2016–17 in Scottish football

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2016–17 in Scottish football

Premiership champions
Celtic
Championship champions
Hibernian
League 1 champions
Livingston
League 2 champions
Arbroath
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
League Cup winners
Celtic
Challenge Cup winners
Dundee United
Youth Cup winners
Celtic
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian
Scotland national team
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

The 2016–17 season was the 120th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 16 July 2016, with the first round of the 2016–17 Scottish League Cup.^[1] The 2016–17 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 6 August.^[1]

Transfer deals

League competitions

Scottish Premiership

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
1	Celtic (C)	38	34	4	0	106	25	+81	106	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round^[b]
2	Aberdeen	38	24	4	10	74	35	+39	76	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3	Rangers	38	19	10	9	56	44	+12	67	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	St Johnstone	38	17	7	14	50	46	+4	58	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
5	Heart of Midlothian	38	12	10	16	55	52	+3	46
6	Partick Thistle	38	10	12	16	38	54	−16	42

7	Ross County	38	11	13	14	48	58	−10	46
8	Kilmarnock	38	9	14	15	36	56	−20	41
9	Motherwell	38	10	8	20	46	69	−23	38
10	Dundee	38	10	7	21	38	62	−24	37
11	Hamilton Academical (O)	38	7	14	17	37	56	−19	35	Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12	Inverness Caledonian Thistle (R)	38	7	13	18	44	71	−27	34	Relegation to the Scottish Championship

Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).^[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
^ Since the winners of the 2016–17 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team and the spot awarded to the second-placed team (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Scottish Championship

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Hibernian (C, P)	36	19	14	3	59	25	+34	71	Promotion to Premiership
2	Falkirk	36	16	12	8	58	40	+18	60	Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals
3	Dundee United	36	15	12	9	50	42	+8	57	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals
4	Greenock Morton	36	13	13	10	44	41	+3	52	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals
5	Dunfermline Athletic	36	12	12	12	46	43	+3	48
6	Queen of the South	36	11	10	15	46	52	−6	43
7	St Mirren	36	9	12	15	52	56	−4	39
8	Dumbarton	36	9	12	15	46	56	−10	39
9	Raith Rovers (R)	36	10	9	17	35	52	−17	39	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10	Ayr United (R)	36	7	12	17	33	62	−29	33	Relegation to League One

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

Scottish League One

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Livingston (C, P)	36	26	3	7	80	32	+48	81	Promotion to Scottish Championship
2	Alloa Athletic	36	17	11	8	69	44	+25	62	Qualification to Championship play-offs
3	Airdrieonians	36	16	4	16	61	66	−5	52
4	Brechin City (O, P)	36	15	5	16	43	49	−6	50
5	East Fife	36	12	10	14	41	44	−3	46
6	Queen's Park	36	12	10	14	37	51	−14	46
7	Stranraer	36	12	8	16	46	50	−4	44
8	Albion Rovers	36	11	9	16	41	48	−7	42
9	Peterhead (R)	36	10	10	16	44	59	−15	40	Qualification to League One play-offs
10	Stenhousemuir (R)	36	11	6	19	45	64	−19	39	Relegation to Scottish League Two

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. 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

Scottish League Two

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Arbroath (C, P)	36	18	12	6	63	36	+27	66	Promotion to League One
2	Forfar Athletic (O, P)	36	18	10	8	69	49	+20	64	Qualification to League One play-offs
3	Annan Athletic	36	18	4	14	61	58	+3	58
4	Montrose	36	14	10	12	44	53	−9	52
5	Elgin City	36	14	9	13	67	47	+20	51
6	Stirling Albion	36	12	11	13	50	59	−9	47
7	Edinburgh City	36	11	10	15	38	45	−7	43
8	Berwick Rangers	36	10	10	16	50	65	−15	40
9	Clyde	36	10	8	18	49	64	−15	38
10	Cowdenbeath (O)	36	9	8	19	40	55	−15	35	Qualification to League Two play-off finals

