"Premier League"
Promotion/Relegation Playoff
known results:
Police 1-0 Ratnams
Wanathamulla 1-0 Cooray
Ratnams 1-1 Tri Star
Tri Star 2-1 Police
NB: Ratnam and Police finished first and second (order unknown) and
entered 1st level 2002/03, meaning Police SC are the only promoted
team while SC Cooray and Wanathamulla YSC were relegated.
Participants:
Air Force Sports Club
Army Sports Club
Blue Star SC (Kalutara)
Java Lane SC
Jupiters SC (Negombo)
Navy Sports Club
Negombo Youth SC
Old Bens SC
Pettah United SC
Police SC
Ratnam SC
Renown SC
Saunders SC
Victory SC
Round 1
[Jul 5]
Ratnam 2-0 Saunders
Police 1-0 Negombo Youth
[Jul 6]
Air Force 2-0 Army
Blue Stars 2-0 Old Bens
Jupiter 0-0 Pettah U.
Victory 1-0 Java Lane
Renown bt Navy
Round 2 [Jul 14?]
Police 3-0 Blue Stars
Renown 1-0 Old Bens
Ratnam 1-1 Air Force
Pettah U. 1-1 Java Lane
Victory 1-1 Navy
Army 1-1 Jupiter
Saunders lt Negombo Youth
Round 3 [Jul ?]
Renown 0-0 Police
Ratnam 5-2 Jupiter
Round 3?
Java Lane 2-1 Air Force
Round 4
Jupiter 0-1 Saunders
Police bt Victory
Ratnam 5-1 Java Lane
[Jul 30?]
Pettah U. 3-1 Old Bens
Blue Star 1-0 Negombo Youth
Army 0-2 Navy
Round 5 [Aug 3?]
Saunders 3-1 Java Lane
Navy 0-0 Ratnam
Police 2-0 Pettah U.
Jupiter 5-0 Air Force
Negombo Y. 2-1 Renown
Old Bens 1-1 Army
Moved Match [Aug 8?]
Police 2-1 Victory
Round 6
Air Force 2-1 Police
Ratnam 5-0 Old Bens
Saunders bt Navy
Round 7 [Aug 17,18]
Police 2-0 Ratnam
Java Lane 3-1 Jupiter
Victory 1-1 Blue Stars
Negombo Youth 1-0 Pettah U.
Navy 0-0 Air Force
Saunders bt Old Bens
Top of table:
1.Police 7 5 1 1 16
2.Ratnam 7 4 2 1 14 (18-6)
Round 8 [Aug 24?]
Police 1-0 Saunders
Air Force 3-0 Old Bens
Negombo Youth 0-0 Army
Victory 2-2 Renown
Pettah U. 2-2 Blue Stars
Round 9
[Sep ?]
Java Lane 1-0 Navy
Old Bens 2-2 Jupiter
Blue Stars 0-0 Army
Negombo Youth 0-0 Ratnam
[Sep 2?]
Police ppd Air Force
Top of table [Sep]
1.Police SC 8 6 1 1 19
2.Ratnams SC 8 4 3 1 15
3.Saunders SC 7 4 1 2 13
4.Java Lane SC 7 4 1 2 13
.
6.Negombo Youth 7 3 2 2 11
Top of table [Nov]
1.Negombo Youth 13 9 2 2 29
2.Ratnam SC 13 7 3 3 25
3.Saunders 13
4.[?]
5.Police SC 13 7 2 4 23
Round 12 [Sep 23?]
Ratnam 3-0 Victory
Pettah U. 0-0 Army
Air Force ppd Blue Star
Saunders ppd Renown
Jupiter ppd Negombo Youth
Police ppd Navy
[Oct 7?]
Negombo Y. 2-0 Navy
Saunders abd Pettah U. [abd in 84' due to heavy rain]
Ratnam 3-2 Jupiter
Air Force 1-0 Victory
Navy 2-0 Negombo Youth
Java Lane 0-0 Blue Star
[Oct 14?]
