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2016–17 Sri Lanka Football Premier League
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 League table Group A Group B Result table Group A Group B Championship Round Result table Awards The winners of the competition were given a cash award of Rs. 700000. Controversies * This edition of the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka Football Premier League
The S1 League ( si, එස්1 ලීගය; ta, எஸ்1 லீக்), or simply S1, also known as Sri Lanka Champions League, is the second tier division of the Sri Lankan football league system and was succeeded by the professional Sri Lanka Super League which serves as the first division. Until 2019 it was sponsored by Dialog Axiata and was thus officially known as the Dialog Champions League. The league was conducted in various formats. Apart from the league system, a playoff stage was included in 2013–14 season. Currently, 18 clubs are participating in the tournament. Saunders have won the most titles in the league, winning 12 titles. Rathnam have won the title 5 times, Renown 4 times, and Colombo 3 times. In recent times, different clubs have been able to win the championship title. History The competition was started in 1985 and it was held every year. The 2016 Sri Lanka Football Premier League is the 32nd season of the Sri Lanka Football league. The tourname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalutara Stadium
Kalutara Stadium ( si, කළුතර ක්රීඩාංගණය), also known as Vernon U Fernando Stadium, is a multi-use stadium located in the centre of Kalutara, Sri Lanka. It is known locally as the ''Kalutara Park Ground''. Overview The stadium is primarily used for football matches and hosts the home games of Blue Star SC, who play in the Sri Lanka Champions League, Kalutara Park SC, who compete in the Kit Premier League Division I, Super Beach SC and Greenfield SC. The stadium holds 15,000 people. The sport complex is named after Vernon Manilal Fernando, who was the President of Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) from 1979 to 1999, Vice President for Asian Football Confederation, Vice President of National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka and served on the FIFA Executive Committee from 2011-2013. During his tenure as FFSL president he was responsible for establishing a network of dedicated football grounds across the country and the Sri Lanka Champions L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saunders SC
Saunders SC is a Sri Lankan professional football club based in the Pettah district of Colombo. It is currently playing in the Sri Lanka Champions League. Achievements *Sri Lankan Premier League: 12 **Winner: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2004–05. * Sri Lanka FA Cup: 16 **Winner: 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1982, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2000–01. Performance in AFC competitions *Asian Club Championship The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competitio ...: 7 appearances :: 1985: First Round :: 1986–87: Second Round :: 1988–89: First Round :: 1995–96: First Round :: 1997–98: First Round :: 1998–99: Second Round :: 2001–02: Second Round / Withdrew * AFC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CR & FC Grounds
Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club Grounds (also known as Longdon Place) commonly known as CR & FC is a multi-purpose stadium complex located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is the home ground of Division 'A' rugby union team, Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club, and on occasion hosts concerts and musical performances. Concerts * Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias performed at CR & FC on 20 December 2015 as part of his Sex and Love Tour in Asia * Irish boy band, Boyzone, performed at CR & FC Grounds on 16 August 2018 as a part of their Farewell Tour A concert tour (or simply tour) is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities, countries or locations. Often concert tours are named to differentiate different tours by the same artist and to associate a specific to .... References Sports venues in Colombo Football venues in Sri Lanka Multi-purpose stadiums in Sri Lanka {{SriLanka-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renown Sports Club
Renown Sports Club is a Sri Lankan professional football club based in Kotahena, Colombo. Founded in 1981 by the Peeris Brothers, the club currently competes in the Sri Lanka Champions League. History Renown SC was founded in 1981. The club emerged champions in the Sri Lanka Champions League four times in 1990, 1993, 1994 and 2009. They became the first Sri Lankan club to sign numerous Indian players for a single season, signing Shaji Varghese, Shibu Stellas and Shyam Simon (all from Kerala) in 2004. In 2004, Renown participated in the 110th IFA Shield in 2004, in Kolkata. They appeared in the 2010 edition of AFC President's Cup, but could not proceeded to the knockout stages. Home ground Renown uses Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo, as its home ground. The stadium has a capacity of nearly 25,000 spectators. Achievements ;Domestic tournaments 1982, 1987 : Silver Cup Champions. 1983 : Colombo League "C" Champions. 1983 : Y.A Sugathadasa Memorial Cup Champions. 1989, 1991 : Abd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wennappuwa
