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SJFA West Region Championship

Founded	2002 (22 years ago) (2002)
Folded	2020
Country	Scotland
Number of clubs	16
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	West Region Premiership
Relegation to	West League One
Domestic cup(s)	Scottish Junior Cup
Last champions	Blantyre Victoria and Darvel (1st titles; shared) (2019–20)
Most championships	Rutherglen Glencairn (2 titles)

The SJFA West Region Championship (known as the McBookie.com West Region Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a Scottish semi-professional football competition run by the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association and was the second tier of league competition for its member clubs.

Formerly known as the West of Scotland Super League First Division, the league began in 2002 when top sides from the former Ayrshire and Central Regions agreed to form two combined Super League divisions above the regional competitions. Originally comprising twelve clubs, it was expanded to fourteen after two years as promotion/relegation places were increased.

West Region clubs voted in 2017 to organise all leagues on a regionwide basis and as a result, the second tier Super League First Division was rebranded as the Championship from 2018 onwards and latterly consisted of sixteen clubs. Clubs were promoted to a rebranded Premiership and relegated to a regionwide League One instead of the previous Central and Ayrshire district divisions.

The competition was abolished in 2020 when all SJFA West Region clubs moved to join the newly formed senior West of Scotland Football League.

Final member clubs for the 2019–20 season

Season summaries

1. Season suspended in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Champions calculated using 'points per game' algorithm, announced on 21 April.

References

1. Goldthorp, Craig (13 July 2017). "Junior football overhaul sees merger of Scotland's West and Ayrshire clubs". carlukegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
2. {Divisions no longer in existence} - SJFA West Region Championship (2011–20) | 2011 - 2012, Non League Matters. Retrieved 17 May 2023
3. {Divisions no longer in existence} - SJFA West Region Championship (2011–20) | 2012 - 2013, Non League Matters. Retrieved 17 May 2023
4. {Divisions no longer in existence} - SJFA West Region Championship (2011–20) | 2013 - 2014, Non League Matters. Retrieved 17 May 2023
5. {Divisions no longer in existence} - SJFA West Region Championship (2011–20) | 2014 - 2015, Non League Matters. Retrieved 17 May 2023
6. {Divisions no longer in existence} - SJFA West Region Championship (2011–20) | 2015 - 2016, Non League Matters. Retrieved 17 May 2023
7. {Divisions no longer in existence} - SJFA West Region Championship (2011–20) | 2016 - 2017, Non League Matters. Retrieved 17 May 2023
8. {Divisions no longer in existence} - SJFA West Region Championship (2011–20) | 2017 - 2018, Non League Matters. Retrieved 17 May 2023
9. {Divisions no longer in existence} - SJFA West Region Championship (2011–20) | 2018 - 2019, Non League Matters. Retrieved 17 May 2023
10. {Divisions no longer in existence} - SJFA West Region Championship (2011–20) | 2019 - 2020, Non League Matters. Retrieved 17 May 2023
11. Junior football chiefs explain reasoning behind controversial league winners decision, Daily Record, 21 April 2020
12. Pyramid Update – 67 Applications Approved, Scottish Lowland Football League, 14 April 2020
13. Junior clubs in the west are about to get the best of both worlds, The Scotsman, 19 April 2020

External links

• West Region Super First Division at Non-League Scotland (archive version, 2007–08 membership)

• Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region
• 2002 establishments in Scotland
• Sports leagues established in 2002
• 2020 disestablishments in Scotland
• Sports leagues disestablished in 2020
• Defunct football leagues in Scotland
• Defunct Scottish Junior Football Association leagues