2012–13 Scottish First Division#Play-offs

Ross County were promoted to the Scottish Premier League as champions, while Dunfermline Athletic were relegated from the SPL to this division.

Two sides were relegated from this division at the end of the 2011–12 season. Queen of the South, who finished bottom, and Ayr United in the play-offs. They were replaced by Second Division champions Cowdenbeath, and Dumbarton as winners of the promotion play-offs.

On 13 July, Rangers were admitted to the Third Division after being voted out of the SPL. As a result, the playoff losing finalist Airdrie United were promoted to the First Division to fill the gap caused by Dundee replacing Rangers in the SPL.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18862114|title=Rangers: Airdrie United and Stranraer are promoted|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=16 July 2012|access-date=16 July 2012}}

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{{Location map~ |Scotland Central Belt|marksize=6 |lat=55.941522 |long=-4.727515 |label=Morton |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Scotland Central Belt|marksize=6 |lat=55.7821 |long=-4.058207 |label=Hamilton
Academical |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Scotland Central Belt|marksize=6 |lat=55.875985 |long=-3.482695 |label=Livingston |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Scotland Central Belt|marksize=6 |lat=56.118300 |long=-3.138820 |label=Raith Rovers |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Scotland Central Belt|marksize=6 |lat=55.853782 |long=-3.960586 |label=}}

{{Location map~ |Scotland Central Belt|marksize=6 |lat=56.114407 |long=-3.341848 |label=}}

{{Location map~ |Scotland Central Belt|marksize=6 |lat=55.95266 |long=-4.566593 |label=Dumbarton |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Scotland Central Belt|marksize=6 |lat=56.071741 |long=-3.452151 |label=}}

{{Location map~ |Scotland Central Belt|marksize=6 |lat=55.881606 |long=-4.269673 |label=}}

{{Location map~ |Scotland Central Belt|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |lat=55.78 |long=-3.96 |label=Airdrie Utd |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Scotland Central Belt|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |lat=56.15 |long=-3.34 |label=Cowdenbeath |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Scotland Central Belt|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |lat=55.99 |long=-3.45 |label=Dunfermline Ath. |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Scotland Central Belt|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |lat=55.88 |long=-4.57 |label=Partick Th.|position=bottom}}

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{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=PR

|show_limit=5

|team1=PAR|name_PAR=Partick Thistle

|team2=GMO|name_GMO=Greenock Morton

|team3=FAL|name_FAL=Falkirk

|team4=LIV|name_LIV=Livingston

|team5=HAM|name_HAM=Hamilton Academical

|team6=RAI|name_RAI=Raith Rovers

|team7=DUM|name_DUM=Dumbarton

|team8=COW|name_COW=Cowdenbeath

|team9=DNF|name_DNF=Dunfermline Athletic

|team10=AIR|name_AIR=Airdrie United

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|win_GMO=20|draw_GMO=7|loss_GMO=9|gf_GMO=73|ga_GMO=47

|win_FAL=15|draw_FAL=8|loss_FAL=13|gf_FAL=52|ga_FAL=48

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|win_HAM=14|draw_HAM=9|loss_HAM=13|gf_HAM=52|ga_HAM=45

|win_RAI=11|draw_RAI=13|loss_RAI=12|gf_RAI=45|ga_RAI=48

|win_DUM=13|draw_DUM=4|loss_DUM=19|gf_DUM=58|ga_DUM=83

|win_COW=8|draw_COW=12|loss_COW=16|gf_COW=51|ga_COW=65

|win_DNF=14|draw_DNF=7|loss_DNF=15|gf_DNF=62|ga_DNF=59|status_DNF=R

|win_AIR=5|draw_AIR=7|loss_AIR=24|gf_AIR=41|ga_AIR=89|status_AIR=R

|adjust_points_DNF=-15

|hth_DNF=Dunfermline Athletic were deducted 15 points for entering administration.{{cite web | url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11781/8627937/Dunfermline-docked-15-points-for-going-into-interim-administration | title=Dunfermline docked 15 points for going into interim administration | publisher=Sky Sports | work=skysports.com | date=9 April 2013 | access-date=9 April 2013}}

|col_PSP=green1|text_PSP=Promotion to the Premiership

|result1=PSP

|col_QS1PO=red2|text_QS1PO={{nowrap|Qualification for the First Division Play-offs}}

|result9=QS1PO

|col_RSL1=red1|text_RSL1={{nowrap|Relegation to League One}}

|result10=RSL1

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=complete

|source=[https://spfl.co.uk/league/championship/archive/304 SPFL Archive]

}}

Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season, for a total of 36 games.

