2016–17 Sri Lanka Football Premier League
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2016–17 was the 32nd season of
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. Unt ...
. The defending champions Colombo Football Club regained the title for the second time by defeating
Renown SC 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 Super League. History Renown SC was founded in 1981. The club emerged ...
3–1 in the championship round.


Teams Allocation

If this
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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 Kalutara Park Sports Club is a Sri Lankan football club based in Kalutara in the Kalutara District. The team played in Sri Lanka Champions League, the second division of Sri Lankan football. League participations * Sri Lankan Premier League: 2 ...
and
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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 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. * The fixtures of Championship Round was again postponed to mid of January due to the monsoon rain.


References


External links

* http://www.thepapare.com/football * https://web.archive.org/web/20150218082614/http://www.football.lk/ {{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Sri Lanka Football Premier League Sri Lanka Football Premier League seasons 1
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