SPL

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SPL is the commonly used abbreviation for the Scottish Premier League, the former top professional football division in Scotland.

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Label Occurrences
SPL canonical 3

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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
folded 2013
founded 1998
governingAssociation Scottish Football Association
surface form: Scottish Football Association (SFA)
governingBodyRelation operated independently of Scottish Football League
hasDivisionRank first tier
inauguralSeason 1998–99
languageOfName English
leagueCup Scottish League Cup
levelInPyramid 1
location Scotland
mostSuccessfulClub Celtic F.C.
Rangers F.C.
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)
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
reasonForDissolution merger into Scottish Professional Football League
region Europe
relegationTo Scottish Football League
surface form: Scottish First Division
replacedBy Scottish Premier League
surface form: Scottish Premiership
seasonFormat round-robin league
shortName SPL self-linksurface differs
sport association football
standsFor Scottish Premier League
successorCompetition Scottish Professional Football League
surface form: Scottish Premiership
timePeriod early 21st century
late 20th century
topScorerRecordHolder Kris Boyd
surface form: Kris Boyd (most SPL goals)

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

SPL abbreviation SPL self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Scottish Premier League
SPL shortName SPL self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Scottish Premier League