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|team6=GMO|team7=HAM|team8=LIV|team9=PAR|team10=RAI

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|match_AIR_DUM=4–1

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|match_AIR_LIV=1–3

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|match_AIR_RAI=0–0

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|match_COW_DUM=0–1

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|match_COW_GMO=3–4

|match_COW_HAM=1–0

|match_COW_LIV=1–1

|match_COW_PAR=0–3

|match_COW_RAI=4–4

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|match_DUM_COW=0–3

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|match_DUM_FAL=1–2

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|match_DUM_HAM=3–3

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|match_DUM_PAR=2–0

|match_DUM_RAI=4–2

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|match_DNF_COW=3–0

|match_DNF_DUM=4–0

|match_DNF_FAL=0–1

|match_DNF_GMO=2–2

|match_DNF_HAM=1–1

|match_DNF_LIV=4–0

|match_DNF_PAR=0–1

|match_DNF_RAI=3–1

|name_FAL=Falkirk

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|match_FAL_DNF=2–2

|match_FAL_GMO=0–1

|match_FAL_HAM=2–1

|match_FAL_LIV=1–2

|match_FAL_PAR=0–0

|match_FAL_RAI=0–2

|name_GMO=Greenock Morton

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|match_GMO_DUM=3–0

|match_GMO_DNF=4–2

|match_GMO_FAL=1–2

|match_GMO_HAM=0–1

|match_GMO_LIV=2–2

|match_GMO_PAR=3–1

|match_GMO_RAI=1–0

|name_HAM=Hamilton Academical

|match_HAM_AIR=3–0

|match_HAM_COW=2–1

|match_HAM_DUM=2–1

|match_HAM_DNF=0–3

|match_HAM_FAL=1–1

|match_HAM_GMO=1–1

|match_HAM_LIV=1–2

|match_HAM_PAR=1–0

|match_HAM_RAI=0–1

|name_LIV=Livingston

|match_LIV_AIR=0–2

|match_LIV_COW=1–1

|match_LIV_DUM=5–0

|match_LIV_DNF=2–1

|match_LIV_FAL=2–1

|match_LIV_GMO=2–2

|match_LIV_HAM=0–0

|match_LIV_PAR=1–2

|match_LIV_RAI=2–1

|name_PAR=Partick Thistle

|match_PAR_AIR=7–0

|match_PAR_COW=2–1

|match_PAR_DUM=3–0

|match_PAR_DNF=5–1

|match_PAR_FAL=3–1

|match_PAR_GMO=1–2

|match_PAR_HAM=4–0

|match_PAR_LIV=2–0

|match_PAR_RAI=3–2

|name_RAI=Raith Rovers

|match_RAI_AIR=2–0

|match_RAI_COW=2–2

|match_RAI_DUM=2–2

|match_RAI_DNF=1–3

|match_RAI_FAL=2–1

|match_RAI_GMO=3–3

|match_RAI_HAM=2–0

|match_RAI_LIV=0–0

|match_RAI_PAR=1–1

|update=16 April 2013

|source=

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{{#invoke:sports results|main

