2020 Scottish Women's Premier League
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| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Matches | 4 |
| Goals | 8 (2 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Megan Bell (2 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Rangers 3–0 Heart of Midlothian (23 February 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Forfar Farmington 0–1 Motherwell (23 February 2020) |
| Highest scoring | Celtic 2–1 Glasgow City (21 February 2020) Rangers 3–0 Heart of Midlothian (23 February 2020) |
← 2019 2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 23 February 2020.Season declared null and void as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. | |
The 2020 Scottish Women's Premier League, known as the Scottish Building Society Scottish Women's Premier League for sponsorship reasons,[2] was due to be the 19th season of the Scottish Women's Premier League, the highest division of women's association football in Scotland since its inception in 2002.[3] Glasgow City were the defending champions. Heart of Midlothian joined the SWPL 1 as the promoted club from the 2019 SWPL 2, replacing Stirling University.[3]
The season started on 21 February 2020 and was scheduled to end in November 2020,[4] but was interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. In July 2020, the 2020 season was declared null and void. A new season started on 18 October 2020 and concluded on 4 July 2021, with the league reverting to a winter season format.[5]
| Team | Location | Head coach | Home ground | Capacity | 2019 position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | East Kilbride |  Fran Alonso | K-Park Training Academy | 1,000 | 3rd |
| Forfar Farmington | Forfar |  Ryan McConville | Station Park | 6,777 | 7th |
| Glasgow City | Glasgow |  Scott Booth | Petershill Park | 1,000 | 1st |
| Heart of Midlothian | Edinburgh | Andy Enwood | Oriam | 1,000 | 1st in SWPL 2 |
| Hibernian | Edinburgh | Dean Gibson | Ainslie Park | 3,000 | 2nd |
| Motherwell | Motherwell | Eddie Wolecki Black | Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility | 1,000 | 6th |
| Rangers | Milngavie |  Grégory Vignal | Rangers Training Centre | 500 | 4th |
| Spartans | Edinburgh | Debbi McCulloch | Ainslie Park | 3,000 | 5th |
Source: [6]