The Scottish League One, known as
cinch League One for sponsorship reasons, is the third tier of the
Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional
football clubs in
Scotland
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. The Scottish League One was established in July 2013, after the Scottish Professional Football League was formed by a merger of the
Scottish Premier League and
Scottish Football League.
Format
Teams receive
three points for a win
Three points for a win is a standard used in many sports leagues and group tournaments, especially in association football, in which three points are awarded to the team winning a match, with no points awarded to the losing team. If the game is ...
and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then
goal difference, and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned
league champion. If points are equal, the goal difference determines the winner. If this still does not result in a winner, the tied teams must take part in a playoff game at a neutral venue to determine the final placings.
Promotion and relegation
The champions are directly promoted to the
Scottish Championship
The Scottish Championship, known as the cinch Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland. The Scottish Champio ...
, swapping places with the bottom club of the championship.
The clubs finishing 2nd, 3rd, 4th in League One, and the 9th placed team in the Championship then enter the two-legged Championship play-off. The 2nd-placed League One club plays the 3rd-placed League One club, whilst the team who finished 4th in League One will play the 9th-placed Championship side. The winners of these ties will then play each other. If a League One play-off winner prevails, that club is promoted, with the championship club being relegated. If the Championship side is victorious, they then retain their place in the Championship.
For promotion and relegation, the League One play-off system closely mirrors its
Championship counterpart, in which the bottom club of League One is automatically relegated and the 9th-placed club undergoes a play-off with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed clubs from
League Two.
Teams
Listed below are all the teams competing in the
2022–23 Scottish League One
The 2022–23 Scottish League One (known as cinch League One for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of Scottish League One, the third tier of Scottish football.
Ten teams contested the league: Airdrieonians, Alloa Athletic, Clyde, Dunfe ...
season, with details of the first season they entered the third tier; the first season of their current spell in the third tier; and the last time they won the third tier.
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Stadiums
Statistics
Championships
Top goalscorers
Bold denotes players still playing in Scottish League One.
Broadcasting rights
Notes
References
External links
Scottish League One – Official website
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League One
The English Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League One from 2004 until 2016) is the second-highest division of the English Football Leag ...
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2013 establishments in Scotland
Sports leagues established in 2013
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Professional sports leagues in Scotland