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Encyclopedia > Scottish football league system

The Scottish football league system (or pyramid) is a series of partially interconnected leagues for Scottish Association football clubs. A league system is a hierarchy of leagues in a sport that teams can be promoted or relegated between, depending on finishing positions or playoffs. ... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - UK Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I 843  Area    - Total 78,772 km... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ...


The Scottish system is a more complicated than many other football league systems, consisting of two completely separate systems of leagues and clubs: Senior football and Junior football. It should be noted that the two systems have nothing to do with the ages of the players involved. Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...


In Senior football in Scotland there are two national leagues: The Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League (which has three divisions). There are also has several regional leagues (most notably the Highland Football League), but there is no regular promotion or relegation between the regional leagues and the national league. The Highland Football League (HFL) is a league of football (soccer) clubs operating not in just the Scottish highlands as the name may suggest, but across all of the North of Scotland. ...


One club based in England, Berwick Rangers, plays in the Scottish system in the Scottish Football League. Berwick Rangers Football Club is a football team based in the English Border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ...


The Current System

The current system has been in place since the creation of the Scottish Premier League at the start of the 1998-1999 season. For each division, its official name, sponsorship name (which often differs radically from its official name) and number of clubs is given: The Scottish Premier League (SPL) is the top division within the current structure of football in Scotland. ...

Level League/Division
1 Scottish Premier League (SPL)
(Bank of Scotland Premierleague)
12 clubs
2 Scottish Football League First Division
10 clubs
3 Scottish Football League Second Division
10 clubs
4 Scottish Football League Third Division
10 clubs

The Scottish Premier League (SPL) is the top division within the current structure of football in Scotland. ... The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland. ... Scottish Division One is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system. ... The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland. ... Scottish Division Two is the second highest division of the Scottish Football League and the third highest in the Scottish football league system. ... The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland. ... The Scottish Football League Third Division is the third highest division of the Scottish Football League and the fourth highest overall in the Scottish football league system. ...

See also

Flag of Scotland
Football in Scotland
v • d • e
 Flag of Scotland
The SFA National team List of venues List of clubs
Under-19 team Under-21 team B team Women's team
League system Seasons Champions History
Competitions in Scottish Football
Premier League First Division Second Division Third Division
East League Highland League South League Junior Leagues
Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Junior Cup

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