Sri Lanka - Champions League

Sri Lanka - Champions League

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The S1 League (Sinhala: එස්1 ලීගය; Tamil: எஸ்1 லீக்), or simply S1, also known as Sri Lanka Champions League, is the second tier division of the Sri Lankan football league system. It was succeeded by the professional Sri Lanka Super League which serves as the first division. Until 2019, it was sponsored by Dialog Axiata and was thus officially known as the Dialog Champions League.

The league was conducted in various formats. Apart from the league system, a playoff stage was included in 2013–14 season. Currently, 18 clubs are participating in the tournament. Saunders have won the most titles in the league, winning 12 titles. Rathnam have won the title 5 times, Renown 4 times, and Colombo 3 times. In recent times, different clubs have been able to win the championship title.

History

The competition was started in 1985 and it was held every year. The 2016 Sri Lanka Football Premier League is the 32nd season of the Sri Lanka Football league. The tournament was conducted in various formats. Apart from the league system a playoff stage was included in the 2013–14 season. Currently 18 clubs participate in the tournament. Saunders are the most time champion with 12 titles. Rathnam have won the title five times and Renown four times. In recent times different clubs have been able to win the championship title. Colombo have won the title three times and are the current champions.

**Sri Lanka - Champions League**

**Om turneringen**

Sri Lanka - Champions League er et årlig fotballiga for de beste klubbene på Sri Lanka. Ligaen ble stiftet i 2004 og er organisert av det srilankiske fotballforbundet (FFSL).

**Format**

Ligaen består av 10 lag som spiller dobbel serie. De to beste lagene kvalifiserer seg til AFC Cup, den nest gjeveste klubbturneringen i Asia.

**Historie**

Renown Sports Club har vunnet flest titler i Champions League, med 4 mesterskap. Andre bemerkelsesverdige vinnere inkluderer Colombo FC, Blue Star SC og Ratnam SC.

**Deltagere**

Noen av de mest kjente klubbene i Sri Lanka - Champions League inkluderer:

* Colombo FC
* Blue Star SC
* Ratnam SC
* Army SC
* Air Force SC
* Navy SC

**Betydning**

Sri Lanka - Champions League er et viktig konkurranse for srilankisk fotball. Den gir klubbene en sjanse til å konkurrere på internasjonalt nivå og bidrar til å forbedre nivået på spillet i landet.