The Development League is contested by the Under 20 teams of Premiership clubs and selected others. Rangers have chosen not to compete this season.
There are currently fourteen clubs who play each other home and away to given a programme of 26 games. Ross County are the defending champions in 2017-18.
Fixtures tend to be scheduled for Tuesday evenings at 7pm, but in practice games are arranged for various days, often with afternoon kick off times.
2017-18 COMPETITION (2016-17)
Monday, August 21
- Heart of Midlothian 1-1 Dundee (@ Ochilview Park)
Tuesday, August 22
- Aberdeen 2-2 Ross County (@ Glebe Park)
- Dundee United 2-4 Motherwell (@ Station Park, Forfar)
- Falkirk 0-4 Celtic
- Hamilton Accies 2-2 St Johnstone
- Kilmarnock 1-6 Hibernian
- Partick Thistle 3-3 St Mirren (@ Excelsior Stadium)
Tuesday, August 29
Celtic P-P Hamilton Accies- Dundee 1-0 Dundee United (@ Links Park)
- Hibernian 1-4 Heart of Midlothian (@ Oriam)
- Motherwell 0-0 Aberdeen (@ Forthbank Stadium)
Ross County P-P Falkirk- St Johnstone 4-2 Partick Thistle
- St Mirren 1-2 Kilmarnock
Tuesday, September 5
- Aberdeen 4-2 Hibernian (@ Glebe Park)
- Dundee United 1-2 St Johnstone (@ St Andrews University)
- Falkirk 3-1 Kilmarnock
- Hamilton Accies 1-2 Dundee
- Ross County 2-3 Partick Thistle (@ Highland Football Acad)
- Motherwell 4-1 St Mirren (@ Forthbank Stadium)
Tuesday, September 12
Celtic P-P Ross County- Dundee 4-2 Aberdeen (@ Links Park)
- Hibernian 3-1 Hamilton Accies (@ Oriam)
- Kilmarnock 0-1 Dundee United
- Partick Thistle 0-3 Motherwell (@ Excelsior Stadium)
- St Johnstone 0-1 Falkirk
- St Mirren 3-0 Heart of Midlothian
Monday, September 18
- Heart of Midlothian 0-2 Celtic (@ Ochilview Park)
Tuesday, September 19
- Ross County 4-2 Falkirk
Monday, September 25
- Heart of Midlothian 4-2 Motherwell (@ Ochilview Park)
Tuesday, September 26
- Aberdeen 1-0 St Johnstone (@ Glebe Park)
Dundee United P-P Celtic- Falkirk 2-2 St Mirren
- Hamilton Accies 1-2 Partick Thistle
- Kilmarnock 1-2 Dundee
- Ross County 0-3 Hibernian
Tuesday, October 3
Celtic P-P Kilmarnock- Hibernian 1-2 Falkirk (@ Oriam)
- Partick Thistle 2-1 Aberdeen (@ Excelsior Stadium)
- St Johnstone 2-4 Heart of Midlothian
- St Mirren 2-1 Dundee United
Wednesday, October 4
- Dundee 2-0 Ross County
Motherwell P-P Hamilton Accies
Tuesday, October 10
- Aberdeen 4-2 St. Mirren (@ Glebe Park)
- Celtic 2-0 Dundee (@ Cappielow Park)
- Dundee United 2-3 Heart of Midlothian
- Falkirk 0-1 Motherwell
- Hibernian 5-0 St. Johnstone (@ Oriam)
- Kilmarnock 0-2 Partick Thistle
- Ross County 4-2 Hamilton Accies (@ Highland Football Acad)
Monday, October 16
- Heart of Midlothian 1-3 Aberdeen (@ Ochilview Park)
Tuesday, October 17
- Dundee 1-1 Falkirk (@ Links Park)
- Hamilton Accies 3-0 Dundee United
- Kilmarnock 0-1 Motherwell (@ Rugby Park)
