The 2013–14 Scottish Championship was the 20th season in the current format of 10 teams in the second-tier of Scottish football. This was the first season of the competition being part of the newly formed Scottish Professional Football League after the merger of the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League.
Dundee won the title.
Teams Queen of the South were promoted as 2012–13 Scottish Second Division champions, with Alloa Athletic promoted after defeating Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 on aggregate in the play-off final.
Stadia and locations Team Location Stadium Capacity Alloa Athletic Alloa Recreation Park 3,100 Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath Central Park 4,309 Dumbarton Dumbarton Dumbarton Football Stadium 2,020 Dundee Dundee Dens Park 11,506 Falkirk Falkirk Falkirk Stadium 8,750 Greenock Morton Greenock Cappielow Park 11,589 Hamilton Academical Hamilton New Douglas Park 6,078 Livingston Livingston Almondvale Stadium 9,865 Queen of the South Dumfries Palmerston Park 7,620Raith RoversKirkcaldyStark's Park 8,473
Personnel and kits
Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAlloa Athletic Barry Smith Pendle Marshall ConstructionCowdenbeath Jimmy Nicholl Uhlsport Subsea Pressure ControlsDumbarton Ian Murray 1872 (Club own brand) Bet ButlerDundee Paul Hartley Puma Kilmac EnergyFalkirk Gary Holt Puma Central DemolitionGreenock Morton Kenny Shiels Puma Millions ChewsHamilton Academical Alex Neil Nike M&H Logistics (H), Life Skills Centres (A)Livingston John McGlynn Adidas Energy Assets GroupQueen of the South Jim McIntyreJomaSouthwest Mechanical ServicesRaith Rovers Grant Murray Puma O'Connell's Bar & Diner (H), Livesport.co.uk (A)
League table It was a close race for the championship, which offered automatic promotion to the 2014–15 Scottish Premiership. Dundee went into the final day in first place, but Hamilton Academical and Falkirk also had a chance of winning the championship.
Season statistics
Top scorers RankScorerTeamGoals1 Rory LoyFalkirk202 Kane HemmingsCowdenbeath183 Peter MacDonaldDundee17 Marc McNultyLivingston175 Anthony AndreuHamilton Academical146 James KeatingsHamilton Academical13 Iain RussellQueen of the South138 Mickaël Antoine-CurierHamilton Academical12 Gavin ReillyQueen of the South1210 Greg StewartCowdenbeath11
Results 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.
First half of season
Second half of season
Championship play-offs
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Cowdenbeath won 5–2 on aggregate.
Dunfermline Athletic won 4–2 on aggregate.
Final
First leg
Second leg
Cowdenbeath won 4–1 on aggregate.
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