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Indian regional association football league in Shillong

Football league
Shillong Premier League
Organising bodyShillong Sports Association (SSA)
Founded2010; 15 years ago (2010)
CountryIndia
Number of clubs10
Level on pyramid6
Promotion toMeghalaya State League
Relegation toSSA First Division
Current championsMawlai SC (2nd title)
Most championshipsShillong Lajong (4 titles)
TV partnersT7 News Channel (YouTube)
Current: 2024 Shillong Premier League

The Shillong Premier League (currently known as the Officer's Choice Blue Shillong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) 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), which is affiliated to the Meghalaya Football Association (MFA). It was started with 8 teams in 2010. Mawlai SC are the current champions.

Competition format

Regular season

The competition consists of 18 rounds that follows a double round-robin format, with each club playing the others twice, at SSA Stadium, First Ground, Polo , for a total of 18 matches each. Teams receive three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. There are no play-offs and the team which tops the table wins the league.

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

Championship League

A league-cum-knockout event featuring the champions and runners-up of its men’s football pyramid. With five SSA divisions in all, this would involve 10 clubs split into two groups, with knockouts to follow the round robin stage.

Teams

Ten teams are competing in the 2024 season – eight from the previous season and two promoted from the 2023 SSA First Division.

Team Head coach Captain Position in 2023
Rangdajied United India Aibanjop Shadap India Arlangky 1
Mawlai SC India Herring Shangpliang India Brolington 2
Shillong Lajong India Bobby L Nongbet India Iohborlang 3
Langsning India Khlain Pyrkhat Syiemlieh India Enestar 4
Ryntih FC India W Kharpran India Allen 5
Sawmer SC India Eddyson Sohkhlet India Mebanjop 6
Nongthymmai India A Mylliem Umlong India 7
Nangkiew Irat India Joseph Naik India 8
Laitkor SC India K Kharkongor India
Nongrim Hills India Playerson Syiemlieh India

Champions

List of Shillong Premier League champions
Season Champions Ref.
2010 Royal Wahingdoh
2011 Royal Wahingdoh
2012 Royal Wahingdoh
2013 Rangdajied United
2014 Shillong Lajong
2015 Shillong Lajong
2016 Shillong Lajong
2017 Langsning
2018 Langsning
2019 Shillong Lajong
2020 Cancelled
2021 Cancelled
2022 Mawlai SC
2023 Mawlai SC
2024

See also

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References

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