2020–21 Scottish Women's Football Championship

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The 2020–21 Scottish Women's Football Championship was to be the inaugural season of the Scottish Women's Football Championship after its formation as the third tier of women's football in Scotland, after the originally planned Northern Hemisphere Summer 2020 season was abandoned due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1]

Following delays in restarting the season in 2021, the SWFA decided on 29 April 2021 to declare the Championship season null and void after three fixtures, to focus on preparing for the 2021–22 season.[2][3]

The league was to be split into two divisions - Championship North with 12 teams and Championship South with 14 teams.[4]

Teams[]

Championship North[]

Team Location Home ground 2019 position[Note 1]
Maud Maud Pleasure Park 4th
Aberdeen Balmoral Stadium 3rd
Dundee Lochee Park 2nd in SWFL2 North/East
Dundee Charlotte Street Pitches 1st in SWFL2 North/East
Rosyth The Fleet Grounds 5th
East Fife Leven King George V Park 6th
Aberdeen Cults Academy
Inverness Millburn Academy 2nd
Kelty New Central Park 8th
Montrose Links Park 7th
Stonehaven Mineralwell Park 11th
Westhill Lawsondale Pitches 9th

Source: [5]

Notes
  1. ^
    Note 1: Finishing position in SWFL1 North unless otherwise stated.

Championship South[]

Team Location Home ground 2019 position[Note 2]
Airdrie Excelsior Stadium 4th in SWFL2 South East/Central
Ayr United Alloway Cambusdoon Sports Club 11th
Clydebank Clydebank Community Sport Hub 5th in in SWFL2 West/Central
Cumbernauld Broadwood Astro 3rd in in SWFL2 West/Central
Edinburgh Peffermill 3G 1st in SWFL2 South East/Central
Edinburgh Ainslie Park
Falkirk Falkirk Stadium 10th in SWFL2 South East/Central
Airdrie MTC Park
Blackburn New Murrayfield Park 9th
Greenock Cappielow 1st in in SWFL2 West/South West
Renfrew New Western Park 7th
Paisley Ferguslie Sports Centre 4th in SWFL2 West/Central
Stenhousemuir Ochilview Park 5th in SWFL2 South East/Central
Glasgow Garscube Sports Complex 2nd in SWFL2 West/Central

Source: [5]

Notes
  1. ^
    Note 2: Finishing position in SWFL1 South unless otherwise stated.

Championship North[]

Championship North
Season2020–21
Matches played12
Goals scored70 (5.83 per match)
Biggest home win 8–1
(18 October 2020)
Biggest away winStonehaven 0–4
(25 October 2020)
Highest scoringDunfermline Athletic 8–1 Stonehaven
(18 October 2020)
6–3
(25 October 2020)
← 2020
All statistics correct as of 1 November 2020.

League table[]

The following shows the standings at the point the season was declared null and void on 29 April 2021.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 3 3 0 0 15 6 +9 9 Promotion to
2 2 2 0 0 10 3 +7 6 Qualification for the play-offs
3 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 6
4 3 2 0 1 7 7 0 6
5 2 1 0 1 11 7 +4 3
6 East Fife 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
7 3 1 0 2 7 11 −4 3
8 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
9 3 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
10 3 0 0 3 4 16 −12 0
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2020. Source: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results[]

Home \ Away EFI
2–5
3–0
8–1
East Fife 4–0
5–2 5–1
6–3 4–1
0–4 3–4
1–3 2–3
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2020. Source: [6]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship South[]

The following shows the standings at the point the season was declared null and void on 29 April 2021.

Championship South
Season2020
Matches played0
Goals scored0
← 2020

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to
2 Ayr United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the play-offs
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 15 November 2020. Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results[]

Home \ Away AYR
Ayr United
First match(es) will be played on 15 November 2020. Source: [7]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

SWPL play-offs[]

For the first time, a system of promotion/relegation play-offs was to be introduced to the SWPL. The two runners-up from Championship North and Championship South would have taken part in the play-off semi-finals with the winner playing the team finishing eighth in SWPL 2 in the final for the last place in the 2021–22 Scottish Women's Premier League.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Lewis, Jane (29 July 2020). "SWPL season declared null and void after one round of games". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. ^ "SWF Statement – Senior Performance Arm update (29/04/21)". SWPL. 5 May 2021. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. ^ "SWF STATEMENT – SENIOR PERFORMANCE ARM UPDATE (29/04/21)". SWF. 5 May 2021. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "New Senior Structure for 2020 and beyond". Scottish Women's Premier League. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b "SWF Club Finder". Scottish Women's Football. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Summary - Women's Championship North". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Summary - Women's Championship South". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2020.

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