Scottish League 1

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Established
2013 (12 years old)

First Recorded Event
2020-02-22

Current Season
2024-2025

Level Below
Scottish League 2

Sport
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Soccer

Location
Scotland

Gender
Male

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29 Mar	Alloa	-	Dumbarton	3:00pm
29 Mar	Annan Athlet	-	Kelty Hearts	3:00pm
29 Mar	Arbroath	-	Cove Rangers	3:00pm
29 Mar	Queen of Sou	-	Inverness C	3:00pm
29 Mar	Stenhousemui	-	Montrose	3:00pm
05 Apr	Annan Athlet	-	Queen of Sou	2:00pm
05 Apr	Cove Rangers	-	Inverness C	2:00pm
05 Apr	Kelty Hearts	-	Dumbarton	2:00pm
05 Apr	Montrose	-	Arbroath	2:00pm
05 Apr	Stenhousemui	-	Alloa	2:00pm
Results
22 Mar	Montrose	3 - 1	Annan Athlet
22 Mar	Dumbarton	0 - 0	Queen of Sou
22 Mar	Inverness C	1 - 1	Alloa
22 Mar	Cove Rangers	0 - 0	Stenhousemui
22 Mar	Kelty Hearts	1 - 1	Arbroath
15 Mar	Arbroath	1 - 1	Dumbarton
15 Mar	Montrose	2 - 2	Cove Rangers
15 Mar	Stenhousemui	0 - 0	Kelty Hearts
15 Mar	Inverness C	0 - 1	Annan Athlet
15 Mar	Queen of Sou	3 - 2	Alloa

Description

The Scottish League One, known for sponsorship reasons as the Ladbrokes League One, is the third tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland. The Scottish League One was established in July 2013, after the Scottish Professional Football League was formed by a merger of the Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League.

Format
Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned league champion. If points are equal, the goal difference determines the winner. If this still does not result in a winner, the tied teams must take part in a playoff game at a neutral venue to determine the final placings.

Promotion and relegation
The champions are directly promoted to the Scottish Championship, swapping places with the bottom club of the Championship. The clubs finishing 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 9th in the Championship then enter the two-legged Championship play-off. The 2nd-placed League One club plays the 3rd-placed League One club, whilst the team who finished 4th in League One will play the 9th-placed Championship side. The winners of these ties will then play each other. If a League One play-off winner prevails, that club is promoted, with the Championship club being relegated. If the Championship side is victorious, they then retain their place in the Championship.

The League One play-off system is consistent to its Championship counterpart, in which the bottom club of League One is automatically relegated and the 9th-placed club undergoes a play-off with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed clubs from League Two.

Seasons