The 36 clubs play all the other clubs from both groups, once, either Home or Away, 35 fixtures in total. Then the Top 4 and Bottom 4 from both groups advance to a Championship and a Relegation Playoff; Those clubs get 10% of their points from their League Phase, and 7 further fixtures to decide their season.
Top team in the Championship Playoff wins the league, European Spots are decided based on position in that group; Bottom 4 Clubs in the Relegation Playoff are relegated to the Highland / Lowland Leagues.
The Highland / Lowland League exists as playable, if you're relegated into it, but relegation out of the Highland / Lowland League will get you sacked.
Update - 26 Jan @ 9:08PM:
Hopefully I've fixed an issue where the League Phase and Championship / Relegation Groups were not being added to the club's League History; I'm hoping this will look like the League History of clubs in nations with an Opening and Closing Stage.
Update - 01 Mar @ 2:33PM:
Now works for the Official 24.3.0 Update Database.
The Championship and Relegation Groups of the Scottish Super League now carry over 20% of Points from the League Phase instead of 10% - I'm mindful of increasing it further than this, because I do not want to create a situation where a club has already won the league mathematically before those stages have even begun.
The SPFL Reserve League is re-branded as the Scottish Super League 2, with the same format as the Scottish Super League (except without a Relegation Group), but for B Teams in that league. They play their games on a Saturday at 9AM. Celtic B and Hearts B are also no longer playing in the Lowland Football League.
The SPFL Reserve Cup is re-branded as the Scottish Super League 2 Cup. They play their games on a Saturday at 9AM; The Scottish Super League 2 is set to avoid scheduling games on the same day as fixtures from this competition.
The Scottish U18 Elite League and the Scottish U18 Performance are re-branded as the Scottish Super League U18 Elite and Scottish Super League U18 Performance. A new format wherein each league contains 18 of the 36 Scottish Super League clubs' U18s Team, chosen for either league based on club reputation, but with a shared round of fixtures. They play their games on a Wednesday at 9AM.
The Scottish U18 Advanced Youth League is re-branded as the Highland-Lowland U18s, containing the U18s of all 42 clubs from the Highland Football League and the Lowland Football League. All 42 clubs play one round of fixtures, split into 6 groups of 7. Top 2 from each group progress to a Quarter Final, Semi Final and Final. They play their games on a Wednesday at 9AM.
The Scottish Youth Cup is increased from 59 to 96 Clubs, but with a similar format; The 38 U18s from the Scottish Super League U18 Elite and Scottish Super League U18 Performance, the 42 U18s from the Highland-Lowland U18s, and 18 U18s from the lower leagues in Scotland. They play their games on a Wednesday at 9AM; All three aforementioned competitions are set to avoid scheduling games on the same day as fixtures from this competition.
Added two real competitions: the Highland League Cup and the Lowland League Cup, with a Fantasy Format. The format for both competitions: First Phase Group Stage (All 21 Clubs in three pots of 7 based on reputation, are allocated to three groups of 7 [Group A, B & C], which play a single round of fixtures — 6 games); Second Phase Group Stage (12 Clubs, the top 4 clubs from Group A, B & C of the First Phase Group Stage, are allocated to two groups of 6 [Group A & B], which play a single round of fixtures — 5 games), the top 4 clubs from Group A & B of the Second Phase Group Stage (8 clubs in total) play a Quarter Final, Semi Final and Final.
Update - 10 Apr @ 4:33PM:
Now works with the FM24 Final Update.
Added TV Money for the Scottish Super League.
Changed TV Scheduling for the Scottish Super League (For the League Phase: 18 of the 36 matches on a Matchday will be picked for Satellite Broadcast -- 2 Rival Matches, 5 Big Matches, 5 Potential Giant Killing Matches and 6 Shared Around Matches; For the Championship Group: All 4 Matches on a Matchday will be picked for Satellite Broadcast; For the Relegation Group: 2 of the 4 Matches on a Matchday will be Picked for Satellite Broadcast -- 1 Big Match, 1 Potential Giant Killing Match).
Changed Parachute Money for teams relegated into the Highland-Lowland Leagues. Teams get 3 years of £1M payments (2 years of payments for teams who have been relegated immediately after being promoted into the Scottish Super League).
Tweaked the centrepoint of the Highland-Lowland Leagues, so the North / South Divide is now in Stirling, instead of Glasgow. This is to slightly mitigate some teams further up north from having to travel larger distances.
Added Per Match and Prize Money for the Highland-Lowland Leagues.
Added TV Money for the Highland-Lowland Leagues.
Added TV Scheduling for the Highland-Lowland Leagues (Each Matchday: 7 matches are put on Pay Per View TV in each competition: 1 Rival Match, 2 Big Matches, 2 Potential Giant Killing Matches and 2 Shared Around Matches).
Added Parachute Money for teams relegated out of the Highland-Lowland Leagues. Teams get 3 years of £500K payments (2 years of payments for teams who have been relegated immediately after being promoted into the Highland-Lowland Leagues).
Added Prize Money for the Highland League Cup and Lowland League Cup.
The SPFL Reserve League 2 has been re-established and re-branded as the Highland-Lowland 2, for B Teams in that league. They play their games on a Saturday at 9AM.
The SPFL Reserve Challenge Cup has been re-established and re-branded as the Highland-Lowland 2 Cup. They play their games on a Saturday at 9AM; The Highland-Lowland 2 is set to avoid scheduling games on the same day as fixtures from this competition.
Update - 11 Apr @ 3:07AM:
Loads the Parent Competition of the East of Scotland Premier Division, the West of Scotland Premier Division, and the South of Scotland Football League: The 'Regional Premier Leagues', as to allocate teams relegated out of the Highland-Lowland Leagues to the most appropiate division.
The South of Scotland Football League is re-branded as the South of Scotland Premier Division.
Three Fictional Leagues are added at the 4th, 5th and 6th Tier of Scottish Football: South of Scotland First Division, South of Scotland Second Division and South of Scotland Third Division.
A bunch of leagues in the lower divisions of Scottish Football are made extinct and their teams re-allocated, to tidy up the structure.
Three new parent competitions are created for the 4th, 5th and 6th Tier of Scottish Football: Scottish Regional First Leagues (for the West of Scotland First Division, East of Scotland First Division, and the South of Scotland First Division), Scottish Regional Second Leagues (for the West of Scotland Second Division, East of Scotland Second Division, and the South of Scotland Second Division), and Scottish Regional Third Leagues (for the West of Scotland Third Division, East of Scotland Third Division, and the South of Scotland Third Division).
The Scottish Amateur Leagues are taken out of the league structure and made into a Reserve Competition, so they generate Scottish Players.
Minor Tweaks to the Prize Money in the Highland League Cup and Lowland League Cup, in the First Phase Group Stage.
League Phase East:
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Discussion: FM24 Scottish Super League
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Excellent database, great work.
What are the chances of you doing this for England?
A lucrative super cup between the two would be nice maybe as well