2021 Sri Lanka Super League

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Sri Lanka Super League
Season2021
Dates19 April 2021 – 11 January 2022
Champions Blue Star (1st title)
AFC Cup
SAFF Club
Blue Star
Matches played45
Goals scored137 (3.04 per match)
Top goalscorer Senal Sandesh Pingho (10 goals)
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The 2021 Sri Lanka Super League was the first season of Sri Lanka Super League, after a significant 3 Year delay resulting in Sri Lanka Football having a dry period of a lack of top division football. Today it was meant to be the top division of Sri Lankan football. The season after numerous political delays and lack of preparation finally kicked off in the middle of the pandemic on 19 April 2021. The Super League was the brainchild of the current President Jaswar Umar.

Contents

Summary

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic

The start of the season was impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 situation. After the 2018–19 season, the inaugural Super League was scheduled to kick-off in April 2020, [1] but was rescheduled to November 2020, [1] 29 January 2021 [2] and finally started on 19 April 2021, [3] due to concerns of the pandemic with discussions held with the health authorities. [4]

Due pandemic, this season was forced to play on a single round-robin system (each club plays the others once).

After the International Break at the end of matchday 3, the tournament recommencement was scheduled to 2 July 2021. But the Football Sri Lanka announced the postponement on 16 June 2021, due to travel restrictions. [5]

Pre-season tournament

After numerous delays, and conflict on basing the National Team Priorities of Technical Head Amir Alagic, clubs were asked if they could play a Premier Season Practice Tournament. Causing further delays to the actual tournament. A pre season was launched with much glamour and delight but unfortunately with Covid 19 being a constant outbreak, the tournament delayed further. Since the Sri Lanka national football team were set to play their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying second round games against Lebanon and South Korea in March, Football Sri Lanka without any professional consultation conducted Sri Lanka Super League pre-season tournament, without spectators or a plan. [2] [6]

Super League pre-season tournament was conducted with the 10 Super League clubs, divided to two groups, group stage matches held from 17 February 2021 to 24 March 2021. [7]

Teams

The league is made up of 10 clubs that were selected from the Sri Lanka Champions League at the end of the 2018–19 season, after meeting the Football Federation of Sri Lanka's Club Licensing Criteria in association with the Asian Football Confederation. [4]

Teams and their divisions

Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
TeamDivision
Blue Eagles Kelaniya
Blue Star Sports Club Kalutara
Colombo Football Club Colombo
Defenders Football Club Homagama
Navy Sea Hawks FC Welisara
New Young's Sports Club Wennappuwa
Ratnam Sports Club Kotahena
Red Stars Sports Club Aluthgama
Renown Sports Club Kotahena
Up Country Lions Sports Club Nawalapitiya

Foreign players

TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5
Blue Eagles
Blue Star SC Flag of Nigeria.svg Jerry Arepade Ombenbe Flag of Guinea.svg Mohamed Traoré
Colombo FC Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Jean Yapo Seka Flag of Cameroon.svg Bodric Tagne Flag of Nigeria.svg Olumide Akofe
Defenders FC Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Adil Flag of Cameroon.svg Stephane Dang
Sea Hawks FC Flag of Japan.svg Motohiro Kaneshiro Flag of Japan.svg Chikara Tashiro Flag of Ghana.svg Samuel Kingston
New Young's SC
Ratnam SC Flag of Ghana.svg Enoch Danso Flag of Nigeria.svg Jide Jimoh
Red Star SC Flag of Nigeria.svg Ismaila Abumere Ogudugu Flag of Nigeria.svg Muritala Oladeni Flag of Qatar.svg Mohammed Mubarak Flag of Nigeria.svg Emmanuel Godwin
Renown SC Flag of Nigeria.svg Michael Job Flag of Nigeria.svg Olumide Agbeti
Up Country Lions SC Flag of Uganda.svg George Abege Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Elijah Ari Flag of Liberia.svg Martin Karndu Flag of Liberia.svg Eugene Swen

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Blue Star (C, Q)9711219+1222Qualification for AFC Cup preliminary round 1
2 Sea Hawks 96121611+519 [lower-alpha 1]
3 Colombo 96122211+1119 [lower-alpha 1]
4 Renown 9522107+317
5 Up Country Lions 9513178+916
6 Red Stars 92431816+210
7 Defenders 92431212010
8 New Young's 92161331187
9 Ratnam 9036516113
10 Blue Eagles 9027316132
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Sea Hawks 3, Colombo 0.

Results

Fixture

Teams BEG BST CFC DFC SHW NYS RAT RST REN UCL
Blue Eagles 3–20–20–00–11–20–00–60–10–1
Blue Star 1–03–13–04–13–02–40–02–1
Colombo 3–12–34–04–12–22–13–2
Defenders 2–26–12–10–00–00–2
Sea Hawks 5–01–02–12–01–0
New Young's 3–14–41–21–4
Ratnam 0–01–21–1
Red Stars 1–30–3
Renown 1–0
Up Country Lions
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.

