2019 Shillong Premier League
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| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 August - 30 November |
| Champions | Shillong Lajong[1] (4th title) |
| Matches | 41 |
| Goals | 121 (2.95 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Phrangki Buam (10 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Padam Chettri |
| Highest scoring | Langsning 6—2 Nangkiew Irat SC (18 October 2019) |
| Longest winning run | Shillong Lajong (5 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Shillong Lajong (11 games) |
| Longest winless run | Laban SC (8 games) |
← 2018 2022 →
All statistics correct as of 13 November 2019. | |
The 2019 Shillong Premier League[2][3] was the tenth 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.
- Ryntih FC has been given a direct entry, replacing Shillong United FC[5][6]
- 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.
- 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
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shillong Lajong | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 6 | +24 | 27 | Champion |
| 2 | Rangdajied United | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 22 | |
| 3 | Ryntih FC | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 20 | |
| 4 | Langsning | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 14 | |
| 5 | Nangkiew Irat SC | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 12 | |
| 6 | Nongrim Hills SC | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 11 | Relegation to the SSA First Division |
| 7 | Laban SC | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 36 | −27 | 6 |
