The 2013 Scottish Women's Premier League was the twelfth season of the Scottish Women's Premier League, the highest division of women's football in Scotland since its inception in 2002. The competition started on 17 March 2013.
A total of twelve teams contested the league. Glasgow City were the reigning champions.
Buchan and Kilwinning SC were promoted from the SWFL First Division 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. also won the 2013 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup and the 2013 Scottish Women's Cup to complete the 'treble', the third in their history and second in a row. Hibernian were runners-up, 20 points behind the champions. Buchan and Kilwinning SC were relegated.
Teams Stadia and locations
The most regular home ground is shown though some clubs played matches at other venues throughout the season.
Team Location Home ground Head coachFinishing position 2012 Aberdeen Aberdeen Heathryfold Park Allan Smith 6th Buchan LFC Maud Pleasure Park Ewen Reid SWFL First Division, 3rd Celtic Glasgow Celtic Training Centre, Lennoxtown David Haley 3rd Falkirk Falkirk Recreation Park, Alloa Alan Palmer 10th Forfar Farmington Forfar Station Park Mark Nisbet 2nd Glasgow City Glasgow Petershill Park Eddie Wolecki-Black 1st Hamilton Academical Hamilton John Cumming Stadium, Carluke Kevin Murphy 7th Hibernian Edinburgh Albyn Park, Broxburn Willie Kirk 4th Hutchison Vale Edinburgh Saughton Enclosure Ian Macdonald 8th Kilwinning SC Ladies Kilwinning Kilwinning Sports Club Craig Hamilton SWFL First Division, 4th Rangers Glasgow Petershill Park Angie Hind 9th Spartans Edinburgh Spartans Academy Debbi McCulloch 5th
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 Season on soccerway.com Women's League Competitions at Scottish Football Historical Archive