Organising body | Scottish Women's Football |
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Founded | 1972 (SWFA League) 1999 (SWFL)[1] |
First season | 1999–2000 (SWFL) |
Country | Scotland |
Confederation | UEFA |
Divisions | 4 |
Number of teams | 40 |
Promotion to | SWF League One |
Domestic cup(s) | Scottish Women's Cup |
League cup(s) | Scottish Women's Football League Cup |
The Scottish Women's Football League (SWFL) is a group of women's football divisions in Scotland. The league is owned and managed by Scottish Women's Football (SWF), an affiliated body of the Scottish Football Association (SFA).
Following on from the national league of the Scottish Women's Football Association founded in 1972, the SWFL was formed by clubs and the SWFA in 1999 as the country's top four women's league tiers.
From 1999 until 2015, the SWFL First Division (SWFL 1) was the second tier of Scottish women's football; its Premier Division broke off to create the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) in 2002. The subsequent additions of SWPL 2 (2016), the SWF Championship (2021) and SWF League One (2023) means that The SWFL now comprises the fifth tier of the Scottish league system, and currently has 40 clubs in four regional divisions.