2021–22 Scottish Premiership
The 2021–22 Scottish Premiership (known as the cinch Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football, and the 125th edition overall of the top national league competition, not including one cancelled due to World War II. Celtic claimed the league trophy back after an outstanding run with a 1–1 draw with Dundee United on 11 May enough to confirm them as champions.
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 31 July 2021 – 15 May 2022 |
| Champions | Celtic 8th Premiership title 52nd Scottish title |
| Relegated | Dundee |
| Champions League | Celtic Rangers |
| Europa League | Heart of Midlothian |
| Europa Conference League | Dundee United Motherwell |
| Matches played | 228 |
| Goals scored | 563 (2.47 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Regan Charles-Cook Giorgos Giakoumakis (13 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | Celtic 7–0 St Johnstone (9 April 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Dundee 0–5 Ross County (27 October 2021) Motherwell 1–6 Rangers (31 October 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Motherwell 1–6 Rangers (31 October 2021) Heart of Midlothian 5–2 Dundee United (6 November 2021) Celtic 7–0 St Johnstone (9 April 2022) |
| Longest winning run | Rangers 9 games |
| Longest unbeaten run | Celtic 32 games |
| Longest winless run | Dundee Motherwell St Mirren 11 games |
| Longest losing run | St Johnstone 8 games |
| Highest attendance | 59,077 Celtic 3–0 Rangers (2 February 2022) |
| Lowest attendance | 500 (6 games) |
| Total attendance | 3,317,909 |
| Average attendance | 15,800 |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
Twelve teams contested the league: Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee, Dundee United, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Livingston, Motherwell, Rangers, Ross County, St Johnstone and St Mirren.
The season began on 31 July 2021. In December, the Scottish Government imposed stadium capacity restrictions as part of its response to the new Omicron variant. As a result, the winter break was brought forward from 4 January to 27 December. The rule of five substitutions per match was also re-introduced (as used the previous season) after the winter break.