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2013–14 Scottish Championship

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]

Teams

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.

Stadia and locations

Personnel and kits

2013–14 Scottish Championship is located in Scotland South
Alloa Athletic
Dundee
Falkirk
Morton
Hamilton Academical
Livingston
Queen of the South
Raith Rovers
2013–14 Scottish Championship
2013–14 Scottish Championship
Dumbarton
Cowdenbeath
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Location of teams in 2013–14 Scottish Championship

League table

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]

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Season statistics

Results

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.

Championship play-offs

Semi-finals

First leg

Somerset Park, Ayr
Attendance: 1,495
Referee: Don Robertson
Stair Park, Stranraer
Attendance: 867
Referee: Bobby Madden

Second leg

Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Attendance: 933
Referee: John Beaton

Cowdenbeath won 5–2 on aggregate.

East End Park, Dunfermline
Attendance: 4,525
Referee: Crawford Allan

Dunfermline Athletic won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final

First leg

Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Attendance: 3,379
Referee: Stephen Finnie

Second leg

East End Park, Dunfermline
Attendance: 8,288
Referee: Steven McLean

Cowdenbeath won 4–1 on aggregate.

References

  1. ^ "SFL clubs vote in favour of merger with SPL". BBC. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Dundee win Scottish Championship". Scotsman. May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Alloa Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Cowdenbeath Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Dumbarton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Dundee Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Falkirk Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Greenock Morton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Hamilton Academical Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Livingstone Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Queen of the South Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Raith Rovers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  13. ^ "Championship: Hamilton & Falkirk hope for Dundee slip-up". BBC News. BBC. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  14. ^ "Scottish Championship Top Scorers". BBC. Retrieved 15 April 2014.