The 2022–23 Scottish Championship (known as cinch Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of the Scottish Championship, the second tier of Scottish football.
Ten teams contested the league: Arbroath, Ayr United, Cove Rangers, Dundee, Greenock Morton, Hamilton Academical, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Partick Thistle, Queen's Park and Raith Rovers.
Teams The following teams changed division after the 2021–22 season.
To Championship Promoted from League One Cove Rangers Queen's Park
Relegated from the Premiership Dundee
From Championship Relegated to League One Dunfermline Athletic Queen of the South
Promoted to the Premiership Kilmarnock
Stadia and locations ArbroathAyr UnitedCove RangersDundeeGayfield ParkSomerset ParkBalmoral StadiumDens ParkCapacity: 6,600Capacity: 10,185Capacity: 3,023Capacity: 11,775Greenock MortonHamilton AcademicalCappielowNew Douglas ParkCapacity: 11,589Capacity: 6,018Inverness Caledonian ThistlePartick ThistleQueen's ParkRaith RoversCaledonian StadiumFirhill StadiumOchilview ParkStark's ParkCapacity: 7,512Capacity: 10,102Capacity: 3,746Capacity: 8,867
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorArbroath MacronMegatechAyr United HummelJewson (Home)Lindsay Mortgage Services (Away)Cove Rangers AdidasACE GroupDundee Gary Bowyer MacronCrown Engineering ServicesGreenock Morton JomaMcGill'sHamilton Academical AdidasActive AccessInverness Caledonian Thistle PumaILI GroupPartick Thistle O'NeillsJust Employment LawQueen's Park MacronScottsRaith Rovers JomaDean Park Hotel (Home)Fife Letting Service (Away)
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Raith Rovers John McGlynn End of contract 3 May 2022 Pre-season Ian Murray 24 May 2022 Dundee Mark McGhee 15 May 2022 Gary Bowyer 8 June 2022 Queen's Park John Potter End of interim spell 15 May 2022 Owen Coyle 1 June 2022 Cove Rangers Paul Hartley Signed by Hartlepool United 3 June 2022 Jim McIntyre 15 June 2022 Hamilton Academical Stuart Taylor Mutual consent 23 June 2022 John Rankin 28 June 2022 Cove Rangers Jim McIntyre Sacked 3 January 2023 8th Paul Hartley 5 January 2023 Partick Thistle Ian McCall 12 February 2023 5th Kris Doolan 12 February 2023
League table
Results Teams play each other four times, twice in the first half of the season (home and away) and twice in the second half of the season (home and away), making a total of 180 games, with each team playing 36.
First half of season (Matches 1–18)
Second half of season (Matches 19–36)
Season statistics Scoring
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Dipo Akinyemi Ayr United202 Simon Murray Queen's Park153 Billy Mckay Inverness CT13 Brian Graham Partick Thistle5 Zach Robinson Dundee12
Awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthManagerClubPlayerClubAugust Lee Bullen Ayr United Dipo Akinyemi Ayr UnitedSeptember/October Dougie Imrie Greenock Morton Robbie Muirhead Greenock MortonNovember Gary Bowyer Dundee Paul McMullan DundeeDecember Owen Coyle Queen's Park Grant Savoury Queen's ParkJanuary Billy Dodds Inverness CT Billy Mckay Inverness CTFebruary Dougie Imrie Greenock Morton Connor Shields Queen's ParkMarch Gary Bowyer Dundee Dipo Akinyemi Ayr UnitedApril Billy Dodds Inverness CT Kyle Turner Partick Thistle
The SPFL Championship manager of the year was Gary Bowyer of Dundee.
The SPFL Championship player of the year was Dipo Akinyemi of Ayr United.
Championship play-offs The semi-finals were contested by the teams placed second to fourth in League One, as well as the team placed ninth in the Championship. The winners advanced to the final, with the highest-ranked team hosting the second leg.
Qualified teams Team Rank Hamilton Academical 1 Falkirk 2 Airdrieonians 3 Alloa Athletic 4
Semi-finals First leg
Second leg
Final First leg
Second leg
References
External links Official website