- Partick Thistle 1-3 Hibernian (@ Excelsior Stadium)
- St. Johnstone 2-3 Ross County
St. Mirren P-P Celtic
Tuesday, October 31
Aberdeen P-P Celtic- Dundee United 3-0 Falkirk (@ Glebe Park)
- Partick Thistle 3-1 Dundee (@ Excelsior Stadium)
Wednesday, November 1
Hamilton Accies P-P Kilmarnock- Hibernian 4-0 St Mirren (@ Oriam)
- Motherwell 0-0 St Johnstone (@ Forthbank Stadium)
- Ross County 4-3 Heart of Midlothian (@ Highland Football Acad)
Monday, November 6
- Dundee 1-1 Motherwell
- Dundee United 1-3 Aberdeen (@ Links Park)
- Heart of Midlothian 0-2 Hamilton Accies (@ Ochilview Park)
Tuesday November 7
Celtic P-P Hibernian- Falkirk 4-1 Partick Thistle
- Kilmarnock 6-3 St Johnstone
- St. Mirren 4-2 Ross County (@ New Western Park, Renfrew)
Monday, November 13
Motherwell P-P Celtic
Tuesday, November 14
- Aberdeen 2-0 Kilmarnock (@ Glebe Park)
- Hamilton Accies 1-0 Falkirk
- Hibernian 2-1 Dundee (@ Oriam)
- Partick Thistle 0-6 Heart of Midlothian (@ Excelsior Stadium)
- Ross County 3-2 Dundee United (@ Highland Football Acad)
- St Johnstone 3-3 St Mirren (@ New Central Park, Kelty)
Monday, November 20
- Dundee United 2-2 Hibernian (@ Links Park)
Heart of Midlothian P-P Kilmarnock– due to illness in the Hearts squad
Tuesday, November 21
Celtic P-P Partick Thistle- Dundee 0-5 St Johnstone (@ Links Park)
- Ross County 4-3 Motherwell
- Falkirk 0-2 Aberdeen
- St. Mirren 3-3 Hamilton Accies (@ New Western Park, Renfrew)
Monday, November 27
- Heart of Midlothian 5-1 Falkirk (@ Ochilview Park)
Tuesday, November 28
- Dundee 3-1 St Mirren (@ Links Park)
- Hamilton Accies 1-0 Aberdeen
- Kilmarnock 1-1 Ross County
- Motherwell 1-2 Hibernian (@ Forthbank Stadium)
- Partick Thistle 4-1 Dundee United (@ Excelsior Stadium)
Wednesday, November 29
- St Johnstone 1-3 Celtic (@ New Central Park, Kelty)
Monday, December 4
- Falkirk – St. Johnstone
Tuesday, December 5
- Aberdeen 6-3 Partick Thistle (@ Station Park)
Celtic P-P Heart of Midlothian- Dundee United 0-3 Hamilton Accies (@ Station Park)
- Hibernian 2-1 Kilmarnock (@ Oriam)
- Ross County 1-4 Dundee (@ Highland Football Acad)
- St. Mirren 0-1 Motherwell
Tuesday, December 12
- Hamilton Accies 0-3 Celtic
Monday, December 18
- Heart of Midlothian 4-1 Ross County (@ Ochilview Park)
Tuesday, December 19
- Dundee 0-0 Celtic (@ Links Park)
- Partick Thistle 1-4 Hamilton Accies (@ Excelsior Stadium)
- St. Johnstone 0-1 Aberdeen
- St. Mirren 0-3 Hibernian
Wednesday, December 20
- Kilmarnock 6-1 Falkirk
Motherwell P-P Dundee United– due to Dundee United illness / injury
Winter break
Thursday, January 11
- Dundee United 3-2 Celtic (@ St Andrews University)
Tuesday, January 16
Hamilton Accies P-P Kilmarnock– unplayable pitchSt Mirren P-P Celtic– unplayable pitch
Wednesday, January 17
Motherwell P-P Dundee United(@ Excelsior Stadium)– unplayable pitch
Monday, January 22
