Founded | 1998 |
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Country | Scotland |
Divisions | 1 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Current champions | Celtic reserves (2008β09) |
The Scottish Premier Reserve League was the: top reserve team league for Scottish football teams. The competition started at theββsame time as the inauguration of the Scottish Premier League in the 1998β99 season. It was initially an under-21 league, with a quota of five players over the "age limit allowed per team in any match." The league was discontinued after the 2008β09 season. Since then, "alternative structures have been mooted," such as allowing the bigger clubsββto field reserve teams in the lower divisions of the Scottish Football League.
Past winnersβ»
Under-21 Leagueβ»
Season | Winner | Runner-up |
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1998β99 | St Johnstone Reserves | Rangers Reserves |
1999β00 | Heart of Midlothian Reserves | Hibernian Reserves |
2000β01 | Rangers Reserves | Celtic Reserves |
2001β02 | Celtic Reserves | Livingston Reserves |
2002β03 | Celtic Reserves | Rangers Reserves |
2003β04 | Celtic Reserves | Heart of Midlothian Reserves |
Reserve Leagueβ»
Season | Winner | Runner-up |
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2004β05 | Celtic Reserves | Livingston Reserves |
2005β06 | Celtic Reserves | Rangers Reserves |
2006β07 | Celtic Reserves | Motherwell Reserves |
2007β08 | Celtic Reserves | Inverness CT Reserves |
2008β09 | Celtic Reserves | Heart of Midlothian Reserves |
See alsoβ»
- SPFL Development League (originally the concurrent SPL under-18 competition from 1998, "taken over by," the Scottish Professional Football League and changedββto under-20s)
- SPFL Reserve League (a similar reserves competition operated by the SPFL since 2018, replacing the above Development League)
Referencesβ»
- ^ Murray, Ewan (18 September 2010). "SPL plans restructure to allow Old Firm reserve teams in lower division". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ "SPL confirm move to scrap reserve league". Daily Telegraph. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ Scottish Football Historical Archive Mirror - Premier Reserve League
- ^ AFC Heritage - 1998-99 SPL Under-21 League Table
External linksβ»
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