2017 Scottish Women's Premier League

This article is about the top division of the competition. For the lower division, see 2017 Scottish Women's Premier League 2.

The 2017 Scottish Women's Premier League season was the 16th season of the Scottish Women's Premier League, the highest division of women's football in Scotland since its inception in 2002.

Scottish Women's Premier League 1

Season	2017
Champions	Glasgow City (12th title)
Relegated	Aberdeen Ladies
Champions League	Glasgow City
Matches played	21
Goals scored	78 (3.71 per match)
Top goalscorer	Abi Harrison (15 goals)[1]
Biggest home win	Glasgow City 7–0 Stirling University
Biggest away win	Hamilton Academical 0–4 Rangers
Highest scoring	Stirling University 5–3 Rangers
Longest winning run	4 matches: Hibernian
Longest unbeaten run	5 matches: Glasgow City & Spartans
Longest winless run	6 matches: Aberdeen
Longest losing run	4 matches: Aberdeen & Hamilton Academical
← 2016 2018 → All statistics correct as of 2 February 2018.

Glasgow City won the SWPL 1 title unbeaten. It was their eleventh consecutive title.^[2]

Teams

Aberdeen

Edinburgh ^[b]

Glasgow^[d]

Hamilton

Stirling

Locations of teams in the 2017 SWPL 1

Team	Location	Home ground	Capacity	2016 position
Aberdeen	Aberdeen	Heathryfold Park	2,200	7th
Celtic	Glasgow	K Park Training Academy, East Kilbride	1,000	3rd
Glasgow City	Glasgow	Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie	10,100	1st
Hamilton Academical	Hamilton	New Douglas Park	5,510	1st in SWPL 2 (promoted)
Hibernian	Edinburgh	Albyn Park, Broxburn	1,000	2nd
Rangers	Glasgow	Tinto Park	2,000	5th
Spartans	Edinburgh	Spartans Academy	2,000	6th
Stirling University	Stirling	University of Stirling	1,000	4th

1. Hibernian (in Broxburn), Spartans
2. Hibernian (in Broxburn), Spartans
3. Celtic (in Airdrie), Glasgow City (in East Kilbride), Rangers
4. Celtic (in Airdrie), Glasgow City (in East Kilbride), Rangers

Format

Teams played each other three times, with the bottom placed team being relegated after the season.

Standings

Teams played 21 matches each.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Glasgow City (C)	21	19	2	0	70	4	+66	59	2018–19 Champions League
2	Hibernian	21	18	0	3	75	14	+61	54
3	Celtic	21	11	2	8	54	30	+24	35
4	Stirling University	21	8	4	9	26	39	−13	28
5	Spartans	21	8	4	9	26	46	−20	28
6	Rangers	21	6	2	13	33	51	−18	20
7	Hamilton Academical	21	4	1	16	15	50	−35	13
8	Aberdeen (R)	21	1	3	17	16	81	−65	6	2018 SWPL 2

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Matches 1 to 14 Home \ Away ABE CEL GLA HAM HIB RAN SPA STI Aberdeen 0–7 0–3 2–2 2–2 0–0 Celtic 6–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 3–0 2–1 Glasgow City 3–1 1–0 5–0 5–0 7–0 Hamilton Academical 5–1 1–2 1–3 0–3 0–4 0–1 Hibernian 6–0 1–2 6–0 2–0 Rangers 1–0 4–1 0–3 2–4 1–3 2–3 Spartans 3–0 1–1 0–5 0–0 0–4 3–1 0–1 Stirling University 0–0 1–0 0–3 5–3 0–1 Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2017. Source: Scottish Women's Football Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 15 to 21 Home \ Away ABE CEL GLA HAM HIB RAN SPA STI Aberdeen 1–2 1–3 Celtic 0–2 1–2 Glasgow City 3–0 Hamilton Academical 0–4 Hibernian 8–0 Rangers 4–1 2–1 Spartans Stirling University 3–2 0–2 1–1 Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Scottish Women's Football Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Awards

Monthly awards

The "Player of the Month" award was first awarded in September 2017.^[3]

Month	Player of the Month		References
	Player	Club
September	Rachel Donaldson	Stirling University	[3]
October	Amy Anderson	Hamilton Academical	[4]
November	Abbi Grant	Glasgow City	[1]

Annual awards

Award	Winner	Club	References
SWPL 1 Golden Boot	Abi Harrison	Hibernian	[1]