2016–17 Sri Lanka Football Premier League
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| Season | 2016–17 |
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| Champions | Colombo |
| Relegated | Division I |
| Matches played | 100 |
| Goals scored | 331 (3.31 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Job Michael and M.N.M. Izzadeen |
| 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.They have regained the champions title for the second time by defeating Renown SC 3-1 in the championship round.
Teams Allocation
If this season is playing according to the previous season. The competition was played with 18 teams.The teams were divided into two groups of nine. The teams played round robin matches and the four group best teams of each group qualified 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
| 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 | Division I |
| 9 | Civil Security Force | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 33 | −31 | 0 |
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 | Division I |
| 9 | Thihariya Youth | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 25 | −21 | 2 |
Result Table
Group A
| Home \ Away[1] | ARM | SOL | CFC | NEG | BST | LSC | CRY | MAN | CSS |
| 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 | YSC | NSC | SAU | SSC | JAV | POL | THI |
| 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 | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombo | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 16 | Champions |
| 2 | Renown | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 15 | |
| 3 | Blue Star | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 14 | |
| 4 | Army | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 13 | |
| 5 | New Young | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 8 | |
| 6 | Air Force | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | |
| 7 | Navy | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 4 | |
| 8 | Solid | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 4 |
Result Table
| Home \ Away[1] | RSC | AIR | YSC | NSC | ARM | SOL | CFC | BST |
| Renown | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |||
| Air Force | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |||||
| New Young | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |||
| Navy | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–5 | |||||
| Army | 5–0 | 3–2 | 7–3 | |||||
| Solid | 0–4 | 0–7 | 0–2 | |||||
| Colombo | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |||||
| Blue Star | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
Updated to games played on complete.
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.
Awards
The winners of the competition were given a cash award of Rs. 700000.[1]
| Award | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Afis Oleymi | Colombo |
| Top goal scorer | Job Michael and M.N.M. Izzadeen | Renown SC & Army |
| Best Goalkeeper | M.N.M. Imran | Colombo FC |
Controversies
- This edition of the league was highly criticized by the clubs due to the poor management of the tournament.This has occurred in the Super 8 Stage when the Round has to postponed in number of occasions. Many clubs have make their dissatisfaction in this incident.[2]
- The fixtures of Championship Round was again postponed to mid of January due to the monsoon rain.[3]