Six teams qualified for the ‘Super 6’ round of the 2017 Premier League Division I Football Championship in search of promotion to the Champions League next year.
The 18 teams in Division I football were divided into two groups of 9, where the top three from each group moved into the ‘Super 6’ round while the bottom-placed team from each group, was relegated.
For the ‘Super 6’ stage, there will be a new points table and at the end of the 5 rounds, the club that is on top will be declared the champion while the top two will be promoted to the Champions League next season.
Group A
Thihariya Youth, Comrades SC & Red Sun SC were the three teams that topped group A and qualified for the ‘Super 6’ round.
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Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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Thihariya Youth |
8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
26 |
8 |
18 |
19 |
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Comrades SC |
8 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
19 |
7 |
12 |
18 |
|
Red Sun SC |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
20 |
8 |
12 |
17 |
|
Cooray SC |
8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
14 |
-4 |
13 |
|
Gelioya FC |
8 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
18 |
-2 |
11 |
|
New Star SC |
8 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
14 |
13 |
1 |
11 |
|
Green Field SC |
8 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
24 |
-14 |
5 |
|
Old Bens SC |
8 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
16 |
-11 |
3 |
|
Jupiter SC |
8 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
15 |
-12 |
3 |
Thihariya Youth won 6, drew 1 and lost 1. Their only loss was a controversial decision where in the initial encounter against Comrades SC a few of their players were assaulted. Thihariya has the best offensive record with 26 goals and the 2nd best defensive record with 8 conceded amongst the Super 6 teams.
Thihariya Youth players assaulted in Badulla
Thihariya Youth players were assaulted by unruly crowd in their match against….
Comrades SC, Badulla finished with 18 points with 6 wins and 2 losses. Comrades has the best defensive record with only 7 conceded in 8 matches. Out of those 7, three were due to a 3-0 walk-over results against New Star SC.
Red Sun SC, Gampola was the third team to qualify for the Super 6 with 17 points from 8 matches. Like the Group A top two, Red Sun too has a good defensive and offensive record.
In the two-way relegation battle, Jupiter SC was relegated. Jupiter SC, once a strong Champions League side, now sees them move into Division II due to a one goal difference between Old Bens SC.
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Group A Results |
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Stage 1 |
Stage 2 |
Stage 3 |
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Thihariya Yth 6 – 1 Green Field Gelioya FC 3 – 3 Red Sun SC Old Bens SC 2 – 2 New Star SC Jupiter SC 0 – 1 Cooray SC |
Comrades SC 3 – 0 Thihariya Yth
Green Field 2 – 1 Old Bens SC Red Sun 4 – 0 Cooray SC New Star SC 2 – 0 Jupiter SC |
Comrades SC 2 – 0 Old Bens SC
Gelioya FC 0 – 1 Cooray SC Thihariya Yth 0 – 0 Jupiter SC Green Field 1 – 5 Red Sun SC |
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Stage 4 |
Stage 5 |
Stage 6 |
| Comrades SC 1 – 0 Jupiter SC
Cooray SC 3 – 1 New Star SC Old Bens SC 0 – 1 Red Sun SC Gelioya FC 2 – 0 Green Field |
Cooray SC 1 – 4 Comrades SC
Jupiter SC 0 – 0 Old Bens SC New Star SC 2 – 3 Gelioya FC Red Sun SC 2 – 3 Thihariya Yth |
Red Sun SC 1 – 0 Comrades SC
New Star SC 2 – 1 Green Field Cooray SC 0 – 3 Thihariya Yth Old Bens SC 2 – 2 Gelioya FC |
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Stage 7 |
Stage 8 |
Stage 9 |
| Green Field 2 – 5 Comrades SC
Thihariya Yth 4 – 2 New Star SC Gelioya FC 6 – 1 Jupiter SC Cooray SC 2 – 0 Old Bens SC |
Comrades SC 4 – 0 Gelioya FC
Old Bens SC 0 – 5 Thihariya Yth Jupiter SC 1 – 1 Green Field Red Sun SC 0 – 0 New Star SC |
New Star SC 3 – 0 Comrades SC
Jupiter SC 1 – 4 Red Sun SC Green Field 2 – 2 Cooray SC Thihariya Yth 5 – 0 Gelioya FC |
Group B
Ratnam SC, Red Star SC and Serendib FC were the three teams that topped group B and qualified for the ‘Super 6’ round.
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Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
Ratnam SC |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
19 |
12 |
7 |
17 |
|
Red Star SC |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
22 |
13 |
9 |
17 |
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Serendib FC |
8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
9 |
7 |
16 |
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Badovita United |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
15 |
8 |
7 |
15 |
|
Hyline SC |
8 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
15 |
-5 |
10 |
|
SLTB SC |
8 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
15 |
-7 |
10 |
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St.Mary’s SC |
8 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
14 |
13 |
1 |
9 |
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Old Mazenodians |
8 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
13 |
19 |
-6 |
8 |
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Civil Security SC |
8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
19 |
-13 |
0 |
Ratnam SC qualified to the Super 6 with a thrilling 6-5 win against Red Star SC in a must win final game week match. Their record stands at 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
Red Star SC share the same record as Ratnam but in terms of goals scored they are 2nd amongst the Super 6 teams but what would be a concern is the goals-conceded column.
Serendib FC too had to qualify after a win in the final game week match against SLTB SC. Though Serendib has the 3rd defensive record in the Super 6 their concern would be the goals scored, which is the worst.
In the relegation spot was Civil Security SC who were handed back to back demotions after failing to secure a single point this season.
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Group B Results |
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Stage 1 |
Stage 2 |
Stage 3 |
| Serendib FC 1 – 0 Civil Security
Ratnam SC 1 – 0 St.Mary’s SC Red Star SC 2 – 0 SLTB SC Old Mazenodians 2 – 1 Badovita |
Civil Security SC 0 – 1 Hyline SC
Red Star SC 2 – 2 Serendib FC St.Mary’s 2 – 0 Old Mazenodians Badovita Utd 3 – 0 SLTB SC |
Hyline SC 0 – 0 Ratnam SC
Red Star SC 2 – 1 Civil Security Badovita Utd 2 – 1 Serendib FC St.Mary’s SC 1 – 2 SLTB SC |
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Stage 4 |
Stage 5 |
Stage 6 |
| Hyline SC 1 – 1 Red Star SC
Old Mazenodians 2 – 2 Ratnam Civil Security 1 – 4 Badovita Utd Serendib FC 1 – 0 St.Mary’s SC |
Hyline SC 2 – 2 SLTB SC
Badovita Utd 1 – 0 St.Mary’s SC Serendib 5 – 3 Old Mazenodians Civil Security SC 1 – 4 Ratnam SC |
Serendib FC 2 – 0 Hyline SC
SLTB SC 2 – 1 Civil Security SC Ratnam SC 1 – 3 Badovita Utd Old Mazenodians 1 – 4 Red Star |
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Stage 7 |
Stage 8 |
Stage 9 |
| Old Mazenodians 2 – 2 Hyline SC
Badovita Utd 0 – 1 Red Star SC SLTB SC 0 – 3 Ratnam SC St.Mary’s SC 2 – 1 Civil Security |
Hyline SC 2 – 1 Badovita Utd
SLTB SC 2 – 0 Old Mazenodians Red Star SC 5 – 2 St.Mary’s SC Ratnam SC 2 – 1 Serendib FC |
St.Mary’s SC 7 – 2 Hyline SC
SLTB SC 0 – 3 Serendib FC Civil Sec 1 – 3 Old Mazenodians Ratnam SC 6 – 5 Red Star SC |
