Scottish Women’s Championship will open with Falkirk derby

Stenhousemuir vs Falkirk, Scottish Women's Championship
Stenhousemuir vs Falkirk from last season. (Alex Todd/Sportpix)

The 2024/25 Scottish Women’s Championship and League One fixtures are out, with newly-promoted Stenhousemuir and Falkirk clashing on the opening day.

In what is shaping up to be the most competitive and high-profile Championship season yet, Stenny will welcome their local rivals Falkirk on 11 August, in a fixture that provided good crowds and plenty thrills in League One over the last two seasons.

The third season of the two competitions as national leagues will see the new-look Championship grow to 12 teams, welcoming League One champions Stenhousemuir, Falkirk and Forfar Farmington from the lower league, and Stirling University and Glasgow Women from SWPL2.

League One is bolstered by Armadale Thistle, Dunipace, Inverurie Locos and Kilwinning, who were promoted from the regional leagues, with SWFL West champions Dunipace welcoming SWFL North winners Inverurie Locos to Denny on the opening day.

The inaugural 2022/23 season saw Livingston promoted to SWPL2 as winners of the Championship, while last season both double winners Rossvale and runners-up Ayr United won promotion to SWPL2. Stenhousemuir lifted the 2023/24 League One trophy at Meadowbank, after a nail-biting three-way title contest that went down to the final day.

Opening day fixtures:

Championship

Dryburgh Athletic vs Westdyke
East Fife vs Stirling University
Stenhousemuir v Falkirk
Forfar Farmington v Renfrew Ladies
Glasgow Women v Morton
Hutchison Vale v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

League One

Armadale Thistle v St Mirren
Bonnyrigg Rose v Queen of the South
Dundee West v Kilwinning
Dunipace v Inverurie Locos
Edinburgh Caledonia v Giffnock Soccer Centre

(With 11 teams, Airdrie sit out on day one)

All fixtures for the Scottish national leagues are published on the SWF website scotwomensfootball.com

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