The 2022–23 Scottish Women's Premier League is the 22nd season of the SWPL, the highest division of women's football in Scotland since 2002. The league is split into two divisions – SWPL 1 with 12 clubs and SWPL 2 with eight clubs. Both divisions were enlarged after the 2021–22 season (from ten and seven clubs respectively).[1]

Rangers are the defending champions, after winning their first women's Scottish title in 2021–22 by beating the 15-time champions Glasgow City.[2] Dundee United and Glasgow Women won promotion to SWPL 1.[3] Montrose, Gartcairn and East Fife won promotion to SWPL 2 as the top three clubs in the SWF Championship in 2021–22.

In February 2022, a majority of SWPL clubs voted to leave the Scottish Women's Football association (under the auspices of the Scottish Football Association); from 2022–23 onwards, the two divisions will be administered by the Scottish Professional Football League.[4][1]

A 12-club "split" format is returning in SWPL 1 in 2022–23, with a double round-robin before the "split",[5] then another double round-robin of the top six and bottom six clubs respectively.[1] The Women's Premier League previously used a "split" format between the 2012 and 2015 seasons. In SWPL 2, the eight clubs will simply play each other four times.[5] The top club in SWPL 2 will win automatic promotion, the 12th-placed club in SWPL 1 will be relegated, and a promotion/relegation play-off will take place between the clubs finishing 11th in SWPL 1 and 2nd in SWPL 2.[5] The league season began on 7 August 2022 and is scheduled to end on 21 May 2023.

Teams

SWPL 1

Team Location Manager Home ground Capacity 2021–22 position
AberdeenCove BayScotland Emma Hunter
Scotland Gavin Beith		Balmoral Stadium2,6025th
CelticAirdrieSpain Fran AlonsoExcelsior Stadium10,1013rd
Dundee UnitedDundeeScotland Graeme HartGussie Park[6]TBC1st (SWPL2)
Glasgow CitySpringburnScotland Leanne RossPetershill Park1,0002nd
Glasgow WomenGlasgowScotland Andy GardnerNew Tinto Park1,0002nd (SWPL2)
Hamilton AcademicalHamiltonScotland Gary DoctorNew Douglas Park6,01810th
Heart of MidlothianEdinburghSpain Eva OlidOriam1,0008th
HibernianEdinburghScotland Dean GibsonMeadowbank StadiumTBC4th
MotherwellMotherwellScotland Paul Brownlie
Scotland Leanne Crichton		Alliance Park5007th
Partick ThistleSpringburnScotland Brian GrahamPetershill Park1,0009th
RangersMilngavieScotland Malky ThomsonBroadwood Stadium[7]8,0861st
SpartansEdinburghScotland Debbi McCullochAinslie Park3,0006th

SWPL 2

Team Location Manager Home ground Capacity 2021–22 position
Boroughmuir ThistleEdinburghScotland Suzy ShepherdMeadowbank Stadium1,320 (500 seated)3rd
East FifeMethilScotland Liz AndersonBayview Stadium1,9802nd (Championship North)
GartcairnAirdrieScotland Robert McCallumMTC Park[8]3001st (Championship South)
KilmarnockKilmarnockScotland Jim ChapmanRugby Park15,0034th
MontroseMontroseScotland Craig FerozLinks Park4,9361st (Championship North)
Queen's ParkGlasgowScotland Mark KirkNew Tinto Park1,0006th
St JohnstonePerthScotland Murdo StevenRiverside Stadium1,0005th
Stirling UniversityStirlingScotland Nile RobbinsUniversity of Stirling1,0007th

SWPL 1

Scottish Women's Premier League 1
Season2022–23
ChampionsGlasgow City
RelegatedGlasgow Women
Champions LeagueGlasgow City
Celtic
Matches played168
Goals scored621 (3.7 per match)
Biggest home winRangers 14–0 Glasgow Women
(7 August 2022)
Biggest away winGlasgow Women 0–10 Rangers
(4 December 2022)
Highest scoringRangers 14–0 Glasgow Women
(7 August 2022)
Highest attendance15,822 Celtic v Hearts (21 May 2023)
2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 4 May 2023.

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Glasgow City 22 20 2 0 94 7 +87 62 Qualification for the Top six
2 Celtic 22 18 2 2 90 4 +86 56
3 Rangers 22 17 4 1 89 5 +84 55
4 Heart of Midlothian 22 12 4 6 33 19 +14 40
5 Hibernian 22 9 5 8 45 34 +11 32
6 Partick Thistle 22 9 4 9 37 50 −13 31
7 Motherwell 22 8 6 8 28 39 −11 30 Qualification for the Bottom six
8 Spartans 22 7 5 10 19 38 −19 26
9 Dundee United 22 5 2 15 21 61 −40 17
10 Aberdeen 22 4 3 15 20 56 −36 15
11 Hamilton Academical 22 4 1 17 20 74 −54 13
12 Glasgow Women 22 0 0 22 6 115 −109 0
Source: [9]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Home \ Away ABE CEL DUN GLA GLW HAM HOM HIB MOT PAR RAN SPA
Aberdeen 0–3 1–2 0–7 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 0–8 1–1
Celtic 3–0 7–0 0–1 7–0 6–0 3–0 9–0 0–0 8–0 3–0 4–0
Dundee United 1–2 0–4 1–8 2–1 3–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–1 0–4 2–1
Glasgow City 2–1 2–1 7–0 11–0 6–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 8–1 1–1 7–0
Glasgow Women 0–1 0–8 0–4 0–5 3–4 0–3 0–6 0–2 1–8 0–10 0–2
Hamilton Academical 3–1 0–7 2–2 0–6 4–0 0–1 0–4 1–3 1–5 0–5 0–1
Heart of Midlothian 3–0 1–2 2–0 0–3 3–0 5–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 2–0
Hibernian 0–0 0–2 4–1 0–4 7–0 4–0 1–1 2–3 0–0 0–1 1–2
Motherwell 4–1 0–8 2–1 0–1 4–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–7 2–2
Partick Thistle 4–3 0–2 1–0 1–4 6–0 1–0 1–2 0–4 1–0 0–6 3–0
Rangers 4–1 0–0 5–0 0–0 14–0 6–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 5–0 2–0
Spartans 2–0 0–3 1–0 0–4 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–1
Source: [9]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top six