Java Lane 3-3 Renown
Army 0-2 Saunders
Jupiter 2-0 Victory
Negombo Y. 1-0 Old Bens
Air Force 1-0 Pettah U.
Blue Star 0-0 Navy
[Oct 28?]
Ratnam ppd Renown
Negombo Y. 1-0 Navy
Police 5-1 Java Lane
Pettah U. 2-2 Saunders
Current leaders: Negombo Youth 25 points.
[Week of Nov 24]
Negombo Youth 2-1 Renown
Saunders 3-3 Java Lane
Army 3-1 Old Bens
[Dec 3]
Army 1-2 Police
Old Bens 1-5 Ratnam
Jaca Lane 1-0 Air Force
[Dec 4]
Blue Stars - Renown
Saunders 1-1 Navy
Negombo Youth abd Victory [abd at 1-1 in 45' due to rain]
Round 16? [Dec 15?]
Negombo Y. 2-1 Army
Renown 1-0 Victory
Blue Stars 1-1 Pettah U.
Old Bens ppd Air Force
Navy ppd Jupiter
Top of table:
1.Negombo Youth 16 12 2 2 38
[Dec ?]
Navy 2-1 Renown
Army 2-0 Blue Star
Police 1-0 Air Force
Jupiter 4-2 Old Bens
Air Force 1-0 Police
Ratnams 4-1 Army
Renown 3-2 Jupiter
Air Force 1-0 Victory
Blue Star 0-0 Java Lane
Negombo Y. 2-1 Renown
Java Lane 3-3 Saunders
Army 3-1 Old Bens
Navy 1-1 Saunders
Ratnams 5-1 Old Bens
Java Lane 1-0 Air Force
Victory abd Navy
Ratnams 0-1 Negombo Youth
Second round, stage 10 (= Round 23?) [Dec 27-29]
Blue Star 3-1 Ratnams [first win after three losses in a row
for Blue Star]
Negombo Youth 1-0 Saunders [15th win for Negombo Youth]
Police 2-0 Jupiter
Old Bens 3-1 Java Lane
Pettah U. 4-0 Victory
[Jan 3]
Ratnams - Renown
[Jan 4]
Victory - Army
Air Force lt Negombo Youth
Saunders - Blue Stars
[Jan 5]
Old Bens - Navy
[Feb 2]
Negombo Youth 5-1 Old Bens
Air Force 2-0 Pettah U.
Navy 1-0 Blue Star
Army 3-0 Saunders
Jupiter 1-1 Victory
Top of table:
1.Negombo Youth 50
2.Police 39
Table second half season:
1.Negombo Youth 7 7 0 0 21
2.Navy 8 5 2 1 17
3.Police 7
.
11.Old Bens 7 5
12.Saunders
13.Victory
14.Blue Star
[Feb 9]
Negombo Youth lt Police
[Mar 5]
Negombo Youth 1-0 Jupiter
[Mar 8]
Java Lane bt Negombo Youth
Top of Final Table:
1.Negombo Youth 26 18 3 5 57
2.Police 26 51 (41?)
.Pettah United 26 2 12 12 18
Earlier known records:
3.Navy SC 22 40
4.Ratnams SC 22 38
5.
6.Air Force SC 35
7.Saunders 22 9 7 6 34
.Army 25
NB: Negombo Youth SC' championship was their first ever, and
the first time a club outside of Colombo won.
Colombo Football League Championship 'A' Division
(separate, regional competition)
Group A
Saunders 3-1 Old Bens
Cooray SC 1-0 Young Silver SC
Sunny Mount SC w/o [?]
Saunders 5-0 Young Victory SC
Saunders 3-0 Sunny Mount SC
Cooray SC 2-1 Young Victory SC
Young Victory 1-1 Young Silver SC
1.Saunders SC 12 points
Group B
Vaeni SC 2-0 Seven Hearts SC
Java Lane SC w/o Youngsters SC
Vaeni SC 7-0 Vikings SC
Seven Hearts SC 1-0 Vikings SC
Vaeni SC w/o Youngsters SC
1.Vaeni SC 12 points
Group C
Soccer SC 1-1 New Sunrise SC
Ratnam SC 3-2 New Sunrise SC
Soccer Fans SC 5-0 Colpetty SC
Maligawatte SC 0-0 New Sunrise SC
Ratnam SC 3-0 Colpetty SC
Maligawatte SC 4-1 Colpetty SC
1.Ratnam SC 12 points
Group D
Victory SC 1-0 York SC
Victory SC 0-0 Pettah United SC
Pettah United 3-1 York SC
Pettah United w/o Premil SC
Victory SC w/o Premil SC
1.Victory SC 7 points
Kandy Football League
Division A
[Sep 29?]
