Scottish Championship clubs have voted to play a 27-game season

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Scottish Championship clubs have voted to play a 27-game season, nine fewer than normal.

The SPFL has received 'yes' votes from eight of the 10 second-tier clubs after they were asked if they could play a shortened season starting behind closed doors.

A provisional date of 17 October has been set for the league to resume.

Only Premiership clubs are currently allowed to train before the top flight's 1 August start.

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The SPFL asked for assurances from Championship clubs that they could commit to a later start date with fewer games, to offset concerns about the cost of coronavirus testing and the practicalities of complying with return-to-training protocols in place.

Teams would normally play each other four times per season, but that will be reduced to three before the promotion and relegation play-offs.

The vote comes as all 42 SPFL clubs submit their views on a change to a 14-10-10-10 league set-up before the deadline at 10:00 BST on Monday.

If there is sufficient support for a reshuffle of the leagues, an EGM will be called for the following week and a formal vote will take place.

Edited June 14, 2020 by ian1964

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