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Non-league football

Level 5

Highland Football League
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Buckie Thistle (C)	34	82
2	Cove Rangers	34	82
3	Brora Rangers	34	81
4	Formartine United	34	73
5	Fraserburgh	34	63
6	Forres Mechanics	34	58
7	Turriff United	34	58
8	Wick Academy	34	53
9	Inverurie Loco Works	34	50
10	Keith	34	47
11	Clachnacuddin	34	41
12	Lossiemouth	34	38
13	Nairn County	34	34
14	Huntly	34	34
15	Deveronvale	34	30
16	Rothes	34	26
17	Fort William	34	11
18	Strathspey Thistle	34	9

Source: Highland Football League
(C) Champions

Lowland Football League
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	East Kilbride (C)	30	75
2	East Stirlingshire	30	68
3	The Spartans	30	56
4	Stirling University	30	53
5	Dalbeattie Star	30	47
6	Cumbernauld Colts	30	47
7	BSC Glasgow	30	42
8	Whitehill Welfare	30	40
9	Gretna 2008	30	40
10	Gala Fairydean Rovers	30	40
11	Edinburgh University	30	37
12	Civil Service Strollers	30	37
13	Vale of Leithen	30	37
14	Hawick Royal Albert	30	25
15	Selkirk	30	23
16	Preston Athletic (R)	30	16

Source: Soccerway
(C) Champions;
(R) Relegated

Level 6

East of Scotland Football League
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale (C)	20	53
2	Leith Athletic	20	47
3	Tynecastle	20	43
4	Heriot-Watt University	20	39
5	Coldstream	20	31
6	Stirling University Reserves	20	30
7	Eyemouth United	20	23
8	Peebles Rovers	20	19
9	Ormiston	20	12
10	Tweedmouth Rangers	20	12
11	Burntisland Shipyard	20	10
12	Duns	0	0

Source: East of Scotland Football League
(C) Champions

South of Scotland Football League
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Edusport Academy (C, P)	26	68
2	Wigtown & Bladnoch	26	66
3	St Cuthbert Wanderers	26	60
4	Threave Rovers	26	40
5	Mid-Annandale	26	40
6	Newton Stewart	26	39
7	Heston Rovers	26	38
8	Abbey Vale	26	38
9	Lochar Thistle	26	35
10	Creetown	26	31
11	Lochmaben	26	26
12	Upper Annandale	26	21
13	Nithsdale Wanderers	26	21
14	Dumfries YMCA	26	1

Source: South of Scotland Football League
(C) Champions;
(P) Promoted

SPFL Development League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Ross County (C)	32	20	6	6	63	40	+23	66	League winners
2	Hamilton Academical	32	19	7	6	72	39	+33	64
3	Celtic	32	19	6	7	61	26	+35	63
4	Hibernian	32	19	4	9	67	43	+24	61
5	Motherwell	32	17	6	9	66	39	+27	57
6	Rangers	32	15	6	11	53	47	+6	51
7	Falkirk	32	14	7	11	57	52	+5	49
8	Partick Thistle	32	15	3	14	61	64	−3	48
9	Aberdeen	32	14	4	14	56	58	−2	46
10	Dunfermline Athletic	32	13	5	14	45	53	−8	44
11	Heart of Midlothian	32	12	7	13	48	46	+2	43
12	Kilmarnock	32	9	5	18	51	68	−17	32
13	St Mirren	32	9	4	19	46	70	−24	31
14	Dundee United	32	7	9	16	49	66	−17	30
15	Dundee	32	7	7	18	32	57	−25	28
16	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	32	7	6	19	32	66	−34	27
17	St Johnstone	32	5	10	17	34	59	−25	25

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2017. Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Honours

Cup honours

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Match report
2016–17 Scottish Cup	Celtic	2–1	Aberdeen	BBC Sport
2016–17 League Cup	Celtic	3–0	Aberdeen	BBC Sport
2016–17 Challenge Cup	Dundee United	2–1	St Mirren	BBC Sport
2016–17 Youth Cup	Celtic	3–0	Rangers	BBC Sport
2016–17 Junior Cup	Glenafton Athletic	2–1	Auchinleck Talbot	BBC Sport
2016–17 Amateur Cup	Colville Park	1 – 0	Southside	Glasgow World