Reliance Sports (Tennakumbura) abd Sissu SC (Mawilmada)
[abd at 1-0 in 25' due to insultation of the referee]
Quarterfinals
Municipal SC w/o Kennedy FC
Semifinals
[Dec 14]
Municipal SC 0-4 Golden Stars
[Dec 15]
Hyline SC 2-4 York SC
Final [Dec 22]
York SC 3-2 Golden Stars [asdet]
Mercantile League
Division A
Final [Jun 24]
Traveller Global 2-0 Lake House
Comet Cable Trophy 2002
Played by 32 clubs from Colombo
Final
Java Lane SC 0-0 Saunders SC [Java Lane on pen]
NB: first edition 1912.
Sharp FA Cup 2003
Round 1 (home/away unclear)
[Jan 19]
Sunny Mount SC 3-1 Olympic SC
Hyline SC, Kandy 2-1 Young Marians SC
Manchester SC, Gampola 3-0 Katukelle SC
Sunrise SC 2-1 Ratmalana United SC
Young Men’s SC, Beruwela 1-0 Old Zahirians SC
Old Bens SC 3-0 Cooray SC
Green Field SC, Kalutara 1-0 Galle Youth SC (Gampola)
Greenland SC 6-1 Dharga Town SC (Dharga York SC?)
Old Mazedonians SC 2-1 Eveready SC
Don Bosco SC 1-0 Belawatte SC (Bolawatte SC?)
St. Lucia’s SC 4-2 Eastern Eagle SC, Trincomalee
Youngsters SC 1-0 Western SC
Sunny Mount SC 4-2 Sunrise SC
Viani SC, Kotte 1-0 Obeysekerapura United SC
NB: 44 more matches to be played in round 1, one of which apparently also
on Jan 19 but no result listed;
apparently there are two different sides called Sunny Mount and two
called Sunrise
Round 2 (home/away unclear)
Eastern Youth SC 4-3 Olympics SC (T/B)
Kandy Municipal Council 5-0 Flying Horse SC
Naseby Lake SC 1-0 Young Birds SC
Hyline SC 4-0 Old Anuruddhian SC
Sisu SC, Kandy 4-1 Young United SC
Old Bens SC 2-0 Superson SC
Pelicans SC 1-0 Maya SC, Mawanella
New Rome SC 2-1 Elevens Stars SC
Three Stars SC 2-1 Don Bosco SC
New Star SC, Puttalam 4-3 Youngsters SC
Bolton SC 4-3 Liverpool SC, Puttalam
Round 3?
