2013 Scottish Women's Premier League

Scottish Women's Premier League
Season2013
ChampionsGlasgow City
RelegatedFalkirk
Kilwinning SC
Champions LeagueGlasgow City
Matches played126
Goals scored651 (5.17 per match)
Biggest home winHibernian 11–0 Falkirk
9 June 2013
Biggest away winKilwinning SC 0–12 Glasgow City
5 May 2013
Highest scoringKilwinning SC 0–12 Glasgow City
5 May 2013
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The 2013 Scottish Women's Premier League was the twelfth season of the Scottish Women's Premier League, the highest division of women's football in Scotland since its inception in 2002. The competition started on 17 March 2013.

A total of twelve teams contested the league. Glasgow City were the reigning champions.[1]

Buchan and Kilwinning SC were promoted from the SWFL First Division after finishing 3rd and 4th respectively and both appeared in the Premier League for the first time[2][3] (First Division champions Hibernian Reserves and runners-up Celtic Reserves were unable to be promoted as league rules stipulate each club may field only one team in the Premier League).[4]

The SWPL continued in the format adopted in 2012. The 12 clubs faced each other once (11 games per club), after which the league split into top six and bottom six sections based on league position. Each club then played home and away against clubs in their respective sections to give a total of 21 games.

Glasgow City won their seventh consecutive championship title on 29 September 2013.[5] also won the 2013 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup and the 2013 Scottish Women's Cup to complete the 'treble', the third in their history and second in a row. Hibernian were runners-up, 20 points behind the champions. Buchan and Kilwinning SC were relegated.

  1. ^ "Glasgow City hammer Hibernian to secure sixth Scottish title". BBC Sport. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Buchan Ladies clinch promotion". Fraserburgh Herald. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Football team in sponsorship plea". Irvine Times. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Rules of Senior Leagues and League Cups 2011" (PDF). Scottish FA. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Glasgow City secure seventh successive SWPL title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 September 2013.