Non-league honours

Senior

Competition	Winner
Highland League	Buckie Thistle
Lowland League	East Kilbride
East of Scotland League	Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale
South of Scotland League	Edusport Academy

Junior

West Region

Division	Winner
2016–17 Super League Premier Division	Glenafton Athletic
Super League First Division	Girvan
Ayrshire District League	Darvel Juniors
Central District League First Division	Cambuslang Rangers
Central District League Second Division	Glasgow Perthshire

East Region

Division	Winner
2016–17 Superleague	Kelty Hearts
Premier League	Sauchie Juniors
North Division	Kirriemuir Thistle
South Division	Dunbar United

North Region

Division	Winner
2016–17 Superleague	Banks O'Dee
First Division (West)	Spey Valley United
First Division (East)	Ellon United

Individual honours

PFA Scotland awards

Award	Winner	Team
Players' Player of the Year	Scott Sinclair	Celtic
Young Player of the Year	Kieran Tierney	Celtic
Manager of the Year	Brendan Rodgers	Celtic
Championship Player of Year	John McGinn	Hibernian
League One Player of Year	Liam Buchanan	Livingston
League Two Player of Year	Shane Sutherland	Elgin City

SFWA awards

Award	Winner	Team
Footballer of the Year	Scott Sinclair	Celtic
Young Player of the Year	Kieran Tierney	Celtic
Manager of the Year	Brendan Rodgers	Celtic
International Player of the Year	Robert Snodgrass	Hull City/ West Ham United

Scottish clubs in Europe

Celtic, Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian qualified for European competition.^[3]^[4]

Celtic

UEFA Champions League

12 July 2016 2QR	Lincoln Red Imps	1 – 0	Celtic	Gibraltar
	Casciaro 48'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Victoria Stadium Referee: Andreas Ekberg

20 July 2016 2QR	Celtic	3 – 0 (3 – 1 agg.)	Lincoln Red Imps	Glasgow, Scotland
	Lustig 23' Griffiths 26' Roberts 29'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Bartosz Frankowski

27 July 2016 3QR	Astana	1 – 1	Celtic	Astana, Kazakhstan
	Logvinenko 19'	BBC Sport report	78' Griffiths	Stadium: Astana Arena Referee: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni

3 August 2016 3QR	Celtic	2 – 1 (3 – 2 agg.)	Astana	Glasgow, Scotland
	Griffiths 45+3' (pen.) Dembele 90+2' (pen.)	BBC Sport report	62' Ibraimi	Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Istvan Kovacs

17 August 2016 PO	Celtic	5 – 2	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Glasgow, Scotland
	Rogic 9' Griffiths 39', 45+1' Dembele 73' Brown 85'	BBC Sport report	55' Maranhao 57' Melikson	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 52,659 Referee: Damir Skomina

23 August 2016 PO	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2 – 0 (4 – 5 agg.)	Celtic	Be'er Sheva, Israel
	Sahar 21' Hoban 48'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Turner Stadium Attendance: 15,383 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

13 September 2016 Group C	Barcelona	7 – 0	Celtic	Barcelona, Spain
	Messi 3', 27', 60' Neymar 50' Iniesta 59' Suárez 75', 88'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 73,290 Referee: Ovidiu Hategan

28 September 2016 Group C	Celtic	3 – 3	Manchester City	Glasgow, Scotland
	Dembélé 3', 47' Sterling 20' (o.g.)	BBC Sport report	11' Fernandinho 28' Sterling 55' Nolito	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,592 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

19 October 2016 Group C	Celtic	0 – 2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Glasgow, Scotland
		BBC Sport report	57' Stindl 77' Hahn	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,814 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos

1 November 2016 Group C	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1 – 1	Celtic	Mönchengladbach, Germany
	Stindl 32'	BBC Sport report	76' (pen.) Dembele	Stadium: Borussia Park Attendance: 46,283 Referee: Jorge Sousa

