Group Stage | Championship Playoff (Super 8)
Group Stage
Final Tables:
Group A
1.SL Army SC 8 7 1 0 24- 4 22 Qualified
2.Solid SC (Anuradhapura) 8 4 3 1 17- 6 15 Qualified
3.Colombo FC 8 5 0 3 17- 9 15 [C] Qualified
4.Blue Star SC (Kalutara) 8 4 1 3 11-13 13 Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5.Negombo Youth SC 8 4 0 4 26-13 12
6.Crystal Palace SC (Gampola) 8 3 1 4 17-19 10
7.Upcountry Lions (Nawalapitiya) 8 2 3 3 8-16 9
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8.Matara City SC 8 2 1 5 8-17 7
9.Civil Security SC 8 0 0 8 2-33 0 [*] Relegated
[*] Nandimithra SC were renamed Civil Security SC
Group B
1.Renown SC 8 7 0 1 26- 7 21 Qualified
2.New Young's SC (Wennapuwa) 8 5 1 2 15-11 16 Qualified
3.SL Navy SC 8 4 2 2 12-10 14 Qualified
4.SL Air Force SC 8 4 1 3 12- 7 13 Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5.Super Sun SC (Beruwela) 8 4 0 4 12-11 12
6.Saunders SC (Pettah) 8 3 1 4 12-12 10
7.SL Police SC 8 2 2 4 10-17 8
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8.Java Lane SC (Slave Island) 8 1 3 4 10-13 6
9.Thihariya Youth SC 8 0 2 6 4-25 2 Relegated
NB: after the season it was decided to relegate only two clubs instead of four and so
Matara City and Java Lane remained at the top level
Round 1
[Jun 24]
Saunders 1-2 Renown
[Jun 25]
SL Police 1-3 New Young's
Super Sun 0-3 SL Navy
Thihariya Youth 1-1 Java Lane
[Jun 26]
Blue Star 1-0 Colombo
Civil Security 0-2 Upcountry Lions
Crystal Palace 4-1 Matara City
Negombo Youth 0-2 Solid
SL Army bye SL Air Force
Round 2
[Jul 2]
SL Air Force 2-0 Saunders
Colombo 4-0 Negombo Youth
Renown 3-1 Super Sun
[Jul 3]
SL Army 6-0 Blue Star
Java Lane 2-3 SL Police
New Young's 3-1 SL Navy
Solid 6-0 Civil Security
Upcountry Lions 2-2 Crystal Palace
Matara City bye Thihariya Youth
Round 3
[Jul 9]
SL Air Force 3-0 Thihariya Youth
Matara City 1-3 SL Army
Saunders awd Super Sun [awarded 0-3; originally 3-2]
[Jul 10]
Civil Security 0-3 Colombo
SL Navy 1-1 Java Lane
Negombo Youth 2-3 Blue Star
New Young's 0-3 Renown
Solid 3-0 Crystal Palace
Upcountry Lions bye SL Police
Round 4
[Jul 13]
SL Air Force 0-1 Super Sun
Blue Star 2-0 Civil Security
Colombo 3-2 Crystal Palace
Matara City 0-1 Upcountry Lions
New Young's 2-1 Saunders
Renown 1-0 Java Lane
[Jul 14]
Thihariya Youth 2-2 SL Police
[Jul 27]
SL Army 2-1 Negombo Youth
Solid bye SL Navy
Round 5
[Jul 16]
Civil Security 0-7 Negombo Youth
Super Sun 2-3 New Young's
[Jul 17]
Upcountry Lions 0-2 SL Army
Matara City 1-1 Solid
SL Navy 1-0 Thihariya Youth
SL Police 1-1 SL Air Force
Saunders 4-2 Java Lane
[Jul 21]
Crystal Palace 2-1 Blue Star
Colombo bye Renown
Round 6
[Jul 23]
SL Air Force 2-1 New Young's
SL Army 6-0 Civil Security
Java Lane 1-2 Super Sun
Matara City 0-4 Colombo
SL Police 0-2 SL Navy
Thihariya Youth 1-9 Renown
Upcountry Lions 1-1 Solid
[Jul 24]
Crystal Palace 0-4 Negombo Youth
Blue Star bye Saunders
Round 7
[Jul 30]
Crystal Palace 5-2 Civil Security
Java Lane 1-1 New Young's
