NB: start was announced for Apr 2020 but postponed to Nov 2020
due to Covid-19 pandemic; it eventually started Apr 2021;
inaugural edition, with 10 selected clubs;
supposedly first ever professional league
Final Table:
1.Blue Star SC (Kalutara) 9 7 1 1 21- 9 22 Champions
2.Sea Hawks FC 9 6 1 2 16-11 19 [1 1 0 0 3-2 3]
3.Colombo FC 9 6 1 2 22-11 19 [1 0 0 1 2-3 0]
4.Renown SC 9 5 2 2 10- 7 17
5.Upcountry Lions (Nawalapitiya) 9 5 1 3 17- 8 16
6.Red Star FC (Ratmalana) 9 2 4 3 18-16 10 [1 0 1 0 0-0 1]
7.Defenders FC 9 2 4 3 12-12 10 [C] [1 0 1 0 0-0 1]
8.New Young's FC (Wennapuwa) 9 2 1 6 13-31 7
9.Ratnam SC (Kotahena) 9 0 3 6 5-16 3
10.Blue Eagles SC 9 0 2 7 3-16 2 [*]
[*] SL Air Force SC were renamed Blue Eagles SC
Round 1 [all matches at Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo]
[Apr 19]
Colombo 4-0 New Young's
Blue Star 2-4 Red Star
[Apr 20]
Renown 0-0 Defenders
Blue Eagles abd Navy Sea Hawks [abandoned at 0-1 at half-time due to
[Apr 21] bad weather]
Blue Eagles 0-1 Navy Sea Hawks [second half]
Ratnam 1-1 Upcountry Lions
Round 2 [all matches at Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo]
[Apr 23]
Blue Star 1-0 Colombo
[Apr 24]
Defenders 0-0 Blue Eagles
Renown 0-2 Navy Sea Hawks
[Apr 25]
Red Star 0-0 Ratnam
New Young's 1-4 Upcountry Lions
Round 3 [all matches at Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo]
[Apr 30]
Navy Sea Hawks 5-0 New Young's
[May 1]
Ratnam 0-3 Blue Star
Blue Eagles 0-6 Red Star
[May 2]
Colombo 2-1 Renown
[Nov 29]
Upcountry Lions 2-0 Defenders
Round 4 [all matches at Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo]
[Dec 5]
Colombo 2-2 Red Star
[Dec 6]
Renown 0-0 Blue Star
Navy Sea Hawks awd Upcountry Lions [awarded 0-3; originally 1-0]
[Dec 7]
Ratnam 1-2 Defenders
Blue Eagles 1-2 New Young's
Round 5 [all matches at Racecourse Stadium, Colombo]
[Dec 10]
Blue Eagles 0-1 Renown
[Dec 11]
Navy Sea Hawks 2-2 Defenders
Ratnam 1-4 Colombo
[Dec 12]
New Young's 4-4 Red Star
Upcountry Lions 1-2 Blue Star
Round 6 [all matches at Racecourse Stadium, Colombo]
[Dec 15]
Defenders 1-3 Colombo
[Dec 16]
New Young's 3-1 Ratnam
Blue Star 3-0 Navy Sea Hawks
[Dec 17]
Red Star 1-3 Renown
Upcountry Lions 1-0 Blue Eagles
Round 7 [all matches at Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo]
[Dec 28]
Navy Sea Hawks 2-1 Red Star
[Dec 29]
Upcountry Lions 2-3 Colombo
New Young's 1-2 Renown
[Dec 30]
Defenders 1-3 Blue Star
Blue Eagles 0-0 Ratnam
Round 8
[Jan 6]
Red Star 0-0 Defenders [Sugathadasa Stadium]
[Jan 7]
Ratnam 0-1 Navy Sea Hawks [Racecourse Stadium]
Renown 1-0 Upcountry Lions [Sugathadasa Stadium]
Blue Star 4-1 New Young's [Sugathadasa Stadium]
Colombo 2-0 Blue Eagles [Racecourse Stadium]
Round 9
[Jan 10]
Defenders 6-1 New Young's [Racecourse Stadium]
Renown 2-1 Ratnam [Sugathadasa Stadium]
Red Star 0-3 Upcountry Lions [Sugathadasa Stadium]
[Jan 11]
Blue Star 3-2 Blue Eagles [Sugathadasa Stadium]
Colombo 2-3 Navy Sea Hawks [Racecourse Stadium]
Final Table:
