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2016–17 Sri Lanka Football Premier League
2016–17 was the 32nd season of Sri Lanka Football Premier League. The defending champions Colombo Football Club regained the 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 league was highly cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka Football Premier League
The S1 League (; ), or simply S1, also known as Sri Lanka Champions League, is the second tier division of the Sri Lankan football league system. It 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 tournament was conducted in various formats. Apart from the le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalutara Stadium
Kalutara Stadium (), 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 The FIFA Council (formerly the FIFA Executive Committee) is an institution of FIFA (the governing body of association football, futsal and beach football). It is the main decision-making body of the organization in the interv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saunders SC
Saunders Sports Club 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: 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 Champions League The AFC Champions League Elite (abbreviated as the ACL Elite) is an annual continental club association football, football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's List of top-divi ... [...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 .... References Sports venues in Colombo Football venues in Sri Lanka Multi-purpose stadiums in Sri Lanka Rugby union 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 Association football, football club based in Kotahena, Colombo. Founded in 1981 by the Peeris Brothers, the club currently competes in the Sri Lanka Super 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
