2021-22 Shillong Premier League

Shillong Premier League
Season2021-22
Dates15 June 2022
ChampionsMawlai SC
Matches played56
Goals scored164 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorerShano Tariang, Manbha Lawphniaw Donlad Diengdoh(7 goals each)
← 2019
2023 →
All statistics correct as of 15 June 2024.

The 2021-22 Shillong Premier League is the 11th season of the Shillong Premier League (SPL) Shillong Lajong are the defending champions The Shillong Premier League (currently known as 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),[1] which is affiliated to the Meghalaya Football Association (MFA).[2][3] It was started with 8 teams in 2010 and it kicks off from the 15th June 2022.[4]

Changes from last season

  • In the new season of the 2021-22, there will be 8 teams participating instead of 7 teams.
  • Malki SC make a return to the SPL for the first time since 2018; at the end of that season they were suspended for a year due to violence on the part of some of their fans. They also had to pay a fine in order to be re-admitted into the SPL.This is thus the first time since 2017 that we’ve had eight clubs in the SPL[5]
Promoted from SSA First Division
Relegated to SSA Second Division

Competition format (2021-22)

Regular season

The competition consists of 14 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 14 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 and the bottom two teams gets related.

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

CLUBS

8 teams compete in the 11th season of Shillong Premier League: 5 from the previous season and 3 promoted from the 2019 SSA First Division.[6]

Promoted from SSA First Division
Team Captain Position in 2023
Shillong Lajong India Sangti Janai Shianglong 1st
Rangdajied United India Niawkorlang Kyndiah 2nd
Ryntih FC India Mebankhraw Wahlang 3rd
Langsning India Dibinroy Nongspung 4th
Nangkiew Irat India Dondor Rani 5th
Malki SC India Khrawkupar Tamu
Mawkhar SC India Khraw Marwein
Mawlai SC India Brolington Warlarpih

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mawlai SC 14 11 2 1 33 8 +25 35 League Winner of the Shillong Premier League
2 Rangdajied United 14 8 4 2 24 10 +14 28
3 Langsning 14 7 4 3 29 15 +14 25
4 Shillong Lajong 14 5 2 7 17 16 +1 17
5 Nangkiew Irat 14 4 5 5 20 25 −5 17
6 Ryntih FC 14 5 2 7 23 30 −7 17
7 Malki SC 14 3 1 10 11 39 −28 10 Relegation to the 2023 SSA First Division
8 Mawkhar SC 14 1 4 9 9 23 −14 7
Updated to match(es) played on 16 October 2024. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored

References

  1. ^ Mukherjee, Soham (30 April 2018). "All you need to know about the league structure in Meghalaya". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Football: Rangdajied FC ends Shillong Lajong unbeaten run". thenortheasttoday.com. The NorthEast Today. 5 October 2016. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ^ Digital Desk, Sentinel (5 October 2016). "Rangdajied down Lajong". thenortheasttoday.com. Guwahati: The Sentinel Assam. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Shillong Premier League kicks off today". The sports room. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Room, The Sports (20 May 2022). "Shillong Premier League to begin on 15th June! – The Sports Room". Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  6. ^ Room, The Sports (24 February 2024). "Laitkor take down Nongrim Hills for SSA First Division 2021-22 title! – The Sports Room". Retrieved 17 October 2024.