Celtic P-P Ross County (@ Cappielow Park)– unplayable pitch
Monday, January 29
- Aberdeen 1-2 Motherwell (@ Glebe Park)
- Celtic 2-0 St. Mirren (@ Cappielow)
- Dundee United 4-1 Kilmarnock (@ Station Park)
- Hamilton Accies 0-1 Heart of Midlothian
- Partick Thistle 3-3 St. Johnstone (@ Excelsior Stadium)
Tuesday, January 30
- Hibernian 2-1 Ross County (@ Oriam)
Wednesday, January 31
- Falkirk 0-2 Dundee
Thursday, February 1
Celtic P-P Hamilton Accies (@ Lennoxtown)– player injuries
Monday, February 5
- Kilmarnock 1-0 Aberdeen
Tuesday, February 6
- Dundee 3-2 Hibernian (@ Links Park)
Ross County – St. Mirren (@ Highland Football Acad)– unplayable pitchSt Johnstone – Dundee United
Wednesday, February 7
- Heart of Midlothian 4-1 Partick Thistle (@ Oriam)
- Motherwell 3-0 Falkirk (@ Excelsior Stadium)
Thursday, February 8
- Celtic 1-1 Hamilton Accies (@ Lennoxtown)
Monday, February 12
Celtic P-P Motherwell (@ Cappielow)– unplayable pitch- Dundee United 0-2 Dundee
Tuesday, February 13
- Aberdeen 3-0 Heart of Midlothian (@ Station Park, Forfar)
- Hibernian 3-1 Partick Thistle (@ Oriam Indoor)
- St. Mirren 3-1 St. Johnstone
Wednesday, February 14
- Kilmarnock 0-1 Hamilton Accies
Thursday, February 15
- Falkirk 1-1 Ross County
Friday, February 16
- St Mirren – Celtic (@ Excelsior Stadium)
Monday, February 19
- Celtic 1-4 Aberdeen (@ Cappielow)
- Partick Thistle 1-1 Falkirk (@ Excelsior Stadium)
Tuesday, February 20
- Dundee 1-0 Kilmarnock (@ Links Park)
- Hamilton Accies 4-1 St. Mirren
- Heart of Midlothian 2-1 Dundee United (@ Oriam Indoor)
- St. Johnstone 1-4 Hibernian (@ New Central Park)
Wednesday, February 21
- Motherwell 1-2 Ross County (@ Forthbank Stadium)
Friday, February 23
- Celtic 1-0 Partick Thistle (@ Lennoxtown)
Monday, February 26
- Motherwell 3-2 Hamilton Accies (@ Forthbank Stadium)
Wednesday, February 28
Heart of Midlothian P-P Kilmarnock (@ Ochilview Park)– unplayable pitchSt Johnstone P-P Dundee United (@ New Central Park)– unplayable pitch
Monday, March 5
Dundee United P-P Partick Thistle (@ Station Park, Forfar)– unplayable pitch
Tuesday, March 6
- Kilmarnock 2-1 Celtic
- Ross County 4-1 St Johnstone
Aberdeen P-P Hamilton Accies (@ Station Park, Forfar)– unplayable pitchFalkirk P-P Heart of Midlothian– unplayable pitchHibernian P-P Motherwell (@ Oriam)– unplayable pitchSt. Mirren P-P Dundee (@ New Western Park)– unplayable pitch
Saturday, March 10
- Hibernian 3-2 Celtic (@ Hibernian Training Centre)
Monday, March 12
- Aberdeen 2-0 Dundee United (@ Station Park, Forfar)
- Motherwell 2-0 Kilmarnock (@ Forthbank Stadium)
- Partick Thistle 1-1 Ross County (@ Excelsior Stadium)
Tuesday, March 13
- Celtic 1-4 Falkirk (@ Lennoxtown)
- Heart of Midlothian 1-0 St Mirren (@ Oriam Indoor)
- St Johnstone 0-3 Dundee
Wednesday, March 14
- Hamilton Accies 3-1 Hibernian
Thursday, March 15