Round 1

19 April 2021 Colombo 4–0 New Young's
14:00Dilshan Soccerball shade.svg15', 85'
Zarwan Soccerball shade.svg57' (pen.)
Seka Soccerball shade.svg79'
19 April 2021 Blue Star 2–4 Red Stars
16:00 Arepade Soccerball shade.svg40'
Shifan Soccerball shade.svg55'
Rahman Soccerball shade.svg3', 35', 74'
Ogudugu Soccerball shade.svg9'
20 April 2021 Renown 0–0 Defenders
13:00
21 April 2021 Ratnam 1–1 Up Country Lions
16:00 Jimoh Soccerball shade.svg59' Akhil Soccerball shade.svg77'
21 April 2021 Blue Eagles 0–1 Sea Hawks
16:00 Hasmeer Soccerball shade.svg11'

Round 2

23 April 2021 Blue Star 1–0 Colombo
16:00 Sandesh Pingo Soccerball shade.svg6'
24 April 2021 Defenders 0–0 Blue Eagles
13:00
24 April 2021 Renown 0–2 Sea Hawks
16:00 Hasmeer Soccerball shade.svg27'
Shaeel Soccerball shade.svg81'
25 April 2021 Red Stars 0–0 Ratnam
13:00
25 April 2021 New Young's 1–4 Up Country Lions
16:00 Nithushan Soccerball shade.svg23' W.Razeek Soccerball shade.svg19', 65', 83'
Sujan Perera Soccerball shade.svg90+3'

Round 3

30 April 2021 Sea Hawks 5–0 New Young's
16:00 Hasmeer Soccerball shade.svg28', 55'
Kaneshiro Soccerball shade.svg31', 44', 74'
1 May 2021 Blue Star 3–0 Ratnam
13:00 Irshan Soccerball shade.svg12'
Arshad Soccerball shade.svg13'
Sandesh Pingho Soccerball shade.svg36'
1 May 2021 Blue Eagles 0–6 Red Stars
16:00 Farhan Soccerball shade.svg9'
Rislan Soccerball shade.svg19'
Dilakshan Soccerball shade.svg22'
Ogudugu Soccerball shade.svg59', 67', 76'
2 May 2021 Colombo 2–1 Renown
16:00 Zarwan Soccerball shade.svg34'
Seka Soccerball shade.svg50'
Aman Soccerball shade.svg42'
29 November 2021 Up Country Lions 2–0 Defenders
11:00 Abege Soccerball shade.svg28'
Asmil Soccerball shade.svg89'

Round 4

5 December 2021 Colombo 2–2 Red Stars
11:00 Zarwan Soccerball shade.svg69'
Shazny Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
Rahman Soccerball shade.svg59', 67'
6 December 2021 Renown 0–0 Blue Star
11:00
6 December 2021 Sea Hawks 1–0 Up Country Lions
15:00 Musthaq Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
7 December 2021 Ratnam 1–2 Defenders
11:00 Hakeem Soccerball shade.svg76' (pen.) Jayathunga Soccerball shade.svg41'
Mohamed Soccerball shade.svg47' (pen.)
7 December 2021 Blue Eagles 1–2 New Young's
15:00 L.Fernando Soccerball shade.svg86' Sanjeewa Soccerball shade.svg39'
Rumesh Soccerball shade.svg53'

Round 5

10 December 2021 Blue Eagles 0–1 Renown
11:00 Kurukulasuriyage Soccerball shade.svg74'
11 December 2021 Sea Hawks 2–2 Defenders
11:00 D.Madushan Soccerball shade.svg26'
S.Madushan Soccerball shade.svg30'
Chameera Soccerball shade.svg68'
Mohamed Soccerball shade.svg73'
11 December 2021 Ratnam 1–4 Colombo
15:00 Hakeem Soccerball shade.svg84' (pen.)Dilshan Soccerball shade.svg27', 39', 55'
Aakib Soccerball shade.svg65'
12 December 2021 New Young's 4–4 Red Stars
11:00 Sanjeewa Soccerball shade.svg19', 47', 53'
Nitharshan Soccerball shade.svg68'
Dananjaya Soccerball shade.svg6'
Ogudugu Soccerball shade.svg24'
Rihad Soccerball shade.svg28'
Rahman Soccerball shade.svg45+4'

