| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Colombo |
| Relegated | Division I |
| Matches | 100 |
| Goals | 331 (3.31 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Job Michael and M.N.M. Izzadeen |
| Biggest home win | Negombo 8-0Country Lions(6 August 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Thihariya 1-9Renown(23 July 2016) |
←2015 2017–18 → | |
2016–17 was the 32nd season ofSri Lanka Football Premier League.
The defending championsColombo Football Club regained the title for the second time by defeatingRenown SC 3–1 in the championship round.
If thisseason is playing according to the previous season. The competition was played with 18 teams. The teams were divided into two groups of nine. The teams played round robin matches and the four group best teams of each group qualified for the Final Stage. In that stage all the eight teams will play round robin matches and the team that take first place in the group will be the Champions.Pelicans SC, Highlanders SC,Kalutara Park SC andDon Bosco were relegated in the previous tournament.
| Club Name | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force Sports Club | Ekala | Ekala Football Ground | 1,000 |
| Blue Star SC | Kalutara | Kalutara Stadium | 15,000 |
| Civil Security Force SC | Colombo | City Football Complex | 1,000 |
| Colombo FC | Colombo | Sugathadasa Stadium | 28,000 |
| Crystal Palace SC | Gampola | Jayathilake Stadium | 5,000 |
| Java Lane SC | Colombo | City Football Complex | 1,000 |
| Matara City SC | Matara | Matara Football Complex | 2,000 |
| Negambo Youth | Negombo | Maristella Ground | 1,000 |
| New Young's SC | Wennappuwa | Sir Albert F. Peiries Stadium | 5,000 |
| Renown Sports Club | Colombo | CR & FC Grounds | 2,500 |
| Saunders SC | Colombo | Kelaniya Football Complex | 1,000 |
| SL Navy SC | Welisara | Navy Ground | 1,000 |
| Solid SC | Anuradhapura | Prison Ground | 2,000 |
| Sri Lanka Army SC | Homagama | Homagama Ground | 5,000 |
| Sri Lanka Police SC | Colombo | Police Ground | 1,000 |
| Super Sun SC | Dharga Town | Zahira College Ground | 1,000 |
| Thihariya Youth SC | Gampaha | Sugathadasa Stadium | 28,000 |
| Up Country Lions SC | Nawalapitiya | Jayathilake Stadium | 5,000 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army S.C. | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | +20 | 22 | Championship Round |
| 2 | Solid S.C. | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 15 | |
| 3 | Colombo F.C. | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 15 | |
| 4 | Blue Star | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 13 | |
| 5 | Negombo Youth | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 12 | |
| 6 | Crystal Palace SC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 10 | |
| 7 | Country Lions | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 9 | |
| 8 | Matara City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 7 | Division I |
| 9 | Civil Security Force | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 33 | −31 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renown S.C. | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 21 | Championship Round |
| 2 | New Young | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 16 | |
| 3 | Navy S.C. | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 14 | |
| 4 | Air Force | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 13 | |
| 5 | Super Sun | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 12 | |
| 6 | Saunders SC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | |
| 7 | Police S.C. | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 8 | |
| 8 | Java Lane | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 6 | Division I |
| 9 | Thihariya Youth | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 25 | −21 | 2 |
| Home \ Away | ARM | SOL | CFC | NEG | BST | LSC | CRY | MAN | CSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army | 2–1 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 6–0 | |||||
| Solid | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 6–0 | |||||
| Colombo | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |||||
| Negombo | 0–2 | 2–3 | 8–0 | 4–2 | |||||
| Blue Star | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |||||
| Country Lions | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |||||
| Crystal Palace | 0–4 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 5–2 | |||||
| Matara City | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | |||||
| Civil Security | 0–3 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Home \ Away | RSC | AIR | YSC | NSC | SAU | SSC | JAV | POL | THI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renown | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 6–2 | |||||
| Air Force | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |||||
| New Young | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |||||
| Navy | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||||
| Saunders | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | |||||
| Super Sun | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |||||
| Java Lane | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |||||
| Police | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |||||
| Thihariya | 1–9 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombo | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 16 | 2018 AFC Cup |
| 2 | Renown | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 15 | |
| 3 | Blue Star | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 14 | |
| 4 | Army | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 13 | |
| 5 | New Young | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 8 | |
| 6 | Air Force | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | |
| 7 | Navy | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 4 | |
| 8 | Solid | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 4 |
The winners of the competition were given a cash award of Rs. 700000.[1]
| Award | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Afis Oleymi | Colombo |
| Top goal scorer | Job Michael and M.N.M. Izzadeen | Renown SC &Army |
| Best Goalkeeper | M.N.M. Imran | Colombo FC |