2015 Scottish Women's Premier League

The 2015 Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) was the fourteenth season of the Scottish Women's Premier League, the highest division of women's football in Scotland since its inception in 2002.

Scottish Women's Premier League
Season2015
ChampionsGlasgow City
(10th title)
Champions LeagueGlasgow City
Hibernian
2014
2016

A total of twelve teams contested the league. Glasgow City were the reigning champions.[1]

The SWPL continued in the format applied since 2012. The 12 clubs faced each other once (11 games per club), after which the league split into top six and bottom six sections based on league position. Each club then played home and away against clubs in their respective sections to give a total of 21 games.

For the first time two Scottish teams qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League. That was because of an expanded entry list starting from 2016–17.[2]

Format

Like in the previous season, the teams played each other once. After that the top and bottom six split. Teams in both groups then played each other twice more, for a combined total of 21 games. Points of both rounds were added.

In 2016 the Premier League consisted of two levels of eight teams. The top eight finishers qualified for the SPPL 1, the last four placed teams and the four best placed teams of the first division formed the SPWL 2.[3]

Teams

Falkirk LFC partnered with Stirling University and now compete under their name.

Team Location Home ground Finishing position 2014
AberdeenAberdeenHeathryfold Park6th
CelticGlasgowK Park Training Academy, East Kilbride5th
Forfar FarmingtonForfarStation Park10th
Glasgow CityGlasgowExcelsior Stadium, Airdrie1st
Hamilton AcademicalHamiltonNew Douglas Park7th
Heart of MidlothianEdinburghKings Park, Dalkeith3rd, First League
HibernianEdinburghAlbyn Park, Broxburn3rd
Hutchison ValeEdinburghSaughton Enclosure9th
Inverness CityInvernessBught Park8th
RangersGlasgowTinto Park2nd
SpartansEdinburghSpartans Academy4th
Stirling UniversityStirlingUniversity of Stirling1st, First League

League standings

After 12 games the top two clubs, Glasgow City and Hibernian had moved 12 points clear of third placed Aberdeen. Both newly promoted teams also had a good first half, leading the relegation group after 12 matches.[4] In the second half of the season Hearts were overtaken by Forfar Farmington and didn't make the new reduced Premier League. The two Champions League places were taken by Glasgow City and Hibernian three match days before the end.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Glasgow City (C, Q) 21 19 2 0 99 11 +88 59 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League
2 Hibernian (Q) 21 17 2 2 72 20 +52 53
3 Celtic 21 11 2 8 54 28 +26 35
4 Aberdeen 21 10 4 7 32 24 +8 34
5 Spartans 21 8 1 12 44 38 +6 25
6 Rangers 21 8 0 13 30 57 27 24
7 Stirling University 21 11 3 7 45 31 +14 36
8 Forfar Farmington 21 11 1 9 45 40 +5 34
9 Heart of Midlothian (R) 21 6 4 11 27 52 25 22 2016 SPWL 2
10 Hamilton Academical (R) 21 7 1 13 24 62 38 22
11 Hutchison Vale (R) 21 5 3 13 31 65 34 18
12 Inverness City (R) 21 0 3 18 14 89 75 3
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2015. Source: Scottish Women's FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.

Results

1st stage

Home \ Away ABE CEL FOR GLA HAM HEA HIB HUT INV RAN SPA STI
Aberdeen 1–2 1–0 1–3 3–3 3–1
Celtic 1–1 1–2 7–1 0–1 7–0
Forfar Farmington 0–2 0–4 1–8 0–1 4–0 2–2
Glasgow City 12–0 6–1 3–3 12–0 3–0 4–0
Hamilton Academical 0–5 0–7 1–4 2–1 0–4 0–2
Heart of Midlothian 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–4
Hibernian 7–2 8–1 8–0 2–1 3–0 3–1
Hutchison Vale 0–5 0–1 0–4 2–1 0–10
Inverness City 0–5 1–2 0–6 0–7 1–1
Rangers 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–1
Spartans 0–0 0–3 5–0 0–4 0–1
Stirling University 0–1 2–3 0–3 3–1 3–3 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 August 2015. Source: Scottish FA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final stage

References

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