2015 Sri Lanka Football Premier League

Sri Lanka Football Premier League
Season	2015
Champions	Colombo
Matches played	85
Goals scored	192 (2.26 per match)
Top goalscorer	M.C.M. Rifnaz (9 Goals)
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2015 Sri Lanka Football Premier League (also known as 2015 Dialog Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st season of Sri Lanka Football Premier League. Solid SC of Anuradhapura were the defending champions.

The 2015 season was different from the previous season. In this season, 22 teams competed in two groups of 11 teams. Top 4 teams from each groups qualified for the Super 8 round. The teams competed with one another in round-robin format. The team with the best record at the end of the Super 8 was to become the champion.

The defending champions in the previous tournament Solid SC was eliminated in the first round. Colombo FC emerged champions of the Dialog Champions League 2015 by a solitary goal difference with Renown SC.^[1]

The champions qualified for the preliminary round of AFC Cup.

League table

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Army SC (Q)	10	8	1	1	26	5	+21	25	Championship Round
2	Air Force SC (Q)	10	6	3	1	14	7	+7	21
3	Crystal Palace SC (Q)	10	5	4	1	26	14	+12	19
4	Renown SC (Q)	10	5	3	2	17	12	+5	18
5	Solid SC	10	4	3	3	21	15	+6	15
6	Saunders SC	10	4	3	3	16	10	+6	15
7	Nandimithra SC	10	4	1	5	8	16	−8	13
8	Police SC	10	3	2	5	16	18	−2	11
9	Up Country Lions SC	10	1	4	5	6	12	−6	7
10	Pelicans SC (R)	10	2	1	7	13	28	−15	7	Relegated
11	Highlanders SC (R)	10	0	1	9	3	29	−26	1	Relegated

Source: Soccerway
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Colombo FC (Q)	9	7	2	0	27	5	+22	23	Championship Round
2	Blue Star SC (Q)	9	5	2	2	18	3	+15	17
3	Java Lane SC (Q)	9	5	2	2	10	6	+4	17
4	Navy SC (Q)	9	5	1	3	15	10	+5	16
5	New Young SC	9	4	3	2	13	11	+2	15
6	Negombo Youth SC	9	4	1	4	16	20	−4	13
7	Super Son SC	9	3	2	4	13	12	+1	11
8	Matara City SC	9	3	0	6	11	17	−6	9
9	Thihariya Youth SC	9	1	2	6	7	22	−15	5
10	Kalutara Park SC (R)	9	0	1	8	2	26	−24	1	Relegated
11	Don Bosco SC^[a] (D)	4	2	0	2	3	4	−1	6	Disqualified

Source: Soccerway
(D) Disqualified; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Disqualified for using ineligible players.^[2]

Fixtures and Results

Stage 1

31 October 2015

15:00

Air Force SC	1-4	Colombo FC

Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

31 October 2015

17:30

Renown SC	4-0	Java Lane SC

Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

1 November 2015

15:00

Crystal Palace SC	2-2	Navy SC

Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

1 November 2015

17:30

Army SC	3-2	Blue Star SC

Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

Championship Round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Colombo^[a] (C)	7	4	2	1	17	7	+10	17	2016 AFC Cup qualifying round^[b]
2	Renown	7	5	2	0	17	8	+9	17
3	Army^[c]	7	3	3	1	15	10	+5	15
4	Air Force^[d]	7	2	2	3	8	10	−2	10
5	Crystal Palace^[e]	7	2	3	2	12	15	−3	10
6	Navy	7	2	3	2	14	16	−2	9
7	Blue Star^[f]	7	0	4	3	7	11	−4	6
8	Java Lane^[g]	7	0	1	6	4	17	−13	2

Source: Soccerway
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Colombo: 3 bonus points given based on final position in first stage (Group B)
^ Sri Lanka were allocated one qualifying round slot, but did not enter a team.
^ Army: 3 bonus points given based on final position in first stage (Group A)
^ Air Force: 2 bonus points given based on final position in first stage (Group A)
^ Crystal Palace: 1 bonus points given based on final position in first stage (Group A)
^ Blue Star: 2 bonus points given based on final position in first stage (Group B)
^ Java Lane: 1 bonus points given based on final position in first stage (Group B)

Awards

The winners of the competition were given a cash award of Rs. 750000 while the runners-up received Rs. 500000.^[1]
Individual awards:

Award	Player	Club
Golden Boot	Dhanushka Wijesiri	Army SC
Top goal scorer	M.C.M. Rifnaz	Renown SC
Best Goalkeeper	M.N.M. Imran	Colombo FC

References

^ ^a ^b "Colombo FC wins Dialog Champions League". 6 December 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
^ "Dialog Champions League 2015/16". rsssf.

External links

[table_note_DON0.54238694884925-3] Disqualified for using ineligible players.^[2]

[table_note_CFC0.42003878318706-4] Colombo: 3 bonus points given based on final position in first stage (Group B)

[table_note_res_AFC0.42003878318706-5] Sri Lanka were allocated one qualifying round slot, but did not enter a team.

[table_note_ASC0.42003878318706-6] Army: 3 bonus points given based on final position in first stage (Group A)

[table_note_AFSC0.42003878318706-7] Air Force: 2 bonus points given based on final position in first stage (Group A)

[table_note_CPSC0.42003878318706-8] Crystal Palace: 1 bonus points given based on final position in first stage (Group A)

[table_note_BSSC0.42003878318706-9] Blue Star: 2 bonus points given based on final position in first stage (Group B)

[table_note_JLSC0.42003878318706-10] Java Lane: 1 bonus points given based on final position in first stage (Group B)

[champ-1] "Colombo FC wins Dialog Champions League". 6 December 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2016.

[2] "Dialog Champions League 2015/16". rsssf.

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