2023 Shillong Premier League

Shillong Premier League
Season2023
Dates18 March - 11 May
ChampionsMawlai SC (2nd title)
Matches played31
Goals scored121 (3.9 per match)
Top goalscorerDeibormame Tongper (8 goals) (Shillong Lajong)
Best goalkeeperSiwel Rymbai (Mawlai SC)
Highest scoring
Longest winning runRangdajied United(6 games)
Longest unbeaten runRangdajied United(6 games)
Longest winless runNangkiew Irat SC (6 games)
Longest losing runNangkiew Irat SC (6 games)
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 Shillong Premier League was the 12th season of the Shillong Premier League (SPL). Mawlai SC were the defending champions.[1][2][3][4]

Changes from last season

  • In an unprecedented move, the Shillong Premier League 2023, delayed by several months, will only be played over one leg[5]
  • There will be semi-finals and final after the regular season
  • There will be no relegation[6]
  • The prize money for the runners-up has been inncreased to 1.5 Lakh rupees
Promoted from SSA First Division
Relegated to SSA Second Division

Competition format

The competition consists of 7 rounds that follow a single round-robin format, with each team playing the others once, for a total of 7 matches each. The top 4 ranked teams at the end of the regular season qualify 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

The top 4 ranked teams play semis, where the 1st plays against the 3rd, and the 2nd against the 4th. The winners from the semis fight-off each other in the final.

Teams

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 2022
Mawlai SC India Herring Shangpliang India F Mukhim 1st
Rangdajied United India Aibanjop Shadap India E Malngiang 2nd
Langsning India Khlain P Syiemlieh India R Khriam 3rd
Shillong Lajong India LEKINI Suting India A Kharmaw 4th
Nangkiew Irat India Pherdonnam Rngaid India S Nongrum 5th
Ryntih FC India B Bhattacharjee India M Warjri 6th
Sawmer SC India Tyngshain Jana India G Shanpru —
Nongthymmai India Arky M Umlong India J Manbha —

League table

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 and Meghalaya State League
2 Mawlai SC 7 5 1 1 23 7 +16 16
3 Shillong Lajong 7 5 0 2 19 14 +5 15 Qualifications for the semi-finals and Qualifying rounds of Meghalaya State League
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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [1]
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

Brackets

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 May 2024
 
 
India Rangdajied1
 
11 May 2024
 
India Shillong lajong0
 
India Rangdajied0
 
8 May 2024
 
India Mawlai SC 1
 
India Mawlai SC2
 
 
India Langsning FC1
 

Sources= Semi-final 1, Semi-final 2, Final

End of season awards

Prize money

[8]

Award Team Prize money
Champions Mawlai SC 3,00,000 Lakh rupees
Runners-up Rangdajied United 1,50,000 Lakh rupees

Individual awards

[9]

Award Player Team
Top scorer Deibormame Tongper Shillong Lajong
Best goalkeeper Siwel Rymbai Mawlai SC

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Football: Rangdajied FC ends Shillong Lajong unbeaten run". thenortheasttoday.com. The NorthEast Today. 5 October 2016. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Room, The Sports (18 March 2024). "SPL 2023: Rangdajied United kick off season with victory over Nongthymmai – The Sports Room". Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  5. ^ Room, The Sports (18 March 2024). "SPL 2023: Rangdajied United kick off season with victory over Nongthymmai – The Sports Room". Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  6. ^ Room, The Sports (12 March 2024). "Shillong Premier League 2023 to begin on 18th March – The Sports Room". Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  7. ^ Room, The Sports (18 March 2024). "SPL 2023: Rangdajied United kick off season with victory over Nongthymmai – The Sports Room". Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Room, The Sports (14 November 2019). "SPL 2019 closing ceremony sees Lajong formally crowned champions – The Sports Room". Retrieved 19 October 2024.