St. Mary’s Win a first ever Title for the North

SLF Inaugural Champions Cup Knockout Football Championship 2025 / 2026 – Race Course Stadium, Colombo – Grand Final

St. Mary’s SC, Jaffna bt Saunders SC, Colombo
3 – 1 ( PSO ), 1 – 1 ( F / T ), 1 – 1 ( H / T )

Runners Up : Saunders SC, Colombo
Captain : Indreewa Udara
Coach : D. Shanthasiri
Manager : Jagath Rohana

Champions : St. Mary’s SC, Jaffna
Captain : Mariyathas Nitharshan
Coach : Ratnam Jusmin
Manager : P Satheesraj

08 Teams participated.

SLF Champions League Championship 2025 / 2026 – Awards

Golden Boot : Highest Goal Scorer
Roger Philippe – Saunders SC
10 Goals in 10 Matches

Golden Ball : Emerging Player
Vijayakumar Abishan – Serendib SC
08 Goals in 13 Matches, 21 year old from Jaffna

Golden Glove : Best GoalKeeper
Mohamed Lufthi – Serendib SC
06 clean sheets in 13 Matches

FairPlay : Solid SC
For upholding the spirit of the game fair & competitive

02nd Place : Jawa Lane SC, Colombo
Captain : Harshana Sumudu
Coach : Nazar Hameed
Manager : Ameen Ajrin
13 Matches, 25 Goals

Champions : Pelicans SC, Kurunegala
Captain : Sanjaya Thirimanna
Coach : Aruna Sampath
Manager : Sanjaya Nishantha
13 Matches, 20 Goals

Super 08 Round – Points Table

Total Matches Played 85 – Group Stage 42, Super 8 Stage 28, Relegation Stage 15
Total Goals Scored 314 – Group Stage 181, Super 8 Stage 91, Relegation Stage 42
Average Goals for a Match 3.69

Report / Photos courtesy SL Football Media