User:Daftcelt/History of women's football in Scotland

League
The women's league structure in Scotland consists of three levels, a Premier League and a Football League with First and Second Divisions, but the second division is split into four regional leagues (North, East & Central, Southeast and Southwest).

Scottish Women's Football League
The Football League is a step below the Premier League. It currently consists of a two level structure with First and Second Divisions. The second division is split into four regional leagues (North, East & Central, Southeast and Southwest). The four way split in the 2012 season was North, East, Southeast and West. The Football League has consisted of a two level structure since season 2008-09. The second division has consisted of four regional leagues since the 2012 season. Prior to this the second division consisted of three regionals leagues from season 2008-09 to the 2012 season. The three regional league split in season 2008-09 was North, Southwest & West and Southeast, East & Central. In 2010, the three way split changed to North, West and East. It remained the same for the 2011 season.

Prior to season 2008-09, the Football League consisted of a three level structure, a First Division, a Second Division and a Third Division. The Third Division consisted of two regional leagues, a North and South split. This structure was substained during seasons 2006-07 and 2007-08. During season 2007-08, an end of season split took place in the Second Division, and both Third Divisions (North and South) (similar to the end of season split in the men's Scottish Premier League).

Cup competitons
The national cup competition in women's football in Scotland and the top domestic cup competition in Scotland. One of the three majors in women's football in Scotland, along with the League title and the Premier League Cup.
 * Scottish Cup

Introduced in 2002 along with Premier League. It replaced the Scottish League Cup as the top league cup comeptition in the women's game in Scotland. Unlike the Scottish League Cup that allowed entry of all football league teams, this is single division competition, which is exclusively for teams that are members of the Premier League.
 * Scottish Premier League Cup

It was the top competition in women's football in this country until the introduction of the Premier League Cup in 2002. It was open to all football league teams in the women's game. It was one of three majors along with League title and Scottish Cup until the Premier League Cup was introduced.
 * Scottish League Cup 1

Since the Premier League had its own League Cup competiton, the Scottish League Cup was renamed the Scottish Football League Cup in 2002. It was a competition for all women's football league teams outside of the Premier League (equivalant to the men's Scottish Challenge Cup).
 * Scottish Football League Cup 1 (formerly the Scottish League Cup)

Launched in 2012. It's a competition exclusively for teams who are members of the First Division.
 * Scottish First Division Cup 1 (formerly the Scottish Football League Cup)

Launched in 2012. It's a competition exclusively for teams who are members of the regional second divisons.
 * Scottish Second Division Cup

1Technically the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Football League Cup and Scottish First Division Cup are the same trophy. But the different format of competitions elevate each renaming of the trophy to a different status. After the Premier League Cup was introduced in 2002, the League Cup was no longer a major trophy as the teams from the top division didn't enter the competition anymore, which elevates it times as the Football League Cup and First Division Cup to a lower level status.

European football
The team that wins the Premier League title qualifies for the following seasons UEFA Champions League. As the Premier League lies 24th in the current coefficent rankings for the top domestic leagues in europe, only the Scottish league champions enter next seasons Champions League and are currently only gauranteed a place in the Champions League qualifiers. Only the top fourteen domestic leagues in europe get their league champions direct quailfication in the following seasons Champions League group stage. And only the top eight domestic leagues in europe get their leagues top two ranked teams in the followings seasons Champions League, with their league champions going straight into the group phase and their league runners up starting in the qualifying stages.

Trebles

 * Cumbernauld United won Scottish League (top tier), Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup in season 1997-98.
 * Kilmarnock won Scottish League (top tier), Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup in season 2001-02.
 * Glasgow City won Scottish Premier League (top tier), Scottish Cup and Scottish Premier League Cup in seasons 2008-09 and 2012.

League and national cup

 * Cumbernauld United won Scottish League (top tier) and Scottish Cup in season 1997-98.
 * Kilmarnock won Scottish League (top tier) and Scottish Cup in season 2001-02.
 * Hibernian won Scottish Premier League (top tier) and Scottish Cup in season 2006-07.
 * Glasgow City won Scottish Premier League (top tier) and Scottish Cup in seasons 2008-09, 2011 and 2012.

League and League Cup double

 * Cumbernauld United won Scottish League (top tier) and Scottish League Cup in seasons 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1999-00.
 * Kilmarnock won Scottish League (top tier) and Scottish League Cup in season 2001-02.
 * Kilmarnock won Scottish Premier League (top tier) and Scottish Premier League Cup in season 2002-03.
 * Glasgow City won Scottish Premier League and Scottish Premier League Cup in seasons 2008-09, 2009 and 2012.

Domestic Cup double

 * Cumbernauld United won Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup in seasons 1997-98 and 1998-99.
 * Kilmarnock won Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup in season 2001-02.
 * Hibernian won Scottish Cup and Scottish Premier League Cup in season 2004-05 and 2007-08.
 * Glasgow City won Scottish Cup and Scottish Premier League Cup in seasons 2008-09 and 2012.

Lower league doubles

 * Dundee United won First Division (second tier) and Scottish Football League Cup in season 2007-08.
 * Celtic Reserves won First Division (second tier) and Scottish Football League Cup in season 2010.
 * Hearts won Second Division Southeast (third tier) and Scottish Second Division Cup in season 2012.