Scottish Orienteering Championships

There are several Scottish Orienteering Championship events (SOC) held every year in different regions of Scotland, catering for different types of orienteering. The events rotate around the North, East and West, and are hosted by clubs in that region.

Scottish Orienteering Championships weekend

The biggest event is the Scottish Orienteering Championships weekend, a Scottish sports event which attracts hundreds of competitors each year.

Orienteers enjoy courses with challenging and varied terrain, planned to the highest standards. Hundreds of orienteers compete and there’s no qualification criteria – everyone can turn up and have a go alongside the best runners in Scotland.

2020 Scottish Orienteering Championship Weekend – CANCELLED

The Scottish Championships 2020 weekend has unfortunately had to be cancelled. It was due to take place on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd August in Tentsmuir, Kingdom of Fife. We hope to give an update on plans for 2021 in due course. It would have included:

Scottish Individual Championships – the climax of the spring season. Its purpose is to determine classic distance Scottish Champions in each age class.
Scottish Relay Championships – a high level relay competition providing head-to-head racing between large numbers of junior, open and veteran relay teams.
Scottish Inter Club Championships – provides two team competitions between “Large” and “Small” Scottish Clubs, large and small being determined by the number of entrants in the previous year’s Scottish Individual Championships. The Scottish Inter Club Championships are typically combined with the Scottish Individual Championships.

Other Scottish championships include:

Scottish Night Championships (SNC) – intended to provide a high level of technical night orienteering competition in Scotland.
Scottish Sprint Championships (SSPC) – provides a championship at sprint distance orienteering. Sprint orienteering tests rapid decision making while running at close to full speed.
Scottish Middle Distance Championships – provides the opportunity for fast, accurate orienteering over a moderate time period. Its purpose is to determine middle distance Scottish Champions across several age classes.
Scottish Score Championships (SSCC) – provides good quality age-based competition with the score format. The event will normally take place at the end of the year, the score format meaning that competitors spend a well defined time in the forest.

Scottish Orienteering Championship Rules & Guidelines

Rules and Guidelines for all championships can be found in our Resources Section.

Scottish Championships Rota

Year	Champs Weekend	Score	Nights	Sprint	Middle
2024	North Area	INT	West Area	West Area	TBC
2023	East Area	INVOC	North Area	North Area	TBC
2022	West Area (STAG)	SOLWAY	East Area	East Area	TBC
2021	North Area	TAY	West Area	West Area (STAG?)	TBC
2020	East Area	MAROC	North Area	North Area	TBC
2019	West Area	STAG	INT	ESOC	FVO
2018	North Area	RR	STAG	FVO
2017	East Area	MOR	MOR	MOR
2016	North Area	AYROC	ESOC	ESOC
2015	West Area	KFO	STAG	CLYDE

Year	SOC/SRC	Score/SICC	Night	11 Person
2014	East Area	BASOC	East	AYROC
2013	West Area	TAY	West	Maroc
2012	North Area	SOLWAY	North	ELO
2011	East Area	FVO	East	CLYDE
2010	West Area	GRAMP	West	ESOC
2009	North Area	INT	North	STAG
2008	East Area	TINTO	East	BASOC
2007	West Area	Maroc	West	TAY
2006	North Area	LINOC	North	ECKO
2005	East Area	CUNOC	East	KFO
2004	West Area	INVOC	West	RR
2003	North Area	ESOC	North	GRAMP
2002	East Area	Clyde	East	Solway
2001	Cancelled	MOR	West	FVO
2000	Midlands Area	STAG	North
1999	West Area	ELO	Midlands	Maroc
1998	North Area	KFO	East	CUNOC