title: 2018–19 Sri Lanka Champions League
text: # 2018–19 Sri Lanka Champions League
  
  The 2018–19 Sri Lanka Champions League, known as the 2018–19 Dialog Champions League due to sponsorship reasons, was the 34th season of the Sri Lanka Champions League, the top-tier football league in Sri Lanka. The season started on 21 October 2018, rather than original scheduled date of June, due to the 2018 SAFF Championship, and ended on 24 February 2019.
  
  ## Teams
  
  A total of 18 teams competed in the league. Colombo were the defending champions, having won the previous three titles. Police and Moragasmulla were relegated from last season, and were replaced by promoted teams Red Stars and Ratnam.
  
  * Air Force
  * Blue Star
  * Colombo
  * Crystal Palace
  * Defenders (renamed from Army SC)
  * Java Lane
  * Matara City
  * Navy Sea Hawks (renamed from Navy SC)
  * Negombo Youth
  * New Young's
  * Pelicans
  * Ratnam
  * Red Stars
  * Renown
  * Saunders
  * Solid
  * Super Sun
  * Upcountry Lions
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Defenders (C) | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 34 | Qualification for AFC Cup preliminary round 1 |
  | 2 | Colombo | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 32 | |
  | 3 | Blue Star | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 32 | |
  | 4 | Navy Sea Hawks | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 30 | |
  | 5 | Renown | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 27 | |
  | 6 | Ratnam | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 27 | |
  | 7 | Upcountry Lions | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 24 | |
  | 8 | Red Stars | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 23 | |
  | 9 | Matara City | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 23 | |
  | 10 | Air Force | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 23 | |
  | 11 | Solid | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 18 | |
  | 12 | New Young's | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 17 | |
  | 13 | Java Lane | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 17 | |
  | 14 | Pelicans | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 17 | |
  | 15 | Saunders | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 14 | |
  | 16 | Crystal Palace (R) | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 13 | Relegation to Division I |
  | 17 | Negombo Youth (R) | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 46 | −28 | 7 | Relegation to Division I |
  | 18 | Super Sun (D, R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified; Relegation to Division II |
  
  * ↑ Super Sun were disqualified from the 2018–19 Sri Lanka Champions League, with all their previous results annulled, and demoted to Division II, following their refusal for leaving the field during their match against Renown on 27 January 2019.
  