League football in Scotland

League football in Scotland

League football in Scotland is split between the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League. Beneath these leagues is a system of regional amateur leagues.

Cup competitions

Scottish Cup

The Scottish Cup is one of the world's oldest national cup competitions, first contested in 1873. It is open to any club affiliated with the SFA, and is a pure knockout tournament with single matches; replays are held if the first match is a tie. The final is played at Hampden Park.

Scottish League Cup

The Scottish League Cup is open to members of the SPL (Scottish Premier League) and SFL (Scottish Football League), and has been contested since 1947.

Scottish League Challenge Cup

The Scottish League Challenge Cup is open to members of the SFL, and has been contested since 1990.

Football is the most popular sport in Scotland and is the country's national sport. The modern style of football was developed in Scotland and was spread throughout the world. 

National team

The Scotland national team hosted the first international match in football history against England, a 0-0 draw in 1872, with whom they've enjoyed a long-standing rivalry. Scotland won the British Home Championship 41 times (24 outright), and qualified for 8 World Cups and 2 European Championships, but have never progressed beyond the first round.They are sometimes known as the best team never to win a World Cup and have frustrated their fans many times by getting knocked out of World Cups by goal difference. The national team's supporters, dubbed the Tartan Army are well-known for their vocal but also good-natured behaviour.

足球联赛

苏格兰的足球联赛分为两个部分：苏格兰超级联赛与苏格兰足球联赛。在这两大联赛以下，是一系列地区性的业余足球联赛。

锦标赛事

苏格兰杯

苏格兰杯是世界上历史最悠久的国家级锦标赛之一，第一届的苏格兰杯举行于1873年。它向所有隶属于苏格兰足协的俱乐部球队开放，纯淘汰赛制，如果首场比赛为平，则会重赛。决赛在Hampden公园举行。

苏格兰联赛杯

它向所有的苏超联赛以及苏格兰足球联赛的俱乐部成员队开放，于1947年创办。

苏格兰联赛挑战杯

与1990年开始举办的比赛，面向所有的苏格兰足球联赛的俱乐部成员队。

在苏格兰，足球是最流行的运动，也是这个国家的代表性运动。英格兰将现代足球规范化和体系化，但是现代足球技术的发展却要归功于苏格兰。

苏格兰国家队

苏格兰国家队于1872年的足球史上首次国际比赛中与英格兰队战成平手，这一结果为他们的球队带来了极大的并且是经久不衰的鼓舞。苏格兰国家队曾41次捧得英国本土锦标赛的冠军，8次入围世界杯并且2次入围欧洲杯，但是都没有小组出线过。他们也被称为无冕之王。