1.Blue Star SC (Kalutara) 9 7 1 1 21- 9 22 Champions
2.Sea Hawks FC 9 6 1 2 16-11 19 [1 1 0 0 3-2 3]
3.Colombo FC 9 6 1 2 22-11 19 [1 0 0 1 2-3 0]
4.Renown SC 9 5 2 2 10- 7 17
5.Upcountry Lions (Nawalapitiya) 9 5 1 3 17- 8 16
6.Red Star FC (Ratmalana) 9 2 4 3 18-16 10 [1 0 1 0 0-0 1]
7.Defenders FC 9 2 4 3 12-12 10 [C] [1 0 1 0 0-0 1]
8.New Young's FC (Wennapuwa) 9 2 1 6 13-31 7
9.Ratnam SC (Kotahena) 9 0 3 6 5-16 3
10.Blue Eagles SC 9 0 2 7 3-16 2 [*]
[*] SL Air Force SC were renamed Blue Eagles SC
Topscorers:
10 Shenal Sandesh (Blue Star SC)
8 Mohamed Aakib (Colombo FC)
Mohamed Rahman (Red Star FC)
6 Waseem Razeek (Upcountry Lions)
NB: served as second level competition Final Table: 1.Matara City SC 13 10 2 1 28-11 32 2.Java Lane SC (Slave Island) 13 8 4 1 34-14 28 3.Pelicans SC (Kurunegala) 13 7 3 3 34-16 24 4.Serendib SC (Mawanella) 13 7 3 3 34-19 24 5.Crystal Palace SC (Gampola) 13 6 3 4 28-18 21 6.Saint Mary's SC 13 5 4 4 25-23 19 7.Negombo Youth SC 13 6 0 7 30-31 18 8.Super Sun SC (Beruwela) 13 4 4 5 21-28 16 9.SLTB SC (Colombo) 13 4 4 5 14-26 16 10.Saunders SC (Pettah) 13 3 5 5 21-24 14 11.Moragasmulla SC (Rajagiriya) 13 4 1 8 16-29 13 12.SL Police SC 13 3 2 8 18-24 11 13.New Star SC (Colombo) 13 2 5 6 15-22 11 14.Solid SC (Anuradhapura) 13 0 4 9 13-46 4
NB: inaugural edition 8 participating teams: Western Province Eastern Province Southern Province Central Province Sabaragamuwa Uva Northern Province Rajarata (North-Western and North Central combined team) Group Stage Round 1 [Jan 25] Eastern 0-0 Central Rajarata 0-1 Uva [Jan 26] Northern 0-0 Sabaragamuwa Southern 1-1 Western Round 2 [Jan 29] Western 3-0 Central Sabaragamuwa 1-0 Southern [Jan 30] Eastern 1-1 Rajarata Northern 2-0 Uva Round 3 [Feb 2] Uva 1-2 Central Southern 1-3 Northern [Feb 3] Rajarata 3-2 Western Eastern 0-0 Sabaragamuwa Round 4 [Feb 6] Central 0-1 Northern Uva 0-1 Eastern [Feb 7] Sabaragamuwa 2-1 Western Southern 2-1 Rajarata Round 5 [Feb 10] Rajarata 1-4 Sabaragamuwa Northern 0-0 Eastern [Feb 11] Western 4-0 Uva Central 0-1 Southern Round 6 [Feb 14] Sabaragamuwa 2-0 Central Northern 2-2 Rajarata [Feb 15] Southern 3-1 Uva Eastern 3-0 Western Round 7 [Feb 18] Rajarata 3-1 Central Western 1-1 Northern [Feb 19] Southern 0-0 Eastern [also reported 1-1] Sabaragamuwa 2-1 Uva Final Table: 1.Sabaragamuwa 7 5 2 0 11- 3 17 Semifinals 2.Northern 7 3 4 0 9- 4 13 Semifinals 3.Eastern 7 2 5 0 5- 1 11 Semifinals 4.Southern 7 3 2 2 8- 7 11 Semifinals - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.Wayamba Rajarata 7 2 2 3 11-13 8 6.Western 7 2 2 3 12-10 8 7.Central 7 1 1 5 3-11 4 8.Uva 7 1 0 6 4-14 3 Semifinals First Legs [Feb 25] Southern 0-1 Sabaragamuwa Northern 1-0 Eastern Second Legs [Feb 26] Sabaragamuwa 1-2 Southern [Southern on pen] Eastern 0-0 Northern Final [Mar 5] Northern 3-1 Southern
[Feb ?] Henamulla United SC bt Old Anandian SC Final [Aug 20] Old Wesleyites SC - Super Star SC
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