{"id":5702,"date":"2020-05-19T07:29:04","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T07:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/?p=5702"},"modified":"2020-05-21T07:16:12","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T07:16:12","slug":"spl-season-ended-celtic-crowned-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/spl-season-ended-celtic-crowned-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"SPL Season Ended, Celtic Crowned Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Scottish Premier League was ended on Monday afternoon,\nwith Celtic crowned champions for the ninth season in a row. The decision to\nfinally end the season has been something that has been openly spoken about for\nthe last couple of weeks, with the final decision being made yesterday. The\ndecision means that Scotland is the third country in Europe to end their season\nearly, as they join France and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, despite the domestic season being ended early, it has been revealed that the SPFL remain committed to completing the current Scottish Cup campaign. The situation could get messy over the coming weeks and months as Hearts have threatened legal action after they were condemned to a second relegation in six years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"points-per-game-used-to-determine-final-spl-league-standings\">Points-Per Game Used To Determine Final SPL League Standings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Points-per game was the method that the SPL decided to end\nthe season using, as an average was determined from what the sides could have\ngot from their remaining fixtures. The PPG for Celtic stood at 2.67, while\nnearest-challengers Ranger had a 2.31 PPG. Because of this method Celtic ended\nthe campaign with 80 points, while Rangers finished 13-points behind their\nlocal rivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hearts were condemned the relegation after being awarded an\nPPG of 0.77. They ended the season with 23 points, which was four points behind\nHamilton. The decision to end the campaign has been a contentious one, with SPFL\nclubs having voted to end the Championship and League One seasons last month.\nThe SPFL will now be required to explain their decision to end the season to\nUEFA, before confirming the clubs that will be representing the league in the\nChampions League and Europa League next season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"uefa-deadline-fast-approaching\">UEFA Deadline Fast Approaching<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/uefa-to-update-clubs-surrounding-their-plans-to-end-the-season\/\">European governing body allowed teams up until the end of May<\/a> to determine the route that they will take moving forward. However, they did reveal that they strongly urged teams to complete the current seasons even if there was a change of format required. Finances were a huge reason for the cancellation in Scotland, with \u00a37 million now being awarded to teams for their final positions in the league standings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hearts have already revealed that they are considering legal\naction after being relegated from the SPL despite being just four points from\nsafety when the season was suspended. The club have revealed that they will\nchallenge the decision, with their hope of a restructured SPL division. A\nstatement released by the club revealed that they felt they had been treated\nunfairly due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Across the border, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/11649721\/premier-league-restart-training-tomorrow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"clubs from the top-flight in England will return to training today (opens in a new tab)\">clubs from the top-flight in England will return to training today<\/a> as the potential start date that the Premier League could get back underway was revealed as the 12<sup>th<\/sup> June. All players will be tested during the training session, with results for these tests likely to be released at 2 pm on Tuesday. Training will be slightly different from what Premier League clubs are used to, as they will be forced to train in small groups to minimise the risk of infection. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Scottish Premier League was ended on Monday afternoon, with Celtic crowned champions for the ninth season in a row. The decision to finally end the season has been something that has been openly spoken about for the last couple of weeks, with the final decision being made yesterday. 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