They should have been relegated a season earlier, but were reprieved when Northern Premier League champions Marine failed to meet the stadium criteria for the league.

Goytre United elected not to apply for promotion, and the First Division runners-up, Neath Athletic, failed to meet the stadium criteria and had their bid for promotion rejected.

This was in a season when Motherwell finished bottom of the SPL and should have been relegated but were given a reprieve due to First Division champions Falkirk not meeting stadium criteria.

Firstly, the holding of an 'A Licence' based on stadium criteria.

Penrith Nepean United would gain promotion to the New South Wales Premier League as Rockdale's application would be denied by Football NSW due to the Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre not meeting specific stadium criteria for the Premier League.

The SPL though did once act to save Aberdeen from relegation one year because Falkirk failed to meet the stadium criteria.

Due to UEFA's stadium criteria Bangor City cannot play 'home games' at their home ground, Farrar Road Stadium, so currently play at Wrexham's ground the Racecourse Ground.

The club who wins the Scottish First Division is promoted to the Scottish Premier League (SPL), if they meet stadium criteria.

The main reason for building a new stadium is the upcoming stadium criteria by the Swedish Football Association which is to go into effect in 2014.

When the club won the First Division in 2004, they faced a problem in that the Caledonian Stadium did not meet the Scottish Premier League (SPL) rules on stadium criteria, which said that a stadium needed to have 10,000 seats.