2019 Shillong Premier League

Shillong Premier League
Season2019
Dates20 August - 30 November
ChampionsShillong Lajong[1] (4th title)
Matches played41
Goals scored121 (2.95 per match)
Top goalscorerPhrangki Buam (10 goals)
Best goalkeeperPadam Chettri
Highest scoringLangsning 6—2 Nangkiew Irat SC (18 October 2019)
Longest winning runShillong Lajong (5 games)
Longest unbeaten runShillong Lajong (11 games)
Longest winless runLaban SC (8 games)
← 2018
2022 →
All statistics correct as of 13 November 2019.

The 2019 Shillong Premier League[2][3] was the 10th season of the Shillong Premier League, the top-tier football league in Shillong, Meghalaya. Langsning F.C. was the defending champion. The league commenced from 20 August 2019. It was also known as the Officer's Choice Blue Shillong Premier League due to sponsorship reasons.

Changes from last season

  • Last season Malki SC has been suspended for a year due to fan violence[4]
Promoted from SSA First Division
Relegated to SSA Second Division

Competition format

The 10th season of the SPL has been restructured.[7] The competition consists of 14 rounds that follows a double round-robin format, with each team playing the other twice, for a total of 12 matches. Team which tops the table wins the league, and the bottom two teams gets related.[8]

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

Teams

7 teams compete in the 10th season of the SPL: 4 from the previous season, 1 through direct entry, and 2 promoted from the 2018 SSA First Division.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shillong Lajong 12 8 3 1 30 6 +24 27 Champion
2 Rangdajied United 12 5 7 0 25 7 +18 22
3 Ryntih FC 12 6 2 4 15 12 +3 20
4 Langsning 12 3 5 4 15 21 −6 14
5 Nangkiew Irat SC 12 3 3 6 13 21 −8 12
6 Nongrim Hills SC 12 2 5 5 14 18 −4 11 Relegation to the SSA First Division
7 Laban SC 12 1 3 8 9 36 −27 6
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2019. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;

Matches

20 August 2019 Ryntih FC 1–0 Laban SC Shillong
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
21 August 2019 Rangdajied United 0–0 Nongrim Hills SC Shillong
Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
22 August 2019 Shillong Lajong 1–2 Nangkiew Irat SC Shillong
Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
24 August 2019 Langsning 1–0 Ryntih FC Shillong
Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
27 August 2019 Laban SC 0–5 Rangdajied United Shillong
Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
28 August 2019 Nongrim Hills SC 1–3 Shillong Lajong Shillong
Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
29 August 2019 Nangkiew Irat SC 0–0 Langsning Shillong
Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
2 September 2019 Shillong Lajong 4-0 Laban SC Shillong
Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
3 September 2019 Rangdajied United 0–0 Nangkiew Irat SC Shillong
Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
4 September 2019 Ryntih FC 1–0 Nongrim Hills SC Shillong
Sheen Sohktung 49' Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
7 September 2019 Langsning 0–2 Shillong Lajong Shillong
Report
* Freestar Kharbangar 90'
 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
9 September 2019 Laban SC 1–0 Nangkiew Irat SC Shillong
Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
10 September 2019 Rynith FC 0–1 Rangdajied United Shillong
Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
11 September 2019 Nongrim Hills SC 1–1 Langsning Shillong
Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
30 September 2019 Nangkiew Irat SC 2–1 Rynith FC Shillong
Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
1 October 2019 Langsning 0-0 Laban SC Shillong
Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
2 October 2019 Shillong Lajong 0-0 Rangdajied United Shillong
Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
5 October 2019 Nongrim Hills SC 2-1 Nangkiew Irat SC Shillong
 Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
7 October 2019 Langsning 2-4 Rangdajied United Shillong
 Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
10 October 2019 Laban SC 2-4 Nongrim Hills SC Shillong
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
11 October 2019 Ryntih FC 2-2 Shillong Lajong Shillong
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
12 October 2019 Nangkiew Irat SC 1-5 Rangdajied United Shillong
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
14 October 2019 Langsning 3-3 Laban SC Shillong
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
15 October 2019 Nongrim Hills SC 0-2 Ryntih FC Shillong
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
17 October 2019 Rangdajied United 1-1 Shillong Lajong Shillong
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
18 October 2019 Langsning 6-2 Nangkiew Irat SC Shillong
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
19 October 2019 Nongrim Hills SC 1-1 Laban SC Shillong
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
21 October 2019 Ryntih FC 0-0 Rangdajied United Shillong
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
23 October 2019 Laban SC 0-6 Shillong Lajong Shillong
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
24 October 2019 Langsning 2-1 Nongrim Hills SC Shillong
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
26 October 2019 Ryntih FC 2-1 Nangkiew Irat SC Shillong
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
28 October 2019 Shillong Lajong 1-0 Nongrim Hills SC Shillong
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
29 October 2019 Rangdajied United 6-0 Laban SC Shillong
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
31 October 2019 Ryntih FC 3-0 Langsning Shillong
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
2 November 2019 Nangkiew Irat SC 0-1 Shillong Lajong Shillong
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
4 November 2019 Nongrim Hills SC 3-3 Rangdajied United Shillong
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
5 November 2019 Laban SC 1-3 Ryntih FC Shillong
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
8 November 2019 Shillong Lajong 5-0 Langsning Shillong
 Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
9 November 2019 Nangkiew Irat SC 1-1 Nongrim Hills SC Shillong
 Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
12 November 2019 Shillong Lajong 4-0 Ryntih FC Shillong
 Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
13 November 2019 Laban SC 1-3 Nangkiew Irat SC Shillong
 Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)
14 November 2019 Rangdajied United 0-0 Langsning Shillong
Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)

End of season awards

[9]

Award Team Prize money
Champions Shillong Lajong 2,00,000 Lakh rupees
Runners-up Rangdajied United 1,00,000 Lakh rupees

Individual awards

[10]

Award Player Team
Top scorer Phrangki Buam Shillong Lajong
Best goalkeeper Padam Chettri Rangdajied United
Best defender Kenstar Kharshong Shillong Lajong
Best emerging player Maxderidoff Wahlang Shillong Lajong

References

  1. ^ Shillong Premier League 2019 detailed statistics indiafooty.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021
  2. ^ "Lajong emerge Shillong Premier League champions". nenow.in. Northeast Now. 12 November 2019. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019.
  3. ^ "SSA releases fixtures for first leg of Shillong Premier League 2019". The Sports Room. 6 August 2019.
  4. ^ Room, The Sports (11 March 2019). "Malki banned from SPL for 1 year for 2018 post-match violence – The Sports Room". Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  5. ^ Room, The Sports (7 March 2019). "Ryntih win vacant Shillong Premier League spot through auction – The Sports Room". Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  6. ^ Room, The Sports (1 June 2019). "New football rules come into force today – The Sports Room". Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  7. ^ "SPL 2019 to begin on 20th August; no more playoffs or final". The Sports Room. 17 July 2019.
  8. ^ Room, The Sports (17 July 2019). "SPL 2019 to begin on 20th August; no more playoffs or final – The Sports Room". Retrieved 18 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.
  10. ^ Room, The Sports (14 November 2019). "SPL 2019 closing ceremony sees Lajong formally crowned champions – The Sports Room". Retrieved 19 October 2024.