23 November 2016 Group C	Celtic	0 – 2	Barcelona	Glasgow, Scotland
		BBC Sport report	24', 55' (pen.) Messi	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,937 Referee: Daniele Orsato

6 December 2016 Group C	Manchester City	1 – 1	Celtic	Manchester, England
	Iheanacho 8'	BBC Sport report	4' Roberts	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 51,297 Referee: Slavko Vinčić

Aberdeen

UEFA Europa League

30 June 2016 1QR	Aberdeen	3 – 1	CS Fola Esch	Aberdeen, Scotland
	Logan 68' McGinn 90+3' Rooney 90+7' (pen.)	BBC Sport report	70' Klein	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 12,570 Referee: Mads Kristoffersen

7 July 2016 1QR	CS Fola Esch	1 – 0 (2 – 3 agg.)	Aberdeen	Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
	Hadji 45'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Stade Émile Mayrisch Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

14 July 2016 2QR	Aberdeen	3 – 0	Ventspils	Aberdeen, Scotland
	Stockley 71' Rooney 75' Burns 90+1'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 10,672 Referee: João Pinheiro

21 July 2016 2QR	Ventspils	0 – 1 (0 – 4 agg.)	Aberdeen	Ventspils, Latvia
		BBC Sport report	79' Rooney	Stadium: Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions Referee: Danilo Grujic

28 July 2016 3QR	Aberdeen	1 – 1	Maribor	Aberdeen, Scotland
	Hayes 88'	BBC Sport report	83' Novakovic	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 17,105 Referee: Tore Hansen

4 August 2016 3QR	Maribor	1 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.)	Aberdeen	Maribor, Slovenia
	Shinnie 90+4' (o.g.)	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Ljudski vrt Referee: Nikola Popov

Heart of Midlothian

UEFA Europa League

30 June 2016 1QR	Heart of Midlothian	2 – 1	FC Infonet	Edinburgh, Scotland
	Buaben 28' (pen.) Kalimullin 36' (o.g.)	BBC Sport report	21' Harin	Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 14,417 Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson

6 July 2016 1QR	FC Infonet	2 – 4 (3 – 6 agg.)	Heart of Midlothian	Tallinn, Estonia
	Harin 51' Voskoboinikov 63'	BBC Sport report	2' Paterson 9', 52' Rossi 45+1' Ozturk	Stadium: Lasnamäe KJH Stadium Referee: Petr Ardeleánu

14 July 2016 2QR	Birkirkara	0 – 0	Heart of Midlothian	Paola, Malta
		BBC Sport report		Stadium: Hibernians Stadium Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov

21 July 2016 2QR	Heart of Midlothian	1 – 2 (1 – 2 agg.)	Birkirkara	Edinburgh, Scotland
	Sammon 73'	BBC Sport report	55' Bubalovic 67' Herrera	Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 14,301 Referee: Ville Nevalainen

Hibernian

UEFA Europa League

14 July 2016 2QR	Hibernian	0 – 1	Brøndby IF	Edinburgh. Scotland
		BBC Sport report	1' Wilczek	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 13,454 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

21 July 2016 2QR	Brøndby IF	0 – 1 (a.e.t.) (1 – 1 agg.) (5–3 p)	Hibernian	Brøndbyvester, Denmark
		BBC Sport report	62' Gray	Stadium: Brøndby Stadium Referee: Marius Avram
	Penalties
	Larsson Nørgaard Stückler Wilczek Holst		McGinn Hanlon Holt Boyle

Scotland national team

4 September 2016 World Cup qualification	Malta	1 – 5	Scotland	Ta' Qali
	Effiong 13'	BBC Sport report	9', 61' (pen.), 84' Snodgrass 53' Martin 78' Fletcher	Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium Attendance: 15,069 Referee: Yevhen Aranovsky (Ukraine)

8 October 2016 World Cup qualification	Scotland	1 – 1	Lithuania	Glasgow
	McArthur 89'	BBC Sport report	59' Černych	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 35,966 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

11 October 2016 World Cup qualification	Slovakia	3 – 0	Scotland	Trnava
	Mak 18', 56' Nemec 68'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského Attendance: 11,098 Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)