[Apr 26]
Army SC 0-0 Java Lane SC [6-5 pen]
Ratnam SC 1-0 Old Bens SC
[May 3]
Saunders 1-1 Hyline SC [4-3 pen]
Old Joes SC awd Bolton SC [Bolton left pitch]
[played later]
Police SC bt York SC Kandy
Pelicans lt Renown SC
Intermediate Round [May 10]
Ols Joes SC lt Negombo Youth
Quarterfinals
[Jun 12]
Renown SC drw Army SC [9-8 pen]
[Jun 13]
Soccer Promoters SC 1-5 Negombo Youth SC
[Jun 15]
Saunders SC 0-1 Police SC
Air Force SC 1-0 Ratnam SC
Semifinals [Jun 20]
Police 1-1 Renown [3-4 pen]
Negombo Youth drw Air Force [3-4 pen]
Final [Jun 29, Sugathadasa Stadium]
Renown SC 1-0 Air Force SC
Mayor's Cup (Kotte) 2002/03
Semifinals
United SC 5-0 Battaramulla SC
Sarasavi SC 6-0 Yonax SC
Final [Sep 27]
United SC 1-1 Sarasavi SC
NB: United SC (Obeysekerapura) and Sarasavi SC (Bandaranayakepura)
declared joint winners following a crowd invasion which made
the organisation of a penalty shoot-out impossible
Second Level 2002/03
Division One
Group A
Known results:
Super Beach 5-2 Thotawatte SC
Borella Youth SC 3-1 Maligawatte Youth SC
Youngsters 3-1 York SC
Tri Star SC 0-0 Cooray SC
Super Beach SC 1-1 Maligawatte YSC
Matara SC 3-2 Cooray SC
1.Borella Youth SC 7 points
2.Cooray SC
Matara SC
Youngsters SC
Maligawatte Youth SC
Super Beach SC
Thotawatte SC
Tri-Star SC
York SC
Group B
Known results (home/away unclear):
Manchester SC 5-2 Hyline SC
Hyline SC 1-0 Maya SC
Pelicans SC 3-3 Kandy York SC
Hyline SC 4-0 Sapphire SC
New Youngs SC 4-0 Maya SC
New Star SC 2-2 Kandy York SC
Hyline SC 5-1 Red Sun SC
Manchester SC 2-1 Maya SC
Kandy York SC bt Manchester SC
Hyline SC 2-1 New Stars
Hyline SC 3-1 Kandy York SC
Pelicans SC 1-3 Hyline SC
1.Hyline SC (Dangolla) 7 6 0 1 20- 9 18 Winners
other participants
Manchester United SC (Gampola)
New Youngs SC - possibly withdrew
Pelicans SC (Kurunegala)
New Stars SC (Ratnapura)
Kandy York SC (Kandy)
Sapphire SC (Ratnapura)
Red Sun SC (Gampola)
Maya SC (Kegalle)
NB: Dangolla is a small village near Kandy.
Promoted: Matara SC and Hyline SC (Dangolla)
Kandy Football League
Division B
Semifinals
Kandy SC "B" lt Katukelle United SC
Final [Dec 22]
Unicorn SC - Katukelle United SC
Third Level 2002/03
Division Two
NB: over 50 participants, group compositions unknown.
Known results:
Young Birds SC 2-0 Naseby Lake Side SC
Golden Stars SC 4-0 Kegalle YSC
Green Park SC 3-2 Cameroon SC
Evershine SC 4-0 Young United SC
Green Field SC 1-0 Moratu-Katukurunda SC
Ratmalana United SC 3-0 Colpetty United SC
Vaoni SC 2-1 Young Silver SC
New Sunrise SC 2-0 Sunny Mount SC
Balangoda YSC 4-3 Eheliyagoda United
Sunrises SC 5-4 Zavia SC
Martians SC 2-1 Winner SC
Liverpool SC 3-2 Chilaw United
Kandy Municipality SC 4-0 Mahajana SC
Old Mazedonians SC 4-0 FC Fortuna
Vystwyke SC 3-1 Sunrise SC
Balangoda Youth SC 5-1 Samagipura SC
Sunrise SC 2-1 Young Men’s SC
Matara YS 3-0 Galle United SC
Group Champions:
Soccer Promoters SC
Galle Youth SC
Olympic SC Trinco
Old Duthians SC Badulla
Young Marians SC Chilaw
Three Stars SC
Green Field SC, Kalutara
Second Stage:
Final Rankings:
Group A
1.Young Marians 6
2.Old Duthians SC
Group B
1.Soccer Promotion SC 7
2.Olympic SC
Championship Semifinals
[Mar 15]
Young Marians lt Olympic SC (Trincomalee)
[Mar 18]
Soccer Promotion SC bt Old Duthians SC
Final [Apr 6]
Soccer Promoters SC - Olympic SC (Trincomalee)
NB: before final, Soccer Promoters were unbeaten in 7 matches, with
a goal record of 24-5; Olympic played 6 matches, winning 3,
drawing 2 and losing 1 with a goal record of 19-12.
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