2016–17 Scottish Championship
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The 2016–17 Scottish Championship (referred to as the Ladbrokes Championship for sponsorship reasons) will be the 22nd season in the current format of 10 teams in the second tier of Scottish football.
Ten teams will contest the league. Ayr United, Dumbarton, Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic, Falkirk, Greenock Morton, Hibernian, Queen of the South, Raith Rovers and St Mirren.
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Teams
The following teams have changed division since the 2015–16 season.
To ChampionshipPromoted from Scottish League One Relegated from Scottish Premiership |
From ChampionshipRelegated to Scottish League One Promoted to Scottish Premiership |
Stadia and locations
| Ayr United | Dumbarton | Dundee United | Dunfermline Athletic |
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| Somerset Park | Dumbarton Football Stadium | Tannadice Park | East End Park |
| Capacity: 10,185[1] | Capacity: 2,020[2] | Capacity: 14,229[3] | Capacity: 11,480[4] |
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| Falkirk | Greenock Morton | ||
| Falkirk Stadium | Cappielow Park | ||
| Capacity: 8,750[5] | Capacity: 11,589[6] | ||
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| Hibernian | Queen of the South | Raith Rovers | St. Mirren |
| Easter Road | Palmerston Park | Stark's Park | Paisley 2021 Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,421[7] | Capacity: 8,690[8] | Capacity: 8,867[9] | Capacity: 8,023[10] |
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Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr United |  Ian McCall |
Adidas | Bodog |
| Dumbarton | Stephen Aitken |
Joma | Baxter Ramsay |
| Dundee United | Ray McKinnon |
Nike | McEwan Fraser Legal |
| Dunfermline Athletic | Allan Johnston |
Joma | SRJ Windows |
| Falkirk | Peter Houston |
Puma | Central Demolition |
| Greenock Morton | Jim Duffy |
Vision Outsourcing | Millions |
| Hibernian | TBC | Nike | Marathonbet |
| Queen of the South |  Gavin Skelton |
Macron | KBT Pharmacy |
| Raith Rovers | Gary Locke |
Puma | valmcdermid.com (Home shirt) D&G Autocare (Away shirt) |
| St Mirren | Alex Rae |
Carbrini | JD Sports |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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| Dundee United |  Mixu Paatelainen |
Sacked | 4 May 2016[11] | Pre-season | Ray McKinnon |
12 May 2016[12] |
| Raith Rovers | Ray McKinnon |
Resigned | 11 May 2016[13] | Gary Locke |
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| Hibernian | Alan Stubbs |
Left for Rotherham United | 1 June 2016[15] | TBC |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Ayr United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to Scottish Premiership |
| 2 | Dumbarton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Premiership play-off semi-finals |
| 3 | Dundee United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Premiership play-off quarter-finals |
| 4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Falkirk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Greenock Morton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Hibernian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Queen of the South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Raith Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Championship play-offs |
| 10 | St Mirren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Scottish League One |
First match(es) will be played on 6 August 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
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 36 games.
First half of season
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. |
Second half of season
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. |
Championship play-offs
The second bottom team will enter into a 4-team playoff with the 2nd-4th placed teams in 2016–17 Scottish League One.
References
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