Champions Celtic will kick off their Scottish Ladies’s Premier League identify defence at house to Dundee United on August 11.
They pipped their Worn Company opponents to a primary identify win at the ultimate time of closing season, and this occasion out Rangers will get started their marketing campaign at Aberdeen, moment 16-time champions Glasgow Town talk over with Montrose.
Newly promoted Queen’s Landscape get started while within the zenith gliding at house to Hearts, moment Spartans tackle Motherwell and Partick Thistle face Hibernian at the opening weekend.
The second one weekend of the season will see Celtic talk over with Glasgow Town in what is going to be a key collision within the identify race on August 18, moment the primary Worn Company assembly of the marketing campaign takes playground on October 2 as Rangers host Celtic.
Simply 11 days nearest the Gers will upcoming go to Glasgow Town on October 13 in some other an important duel as golf equipment combat for zenith spot.
The then Worn Company is on November 17, moment Town’s 2d duel in opposition to Celtic is on February 16 and earlier than that they meet Rangers once more on December 15.
The primary Edinburgh derby is on September 8 as Hibernian host Hearts, moment the opposite of that fixture is on November 17.
The general around of suits earlier than the crack takes playground on March 2, with all groups upcoming taking part in the ones of their part of the desk two times once more – because the season ends on Would possibly 18.
In different places, within the SWPL 2, Boroughmuir Thistle face Ayr United, Gartcairn host St Johnstone, Hamilton Academical play games Livingston and Rossvale get started in opposition to Kilmarnock at the opening time on August 11.
‘Some other compelling season awaits’
Fiona McIntyre, SWPL managing director, stated: “This is an incredibly exciting day in the calendar as clubs, players, coaches, and fans start to plan for the season ahead and can see what fixtures lie ahead as we enter into the third season of the new SWPL.
“Then but some other dramatic finish to closing season, there’s a rising stage of probability and pleasure round fixture shed time and the after marketing campaign.
“We will be able to be expecting two extraordinarily aggressive and humorous sections once more. Now we have had 3 other league winners within the closing 3 years, appearing how thrilling the identify race is. We wait for some other compelling season as golf equipment combat to complete within the top-six within the SWPL and battle to steer clear of relegation in each leagues. With 3 pristine groups in SWPL 2 for the primary occasion, there is a component of the unknown to counterpoint the historically tight league which is an interesting probability.
“With the upcoming changes to the league format ahead of the 2025/26 season three teams will be relegated from the SWPL this season. I have no doubt this will add to the drama of the forthcoming season and result in an even more competitive environment as we continue to develop the elite women’s game for years to come.
“Along our golf equipment, we will’t wait to get the pristine marketing campaign began and to create at the momentum and luck of closing season.”
What are the key dates for the 2024/25 SWPL season?
Start date – August 11
SWPL 1 winter break – December 23 to January 12, 2025
SWPL 2 winter break – December 16 to January 4, 2025
Final pre-split fixtures – March 2, 2025
Final round of matches – May 18, 2025
Play-off finals – May 22/23, 2025
Sky Sports Cup final – March 22 or 23, 2025
Scottish Premiership and SWPL on Sky Sports
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