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2016 Scottish Women's Premier League

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The 2016 Scottish Women's Premier League was the 15th season of the SWPL, the highest division of women's football in Scotland since 2002. For the first time, the league was split into two divisions of eight teams each, SWPL 1 and SWPL 2.

The split into two divisions reduced the number of top-division teams from 12 to 8. The change was made to increase competitiveness in the league.[1] SWPL 2 became the new level 2 Scottish women's league, displacing the First Division (SWFL 1) to level 3.

The restructuring had begun in 2015 by requiring four SWPL clubs to be effectively relegated. Lewis Melee quoted a manager critical of the SWF's consultation and lack of notice for the league's new clubs: "Rather than saying we need to finish 11th for our first year in the league they were having to finish 8th and they didn’t have a 6 to 12-month plan to prepare… they were probably the ones that suffered more than anyone".[2]

At the end of the season in October 2016, Glasgow City were champions, ahead of Hibernian.[3][4] City became the first senior football club to win ten Scottish league titles in succession. The champions of SWPL 2 were Hamilton Academical,[5] replacing Forfar Farmington in the top tier for the 2017 season.

Teams

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2016 Scottish Women's Premier League is located in Scotland
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Forfar
Forfar
Glasgow
Glasgow
Hamilton
Hamilton
Inverness
Inverness
Maud
Maud
Perth
Perth
Stirling
Stirling
Locations of teams in the 2016 SWPL

SWPL 1

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Team Location Home ground Capacity 2015 position
Aberdeen Aberdeen Heathryfold Park 2,200 4th
Celtic Glasgow K Park Training Academy, East Kilbride 1,000 3rd
Forfar Farmington Forfar Station Park 6,777 8th
Glasgow City Glasgow Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie 10,100 1st
Hibernian Edinburgh Albyn Park, Broxburn 1,000 2nd
Rangers Glasgow Tinto Park 2,000 6th
Spartans Edinburgh Spartans Academy 2,000 5th
Stirling University Stirling University of Stirling 1,000 7th

SWPL 2

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Team Location Home ground Capacity 2015 position
Buchan Maud Pleasure Park 2nd in SWFL1
Glasgow Girls Glasgow Budhill Park, Shettleston 1st in SWFL1
Hamilton Academical Hamilton New Douglas Park 6,018 10th in SWPL
Heart of Midlothian Edinburgh Kings Park, Dalkeith 9th in SWPL
Hutchison Vale Edinburgh Saughton Enclosure 11th in SWPL
Inverness City Inverness Millburn Academy 12th in SWPL
Jeanfield Swifts Perth McDiarmid Park 3G 3rd in SWFL1
Queen's Park Glasgow Toryglen Regional Football Centre 4th in SWFL1

SWPL 1

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Scottish Women's Premier League 1
Season2016
ChampionsGlasgow City
RelegatedForfar Farmington
Champions LeagueGlasgow City
Hibernian
Matches played80
Goals scored302 (3.78 per match)
Biggest home winHibernian 9–0 Rangers
(28 August 2016)
Biggest away winSpartans 0–8 Glasgow City
(20 April 2016)
Highest scoringNine goals:
Hibernian 9–0 Rangers
(28 August 2016)
Glasgow City 8–1 Stirling University
(23 May 2016)
Longest winning run10 matches:
Glasgow City
Longest unbeaten run10 matches:
Glasgow City
Longest winless run13 matches:
Forfar Farmington
Longest losing run13 matches:
Forfar Farmington
2015
2017
All statistics correct as of 23 October 2016.

Format

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In the first season after the reduction to eight teams a new format is played. Teams will play each other three times, with the bottom placed team being relegated after the season. The split into a championship and relegation group is discontinued.[6]

Standings

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Teams will play 21 matches each.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Glasgow City (C) 21 20 0 1 78 12 +66 60 2017–18 Champions League
2 Hibernian (Q) 21 17 1 3 76 17 +59 52
3 Celtic 21 13 0 8 50 30 +20 39
4 Stirling University 21 9 1 11 28 45 −17 28
5 Rangers 21 9 0 12 35 57 −22 27
6 Spartans 21 7 1 13 24 54 −30 22
7 Aberdeen 21 5 1 15 17 46 −29 16
8 Forfar Farmington (R) 21 2 0 19 12 59 −47 6 2017 SWPL 2
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Results

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SWPL 2

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Scottish Women's Premier League 2
Season2016
RelegatedInverness City
Queen's Park
Matches played79
Goals scored408 (5.16 per match)
Biggest home winHamilton Academical 11–0 Inverness City
(22 May 2016)
Glasgow Girls 11–0 Inverness City
(9 October 2016)
Biggest away winQueen's Park 0–13 Jeanfield Swifts
(22 May 2016)
Highest scoringQueen's Park 0–13 Jeanfield Swifts
(22 May 2016)
Longest winning run8 matches:
Glasgow Girls
Longest unbeaten run8 matches:
Glasgow Girls
Longest winless run10 matches:
Inverness City
Longest losing run7 matches:
Inverness City
2015
2017
All statistics correct as of 23 October 2016.

Format

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In the first season after the reduction to eight teams a new format is played. Teams will play each other three times, with the bottom placed team being relegated after the season. The split into a championship and relegation group is discontinued.[7]

Standings

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Teams will play 21 matches each.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hamilton Academical (C, P) 21 17 0 4 87 25 +62 51 2017 SWPL 1
2 Heart of Midlothian 21 15 4 2 71 16 +55 49
3 Glasgow Girls 21 16 1 4 59 21 +38 49
4 Hutchison Vale[a] 21 9 4 8 52 42 +10 31
5 Jeanfield Swifts 21 9 1 11 70 45 +25 28
6 Buchan 21 6 3 12 46 58 −12 21
7 Queen's Park (R) 21 3 0 18 22 115 −93 9 2017 SWFL 1
8 Inverness City (R) 21 2 1 18 24 109 −85 7
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Hutchison Vale were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Heart of Midlothian on 21 August 2016. The result was reversed and Hearts were awarded a 3-0 win.[8]

Results

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References

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  1. ^ "SWPL Reconstruction: Will It Work? | Scottish Women's Football". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  2. ^ Melee, Lewis. "An exploration of the Scottish Women's Premier League 2016 league restructure" (PDF). Abertay University. p. 49 ('41'). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2022.
  3. ^ "City close in on 10 in a row". Glasgow City FC. 9 Oct 2016.
  4. ^ "Glasgow City clinch 10 league titles in a row by beating Hibs". BBC Sport. 23 Oct 2016.
  5. ^ "Where Are They Now? – 2016 The First SWPL 2 Title Winners". Accies WFC. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020.
  6. ^ "New SWPL 1 & SWPL 2 season 2016". scottishfa.co.uk. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  7. ^ "New SWPL 1 & SWPL 2 season 2016". scottishfa.co.uk. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  8. ^ "SWF Statement – SWPL 2 league standings (11/10/2016)". Scottish Women's Football. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
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