Scottish Women's Football Championship

The Scottish Women's Football Championship is the third tier of women's football in Scotland. Founded the 2020 season, the league replaced SWFL 1 as the third tier of the Scottish women's football pyramid.[1][2]

Scottish Women's Football Championship
Founded2020
CountryScotland
Divisions2
Number of teams26:
12 North
14 South
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toSWPL 2
Relegation tonone[1]
Domestic cup(s)Scottish Cup
League cup(s)SWF Championship Cup
WebsiteScottish Women's Football
Current: 2021–22 SWF Championship

The Championship is split into North and South divisions, with one team from each division promoted to SWPL 2.

The inaugural 2020 Season and the subsequent 2020–21 season were both declared null and void by the SWFA due to the coronavirus pandemic.[3][4] This was done to allow the Scottish Women's Football association to focus on preparations for the 2021–22 season instead.

A national Championship division was mooted in 2021.[5]

Member clubs for the 2021–22 season

North

[6]

  • Buchan
  • Cove Rangers
  • Dryburgh Athletic
  • Dundee West
  • Dunfermline Athletic
  • East Fife
  • Grampian
  • Inverness Caledonian Thistle
  • Kelty Hearts
  • Montrose
  • Stonehaven
  • Westdyke

South

[7]

  • Airdrie
  • Ayr United
  • BSC Glasgow
  • Clyde
  • Edinburgh Caledonia
  • Edinburgh City
  • Falkirk
  • Gartcairn
  • Livingston
  • Morton
  • Renfrew
  • St Mirren
  • Stenhousemuir
  • United Glasgow

Play-offs

The runners-up in Championship North and Championship South play-off against each other at the end of each season for the a place in the play-off final against the team that finishes eighth in SWPL 2.[1]

References
  1. "New Senior Structure for 2020 and beyond". Scottish Women's Premier League. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. Scottish Women’s Football announces new league structure, SheKicks.net, 20 September 2019
  3. Lewis, Jane (29 July 2020). "SWPL season declared null and void after one round of games". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. "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.
  5. Henderson, Andrew (1 April 2021). "Plans afoot for Scottish Women's Football to restructure Championship into a national division, says Inverness Caledonian Thistle Women's manager Mason". The Inverness Courier.
  6. Championship North, Scottish Women's Football
  7. Championship South, Scottish Women's Football


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