London - AFP
Dundee will take the place of Rangers in the Scottish Premier League (SPL) next season it was announced Monday.
Glasgow giants Rangers were expelled from the top-flight after the end of last season following months of financial problems that saw the 140-year-old club enter administration.
And on Friday they were dropped into the Third Division of the Scottish Football League, the fourth tier of Scottish football.
Following an SFL meeting Monday, a statement said: \"It was agreed that Dundee FC would be invited to fill the space vacated by Rangers FC in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.\"
Dundee, runners-up in the First Division, were competing with Dunfermline, relegated from the SPL last season, for a place in next term\'s top flight.