Scottish football pyramid
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The Scottish football pyramid is the hierarchical league system in Scotland that connects professional and semi-professional clubs through promotion and relegation across multiple tiers.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scottish football league system | 8 |
| Scottish league system | 3 |
| Scottish league pyramid | 1 |
| Scottish men's football league system | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
football league system
ⓘ
sports competition structure ⓘ |
| bottomSPFLRelegationTo | tier 5 champion via play-off ⓘ |
| connects |
non-league clubs
ⓘ
professional clubs ⓘ semi-professional clubs ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| feature | geographical split at some non-league levels ⓘ |
| fourthTierLeague | Scottish League Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthTierNumberOfClubs | 10 ⓘ |
| fourthTierPromotionTo | Scottish League One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Scottish Football Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPlayOffs | yes ⓘ |
| hasPromotionMechanism | promotion and relegation between tiers ⓘ |
| includesTier |
Tier 1
ⓘ
Tier 2 ⓘ Tier 3 ⓘ Tier 4 ⓘ Tier 5 ⓘ Tier 6 ⓘ Tier 7 and below ⓘ |
| integrates | former junior football structure at lower tiers ⓘ |
| objective | provide a unified national league structure ⓘ |
| playOffPurpose | determine promotion and relegation between some tiers ⓘ |
| professionalLeaguesOrganiser | Scottish Professional Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondTierLeague | Scottish Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondTierNumberOfClubs | 10 ⓘ |
| secondTierPromotionTo | Scottish Premiership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondTierRelegationTo | Scottish League One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| thirdTierLeague | Scottish League One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdTierNumberOfClubs | 10 ⓘ |
| thirdTierPromotionTo | Scottish Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdTierRelegationTo | Scottish League Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tier5League |
Highland Football League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lowland Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tier5NumberOfLeagues | 2 ⓘ |
| tier5PromotionMethod | pyramid play-off system ⓘ |
| tier5PromotionTo | Scottish League Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tier6League |
East Region Junior Football League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East of Scotland Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ Midlands Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ North Caledonian Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ North Region Junior Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ West Region Junior Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ West of Scotland Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topTierLeague | Scottish Premiership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topTierNumberOfClubs | 12 ⓘ |
| topTierRelegationTo | Scottish Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Partick Thistle F.C.
this entity surface form:
Scottish football league system
this entity surface form:
Scottish league pyramid
this entity surface form:
Scottish league system
subject surface form:
Second Division (Scottish Football League)
this entity surface form:
Scottish football league system
this entity surface form:
Scottish football league system
subject surface form:
East Fife F.C.
this entity surface form:
Scottish football league system
this entity surface form:
Scottish league system
subject surface form:
Hamilton Academical F.C.
this entity surface form:
Scottish football league system
subject surface form:
Hibernian F.C.
this entity surface form:
Scottish football league system
this entity surface form:
Scottish league system
this entity surface form:
Scottish men's football league system
subject surface form:
First Division (Scottish football)
this entity surface form:
Scottish football league system
this entity surface form:
Scottish football league system
subject surface form:
First Division (Scottish football)