2015 Sri Lanka Football Premier League Explained

Season:2015
League Topscorer:M.C.M. Rifnaz (9 Goals)
Matches:85
Total Goals:192
Nextseason:2016–17

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

Group B

Fixtures and Results

Stage 1

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 scorerM.C.M. Rifnaz Renown SC
Best GoalkeeperM.N.M. Imran Colombo FC

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 6 December 2015 . Colombo FC wins Dialog Champions League . 25 June 2016.