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Scotland and England are the oldest national football teams in the world. [9] Teams representing the two sides first competed at the Oval in five matches between 1870 and 1872. The two countries contested the first official international football match , at Hamilton Crescent in Partick , Scotland, on 30 November 1872.
The Scottish Premiership was established in July 2013, after the SPFL was formed by a merger of the Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League. [3] There are 12 teams in this division, with each team playing 38 matches per season. Sixteen clubs have played in the Scottish Premiership since its creation in the 2013–14 season.
This is a list of all teams that played in the Scottish Premier League from its formation in 1998, through its 2013 merger with the Scottish Football League (forming the Scottish Professional Football League, with the Scottish Premiership becoming the league system's top tier). Founder members are in italics.
The league was formed in June 2013 following a merger between the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] As well as operating its league competition, which consists of the top four levels of the Scottish football league system , the SPFL also operates two domestic cup competitions, the Scottish League Cup and the ...
Drumchapel Amateur (Caledonian Amateur Football League) Dukla Pumpherston (charity and exhibition matches) East Kilbride YM (Caledonian Amateur Football League) Eyemouth United (Border Amateur Football League) Glasgow Harp (Caledonian Amateur Football League) Harestanes (Central Scottish Amateur Football League)
The Scottish Football League ("SFL") was established in 1890, initially as an amateur league as professionalism had not been legalised in Scottish football. [1] In 1893 a Second Division was formed, with the existing single division renamed the First Division. The Second Division was discontinued during the First World War but revived in 1921. [2]
The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) is an association football league in Scotland. It comprises the top four divisions of the Scottish football league system. The league was established in 2013, following a merger of the Scottish Premier League (SPL; tier one) and the Scottish Football League (SFL; tiers two to four). The Scottish ...
Scottish football clubs have participated in European association football competitions since 1955, when Hibernian entered the inaugural European Cup. Scottish sides have won four UEFA competitions between them, with Celtic becoming the first side from the British Isles to be European champions by winning the 1966–67 European Cup.