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Glasgow City (C) 32 27 2 3 112 18 +94 83 Qualification for the Champions League first round
2 Celtic 32 26 3 3 115 11 +104 81
3 Rangers 32 24 6 2 111 9 +102 78
4 Heart of Midlothian 32 14 7 11 39 42 −3 49
5 Hibernian 32 11 6 15 54 51 +3 39
6 Partick Thistle 32 9 5 18 42 73 −31 32
Source: [10]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Home \ Away CEL GLA HOM HIB PAR RAN
Celtic 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 0–1
Glasgow City 2–4 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–2
Heart of Midlothian 0–6 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–6
Hibernian 1–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–1
Partick Thistle 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–5
Rangers 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 3–0
Source: [10]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Bottom six

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Spartans 32 16 6 10 48 51 −3 54
8 Motherwell 32 13 8 11 52 53 −1 47
9 Aberdeen 32 9 3 20 39 77 −38 30
10 Dundee United 32 8 5 19 45 76 −31 29
11 Hamilton Academical (Q) 32 8 3 21 38 93 −55 27 Qualification for the SWPL1 relegation/promotion play-off
12 Glasgow Women (R) 32 0 0 32 9 150 −141 0 Relegation to the SWPL2
Source: [11]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Home \ Away ABE DUN GLW HAM MOT SPA
Aberdeen 1–0 5–1 2–1 0–2 1–2
Dundee United 3–4 5–0 1–1 4–2 0–1
Glasgow Women 1–3 0–7 1–3 0–3 0–1
Hamilton Academical 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–4 2–4
Motherwell 3–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–3
Spartans 6–2 4–2 2–0 4–2 2–2
Source: [11]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

SWPL 2

Scottish Women's Premier League 2
Season2022–23
ChampionsMontrose
PromotedMontrose
Matches played96
Goals scored334 (3.48 per match)
Biggest home winBoroughmuir Thistle 7–0 Gartcairn
(5 March 2023)
Biggest away winStirling University 0–5 Montrose
(23 April 2023)
East Fife 1–6 Montrose
(30 April 2023)
Highest scoringBoroughmuir Thistle 3–5 Kilmarnock
(7 August 2022)
Montrose 7–1 St Johnstone
(18 January 2023)
2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 30 April 2023.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Montrose (C, P) 24 17 4 3 75 25 +50 55 Promotion to SWPL1
2 Gartcairn 24 13 3 8 46 42 +4 42 Qualification for the promotion play-off
3 St Johnstone 24 11 6 7 34 35 −1 39
4 Kilmarnock 24 10 7 7 34 25 +9 37
5 Boroughmuir Thistle 24 9 8 7 53 38 +15 35
6 Queen's Park 24 10 2 12 41 42 −1 32
7 Stirling University 24 4 6 14 28 65 −37 18 Qualification for the SWPL2 relegation/promotion play-off
8 East Fife 24 1 6 17 23 62 −39 9 Relegation to the SWF Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2023. Source: [12]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Home \ Away BOR EFI GAR KIL MON QPA STJ STI BOR EFI GAR KIL MON QPA STJ STI
Boroughmuir Thistle 0–0 2–2 3–5 3–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 7–0 1–2 2–3 5–1
East Fife 2–2 0–2 0–1 0–4 1–1 0–1 3–3 1–4 1–3 1–6 2–1 1–3
Gartcairn 1–3 4–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 1–0 2–2 5–2 2–1 1–4 2–3 1–3
Kilmarnock 1–0 2–1 2–3 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 4–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0
Montrose 0–3 5–1 2–0 1–1 5–2 2–0 5–0 3–3 5–1 3–1 7–1 4–1
Queen's Park 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 3–4 2–2 1–2 2–3 1–2 3–0
St Johnstone 3–2 1–1 1–3 0–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–2
Stirling University 1–4 2–0 0–3 0–3 0–4 1–5 1–3 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–5 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2023. Source: [12]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  2. ↑ "Park's SWPL: Rangers Women champions for first time". She Kicks. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Glasgow Women promoted in thrilling final day for SWPL - Scottish Women's Football". SWF. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "SWPL to be administered by the SPFL for season 2022/23". Scottish Women's Football. 15 Feb 2022. Archived from the original on 15 Feb 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "SWPL announce 12-team top flight plans to mirror mens' [sic] SPFL". Edinburgh News. 1 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "GUSSIE PARK FUNDING UPDATE". Dundee United Football Club. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  7. ↑ "Rangers Confirm Broadwood Stadium as Home Venue For 2022/23 SWPL season". Rangers Football Club. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  8. ↑ "Gartcairn FA". SWF. Archived from the original on 12 Apr 2021. Retrieved 14 Aug 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Summary – SWPL1". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Summary – SWPL1". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
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