2024 SSA First Division
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 October – 28 November |
| Champions | Malki SC |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Goals scored | 148 (3.29 per match) |
← 2023 2025 →
All statistics correct as of 28 November 2024. | |
The 2024 SSA First Division was the third-level state football league in the Indian state of Meghalaya, below the Shillong Premier League, organised by the Shillong Sports Association (SSA).[1] Laitkor SC were the defending champions.[2]
Changes from last season
[edit]- Number of teams increased from 7 to 10[3]
- Relegation resumes from this season onwards
- Promoted to Shillong Premier League
- Laitkor SC
- Nongrim Hills SC
- Promoted from SSA Second Division
- Mawtawar SC
- Nongrah SC
- Pohkseh SC
- Sohryngkham SC
- Promoted through direct biding for the vacant spot
- Nongkseh SCC (Last season in SSA Third Division)
- Relegated to SSA Second Division
- NO Relegation in the 2023 SSA First Division
Competition format
[edit]The competition consists of 9 rounds that follow a double round-robin format, with each club playing the others once, for a total of 9 matches. The team which tops the table wins the league.
The position of each team is determined by the highest number of points accumulated during the regular season. If two or more teams are level on points, the following criteria are applied in order until one of the teams can be determined as the higher ranked
- Highest number of points accumulated in matches between the teams concerned
- Highest goal difference in matches between the teams concerned
- Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams concerned
- Highest goal difference
- Highest number of goals scored
Teams
[edit]Ten teams competed in the 2024 SSA First Division.
| Team |
|---|
| Lawsohtun SC |
| Malki SC |
| Mawkhar SC |
| Mawtawar SC |
| Mylliem SC |
| Nongkseh SCC |
| Nongrah SC |
| Pohkseh SC |
| Sohryngkham SC |
| Umphyrnai SC |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malki SC | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 21 | Promotion to Shillong Premier League |
| 2 | Mylliem SC | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 18[a] | |
| 3 | Mawtawar SC | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 18[a] | |
| 4 | Nongkseh SCC | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 14 | |
| 5 | Pohkseh SC | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 11 | |
| 6 | Nongrah SC | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 10 | |
| 7 | Lawsohtun SC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 9[b] | |
| 8 | Mawkhar SC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 9[b] | |
| 9 | Sohryngkham SC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 9[b] | Relegation to SSA Second Division |
| 10 | Umphyrnai SC | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
Notes:
Statistics
[edit]There were 148 goals scored in 45 matches, for an average of 3.29 goals per match (as of 28 November 2024).
References
[edit]- ^ Mukherjee, Soham (30 April 2018). "All you need to know about the league structure in Meghalaya". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ Room, The Sports (24 February 2024). "Laitkor take down Nongrim Hills for SSA First Division 2023 title! – The Sports Room". Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Room, The Sports (21 June 2024). "SPL 2024 in September; Season to begin next week with 4th Div; New C'ship League & much more this year | The Sports Room". Retrieved 23 October 2024.