This is a list of all teams that played in the Scottish Premier League from its formation in 1998, through its 2013 merger with the Scottish Football League (forming the Scottish Professional Football League, with the Scottish Premiership becoming the league system's top tier). Founder members are in italics.
| Club | Town or city | Total seasons | Total spells | Longest spell | First SPL season | Last SPL season | Seasons | data-sort-type="number" | 2012 - 13 finish | data-sort-type="number" | Highest finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1998–99 | 2012–13 | 1998–2013 | 8th | 3rd | ||
| Celtic | Glasgow | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1998–99 | 2012–13 | 1998–2013 | 1st | 1st | ||
| Dundee | Dundee | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1998–99 | 2012–13 | 1998–2005 2012–13 | 12th (relegated) | 5th | ||
| Dundee United | Dundee | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1998–99 | 2012–13 | 1998–2013 | 6th | 3rd | ||
| Dunfermline Athletic | Dunfermline | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1998–99 | 2011–12 | 1998–99 2000–07 2011–12 | 9th First Division | 4th | ||
| Falkirk | Falkirk | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2005–06 | 2009–10 | 2005–10 | 3rd First Division | 7th | ||
| Gretna | Gretna | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2007–08 | 2007–08 | 2007–08 | n/a[1] | 12th | ||
| Hamilton Academical | Hamilton | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2008–09 | 2010–11 | 2008–11 | 5th First Division | 9th | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | Edinburgh | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1998–99 | 2012–13 | 1998–2013 | 10th | 2nd | ||
| Hibernian | Edinburgh | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1999–2000 | 2012–13 | 1999–2013 | 7th | 3rd | ||
| Inverness CT | Inverness | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2004–05 | 2012–13 | 2004–09 2010–2013 | 4th | 4th | ||
| Kilmarnock | Kilmarnock | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1998–99 | 2012–13 | 1998–2013 | 9th | 4th | ||
| Livingston | Livingston | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2001–02 | 2005–06 | 2001–06 | 4th First Division | 3rd | ||
| Motherwell | Motherwell | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1998–99 | 2012–13 | 1998–2013 | 2nd | 2nd | ||
| Partick Thistle | Glasgow | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2002–04 | 1st First Division | 10th | ||
| Rangers | Glasgow | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1998–99 | 2011–12 | 1998–2012 | 1st Third Division | 1st | ||
| Ross County | Dingwall | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2012–13 | 2012–13 | 2012–13 | 5th | 5th | ||
| St Johnstone | Perth | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1998–99 | 2012–13 | 1998–02 2009–2013 | 3rd | 3rd | ||
| St Mirren | Paisley | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2000–01 | 2012–13 | 2000–01 2006–2013 | 11th | 8th | ||