List of Scottish Premier League clubs

This is a list of all teams that played in the Scottish Premier League from its formation in 1998, through its 2013 merger with the Scottish Football League (forming the Scottish Professional Football League, with the Scottish Premiership becoming the league system's top tier). Founder members are in italics.

List of clubs

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Club !Town or city !Total seasons !Total spells !Longest spell !First SPL season !Last SPL season !Seasons !data-sort-type="number"\|2012–13 finish !data-sort-type="number"\|Highest finish
style="text-align:left;"\|Aberdeen \|Aberdeen \|15 \|1 \|15 \|1998–99 \|2012–13 \|1998–2013 \|8th \|3rd
style="text-align:left;"\|Celtic \|Glasgow \|15 \|1 \|15 \|1998–99 \|2012–13 \|1998–2013 \|1st \|1st
style="text-align:left;"\|Dundee \|Dundee \|8 \|2 \|7 \|1998–99 \|2012–13 \|1998–2005 2012–13 \|12th (relegated) \|5th
style="text-align:left;"\|Dundee United \|Dundee \|15 \|1 \|15 \|1998–99 \|2012–13 \|1998–2013 \|6th \|3rd
style="text-align:left;"\|Dunfermline Athletic \|Dunfermline \|9 \|3 \|7 \|1998–99 \|2011–12 \|1998–99 2000–07 2011–12 \|9th First Division \|4th
style="text-align:left;"\|Falkirk \|Falkirk \|5 \|1 \|5 \|2005–06 \|2009–10 \|2005–10 \|3rd First Division \|7th
style="text-align:left;"\|Gretna \|Gretna \|1 \|1 \|1 \|2007–08 \|2007–08 \|2007–08 \|n/aGretna F.C. ceased trading after the 2007–08 season. They were succeeded by Gretna F.C. 2008, who entered the East of Scotland Football League. \|12th
style="text-align:left;"\|Hamilton Academical \|Hamilton \|3 \|1 \|3 \|2008–09 \|2010–11 \|2008–11 \|5th First Division \|9th
style="text-align:left;"\|Heart of Midlothian \|Edinburgh \|15 \|1 \|15 \|1998–99 \|2012–13 \|1998–2013 \|10th \|2nd
style="text-align:left;"\|Hibernian \|Edinburgh \|14 \|1 \|14 \|1999–2000 \|2012–13 \|1999–2013 \|7th \|3rd
style="text-align:left;"\|Inverness CT \|Inverness \|8 \|2 \|5 \|2004–05 \|2012–13 \|2004–09 2010–2013 \|4th \|4th
style="text-align:left;"\|Kilmarnock \|Kilmarnock \|15 \|1 \|15 \|1998–99 \|2012–13 \|1998–2013 \|9th \|4th
style="text-align:left;"\|Livingston \|Livingston \|5 \|1 \|5 \|2001–02 \|2005–06 \|2001–06 \|4th First Division \|3rd
style="text-align:left;"\|Motherwell \|Motherwell \|15 \|1 \|15 \|1998–99 \|2012–13 \|1998–2013 \|2nd \|2nd
style="text-align:left;"\|Partick Thistle \|Glasgow \|2 \|1 \|2 \|2002–03 \|2003–04 \|2002–04 \|1st First Division \|10th
style="text-align:left;"\|Rangers \|Glasgow \|14 \|1 \|14 \|1998–99 \|2011–12 \|1998–2012 \|1st Third Division \|1st
style="text-align:left;"\|Ross County \|Dingwall \|1 \|1 \|1 \|2012–13 \|2012–13 \|2012–13 \|5th \|5th
style="text-align:left;"\|St Johnstone \|Perth \|8 \|2 \|4 \|1998–99 \|2012–13 \|1998–02 2009–2013 \|3rd \|3rd
style="text-align:left;"\|St Mirren \|Paisley \|8 \|2 \|7 \|2000–01 \|2012–13 \|2000–01 2006–2013 \|11th \|8th

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Club

!Town or city

!Total
seasons

!Total
spells

!Longest
spell

!First
SPL season

!Last
SPL season

!Seasons

!data-sort-type="number"|2012–13
finish

!data-sort-type="number"|Highest
finish

style="text-align:left;"|Aberdeen