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Scottish Women's Premier League
Women's top division association football league in Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) is the highest level of league competition in women's football in Scotland. Its two divisions are SWPL 1 and SWPL 2. The league was formed when the Premier Division of the Scottish Women's Football League (SWFL) broke away to form the SWPL in 2002. SWPL 2 was introduced in 2016.
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Organising bodies | SPFL (since 2022) |
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First season | 2002–03 |
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Confederation | UEFA |
Divisions | 2 |
Number of teams | 20 |
Level on pyramid | 1–2 |
Relegation to | Scottish Women's Football Championship |
Domestic cup(s) | Scottish Women's Cup |
League cup(s) | Scottish Premier League Cup |
International cup(s) | UEFA Champions League |
Current champions | Celtic (1st title) |
Most championships | Glasgow City (16 titles) |
TV partners | BBC Alba, BBC Scotland, Sky Sports |
Website | swpl.uk |
Current: 2024–25 SWPL, 2024–25 SWPL 2 |
The divisions contain (in the 2022–23 season) 12 clubs in SWPL 1 and eight in SWPL 2. Glasgow City have won 16 League championships, including 14 in succession from 2007–08 until 2020–21.[1] The champions and runners-up of SWPL 1 qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.[2]
From 2002, the league was owned and managed by Scottish Women's Football. Administration of the SWPL was taken over by the Scottish Football Association in 2007,[3] then by the Scottish Professional Football League in 2022.[4] The SWPL runs on the winter calendar but operated a summer-season format from 2009 until 2020.