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It was formed in 1998 when 10 clubs split from the Scottish Football League to form the SPL. The league was enlarged to 12 teams for the 2000-01 season. Each team plays 38 games during the season. Each club plays the other 11 three times and then the division is split into two halves and clubs play five matches against teams in their half of the division.

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Current SPL members include Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic, Falkirk, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Rangers and St. Mirren.

Celtic scored 91 points on 28 wins, seven draws and three losses to win the 2005-2006 SPL championship. Heart of Midlothian was second with 74 points with a 22-8-8 record and the Rangers finished third with 73 points with a 21-10-7 mark. Three points are earned for a win and one for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss.

Kris Boyd, who played for the Rangers and Kilmarnock during the 2005-2006 season, won the league scoring title with 32 goals. John Hartson of the Celtic team was runner-up with 18 goals and Craig Dargo of Inverness was third with 17.

Since the league began, the Celtic team and the Rangers have dominated the championship trophy. Both teams have won four titles. In addition to its 2005-06 championship, Celtic won titles in 2003-04, 2001-02 and 2000-01. The Rangers’ wins came in 2004-05, 2002-03, 1999-00, and 1998-99.

The Rangers and Celtic are the overall points leaders with 718 and 622, respectively. Both teams have played 300 games. Celtic’s Henrik Larsson is the individual scoring leader with 173 goals. Boyd is second with 93.

Celtic and the Rangers far outdistance the other clubs in attendance. Celtic had an average attendance of 58,149 for the 2005-06 campaign while the Rangers averaged 49,245 spectators. Hearts of Midlothian was a distance third with a 16,788 average.

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