2017–18 Scottish Premiership
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The 2017–18 Scottish Premiership (known as the Ladbrokes Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football. The fixtures were published on 23 June 2017.[4] The season began on 5 August 2017.[5] Celtic were the defending champions.
Season | 2017–18 |
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Dates | 5 August 2017 – 13 May 2018 |
Champions | Celtic 5th Premiership title 49th Scottish title |
Relegated | Partick Thistle Ross County |
Champions League | Celtic |
Europa League | Aberdeen Rangers Hibernian |
Matches played | 228 |
Goals scored | 594 (2.61 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Kris Boyd (18 goals)[1][2] |
Biggest home win | Celtic 5–0 Rangers[3] (29 April 2018) |
Biggest away win | St Johnstone 0–4 Celtic[3] (4 November 2017) Dundee 0–4 St Johnstone[3] (10 March 2018) Motherwell 1–5 St Johnstone[3] (5 May 2018) |
Highest scoring | Hibernian 5–5 Rangers[3] (13 May 2018) |
Longest winning run | 6 matches:[3] Kilmarnock |
Longest unbeaten run | 17 matches:[3] Celtic |
Longest winless run | 12 matches:[3] Ross County |
Longest losing run | 6 matches:[3] Hamilton Academical |
Highest attendance | 59,259[3] Celtic 2–2 Hibernian (30 September 2017) |
Lowest attendance | 1,272[3] Hamilton Academical 3–2 Ross County (16 December 2017) |
Total attendance | 3,632,642[3] |
Average attendance | 15,932 (1,963)[3] |
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 13 May 2018. |
Twelve teams contested the league: Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee, Hamilton Academical, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Partick Thistle, Rangers, Ross County and St Johnstone.
The season's average attendance was 15,932, the highest level since 2006–07.[3]
On 29 April 2018, Celtic won their seventh consecutive title and 49th overall after a 5–0 win at home to Rangers.[6]