2023 Shillong Premier League Explained
| Competition: | Shillong Premier League |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Dates: | 18 March - 11 May |
| Winners: | Mawlai SC (2nd title) |
| Matches: | 31 |
| Total Goals: | 121 |
| League Topscorer: | Deibormame Tongper (8 goals) (Shillong Lajong) |
| Best Goalkeeper: | Siwel Rymbai (Mawlai SC) |
| Highest Scoring: |
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| Longest Wins: | Rangdajied United(6 games) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Rangdajied United(6 games) |
| Longest Winless: | Nangkiew Irat SC (6 games) |
| Longest Losses: | Nangkiew Irat SC (6 games) |
| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 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 1 plays against the 3, and the 2 against the 4. 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 2021–22 |
|---|
| Mawlai SC |  Herring Shangpliang | F Mukhim | 1 |
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| Rangdajied United | Aibanjop Shadap | E Malngiang | 2 |
| Langsning | Khlain P Syiemlieh | R Khriam | 3 |
| Shillong Lajong | LEKINI Suting | A Kharmaw | 4 |
| Nangkiew Irat | Pherdonnam Rngaid | S Nongrum | 5 |
| Ryntih FC | B Bhattacharjee | M Warjri | 6 |
| Sawmer SC | Tyngshain Jana | G Shanpru | |
| Nongthymmai | Arky M Umlong | J Manbha | |
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Play-offs
Brackets
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 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: All you need to know about the league structure in Meghalaya . Goal.com . Mukherjee . Soham . 30 April 2018 . 10 June 2022 . 10 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220610205826/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-four-tier-league-structure-in/1vms33thl6hrl1lv1xwncyyn0j . live .
- Web site: Football: Rangdajied FC ends Shillong Lajong unbeaten run. 5 October 2016. 26 November 2022. thenortheasttoday.com. The NorthEast Today. 21 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230421164303/https://thenortheasttoday.com/sports/football-rangdajied-fc-ends-shillong-lajong-unbeaten-run/cid2546388.htm.
- Web site: Rangdajied down Lajong. 5 October 2016. 26 November 2022. thenortheasttoday.com. The Sentinel Assam. Guwahati. Sentinel. Digital Desk. 21 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230421164244/https://www.sentinelassam.com/amp/news/rangdajied-down-lajong/.
- Web site: Room . The Sports . 2024-03-18 . SPL 2023: Rangdajied United kick off season with victory over Nongthymmai – The Sports Room . 2024-10-17 . en-US.
- Web site: Room . The Sports . 2024-03-18 . SPL 2023: Rangdajied United kick off season with victory over Nongthymmai – The Sports Room . 2024-10-18 . en-US.
- Web site: Room . The Sports . 2024-03-12 . Shillong Premier League 2023 to begin on 18th March – The Sports Room . 2024-10-19 . en-US.
- Web site: Room . The Sports . 2024-03-18 . SPL 2023: Rangdajied United kick off season with victory over Nongthymmai – The Sports Room . 2024-10-17 . en-US.
- Web site: Room . The Sports . 2024-05-11 . Mawlai's reign continues with victory in SPL 2023 final over Rangdajied – The Sports Room . 2024-10-19 . en-US.
- 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.
