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SPFL Premiership: licensing, sustainability and what gets measured

Indicative benchmarks — estimates, not official league limits

Scotland’s top flight is governed through SFA club licensing — annual accounts, going-concern status and no overdue payables — with UEFA’s FSR applying in full to clubs that qualify for Europe. There is no published domestic squad-cost percentage, so Zelador is explicit about it: Scottish clubs are scored against clearly-labeled indicative benchmarks calibrated to the market, never presented as official league limits.

Benchmarks Zelador applies under this framework
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Wage sustainability≤ 75%
Squad cost vs revenue≤ 82%
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Frequently asked questions

Does the SPFL have its own spending cap?

No published numeric cap. Control runs through SFA licensing (accounts, going concern, no overdue payables) and UEFA rules for European qualifiers.

How does Zelador Football help?

Nine health dimensions against market-calibrated benchmarks (marked as indicative), plus overdue-payables tracking that maps to licensing requirements.