2018–19 Sri Lanka Champions League

Sri Lanka Champions League
Season	2018–19
Champions	Defenders
Relegated	Negombo Youth Super Sun
AFC Cup	Defenders
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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]

Teams[]

A total of 18 teams competed in the league. Colombo were the defending champions, having won the previous three titles. Police and were relegated from last season, and were replaced by promoted teams 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

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Location football club of Sri Lanka Champions League

Air Force
Blue Star
Colombo
Defenders (renamed from Army SC)
Java Lane
Matara City
Navy Sea Hawks (renamed from Navy SC)
Negombo Youth
New Young's
Pelicans
Ratnam
Renown
Saunders
Solid
Super Sun
Upcountry Lions

League table[]

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		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	(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	Relegation to Division I
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) Champion; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Super Sun were disqualified from the 2018–19 Sri Lanka Champions League, with all their previous results annulled, and demoted to Division II, following their refusal for leaving the field during their match against Renown on 27 January 2019.^[4]

References[]

^ "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.

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Teams[]

League table[]

See also[]

References[]

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