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Election to appoint Office Bearers for the year 2022/2023 of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka

The election for the Football Federation of Sri Lanka will be held by the Director General of Sports Development n accordance with the order of the Court Appeal dated 26.10.2022 to elect the office bearers for the Executive Committee in accordance with the Sports Act No. 25 of 1973 and its amended regulations and the constitution of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka.
The election will be held on Saturday 14th January 2023 at 10.00 am in the Main Auditorium, 04th Floor of the Ministry of Sports located at No.09, Philip Gunawardena Mawatha, Colombo 07.
There has been a noticeable decision taken by the Election Committee to allow only one vote per league. While participating in the election, the representative must prove his/her identity through National Identity Card or by an acceptable document.
The election will be held for the following positions
- President
- Vice Presidents (5 positions)
- Secretary-General
- Deputy Secretary General (Administration)
- Deputy Secretary General (Technical)
- Treasurer
- Assistant Treasurer
Out of 67 leagues, 62 Leagues are eligible to vote for this year’s election
No | Name of League | Eligibility |
1 | Akkaraipattu FL | Not Eligible |
2 | Ambalangoda FL | Eligible |
3 | Ampara District FL | Eligible |
4 | Anuradhapura FL | Eligible |
5 | Badulla FL | Eligible |
6 | Balangoda FL | Eligible |
7 | Bandarawela FL | Eligible |
8 | Batticoloa FL | Eligible |
9 | Beruwala FL | Eligible |
10 | Biyagama FL | Eligible |
11 | City FL | Eligible |
12 | Civil Security FL | Eligible |
13 | Colombo FL | Eligible |
14 | Dehiwala/ Mt. Lavinia FL | Eligible |
15 | Deniyaya FL | Eligible |
16 | Divulapitiya FL | Eligible |
17 | Embilipitiya FL | Eligible |
18 | Galle FL | Eligible |
19 | Gampaha FL | Eligible |
20 | Gampola FL | Eligible |
21 | GSSA | Eligible |
22 | Hambantota FL | Eligible |
23 | Hatton FL | Eligible |
24 | Jaffna FL | Eligible |
25 | Kalkuda FL | Eligible |
26 | Kalutara FL | Eligible |
27 | Kandy FL | Not Eligible |
28 | Kattankudy FL | Eligible |
29 | Kegalle FL | Eligible |
30 | Kilinochchi FL | Eligible |
31 | Kinniya FL | Eligible |
32 | Kurunegala District FL | Not Eligible |
33 | Madhumanthai West FL | Eligible |
34 | Mannar FL | Eligible |
35 | Matale FL | Eligible |
36 | Matara FL | Eligible |
37 | Mawanella FL | Eligible |
38 | Mercantile FL | Eligible |
39 | Monaragala FL | Eligible |
40 | Mullativu FL | Eligible |
41 | Mutur FL | Eligible |
42 | Nawalapitiya FL | Eligible |
43 | Negombo FL | Eligible |
44 | NSSA | Eligible |
45 | Nuwara Eliya FL | Eligible |
46 | Oddamavadi FL | Eligible |
47 | Playgrounds FL | Eligible |
48 | Point Pedro FL | Eligible |
49 | Polgahawela FL | Eligible |
50 | Polonnaruwa FL | Eligible |
51 | Puttalam | Eligible |
52 | Ratnapura | Eligible |
53 | Seethawaka | Eligible |
54 | SL Air Force | Eligible |
55 | SL Army FL | Eligible |
56 | SL Navy FL | Eligible |
57 | SL Police FL | Eligible |
58 | SL Referees Association | Not Eligible |
59 | SL Schools Football Association | Not Eligible |
60 | SL Universities SA | Eligible |
61 | Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte FL | Eligible |
62 | Trincomalee FL | Eligible |
63 | Vadamarachchi | Eligible |
64 | Vallikamam | Eligible |
65 | Vavuniya | Eligible |
66 | Wattala | Eligible |
67 | Wennappuwa FL | Eligible |
ශ්රී ලංකා පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයේ 2022/2023 වසර සඳහා නිලධාරී මණ්ඩලය පත්කිරීමේ නිලවරණය
අංක 25 දරන ක්රීඩා පනතට අනුව විධායක කමිටුව සඳහා නිලධාරී මණ්ඩලය තෝරා ගැනීම සඳහා 2022.10.26 දිනැති අධිකරණ අභියාචනාධිකරණයේ නියෝගයට අනුව ශ්රී ලංකා පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයේ නිලවරණය ක්රීඩා සංවර්ධන අධ්යක්ෂ ජනරාල්වරයා විසින් 1973 සහ එහි සංශෝධිත රෙගුලාසි සහ ශ්රී ලංකා පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයේ ව්යවස්ථාව පවත්වනු ලැබේ.
