2016–17 in Scottish football 2016–17 in Scottish football The 2016–17 season was the 120th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 16 July 2016, with the first round of the 2016–17 Scottish League Cup. The 2016–17 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 6 August. Celtic, Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian qualified for European competition. Jane Ross and Caroline Weir were both nominated for the (English) PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year award. The Scotland women's national football team qualified for a major tournament for the first time. A loss by Finland against Portugal confirmed that Scotland would
Scottish Hockey National Leagues Scottish Hockey National Leagues Scottish Hockey currently runs 3 men's national outdoor leagues and 2 women's national outdoor leagues. The season runs from September to May, with a break in winter for the Indoor league. The winners of National League Division 1 (both men’s and women’s) are declared Scottish Champions. The Men's National League Division 1 is the top of the top tier of men's field hockey in Scotland. The winners are crowned as Scottish Hockey champions. At the end of the season, the top four teams enter a playoff to see who plays in the EHL. First plays fourth