2023 Shillong Premier League
| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 April 2023 |
| Champions | Mawlai SC (2nd Title) |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 121 (3.9 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Deibormame Tongper (8 goals), (Shillong Lajong) |
| Best goalkeeper | Siwel Rymbai (Mawlai SC) |
← 2021-22 2024 →
All statistics correct as of 11 May 2023. | |
The 2023 Shillong Premier League is the 12th season of the Shillong Premier League (SPL), Mawlai SC are the defending champions. The Shillong Premier League is the second-level state football league in the Indian state of Meghalaya, below the Meghalaya State League, organised by the Shillong Sports Association (SSA),[1] which is affiliated to the Meghalaya Football Association (MFA).[2][3] It was started with 8 teams in 2010 and it kicks off from the 8th April 2023.[4]
Changes from last season
[edit]- In an unprecedented move, the Shillong Premier League 2023, already delayed by many months, will only be played over one leg instead of a double round-robin format as time to hold the tournament is fast running out.[5]
- This season there will be semi-finals and final(play-offs) after the regular season, since it's a single round-robin
- This season there will be no relegation.[6]
- The prize money for the runners-up has been inncreased from 1 lakh to 1.5 lakh rupees.
- Promoted from SSA First Division
- Relegated to SSA Second Division
Competition format(2023)
[edit]Regular season
[edit]The competition consists of 7 rounds that follows a Single round-robin format, with each club playing the others once, at SSA Stadium, First Ground, Polo, for a total of 7 matches each. Teams receive three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. The top 4 ranked teams at the end of the regular season qualifies for the playoffs.
The position of each team is determined by the highest number of points accumulated during the regular season. If two or more teams are level on points, the following criteria are applied in order until one of the teams can be determined as the higher ranked
- Highest number of points accumulated in matches between the teams concerned
- Highest goal difference in matches between the teams concerned
- Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams concerned
- Highest goal difference
- Highest number of goals scored
Playoffs
[edit]The Top 4 ranked club which qualified at the end of the regular season for the playoffs plays semis, where the 1st ranked team play against the 3rd ranked team and the 2nd ranked team against the 4th rank team, the winners from the semis fight-off each other in the final and the winner is crowned the champion
CLUBS
[edit]8 teams compete in the 12th season of Shillong Premier League: 6 from the previous season and 2 promoted from the 2022 SSA First Division.[7]
- Promoted from SSA First Division
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Position in 2021-22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mawlai SC |  Herring Shangpliang
|
F Mukhim
|
1st |
| Rangdajied United | Aibanjop Shadap
|
E Malngiang
|
2nd |
| Langsning | Khlain P Syiemlieh
|
R Khriam
|
3rd |
| Shillong Lajong | LEKINI Suting
|
A Kharmaw
|
4th |
| Nangkiew Irat | Pherdonnam Rngaid
|
S Nongrum
|
5th |
| Ryntih FC | B Bhattacharjee
|
M Warjri
|
6th |
| Sawmer SC | Tyngshain Jana
|
G Shanpru
|
|
| Nongthymmai | Arky M Umlong
|
J Manbha
|
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangdajied United | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 18 | Qualification for the semi-finals |
| 2 | Mawlai SC | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 16 | |
| 3 | Shillong Lajong | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 15 | |
| 4 | Langsning | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 15 | |
| 5 | Ryntih FC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 7 | |
| 6 | Sawmer SC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 6 | |
| 7 | Nongthymmai | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 3 | |
| 8 | Nangkiew Irat | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
Play-offs
[edit]Brackets
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 7 May 2024 | ||||||
| Rangdajied | 1 | |||||
| 11 May 2024 | ||||||
| Shillong lajong | 0 | |||||
| Rangdajied | 0 | |||||
| 8 May 2024 | ||||||
| Mawlai SC | 1 | |||||
| Mawlai SC | 2 | |||||
| Langsning FC | 1 | |||||
Sources= Semi-Final 1, Semi-Final 2, Finals
End Of Season Awards
[edit]- Mawlai SC (Champion)= 3,00,000 Lakh rupees
- Rangdajied United(Runners-up)= 1,50,000 Lakh rupees
- Top Scorer = Deibormame Tongper (8 goals), (Shillong Lajong)
- Best Goalkeeper = Siwel Rymbai (Mawlai SC)
References
[edit]- ^ Mukherjee, Soham (30 April 2018). "All you need to know about the league structure in Meghalaya". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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- ^ Digital Desk, Sentinel (5 October 2016). "Rangdajied down Lajong". thenortheasttoday.com. Guwahati: The Sentinel Assam. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ Room, The Sports (18 March 2024). "SPL 2023: Rangdajied United kick off season with victory over Nongthymmai – The Sports Room". Retrieved 17 October 2024.
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- ^ Room, The Sports (18 March 2024). "SPL 2023: Rangdajied United kick off season with victory over Nongthymmai – The Sports Room". Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ Room, The Sports (11 May 2024). "Mawlai's reign continues with victory in SPL 2023 final over Rangdajied – The Sports Room". Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Room, The Sports (14 November 2019). "SPL 2019 closing ceremony sees Lajong formally crowned champions – The Sports Room". Retrieved 19 October 2024.