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Every Scottish Premiership club you can take over

Strength here is the mean rating of each club's best eleven, which is the quickest way to see who you would be joining and who you would be chasing.

Scottish Premiership 2026/27: who to manage

• To win straight away: Celtic, the strongest best eleven in the division (75.5).
• The deepest squad: Celtic, whose players 12 to 18 average 72.1, so injuries and rotation hurt least.
• The long project: Dundee United FC, with the youngest top 18 (average age 25.2).
• A mid-table rebuild: Dundee United FC, right in the middle on paper.
• The survival job: St. Johnstone, the weakest squad (62.9). Staying up is a good season.

The best players in Scottish Premiership

These are the names that decide matches in this division, whether you inherit them or have to go and buy them. Ratings follow EA Sports FC 27. BALLKNW is unofficial and not affiliated with EA Sports.

Scottish Premiership wonderkids worth signing early

Young players whose ceiling sits well above their current rating — the cheapest squad building in the game, if you move before anyone else does.

Where Scottish Premiership players come from

36% of players here are from Scotland, with the rest drawn from 60 other nations — a home core with a real import market on top.

What Scottish Premiership is like to manage in

The average age across the division is 25.4, which puts it mid-table for experience: a few veterans to move on, a core with years left. A 12.6-point spread between the best and worst first elevens leaves room for a mid-table side to gatecrash the top four. 48 players aged 21 or under still have meaningful growth left, drawn from 61 different nations.

You get an objective from the board and a budget that rarely matches it. Everything after that — shape, signings, renewals, youth intake, cup priorities — is your call, and the season simulates on it. No download, no account needed to start, save kept in your browser.

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Common questions

Can I manage a Scottish Premiership club for free?

Yes. All 12 Scottish Premiership clubs are playable in Gaffa at no cost — there is no download, no paid tier and no account needed to start. Pick a club, set your tactics, work the transfer market and simulate the season in your browser.

Which Scottish Premiership clubs are in the game?

Every club in the division: Celtic, Rangers FC, Hearts, Hibernian, Aberdeen, Motherwell FC and 6 more. Each carries a full squad, so Scottish Premiership has 316 players in total.

Do I need an account to save my Scottish Premiership season?

Not to begin with. Progress is kept in your browser's own storage and is waiting the next time you open the game on that device. After two days of play, starting a new season needs a free account.