The Scottish Premier League was formed in 1998. In earlier years, it was known simply as the Scottish League. A list of all the Scottish Premier League champions and runners-up since the league began in the 1998/99 season is as follows:

• 1998/99: Champions - Rangers; Runners-up - Celtic
• 1999/2000: Champions - Rangers; Runners-up - Celtic
• 2000/01: Champions - Celtic; Runners-up - Rangers
• 2001/02: Champions - Celtic; Runners-up - Rangers
• 2002/03: Champions - Rangers; Runners-up - Celtic
• 2003/04: Champions - Celtic; Runners-up - Rangers
• 2004/05: Champions - Rangers; Runners-up - Celtic
• 2005/06: Champions – Celtic; Runners-up - Hearts
• 2006/07: Champions - Celtic; Runners-up - Rangers
• 2007/08: Champions - Celtic; Runners-up - Rangers
• 2008/09: Champions – to be decided Runners-up – to be decided

The following 12 clubs will compete for the Scottish Premier League in the 2008/09 season:

• Celtic
• Rangers
• Hearts (Heart of Midlothian)
• Hibernian
• Aberdeen
• Kilmarnock
• Hamilton
• Motherwell
• Dundee United
• Inverness CT
• St Mirren
• Falkirk

Who will be the Scottish Premier League Champions for 2008/09?

Leading Teams

Two clubs stand out as the leading teams in the Scottish Premier League. One of either Celtic or Rangers, also known as the ‘Old Firm’, has won every Premier League champions since the league’s inception in 1998. Click here for more information about Celtic and click here for more information about Rangers.

Celtic has won the Scottish Premier League title no less that six times, while Rangers has won the title four times. I doubt if you’ll find two more dominant teams in any football league around the world.

Celtic also holds the record for the most points scored in a premier league season. This record stands at 72 points in the 1987/88 season, although it must be remembered that this was when a team only scored two points for a win. The scoring system changed towards the end of the 1990’s, and teams were awarded three pouts for each game they won. Yet again it is Celtic who holds the record for the most points scored in a Premier league season (using the new scoring system). This record stands at 103 points, which they attained in the 2001/02 season.