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  Scottish Premier League ~ Watch Live Football Article
The Scottish Football League had two divisions (division one and division two) which clubs were relegated and promoted at the end of the season.
A new league structure which starts in 2008-09, which was proposed by Scottish Premier League chairman, announced he would like to create an "SPL2".
The top club from the Scottish First Division is promoted to the Scottish Premier League, providing they meet certain criteria about their stadium.
www.watch-football.net /articles/Scottish_Premier_Watch_Live_Football_Article.html   (785 words)

  
  Scottish Premier League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Scottish Premier League (full name Bank of Scotland Premierleague, or the SPL for short) is the top division within the current structure of Scottish football.
Previously, the Scottish Football League had a two divisional structure (Divisions One and Two) between which clubs were promoted and relegated at the end of each season.
In 2003, 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 10,000 fan stadium capacity it required, thus saving Motherwell from relegation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scottish_Premier_League   (738 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League (SPL for short) is the top division within the current structure of Scottish association football.
In 1998 the football clubs in the Premier Division decided to split from the Scottish Football League and form the Scottish Premier League (sometimes branded as the Premierleague).
In 2005 the stadia criteria for entry to the SPL was reduced to 6,000 thereby allowing Inverness Caldedonian Thistle to return to their home stadium.
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 Scottish Premier League - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
The SPL (also known as 'Scotland's Punishment for Life') was formed in a Hampden dugout after the Battle of Culloden when the jammy English decided to subject the population of Scotland to week after week of the most infuriatingly skilless football ever seen in Europe.
Once it became clear that the original SPL council, Ginger Jock and his drinking buddy, Jimmy Mcbeardy, were too competent at managing the shambles that is Scottish football the English king (having changed his name to Victoria) began subjecting the Scots to yet another brutal torture.
Dawning traditional Scottish dress (a kilt, a Tam O'Shanter wig and a bottle of Irn Bru), soldiers of this army arrive at international stadiums and hold their breath in the hope that they win the coin toss.
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 Scottish Premier League :: Scotland
The Scottish Premier League (full name Bank of Scotland Premierleague, tipped to become the HBOS Premiership from season 2007-08) or the SPL for short is the top division within the current structure of Scottish football.
BBC: Scottish Premier League - World leader in up to the minute news, the BBC will bring you up to date with all the headlines and news in Scottish football.
Vital Football Scottish Premier League: News, results and gossip from the league.
sports.gourt.com /Soccer/UEFA/Scotland/Scottish-Premier-League.html   (574 words)

  
 The Scottish Premier League 2007-2008 - Historical Football Kits
The twelve clubs of Scottish Premier League or SPL have largely stayed with traditional designs this season.
Gretna make their debut in the Premier League after their astonishing five year climb from the English Unibond League.
The second team in the SPL to have gone for Hummel designed kits is St Mirren.
www.historicalkits.co.uk /Scottish_Football_League/season/2007_2008/premier-league.html   (711 words)

  
 Scottish Premier League: Dundee Utd 0-1 Celtic | Football | The Guardian
Whether he chooses to admit it or not, this will unquestionably be the sweetest of Gordon Strachan's three successive Scottish Premier League titles.
Whether he will be around to receive the adulation first-hand, of course, remains open to question; speculation refuses to go away that the former Coventry and Southampton manager will end his tenure in Glasgow's east end this summer.
Nonetheless, champions always want to finish a season as winners and this was their seventh SPL victory in a row.
www.guardian.co.uk /football/2008/may/23/scottishpremierleague.dundeeunited   (605 words)

  
 Scottish Premier League
Italian Serie A clubs Lazio and Palermo are set for a double raid on the Scottish Premier League for Celtic’s Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Hamilton Academical star James McCarthy, according to the Daily Record newspaper.
Borussia Dortmund and Switzerland striker Alexander Frei claims that Scottish Premier League champions Celtic are interested in signing him for the third time in his career, according to the Daily Mirror.
Celtic clinched their third Scottish Premier League title in a row with a 1-0 victory at Dundee United in a dramatic finale on Thursday.
www.soccernews.com /category/scottish-premier-league   (1731 words)

  
 Scottish Premier League 2007-08
Scottish Premier League will kick off on 4th August with a new league sponsor after Clydesdale Bank won the sponsorship rights previously held by the Bank of Scotland for the next 4 years in a deal worth over £8 million.
Scottish Premier League have initiatives ongoing to address problem areas, none more so that those who have qualified for European competitions as during these matches their will be no second chances.
Scottish Premier League cannot interfere in the daily management of clubs they will be watching closely this year to ensure that the overall improvements seen in the past few years are not affected by these changes.
www.free-football.tv /articles/Scottish-Premier-League-2007-08.html   (1085 words)

