2021–22 Scottish Women's Football Championship

The 2021–22 Scottish Women's Football Championship is the inaugural season of the SWF 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.

Montrose secured the Championship North title on 10 April, with a 4–1 win over their promotion rivals East Fife.[5]

Teams

Championship North
Team Location Home ground 2019 position[Note 1][Note 2]
BuchanMaudMaud Pleasure Park4th
Drybrugh AthleticDundeeLochee Park2nd in SWFL2 North/East
Dundee WestDundeeCharlotte Street Pitches1st in SWFL2 North/East
East FifeLevenKing George V Park6th
GrampianAberdeenCults Academy
Inverness Caledonian ThistleInvernessMillburn Academy2nd
MontroseMontroseLinks Park7th
StonehavenStonehavenMineralwell Park11th
WestdykeWesthillLawsondale Pitches9th

Source:[6]

Notes
  1. ^
    Note 1: Finishing position in SWFL1 North unless otherwise stated.
  2. ^
    Note 2: The previous two seasons in 2020 and 2020–21 were both abandoned due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1][2][3]

Championship South
Team Location Home ground 2019 position[Note 3][Note 4]
AirdrieAirdrieExcelsior Stadium4th in SWFL2 South East/Central
Ayr UnitedAllowayCambusdoon Sports Club11th
BSC GlasgowClydebankClydebank Community Sport Hub5th in in SWFL2 West/Central
ClydeCumbernauldBroadwood Astro3rd in in SWFL2 West/Central
Edinburgh CaledoniaEdinburghPeffermill 3G1st in SWFL2 South East/Central
Edinburgh CityEdinburghAinslie Park
FalkirkFalkirkFalkirk Stadium10th in SWFL2 South East/Central
GartcairnAirdrieMTC Park
St MirrenPaisleyRalston Community Sports Centre
Hutchison ValeEdinburghWHEC Education Centre
LivingstonBlackburnNew Murrayfield Park9th
MortonGreenockCappielow1st in in SWFL2 West/South West
RenfrewRenfrewNew Western Park7th
RossvaleGlasgowHuntershill Recreation Centre
Gleniffer ThistlePaisleyFerguslie Sports Centre4th in SWFL2 West/Central
StenhousemuirStenhousemuirOchilview Park5th in SWFL2 South East/Central
United GlasgowGlasgowGarscube Sports Complex2nd in SWFL2 West/Central

Source:[6]

Notes
  1. ^
    Note 3: Finishing position in SWFL1 South unless otherwise stated.
  2. ^
    Note 4: The previous two seasons in 2020 and 2020–21 were both abandoned due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1][2][3]

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 2022–23 Scottish Women's Premier League.[7]

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. "New Senior Structure for 2020 and beyond". Scottish Women's Premier League. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  5. "Montrose promoted to SWPL 2". She Kicks. 11 April 2022. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022.
  6. "SWF Club Finder". Scottish Women's Football. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  7. Scottish Women’s Football announces new league structure, SheKicks.net, 20 September 2019
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