SPL

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

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
SPL canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct sports league
football league
abbreviation SPL
competitionType club competition
confederation UEFA
continent Europe
country Scotland
domesticCup Scottish Cup
folded 2013
founded 1998
governingAssociation 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 system (after 2013, via successor)
positionInSystem top division of Scottish football
primaryBroadcaster BT Sport (various periods)
ESPN (UK) (various periods)
linked to: ESPN UK

Setanta Sports (various periods)
linked to: Setanta Sports

Sky Sports (various periods)
linked to: Sky Sports
promotionTo none (top tier)
qualificationFor UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
reasonForDissolution merger into Scottish Professional Football League
region Europe
relegationTo Scottish First Division
replacedBy Scottish Premiership
seasonFormat round-robin league
shortName SPL
sport association football
standsFor Scottish Premier League
successorCompetition Scottish Premiership
timePeriod early 21st century
late 20th century
topScorerRecordHolder Kris Boyd (most SPL goals)
linked to: Kris Boyd

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Referenced by (3)

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

Scottish Premier League abbreviation SPL
subject linked to: SPL
Scottish Premier League shortName SPL
subject linked to: SPL