2015 Sri Lanka Football Premier League

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Sri Lanka Football Premier League
Season2015
Champions Colombo
Matches played85
Goals scored192 (2.26 per match)
Top goalscorerM.C.M. Rifnaz (9 Goals)
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2015 Sri Lanka Football Premier League (also known as 2015 Dialog Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st season of Sri Lanka Football Premier League. Solid SC of Anuradhapura were the defending champions.

Contents

The 2015 season was different from the previous season. In this season, 22 teams competed in two groups of 11 teams. Top 4 teams from each groups qualified for the Super 8 round. The teams competed with one another in round-robin format. The team with the best record at the end of the Super 8 was to become the champion.

The defending champions in the previous tournament Solid SC was eliminated in the first round. Colombo FC emerged champions of the Dialog Champions League 2015 by a solitary goal difference with Renown SC. [1]

The champions qualified for the preliminary round of AFC Cup.

League table

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Army SC (Q)10811265+2125 Championship Round
2 Air Force SC (Q)10631147+721
3 Crystal Palace SC (Q)105412614+1219
4 Renown SC (Q)105321712+518
5 Solid SC 104332115+615
6 Saunders SC 104331610+615
7 Nandimithra SC 10415816−813
8 Police SC 103251618−211
9 Up Country Lions SC 10145612−67
10 Pelicans SC (R)102171328−157Relegated
11 Highlanders SC (R)10019329−261
Source: Soccerway
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Colombo FC (Q)9720275+2223 Championship Round
2 Blue Star SC (Q)9522183+1517
3 Java Lane SC (Q)9522106+417
4 Navy SC (Q)95131510+516
5 New Young SC 94321311+215
6 Negombo Youth SC 94141620−413
7 Super Son SC 93241312+111
8 Matara City SC 93061117−69
9 Thihariya Youth SC 9126722−155
10 Kalutara Park SC (R)9018226−241Relegated
11 Don Bosco SC [a] (D)420234−16Disqualified
Source: Soccerway
(D) Disqualified; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Disqualified for using ineligible players. [2]

Fixtures and Results

Stage 1

Army SC 3-2 Blue Star SC

Championship Round

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Colombo [a] (C)7421177+1017 2016 AFC Cup qualifying round [b]
2 Renown 7520178+917
3 Army [c] 73311510+515
4 Air Force [d] 7223810−210
5 Crystal Palace [e] 72321215−310
6 Navy 72321416−29
7 Blue Star [f] 7043711−46
8 Java Lane [g] 7016417−132
Source: Soccerway
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ Colombo: 3 bonus points given based on final position in first stage (Group B)
  2. ↑ Sri Lanka were allocated one qualifying round slot, but did not enter a team.
  3. ↑ Army: 3 bonus points given based on final position in first stage (Group A)
  4. ↑ Air Force: 2 bonus points given based on final position in first stage (Group A)
  5. ↑ Crystal Palace: 1 bonus points given based on final position in first stage (Group A)
  6. ↑ Blue Star: 2 bonus points given based on final position in first stage (Group B)
  7. ↑ Java Lane: 1 bonus points given based on final position in first stage (Group B)

Awards

The winners of the competition were given a cash award of Rs. 750000 while the runners-up received Rs. 500000. [1]
Individual awards:

AwardPlayerClub
Golden BootDhanushka Wijesiri Army SC
Top goal scorerM.C.M. Rifnaz Renown SC
Best GoalkeeperM.N.M. Imran Colombo FC

References

  1. 1 2 "Colombo FC wins Dialog Champions League". 6 December 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Dialog Champions League 2015/16". rsssf .
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