Scottish League One

Scottish League One

Country	Scotland
Confederation	UEFA
Founded	2013
Number of teams	10
Level on pyramid	3
Promotion to	Scottish Championship
Relegation to	Scottish League Two
Domestic cup(s)	Scottish Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup
League cup(s)	Scottish League Cup
Current champions	Dunfermline Athletic (1st title) (2015–16)
Most championships	Dunfermline Athletic, Greenock Morton, Rangers (1 title)
TV partners	BBC Alba
Website	www.spfl.co.uk/league-one/
Current season

The Scottish League One, known for sponsorship reasons as the Ladbrokes League One,^[1] is the third tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, established in July 2013.^[2] The league consists of 10 teams who play each other four times each, twice at home and twice away. The team that finishes in first place gains automatic promotion to the Scottish Championship, and the team that finishes in 10th place will be relegated to the Scottish League Two. Teams finishing second, third, fourth and the club finishing ninth in the Scottish Championship will be entered into the play-offs.

Teams and stadiums for 2015-16

Listed below are all the teams competing in the 2015–16 Scottish League One season, with details of their home stadium.

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity	References
Airdrieonians	Airdrie	Excelsior Stadium	10,101	[3]
Albion Rovers	Coatbridge	Cliftonhill	1,238	[4]
Ayr United	Ayr	Somerset Park	10,185	[5]
Brechin City	Brechin	Glebe Park	3,960	[6]
Cowdenbeath	Cowdenbeath	Central Park	4,309	[7]
Dunfermline Athletic	Dunfermline	East End Park	11,904	[8]
Forfar Athletic	Forfar	Station Park	6,777	[9]
Peterhead	Peterhead	Balmoor	3,150	[10]
Stenhousemuir^a	Stenhousemuir	Ochilview Park	3,746	[11]
Stranraer	Stranraer	Stair Park	6,250	[12]

a.^ Stenhousemuir currently share Ochilview Park with East Stirlingshire

History

Season	Winner	Runner-up	Top scorer
			Player	Goals
2013–14	Rangers	Dunfermline Athletic	Michael Moffat (Ayr United)	26
2014–15	Greenock Morton	Stranraer	Declan McManus (Greenock Morton)	20
2015–16	Dunfermline Athletic	TBA	TBA	TBA

References

1. "SPFL names Ladbrokes as sponsor in £4m deal". BBC News. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
2. "SPFL: New Scottish league brands unveiled". BBC Sport. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
3. "Airdrieonians Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
4. "Albion Rovers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
5. "Ayr United Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
6. "Brechin City Football Club". Scottish Football Ground Guide. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
7. "Cowdenbeath Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
8. "Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
9. "Forfar Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
10. "Peterhead Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
11. "Stenhousemuir Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
12. "Stranraer Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.