2016–17 SPFL Development League
| Season | 2016–17 |
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← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
The 2016–17 SPFL Development League is the 19th season of the highest youth Scottish football league and the third season under the "Development League" format. It began in August 2016 and will end in May 2017.
Changes
The league remained at 17 teams. All twelve 2016–17 Scottish Premiership clubs participated in the league, with Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic, Falkirk, Hibernian and St Mirren making up the numbers.[1] Eligible players were those born in 1997 or later, but five players of any age were permitted in the matchday squad of 18.
Development League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hibernian | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 24 | League winners |
| 2 | Ross County | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 22 | |
| 3 | Motherwell | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 22 | |
| 4 | Partick Thistle | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 22 | |
| 5 | Falkirk | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 20 | |
| 6 | Dunfermline Athletic | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 18 | |
| 7 | St Mirren | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 17 | |
| 8 | Celtic | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 16 | |
| 9 | Hamilton Academical | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 16 | |
| 10 | Aberdeen | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 15 | |
| 11 | Dundee United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 15 | |
| 12 | Rangers | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 14 | |
| 13 | St Johnstone | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 13 | |
| 14 | Kilmarnock | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 13 | |
| 15 | Dundee | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 12 | |
| 16 | Heart of Midlothian | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 12 | |
| 17 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Matches
Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.
| Home ╲ Away | ABE | CEL | DND | DUN | DNF | FAL | HAM | HOM | HIB | INV | KIL | MOT | PAR | RAN | ROS | STJ | STM |
| Aberdeen | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | ||||||||||||
| Celtic | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||
| Dundee | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |||||||||||
| Dundee United | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | |||||||||||
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | ||||||||||
| Falkirk | 1–4 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | |||||||||||
| Hamilton Academical | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |||||||||||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | ||||||||||||
| Hibernian | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | |||||||||||
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | |||||||||||
| Kilmarnock | 4–1 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| Motherwell | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| Partick Thistle | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |||||||||||
| Rangers | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | ||||||||||||
| Ross County | 4–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | ||||||||||||
| St Johnstone | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| St Mirren | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
Updated to games played on 15 November 2016.
Source: SPFL
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References
- ↑ "Development League fixtures 2016/17". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.