24 schools will compete for the 2016 Sri Lanka Schools U19 DIV-1 Football Championship, organized by Sri Lanka Schools Football Federation.
In the preliminary round all 24 teams are categorized into 4 groups of 6 teams. This round is played under league basis.
All the teams have to play with rest of 5 teams in their group. At the end of the preliminary round the top two teams from each group will go into a Super 8 round.
Defending champions Zahira College Colombo is in Group C , and the last year’s runner-up, St. Mary’s College Negombo is in group B along with Hameed Al Husseinie College.
Newly promoted Kingswood College, Kandy and Isipathana College Colombo are in Group D.
Group A has two power-houses in Maris Stella College and St.Peter’s College.
Group A
•Maris Stella College, Negombo
•Lumbini College, Colombo
•Wickramabahu M.M.V. Gampola
•D.S.Senanayaka College, Colombo
•St.Peter’s College, Colombo
•Zahira College, Mawanella
Group B
•St.Joseph’s College, Colombo
•Wesley College, Colombo
•Dharmaraja College, Kandy
•St.Mary’s College, Negombo
•Holy Cross College, Kalutara
•Hameed Al Husseinie College, Colombo
Group C
•Zahira College, Colombo
•St.Thomas’ College, Mathara
•St.Sebastian’s College, Katuneriya
•De Mazenod College, Kandana
•Hindu College, Colombo
•St.Mary’s College, Chilaw
Group D
•Kingswood College, Kandy
•Ananda College, Colombo
•Isipathana College, Colombo
•St.Benedict’s College, Colombo
•Nalanda College, Colombo
•St.Mary’s College, Kegalle
