2008–09 Scottish First Division


The 2008–09 Scottish First Division was the fourteenth season of the First Division in its current format of ten teams.

Promotion and relegation from 2007–08

SPL &; First Division

Promoted from First Division to Scottish Premier League
Relegated from First Division to Second Division
Promoted from Second Division to First Division

Results

Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice and then do the same in the second half of the season.

First half of season

Second half of season

Top scorers

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Attendance

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Kits and shirt sponsors

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentTable position
Dundee Alex RaeSacked20 October Jocky Scott30 October8
Livingston Roberto LandiSacked1 December Paul Hegarty5 December5
Livingston Paul HegartySuspended25 April John Murphy30 June6

Monthly awards

First Division play-offs

Semi-finals

The ninth placed team in the First Division played the fourth placed team in the Second Division and third placed team in the Second Division played the second placed team in the Second Division. The play-offs were played over two legs, the winning team in each semi-final advanced to the final.
First legs
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Second legs
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Final

The two semi-final winners played each other over two legs. The winning team was awarded a place in the 2009–10 First Division.
First leg
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Second leg
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