- Motherwell 0-2 Dundee United (@ Forthbank Stadium)
Friday, March 16
- Celtic 4-0 Motherwell (@ Cappielow)
Monday, March 19
- Hibernian 6-0 Dundee United (@ Hibernian Training Centre)
- St Mirren 1-2 Aberdeen (@ New Western Park)
Tuesday, March 20
- Dundee 5-1 Partick Thistle (@ Links Park)
- Kilmarnock 2-4 Heart of Midlothian
- St Johnstone 1-0 Motherwell (@ New Central Park)
Wednesday, March 21
- Falkirk 1-4 Hamilton Accies
Tuesday, March 27
- Aberdeen 2-0 Falkirk (@ Station Park)
- Hamilton Accies 2-2 Ross County
- Heart of Midlothian 2-3 Hibernian (@ Oriam)
- Motherwell 3-5 Dundee (@ Excelsior Stadium)
- Partick Thistle 0-1 Kilmarnock (@ Excelsior Stadium)
Wednesday, March 28
- Dundee United 5-3 St Mirren
Friday, March 30
- Motherwell 1-0 Celtic (@ Forthbank Stadium)
Monday, April 2
- Celtic 1-1 Hibernian (@ Cappielow Park)
- Dundee 3-0 Hamilton Accies (@ Links Park)
- Falkirk 1-2 Dundee United
- Ross County 1-1 Aberdeen (@ Highland Football Academy)
- St Johnstone 3-2 Kilmarnock
- St Mirren 1-0 Partick Thistle
Wednesday, April 4
- Motherwell 1-2 Heart of Midlothian (@ Oriam Indoor)
Monday, April 9
- Aberdeen 0-1 Dundee (@ Station Park)
- Dundee United 0-6 Ross County (@ St Andrews University)
- Falkirk 1-2 Hibernian
- Hamilton Accies 1-3 Motherwell
- Kilmarnock 0-2 St. Mirren
- Partick Thistle 0-3 Celtic (@ Excelsior Stadium)
Tuesday, April 10
- Heart of Midlothian 3-2 St Johnstone (@ Oriam)
Thursday, April 12
Aberdeen P-P Celtic– due to Youth Cup tie- Hamilton Accies 2-0 Kilmarnock
- Ross County 4-2 St Mirren (@ Highland Football Academy)
Monday, April 16
- Celtic 4-0 Dundee United (@ Cappielow Park)
- Motherwell 1-0 Partick Thistle (@ Forthbank Stadium)
- Ross County 2-1 Kilmarnock (@ Highland Football Academy)
Tuesday, April 17
- Dundee 2-4 Heart of Midlothian (@ Links Park)
- Hibernian 2-0 Aberdeen (@ Oriam)
- Hibernian champions
- St. Johnstone 0-0 Hamilton Accies
Wednesday, April 18
- St. Mirren 3-0 Falkirk (@ New Western Park, Renfrew)
Thursday April 19
- Celtic 0-0 Ross County (@ Cappielow Park)
Monday, April 23
- Celtic 0-2 Motherwell (@ Cappielow Park)
- Falkirk 0-1 Heart of Midlothian
- St Johnstone 1-2 Dundee United
- St Mirren 2-2 Dundee (@ New Western Park, Renfrew)
Tuesday, April 24
Aberdeen P-P Hamilton Accies (@ Station Park)– due to Youth Cup final
Wednesday, April 25
- Heart of Midlothian 2-0 Kilmarnock (@ Oriam)
Thursday, April 26
- Celtic 1-2 St Johnstone (@ Cappielow Park)
Monday, April 30
- Celtic 4-1 Heart of Midlothian (@ Lennoxtown)
- Dundee United 2-1 Partick Thistle (@ St Andrews University)
- Hibernian 4-2 Motherwell (@ Oriam Outdoor Grass)
Tuesday, May 1
- Aberdeen 2-2 Hamilton Accies (@ Station Park)
Thursday, May 3
- Ross County 1-3 Celtic (@ Highland Football Academy)
Monday, May 7
- Aberdeen 1-1 Celtic (@ Station Park)
Season complete