2022 Shillong Premier League

Shillong Premier League

Season	2022
Dates	15 June - 30 September
Champions	Mawlai SC (1st title)
Matches played	56
Goals scored	166 (2.96 per match)
Top goalscorer	Shano Tariang (7 goals) (Langsning FC) Manbha Lawphniaw (7 goals) (Mawlai SC) Donlad Diengdoh (7 goals) (Mawlai SC)
Best goalkeeper	Neithovilie Chalieu (Mawlai SC)
Highest scoring	Malki 1-6 Mawlai Ryntih 2-5 Langsning
Longest winning run	Mawlai SC (6 games)
Longest unbeaten run	Mawlai SC (12 games)
Longest winless run	Mawkhar SC (10 games)
Longest losing run	Malki SC (6 games)
← 2019 2023 →

The 2022 Shillong Premier League was the 11th season of the Shillong Premier League (SPL). Shillong Lajong was the defending champion. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Changes from last season

• 8 teams participating

• Malki SC made a return for the first time since 2018; at the end of that season they were suspended due to violence of their fans. ^[5]

• The prize money for the champion has been increased from to 3 Lakh rupees.

Promoted from SSA First Division

• Mawlai SC
• Mawkhar SC

Relegated to SSA Second Division

• Nongrim Hills SC
• Laban SC

Competition format

The competition consists of 14 rounds that follows a double round-robin format, with each team playing the others twice, for a total of 14 matches. 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.

• Highest number of points accumulated in matches between the teams concerned

• Highest goal difference in matches between the teams concerned

• Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams concerned

• Highest goal difference

• Highest number of goals scored

Teams

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

• Mawkhar SC
• Mawlai SC

Team	Captain	Position in 2019
Shillong Lajong	Sangti Janai Shianglong	1st
Rangdajied United	Niawkorlang Kyndiah	2nd
Ryntih FC	Mebankhraw Wahlang	3rd
Langsning	Dibinroy Nongspung	4th
Nangkiew Irat	Dondor Rani	5th
Malki SC	Khrawkupar Tamu	—
Mawkhar SC	Khraw Marwein	—
Mawlai SC	Brolington Warlarpih	—

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mawlai SC	14	11	2	1	33	8	+25	35	Qualification for the Meghalaya State League
2	Rangdajied United	14	8	4	2	24	10	+14	28
3	Langsning	14	7	4	3	29	15	+14	25	Qualifying rounds of Meghalaya State League
4	Shillong Lajong	14	5	2	7	17	16	+1	17
5	Nangkiew Irat	14	4	5	5	20	25	−5	17
6	Ryntih FC	14	5	2	7	23	30	−7	17
7	Malki SC	14	3	1	10	11	39	−28	10	Relegation to SSA First Division
8	Mawkhar SC	14	1	4	9	9	23	−14	7

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	Team	Prize money
Champions	Mawlai SC	3,00,000 Lakh rupees
Runners-up	Rangdajied United	1,00,000 Lakh rupees

Individual awards

Award	Player	Team
Top scorer	•Shano Tariang •Manbha Lawphniaw •Donlad Diengdoh	•Langsning FC •Mawlai SC •Mawlai SC
Best goalkeeper	Neithovilie Chalieu	Mawlai SC
Promising referees	•Marcillinus PW Mawrie •Robinsing Kharkongor	—

References

1. Mukherjee, Soham (30 April 2018). "All you need to know about the league structure in Meghalaya". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
2. "Football: Rangdajied FC ends Shillong Lajong unbeaten run". thenortheasttoday.com. The NorthEast Today. 5 October 2016. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
3. Digital Desk, Sentinel (5 October 2016). "Rangdajied down Lajong". thenortheasttoday.com. Guwahati: The Sentinel Assam. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
4. "Shillong Premier League kicks off today". The sports room. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
5. Room, The Sports (20 May 2022). "Shillong Premier League to begin on 15th June! – The Sports Room" . Retrieved 18 October 2024.
6. Room, The Sports (24 February 2024). "Laitkor take down Nongrim Hills for SSA First Division 2021-22 title! – The Sports Room" . Retrieved 17 October 2024.
7. Room, The Sports (30 September 2022). "OC Blue SPL 2021-22: Mawlai cap off stunning season with victory – The Sports Room" . Retrieved 19 October 2024.