The 2022–23

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was the 22nd season of the SWPL, the highest division of

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. In February 2022, a majority of SWPL clubs voted to leave the

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); from 2022–23 onwards, the two divisions will be administered by the

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were the defending champions, after winning their first women's Scottish title in 2021–22 by beating the 15-time champions Glasgow City.

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and Glasgow Women had won promotion to SWPL 1. The league was enlarged to 12 clubs from 10 in the preceding season. A 12-club "split" format returned, with a double round-robin before the "split", then another double round-robin of the top six and bottom six clubs respectively. The SWPL previously used a "split" format between the

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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. 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

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for a 1–0 victory over Rangers at

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to stay ahead of

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, 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).Watch SWPL: City dramatically snatch title from Celtic in dying seconds
BBC Sport, 21 May 2023 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

Regular season

Top six

Bottom six

References

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Scottish Women's Premier League seasons

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