How does the Scottish Premier League draw work?

Hello seagster,

I believe this page, found in the official site's main menu, is a good
explanation of the Scottish Premier League draw:

"Premierleague Split Format - Explained" (27 Feb 2002)
Bank of Scotland Premierleague
http://www.scotprem.com/Article.asp?ARTICLE=83286

Please let me know if this answer isn't satisfactory, in which case I
can do follow-up research.

- justaskscott


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Searched on Google for:

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Browsed official site

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Request for Answer Clarification by seagster-ga on 15 May 2005 03:32 PDT

Thanks for that, but, it doesn't explain one thing:
Are the seedings for next season based on the positions before the
split? e.g. if team 6 loses most of its games in the harder side of
the draw, and team 7 wins most of its games in the easier side of the
draw, thus potentially finishing the season with more points than team
6, which team ends the season as team 6 for next season's seeding
purposes?

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Clarification of Answer by justaskscott-ga on 15 May 2005 13:29 PDT

A good question.  I can't figure out the answer from available information.

Since this league's explanation resulted from emails, you might be
able to get a clarification by emailing, calling, or writing with your
own question.  Here is the contact information:

"Contact Premierleague"
Bank of Scotland Premierleague
http://www.scotprem.com/about/contact.asp

"Associations and Leagues" [page 3]
The Scottish Football Association
http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/res/documents/SFAPublication/SFAHandbook/02_Associations_Leagues.pdf

There is no seeding in league football. The position that they finish
is awarded a money prize at the end of the season. so if a team in the
top half finishes on less points than a team in the botom half the
will still be awarded the prize money for the 6th place team.

The reason for the split is to ensure an exciting relegation and
league winning battle.