The 2015âÂÂ16 Scottish Championship (referred to as the Ladbrokes Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd season in the current format of 10 teams in the second tier of Scottish football.
Rangers won the league title and promotion after a 1âÂÂ0 win against Dumbarton on 5 April 2016, while Alloa Athletic were relegated after a 0âÂÂ0 draw against Livingston on 2 April 2016.
The following teams have changed division since the 2014âÂÂ15 season.
Promoted from Scottish League One
Relegated from Scottish Premiership
Promoted to Scottish Premiership
Relegated to Scottish League One
a.<small>Initially interim, made permanent 5 January 2016</small>
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Teams play each other four times, twice in the first half of the season (home and away) and twice in the second half of the season (home and away), making a total of 36 games.
Livingston, the second bottom team, entered into a 4-team playoff with the 2nd-4th placed teams in 2015âÂÂ16 Scottish League One; Ayr United, Peterhead, and Stranraer.
The winners of the semi-finals, Ayr United and Stranraer, competed against one another over two legs, with the winner, Ayr, replacing Livingston and being promoted to the 2016âÂÂ17 Scottish Championship.