Sri Lanka Super League (; ) is the men's professional top tier football league in Sri Lankan football league system. It is organised by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka.Sri Lanka Super League set for November lift off. AFC. 2 July 2020. The 2021 Sri Lanka Super League was the first edition of the league.
The league comprises 10 clubs. Each season of the tournament generally runs from April to September. Each club plays the others twice (a double round-robin system), for a total of 90 games.
The competition formed as the Sri Lanka Super League in 2018 by the General Secretary of Football Federation of Sri Lanka Jaswar Umar Lebbe with the assistance and guidance of FIFA. It succeeds the Sri Lanka Champions League as the country's top tier football competition.
History Professionalism in Sri Lanka did not exist until the General Secretary of Football Federation of Sri Lanka Jaswar Umar Lebbe initiated and designed this competition with the assistance and guidance of FIFA in 2018. Club selection process was through a “Club Licensing Criteria” in association with the Asian Football Confederation.'Super League' – Sri Lanka's first Professional Football League to begin in November at Daily News Lanka. date: 2 July 2020.New Football culture will begin with ‘Super League’ - SLF Secretary at Daily News Lanka. date:26 December 2020
Since most of the clubs in this league haven't any FIFA Standard Stadiums, Sugathadasa Stadium was chosen as the venue to stage the tournament since the beginning.
Competition format There are 10 clubs in the Super League. During the course of a season each club plays the others twice (a double round-robin system), for a total of 90 games. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. The competition will operate without promotion and relegation for the first two seasons.
Due to the COVID-19 situation, inaugural season of the Super League was forced to limit to a single round-robin system.Football Super League kicks off tomorrow at Sunday Observer Lanka. date:18 April 2021
Qualification for Asian competitions The winner of the Super League enters the AFC Challenge League, but currently they do not have an AFC license.
Clubs The following 10 clubs compete in the Sri Lanka Super League during the 2021 season.
ClubPositionStadiumCapacityDefenders Football Cluba, b 1st 2021 1 2021 Homagama Ground 5,000Navy Sea Hawks FCa, b 4th 2021 1 2021 Navy Ground 1,000Blue Eaglesa, b 10th 2021 1 2021 Kelaniya Football Complex 3,000Colombo Football Cluba, b 2nd 2021 1 2021 Sugathadasa Stadium 25,000Renown Sports Cluba, b 5th 2021 1 2021 Sugathadasa Stadium 25,000Ratnam Sports Cluba, b 6th 2021 1 2021 Sugathadasa Stadium 25,000Red Star Sports Cluba, b 8th 2021 1 2021 - -Blue Star Sports Cluba, b 3rd 2021 1 2021 Kalutara Stadium 15,000Up Country Lions Sports Cluba, b 7th 2021 1 2021 Jayathilake Stadium 5,000New Young's Sports Cluba, b 12th 2021 1 2021 Sri Albert F. Peiries Stadium 5,000
a: Founding member of Sri Lanka Super League b: Never been relegated from Sri Lanka Super League
Sponsorship Nivia Sports (Official match ball)
Finance The Football Federation of Sri Lanka guaranteed financial support to all the teams in the Super League according to their league positions.
As of 2021, the fixed amount of prize money paid to the clubs are as follows:The Highly Anticipated Super League Kicks Off On April 19 at Football Federation of Sri Lanka. date:17 April 2021 Champions: LKR 5,000,000 2nd: LKR 3,500,000 3rd: LKR 2,750,000 4th: LKR 2,500,000 5th: LKR 2,250,000 6th: LKR 2,000,000 7th: LKR 1,750,000 8th: LKR 1,500,000 9th: LKR 1,250,000 10th: LKR 1,000,000
Media coverage The Football Federation of Sri Lanka announced that TV 1 as the official media partner to broadcast all live matches across Sri Lanka. The football association's own YouTube channel Football Sri Lanka TV will allow fans abroad to watch the Super League live.
References
External links League at FIFA League at soccerway.com