SPL
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SPL is the commonly used abbreviation for the Scottish Premier League, the former top professional football division in Scotland.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scottish Premier League | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct sports league
ⓘ
football league ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SPL self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| competitionType | club competition ⓘ |
| confederation | UEFA ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| domesticCup | Scottish Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| folded | 2013 ⓘ |
| founded | 1998 ⓘ |
| governingAssociation | Scottish Football Association (SFA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyRelation | operated independently of Scottish Football League ⓘ |
| hasDivisionRank | first tier ⓘ |
| inauguralSeason | 1998–99 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| leagueCup | Scottish League Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelInPyramid | 1 ⓘ |
| location | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostSuccessfulClub |
Celtic F.C.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rangers F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsAtFormation | 10 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsLater | 12 ⓘ |
| organiser | member clubs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scottish Professional Football League
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Professional Football League system (after 2013, via successor)
|
| positionInSystem | top division of Scottish football ⓘ |
| primaryBroadcaster |
BT Sport (various periods)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ESPN UK ⓘ
surface form:
ESPN (UK) (various periods)
Setanta Sports ⓘ
surface form:
Setanta Sports (various periods)
Sky Sports ⓘ
surface form:
Sky Sports (various periods)
|
| promotionTo | none (top tier) ⓘ |
| qualificationFor |
UEFA Champions League
ⓘ
UEFA Europa League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | merger into Scottish Professional Football League ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| relegationTo |
Scottish Football League
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish First Division
|
| replacedBy | Scottish Premiership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonFormat | round-robin league ⓘ |
| shortName | SPL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| standsFor | Scottish Premier League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorCompetition | Scottish Premiership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 21st century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
| topScorerRecordHolder |
Kris Boyd
ⓘ
surface form:
Kris Boyd (most SPL goals)
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Scottish Premier League