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2021 Sri Lanka Super League

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.

Sri Lanka Super League
Season2021
Dates19 April 2021 – 11 January 2022
ChampionsBlue Star (1st title)
AFC CupBlue Star
Matches played45
Goals scored137 (3.04 per match)
Top goalscorerSenal Sandesh Pingho (10 goals)
TBD →

Summary

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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

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A pre season was launched with much glamour and delight, but the tournament was 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

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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

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Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Team Division
Blue Eagles Kelaniya
Blue Star Sports Club Kalutara
Colombo Football Club Colombo
Defenders Football Club Homagama
Navy Sea Hawks FC Welisara
New Young's Sports Club Wennappuwa
Ratnam Sports Club Kotahena
Red Stars Sports Club Aluthgama
Renown Sports Club Kotahena
Up Country Lions Sports Club Nawalapitiya

Foreign players

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Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Blue Eagles
Blue Star SC   Jerry Arepade Ombenbe   Mohamed Traoré
Colombo FC   Jean Yapo Seka   Bodric Tagne   Olumide Akofe
Defenders FC   Muhammad Adil   Stephane Dang
Sea Hawks FC   Motohiro Kaneshiro   Chikara Tashiro   Samuel Kingston
New Young's SC
Ratnam SC   Enoch Danso   Jide Jimoh
Red Star SC   Ismaila Abumere Ogudugu   Muritala Oladeni   Mohammed Mubarak   Emmanuel Godwin
Renown SC   Michael Job   Olumide Agbeti
Up Country Lions SC   George Abege   Elijah Ari   Martin Karndu   Eugene Swen

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Sea Hawks 3, Colombo 0.

Results

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Fixture

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Teams BEG BST CFC DFC SHW NYS RAT RST REN UCL
Blue Eagles 3–2 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–6 0–1 0–1
Blue Star 1–0 3–1 3–0 4–1 3–0 2–4 0–0 2–1
Colombo 3–1 2–3 4–0 4–1 2–2 2–1 3–2
Defenders 2–2 6–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–2
Sea Hawks 5–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0
New Young's 3–1 4–4 1–2 1–4
Ratnam 0–0 1–2 1–1
Red Stars 1–3 0–3
Renown 1–0
Up Country Lions
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.

Round 1

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19 April 2021 Colombo 4–0 New Young's
14:00 Dilshan   15', 85'
Zarwan   57' (pen.)
Seka   79'
19 April 2021 Blue Star 2–4 Red Stars
16:00 Arepade   40'
Shifan   55'		 Rahman   3', 35', 74'
Ogudugu   9'
20 April 2021 Renown 0–0 Defenders
13:00
21 April 2021 Ratnam 1–1 Up Country Lions
16:00 Jimoh   59' Akhil   77'
21 April 2021 Blue Eagles 0–1 Sea Hawks
16:00 Hasmeer   11'

Round 2

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23 April 2021 Blue Star 1–0 Colombo
16:00 Sandesh Pingo   6'
24 April 2021 Defenders 0–0 Blue Eagles
13:00
24 April 2021 Renown 0–2 Sea Hawks
16:00 Hasmeer   27'
Shaeel   81'
25 April 2021 Red Stars 0–0 Ratnam
13:00
25 April 2021 New Young's 1–4 Up Country Lions
16:00 Nithushan   23' W.Razeek   19', 65', 83'
Sujan Perera   90+3'

Round 3

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30 April 2021 Sea Hawks 5–0 New Young's
16:00 Hasmeer   28', 55'
Kaneshiro   31', 44', 74'
1 May 2021 Blue Star 3–0 Ratnam
13:00 Irshan   12'
Arshad   13'
Sandesh Pingho   36'
1 May 2021 Blue Eagles 0–6 Red Stars
16:00 Farhan   9'
Rislan   19'
Dilakshan   22'
Ogudugu   59', 67', 76'
2 May 2021 Colombo 2–1 Renown
16:00 Zarwan   34'
Seka   50'		 Aman   42'
29 November 2021 Up Country Lions 2–0 Defenders
11:00 Abege   28'
Asmil   89'

Round 4

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5 December 2021 Colombo 2–2 Red Stars
11:00 Zarwan   69'
Shazny  90+5'		 Rahman   59', 67'
6 December 2021 Renown 0–0 Blue Star
11:00
6 December 2021 Sea Hawks 1–0 Up Country Lions
15:00 Musthaq   90+3'
7 December 2021 Ratnam 1–2 Defenders
11:00 Hakeem   76' (pen.) Jayathunga   41'
Mohamed   47' (pen.)
7 December 2021 Blue Eagles 1–2 New Young's
15:00 L.Fernando   86' Sanjeewa   39'
Rumesh   53'

Round 5

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10 December 2021 Blue Eagles 0–1 Renown
11:00 Kurukulasuriyage   74'
11 December 2021 Sea Hawks 2–2 Defenders
11:00 D.Madushan   26'
S.Madushan   30'		 Chameera   68'
Mohamed   73'
11 December 2021 Ratnam 1–4 Colombo
15:00 Hakeem   84' (pen.) Dilshan   27', 39', 55'
Aakib   65'
12 December 2021 New Young's 4–4 Red Stars
11:00 Sanjeewa   19', 47', 53'
Nitharshan   68'		 Dananjaya   6'
Ogudugu   24'
Rihad   28'
Rahman   45+4'
12 December 2021 Up Country Lions 1–2 Blue Star
15:00 Sujan Perera   71' (pen.) Arepade   43'
Sandesh Pingho   53'

