The 2018–19 Sri Lanka Champions League, known as the 2018–19 Dialog Champions League due to sponsorship reasons, was the 34th season of the Sri Lanka Champions League, the top-tier football league in Sri Lanka. The season started on 21 October 2018, rather than original scheduled date of June, due to the 2018 SAFF Championship,[1][2] and ended on 24 February 2019.[3]
| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Defenders |
| Relegated | Crystal Palace Negombo Youth Super Sun |
| AFC Cup | Defenders |
← 2017–18 2022 → | |
Teams edit
A total of 18 teams competed in the league. Colombo were the defending champions, having won the previous three titles. Police and Moragasmulla were relegated from last season, and were replaced by promoted teams Red Stars and Ratnam.
Air Force, Colombo, Java Lane, Ratnam, Renown, Saunders, Navy Sea Hawks
Blue Star
Crystal Palace
Defenders
Matara
Negombo Youth
New Young's
Pelicans
Red
Solid
Super Sun
Up
Location football club of Sri Lanka Champions League
- Air Force
- Blue Star
- Colombo
- Crystal Palace
- Defenders (renamed from Army SC)
- Java Lane
- Matara City
- Navy Sea Hawks (renamed from Navy SC)
- Negombo Youth
- New Young's
- Pelicans
- Ratnam
- Red Stars
- Renown
- Saunders
- Solid
- Super Sun
- Upcountry Lions
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defenders (C) | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 34 | Qualification for AFC Cup preliminary round 1 |
| 2 | Colombo | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 32 | |
| 3 | Blue Star | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 32 | |
| 4 | Navy Sea Hawks | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 30 | |
| 5 | Renown | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 27 | |
| 6 | Ratnam | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 27 | |
| 7 | Upcountry Lions | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 24 | |
| 8 | Red Stars | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 23 | |
| 9 | Matara City | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 23 | |
| 10 | Air Force | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 23 | |
| 11 | Solid | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 18 | |
| 12 | New Young's | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 17 | |
| 13 | Java Lane | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 17 | |
| 14 | Pelicans | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 17 | |
| 15 | Saunders | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 14 | |
| 16 | Crystal Palace (R) | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 13 | Relegation to Division I |
| 17 | Negombo Youth (R) | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 46 | −28 | 7 | |
| 18 | Super Sun (D, R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified; Relegation to Division II[a] |
Source: ThePapare.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "2018 Dialog Champions League delayed". The Papare. 11 April 2018.
- ^ "New Youngs v Super Sun in Dialog Champions League season opener". The Papare. 18 October 2018.
- ^ Sri Lanka 2018/19, RSSSF.com
- ^ "Super Sun disqualified & demoted". ThePapare.com. 29 January 2019.