නිලවරණය 2023 ජනවාරි මස 14 වැනි සෙනසුරාදා පෙරවරු 10.00 ට කොළඹ 07, පිලිප් ගුණවර්ධන මාවතේ අංක 09 හි පිහිටි ක්රීඩා අමාත්යාංශයේ 04 වැනි මහලේ ප්රධාන ශ්රවණාගාරයේදී පැවැත්වේ.
එක් ලීගයකට එක් ඡන්දයක් පමණක් ලබා දීමට මැතිවරණ කමිටුව විසින් ගත් තීරණයක් කැපී පෙනේ. මැතිවරණයට සහභාගී වන අතරතුර, නියෝජිතයා ජාතික හැඳුනුම්පත හරහා හෝ පිළිගත හැකි ලියවිල්ලක් මගින් තම අනන්යතාවය ඔප්පු කළ යුතුය.
පහත සඳහන් තනතුරු සඳහා නිලවරණය පැවැත්වේ
- සභාපති
- උප සභාපතිවරු (තාන 5ක්)
- මහලේකම්
- නියෝජ්ය මහලේකම් (පරිපාලන)
- නියෝජ්ය මහලේකම් (තාක්ෂණ)
- භාණ්ඩාගාරික
- සහකාර භාණ්ඩාගාරික
ලීග 67න් ලීග 62ක් මෙවර මැතිවරණයට ඡන්දය ප්රකාශ කිරීමට සුදුසුකම් ලබා ඇත.
இலங்கை கால்பந்தாட்ட சம்மேளனத்தின் 2022/2023 ஆம் ஆண்டிற்கான அலுவலகப் பொறுப்பாளர்களை நியமிப்பதற்கான தேர்தல்
26.10.2022 தேதியிட்ட நீதிமன்ற மேன்முறையீட்டு உத்தரவின்படி, விளையாட்டுச் சட்டம் எண். 25க்கு இணங்க, நிர்வாகக் குழுவிற்கான அலுவலகப் பொறுப்பாளர்களைத் தெரிவுசெய்வதற்காக, இலங்கை கால்பந்து சம்மேளனத்துக்கான தேர்தல், விளையாட்டு மேம்பாட்டுப் பணிப்பாளர் நாயகத்தால் நடத்தப்படும்.
2023 ஆம் ஆண்டு ஜனவரி மாதம் 14 ஆம் திகதி சனிக்கிழமை காலை 10.00 மணிக்கு கொழும்பு 07, பிலிப் குணவர்தன மாவத்தை இல.09 இல் அமைந்துள்ள விளையாட்டு அமைச்சின் 04 வது மாடியில் உள்ள பிரதான கேட்போர் கூடத்தில் தேர்தல் நடைபெறும்.
ஒரு லீக்கிற்கு ஒரு ஓட்டு மட்டுமே வழங்க தேர்தல் கமிட்டி முடிவு எடுத்துள்ளது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது. தேர்தலில் பங்கேற்கும் போது, பிரதிநிதி தனது அடையாளத்தை தேசிய அடையாள அட்டை அல்லது ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளக்கூடிய ஆவணம் மூலம் நிரூபிக்க வேண்டும்.
கீழ்க்கண்ட பதவிகளுக்கு தேர்தல் நடைபெறும்
- ஜனாதிபதி
- துணைத் தலைவர்கள் (5 பதவிகள்)
- பொது செயலாளர்
- துணை பொதுச் செயலாளர் (நிர்வாகம்)
- துணை பொதுச் செயலாளர் (தொழில்நுட்பம்)
- பொருளாளர்
- உதவி பொருளாளர்
67 லீக்குகளில் 62 லீக்குகள் இந்த ஆண்டு தேர்தலில் வாக்களிக்க தகுதி பெற்றுள்ளன.
