2016 Sri Lanka Football Premier League

Sri Lanka Football Premier League
Season 2016
Biggest home win Negombo 8-0 Country Lions (6 August 2016)
Biggest away win Thihariya 1-9 Renown (23 July 2016)
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2016-17 is the 32nd Sri Lanka Football Premier League season.The defending champions are Colombo Football Club.

Teams

If this season is playing according to the previous season The Competition will be played of 22 teams.The teams will be divided into two groups of eleven.The teams will play round robin matches and the four group best teams of each group will qualify for the Final Stage.In that stage all the eight teams will play round robin matches and the team that take first place in the group will be the Champions.Pelicans SC,Highlanders SC, Kalutara Park SC and Don Bosco were relegated in the previous tournament.

Clubs

Sugathadasa
Kalutara Stadium
Jayatilaka Stadium
Matara Stadium
Alburt Pieris
Navy
Prison Ground
Locations of major football grounds in Sri Lanka
Club Name Location Stadium Capacity
Air Force Sports Club Ekala Ekala Football Ground 1,000
Blue Star SC Kalutara Kalutara Stadium 15,000
Colombo FC Colombo Sugathadasa Stadium 28,000
Crystal Palace SC Gampola Jayathilake Stadium 5,000
Java Lane SC Colombo City Football Complex 1,000
Matara City SC Matara Matara Football Complex 2,000
Nandimithra SC Colombo Kelaniya Football Complex 1,000
Negambo Youth Negombo Maristella Ground 1,000
New Young's SC Wennappuwa Sir Albert F. Peiries Stadium 5,000
Renown Sports Club Colombo CR & FC Grounds 2,500
Saunders SC Colombo Kelaniya Football Complex 1,000
SL Navy SC Welisara Navy Ground 1,000
Solid SC Anuradhapura Prison Ground 2,000
Sri Lanka Army SC Homagama Homagama Ground 5,000
Sri Lanka Police SC Colombo Police Ground 1,000
Super Sun SC Dharga Town Zahira College Ground 1,000
Thihariya Youth SC Gampaha Sugathadasa Stadium 28,000
Up Country Lions SC Nawalapitiya Jayathilake Stadium 5,000

League Table

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Army S.C. 8 7 1 0 24 4 +20 22 Championship Round
2 Solid S.C. 8 4 3 1 17 6 +11 15
3 Colombo F.C. 8 5 0 3 17 9 +8 15
4 Blue Star 8 4 1 3 11 13 −2 13
5 Negombo Youth 8 4 0 4 26 13 +13 12
6 Crystal Palace SC 8 3 1 4 17 19 −2 10
7 Country Lions 8 2 3 3 8 16 −8 9
8 Matara City 8 2 1 5 8 17 −9 7
9 Civil Security Force 8 0 0 8 2 33 −31 0 Division I
Source: The Papare

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Renown S.C. 8 7 0 1 26 7 +19 21 Championship Round
2 New Young 8 5 1 2 15 11 +4 16
3 Navy S.C. 8 4 2 2 12 10 +2 14
4 Air Force 8 4 1 3 12 7 +5 13
5 Super Sun 8 4 0 4 12 11 +1 12
6 Saunders SC 8 3 1 4 12 12 0 10
7 Police S.C. 8 2 2 4 10 17 −7 8
8 Java Lane 8 1 3 4 10 13 −3 6
9 Thihariya Youth 8 0 2 6 4 25 −21 2 Division I
Source: The Papare

Result Table

Group A

Home \ Away[1] ARM SOL CFCNEGBSTLSCCRYMANCSS
Army 2–1 6–0 3–2 6–0
Solid 0–0 4–2 3–0 6–0
Colombo 0–2 4–0 1–0 3–2
Negombo 0–2 2–3 8–0 4–2
Blue Star 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–0
Country Lions 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–2
Crystal Palace 0–4 2–1 4–1 5–2
Matara City 1–3 1–1 0–4 0–1
Civil Security 0–3 0–7 0–2 0–2

Updated to games played on 8 September 2016.
Source: Papare
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Group B

Home \ Away[1] RSC AIR YSCNSCSAUSSCJAVPOLTHI
Renown 1–0 3–1 1–0 6–2
Air Force 2–1 2–0 0–1 3–0
New Young 0–3 3–1 2–1 2–0
Navy 2–1 1–4 1–1 1–0
Saunders 1–2 1–1 3–2 4–2
Super Son 2–3 0–3 0–0 3–0
Java Lane 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–3
Police 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–1
Thihariya 1–9 0–4 1–1 2–2

Updated to games played on 8 September 2016.
Source: Papare
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Championship Round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source: Soccerway

Result Table

Home \ Away[1] RSC AIR YSCNSCARMSOLCFCBST
Renown 0–2
Air Force 2–2
New Young 0–0
Navy 0–5
Army
Solid
Colombo
Blue Star

Updated to games played on 8 September 2016.
Source: Papare
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Controversies

References

  1. ↑ http://www.thepapare.com/clubs-protest-super-8s-gets-postponed-november/

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