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Following on from the national league of the Scottish Women's Football Association founded in 1972, the SWFL was formed by clubs and the SWFA in 1999 as the country's top four women's league tiers. From 1999 until 2015, the SWFL First Division (SWFL 1) was the second tier of Scottish women's football; its Premier Division broke off to create ...
Scottish Women's Football changed all leagues to a summer format and the SWPL became a summer league from 2009 until 2020, running from March until November. The 2009 season was shortened to fit, as a single round-robin. The 2020 season was abandoned due to COVID-19, and Scottish women's football has reverted to winter seasons from 2020–21 ...
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 ...
However, the Scottish Women's Football League continued after the reorganisation (albeit as a standalone 'Recreational' level separate from the SWPL and Championship at the 'Performance' level) and has its own SWFL League Cup [7] which continues the history of that trophy, with the SWF Championship Cup being a new tournament.
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 Scottish Women's Football Championship is the third league tier of women's football in Scotland. Founded in 2020, the Championship replaced the SWFL First Division (SWFL 1) . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Championship was played in North and South divisions for three seasons until 2022, when it became a single national division with eight clubs.
More than two million viewers watched domestic women's football in Scotland in the last "record-breaking" season - 46% more than the previous campaign.
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] Rangers ...