2020–21 Scottish Championship

The 2020–21 Scottish Championship was the eighth season of the Scottish Championship, the second tier of Scottish football.
Ten teams contested the league: Alloa Athletic, Arbroath, Ayr United, Dundee, Dunfermline Athletic, Greenock Morton, Heart of Midlothian, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Queen of the South and Raith Rovers.
In June 2020, eight of the ten clubs voted in favour of shortening the season from the usual 36 games to 27, with the season starting on 16 October 2020. This was done to reduce costs in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2019–20 season.

To Championship

Promoted from League One

Raith Rovers

Relegated from the Premiership

Heart of Midlothian

From Championship

Relegated to League One

Partick Thistle

Promoted to the Premiership

Dundee United

League summary

League table

Results

Teams play each other three times, twice in the first two thirds of the season and once in the last third of the season, making a total of 135 games, with each team playing 27.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Rank

Player

Club

Goals

Hat-tricks

Player

For

Against

Score

Date

Attendances

Games are mostly being played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Limited attendance is allowed at some grounds with strict conditions under the Scottish Government Tier system, dependent on the club's geographical location.

Championship play-offs

The second bottom team entered into a 4-team playoff with the 2nd-4th placed teams in 2020–21 Scottish League One. Cove Rangers and Airdrieonians have also secured playoff spots.