdeen | Neil Warnock | 9 March 2024[33] | 10th | Peter Leven (Interim) | 9 March 2024[34] | ||
| Hibernian | Nick Montgomery | Sacked | 14 May 2024[35] | 9th | David Gray (Interim) | 14 May 2024 |
In the initial phase of the season, the 12 teams will play a round-robin tournament whereby each team plays each of the other teams three times. After 33 games, the league splits into two sections of six teams, with each team playing each other once 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 be played, with 38 matches played by each team.
Teams played each other twice, once at home and once away.
Teams played each other once, either home or away.
After 33 matches, the league was split 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 were determined by the position of the teams in the league table at the time of the split.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence Shankland | Heart of Midlothian | 24 |
| 2 | Matt O'Riley | Celtic | 18 |
| 3 | James Tavernier | Rangers | 17 |
| 4 |  Bojan Miovski | Aberdeen | 16 |
 Cyriel Dessers | Rangers | ||
| 6 |  Theo Bair | Motherwell | 15 |
| 7 |  Kyogo Furuhashi | Celtic | 14 |
| Simon Murray | Ross County | ||
| 9 |  Abdallah Sima | Rangers | 11 |
| 10 | Luke McCowan | Dundee | 10 |
 Myziane Maolida | Hibernian |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Butland | Rangers | 18 | |
| 2 | Joe Hart | Celtic | 15 | |
| Zander Clark | Heart of Midlothian | |||
| 4 | Will Dennis | Kilmarnock | 14 | |
| 5 | Kelle Roos | Aberdeen | 10 | |
| Zach Hemming | St Mirren | |||
| 7 | David Marshall | Hibernian | 9 | |
| 8 | Trevor Carson | Dundee | 8 | |
| Dimitar Mitov | St Johnstone | |||
| 10 | Shamal George | Livingston | 7 |
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
| August | Stephen Robinson | St Mirren | Ryan Strain | St Mirren | |
| September | Brendan Rodgers | Celtic | Matt O'Riley | Celtic | |
| October | Derek McInnes | Kilmarnock | Abdallah Sima | Rangers | |
| November | Steven Naismith | Heart of Midlothian | Lawrence Shankland | Heart of Midlothian | |
| December | Derek McInnes | Kilmarnock | |||
| January | Philippe Clement | Rangers | Alan Forrest | ||
| February | Blair Spittal | Motherwell | |||
| March | Tony Docherty | Dundee | Myziane Maolida | Hibernian | |
| April | Brendan Rodgers | Celtic | Luke McCowan | Dundee | |
The SPFL Premiership manager of the year was Derek McInnes of Kilmarnock. The SPFL Premiership player of the year was Lawrence Shankland of Heart of Midlothian.
The quarter-final was contested by the teams placed third and fourth in the 2023–24 Scottish Championship, Partick Thistle and Airdrieonians. Partick Thistle advanced to the semi-final to face the team placed second in the Championship, Raith Rovers. The final was contested by Raith Rovers and the team placed eleventh in the Premiership, Ross County, who won the tie to secure a place in the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership.[38]
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Celtic FC drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023-24 edition of the Scottish Premiership.