Football
Stafford vs. Colombo International: The Second Edition of the Big Match Kicks Off!
Football fever returns as Stafford International School and Colombo International School gear up for the second edition of their highly anticipated Big Match! This year, the rivalry intensifies with four matches across different age and gender categories:
✅ U15 Girls
✅ U15 Boys
✅ U20 Girls
✅ U20 Boys
🏆 Stafford International’s Rising Stars:
- U15 Girls: Defending TISSL U14 and Colombo SLSFA District champions, featuring standout players like Keshalee Ranatunga and Sonja Ratanayake (just 10 years old!).
- U15 Boys: All-Island U14 runners-up out of 462 schools, led by goalkeeper Yash Amarasekara, who was named Best U14 GK in Sri Lanka.
- U20 Girls & Boys: Both teams finished as TISSL runners-up, boasting stars like Raya Rikaz, Yumna Safraz, Adnaan Ameen, and Nidurshan Mohan.
🏆 Colombo International’s Key Players:
- U15 Girls: TISSL U16 runners-up, featuring top defender Khadeeja Niyas and striker Ozra.
- U20 Girls: TISSL U20 runners-up, with Fioni Dedhia named Goalkeeper of the Tournament.
- U20 Boys: Defending Big Match champions, looking to retain their title behind stars like Krishwen and Habib.
👀 Who will come out on top this time? Watch the action LIVE at the link below! 🎥👇
#BigMatch2025 #SchoolFootball #SriLankaFootball #StaffordVsCIS #RivalryRenewed
Cricket
Shammi Silva Re-Elected as Sri Lanka Cricket President for Fourth Consecutive Term
Shammi Silva has been re-elected as the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president for the 2025-27 term, marking his fourth consecutive tenure at the helm of the nation’s cricket governing body. Silva secured the position uncontested at the 64th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Colombo on Monday.
A Controversial Yet Dominant Tenure
Silva’s leadership has not been without controversy. His previous term saw a high-profile clash with former Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe in 2023, which led to an interim committee being appointed after Sri Lanka’s poor performance in the ICC ODI World Cup. This move resulted in ICC suspending SLC, which led to Sri Lanka losing the hosting rights for the U19 Men’s World Cup, which was later held in South Africa.
Despite these setbacks, Silva regained control after a court ruling reinstated his administration, and he was later appointed as the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in December 2023, replacing Jay Shah.
Challenges & Future Outlook
Sri Lanka Cricket has long been seen as a powerful and influential body, with internal politics often shaping its leadership. With financial mismanagement concerns highlighted in the Auditor General’s report, Silva’s administration faces the challenge of restoring credibility and ensuring better governance.
With the ICC ban lifted, Sri Lanka looks to rebuild its cricketing structure and improve performance on the international stage. The focus now shifts to upcoming bilateral series, the Asia Cup, and preparations for the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Stay tuned for more updates on Sri Lanka Cricket and the latest in the world of sports!
Cricket
Stephen Fleming Defends MS Dhoni’s Batting Position Amid Criticism
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming has defended MS Dhoni’s late entry in the batting order, stating that the legendary wicketkeeper-batsman cannot play an extended innings at full intensity due to lingering knee concerns.
The 43-year-old Dhoni faced criticism after coming in at No. 9 during CSK’s 50-run loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Chepauk. In the next match against Rajasthan Royals on March 30, 2025, he batted at No. 7 when CSK required 54 off 25 balls but managed just 16 off 11 as his team fell short by six runs.
Fleming’s Explanation on Dhoni’s Role
Fleming emphasized that Dhoni carefully assesses the match situation before deciding when to bat.
“It’s all about timing. MS judges his body and situation. His knees aren’t what they used to be, so he can’t bat for 10 overs at full intensity. He will step in based on the game’s demands,” Fleming explained at the post-match press conference.
The CSK coach reiterated that Dhoni remains too valuable to the team for his leadership and wicketkeeping and that sending him in too early could be a strategic misstep.
“From around the 13th or 14th over, he assesses the situation and decides. He trusts other batters early on but steps up when needed.”
CSK’s Struggles in the Powerplay Cost Them the Match
Fleming also pinpointed CSK’s poor powerplay performance as a key reason for their loss against Rajasthan Royals. While RR blasted 79/1 in the powerplay, CSK only managed 42/1,
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