List of Scottish Premier League clubs

The following is a list of teams who played in the Scottish Premier League at any time following its formation in 1998. Founder members are indicated in italics.

Club	Town or city	Total seasons	Total spells	Longest spell	Last promotion	Last SPL season	Years absent	Seasons	Most recent finish	Highest finish
Aberdeen	Aberdeen	16	1	16	1905–06	2012—13	—	1998–2013	8th	3rd
Celtic	Glasgow	16	1	16	1890–91	2012—13	—	1998–2013	1st	1st
Dundee	Dundee	8	2	7	2011–12	2012–13	1	1998–2005 2012–13	12th (relegated)	5th
Dundee United	Dundee	16	1	16	1996–97	2012—13	—	1998–2013	6th	3rd
Dunfermline Athletic	Dunfermline	9	3	7	2011–12	2011–12	2	1998–99 2000–07 2011–12	9th First Division	4th
Falkirk	Falkirk	5	1	5	2005–06	2009–10	4	2005–10	3rd First Division	7th
Gretna	Gretna	1	1	1	2007–08	2007–08	6	2007–08	n/a^[1]	12th
Hamilton Academical	Hamilton	3	1	3	2008–09	2010–11	3	2008–11	5th First Division	9th
Heart of Midlothian	Edinburgh	16	1	16	1983–84	2012—13	—	1998–2013	10th	2nd
Hibernian	Edinburgh	15	1	15	1999–00	2012—13	—	1999–2013	7th	3rd
Inverness CT	Inverness	9	2	5	2010–11	2012—13	—	2004–09 2010–2013	4th	4th
Kilmarnock	Kilmarnock	16	1	16	1993–94	2012—13	—	1998–2013	9th	4th
Livingston	Livingston	5	1	5	2001–02	2005–06	8	2001–06	4th First Division	3rd
Motherwell	Motherwell	16	1	16	1985–86	2012—13	—	1998–2013	2nd	2nd
Partick Thistle	Glasgow	3	2	2	2013–14	2012—13	—	2002–04 2013–2013	1st First Division	10th
Rangers	Glasgow	14	1	14	1890–91	2011–12	2	1998–2012	1st Third Division	1st
Ross County	Dingwall	2	1	2	2012–13	2012—13	—	2012–2013	5th	5th
St Johnstone	Perth	9	2	5	2009–10	2012—13	—	1998–02 2009–2013	3rd	3rd
St Mirren	Paisley	9	2	8	2006–07	2012—13	—	2000–01 2006–2013	11th	8th

SPL founder members

Notes

↑ Gretna 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.

Scottish Premier League (1998–2013)

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Former teams	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Gretna Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Livingston Motherwell Partick Thistle Rangers Ross County St Johnstone St Mirren

Seasons	1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13

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