11 November 2016 World Cup qualification	England	3 – 0	Scotland	London
	Sturridge 24' Lallana 50' Cahill 61'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 87,258 Referee: Cüneyt Çakir (Turkey)

22 March 2017 Friendly match	Scotland	1 – 1	Canada	Edinburgh
	Naismith 35'	BBC Sport report	11' Aird	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 9,158 Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

26 March 2017 World Cup qualification	Scotland	1 – 0	Slovenia	Glasgow
	Martin 88'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 20,435 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

10 June 2017 World Cup qualification	Scotland	2 – 2	England	Glasgow
	Griffiths 87', 90'	BBC Sport report	70' Oxlade-Chamberlain 93' Kane	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 48,520 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

Women's football

Scottish Women's Premier League

SWPL 1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Glasgow City (C)	21	20	0	1	78	12	+66	60	2017–18 Champions League
2	Hibernian (Q)	21	17	1	3	76	17	+59	52	2017–18 Champions League
3	Celtic	21	13	0	8	50	30	+20	39
4	Stirling University	21	9	1	11	28	45	−17	28
5	Rangers	21	9	0	12	35	57	−22	27
6	Spartans	21	7	1	13	24	54	−30	22
7	Aberdeen	21	5	1	15	17	46	−29	16
8	Forfar Farmington (R)	21	2	0	19	12	59	−47	6	2017 SWPL 2

Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

SWPL2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Hamilton Academical (C, P)	21	17	0	4	87	25	+62	51	2017 SWPL 1
2	Heart of Midlothian	21	15	4	2	71	16	+55	49
3	Glasgow Girls	21	16	1	4	59	21	+38	49
4	Hutchison Vale^[a]	21	9	4	8	52	42	+10	31
5	Jeanfield Swifts	21	9	1	11	70	45	+25	28
6	Buchan	21	6	3	12	46	58	−12	21
7	Queen's Park (R)	21	3	0	18	22	115	−93	9	2017 SWFL 1
8	Inverness City (R)	21	2	1	18	24	109	−85	7	2017 SWFL 1

Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Hutchison Vale were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Heart of Midlothian on 21 August 2016. The result was reversed and Hearts were awarded a 3-0 win.^[5]

League and Cup honours

Division	Winner
SWPL 1	Glasgow City^[6]
SWPL 2	Hamilton Academical
SWFL 1 North	East Fife
SWFL 1 South	Motherwell
SWFL 2 North	Granite City
SWFL 2 South West	Renfrew
SWFL 2 Central	Partick Thistle
SWFL 2 East	Dundee United

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Match report
2016 Scottish Women's Cup	Hibernian	1–1 a.e.t. (6–5 pen)	Glasgow City	BBC Sport
2016 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup	Hibernian	2–1	Glasgow City	BBC Sport
SWFL First Division Cup
SWFL Second Division Cup

Individual honours

Jane Ross and Caroline Weir were both nominated for the (English) PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year award.^[7]

SWPL awards

Award	Winner	Team
Players' Player of the Year
Player of the Year
Manager of the Year
Young Player of the Year

UEFA Women's Champions League

Glasgow City

6 October 2016 (2016-10-06) Round of 32	Eskilstuna United	1–0	Glasgow City	Eskilstuna, Sweden
19:00	Larsson 52'	UEFA		Stadium: Tunavallen Referee: Tania Fernandes Morais (Luxembourg)

13 October 2016 (2016-10-13) Round of 32	Glasgow City	1–2 (1–3 agg.)	Eskilstuna United	Airdrie, Scotland
19:45	Crilly 46'	UEFA	Schough 7', 58'	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Hibernian

5 October 2016 (2016-10-05) Round of 32	Hibernian	0–6	Bayern Munich	Edinburgh, Scotland
19:30		UEFA	Van der Gragt 6' Miedema 26', 57' Leupolz 38', 63' Behringer 67' (pen.)	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 2,551 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

