Scottish Women's Football League Second Division Cup

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The Scottish Women's Football League Second Division Cup was a cup competition in Scottish women's football, only open to teams in the four groups of the Scottish Women's Football League Second Division (Central, East, North and West). The Second Division was the lowest division in the women's football league system in Scotland. The tournament consisted of six rounds, including the final.

Background[]

Second Division clubs previously played in Scottish Women's Football League First Division Cup, when it was called the Scottish Women's Football League Cup. This was a competition open to all teams in the First and Second Divisions, i.e below the Scottish Women's Premier League (similar to the men's Scottish Challenge Cup).

However, in 2012, the SWF decided to launch separate cup competitions for First and Second Division teams.[1] From 2009, women's football in Scotland adopted a summer season from March to November, and so each edition of the cup was played within a single calendar year.[2]

A reorganisation of the leagues in 2019 introduced a new Championship division (and cup) along similar lines to the SWFL First Division, with teams below forming a standalone 'Recreational' setup continuing the SWFL name and a format of regional groups.[3][4] The First Division Cup again became the SWFL League Cup, but with no second tier below the new SWFL groups, the Second Division Cup was discontinued.

Format[]

All matches were played over only one leg. With between 40 and 50 teams entering, only some teams took part in the first round. The winners meet the remainder in the second round, a standard last-32 knockout.[5]

List of winners[]

Year Winner Result Runner-Up Venue
2012[6] Hearts 6–1 Aberdeen Reserves Recreation Park, Alloa
2013[7] Hibernian Development 5–0 Viewfield Rovers
2014[8] Renfrew 9–3 Hamilton Caledonian Ainslie Park, Edinburgh
2015[9] Motherwell 6–2 Rangers Reserves Ainslie Park, Edinburgh
2016[10] Dundee United 9–0 Dunfermline Development Ainslie Park, Edinburgh
2017[11] Blackburn United 3–2[a] Bayside Ainslie Park, Edinburgh
2018[12] Kelty Hearts 2–0 Spartans Development Ainslie Park, Edinburgh
2019[13][14] Morton Girls 3–2 (aet) Dryburgh Athletic Ainslie Park, Edinburgh
  1. ^ After extra time; 1–1 after 90 mins

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Scottish Women's Football League 2nd Division Cup
  2. ^ Leighton, Tony (19 December 2010). "England coach Hope Powell calls for women's game to switch to summer". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  3. ^ "New Senior Structure for 2020 and beyond". Scottish Women's Premier League. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  4. ^ Scottish Women’s Football announces new league structure, SheKicks.net, 20 September 2019
  5. ^ "Scottish League Cup draws". shekicks.net. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  6. ^ 2012Scottish Women's Football League 2nd Division Cup Final
  7. ^ 2013 Scottish Women's Football League 2nd Division Cup Final
  8. ^ "Welcome to the home of SWF".
  9. ^ "Welcome to the home of SWF".
  10. ^ DUWFC LEAGUE CUP WIN – SWFL2, Dundee United F.C., 24 June 2016
  11. ^ SWFL2 League Cup Highlights, SheKicks.net, 9 June 2017
  12. ^ Kelty Hearts capture SWFL2Cup, SheKicks.net, 1 June 2018
  13. ^ Scottish Football Almanac 2020/21, The Essential Guide to Scottish Football 7th Edition
  14. ^ SWFL2Cup: Morton net dramatic late stoppage-time winner, SheKicks.net, 1 June 2019

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