Season 2012 Matches played 126 | Champions Glasgow City Start date 2012 Goals scored 681 | |
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Biggest home win Hibernian !Hibernian 19–1 FC Kilmarnock29 April 2012 Biggest away win Hutchison Vale 0–15 Glasgow City !Glasgow City3 June 2012 Highest scoring Hibernian !Hibernian 19–1 FC Kilmarnock29 April 2012 People also search for 2012–13 North Superleague | ||
The 2012 Women's Premier League is the eleventh season of the Scottish Women's Premier League, the highest division of women's football in Scotland since its inception in 2002.
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A total of twelve teams are contesting the league. Aberdeen FC Ladies won the 2011 Scottish Women's First Division and return to the Premier League after one season away. First Division runners-up Hibernian 2000 were unable to be promoted as league rules stipulate each club may field only one team in the Premier League. As the third placed side in the First Division, Toryglen Ladies, folded over the close season, FC Kilmarnock Ladies !FC Kilmarnock Ladies were spared relegation and compete in 2012.
New format
The SWPL will run in a new format from this season. The 12 clubs will face each other once (11 games per club), after which the league will split into top six and bottom six sections based on league position. Each club will then play home and away against clubs in their respective sections to give a total of 21 games.
Stadia and locations
The most regular home ground is shown though some clubs play matches at other venues throughout the season.
League standings
Updated to games played on 4 November 2012.
Source: Scottish Women's FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Matches 1–11
Clubs play each other once.
Updated to games played on 24 June 2012.
Source: Scottish Women's FA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2 Match awarded to Hamilton by 3–0 score as Kilmarnock could not fulfil fixture.
3 3–0 victory awarded to Spartans by SFA decision. Match finished 2–2.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches 12–21
After 11 matches, the league splits into top six and bottom six sections. Clubs will play every other club in their section twice (home and away).
Top scorers
As of 22:00, 7 October 2012 (GMT)1 Now Turbine Potsdam.
2 9 goals for Rangers !Rangers, 2 goals for Glasgow City !Glasgow City.