Renown 6-2 SL Police
[Jul 31]
Colombo 1-0 Upcountry Lions
SL Navy 1-4 SL Air Force
Thihariya Youth 0-4 Saunders
[Aug 3]
Solid 0-0 SL Army
[Aug 6]
Blue Star 0-1 Matara City
Negombo Youth bye Super Sun
Round 8
[Aug 3]
Negombo Youth 4-2 Matara City
Super Sun 3-0 Thihariya Youth
Upcountry Lions 2-2 Blue Star
[Aug 6]
SL Police 0-1 Saunders
Java Lane 2-0 SL Air Force
SL Navy 2-1 Renown
[Aug 7]
SL Army 3-2 Crystal Palace
Solid 4-2 Colombo
Civil Security bye New Young's
Round 9
[Aug 6]
New Young's 2-0 Thihariya Youth
Negombo Youth 8-0 Upcountry Lions
[Aug 9]
Civil Security 0-2 Matara City
[Aug 10]
Super Sun 0-1 SL Police
[Aug 13]
Colombo 0-2 SL Army
Renown 1-0 SL Air Force
[Aug 14]
Blue Star 2-0 Solid
Saunders 1-1 SL Navy
Crystal Palace bye Java Lane
Final Tables:
Group A
1.SL Army SC 8 7 1 0 24- 4 22 Qualified
2.Solid SC (Anuradhapura) 8 4 3 1 17- 6 15 Qualified
3.Colombo FC 8 5 0 3 17- 9 15 [C] Qualified
4.Blue Star SC (Kalutara) 8 4 1 3 11-13 13 Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5.Negombo Youth SC 8 4 0 4 26-13 12
6.Crystal Palace SC (Gampola) 8 3 1 4 17-19 10
7.Upcountry Lions (Nawalapitiya) 8 2 3 3 8-16 9
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8.Matara City SC 8 2 1 5 8-17 7
9.Civil Security SC 8 0 0 8 2-33 0 [*] Relegated
[*] Nandimithra SC were renamed Civil Security SC
Group B
1.Renown SC 8 7 0 1 26- 7 21 Qualified
2.New Young's SC (Wennapuwa) 8 5 1 2 15-11 16 Qualified
3.SL Navy SC 8 4 2 2 12-10 14 Qualified
4.SL Air Force SC 8 4 1 3 12- 7 13 Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5.Super Sun SC (Beruwela) 8 4 0 4 12-11 12
6.Saunders SC (Pettah) 8 3 1 4 12-12 10
7.SL Police SC 8 2 2 4 10-17 8
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8.Java Lane SC (Slave Island) 8 1 3 4 10-13 6
9.Thihariya Youth SC 8 0 2 6 4-25 2 Relegated
NB: after the season it was decided to relegate only two clubs instead of four and so
Matara City and Java Lane remained at the top level
Promoted: Moragasmulla SC, Pelicans SC
Championship Playoff (Super 8)
Final Table:
1.Colombo FC 7 5 1 1 13- 5 16 [C] Champions
2.Renown SC 7 5 0 2 14- 7 15
3.Blue Star SC (Kalutara) 7 4 2 1 11- 9 14
4.SL Army SC 7 4 1 2 25-12 13
5.New Young's SC (Wennapuwa) 7 2 2 3 7-10 8
6.SL Air Force SC 7 1 2 4 6- 8 5
7.SL Navy SC 7 1 1 5 8-19 4
8.Solid SC (Anuradhapura) 7 1 1 5 6-20 4
Round 1
[Sep 3]
SL Air Force 2-2 SL Army
Blue Star 2-0 Renown
[Sep 4]
Colombo 0-0 New Young's
SL Navy 0-5 Solid
NB: competition interrupted for four months
Round 2
[Jan 6]
Blue Star 0-0 SL Air Force
[Jan 7]
Colombo 3-0 Solid
[Jan 8]
Renown 2-1 New Young's
[Jan 9]
SL Army 3-2 SL Navy
Round 3
[Jan 13]
Blue Star 2-2 SL Navy
[Jan 15]
Renown awd SL Army [awarded 3-0; originally 0-3,
[Jan 16] Army fielded suspended player]
New Young's 1-1 Solid
[Jan 17]
SL Air Force 1-2 Colombo
Round 4
[Jan 20]
Colombo 2-1 SL Army
[Jan 21]
Solid 0-4 Renown
[Jan 22]
New Young's 0-1 Blue Star
[Jan 23]
SL Navy 1-0 SL Air Force
Round 5
