2021–22 Shillong Premier League

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Shillong Premier League
Season2021-22
Dates15 June 2022 - 30 September 2022
Champions Mawlai SC (1st Title)
Matches played56
Goals scored166 (2.96 per match)
Top goalscorer
Best goalkeeper Neithovilie Chalieu (Mawlai SC)
Highest scoring
Longest winning runMawlai SC (6 games)
Longest unbeaten runMawlai SC (12 games)
Longest winless runMawkhar SC (10 games)
Longest losing runMalki SC (6 games)
2019
2023
All statistics correct as of 15 June 2024.

The 2021-22 Shillong Premier League is the 11th season of the Shillong Premier League (SPL) Shillong Lajong are the defending champions The Shillong Premier League (currently known as Officer's Choice Blue Shillong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the second-level state football league in the Indian state of Meghalaya, below the Meghalaya State League, organised by the Shillong Sports Association (SSA), [1] which is affiliated to the Meghalaya Football Association (MFA). [2] [3] It was started with 8 teams in 2010 and it kicks off from the 15th June 2022. [4]

Contents

Changes from last season

Promoted from SSA First Division
Relegated to SSA Second Division

Competition format (2021-22)

Regular season

The competition consists of 14 rounds that follows a double round-robin format, with each club playing the others twice, at SSA Stadium, First Ground, Polo, for a total of 14 matches each. Teams receive three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. There are no play-offs and the team which tops the table wins the league and the bottom two teams gets related.

The position of each team is determined by the highest number of points accumulated during the regular season. If two or more teams are level on points, the following criteria are applied in order until one of the teams can be determined as the higher ranked

Clubs

8 teams compete in the 11th season of Shillong Premier League: 5 from the previous season, 1 through direct entry and 2 promoted from the 2019 SSA First Division. [6]

Promoted from SSA First Division
TeamCaptainPosition in 2019
Shillong Lajong Flag of India.svg Sangti Janai Shianglong 1st
Rangdajied United Flag of India.svg Niawkorlang Kyndiah 2nd
Ryntih FC Flag of India.svg Mebankhraw Wahlang 3rd
Langsning Flag of India.svg Dibinroy Nongspung 4th
Nangkiew Irat Flag of India.svg Dondor Rani 5th
Malki SC Flag of India.svg Khrawkupar Tamu
Mawkhar SC Flag of India.svg Khraw Marwein
Mawlai SC Flag of India.svg Brolington Warlarpih

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Mawlai SC 141121338+2535Qualification for the Meghalaya State League
2 Rangdajied United 148422410+1428
3 Langsning 147432915+1425Qualifying rounds of Meghalaya State League
4 Shillong Lajong 145271716+117
5 Nangkiew Irat 144552025517
6 Ryntih FC 145272330717
7 Malki SC 14311011392810Relegation to SSA First Division
8 Mawkhar SC 14149923147
Updated to match(es) played on 16 October 2024. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored

End Of Season Awards

Prize Money [7]

Award CategoryTeamPrize Money
Champion Mawlai SC 3,00,000 Lakh rupees
Runners-up Rangdajied United 1,00,000 Lakh rupees

Individual Awards

Individual AwardPlayerTeam
Joint Top ScorerShano Tariang

Manbha LawphniawDonlad Diengdoh

Langsning FC

Mawlai SCMawlai SC

Best Goalkeeper Neithovilie Chalieu Mawlai SC
Promising Referees•Marcillinus PW Mawrie

•Robinsing Kharkongor

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