English people often look on what used to be known as the Scottish Premier League in a rather patronising manner, feeling as though it will never be as good as the English league. The Scottish Premiership is perhaps the best league in the world for a demonstration of just how different stadiums can be.
They are both grounds that pretty much any team in the English Premier League would love to call their own. Currently without a sponsor it was Ladbrokes for a long time , the Scottish Premiership is formed of twelve teams.
It is the top division of the Scottish Professional Football League and follows the same rules as most leagues; teams that win a game are awarded three points, the team that loses gets nothing, and if a match is drawn then each team gets one point. Where the league starts to diverge from other, more common league systems is in how the season plays out.
Instead, the season is split into two halves with a different format for each half. In the first half of the season each team plays three games against every other team, with the games being either once at home and twice away or the other way around.
In , the league's promotion criteria caused controversy as the chairmen of the member clubs voted against Falkirk 's proposed ground share with Airdrie United and stopped the club from having the 10, fan stadium capacity it required, thus saving Motherwell from relegation. The same situation nearly materialised in , but after several votes and discussion, Inverness Caledonian Thistle were finally allowed promotion provided that they groundshared with north rivals Aberdeen at Pittodrie , a ground over km miles away.
In the stadia criteria for entry to the SPL was reduced to 6, thereby allowing Inverness Caldedonian Thistle to return to their home stadium. These are the current teams playing in the SPL in season - Here is a list of the current managers in the SPL. The latest suggestion is to split the league in a split. This has the advantage of meaning Setanta only needs to show one game, instead of both the Rangers and the Celtic games each week.
There used to be a winter break in Scotland. The logic behind this was that it is too cold to do anything meaningful in Scotland in the winter, both in football or just generally. Many SPL games, as well as almost all lower league and Cup games, are postponed each winter. Under new legislation teams are encouraged to play the fixture as an ice hockey or curling match. This means that many games are stopped because of the damage to the pitch and very bad weather.
Former Rangers manager Alex McLeish accused the SPL of taking Scottish football "back to the Dark Ages" after its decision to stop the winter break, meaning that they were going back to an old, outdated system. A total of four clubs can qualify for European competitions. Petersburg in Manchester , England , but lost 2— 0. More than , Rangers fans went to Manchester to watch the game on several large televisions.
However, there are some criteria that the team must meet in order to be promoted. In , Falkirk finished first in the Scottish First Division but their stadium did not meet the agreed criteria.
Instead, they asked if they could share a stadium with Airdrie United while their own stadium was expanded. This caused arguments as the chairmen of the SPL clubs voted against this idea. This situation almost happened again in There were many votes and threats of legal action from Partick Thistle , the team who finished last in the SPL.
The situation was solved and Inverness Caledonian Thistle were allowed promotion, as long as they shared a stadium with their rivals Aberdeen at Pittodrie , a stadium over miles km away.
In , the stadium size criteria was reduced. A team playing in the SPL must now have at least 6, seats down from 10, Standing room is not allowed in SPL grounds for safety reasons. This then allowed Inverness Caledonian Thistle to return to their home stadium during the —06 season.
In the SPL, there are no restrictions on clubs signing players. The only rule on signing players is with general Scottish employment law. There are no salary caps or age restrictions. There are no restrictions on the size of the playing squad or restrictions on the number of players from other countries.
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