Lowland Football League
The Lowland Football League is one of the two fifth-tier leagues in Scottish football alongside the Highland Football League . It was only founded in 2013 by resolution of the Scottish Football Association . It is home to clubs from southern and eastern Scotland. The league is currently sponsored by the Ferrari Packaging Lowland League .
Position in the Scottish League system
In contrast to the four higher-class Scottish professional leagues, the Lowland Football League consists of teams with semi-professional players. A promotion to the fourth-class professional league Scottish League Two is possible via a two-stage relegation. In the first round, the first of the Lowland Football League and the Highland Football League play against each other. In the second round, a promoted, relegated or league remaining will be determined between the winner of this qualification and the last one in Scottish League Two . So far, only Edinburgh City has been promoted after the 2015/16 season.
Below the Lowland Football League , the sixth class East of Scotland Football League and South of Scotland Football League play in parallel , whose champions play a promotion relegation at the end of the season with the bottom of the Lowland Football League . There are no leagues below this in the Scottish professional league system.
Member clubs (2019/20 season)
16 clubs are members of the Lowland Football League , the championship is played in the league system with a return leg. Each club thus plays 30 league games per season.
- Berwick Rangers
- BSC Glasgow
- Civil Service Strollers
- Cumbernauld Colts
- Dalbeattie Star
- East Kilbride FC
- East Stirlingshire FC
- Edinburgh University AFC
- Edusport Academy
- Gala Fairydean Rovers
- Gretna 2008
- Kelty Hearts
- FC Spartans
- Stirling University FC
- FC Vale of Leithen
- Whitehill Welfare
Master since it was founded
| season | master |
|---|---|
| 2013/14 | FC Spartans |
| 2014/15 | Edinburgh City |
| 2015/16 | Edinburgh City |
| 2016/17 | East Kilbride FC |
| 2017/18 | FC Spartans |
| 2018/19 | East Kilbride FC |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Unlike the Lowland Football League, the also fifth class Highland Football League has no substructure.