2021 Sri Lanka Super League
Season | 2021 |
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Dates | 19 April 2021 – 11 January 2022 |
Champions | Blue Star (1st title) |
AFC Cup | Blue Star |
Matches played | 45 |
Goals scored | 137 (3.04 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Senal Sandesh Pingho (10 goals) |
TBD → |
The 2021 Sri Lanka Super League was the first season of Sri Lanka Super League, after a 3-year delay. It is the top division of Sri Lankan football.
Summary
The start of the season was impacted by COVID-19. After the 2018–19 season, the inaugural Sri Lanka Super League was scheduled to kick-off in April 2020,[1] but was rescheduled to November,[1] 29 January 2021[2] and finally started on 19 April 2021,[3] due to concerns of the pandemic.[4]
The season was forced to play on a single round-robin system. After the International Break at the end of matchday 3, the tournament recommencement was scheduled to 2 July 2021. But, the Football Sri Lanka announced the postponement on 16 June 2021, due to travel restrictions.[5]
Pre-season tournament
A pre season was launched with much glamour and delight, but the tournament delayed further. Since the Sri Lanka national football team were set to play their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying second round games against Lebanon and South Korea in March, Football Sri Lanka conducted Sri Lanka Super League pre-season tournament without spectators.[2][6]
Super League pre-season tournament was conducted with 10 clubs, divided in two groups, from 17 February to 24 March.[7]
Teams
The league is made up of 10 clubs that were selected from the Sri Lanka Champions League at the end of the 2018–19 season, after meeting the Football Federation of Sri Lanka's Club Licensing Criteria in association with the Asian Football Confederation.[4]
Teams and their divisions
- Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Foreign players
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Blue Star (C, Q) | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 22 | Qualification for AFC Cup preliminary round 1 |
2 | Sea Hawks | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 19[a] | |
3 | Colombo | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 19[a] | |
4 | Renown | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 17 | |
5 | Up Country Lions | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 16 | |
6 | Red Stars | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 10 | |
7 | Defenders | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | |
8 | New Young's | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 7 | |
9 | Ratnam | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 3 | |
10 | Blue Eagles | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 2 |
Results
Fixture
Round 1
19 April 2021 | Colombo | 4–0 | New Young's | |
14:00 | Dilshan ![]() Zarwan ![]() Seka ![]() |
21 April 2021 | Ratnam | 1–1 | Up Country Lions | |
16:00 | Jimoh ![]() |
Akhil ![]() |
21 April 2021 | Blue Eagles | 0–1 | Sea Hawks | |
16:00 | Hasmeer ![]() |
Round 2
23 April 2021 | Blue Star | 1–0 | Colombo | |
16:00 | Sandesh Pingo ![]() |
24 April 2021 | Defenders | 0–0 | Blue Eagles | |
13:00 |
25 April 2021 | New Young's | 1–4 | Up Country Lions | |
16:00 | Nithushan ![]() |
W.Razeek ![]() Sujan Perera ![]() |
Round 3
30 April 2021 | Sea Hawks | 5–0 | New Young's | |
16:00 | Hasmeer ![]() Kaneshiro ![]() |
1 May 2021 | Blue Star | 3–0 | Ratnam | |
13:00 | Irshan ![]() Arshad ![]() Sandesh Pingho ![]() |
29 November 2021 | Up Country Lions | 2–0 | Defenders | |
11:00 | Abege ![]() Asmil ![]() |
Round 4
6 December 2021 | Sea Hawks | 1–0 | Up Country Lions | |
