2015 Scottish Women's Premier League

Scottish Women's Premier League
Season 2015
Champions Glasgow City
(10th title)
Champions League Glasgow City
Hibernian
← 2014
2016 →

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.

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 is because of an expanded entry list starting from 2016–17.[2]

Format

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

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

Teams

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

Team Location Home ground Finishing position 2014
Aberdeen Aberdeen Heathryfold Park 6th
Celtic Glasgow K Park Training Academy, East Kilbride 5th
Forfar Farmington Forfar Station Park 10th
Glasgow City Glasgow Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie 1st
Hamilton Academical Hamilton New Douglas Park 7th
Heart of Midlothian Edinburgh Kings Park, Dalkeith 233rd, First League
Hibernian Edinburgh Albyn Park, Broxburn 3rd
Hutchison Vale Edinburgh Saughton Enclosure 9th
Inverness City Inverness Bught Park 8th
Rangers Glasgow Tinto Park 2nd
Spartans Edinburgh Spartans Academy 4th
Stirling University Stirling University of Stirling 211st, 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 though 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 matchdays 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 games 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; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

1st Stage

Home \ Away Note 1 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 games played on 2 August 2015.
Source: Scottish FA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final Stage

Championship Group
Home \ Away Note 1 ABE CEL GLA HIB RAN SPA
Aberdeen 3–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 0–4
Celtic 1–1 0–6 0–1 2–0 3–1
Glasgow City 3–1 3–0 3–3 7–0 2–0
Hibernian 2–0 2–1 0–2 4–1 4–1
Rangers 2–0 0–5 0–10 0–9 4–5
Spartans 1–2 2–3 0–2 0–3 2–0

Updated to games played on 1 November 2015.
Source: Scottish FA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation Group
Home \ Away Note 1 FOR HAM HEA HUT INV STI
Forfar Farmington 3–1 5–2 5–0 7–0 1–0
Hamilton Academical 1–0 4–0 1–2 4–0 1–2
Heart of Midlothian 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–3
Hutchison Vale 1–2 5–1 4–4 4–1 2–5
Inverness City 1–6 1–3 0–3 3–3 1–4
Stirling University 0–2 2–0 7–1 2–0 4–1

Updated to games played on 1 November 2015.
Source: Scottish FA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29457241
  2. ↑ http://dailycannon.com/2015/03/uefa-increase-countries-eligible-two-slots-womens-champions-league/
  3. ↑ 2015 Competition rules
  4. ↑ http://www.shekicks.net/news/view/11982

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