2016 Scottish Women's Premier League
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Glasgow City (11th title) |
| Relegated | Forfar Farmington |
| Champions League | Glasgow City Hibernian |
| Matches | 80 |
| Goals | 302 (3.78 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Hibernian 9–0 Rangers (28 August 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Spartans 0–8 Glasgow City (20 April 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Nine goals: Hibernian 9–0 Rangers (28 August 2016) Glasgow City 8–1 Stirling University (23 May 2016) |
| Longest winning run | 10 matches: Glasgow City |
| Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches: Glasgow City |
| Longest winless run | 13 matches: Forfar Farmington |
| Longest losing run | 13 matches: Forfar Farmington |
← 2015 2017 →
All statistics correct as of 23 October 2016. | |
The 2016 Scottish Women's Premier League was the 15th season of the SWPL, the highest division of women's football in Scotland since 2002. For the first time, the league was split into two divisions of eight teams each, SWPL 1 and SWPL 2.
The split into two divisions reduced the number of top-division teams from 12 to 8. The change was made to increase competitiveness in the league.[1]
At the end of the season in October 2016, Glasgow City won the championship, ahead of Hibernian.[2][3] City became the first senior football club to win ten Scottish league titles in succession. Forfar Farmington were relegated, being replaced by Hamilton Academical for the 2017 season.
Teams
| Team | Location | Home ground | Capacity | 2015 position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen | Heathryfold Park | 2,200 | 4th |
| Celtic | Glasgow | K Park Training Academy, East Kilbride | 1,000 | 3rd |
| Forfar Farmington | Forfar | Station Park | 6,777 | 8th |
| Glasgow City | Glasgow | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie | 10,100 | 1st |
| Hibernian | Edinburgh | Albyn Park, Broxburn | 1,000 | 2nd |
| Rangers | Glasgow | Tinto Park | 2,000 | 6th |
| Spartans | Edinburgh | Spartans Academy | 2,000 | 5th |
| Stirling University | Stirling | University of Stirling | 1,000 | 7th |
Format
In the first season after the reduction to eight teams a new format is played. Teams will play each other three times, with the bottom placed team being relegated after the season. The split into a championship and relegation group is discontinued.[4]
Standings
Teams will play 21 matches each.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasgow City (C) | 21 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 12 | +66 | 60 | 2017–18 Champions League |
| 2 | Hibernian (Q) | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 76 | 17 | +59 | 52 | |
| 3 | Celtic | 21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 39 | |
| 4 | Stirling University | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 28 | |
| 5 | Rangers | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 27 | |
| 6 | Spartans | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 54 | −30 | 22 | |
| 7 | Aberdeen | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 46 | −29 | 16 | |
| 8 | Forfar Farmington (R) | 21 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 59 | −47 | 6 | 2017 SWPL 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Results
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References
- ↑ "SWPL Reconstruction: Will It Work? | Scottish Women's Football". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "City close in on 10 in a row". Glasgow City FC. 9 Oct 2016.
- ↑ "Glasgow City clinch 10 league titles in a row by beating Hibs". BBC Sport. 23 Oct 2016.
- ↑ "New SWPL 1 & SWPL 2 season 2016". scottishfa.co.uk. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
External links
- Season at soccerway.com
- Women's League Competitions at Scottish Football Historical Archive