Division I is the third level division of the
Football Federation of Sri Lanka
The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL), also known as Football Sri Lanka (FSL), is the governing body of football in Sri Lanka. It operates the Sri Lanka national football team and Sri Lanka Football Premier League.
History
FFSL was fo ...
. 12 or 15 teams represent this division divided into two groups. The top team of each group of this division is promoted to
Kit Premier League
The S1 League (; ), 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. Unt ...
while last team of both groups is relegated to
Sri Lanka Football Division II.
League structure
Structure of this league has changed on yearly basis most of time since this tournament is sponsored by various sponsors on a yearly basis.
Dialog Telekom (2008/2009, 2007/2008, 2006/2007),
CEAT tires (2009/2010), Unique apparels (2010/2011) are some of the past sponsors of the tournament. Number of participating teams were 12 in 2008/2009 and 2009/2010.
After the group stages the top 2 teams from each group play in a semifinals stage. The winners of the semifinals then played in a finals to determine the champion of division I. The top two teams (the finalists) are promoted to the premier division while the bottom teams of each group are relegated to the lower division.
History
2013/2014. Colombo
References
*http://www.srilankafootball.com/division1.html
Football leagues in Sri Lanka, 2
Sri
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The word is widely used in South and Southeast Asian languages such as Assamese, Meitei ( Manipuri), Marathi, Malay (including In ...
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