2022–23 Scottish Women's Premier League
Football league season
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The 2022–23 Scottish Women's Premier League was the 22nd season of the SWPL, the highest division of women's football in Scotland since 2002. 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.[1][2]
| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Glasgow City |
| Relegated | Glasgow Women |
| Champions League | Glasgow City Celtic |
| Matches | 168 |
| Goals | 621 (3.7 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Rangers 14–0 Glasgow Women (7 August 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Glasgow Women 0–10 Rangers (4 December 2022) |
| Highest scoring | Rangers 14–0 Glasgow Women (7 August 2022) |
| Highest attendance | 15,822 Celtic v Hearts (21 May 2023) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 4 May 2023. | |
Rangers were the defending champions, after winning their first women's Scottish title in 2021–22 by beating the 15-time champions Glasgow City.[3] Dundee United and Glasgow Women had won promotion to SWPL 1.[4]
The league was enlarged to 12 clubs from 10 in the preceding season.[2] A 12-club "split" format returned, with a double round-robin before the "split",[5] then another double round-robin of the top six and bottom six clubs respectively.[2] The SWPL previously used a "split" format between the 2012 and 2015 seasons. The 12th-placed club would be relegated and replaced by the SWPL 2 winner, with a promotion/relegation play-off taking place between the clubs finishing 11th in SWPL 1 and 2nd in SWPL 2.[5] The league season began on 7 August 2022 and ended on 21 May 2023.
Glasgow City won the championship on the last day of the season, Lauren Davidson scoring in stoppage time for a 1–0 victory over Rangers at Ibrox Stadium to stay ahead of Celtic, despite the Hoops' simultaneous home win over Hearts which put them in a title-winning position for part of the day (Rangers could also have retained the title with a win).[6][7] City had been in first place and unbeaten at the split, but lost twice to Celtic and once to Rangers as the gap closed between the three clubs, leading to the dramatic conclusion. At the other end of the table, Glasgow Women were out of their depth and relegated having lost every match.
Teams
| Team | Location | Manager | Home ground | Capacity | 2021–22 position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Cove Bay |  Emma Hunter Gavin Beith | Balmoral Stadium | 2,602 | 5th |
| Celtic | Airdrie |  Fran Alonso | Excelsior Stadium | 10,101 | 3rd |
| Dundee United | Dundee | Graeme Hart | Gussie Park[8] | TBC | 1st (SWPL2) |
| Glasgow City | Springburn | Leanne Ross | Petershill Park | 1,000 | 2nd |
| Glasgow Women | Glasgow | Andy Gardner | New Tinto Park | 1,000 | 2nd (SWPL2) |
| Hamilton Academical | Hamilton | Gary Doctor | New Douglas Park | 6,018 | 10th |
| Heart of Midlothian | Edinburgh | Eva Olid | Oriam | 1,000 | 8th |
| Hibernian | Edinburgh | Dean Gibson | Meadowbank Stadium | TBC | 4th |
| Motherwell | Motherwell | Paul Brownlie Leanne Crichton | Alliance Park | 500 | 7th |
| Partick Thistle | Springburn | Brian Graham | Petershill Park | 1,000 | 9th |
| Rangers | Milngavie | Malky Thomson | Broadwood Stadium[9] | 8,086 | 1st |
| Spartans | Edinburgh | Debbi McCulloch | Ainslie Park | 3,000 | 6th |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
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] |
| 12 | Glasgow Women (R) | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 150 | −141 | 0 | Relegation to SWPL2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated