Scotland: the League to rename the first four national divisions

The SPFL (Scottish Professional Football League) has renamed the Scottish 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th divisions on the 24/07/2013.

Starting on the 2013/14 season, the Scottish Premier League will be named the Scottish Premiership, the First Division (2^nd division) becomes the Scottish Championship, the Second Division (3^rd division) will be named the Scottish League 1, and the Third Division (4^th division) will be the Scottish League 2.

This initiative is accompanied by the presentation of the visual identity of the new Scottish body, result of the merger of the SPL (Scottish Premier League, 12 clubs in the 1^st division) and the SFL (Scottish Football League, 30 clubs of the three lower divisions), on the 12/06/2013.

• British media highlighted the branding's similarity with the English Premier League:

• • "People are certainly familiar with what it represents and when the names changed in England we saw the Championship (English 2^nd division) being elevated in terms of stature within the…