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|match_AIR_HAM=2–2

|match_AIR_LIV=0–2

|match_AIR_PAR=1–2

|match_AIR_RAI=1–2

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|match_COW_DUM=2–3

|match_COW_DNF=4–2

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|match_DUM_FAL=0–2

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|match_DUM_HAM=3–1

|match_DUM_LIV=0–3

|match_DUM_PAR=0–0

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|match_FAL_PAR=0–2

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|match_GMO_HAM=0–2

|match_GMO_LIV=2–1

|match_GMO_PAR=2–2

|match_GMO_RAI=1–0

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|match_HAM_RAI=2–0

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|match_LIV_GMO=0–2

|match_LIV_HAM=0–3

|match_LIV_PAR=2–2

|match_LIV_RAI=2–3

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|match_PAR_COW=2–1

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|match_PAR_DNF=3–3

|match_PAR_FAL=4–1

|match_PAR_GMO=1–0

|match_PAR_HAM=1–0

|match_PAR_LIV=6–1

|match_PAR_RAI=0–0

|name_RAI=Raith Rovers

|match_RAI_AIR=2–0

|match_RAI_COW=0–1

|match_RAI_DUM=3–2

|match_RAI_DNF=1–1

|match_RAI_FAL=0–0

|match_RAI_GMO=2–1

|match_RAI_HAM=0–2

|match_RAI_LIV=0–2

|match_RAI_PAR=0–0

|update=4 May 2013

|source=

}}

Times are BST (UTC+1)

The fourth placed team in the Second Division (Forfar Athletic) played the ninth placed team in the First Division (Dunfermline Athletic) and the third placed team in the Second Division (Brechin City) played the second placed team in the Second Division (Alloa Athletic). The play-offs were played over two legs, the winning team in each semi-final advancing to the final.

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult | Forfar Athletic||4–7|Dunfermline Athletic||3–1|1–6}}

{{TwoLegResult | Brechin City ||3–4|Alloa Athletic||0–2|3–2}}

{{end}}

First legs

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{{Football box

|date = 8 May 2013

|time = 7:45 pm

|team1 = Forfar Athletic

|score = 3 – 1

|report =[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22444304 BBC Sport]

|team2 = Dunfermline Athletic

|goals1 = Robertson {{goal|34}}
Templeman {{goal|37||45}}

|goals2 = Husband {{goal|84}}

|stadium = Station Park

|referee = Allan

|attendance = 1,562 }}

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{{Football box

|date = 8 May 2013

|time = 7:45 pm

|team1 = Brechin City

|score = 0 – 2

|report =[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22443942 BBC Sport]

|team2 = Alloa Athletic

|goals1 =

|goals2 = McCord {{goal|40}}
Moon {{goal|56}}

|stadium = Glebe Park

|referee = Madden

|attendance = 582 }}

Second legs

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{{Football box

|date = 11 May 2013

|time = 3:00 pm

|team1 = Dunfermline Athletic

|score = 6 – 1 {{aet}}

|report =[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22476068 BBC Sport]

|team2 = Forfar Athletic

|goals1 = Dunlop {{goal|36|o.g.}}
Thomson {{goal|62}}
Millen {{goal|83|pen.}}
Smith {{goal|102}}
Husband {{goal|110||118}}

|goals2 = Campbell {{goal|6}}, {{sent off|1|85}}
McCulloch {{sent off|0|15}}
Dunlop {{sent off|0|54}}

|stadium = East End Park

|referee = O'Reilly

|attendance = 4,252 }}

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{{Football box

|date = 11 May 2013

|time = 3:00 pm

|team1 = Alloa Athletic

|score = 2 – 3

|report =[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22476064 BBC Sport]

|team2 = Brechin City

|goals1 = Cawley {{goal|36}}
Elliot {{goal|68}}

|goals2 = Jackson {{goal|4||90}}
Trouten {{goal|52|pen.}}

|stadium = Recreation Park

|referee = Collum

|attendance = 856 }}

The two semi-final winners played each other over two legs. The winning team was awarded a place in the 2013–14 First Division.

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult | Alloa Athletic || 3 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic || 3 – 0 | 0 – 1 }}

{{end}}

First leg

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{{Football box

|date = 15 May 2013

|time = 7:55 pm

|team1 = Alloa Athletic

|score = 3 – 0

|report =[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22521506 BBC Sport]

|team2 = Dunfermline Athletic

|goals1 = Tiffoney {{goal|27}}
Elliot {{goal|45}}
Moon {{goal|90}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Recreation Park

|referee = McLean

|attendance = 2,765 }}

Second leg

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{{Football box

|date = 19 May 2013

|time = 4:05 pm

|team1 = Dunfermline Athletic

|score = 1 – 0

|report =[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22563598 BBC Sport]

|team2 = Alloa Athletic

|goals1 = Smith {{goal|72}}
Husband {{sent off|0|85}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = East End Park

|referee = Thomson

|attendance = 5,110 }}

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