Rangers have requested that their Scottish Premiership match against St Mirren be postponed, should they advance in the Champions League.
The Ibrox club had informed the SPFL that they wish to action the new rule to postpone the league fixture between play-off matches in Europe.
The league's governing body previously confirmed clubs involved in the play-off round of European competitions could request their matchday three fixture be postponed to aid their qualification efforts.
📅 Our fixture against St Mirren at the SMiSA Stadium has now been rescheduled for Sunday, 24 August, kicking off at 12 noon and will be shown live on Sky Sports. However, following a request from the club, should we progress to the UEFA Champions League play-off round, we will… pic.twitter.com/EvCFtxND8b
— Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) August 5, 2025
Rangers have reuqested that the match - scheduled for Sunday, August 24 at the SMiSA Stadium - is postponed if they progress to the play-off round.
First, Rangers must navigate the third qualifying round tie against Viktoria Plzen. Win in that and they will face either Red Bull Salzburg or Club Brugge in the play-off round.
A club statement confirmed: "Our fixture against St Mirren at the SMiSA Stadium has now been rescheduled for Sunday, 24 August, kicking off at 12 noon and will be shown live on Sky Sports.
"However, following a request from the club, should we progress to the UEFA Champions League play-off round, we will exercise the option to postpone the match and it will be played at a later date."
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An SPFL statement read: "The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) can today provide a further update on match arrangements for round three of the William Hill Premiership.
"As previously confirmed, Dundee United v Aberdeen on Saturday August 23 has been postponed following a request by [[Aberdeen]], who will be participating in the UEFA Europa League play-offs.
"The new policy, which allows clubs involved in UEFA play-off matches to postpone their round three fixtures, was approved by the [[SPFL]] Board in April to support clubs aiming to reach the league phase of UEFA competitions.
"Falkirk v Hibernian was selected by Premier Sports for live broadcast on Saturday August 23, kick-off 5.45pm, but, as earlier announced, following a request from Hibernian will also be postponed if they overcome FK Partizan to reach the Conference League play-off round.
"St Mirren v Rangers has been selected for live coverage on Sky Sports on Sunday August 24, kick-off 12 noon, but following a request from Rangers will be postponed if they reach the play-off round of the Champions League.
"Following discussions with Celtic, their home match versus Livingston remains scheduled for 3.00pm on Saturday August 23, alongside Hearts v Motherwell and Kilmarnock v [[Dundee]].
"New dates for postponed round three matches will be announced following publication of the UEFA league phase fixtures at the end of August."
