Scottish Football Championship 2008 - 2009 .
| Scottish Championship |
|---|
| Premier League |
| August 4, 2007 - May 22, 2008 |
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| Champion of the 2007-2008 season |
| Celtic (42) |
| Top scorer |
| Scott MacDonald ( Celtic ), 25 goals |
 First Division Eliminated |
| Gretna |
| Number of teams |
| 12 |
| Official site |
| https://web.archive.org/web/20120519171551/http://www.scotprem.com/content/ |
The championship is held in two stages. In the first half of the season, 12 clubs play each other in 3 circles. In the second stage, the teams go out with points and play in 1 round. The top six clubs play the winner of the championship. The rest play 7-12 places. The club which has taken the last place leaves in the first division.
The biggest victories:
August 18, 2007, 3rd round, Rangers 7: 2 Falkirk
May 3, 2008, round 36, Inverness Caledonian Thistles 6: 1 Gretna
August 25, 2007, round 4, Celtic 5-0 Heart of Midlothian
September 15, 2007, round 6, Celtic 5-0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Most productive match: August 18, 2007, 3rd round, Rangers 7: 2 Falkirk
Standings
| Team | Glasses | Games | Victory | Draw | Defeat | Goals | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Celtic | 89 | 38 | 28 | five | five | 84 - 26 | 58 |
| 2. The Rangers | 86 | 38 | 27 | five | 6 | 83 - 33 | 50 |
| 3. Motherwell | 60 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 50 - 46 | four |
| 4. Aberdeen | 53 | 38 | 15 | eight | 15 | 50 - 58 | -eight |
| 5. Dundee United | 52 | 38 | 14 | ten | 14 | 53 - 47 | 6 |
| 6. Hibernian | 52 | 38 | 14 | ten | 14 | 49 - 45 | four |
| 7. Falkirk | 49 | 38 | 13 | ten | 15 | 45 - 49 | -four |
| 8. Heart of Midlothian | 48 | 38 | 13 | 9 | sixteen | 47 - 55 | -eight |
| 9. Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 43 | 38 | 13 | four | 21 | 51 - 62 | -eleven |
| 10. St. Mirren | 41 | 38 | ten | eleven | 17 | 26 - 53 | -27 |
| 11. Kilmarnock | 40 | 38 | ten | ten | 18 | 39 - 52 | -13 |
| 12. Gretna | 23 | 38 | five | eight | 25 | 32 - 83 | -51 |
| Color coding | |
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| Champion of Scotland | |
| Championship winners | |
| Teams dropped out of the Premier League. | |