Following the conclusion of a thrilling 2024/25 season, we can now confirm what teams we will be facing in the 2025/26 Scottish Premiership and the 2025/26 Scottish Women’s Premier League.
The fixtures for the Scottish Premiership will be announced at 9am on Friday 20 June, while the newly reformatted SWPL’s fixture list will be released at 9am on Wednesday 25 June.
Below is a rundown of all our upcoming opponents across the new league campaign.
Scottish Premiership
A memorable season for Hibernian FC – which saw David Gray’s side go on a historic unbeaten streak – culminated in a third-place finish in the Scottish Premiership, as well as securing a spot in the UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round.
Including a few familiar foes and two fresh faces, here are the 11 opponents we will face across the 2025/26 Scottish Premiership season.
Aberdeen
After an impressive start under new boss Jimmy Thelin, Aberdeen sat joint-top in mid-November before a shock slump followed. The Dons finished in fifth-place after winning just five of their next 27 league fixtures.
Despite league disappointment, Aberdeen ended the season on a high after battling to a penalty shoot-out victory over Celtic to secure their first Scottish Cup triumph in 35 years.
A memorable 3-3 occurred in the first meeting between the Hibees and the Reds during the campaign, before Hibs picked up two victories and suffered one loss in the next three encounters between the sides.
Celtic
Celtic were crowned the 2024/25 Scottish Premiership champions for a fourth consecutive season, accruing 92 points and finishing 17 points ahead of second-place Rangers.
Brendan Rodgers’ men also lifted the League Cup in December but failed to seal the treble after losing out to Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup Final.
Across six matches in three competitions versus Hibs, Celtic won five meetings between the two sides – with a 2-1 win at Easter Road for the Hibees in February.
Dundee
After a very successful 2023/24 season back in the topflight, Dundee struggled to reach the same levels in their second season back in the Scottish Premiership and finished tenth on 41 points.
Hibs drew and lost to the Dens Park outfit in the first half of the campaign, before securing a convincing 4-0 victory over the Dee at Easter Road in April to equal a Club-record unbeaten run record.
Dundee United
An impressive first season back in the Premiership greeted Jim Goodwin’s Dundee United, with European football secured for the upcoming campaign after placing fourth in the 2024/25 Scottish Premiership.
The Hibees got the better of the Tangerines over the league season; with David Gray’s side picking up two wins and a draw in four matches against the newly-promoted outfit.
Falkirk
John McGlynn’s Falkirk secured passage to the topflight – following a 15-year absence – after sealing back-to-back league titles.
The Bairns picked up 73 points in the Scottish Championship to earn a second successive promotion. They were also the division’s most prolific team – scoring 72 goals in total across 36 games.
Heart of Midlothian
After comfortably securing third-place last season, Hearts struggled to recapture that same form this season and finished seventh-place.
Hibs went undefeated in the Edinburgh Derby across the 2024/25 season. A late equaliser from the visitors at Easter Road saw the first match end in a 1-1 draw, before Dwight Gayle’s dramatic winner at Tynecastle Park on Boxing Day earned the Hibees a memorable 2-1 away victory.
The third and final meeting of the campaign was ultimately decided by Jack Iredale’s spectacular volley, which was later voted the Goal of the Season.
Kilmarnock
After an impressive 2023/24 league campaign, Derek McInnes – who was in charge until the final weeks of the season – failed to lead his side back to the same heights; with Kilmarnock finishing ninth in the 2024/25 Scottish Premiership.
Our recent encounters with the Ayrshire outfit have always been close-fought affairs, with two 1-1 draws on each side of a narrow 1-0 Hibs victory back in December.
Livingston
David Martindale’s Livingston return to the Scottish Premiership at the first time of asking after defeating Ross County in the play-offs.
The West Lothian club earned an impressive 70 points from 36 games in the second tier to run league champions Falkirk to the very last game of the season.
Motherwell
The Steelmen ended the 2024/25 season in eighth on 49 points – a slight improvement, by one position and six points, on an underwhelming 2023/24 season.
Meeting three times across the Scottish Premiership season, Hibs won the second (3-0) and third (3-1) encounters after losing out in the first (1-2).
Rangers
Rangers finished runners-up in the Scottish Premiership for the fourth season straight after finishing 17 points behind winners Celtic.
Clashes between Hibs and Rangers always excited throughout the campaign, with both teams earning one win apiece at Ibrox while two score draws played out at Easter Road.
St Mirren
Another solid season from the Buddies culminated in a third consecutive Top Six finish for the Paisley club.
