The Scottish Premier Reserve League was the top reserve team league for
Scottish football
Association football ( sco, fitbaa, gd, ball-coise) is one of the national sports of Scotland and the most popular sport in the country. There is a long tradition of "football" games in Orkney, Lewis and southern Scotland, especially the Scot ...
teams. The competition started at the same time as the inauguration of the
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League (SPL) was the top level league competition for professional football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football' ...
in the
1998–99 season. It was initially an under-21 league, with a quota of five players over the age limit allowed per team in any match. The league was discontinued after the 2008–09 season.
Since then, alternative structures have been mooted, such as allowing the bigger clubs to field reserve teams in the lower divisions of the
Scottish Football League
The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4 km south ...
.
Past winners
Under-21 League
Reserve League
See also
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SPFL Development League
The SPFL Development League was the top level of youth football in Scotland, which was contested in various formats between 1998 and 2018.
History
A youth league was founded as the Scottish Premier under-18 League in 1998. Clubs fielded under-1 ...
(originally the concurrent SPL under-18 competition from 1998, taken over by the
Scottish Professional Football League
The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) is the national men's association football league in Scotland. The league was formed in June 2013 following a merger between the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League. As ...
and changed to under-20s)
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SPFL Reserve League
The SPFL Reserve League is the reserve team league for football in Scotland. The league began in 2018, as the SPFL Development League was replaced by a reserve team (i.e not age-restricted) format.
History
In its first season, 2018–19, the lea ...
(a similar reserves competition operated by the SPFL since 2018, replacing the above Development League)
References
External links
NewsTablesFixtures
Reserve football leagues in Europe
Scottish Premier League
Defunct football leagues in Scotland
1998 establishments in Scotland
2009 disestablishments in Scotland
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