title: Scottish Premier Reserve League
text: # Scottish Premier Reserve League
  
  The Scottish Premier Reserve League was the top reserve team league for Scottish football teams. The competition started at the same time as the inauguration of the Scottish Premier League in the 1998–99 season. It was initially an under-21 league, with a quota of five players over the age limit allowed per team in any match. The league was discontinued after the 2008–09 season. Since then, alternative structures have been mooted, such as allowing the bigger clubs to field reserve teams in the lower divisions of the Scottish Football League.
  
  ## Past winners
  
  ### Under-21 League
  
  | Season | Winner | Runner-up |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1998–99 | St Johnstone Reserves | Rangers Reserves |
  | 1999–00 | Heart of Midlothian Reserves | Hibernian Reserves |
  | 2000–01 | Rangers Reserves | Celtic Reserves |
  | 2001–02 | Celtic Reserves | Livingston Reserves |
  | 2002–03 | Celtic Reserves | Rangers Reserves |
  | 2003–04 | Celtic Reserves | Heart of Midlothian Reserves |
  
  ### Reserve League
  
  | Season | Winner | Runner-up |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2004–05 | Celtic Reserves | Livingston Reserves |
  | 2005–06 | Celtic Reserves | Rangers Reserves |
  | 2006–07 | Celtic Reserves | Motherwell Reserves |
  | 2007–08 | Celtic Reserves | Inverness CT Reserves |
  | 2008–09 | Celtic Reserves | Heart of Midlothian Reserves |
  