15:00 | Musthaq ![]() |
7 December 2021 | Blue Eagles | 1–2 | New Young's | |
15:00 | L.Fernando ![]() |
Sanjeewa ![]() Rumesh ![]() |
Round 5
10 December 2021 | Blue Eagles | 0–1 | Renown | |
11:00 | Kurukulasuriyage ![]() |
11 December 2021 | Sea Hawks | 2–2 | Defenders | |
11:00 | D.Madushan ![]() S.Madushan ![]() |
Chameera ![]() Mohamed ![]() |
12 December 2021 | New Young's | 4–4 | Red Stars | |
11:00 | Sanjeewa ![]() Nitharshan ![]() |
Dananjaya ![]() Ogudugu ![]() Rihad ![]() Rahman ![]() |
12 December 2021 | Up Country Lions | 1–2 | Blue Star | |
15:00 | Sujan Perera ![]() |
Arepade ![]() Sandesh Pingho ![]() |
Round 6
17 December 2021 | Red Stars | 1–3 | Renown | |
11:00 | Rahman ![]() |
Kurukulasuriyage ![]() Aman ![]() Iqbal ![]() |
17 December 2021 | Up Country Lions | 1–0 | Blue Eagles | |
15:00 | Shifan ![]() |
Round 7
28 December 2021 | Sea Hawks | 2–1 | Red Stars | |
11:00 | Kaneshiro ![]() D.Madushan ![]() |
Rahman ![]() |
29 December 2021 | Up Country Lions | 2–3 | Colombo | |
11:00 | Nitharshan ![]() |
Aakib ![]() Tagne ![]() |
29 December 2021 | New Young's | 1–2 | Renown | |
15:00 | Agbeti ![]() |
Supan ![]() D.Madushan ![]() |
30 December 2021 | Defenders | 1–3 | Blue Star | |
11:00 | Jayasekara ![]() |
Arepade ![]() Sandesh Pingho ![]() |
30 December 2021 | Blue Eagles | 0–0 | Ratnam | |
15:00 |
Round 8
7 January 2022 | Ratnam | 0–1 | Sea Hawks | |
11:00 | S.Madushan ![]() |
7 January 2022 | Renown | 1–0 | Up Country Lions | |
11:00 | Job ![]() |
7 January 2022 | Blue Star | 4–1 | New Young's | |
15:00 | Sandesh Pingho ![]() Arshad ![]() |
Mushikhan ![]() |
7 January 2022 | Colombo | 2–0 | Blue Eagles | |
15:00 | Seka ![]() Aakib ![]() |
Round 9
10 January 2022 | Renown | 2–1 | Ratnam | |
11:00 | Priyadarshana ![]() Job ![]() |
Enoch ![]() |
10 January 2022 | Defenders | 6–1 | New Young's | |
11:00 | Izzadeen ![]() M.Fernando ![]() Mohamed ![]() |
Mushikhan ![]() |
10 January 2022 | Red Stars | 0–3 | Up Country Lions | |
15:00 | W.Razeek ![]() |
11 January 2022 | Blue Star | 3–2 | Blue Eagles | |
15:30 | Fazal ![]() Arshad ![]() M.Ishan ![]() |
L.Fernando ![]() Malshan ![]() |
Top goalscorers
Own goals
Player | Club | Own goals | Against |
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Renown SC | 1 | New Young's SC |
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New Young's SC | 1 | Defenders FC |
Clean sheets
Player | Club | Clean sheet |
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Sea Hawks FC | 4 |
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Blue Star SC | 4 |
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Renown SC | 4 |
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Red Star SC | 3 |
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Up Country Lions SC | 3 |
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Colombo FC | 2 |
Champions
Team | Standort | Stadium | Capacity |
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Blue Star SC | Kalutara | Kalutara Stadium | 15,000 |
References
- ^ a b ‘Super League’ – Sri Lanka’s first Professional Football League to begin in November at Daily News Lanka. date:2 July 2020
- ^ a b Lanka Super League to begin with pre-season tournament at Daily Mirror Lanka. date: 20 January 2021
- ^ Football Super League kicks off tomorrow at Sunday Observer Lanka. date:18 April 2021
- ^ a b Sri Lanka Super League set for November lift off at AFC. date: 2 July 2020
- ^ Super League Postponement at Football Sri Lanka. date: 16 June 2021
- ^ Football Super League kicks off to transform Sri Lanka at Sunday Observer Lanka. date: 4 April 2021
- ^ Super League pre-season tournament group stage schedule at Football Sri Lanka (Facebook). date: 12 February 2021