2019–20 Solomon Islands S-League
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Solomon Warriors |
| OFC Champions League | Solomon Warriors Henderson Eels |
| Matches played | 72 |
| Goals scored | 364 (5.06 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Raphael Lea'i (24 goals) |
← 2018 2020–21 → | |
The 2019–20 Telekom S-League is the 16th season of the Telekom S-League, the top football league in the Solomon Islands.
The league kicked off on 14 September 2019.[1][2] and finished on 29 January 2020.[3] It was originally scheduled to finish in December 2019 but it was postponed. After many discussions the final matches were played on late January.[4]
Solomon Warriors were crowned as the league champions after winning FC Guadalcanal by default in the last gameweek.[5]
Teams
[edit]Nine teams played the 2019–20 season, an increase from eight in the 2018 season.[6][7] Western United from the previous season did not enter, and were replaced by Isabel United and Laugu United.
- FC Guadalcanal (Honiara)
- Henderson Eels (Honiara)
- Isabel United (Isabel Province) [8]
- Kossa (Honiara)
- Laugu United (Honiara)
- Malaita Kingz (Malaita)
- Marist (Honiara)
- Real Kakamora (Makira-Ulawa)
- Solomon Warriors (Honiara)
Title Race
[edit]Solomon Warriors and Henderson Eels starred a breathtaking title race. Henderson Eels arrived to the last matchweek needing a miracle to win the league as they needed to beat bottom placed team Real Kakamora by 13 or more goals and cheer for a Solomon Warriors loss against FC Guadalcanal.[9]
Eels won Real Kakamora by 19–0 with eleven goals scored by Raphael Lea'i[10] but Solomon Warriors won Guadalcanal by default to remain with the national league title.[11]
League table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solomon Warriors (C, Q) | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 14 | 56 | 41 | Qualification to OFC Champions League group stage[a] |
| 2 | Henderson Eels (Q) | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 78 | 19 | 59 | 38 | |
| 3 | Kossa | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 25 | 28 | 32 | |
| 4 | Isabel United | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 28 | 20 | 31 | |
| 5 | Malaita Kingz | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 24 | |
| 6 | Laugu United | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 18 | |
| 7 | Marist | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 17 | |
| 8 | FC Guadalcanal | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 82 | −67 | 5 | |
| 9 | Real Kakamora | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 93 | −86 | 1 |
- ^ Since the league was not finished at the end of 2019, Solomon Warriors and Henderson Eels, which were both assured of a top two finish and thus had qualified for the 2020 OFC Champions League at that time, were placed in the group stage following their ranking at the end of 2019.[12][13] The league continued in 2020, and Solomon Warriors and Henderson Eels eventually finished in the same positions as champions and runners-up respectively.[14]
Top scorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raphael Lea'i |
Henderson Eels | 24 |
| 2 |  Tony Kaltak |
Solomon Warriors | 19 |
| 3 | Harrison Mala |
Kossa | 15 |
| 4 | Edward Huniuehu |
Malaita Kingz | 13 |
| 5 | Atkin Kaua |
Laugu United | 11 |
| Joses Nawo |
Henderson Eels | ||
| 7 | Bently Kelobi |
Isabel United | 10 |
| Lore Fonaota |
Kossa | ||
| Tuti Tanito |
Henderson Eels | ||
| 10 |  Emmanuel Simon |
Malaita Kingz | 8 |
Hat-tricks
[edit]| Player | For | Against | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Simón
|
Malaita Kingz | Real Kakamora | 0–5 | 14 September 2019 |
| Tony Kaltack4
|
Solomon Warriors | Isabel United | 5–3 | 22 September 2019 |
| Harrison Mala
|
Kossa | Guadalcanal | 1–5 | 28 September 2019 |
| Edward Huniuehu
|
Malaita Kingz | Guadalcanal | 0–4 | 13 October 2019 |
| Molea Tigi5
|
Solomon Warriors | Real Kakamora | 0–11 | 16 October 2019 |
| Bently Kelobi
|
Isabel United | Marist | 4–2 | 16 October 2019 |
| Lore Fonaota
|
Kossa | Malaita Kingz | 1–3 | 19 October 2019 |
| Bently Kelobi4
|
Isabel United | Guadalcanal | 8–0 | 19 October 2019 |
| Atkin Kaua4
|
Laugu United | Real Kakamora | 2–5 | 20 October 2019 |
| Jerry Donga
|
Solomon Warriors | Laugu United | 0–5 | 26 October 2019 |
| Edward Huniuehu4
|
Malaita Kingz | Real Kakamora | 6–0 | 9 November 2019 |
| Raphael Lea'i4
|
Henderson Eels | Guadalcanal | 7–1 | 20 November 2019 |
| Raphael Lea'i4
|
Henderson Eels | Malaita Kingz | 2–9 | 26 November 2019 |
| Tony Kaltack4
|
Solomon Warriors | Real Kakamora | 8–0 | 30 November 2019 |
| Harrison Mala4
|
Kossa | Real Kakamora | 9–1 | 11 December 2019 |
| Harrison Mala
|
Kossa | Malaita Kingz | 6–2 | 15 December 2019 |
| Alfred Sade
|
Malaita Kingz | Marist | 6–0 | 21 December 2019 |
| Raphael Lea'i11
|
Henderson Eels | Real Kakamora | 0–19 | 25 January 2020 |
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