2016–17 Scottish Premiership
| Ladbrokes Premiership | |
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← 2015–16
2017–18 →
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The 2016–17 Scottish Premiership (known as the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership for sponsorship reasons) will be the fourth season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football. The season will begin on 6 August 2016.[1] Celtic are the defending champions.
Twelve teams will contest the league. The teams involved are Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee, Hamilton Academical, Heart of Midlothian, Inverness CT, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Partick Thistle, Rangers, Ross County and St Johnstone.
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Teams
The following teams have changed division since the 2015–16 season.
To PremiershipPromoted from Scottish Championship |
From PremiershipRelegated to Scottish Championship |
Stadia and locations
| Aberdeen | Celtic | Dundee | Hamilton Academical |
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| Pittodrie Stadium | Celtic Park | Dens Park | New Douglas Park |
| Capacity: 20,897[2] | Capacity: 60,355[3] | Capacity: 11,506[4] | Capacity: 6,018[5] |
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| Heart of Midlothian |
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle | |
| Tynecastle Stadium | Caledonian Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 17,529[6] | Capacity: 7,800[7] | ||
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| Kilmarnock | Motherwell | ||
| Rugby Park | Fir Park | ||
| Capacity: 18,128[8] | Capacity: 13,677[9] | ||
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| Partick Thistle | Rangers | Ross County | St Johnstone |
| Firhill Stadium | Ibrox Stadium | Victoria Park | McDiarmid Park |
| Capacity: 10,102[10] | Capacity: 50,817[11] | Capacity: 6,541[12] | Capacity: 10,696[13] |
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Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| Aberdeen |  Derek McInnes |
Ryan Jack |
Adidas | Saltire Energy |
| Celtic |  Brendan Rodgers |
Scott Brown |
New Balance | Dafabet |
| Dundee | Paul Hartley |
James McPake |
Puma | McEwan Fraser Legal |
| Hamilton Academical | Martin Canning |
TBC | Adidas | Nevis (H), Scotia Aid (A) |
| Heart of Midlothian | Robbie Neilson |
 Alim Öztürk |
Puma | Save the Children |
| Inverness CT |  Richie Foran |
TBC | Carbrini | McEwan Fraser Legal |
| Kilmarnock |  Lee Clark |
TBC | Erreà | QTS |
| Motherwell | Mark McGhee |
Keith Lasley |
Macron | Cash Converters |
| Partick Thistle | Alan Archibald |
 Abdul Osman |
Joma | Kingsford Capital Management |
| Rangers | Mark Warburton |
Lee Wallace |
Puma | 32Red |
| Ross County | Jim McIntyre |
Andrew Davies |
Macron | Stanley CRC Evans Offshore |
| St Johnstone | Tommy Wright |
Dave Mackay |
Joma | Invest in Perth |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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| Celtic |  Ronny Deila |
Resigned | 15 May 2016 [14] | Pre-season | Brendan Rodgers |
20 May 2016[15] |
| Inverness CT | John Hughes |
Resigned | 20 May 2016[16] | Richie Foran |
30 May 2016[17] |
Tournament format and regulations
Basic
In the initial phase of the season, the 12 teams will play a round-robin tournament whereby each team plays each one of the other teams three times. After 33 games, the league splits into two sections of six teams, with each team playing each other in that section. The league attempts to balance the fixture list so that teams in the same section play each other twice at home and twice away, but sometimes this is impossible. A total of 228 matches will be played, with 38 matches played by each team.
League table
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Results
Matches 1–22
Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.
Source: Scottish Premiership
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches 23–33
Teams play every other team once (either at home or away).
Source: Scottish Premiership
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches 34–38
After 33 matches, the league splits into two sections of six teams each, with teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches are determined upon the league table at the time of the split.
Premiership play-offs
The quarter-finals will be contested between the 3rd and 4th placed teams in the Scottish Championship. The winners will advance to the semi-finals to face the 2nd placed team in the Championship, and the winners of that tie will advance to the final to play-off against the 11th placed team in the Premiership, with the winners securing a place in the 2017–18 Scottish Premiership.
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