2016–17 Scottish Championship


The 2016–17 Scottish Championship was the 23rd season in the current format of 10 teams in the second tier of Scottish football. The fixtures were published on 17 June 2016.
Hibernian won the league title and promotion after a 3–0 win against Queen of the South on 15 April 2017.

Teams

The following teams have changed division since the 2015–16 season.

To Championship

Promoted from Scottish League One
Relegated from Scottish Premiership

From Championship

Relegated to Scottish League One
Promoted to Scottish Premiership

League summary

League table


Results

Teams play each other four times, twice in the first half of the season and twice in the second half of the season, making a total of 180 games, with each team playing 36.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef

Discipline

Player

Yellow cards
RankPlayerClubCards
1
Red cards

Club

Yellow cards
RankClubCards
1Raith Rovers88
2Dundee United72
3Queen of the South64
Red cards
RankClubCards
1Dunfermline Athletic6
2Hibernian5
3Dundee United4

Awards

Monthly awards


PFA Scotland Team of the Year

Annual awards

Championship Manager of the Season

  • The Championship Manager of the Season was awarded to Jim Duffy.

Championship Player of the Season

  • The Championship Player of the Season was awarded to John McGinn.

PFA Scotland Scottish Championship Team of the Year

The PFA Scotland Scottish Championship Team of the Year was:

Championship play-offs

Raith Rovers the second bottom team, entered into a 4-team playoff with the 2nd-4th placed teams in 2016–17 Scottish League One; Alloa Athletic, Airdrieonians and Brechin City.

Final

The winners of the semi-finals will compete against one another over two legs, with the winner competing in the 2017–18 Scottish Championship.