2019–20 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season  The 2019–20 season is the 123rd season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) with the team participating in the Scottish Premiership. Hearts are playing their fifth consecutive season in the top tier of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2014–15 season. They will also compete in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup. On 13 March 2020 all SPFL leagues were indefinitely suspended due to the Coronavirus outbreak. This led to league games being postponed until at least 30th April, and Hearts Scottish Cup Semi-final against Hibernian. Christophe Berra continued as captain for season 2019–20, having been re-appointed as captain two seasons earlier. In January 2020, following Daniel Stendel's appointment as manager Berra was advised he was free to find a new club and was dropped from the team. Steven Naismith was then appointed as club captain, with John Souttar named as vice-captain.