2019–20 Solomon Islands S-League

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Telekom S-League
Season2019–20
OFC Champions LeagueSolomon Warriors
Henderson Eels
Top goalscorerRaphael Le'ai - 24 Goals
← 2018

The 2019–20 Telekom S-League is the 16th season of the Telekom S-League, the top football league in the Solomon Islands.

The league kicked off on 14 September 2019.[1][2] and finished on 29 January 2020.[3] It was originally scheduled to finish in December 2019 but it was postponed. After many discussions the final matches were played on late January.[4]

Solomon Warriors were crowned as the league champions after winning FC Guadalcanal by default in the last gameweek.[5]

Teams[]

Nine teams played the 2019–20 season, an increase from eight in the 2018 season.[6][7] Western United from the previous season did not enter, and were replaced by and .

Title Race[]

Solomon Warriors and Henderson Eels starred a breathtaking title race. Henderson Eels arrived to the last matchweek needing a miracle to win the league as they needed to beat bottom placed team Real Kakamora by 13 or more goals and cheer for a Solomon Warriors loss against FC Guadalcanal.[9]

Eels won Real Kakamora by 19–0 with eleven goals scored by Raphael Le'ai[10] but Solomon Warriors won Guadalcanal by default to remain with the national league title.[11]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Solomon Warriors (C, Q) 16 13 2 1 70 14 +56 41 Qualification to OFC Champions League group stage[a]
2 Henderson Eels (Q) 16 12 2 2 78 19 +59 38
3 Kossa 16 10 2 4 53 25 +28 32
4 16 10 1 5 48 28 +20 31
5 Malaita Kingz 16 8 0 8 39 37 +2 24
6 16 5 3 8 31 29 +2 18
7 Marist 16 4 5 7 23 37 −14 17
8 FC Guadalcanal 16 1 2 13 15 82 −67 5
9 Real Kakamora 16 0 1 15 7 93 −86 1
Source: ,[15] SIFF, Soccerway
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the league was not finished at the end of 2019, Solomon Warriors and Henderson Eels, which were both assured of a top two finish and thus had qualified for the 2020 OFC Champions League at that time, were placed in the group stage following their ranking at the end of 2019.[12][13] The league continued in 2020, and Solomon Warriors and Henderson Eels eventually finished in the same positions as champions and runners-up respectively.[14]

Top scorers[]

Raphael Le'ai from Henderson Eels was the top scorer of the league with 24 goals scored in seven matches.[16] [17] [18]

As of match 28 January 2020
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Vanuatu Tony Kaltak Solomon Warriors 19
3 Solomon Islands Kossa 15
4 Solomon Islands Malaita Kingz 13
Solomon Islands Raphael Le'ai Henderson Eels

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.facebook.com/855176814691315/photos/a.895208130688183/1157235564485437/?type=3&theater
  2. ^ https://www.fijifootball.com.fj/competition-list/telekom-s-league--1920-315831662/
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-01-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-01-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ https://www.facebook.com/S-League-Solomon-Islands-526565954098240/
  7. ^ https://www.facebook.com/SolomonSoccer/posts/907921649592331?__xts__
  8. ^ https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2484725578282258&id=526565954098240&__xts__
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-01-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-01-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-01-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ "Solomon Islands has its Champions League contenders". Oceania Football Confederation. 30 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Teams vying for OFC Champions League spots". Oceania Football Confederation. 20 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Solomon Warriors clinch sixth title". Solomon Islands Football Federation. 26 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-10-20. Retrieved 2019-10-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ^ https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2020/01/29/raphael-leai-wins-tsl-golden-boot/
  17. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-10-20. Retrieved 2019-10-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ^ https://www.fijifootball.com.fj/competition-list/telekom-s-league--1920-315831662/
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