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Telekom S League

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Country
  
Solomon Islands

Website
  
siff.com.sb

Current champion
  
Marist F.C.

International cup
  
OFC Champions League

Current champions
  
Marist Fire

Number of teams
  
10

Founded
  
2003

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Most championships
  
Koloale FC Honiara (4 titles)

Confederation
  
Oceania Football Confederation

Teams
  
Solomon Warriors FC, Koloale FC, Western United FC, Marist FC, Kossa FC

The Telekom S-League, commonly known as just the Solomon Islands S-League or more simply theS-League for sponsorship reasons, is a semi professional league and the top division of the Solomon Islands Football Federation. It was known as the Solomon Islands National Club Championship from 2003 till 2010, when the official name was changed.

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Telekom s league


Format

In the current season, 2016, all teams compete in a round robin, where the team that ends at the first place are crowned champions. Together with the number 2nd, they qualify for the OFC Champions League. The bottom team is then relegated to the Second Division, while the best performing team from that league is promoted to this league.

National Club Championship (2003–10)

The Solomon Islands S-League was founded in 2003, with Koloale taking out the first premiership title. The final championship was the 2009–10 season, with the next season renamed to the Telekom S-League.

The Knockout Championship (2011–12)

All teams of the league played a knockout tournament after the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons, called the Knockout Championship. The winners of both competitions played a two legged play-off for a place in the OFC Champions League. In the case of the 2011–12 season play-off, Solomon Warriors won both these competitions and automatically qualified. The 8-team competition was abandoned in the 2013–14 season due to the increase of teams from 8 to 9.

Telekom S-League (2010–present)

In 2011, the competition was renamed to the Telekom S-League. Marist, Koloale, Kossa, Solomon Warriors, Makuru, Hana, Western United and Fasi Roos participated in the initial season of the new league. The first inaugural S-League was won by Koloale.

Teams

  • Guadalcanal (Honiara)
  • Hana (Relegated) (Honiara)
  • Koloale (Honiara)
  • Kossa (Honiara)
  • Malaita Kingz (Malaita)
  • Marist Fire (Honiara)
  • Real Kakamora (Makira-Ulawa)
  • Solomon Warriors (Honiara)
  • Western United (Western)
  • West Honiara (Honiara)
  • Teams as of the 2016 season.

    References

    Telekom S-League Wikipedia