Football: SeyPearl Transitional League St Louis lead Mahé division one ranking |06 June 2019

La Passe on top of the Inner Islands league table

Undefeated St Louis and La Passe are presently leading the rankings in the ongoing SeyPearl Transitional Leagues division one for Mahé and the Inner Islands respectively, while Real Maldives and Bel Air are the division two and three leaders.

The Transitional league hosted by the Seychelles Football Federation (SFF) is a preparation for the teams following the switch from a February-to-November to an August-to-May schedule.

The decision was taken last year by the SFF and it is also in line with the Confederation of African Football (Caf) decision to run its competitions, namely the Total Caf Champions League and the Caf Confederation Cup in the same format – also switched from a February-to-November schedule to an August-to-May programme.

The transitional competitions are being played in five leagues, namely Mahé divisions one, two and three, along with Inner Island divisions one and two.

For the new season which will kick off in August, the leagues will also be played under new names, compared to the traditional league division one, two and three.

The first division league will be now called the Seypearl Premier League, while the second division has been re-named the Seypearl Championship One.

Third division football will now be played under the name Seypearl Championship Two.

In the ongoing Transitional League, St Louis are leading the Mahé standings with 18 points after five wins and three draws out of eight matches. They have scored 15 goals and conceded seven.

Northern Dynamo who have also accumulated 18 points are currently second overall, but the Glacis-based side have played one match more.

Their record is five wins, three draws and a loss out of nine matches. They have 16 goals for and 10 against.

St Michel are presently occupying the third overall spot on the table on 15 points, after winning four matches and drawing three in seven outings. They have scored 19 goals and conceded seven.

Newly promoted Victoria City are fourth on nine points after two victories, three draws and three losses, while their goal difference is -5 (12 for and 17 against).

Mont Fleuri-based Foresters are in fifth position with a win, four draws and three losses, earning them seven points. They have scored 10 goals and let in nine.

Red Star Defence Forces are sixth overall, after winning only once, drawing three times and losing four times. They are on six points, after scoring six goals and conceding nine.

Au Cap are carrying the weight of the league table on a single point from a draw and seven losses in eight matches. They have scored nine goals, while conceding 25.

In the Inner Islands division one competition, undefeated La Passe are leading the standings with 21 points after seven wins and a loss out of eight matches, with 25 goals scored and seven conceded.

Last season’s league winners Côte d’Or are currently second on 19 points, after winning six, a draw and a loss out of their eight matches. They have 23 goals for and 11 against.

LightStars are occupying third place on the table on nine points. Out their eight matches played, they registered three wins and five losses, while scoring 12 goals and conceding 19.

With seven points out of a maximum 24 in eight matches played, Anse Reunion are presently fourth after two wins, a draw and five losses. They have scored seven goals and conceded 13.

Revengers are last on the league table on three points out of eight matches. Their record is a single win and seven losses, with seven goals scored and 27 conceded.

R. D.