For all friendly matches involving a member club of Scottish Women’s Football, a permit must be obtained from Scottish Women’s Football before participating. Clubs applying for friendlies must complete the club friendly request a minimum of 5 days prior to the match taking place. SWF will review the details of the application and will approve or reject based on the information supplied.
Examples of when a friendly would be approved
Senior v Senior
18s v Senior
14s v 14s
16s v 16s
18s v 18s
12s v 12s
12s v 14s
16s v 18s
Examples of when a friendly would be rejected
Senior v 16
12s v 16s
14s v 16s
14s v 18s
Mixed youth age group vs Senior
Clubs in full membership may not be involved in a friendly match without the prior approval of SWF and may be liable to a sanction of up to £50.
Both teams participating in a friendly must have valid insurance to participate in the match.
A team that plays a non-registered team will invalidate their insurance.
Retrieve Friendly Request
Enter your RequestID to retrieve your application and check the status.
Tournaments
Any organisation hosting a tournament for other clubs to participate in must complete the Tournament permit organiser form along with competition rules and insurance documents. Once this has been received and approved, all participating teams must complete the Tournament request form for participants.
If applying to compete in a tournament out with Scotland, clubs must request a tournament participant permit and supply SWF with a copy of the competition rules and a letter from the organisers FA sanctioning the event.
Request Tournament Permit – Organiser
Request Tournament Permit – Participant
Request Tournament Permit – International
A guide on how to complete the form can be found here.
