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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.
The 2024–25 season of the Scottish Women's Premier League (2024–25 SWPL), also known as ScottishPower Women's Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the 24th iteration of the top-tier Scottish women's football league, and the 3rd season organised by the SPFL.
The modern Scottish women's leagues began in 1972–73, when Westthorn United won the national title. [2] League systems in the 1990s included a tiered divisional system, [3] or feeder leagues in the North, East and West of Scotland, as well as an Inter-Region Cup.
The 2023–24 Scottish Women's Premier League was the 23rd season of the SWPL, the highest division of women's football in Scotland since 2002.Sponsored by ScottishPower, the league was split into two divisions – SWPL 1 with 12 clubs and SWPL 2 with eight clubs.
The 2022–23 Scottish Women's Premier League was the 22nd season of the SWPL, the highest division of women's football in Scotland since 2002. The league was split into two divisions – SWPL 1 with 12 clubs and SWPL 2 with eight clubs. Both divisions were enlarged after the 2021–22 season (from ten and seven clubs respectively). [1]
The Scottish Women's Premier League Cup, currently known as the Sky Sports Cup due to sponsorship and commonly shortened to the SWPL Cup, is a league cup competition in women's football in Scotland. The cup is open only to the teams in the Scottish Women's Premier League. There are four rounds, including the final.
As of 2022, the women's leagues consist of the Scottish Women's Premier League with two divisions, the SWF Championship and League One, [11] the Scottish Women's Football League (formed in 1999) and the Highlands and Islands League. The Scottish Women's Cup was first played in 1970–71, won by Stewarton Thistle. The Cup is open to all senior ...
The 2021–22 Scottish Women's Premier League was the 21st season of the SWPL, the highest division of women's football in Scotland since 2002.The league is split into two divisions – SWPL 1 with 10 teams [1] and SWPL 2 with seven teams, following the sudden resignation of Forfar Farmington in August 2021 [2] – Partick Thistle were elevated to SWPL 1 to maintain an even number of teams ...