2019 Shillong Premier League Explained

Competition:Shillong Premier League
Season:2019
Dates:20 August - 30 November
Winners:Shillong Lajong[1] (4th title)
Matches:41
Total Goals:121
League Topscorer:Phrangki Buam (10 goals)
Best Goalkeeper:Padam Chettri
Highest Scoring:Langsning 6—2 Nangkiew Irat SC (18 October 2019)
Longest Wins:Shillong Lajong (5 games)
Longest Unbeaten:Shillong Lajong (11 games)
Longest Winless:Laban SC (8 games)
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2021–22
Updated: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

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.

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

End of season awards

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Award TeamPrize money
ChampionsShillong Lajong2,00,000 Lakh rupees
Runners-up Rangdajied United1,00,000 Lakh rupees

Individual awards

[10]

AwardPlayerTeam
Top scorerPhrangki BuamShillong Lajong
Best goalkeeperPadam ChettriRangdajied United
Best defenderKenstar KharshongShillong Lajong
Best emerging playerMaxderidoff WahlangShillong Lajong

Notes and References

  1. https://www.indiafooty.com/shillong-premier-league-2019/ Shillong Premier League 2019 detailed statistics
  2. Web site: Lajong emerge Shillong Premier League champions. nenow.in. Northeast Now. 12 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191113130000/https://nenow.in/north-east-news/meghalaya/lajong-emerge-shillong-premier-league-champions-2019.html. 13 November 2019.
  3. Web site: SSA releases fixtures for first leg of Shillong Premier League 2019. The Sports Room. 6 August 2019.
  4. Web site: Room . The Sports . 2019-03-11 . Malki banned from SPL for 1 year for 2018 post-match violence – The Sports Room . 2024-10-18 . en-US.
  5. Web site: Room . The Sports . 2019-03-07 . Ryntih win vacant Shillong Premier League spot through auction – The Sports Room . 2024-10-18 . en-US.
  6. Web site: Room . The Sports . 2019-06-01 . New football rules come into force today – The Sports Room . 2024-10-18 . en-US.
  7. Web site: SPL 2019 to begin on 20th August; no more playoffs or final. The Sports Room. 17 July 2019.
  8. Web site: Room . The Sports . 2019-07-17 . SPL 2019 to begin on 20th August; no more playoffs or final – The Sports Room . 2024-10-18 . en-US.
  9. Web site: Room . The Sports . 2019-11-14 . SPL 2019 closing ceremony sees Lajong formally crowned champions – The Sports Room . 2024-10-19 . en-US.
  10. Web site: Room . The Sports . 2019-11-14 . SPL 2019 closing ceremony sees Lajong formally crowned champions – The Sports Room . 2024-10-19 . en-US.