2016 Scottish Women's Premier League 2
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hamilton Academical |
| Promoted | Hamilton Academical |
| Relegated | Inverness City Queen's Park |
| Matches played | 79 |
| Goals scored | 408 (5.16 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Hamilton Academical 11–0 Inverness City (22 May 2016) Glasgow Girls 11–0 Inverness City (9 October 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Queen's Park 0–13 Jeanfield Swifts (22 May 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Queen's Park 0–13 Jeanfield Swifts (22 May 2016) |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches: Glasgow Girls |
| Longest unbeaten run | 8 matches: Glasgow Girls |
| Longest winless run | 10 matches: Inverness City |
| Longest losing run | 7 matches: Inverness City |
← 2015 (SWFL1) 2017 →
All statistics correct as of 23 October 2016. | |
The 2016 Scottish Women's Premier League 2 was the first season of the SWPL 2 as the second-highest division of women's football in Scotland. The existing Scottish Women's Premier League (with 12 teams in the 2015 season) was split into two divisions of eight teams each, SWPL 1 and SWPL 2, with both above the Scottish Women's Football League First Division (SWFL 1). The change was made to increase competitiveness in the league. SWPL 2 became the new level 2 Scottish women's league, displacing the First Division (SWFL 1) to level 3.
The restructuring had begun in 2015 by requiring four SWPL clubs to be effectively relegated. Lewis Melee quoted a manager critical of the SWF's consultation and lack of notice for the league's new clubs: "Rather than saying we need to finish 11th for our first year in the league they were having to finish 8th and they didn’t have a 6 to 12-month plan to prepare… they were probably the ones that suffered more than anyone".
The first champions of SWPL 2 were Hamilton Academical, replacing Forfar Farmington in the top tier for the 2017 season.