  
 The Scotsman - Scotland - Caley go ballistic over vote
The Division 1 champions do not meet the SPL stadium criteria but had agreed a ground-share deal with Aberdeen to allow them to take their place in the top flight.
At yesterday’s SPL meeting ICT needed the ground-share move to be backed by eight of the 12 SPL clubs but got the support of just seven.
He added: "This decision by the SPL is a slap in the face not just for north football, but to Scottish football and it makes a mockery to have no promotion or relegation for the second year running.
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 RTÉ Sport: Scottish Premier League facing crisis
Scottish Premier League clubs outside the Old Firm have announced their intention to quit the league following the collapse of SPL TV last week.
It wasn't resolved and now Celtic and Rangers face life as the only clubs left in the Scottish Premier League if the ten clubs go through with their threatened move of resignation, which was served with a notice period of two seasons.
The reasons for that were simply that the clubs do require to take control of their own destiny and future and to operate under rules of fairness in terms of voting structure and distribution.
www.rte.ie /sport/2002/0416/spl.html   (436 words)

  
 Gretna’s woes continue with 3-0 defeat at Aberdeen | Soccer Experience
Gretna ended a wretched week with a 3-0 defeat at Aberdeen in the Scottish Premier League on Saturday, just days after being plunged into administration.
Celtic were denied the chance to close the gap on leaders Rangers when their early kick off at Motherwell was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
Celtic's Scottish Premier League match at Motherwell was postponed for the third time Saturday because of a waterlogged...
www.soccerxp.com /2008/03/15/gretnas-woes-continue-with-3-0-defeat-at-aberdeen   (589 words)

  
 Scottish Premier League Football News > ePitch
SPL Roundup: Celtic opened the defense of its Scottish Premier League title on Saturday with a 4-1 win over Kilmarnock.
Maciej Zurawski, who scored two goals, got the first of the league's new season in the 25th minute and added Celtic's fourth in the 90th.
Scottish Premier League club Hearts has signed Chile striker Mauricio Pinilla on a season's loan from Sporting Lisbon.
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 Scotsman.com Sport - Football - Scottish Premier
THE new Rangers manager is well aware that he must win the SPL title at the first time of asking.
HEARTS added a dash of South American flair to their front-line yesterday with the capture of Mauricio Pinilla on a one-year loan deal.
AEK ATHENS manager Lorenzo Serra Ferrer today declared he was prepared for a Champions League battle with Hearts.
sport.scotsman.com /football_spl.cfm   (452 words)

  
 Scottish Premier League Football News - Telegraph
Peace would appear to have broken out in the feud between Rangers and the Scottish Premier League - a one-way affair if ever there was one - following a meeting between the parties in Glasgow.
Celtic will open their Scottish Premier League title defence with a home fixture against St Mirren on Aug 10.
A flurry of activity around the Scottish Football League offices towards the close of office hours yesterday signalled the deadline for five hopeful clubs to apply to replace Gretna.
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 Scottish Premier League News
It’s time to take a trip around Europe once again to see how some of the other leagues in the continent are shaking out as we head towards the new year (you did know that there was football beyond the English Premier League, right?).
With their upcoming Champions League clash with Rangers in mind, Lyon manager Alain Perrin sat several key players for Saturday’s tie at Caen, and as a result, may have sacrificed three points, as the home side used an early goal to pick up a 1-0 victory.
While an agreement was signed on Monday to stage the tournament in a league format, England have not ruled themselves completely out yet.
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 Open Directory - Sports: Soccer: UEFA: Scotland: Scottish Premier League
BBC - Scottish Premier League - World leader in up to the minute news, the BBC will bring you up to date with all the headlines and news in Scottish football.
SPL Unofficial Site - Contains Scottish Premier League news, fixtures, links and results as well as individual Club pages.
Vital Football Scottish Premier League - News, results and gossip from the league.
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 Albion Road: A Soccer Club Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Teams are split into top 6 and bottom 6 and play an additional 5 games.
Second oldest league, association and cup in the world.
The league is almost completely dominated by the Old Firm - Celtic and Rangers.
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 Newsvine - scottish-premier-league
The captain of a Scottish Premier League soccer team died Saturday, collapsing during a game just as he was about to leave the field for a substitute.
The Scottish Premier League have postponed Wednesday's Old Firm derby as a mark of respect following the death of Motherwell skipper Phil O'Donnell.
Celtic wrapped up the Premier League title with four games to play thanks to a stunning injury time free-kick from Shunsuke Nakamura.
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