2021–22 Scottish Women's Football Championship
The 2021–22 Scottish Women's Football Championship is the inaugural season of the Scottish Women's Football Championship after its formation as the third tier of women's football in Scotland.
The previous two planned seasons in 2020 and 2020–21 were both abandoned due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1][2][3]
The league was planned to be split into two divisions – Championship North and Championship South with 'approximately 12 teams each',[4] however for the inaugural season there are 9 and 17 teams in the two competitions respectively.
Teams[]
Championship North[]
Team | Location | Home ground | 2019 position[Note 1][Note 2] |
---|---|---|---|
Maud | Maud Pleasure Park | 4th | |
Dundee | Lochee Park | 2nd in SWFL2 North/East | |
Dundee | Charlotte Street Pitches | 1st in SWFL2 North/East | |
East Fife | Leven | King George V Park | 6th |
Aberdeen | Cults Academy | ||
Inverness | Millburn Academy | 2nd | |
Montrose | Links Park | 7th | |
Stonehaven | Mineralwell Park | 11th | |
Westhill | Lawsondale Pitches | 9th |
Source:[5]
- Notes
- ^ Note 1: Finishing position in SWFL1 North unless otherwise stated.
- ^
Championship South[]
Team | Location | Home ground | 2019 position[Note 3][Note 4] |
---|---|---|---|
Airdrie | Excelsior Stadium | 4th in SWFL2 South East/Central | |
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 | ||
Paisley | Ralston Community Sports Centre | ||
Hutchison Vale | Edinburgh | WHEC Education Centre | |
Blackburn | New Murrayfield Park | 9th | |
Greenock | Cappielow | 1st in in SWFL2 West/South West | |
Renfrew | New Western Park | 7th | |
Glasgow | Huntershill Recreation Centre | ||
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
- ^ Note 3: Finishing position in SWFL1 South unless otherwise stated.
- ^
SWPL play-offs[]
For the first time, a system of promotion/relegation play-offs will be introduced to the SWPL. The two runners-up from Championship North and Championship South will take part in the play-off semi-finals with the winner playing the team finishing eighth in SWPL2 in the final for the last place in the .[6]
References[]
- ^ a b c Lewis, Jane (29 July 2020). "SWPL season declared null and void after one round of games". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "New Senior Structure for 2020 and beyond". Scottish Women's Premier League. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ a b "SWF Club Finder". Scottish Women's Football. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ Scottish Women’s Football announces new league structure, SheKicks.net, 20 September 2019
External links[]
- 2021–22 domestic women's association football leagues
- Scottish Women's Football Championships seasons
- 2021–22 in Scottish women's football