12 October 2016 (2016-10-12) Round of 32	Bayern Munich	4–1 (10–1 agg.)	Hibernian	Munich, Germany
18:00	Gerhart 6', 38' Evans 33' Miedema 72'	UEFA	Harrison 39'	Stadium: Grünwalder Stadion Referee: Marte Sørø, (Norway)

Scotland women's national team

The Scotland women's national football team qualified for a major tournament for the first time.^[8]^[9] A loss by Finland against Portugal confirmed that Scotland would finish qualifying as one of the six best runners-up, guaranteeing a place in UEFA Women's Euro 2017.^[8]^[9]

20 September 2016 Euro 2017 qualifying	Iceland	1–2	Scotland	Reykjavík
18:00 WEST	Friðriksdóttir 39'	BBC Sport	29', 56' (pen.) Ross	Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 6,468

20 October 2016 Friendly	Scotland	0–7	Netherlands	Livingston
19:00 WEST		BBC Sport		Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 1,326

20 January 2017 Friendly	Denmark	2–2	Scotland	Larnaca, Cyprus
15:00 EET	Harder 5' Rasmussen 31'	Scottish FA	21' Ross 71' Cuthbert	Stadium: GSZ Stadium

23 January 2017 Friendly	Denmark	1–1	Scotland	Paralimni, Cyprus
11:00 EET	Brown 4' (o.g.)	BBC Sport	77' (pen.) Little	Stadium: Paralimni Stadium

1 March 2017 Cyprus Cup group stage	New Zealand	2–3	Scotland	Larnaca
14:30 EET	White 20' Hearn 90+2'	BBC Sport	9' J Ross 83' Cuthbert 87' Little	Stadium: Ammochostos Stadium

3 March 2017 Cyprus Cup group stage	Scotland	0–2	South Korea	Nicosia
17:30 EET		Scottish FA	48' Kim 74' (pen.) Cho	Stadium: GSP Stadium

6 March 2017 Cyprus Cup group stage	Austria	1–3	Scotland	Larnaca
17:30 EET	Billa 65'	BBC Sport	58' J. Ross 78' L. Ross 90' Evans	Stadium: GSZ Stadium

8 March 2017 Cyprus Cup fifth-place play-off	Scotland	0–0	Wales	Paralimni
14:30 EET		Scottish FA		Stadium: Tasos Markos Stadium

11 April 2017 Friendly	Belgium	5–0	Scotland	Leuven
19:00 CEST	Coutereels Mermans Wullaert Blom	BBC Sport		Stadium: Den Dreef

9 June 2017 Friendly	Scotland	2–0	Romania	Falkirk
	Evans 2' Ross 47'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Falkirk Stadium

13 June 2017 Friendly	Sweden	1–0	Scotland	Växjö
	Seger 84'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Myresjöhus Arena

Deaths

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2017)

