The 2021 Sri Lanka Super League was the first season of Sri Lanka Super League, after a 3-year delay. It is the top division of Sri Lankan football.
Summary The start of the season was impacted by COVID-19. After the 2018–19 season, the inaugural Sri Lanka Super League was scheduled to kick-off in April 2020,‘Super League’ – Sri Lanka’s first Professional Football League to begin in November at Daily News Lanka. date:2 July 2020 but was rescheduled to November, 29 January 2021 and finally started on 19 April 2021,Football Super League kicks off tomorrow at Sunday Observer Lanka. date:18 April 2021 due to concerns of the pandemic.Sri Lanka Super League set for November lift off at AFC. date: 2 July 2020
The season was forced to play on a single round-robin system. 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.Super League Postponement at Football Sri Lanka. date: 16 June 2021
Pre-season tournament A pre season was launched with much glamour and delight, but the tournament was 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 conducted Sri Lanka Super League pre-season tournament without spectators.Lanka Super League to begin with pre-season tournament at Daily Mirror Lanka. date: 20 January 2021Football Super League kicks off to transform Sri Lanka at Sunday Observer Lanka. date: 4 April 2021
Super League pre-season tournament was conducted with 10 clubs, divided in two groups, from 17 February to 24 March.Super League pre-season tournament group stage schedule at Football Sri Lanka (Facebook). date: 12 February 2021
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. Teams and their divisions Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order. Team Division 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 Jerry Arepade Ombenbe Mohamed Traoré Colombo FC Jean Yapo Seka Bodric Tagne Olumide Akofe Defenders FC Muhammad Adil Stephane Dang Sea Hawks FC Motohiro Kaneshiro Chikara Tashiro Samuel KingstonNew Young's SC Ratnam SC Enoch Danso Jide Jimoh Red Star SC Ismaila Abumere Ogudugu Muritala Oladeni Mohammed Mubarak Emmanuel Godwin Renown SC Michael Job Olumide Agbeti Up Country Lions SC George Abege Elijah Ari Martin Karndu Eugene Swen
League table
Results Fixture
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Top goalscorers PlayerClubGoals Senal Sandesh PinghoBlue Star SC10 Mohamed RahmanRed Star SC8 Mohamed AakibColombo FC8 Ahmed Waseem RazeekUp Country Lions SC6 Chamod DilshanColombo FC5 Ismaila Abumere OguduguRed Star SC5 Rifkhan MohamedDefenders FC5 Mohamed HasmeerSea Hawks FC5 Zohar Mohamed ZarwanColombo FC4 Chathuranga SanjeewaNew Young's SC4 Motohiro KaneshiroSea Hawks FC4 Jerry Arepade OmbenbeBlue Star SC4 Jean Yapo SekaColombo FC4
Own goals PlayerClubOwn goalsAgainst Olumide AgbetiRenown SC1New Young's SC Madushanka FernandoNew Young's SC1Defenders FC
Clean sheets PlayerClubClean sheet Udayanga PereraSea Hawks FC4 Supun Kaveesh Blue Star SC4 Rasik RishadRenown SC4 Mohammed MubarakRed Star SC3 Weerasinghe Sujan PereraUp Country Lions SC3 Nuwan GimhanaColombo FC2
Champions TeamLocationStadiumCapacityBlue Star SCKalutaraKalutara Stadium15,000
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