Friday, June 14, 2013

Scotland: Who's Going Up, Down, Where?

Let's see who in Scotland will be taking a whack at European club competition for next season, as well as who's going up and down the Scottish soccer pyramid (at least in the top four divisions).

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE:

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE:

Second Qualifying Round:

Celtic

EUROPA LEAGUE:

Third Qualifying Round:

Motherwell

Second Qualifying Round:

St. Johnstone

Hibernian (lost Scottish Cup final to Champions League-qualified Celtic)

RELEGATED TO SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION:

Dundee FC

SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISON:

PROMOTED  TO SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE:

Partick Thistle

RELEGATED TO SCOTTISH SECOND DIVISION:

Dunfermline Athletic (via playoffs as the Pars did their Wolverhampton Wanderers/Racing Santander impersonation)

Airdrie United (directly; finished in league basement)

SCOTTISH SECOND DIVISION:

PROMOTED TO SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION:

Queen of the South

Alloa Athletic (via promotion/relegation playoffs)

PROMOTION/RELEGATION PLAYOFFS:

East Fife FC, who finished next to last in the Scottish Second Division, maintained their third-tier status after surviving the promotion/relegation playoffs, which included three clubs from the Scottish Third Division.The Fifers won their two-match final with Peterhead 1-0 on aggregate and avoided the drop.

RELEGATED TO SCOTTISH THIRD DIVISION:

Albion Rovers

SCOTTISH THIRD DIVISION:

PROMOTED TO SCOTTISH SECOND DIVISION:

Rangers

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