Football in
Sri Lanka is mainly played at a semi-professional and recreational level. Despite not being as well-regarded as the country's
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by str ...
team, football is the third biggest sport in Sri Lanka (after cricket and
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
).
Governing Body
The
Football Sri Lanka
The Football Sri Lanka (FSL) is the governing body of football in Sri Lanka. It
operates the Sri Lanka national football team and Sri Lanka Football Premier League.
History
Football Sri Lanka was founded on 1939 as Ceylon Football Associa ...
is the governing body for football in the country. The association administers the
national football team as well as the
Sri Lanka Super League.
Competitions
League
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Sri Lanka Super League (1st tier)
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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 Football in Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan football league system and was succeeded by th ...
(2nd tier)
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Division I (3rd tier)
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Division II (4th tier)
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Division III
In sport, the Third Division, also called Division 3, Division Three, or Division III, is often the third-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below.
Association football
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(5th tier)
Cup
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Sri Lanka FA Cup
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Ceylon Provincial League
References
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