Scottish Professional Football League
| Kintra | Scotland |
|---|---|
| Ither club(s) frae | Ingland |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Foondit | 2013 |
| Diveesions | Scottish Premiership Scottish Championship Scottish League Ane Scottish League Twa |
| Nummer o teams | 42 (12 in Premiership & 10 in each lawer league) |
| Levels on pyramid | 1–4 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup |
| Internaitional cup(s) | Champions League, Europa League |
| TV partners | Sky Sports BT Sport BBC Scotland |
| Wabsteid | www |
 2013–14 Scottish Professional Football League | |
The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) is the naitional men's fitba league seestem in Scotland, beginnin wi the 2013–14 saison. The seestem wis furmed in Juin 2013 follaein a merger atween the Scottish Premier League an the Scottish Football League.[1][2] The chief executive o the SPFL is Neil Doncaster.
Siller structure an revenue distribution
[eedit | edit soorce]The Scottish Professional Fitbaa League (SPFL) uises a centralised siller system, whaur income frae broadcastin, sponsorship, an ither commercial deals is pit thegither an then shared oot amang the 42 member clubs.[3] Broadcastin richts are the biggest pairt o the league’s income, wi lang-term deals providin a main financial base for the competitions.[4]
The wey the siller is shared oot is maistly based on hoo weel clubs dae in the league, uisin a “ladder” system, whaur clubs that feenish heicher up in their divisions get a bigger share.[5] There are an aa ither peyments, sic as parachute peyments for clubs that get relegatit, fees for matches shawn on telly, an prize siller frae league an cup competitions.[6]
In recent years, the SPFL has seen guid financial growth. For the financial year endin 2025, the league reportit income ower £50 million for the first time an distributit a record £42 million tae its member clubs.[7] This increase cam maistly frae better broadcastin deals an mair commercial income.[8]
Historically, prize siller has been an important pairt o club income. For example, in the 2017–18 saison, mair nor £23.7 million wis shared oot across the league, wi the Premiership champions gettin the biggest share, while clubs in lawer divisions received less.[9]
References
[eedit | edit soorce]- ↑ "SFL clubs vote in favour of merger with SPL". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 Juin 2013. Retrieved 13 Juin 2013.
- ↑ Chris McLaughlin (28 Juin 2013). "The new Scottish Professional Football League survives hitch". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 28 Juin 2013.
- ↑ https://spfl.co.uk/news/revenue-distribution-2009-06-01
- ↑ https://spfl.co.uk/news/record-distribution-to-spfl-clubs
- ↑ https://spfl.co.uk/news/record-distribution-to-spfl-clubs
- ↑ https://www.insidermedia.com/news/scotland/spfl-accounts-reveal-record-42m-in-distributions-to-clubs-by-some-distance-the-best-financial-figures-in-the-12-years-of-the-spfl
- ↑ https://news.stv.tv/sport/football/spfl-posts-record-turnover-as-club-distributions-increase-to-42m
- ↑ https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2025/10/09/spfl-showcases-financial-growth-distributes-42million-clubs/
- ↑ https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2018/04/05/spfl-pay-23-7m-league-prize-money/