2016–17 North Superleague
| Season | 2016-17 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 270 (4.29 per match) |
|
← 2015-16 2017-18 → | |
The 2016–17 North Superleague is the sixteenth staging of the North Superleague, the highest tier of league competition in the North Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The winners of this competition are eligible to enter the 2017–18 Scottish Cup. The season began on 2 August 2016.
Member clubs for the 2016–17 season
Banks O' Dee are the reigning champions and entered the 2016–17 Scottish Cup.[1][2]
North First Division (West) and (East) champions Buckie Rovers and Colony Park replace the automatically relegated Ellon United and F.C. Stoneywood.[3][4]
Bridge of Don Thistle changed their name to Newburgh Thistle at the conclusion of the 2015–16 season.
| Club | Location | Ground | Finishing position 2015–16 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banchory St. Ternan | Crathes | Milton Park | 12th |
| Banks O' Dee | Aberdeen | Spain Park | Champions |
| Buckie Rovers | Buckie | Merson Park | North First Division (West) 1st |
| Colony Park | Inverurie | Colony Park | North First Division (East) 1st |
| Culter | Peterculter | Crombie Park | 5th |
| Deveronside | Banff | Canal Park | 10th |
| Dufftown | Dufftown | Westburn Park | 8th |
| Dyce Juniors | Dyce | Ian Mair Park | 4th |
| Hall Russell United | Bridge of Don | Denmore Park | 7th |
| Hermes | Bridge of Don | Uniconn Park | 2nd |
| Inverness City | Inverness | Lister Park | 6th |
| Maud | Maud | Maud Pleasure Park | 9th |
| Newburgh Thistle | Newburgh | Gallowshill Park | 11th |
| Stonehaven | Stonehaven | Glenury Park | 3rd |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dyce Juniors | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 25 | Qualification for 2017–18 Scottish Cup |
| 2 | Stonehaven | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 23 | |
| 3 | Colony Park | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 18 | |
| 4 | Hall Russell United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 17 | |
| 5 | Culter | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 13 | |
| 6 | Banks O' Dee | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 12 | |
| 7 | Hermes | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 12 | |
| 8 | Banchory St. Ternan | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 12 | |
| 9 | Buckie Rovers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 11 | |
| 10 | Maud | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 10 | |
| 11 | Inverness City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 10 | |
| 12 | Newburgh Thistle | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 7 | Qualification for North Region League play-off |
| 13 | Deveronside | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 6 | Relegation to North First Division |
| 14 | Dufftown | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 39 | −26 | 4 |
Updated to games played on 3 December 2016.
Source: North Region JFA
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home ╲ Away | BST | BOD | BCK | COL | CUL | DVS | DUF | DYC | HRU | HER | IVC | MAU | NEW | SHV |
| Banchory St. Ternan | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 7–1 | 0–6 | 1–3 | ||||||||
| Banks O' Dee | 5–1 | 7–1 | 3–0 | |||||||||||
| Buckie Rovers | 2–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–4 | 3–1 | ||||||||
| Colony Park | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | |||||||||||
| Culter | 8–2 | 1–3 | ||||||||||||
| Deveronside | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 0–2 | |||||||||
| Dufftown | 2–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–4 | ||||||||||
| Dyce Juniors | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | ||||||||
| Hall Russell United | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| Hermes | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | |||||||||
| Inverness City | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |||||||||
| Maud | 5–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| Newburgh Thistle | 2–2 | 1–5 | 5–0 | |||||||||||
| Stonehaven | 5–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 |
Updated to games played on 3 December 2016.
Source: North Region JFA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References
- ↑ Easton, Richard. "Home win secures first title since 2009". North Region SJFA. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ "Scottish Cup: Fourth substitute to be available in extra time". BBC Sport. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ↑ Saunderson, Chris (15 March 2016). "Buckie Rovers are champions". www.banffshire-journal.co.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ↑ "Juniors are "Invincibles"". www.inverurieherald.co.uk. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.