Round 6

15 December 2021 Defenders 1–3 Colombo
11:00 Mohamed Soccerball shade.svg58' (pen.)Aakib Soccerball shade.svg8', 46', 79'
16 December 2021 New Young's 3–1 Ratnam
11:00 Danushka Soccerball shade.svg35'
Dananjaya Soccerball shade.svg79'
Nikila Soccerball shade.svg81'
Enoch Soccerball shade.svg41'
16 December 2021 Blue Star 3–0 Sea Hawks
15:00 Arepade Soccerball shade.svg14' (pen.)
Sandesh Pingho Soccerball shade.svg71', 88' (pen.)
17 December 2021 Red Stars 1–3 Renown
11:00 Rahman Soccerball shade.svg35' (pen.) Kurukulasuriyage Soccerball shade.svg16'
Aman Soccerball shade.svg54'
Iqbal Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
17 December 2021 Up Country Lions 1–0 Blue Eagles
15:00 Shifan Soccerball shade.svg90+5'

Round 7

28 December 2021 Sea Hawks 2–1 Red Stars
11:00 Kaneshiro Soccerball shade.svg45+4'
D.Madushan Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
Rahman Soccerball shade.svg15'
29 December 2021 Up Country Lions 2–3 Colombo
11:00 Nitharshan Soccerball shade.svg20', 63'Aakib Soccerball shade.svg30', 90+6'
Tagne Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
29 December 2021 New Young's 1–2 Renown
15:00 Agbeti Soccerball shade.svg78' (o.g.) Supan Soccerball shade.svg53'
D.Madushan Soccerball shade.svg57'
30 December 2021 Defenders 1–3 Blue Star
11:00 Jayasekara Soccerball shade.svg43' Arepade Soccerball shade.svg37'
Sandesh Pingho Soccerball shade.svg73', 84'
30 December 2021 Blue Eagles 0–0 Ratnam
15:00

Round 8

7 January 2022 Red Stars 0–0 Defenders
15:00
7 January 2022 Ratnam 0–1 Sea Hawks
11:00 S.Madushan Soccerball shade.svg58'
7 January 2022 Renown 1–0 Up Country Lions
11:00 Job Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
7 January 2022 Blue Star 4–1 New Young's
15:00 Sandesh Pingho Soccerball shade.svg52', 56', 83'
Arshad Soccerball shade.svg90'
Mushikhan Soccerball shade.svg21'
7 January 2022 Colombo 2–0 Blue Eagles
15:00 Seka Soccerball shade.svg24'
Aakib Soccerball shade.svg78'

Round 9

10 January 2022 Renown 2–1 Ratnam
11:00 Priyadarshana Soccerball shade.svg31'
Job Soccerball shade.svg74'
Enoch Soccerball shade.svg52'
10 January 2022 Defenders 6–1 New Young's
11:00 Izzadeen Soccerball shade.svg27', 64', 85'
M.Fernando Soccerball shade.svg45+2' (o.g.)
Mohamed Soccerball shade.svg84', 89'
Mushikhan Soccerball shade.svg22'
10 January 2022 Red Stars 0–3 Up Country Lions
15:00 W.Razeek Soccerball shade.svg1', 51', 59' (pen.)
11 January 2022 Colombo 2–3 Sea Hawks
15:30Aakib Soccerball shade.svg14'
Seka Soccerball shade.svg87'
S.Madushan Soccerball shade.svg36'
Hasmeer Soccerball shade.svg65'
K.Ishan Soccerball shade.svg75'
11 January 2022 Blue Star 3–2 Blue Eagles
15:30 Fazal Soccerball shade.svg11'
Arshad Soccerball shade.svg14'
M.Ishan Soccerball shade.svg83'
L.Fernando Soccerball shade.svg15'
Malshan Soccerball shade.svg36'

Top goalscorers

PlayerClubGoals
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Senal Sandesh Pingho Blue Star SC 10
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Mohamed Rahman Red Star SC 8
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Mohamed Aakib Colombo FC 8
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Ahmed Waseem Razeek Up Country Lions SC 6
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Chamod Dilshan Colombo FC 5
Flag of Nigeria.svg Ismaila Abumere Ogudugu Red Star SC 5
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Rifkhan Mohamed Defenders FC 5
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Mohamed Hasmeer Sea Hawks FC 5
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Zohar Mohamed Zarwan Colombo FC 4
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Chathuranga Sanjeewa New Young's SC 4
Flag of Japan.svg Motohiro Kaneshiro Sea Hawks FC 4
Flag of Nigeria.svg Jerry Arepade Ombenbe Blue Star SC 4
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Jean Yapo Seka Colombo FC 4

Own goals

PlayerClubOwn GoalsAgainst
Flag of Nigeria.svg Olumide Agbeti Renown SC 1 New Young's SC
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Madushanka Fernando New Young's SC 1 Defenders FC

Clean sheets

PlayerClubClean Sheet
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Udayanga Perera Sea Hawks FC 4
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Supun Kaveesh Blue Star SC 4
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Rasik Rishad Renown SC 4
Flag of Qatar.svg Mohammed Mubarak Red Star SC 3
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Weerasinghe Sujan Perera Up Country Lions SC 3
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Nuwan Gimhana Colombo FC 2

Champions

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Blue Star SC Kalutara Kalutara Stadium 15,000

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