Round 6

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15 December 2021 Defenders 1–3 Colombo
11:00 Mohamed   58' (pen.) Aakib   8', 46', 79'
16 December 2021 New Young's 3–1 Ratnam
11:00 Danushka   35'
Dananjaya   79'
Nikila   81'		 Enoch   41'
16 December 2021 Blue Star 3–0 Sea Hawks
15:00 Arepade   14' (pen.)
Sandesh Pingho   71', 88' (pen.)
17 December 2021 Red Stars 1–3 Renown
11:00 Rahman   35' (pen.) Kurukulasuriyage   16'
Aman   54'
Iqbal   90+2'
17 December 2021 Up Country Lions 1–0 Blue Eagles
15:00 Shifan   90+5'

Round 7

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28 December 2021 Sea Hawks 2–1 Red Stars
11:00 Kaneshiro   45+4'
D.Madushan   90+5'		 Rahman   15'
29 December 2021 Up Country Lions 2–3 Colombo
11:00 Nitharshan   20', 63' Aakib   30', 90+6'
Tagne   90+5'
29 December 2021 New Young's 1–2 Renown
15:00 Agbeti   78' (o.g.) Supan   53'
D.Madushan   57'
30 December 2021 Defenders 1–3 Blue Star
11:00 Jayasekara   43' Arepade   37'
Sandesh Pingho   73', 84'
30 December 2021 Blue Eagles 0–0 Ratnam
15:00

Round 8

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7 January 2022 Red Stars 0–0 Defenders
15:00
7 January 2022 Ratnam 0–1 Sea Hawks
11:00 S.Madushan   58'
7 January 2022 Renown 1–0 Up Country Lions
11:00 Job   45+2'
7 January 2022 Blue Star 4–1 New Young's
15:00 Sandesh Pingho   52', 56', 83'
Arshad   90'		 Mushikhan   21'
7 January 2022 Colombo 2–0 Blue Eagles
15:00 Seka   24'
Aakib   78'

Round 9

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10 January 2022 Renown 2–1 Ratnam
11:00 Priyadarshana   31'
Job   74'		 Enoch   52'
10 January 2022 Defenders 6–1 New Young's
11:00 Izzadeen   27', 64', 85'
M.Fernando   45+2' (o.g.)
Mohamed   84', 89'		 Mushikhan   22'
10 January 2022 Red Stars 0–3 Up Country Lions
15:00 W.Razeek   1', 51', 59' (pen.)
11 January 2022 Colombo 2–3 Sea Hawks
15:30 Aakib   14'
Seka   87'		 S.Madushan   36'
Hasmeer   65'
K.Ishan   75'
11 January 2022 Blue Star 3–2 Blue Eagles
15:30 Fazal   11'
Arshad   14'
M.Ishan   83'		 L.Fernando   15'
Malshan   36'

Top goalscorers

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Player Club Goals
  Senal Sandesh Pingho Blue Star SC 10
  Mohamed Rahman Red Star SC 8
  Mohamed Aakib Colombo FC 8
  Ahmed Waseem Razeek Up Country Lions SC 6
  Chamod Dilshan Colombo FC 5
  Ismaila Abumere Ogudugu Red Star SC 5
  Rifkhan Mohamed Defenders FC 5
  Mohamed Hasmeer Sea Hawks FC 5
  Zohar Mohamed Zarwan Colombo FC 4
  Chathuranga Sanjeewa New Young's SC 4
  Motohiro Kaneshiro Sea Hawks FC 4
  Jerry Arepade Ombenbe Blue Star SC 4
  Jean Yapo Seka Colombo FC 4

Own goals

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Player Club Own goals Against
  Olumide Agbeti Renown SC 1 New Young's SC
  Madushanka Fernando New Young's SC 1 Defenders FC

Clean sheets

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Player Club Clean sheet
  Udayanga Perera Sea Hawks FC 4
  Supun Kaveesh Blue Star SC 4
  Rasik Rishad Renown SC 4
  Mohammed Mubarak Red Star SC 3
  Weerasinghe Sujan Perera Up Country Lions SC 3
  Nuwan Gimhana Colombo FC 2

Champions

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Blue Star SC Kalutara Kalutara Stadium 15,000

References

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  1. ^ a b ‘Super League’ – Sri Lanka’s first Professional Football League to begin in November at Daily News Lanka. date:2 July 2020
  2. ^ a b Lanka Super League to begin with pre-season tournament at Daily Mirror Lanka. date: 20 January 2021
  3. ^ Football Super League kicks off tomorrow at Sunday Observer Lanka. date:18 April 2021
  4. ^ a b Sri Lanka Super League set for November lift off at AFC. date: 2 July 2020
  5. ^ Super League Postponement at Football Sri Lanka. date: 16 June 2021
  6. ^ Football Super League kicks off to transform Sri Lanka at Sunday Observer Lanka. date: 4 April 2021
  7. ^ Super League pre-season tournament group stage schedule at Football Sri Lanka (Facebook). date: 12 February 2021
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