The 2021–22 Scottish Women's Premier League was the 21st season of the SWPL, the highest division of women's football in Scotland since 2002. The season was played with 10 teams; original participants Forfar Farmington resigned suddenly in August 2021 and Partick Thistle were elevated to SWPL 1 to maintain an even number of teams (leaving SWPL 2 one short).
The league season started on 5 September 2021 and ended on 15 May 2022. The competition was known as the Scottish Building Society Scottish Women's Premier League for sponsorship reasons, then as the Park's Motor Group Scottish Women's Premier League from November 2021. Glasgow City were the defending champions of 14 consecutive seasons.
In February 2022, Glasgow City lost 3–1 away to Rangers in a pivotal fixture; a 0–0 draw in the reverse fixture on 8 May gave Rangers the SWPL 1 championship, their first Scottish women's title. The Gers finished seven points ahead of Glasgow City and only dropped four points, via two draws against the deposed champions, defeating all other opponents three times for an unbeaten season. They also qualified for the UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time.Rangers end 14 years of Glasgow City dominance with historic SWPL title win, Rangers News, 8 May 2022
No clubs were relegated from SWPL 1 and two promoted from SWPL 2 due to divisional expansion to 12 teams for the 2022–23 season. The league's first promotion/relegation play-off had been planned until the expansion was confirmed in April 2022 following the SWPL clubs' majority vote to leave SWF for the SPFL in February.
Teams Team Location Head coach Home ground Capacity2020–21 position Aberdeen Cove Bay Emma Hunter Gavin Beith Balmoral Stadium 2,602 1st in SWPL 2 Celtic Airdrie Fran Alonso Excelsior Stadium 10,101 2nd Glasgow City Springburn Eileen Gleeson Petershill Park 1,000 1st Hamilton Academical Hamilton Gary Doctor New Douglas Park 6,018 2nd in SWPL 2 Heart of Midlothian Edinburgh Eva Olid Oriam 1,000 8th Hibernian Livingston Dean Gibson Almondvale Stadium 3,000 4th Motherwell Motherwell Stewart Hall Willie Kinniburgh (interim) Alliance Park 500 6th Partick Thistle Springburn Brian Graham Petershill Park 1,000 3rd in SWPL 2 Rangers Milngavie Malky Thomson Rangers Training Centre 500 3rd Spartans Edinburgh Debbi McCulloch Ainslie Park 3,000 5th Source:
League table
Results
Matches 1 to 18
Matches 19 to 27
References
External links Official website