2016–17_Scottish_Championship

2016–17 Scottish Championship

2016–17 Scottish Championship

Football league season


The 2016–17 Scottish Championship (known as the Ladbrokes Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the 23rd season in the current format of 10 teams in the second tier of Scottish football. The fixtures were published on 17 June 2016.[5]

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

Hibernian won the league title and promotion after a 3–0 win against Queen of the South on 15 April 2017.[6]

Teams

The following teams have changed division since the 2015–16 season.

Stadia and locations

More information Ayr United, Dumbarton ...

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

League summary

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Positions by round

Leader - Promotion to 2017–18 Scottish Premiership
Qualification to Premiership play-off semi-finals
Qualification to Premiership play-off quarter-finals
Qualification to Championship play-offs
Relegation to 2017–18 Scottish League One

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.

More information Team ╲ Round, Hibernian ...
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: [citation needed]

Results

Teams play each other four times, twice in the first half of the season (home and away) and twice in the second half of the season (home and away), making a total of 180 games, with each team playing 36.

More information Home \ Away, AYR ...

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of matches played on 6 May 2017
More information Rank, Player ...

Source:[1][2][29]

note 1 3 league goals scored whilst on loan with St Mirren

Hat-tricks

More information Player, For ...
Notes
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Discipline

Player

More information Rank, Player ...

Club

More information Rank, Club ...

Attendances

More information Pos, Team ...

Updated to games played on 6 May 2017
Source: [3][4]

Awards

Monthly awards

Annual awards

Championship Manager of the Season

Championship Player of the Season

PFA Scotland Scottish Championship Team of the Year

The PFA Scotland Scottish Championship Team of the Year was:[37][38]

Championship play-offs

Raith Rovers the second bottom team, entered into a 4-team playoff with the 2nd-4th placed teams in 2016–17 Scottish League One; Alloa Athletic, Airdrieonians and Brechin City.

Semi-finals

First leg

10 May 2017[43] Brechin City 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Brechin
19:45 Caldwell 45+1' (pen.) BBC Sport report McManus 70' Stadium: Glebe Park
Attendance: 1,022
Referee: Don Robertson

Second leg

Final

The winners of the semi-finals will compete against one another over two legs, with the winner competing in the 2017–18 Scottish Championship.

First leg

17 May 2017[43] Brechin City 1 – 0 Alloa Athletic Brechin
19:35 Ford 56' BBC Sport report Stadium: Glebe Park
Attendance: 702
Referee: Euan Anderson

Second leg

20 May 2017[43] Alloa Athletic 4 – 3 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 4 agg.)
(4 – 5 p)
Brechin City Alloa
17:15 Spence 36', 40', 73'
Mackin 79'
BBC Sport report Dale 34'
McLean 54'
Watt 78'
Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 1,204
Referee: Nick Walsh
Penalties
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Spence soccer ball with red X
Kirkpatrick soccer ball with check mark
Graham soccer ball with check mark
Waters soccer ball with check mark
Flannigan soccer ball with red X
Dyer soccer ball with check mark
Hill soccer ball with check mark
Jackson soccer ball with red X
Trouten soccer ball with check mark
Love soccer ball with check mark
Dale soccer ball with check mark

References

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  2. "Scottish Championship Top Scorers". BBC. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. "Hibernian 3–0 Queen of the South". BBC Sport. 15 April 2017.
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  5. "Dumbarton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. "Dundee United Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  7. "Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. "Falkirk Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. "Greenock Morton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
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  13. "St Mirren Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
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  17. "Raith Rovers: Gary Locke is new manager at Stark's Park". BBC Sport. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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  19. "St Mirren sack manager Alex Rae after dreadful start to the season". Daily Record. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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  27. "Dumbarton 0–3 Ayr United". BBC Sport. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  28. "Dunfermline 5–1 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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  31. "PFA Scotland Teams of the Year 2017". PFA Scotland. 5 May 2017. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  32. "2016/17 award for Morton manager". Scottish Professional Football League. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  33. Mitchell, Jonathan (25 May 2017). "Duffy wins Championship manager of the season". Greenock Morton FC. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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  36. "Play-off fixtures for the coming week". Scottish Professional Football League. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.

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