The 2013 Scottish Women's Premier League was the twelfth season of the
Scottish Women's Premier League
The Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) is the highest level of league competition in women's football in Scotland. Its two divisions are SWPL 1 and SWPL 2. The league was formed when the Premier Division of the Scottish Women's Football League ...
, the highest division of
women's football Women's football most often refers to:
* Women's association football (hannah jones ).
Women's football may also refer to:
* Women's gridiron football
* Women's Australian rules football
* Ladies' Gaelic football
* Women's rugby league
* Women's ...
in Scotland since its inception in 2002. The competition started on 17 March 2013.
A total of twelve teams are contested the league.
Glasgow City were the reigning champions.
Buchan Ladies and
Kilwinning SC Ladies were promoted from the
SWFL First Division
The Scottish Women's Football League First Division (SWFL 1) was a division in the Scottish women's football pyramid between 1999 and 2019. The second league tier from 1999 to 2015, it was later the third tier from 2016 to 2019.
For most of its ...
after finishing 3rd and 4th respectively and both appeared in the Premier League for the first time. 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.
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.
Teams
Stadia and locations
The most regular home ground is shown though some clubs played matches at other venues throughout the season.
League standings
Results
Matches 1–11
Clubs play each other once.
Matches 12–21
After 11 matches, the league splits into top six and bottom six sections. Clubs played every other club in their section twice (home and away).
Top six
Bottom six
References
External links
Seasonon soccerway.com
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