2016 Sri Lanka Football Premier League
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2016-17 is the 32nd Sri Lanka Football Premier League season.The defending champions are Colombo Football Club.The Champions of this league will play in the 2017 AFC Cup.
Teams
If this season is playing according to the previous season The Competition will be played of 22 teams.The teams will be divided into two groups of eleven.The teams will play round robin matches and the four group best teams of each group will qualify for the Final Stage.In that stage all the eight teams will play round robin matches and the team that take first place in the group will be the Champions.Pelicans SC,Highlanders SC,Kalutara Park SC and Don Bosco were relegated in the previous tournament.
Clubs
| Club Name | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Air Force Sports Club | Ekala | Ekala Football Ground | 1,000 |
| Blue Star SC | Kalutara | Kalutara Stadium | 15,000 |
| Colombo FC | Colombo | Sugathadasa Stadium | 28,000 |
| Crystal Palace SC | Gampola | Jayathilake Stadium | 5,000 |
| Java Lane SC | Colombo | City Football Complex | 1,000 |
| Matara City SC | Matara | Matara Football Complex | 2,000 |
| Nandimithra SC | Colombo | Kelaniya Football Complex | 1,000 |
| Negambo Youth | Negombo | Maristella Ground | 1,000 |
| New Young's SC | Wennappuwa | Sir Albert F. Peiries Stadium | 5,000 |
| Renown Sports Club | Colombo | CR & FC Grounds | 2,500 |
| Saunders SC | Colombo | Kelaniya Football Complex | 1,000 |
| SL Navy SC | Welisara | Navy Ground | 1,000 |
| Solid SC | Anuradhapura | Prison Ground | 2,000 |
| Sri Lanka Army SC | Homagama | Homagama Ground | 5,000 |
| Sri Lanka Police SC | Colombo | Police Ground | 1,000 |
| Super Sun SC | Dharga Town | Zahira College Ground | 1,000 |
| Thihariya Youth SC | Gampaha | Sugathadasa Stadium | 28,000 |
| Up Country Lions SC | Nawalapitiya | Jayathilake Stadium | 5,000 |
