Founded | 2021 |
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Country | Sri Lanka |
Confederation | AFC |
Number of teams | 10 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Sri Lanka Champions League |
Domestic cup(s) | Sri Lanka FA Cup |
International cup(s) | AFC Challenge League |
Current champions | Blue Star (1st title) |
Most championships | Blue Star (1 title) |
Sri Lanka Super League (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා ප්රිමියර් ලීග්; Tamil: இலங்கை சூப்பர் லீக்) is the men's professional top tier football league in Sri Lankan football league system, It is organised by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka.[1]
The league comprises 10 clubs. Each season of the tournament generally runs from April to September. Each club plays the others twice (a double round-robin system), for a total of 90 games.
The competition formed as the Sri Lanka Super League in 2018 by the General Secretary of Football Federation of Sri Lanka Jaswar Umar Lebbe with the assistance and guidance of FIFA. It succeeds the Sri Lanka Champions League as the country's top tier football competition.