Highlands and Islands League

The Highlands and Islands League is an amateur women's association football league in Scotland, run by Scottish Women's Football. Founded in 2019, the league sits outside the current Scottish Women's Football League pyramid. It comprises eight teams: one based in Caithness, one in Moray, one in Ross-shire, one in Nairnshire, one in Orkney, two in Sutherland, and one in Inverness-shire.

History

In September 2018, a proposal to create a women's Highlands and Islands League for 2019 was ratified by Scottish Women's Football. On 25 February 2019, SWF officially announced the creation of the new league. The inaugural season ran from March to October, with each team playing 12 games, and was won by Clachnacuddin. The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Clubs

2023 season

The following eight teams are competing in the Highlands and Islands League during the 2023 season:

Team	Home ground	Location	First season	Ref.
Brora Rangers	Dudgeon Park	Brora, Sutherland	2019
Buckie	Gordon Park	Portgordon, Moray	2019
Caithness	Sir Georges Park	Thurso, Caithness	2019
Clachnacuddin	Grant Street Park	Inverness, Inverness-shire	2019
Nairn St Ninian	Nairn Showfield	Nairn, Nairnshire	2019
Ross & Cromarty	Ferry Brae Park	North Kessock, Ross-shire	2023
Orkney	Kirkwall Grammar School	Kirkwall, Orkney	2020
Sutherland	Couper Park	Helmsdale, Sutherland	2020

Highlands and Islands League Cup

The Cup competition began in the 2019 season, along with the foundation of the Highlands and Islands League. Lewis and Harris won the first edition.

Season	Winners	Runners-up	Result	Venue	Ref.
2019	Lewis and Harris	Clachnacuddin	7–0	Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
2021	Sutherland	Clachnacuddin	3–2	Station Park, Nairn
2022	Buckie	Sutherland	2–2 a.e.t.	Station Park, Nairn
2023	Buckie	Caithness	3–1	Station Park, Nairn
2024	Buckie	Sutherland	1–0	King George V Park, Golspie
2025	Shetland	Sutherland	7–0	Station Park, Nairn