3 July: Jimmy Frizzell, 79, Greenock Morton inside forward.^[10]
July: David Nicol, 80, Falkirk, Stirling Albion and Cowdenbeath wing half.^[11]
8 July: Jackie McInally, 79, Kilmarnock, Motherwell and Hamilton Academical forward.^[12]
21 July: Dick Donnelly, 74, East Fife and Brechin City goalkeeper, journalist and Radio Tay sports broadcaster.^[13]
5 August: Joe Davis, 75, Third Lanark and Hibernian defender.^[14]
20 August: Rab Stewart, 54, Dunfermline Athletic, Motherwell, Falkirk and Queen of the South forward.^[15]
5 September: Max Murray, 80, Queen's Park, Rangers, Third Lanark and Clyde forward.^[16]
13 September: Matt Gray, 80, Third Lanark forward.^[17]
16 September: Donald Cameron, 77, Ayr United chairman (2005–08).^[18]
19 September: Donnie Fraser, Inverness Caledonian Thistle director (2015–16).^[19]
20 September: Alan Cousin, 78, Dundee, Hibernian and Falkirk forward.^[20]
1 October: David Herd, 82, Scotland forward.^[21]
2 October: Jimmy McIntosh, 80, Falkirk wing-half; Forres Mechanics player/manager.^[22]
10 October: Gerry Gow, 64, Scotland under-23 midfielder.^[23]
10 October: Eddie O'Hara, 80, Falkirk and Morton winger.^[24]
16 October: George Peebles, 80, Dunfermline Athletic and Stirling Albion winger; Stirling Albion manager.^[25]
19 October: George McKimmie, 65, Dunfermline Athletic forward.^[26]
7 November: Eric Murray, 74, Kilmarnock and St Mirren wing half.^[27]
8 November: Ian Cowan, 71, Falkirk, Partick Thistle and Dunfermline Athletic forward.^[28]^[29]
16 November: Daniel Prodan, 44, Rangers defender.^[30]
25 November: Jim Gillespie, 69, Raith Rovers and Dunfermline Athletic winger.^[31]
26 November: David Provan, 75, Rangers, St Mirren and Scotland defender; Albion Rovers manager.^[32]
6 December: Dave MacLaren, 82, Dundee goalkeeper.^[33]
10 December: Tommy McCulloch, 82, Clyde and Hamilton goalkeeper.^[34]
11 December: Charlie McNeil, 53, Stirling Albion winger.^[35]
18 January: John Little, 86, Queen's Park, Rangers, Morton and Scotland defender.,^[36]
27 January: Billy Simpson, 87, Rangers, Stirling Albion and Partick Thistle forward.^[37]
18 February: Roger Hynd, 75, Rangers defender and Motherwell manager.^[38]
22 February: Paul Morrison, 42, Arbroath midfielder.^[39]
27 February: Alex Young, 80, Hearts and Scotland forward.^[40]
2 March: Tommy Gemmell, 73, Celtic, Dundee and Scotland full-back; Dundee and Albion Rovers manager.^[41]
22 March: Ken Currie, 91, Heart of Midlothian, Third Lanark, Raith Rovers, Dunfermline Athletic and Stranraer inside forward.^[42]
1 April: Stuart Markland, 69, Berwick Rangers, Dundee United and Montrose defender.^[43]
21 April: Ugo Ehiogu, 44, Rangers defender.^[44]
2 May: Cammy Duncan, 51, Motherwell, Partick Thistle, Ayr United and Albion Rovers goalkeeper.^[45]
6 May: Tommy Henaughan, 86, Queen's Park, Kilmarnock and Morton forward.^[46]
18 May: Eric Stevenson, 74, Hibernian and Ayr United winger.^[47]
19 May: Tommy Ross, 70, Ross County forward.^[48]
26 May: Derek Neilson, 58, Brechin City and Berwick Rangers goalkeeper.^[49]^[50]
18 June: Albert Franks, 81, Rangers, Morton and Queen of the South wing half.^[51]
27 June: Stéphane Paille, 52, Hearts midfielder.^[52]
28 June: John Higgins, 87, Hibernian and St Mirren defender.^[53]