St Mirren were the only Scottish Premiership teams to deny Hibernian victory across the entire 2024/25 league season, with the Hibees earning two draws and suffering two losses to the league’s sixth-place team.
Scottish Women’s Premier League
Grant Scott’s side secured Hibernian Women FC’s first SWPL title in 18 years, as well as a UEFA Women’s Champions League Second Qualifying Round spot, after an unbelievable league campaign came to a dramatic climax at Ibrox on the final day.
The topflight in the Women’s game will undergo large-scale changes heading into the 2025/26 season, with the 12-team league now reduced to just 10 teams.
A Top Six and Bottom Four will split after an initial 18 matches, meaning teams will play 28 or 24 matches overall, respectively – while there will also be a major reformatting of the play-off system.
With all that in mind, below is a summary of the nine clubs the Hibees will come up against throughout the upcoming league campaign as Hibs strive to retain their SWPL trophy.
Aberdeen
The Dons recovered well following a torrid start to the season, which included heavy defeats at the hands of both Rangers and Hibs, as well as zero league wins in their first nine league games.
Scott Booth’s arrival as Head Coach coincided with a gradual upturn in form for Aberdeen, as they secured eighth-place and finished five points clear of the relegation places.
The Hibees won all three matches they faced against Aberdeen across our league and Sky Sports Cup campaign, scoring 17 and conceding just once.
Celtic
Elena Sadiku’s Celtic placed fourth in the SWPL after previously winning their first ever league title in the 2023/24 season.
It was a difficult title defence for the Celtic, who ultimately finished 15 points behind champions Hibs and three points ahead of fifth-place Hearts.
The Hibees were unbeaten against the Glasgow club for the first time since the 2019 season, earning two goalless draws on the road and winning both home fixtures across four league meetings.
Glasgow City
Leanne Ross’ side sealed a second-place finish and continental football on the final day of the season – earning 74 points in total while conceding a league-low 18 goals.
City would defeat Hibs at Petershill Park in September, but would fail to win again as Hibs picked up two wins both home and away, before the league’s top two teams would give everything in a final meeting at Meadowbank in May to walk away with a point apiece.
Hamilton Academical
The Accies rapidly returned to the topflight following an impressive season under the guidance of manager Robert Watson.
Hamilton scored 103 times in 28 league games enroute to securing 65 points to clinch the SWPL 2 title, with Josephine Giard (26) topping the league’s goalscoring charts.
Heart of Midlothian
Eva Olid’s Hearts earned 59 points to finish fifth in the SWPL – an improvement of five points, despite dropping one place in the table, from the previous season.
Home territory did not benefit either Hibs or Hearts in Edinburgh Derby league meetings this season; with Hibs winning at Tynecastle Park and Oriam while Hearts won at Easter Road and Meadowbank Stadium.
An additional encounter, in the Scottish Cup at Oriam, went the way of Hearts.
Montrose
Montrose extended their stay in the SWPL after a dramatic final day victory ensured a third consecutive season of topflight football for the club.
Craig Feroz, who recently reversed his decision to leave Montrose and will now remain in charge at Links Park next season, oversaw his side’s exceptional eight-game unbeaten run to secure their survival.
Hibs faced Montrose twice across the 2024/25 season, earning a 5-1 home win in October before sealing an important 2-0 victory away from home in February.
Motherwell
The Well secured their first ever Top Six finish this season. Motherwell finished on 32 points after going winless following the split, but it still remained a positive campaign for Paul Brownlie’s side.
Fixtures against Motherwell appeared to get tougher as the season went on for Hibs, with a 5-0 result in August being followed up by 4-0, 3-0 and 2-0 victories, respectively.
Partick Thistle
It was another solid season in the top division for the Jags, who finished seventh in the SWPL after picking up 42 points.
A narrow 2-1 Hibs victory on the opening day in Maryhill was followed up by a superb 4-1 Sky Sports Cup Quarter-Final triumph for the Hibees in November. Our third and final meeting of the campaign ended in a 1-1 draw.
Rangers
A cup double ensured Rangers had reason to celebrate this season despite missing out on the SWPL title on the final day.
Rangers prevailed over the Hibees to lift the Sky Sports Cup in March, before going on to defeat Glasgow City at Hampden Park to win the Scottish Cup for a second consecutive season.
In the league however, the Hibees went unbeaten against Jo Potter’s side. A 1-1 draw at Meadowbank preceded a memorable 3-0 win at Broadwood, while a crucial 2-0 post-split home victory was followed up by our final day title-clinching victory at Ibrox.