[Feb 11]
Renown 2-0 SL Air Force
[Feb 12]
Solid 0-2 Blue Star
[Feb 13]
SL Army 5-0 New Young's
[Feb 14]
Colombo 3-1 SL Navy
Round 6
[Feb 17]
Solid 0-7 SL Army
[Feb 18]
SL Navy 1-2 Renown
[Feb 19]
Blue Star abd Colombo [abandoned at 1-0 at half-time due
[Feb 22] to torrential rain]
Blue Star 1-0 Colombo [second half]
[Mar 1]
New Young's 1-0 SL Air Force
Round 7
[Feb 25]
New Young's 4-1 SL Navy
[Feb 26]
SL Air Force awd Solid [awarded 3-0; abandoned at 2-0 in 32'
[Mar 4] as Solid had only 6 players left (having
SL Army 7-3 Blue Star started the match with 7)]
Renown 1-3 Colombo
Final Table:
1.Colombo FC 7 5 1 1 13- 5 16 [C] Champions
2.Renown SC 7 5 0 2 14- 7 15
3.Blue Star SC (Kalutara) 7 4 2 1 11- 9 14
4.SL Army SC 7 4 1 2 25-12 13
5.New Young's SC (Wennapuwa) 7 2 2 3 7-10 8
6.SL Air Force SC 7 1 2 4 6- 8 5
7.SL Navy SC 7 1 1 5 8-19 4
8.Solid SC (Anuradhapura) 7 1 1 5 6-20 4
Start: Nov 24 (670 teams from 66 leagues) 1/16 Finals Police SC 0-0 Singing Fish (Gurunagar) [1-4 pen] 1/8 Finals [Apr 26] Super Sun 1-0 St.Mary's [Apr 29] SL Navy 1-4 SL Army Renown 8-0 Brilliant [Apr 30] Pelicans 0-5 Colombo Saunders 2-2 Negombo Youth [3-1 pen] SL Air Force 3-0 Matara City [May 1] Java Lane 2-0 Crystal Palace Singing Fish 1-2 Blue Star Quarterfinals [May 6] SL Army 12-1 Super Sun Saunders 2-1 Blue Star [May 7] SL Air Force 0-1 Colombo Renown 1-3 Java Lane Semifinals [May 13] SL Army 3-2 Colombo Saunders 1-1 Java Lane [3-5 pen; no extra time played] Final [May 20] SL Army 5-1 Java Lane
NB: 21 participants; start: Aug 21 1/8 Finals Kolons SC 2-1 Valencia SC Henamulla United SC 3-1 Challengers SC Ratnam SC 1-0 Old Hameedias SC Old Royalists SC drw Zeal SC [4-3 pen] Old Joe's SC 4-2 Eveready SC M.H. Mohammed Playground 2-1 Eleven Lions SC New Star SC 2-1 Sunny Mount SC Kirulapona United SC 5-0 Colombo City SC Quarterfinals Kolons SC 6-0 Eleven Lions SC Henamulla United SC drw Ratnam SC [3-1 pen] Old Joe's 4-2 Old Royalists SC Kirulapona United FC 1-0 New Star SC Semifinals [Sep 10?] Henamulla United SC 2-1 Kolons SC [Sep 11] Old Joe's FC 0-3 Kirulapona United FC Final [Oct 23] Kirulapona United FC 3-1 Henamulla United SC
NB: 22 participants of which 8 qualified for the quarterfinals: Comrades SC (Badulla) Green Field SC (Kalutara) Moragasmulla SC (Rajagiriya) Pelicans SC (Kurunegala) Red Star SC (Ratmalana) Serandib SC (Mawanella) SLTB SC (Colombo) St.Mary's SC Quarterfinals Red Star 1-1 Serandib [7-6 pen] Pelicans 2-0 St.Mary's Moragasmulla 3-0 SLTB Comrades 2-0 Green Field Semifinals [Sep 3] Red Star 1-3 Pelicans [M.J.M. Afrar 34; N.G.D. Sirisena 62, S.R. Sanjew 71, W.H.C. Gunaratne 81] [Sep 4] Comrades 1-3 Moragasmulla [D.M.T.D. Disanayaya 38; M.A.A.M. Shifan 65, W. Pubudu 83, H.D. Madushankar 90+] Final [Sep 10, Maliyadewa Ground, Kurunegala] Pelicans 0-1 Moragasmulla [H.R. Priyawansa 37] NB: Moragasmulla SC (Rajagiriya) and Pelicans SC (Kurunegala) promoted
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