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^ Borthwick, Jamie (23 May 2016). "Who could Celtic, Hibernian, Aberdeen and Hearts face in Europe?". STV Sport. STV. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
^ "Celtic, Aberdeen, Hearts and Hibs await European draws". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
^ "SWF Statement – SWPL 2 league standings (11/10/2016)". Scottish Women's Football. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
^ "Glasgow City: Each women's SPL title more special - Leanne Ross". BBC Sport. 24 October 2016.
^ "PFA awards: Jane Ross and Caroline Weir nominated for players' player of year". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Scotland's women secure qualification to first major tournament". STV Sport. STV. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Euro 2017: Scotland's women qualify for first major tournament". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
^ "Jimmy Frizzell: Former Oldham Athletic and Manchester City manager dies". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
^ "David Nicol 1936-2016".
^ "Obituary: Jackie McInally, footballer". www.scotsman.com.
^ "Tributes paid to broadcast legend Dick Donnelly". 21 July 2016 – via www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk.
^ "Death Notices & Obituaries". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
^ "Robert Stewart | Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". dafc.co.uk.
^ "Max Murray". www.rangers.co.uk. Rangers FC. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
^ "Obituary - Matt Gray, footballer who became Scotland's most expensive signing". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
^ "Donald Cameron 1939-2016". Ayr United FC. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
^ "Donnie Fraser". Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC. 19 September 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
^ Masson, James (20 September 2016). "Tributes after Dundee legend Alan Cousin dies aged 78". Evening Telegraph. DC Thomson. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
^ "David Herd: Ex-Manchester United and Arsenal striker dies, aged 82". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
^ White, Michael (12 October 2016). "Obituary - Jimmy McIntosh, footballer. An appreciation". The Herald. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
^ "Bristol City legend Gerry Gow dies after losing battle with cancer". Bristol Post. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^ Maclean, Ian (16 October 2016). "Bairns mourn passing of another 1957 Falkirk cup hero". Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
^ "George Peebles". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
^ "George McKimmie". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
^ "Eric Murray 1941-2016". Kilmarnock FC. 8 November 2016. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
^ "Ian Cowan 1944–2016". Falkirk FC. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
^ "Ian Cowan : Obituary". The Falkirk Herald. Johnston Press plc. 17 November 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
^ "Romanian defender Daniel Prodan mourned". www.uefa.com. UEFA. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
^ "Jim Gillespie". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
^ "Davie Provan". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers FC. 26 November 2016. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
^ "Remembering Dave MacLaren". Plymouth Argyle FC. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
^ "Tommy McCulloch". Clyde FC. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
^ "Charlie McNeil". Stirling Albion F.C. 13 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
^ "Johnny Little". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 18 January 2017. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
^ "Linfield and Rangers goalscoring legend Billy Simpson dies". Belfast Telegraph. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
^ "A tribute to Roger Hynd". Birmingham City FC. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
^ "Former footballer and Aberdeen firefighter Paul Morrison loses battle with cancer aged 42". 16 November 2016.
^ "Alex Young: Former Hearts, Everton and Scotland forward dies, aged 80". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
^ "Celtic: Tributes for late Lisbon Lion Tommy Gemmell". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
^ "Ken Currie". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
^ "Stuart Markland". Berwick Rangers FC. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
^ "Ugo Ehiogu: Former England defender dies after suffering cardiac arrest". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
^ Temlett, Michael (May 3, 2017). "Tributes paid to former Motherwell goalkeeper and Shotts resident Cammy Duncan". dailyrecord.
^ "Tommy Henaughen". kilmarnockfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
^ Hardie, David (18 May 2017). "Former Hibs winger Eric Stevenson dies aged 74". Edinburgh News. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
^ "Scorer of fastest hat-trick Tommy Ross dies". BBC News. BBC. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
^ "Derek Neilson". Brechin City FC. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
^ "Derek Neilson". Berwick Rangers FC. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
^ Vallance, Matt (23 June 2017). "Obituary - Albert John Franks, Rangers footballer and policeman". The Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^ "Disparition. L'ancien footballeur Stéphane Paille est décédé". www.leprogres.fr.
^ "Hibs' European Cup player John Higgins dies aged 87". Edinburgh Evening News. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

Seasons in Scottish football

v t e 2016–17 in Scottish football
« 2015–16 2017–18 »
Domestic leagues	SPFL Premiership Championship League One League Two Highland Lowland East of Scotland South of Scotland North Caledonian SJFA West Premier SJFA East Superleague SJFA North Superleague SPFL Development League Women's Premier League 2016 2017 Women's First Division 2016 2017
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Group stage Final Challenge Cup Final Junior Cup Youth Cup Women's Cup 2016 2017 Women's League Cup 2016 2017
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Youth League
Related to national team	Results 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F
Transfers	Summer 2016 Winter 2016–17
Club seasons
Premiership	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Motherwell Partick Thistle Rangers Ross County St Johnstone
Championship	Ayr United Dumbarton Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Greenock Morton Hibernian Queen of the South Raith Rovers St Mirren
League One	Airdrieonians Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Brechin City East Fife Livingston Peterhead Queen's Park Stenhousemuir Stranraer
League Two	Annan Athletic Arbroath Berwick Rangers Clyde Cowdenbeath Edinburgh City Elgin City Forfar Athletic Montrose Stirling Albion