BBC Scotland and BBC Alba to show play-offs

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The Scottish Premiership play-off quarter-final and semi-final are to be shown live on the BBC Scotland channel.

And BBC Alba will broadcast live both legs of the Championship and League 1 play-off finals.

Currently, Dundee United and Raith Rovers are assured of at least a semi-final place, with the former almost certainly avoiding them as they are poised to clinch the title and automatic promotion this weekend.

Partick Thistle and Airdrieonians will meet in the quarter-final, with whoever finishes third over the final two games having home advantage in the second leg.

Queen's Park will fill the Championship play-off place if they lose to relegated Arbroath on Saturday while Inverness Caledonian Thistle win.

However, Dunfermline Athletic and Ayr United could also yet find themselves in the relegation play-off place.

Whoever does finish second bottom of the Championship will face either Montrose, Cove Rangers or Kelty Hearts in their play-off semi-final.

With Falkirk already promoted as League 1 champions, Hamilton Academical and Alloa Athletic meet in the other Championship semi-final.

Edinburgh City are already relegated to League 2, with Queen of the South, Annan Athletic and Stirling Albion vying to avoid the play-offs to remain in the third tier.

Stenhousemuir are already promoted as League 2 champions, with Peterhead, Dumbarton and The Spartans in the play-offs and their opposition in the semi-finals dependent on the results of the final two league games.

The play-offs were due to officially kick-off on Saturday, but Lowland League champions East Kilbride will no longer host their Highland League counterparts after the Scottish FA ruled that Buckie Thistle did not meet SPFL entry requirements.

It means that East Kilbride progress straight to the final, where they will face either Bonnyrigg Rose, Stranraer or Clyde, who are battling to avoid finishing bottom of League 2.

Scottish Premiership play-offs

Tuesday, 7 May: Quarter-final, first leg

4th in Championship v 3rd in Championship (Live on BBC Scotland, 19:45 BST)

Friday, 10 May: Quarter-final, second leg

3rd in Championship v 4th in Championship (Live on BBC Scotland, 19:45)

Tuesday, 14 May: Semi-final, first leg

3rd or 4th in Championship v 2nd in Championship (Live on BBC Scotland, 19:45)

Friday, 17 May: Semi-final, second leg

2nd in Championship v 3rd or 4th in Championship (Live on BBC Scotland, 19:45)

Thursday, 23 May: Final, first leg

2nd or 3rd or 4th in Championship v 11th in Premiership (Live on Sky Sports, 20:00)

Sunday, 26 May: Final, second leg

11th in Premiership v 2nd or 3rd or 4th in Championship (Live on Sky Sports, kick-off TBC)

Scottish Championship play-offs

Tuesday, 7 May: Semi-finals, first leg

4th in League 1 v 9th in Championship

Alloa Athletic v Hamilton Academical

Saturday, 11 May: Semi-finals, second leg

9th in Championship v 4th in League 1

Hamilton Academical v Alloa Athletic

Wednesday, 15 May: Final, first leg

Lowest-ranked team at home (Live on BBC Alba, 20:05)

Saturday, 18 May: Final, second leg

Highest-ranked team at home (Live on BBC Alba, 17:30)

Scottish League 1 play-offs

Tuesday, 7 May: Semi-finals, first leg

4th in League 2 v 9th in League 1

3rd in League 2 v 2nd in League 2

Saturday, 11 May: Semi-finals, second leg

9th in League 1 v 4th in League 2

2nd in League 2 v 3rd in League 2

Tuesday, 14 May: Final, first leg

Lowest-ranked team at home (Live on BBC Alba, 19:30)

Friday, 17 May: Final, second leg

Highest-ranked team at home (Live on BBC Alba, 19:30)

Pyramid Play-off

Saturday, 27 April: first leg

East Kilbride w/o Buckie Thistle

Scottish League 2 play-off

Saturday, 11 May: first leg

East Kilbride v 10th in League 2

Saturday, 18 May: second leg

10th in League 2 v East Kilbride