Wennappuwa is a town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is north of Negombo. The village of Wennappuwa is mentioned in the Culavamsa as a small farming hamlet. History A church made of wattle and daub, consecrated to St. Joseph, was put up in Gangoda in 1850. Very Rev. Fr. Contentious Chounavel (OMI) a French Missionary and the founder of the church arrived at Wennappuwa between 1861 and 1863 A.D. 300 families lived there at the time. His intention was to gather those families whose faith was strong and visible, under one roof. The roads were coming up and he realized that a new church should be built by the main road in order to accommodate the growth. The brother of Utuwankande Sura Saradiel of Mawanella lived with his family at Haldanduwana and learnt sculpture under Rev. Fr. Chounavel, the Parish Priest of Haldanduwana and a master of sculpture. The historical statue of St. Joseph on the front facade of the St. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Young SC
New Youngs SC is a Sri Lankan professional football club based in Wennappuwa. They play in the highest domestic football league, the Sri Lanka Champions League. The club was established by Rohitha Fernando in Wennappuwa. In 1990 the club finished as champions of the third division. In 1994 they emerged as second division champions, a feat they repeated in 1996, which led to the team's promotion to the first division. In 2005 New Youngs SC reached the semi-final of the national FA Cup, where they were defeated 2–0 by Saunders SC Saunders SC is a Sri Lankan professional football club based in the Pettah district of Colombo. It is currently playing in the Sri Lanka Champions League. Achievements *Sri Lankan Premier League: 12 **Winner: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992 .... External links Football clubs in Sri Lanka {{SriLanka-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negombo
Negombo (, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the west coast and at the mouth of the Negombo Lagoon, in Western Province, from Colombo via Colombo - Katunayake Expressway. Negombo is one of the major commercial hubs in the country and the administrative centre of Negombo Division. Negombo has about 142,136 population within its divisional secretariat division. Negombo municipal boundary is fully extended throughout its Divisional Secretariat area. Negombo is known for its long sandy beaches and centuries old fishing industry. Negombo has a large bilingual (Sinhala/Tamil) population with a clear Roman Catholic majority. = Etymology = The name "Negombo" is the Portuguese corrupted name of its Tamil name ''Neerkolombu''. The Sinhala name means from Old-Tamil Naval terminology Meegaman Pattinam. Meegaman denotes Naval Captain, where the local Karava population’s long association of Naval and Fishing connections. Later, "Village of the honeycomb", gaining its name fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negambo Youth
Negombo Youth Sports Club is a Sri Lankan professional football club. They play in the top flight domestic league, the Sri Lanka Champions League The S1 League ( si, එස්1 ලීගය; ta, எஸ்1 லீக்), or simply S1, also known as Sri Lanka Champions League, is the second tier division of the Sri Lankan football league system and was succeeded by the professional Sri Lan .... ''Soccerway''. Retrieved 29 August 2022. References Football clubs in Sri Lanka {{SriLanka-footyclub-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matara, Sri Lanka
Matara ( si, මාතර, translit=Māthara, ta, மாத்தறை, translit=Māttaṟai) is a major city in Sri Lanka, on the southern coast of Southern Province. It is the second largest city in Southern Province. It is from Colombo. It is a major commercial hub, and it is the administrative capital and largest city of Matara District. Etymology Consist of two elements, the term Matara gives its meaning as ''the Great Ferry'', that may be the meaning "great seaport" or "great fortress". It is also thought as being derived from the mispronunciation of the word 'Matora' by the Portuguese who called it 'Mature' or ''Maturai'' in 1672. The native word 'Matora' might also derived from 'Maha Tera' meaning the place where the Great River was crossed. It was also called 'Maha Tota' (Malo Tota) or Maha- pattana, the great ferry.''Maha Ethara'' meaning "great ford". Today, the Nilwala River runs through Matara and it is said that there was a wide area where ferries used to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matara SC
Matara City is a Sri Lankan professional football club based in the coastal city of Matara. They play in the highest football league of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Champions League. The club was promoted to the Premier League in 2013. Honours *Sri Lanka Champions League The S1 League ( si, එස්1 ලීගය; ta, எஸ்1 லீக்), or simply S1, also known as Sri Lanka Champions League, is the second tier division of the Sri Lankan football league system and was succeeded by the professional Sri Lan ...: 1 **Winners: 2022 References Football clubs in Sri Lanka {{SriLanka-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Java Lane SC
Java Lane SC (also known as Javalane) is a Sri Lankan professional football club based in Slave Island in Colombo. The club plays in the top-tier football league of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Champions League. Honours Domestic League * Sri Lanka division 1: 1 :* 2012 Cups * Silver cup: 2 :* 2009, 2012 * Sri Lanka Gold Cup: 1 :* 2012, 2013 (Finalist) * Assad Salley Trophy: 1 :* 2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ... Current squad Fernando Manjula Serphat Khamadullal Current staff References Club profile on Soccerway.com. Football clubs in Sri Lanka {{SriLanka-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
