2020 Scottish Women's Football Championship

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The 2020 Scottish Women's Football Championship was due to be the inaugural season of the Scottish Women's Football Championship after its formation as the third tier of women's football in Scotland.

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The league was split into two divisions - Championship North with 12 teams and Championship South with 14 teams. [1] The season started on 9 February 2020 and was due to end in November 2020, but was interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. In July 2020, the 2020 season was declared null and void. A new season began in October 2020 with the league reverting to a winter season format. [2]

Teams

Championship North

TeamLocationHome ground2019 position [Note 1]
Buchan Maud Maud Pleasure Park4th
Cove Rangers Aberdeen Balmoral Stadium 3rd
Drybrugh Athletic Dundee Lochee Park2nd in SWFL2 North/East
Dundee West Dundee Charlotte Street Pitches1st in SWFL2 North/East
Dunfermline Athletic Rosyth The Fleet Grounds5th
East Fife Leven King George V Park6th
Grampian Aberdeen Cults Academy
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness Millburn Academy2nd
Kelty Hearts Kelty New Central Park8th
Montrose Montrose Links Park 7th
Stonehaven Stonehaven Mineralwell Park11th
Westdyke Westhill Lawsondale Pitches9th

Source: [3]

Notes
  1. ^
    Note 1: Finishing position in SWFL1 North unless otherwise stated.

Championship South

TeamLocationHome ground2019 position [Note 2]
Airdrie Airdrie Excelsior Stadium 4th in SWFL2 South East/Central
Ayr United Alloway Cambusdoon Sports Club11th
BSC Glasgow Clydebank Clydebank Community Sport Hub5th in in SWFL2 West/Central
Clyde Cumbernauld Broadwood Astro 3rd in in SWFL2 West/Central
Edinburgh Caledonia Edinburgh Peffermill 3G1st in SWFL2 South East/Central
Edinburgh City Edinburgh Ainslie Park
Falkirk Falkirk Falkirk Stadium 10th in SWFL2 South East/Central
Gartcairn Airdrie MTC Park
Livingston Blackburn New Murrayfield Park9th
Morton Greenock Cappielow 1st in in SWFL2 West/South West
Renfrew Renfrew New Western Park7th
St Mirren Paisley Ferguslie Sports Centre4th in SWFL2 West/Central
Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir Ochilview Park 5th in SWFL2 South East/Central
United Glasgow Glasgow Garscube Sports Complex2nd in SWFL2 West/Central

Source: [3]

Notes
  1. ^
    Note 2: Finishing position in SWFL1 South unless otherwise stated.

Championship North

Championship North
Season2020
Matches played8
Goals scored53 (6.63 per match)
Biggest home win East Fife 11–0 Dundee West
(23 February 2020)
Biggest away win Grampian 0–4 Cove Rangers
(9 February 2020)
Highest scoringEast Fife 11–0 Dundee West
(23 February 2020)
Dunfermline Athletic 10–1 Stonehaven
(8 March 2020)
← 2019
2020–21 →

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2200102+86Promotion to SWPL 2
2 Dunfermline Athletic 2110156+94Qualification for the play-offs
3 East Fife 1100110+113
4 Cove Rangers 210163+33
5 Buchan 110030+33
6 Drybrugh Athletic 110020+23
7 Montrose 10105501
8 Kelty Hearts 100102−20
9 Grampian 100104−40
10 Stonehaven 1001110−90
11 Westdyke 2002010−100
12 Dundee West 1001011−110
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results

Home \ Away BUC COV DRY DWE DNF EFI GRA ICT KEL MON STO WST
Buchan
Cove Rangers 2–3
Drybrugh Athletic 2–0
Dundee West
Dunfermline Athletic 10–1
East Fife 11–0
Grampian 0–4
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 7–0
Kelty Hearts
Montrose 5–5
Stonehaven
Westdyke 0–3
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship South

Championship South
Season2020
Matches played15
Goals scored83 (5.53 per match)
Biggest home win Livingston 12–0 Edinburgh City
(9 February 2020)
Biggest away winEdinburgh City 0–5 Airdrie
(23 February 2020)
Highest scoringLivingston 12–0 Edinburgh City
(9 February 2020)
← 2019
2020–21 →

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Livingston 3201184+146Promotion to SWPL 2
2 Airdrie 220092+76Qualification for the play-offs
3 Morton 320194+56
4 United Glasgow 220061+56
5 Gartcairn 220084+46
6 Edinburgh Caledonia 210173+43
7 Renfrew 110020+23
8 St Mirren 3102811−33
9 Ayr United 210137−43
10 Clyde 3012611−51
11 Stenhousemuir 3012311−81
12 BSC Glasgow 100134−10
13 Falkirk 100114−30
14 Edinburgh City 2002017−170
Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results

Home \ Away AIR AYR BSC CLY ECA ECI FAL GAR LIV MOR REN STM STE UNG
Airdrie 4–2
Ayr United 3–2
BSC Glasgow
Clyde 2–53–3
Edinburgh Caledonia 5–0
Edinburgh City 0–5
Falkirk
Gartcairn 3–2
Livingston 12–04–1
Morton 4–25–0
Renfrew 2–0
St Mirren 4–3
Stenhousemuir 0–3
United Glasgow 3–1
Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

SWPL play-offs

For the first time, a system of promotion/relegation play-offs was to be introduced to the SWPL. The two runners-up from Championship North and Championship South would have taken part in the play-off semi-finals with the winner playing the team finishing eighth in SWPL 2 in the final for the last place in the 2021 Scottish Women's Premier League. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "New Senior Structure for 2020 and beyond". Scottish Women's Premier League. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. ↑ Lewis, Jane (29 July 2020). "SWPL season declared null and void after one round of games". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  3. 1 2 "SWF Club Finder". Scottish Women's Football. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Summary - Women's Championship North". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Summary - Women's Championship South". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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