Initially scheduled to kick off in April, the Super League is now expected to take off in November, subject to health authorities’ clearances.

Defenders SC, Sea Hawks SC, Blue Eagles, Colombo FC, Renown SC, Ratnam SC, Red Star SC, Blue Star SC, Up Country Lions SC and New Youngs FC are the 10 sides in the competition after meeting the Football Federation Sri Lanka's (FFSL) Club Licensing Criteria in association with the Asian Football Confederation.

The match was played behind closed doors at the MFF Football Centre in Ulaanbaatar due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the national state emergency restriction in effect until July 15.

With the team's good run in the second round of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023, however, the former Soviet republic now harbour genuine hopes of a breakthrough this time around.

The 16-team competition, which had been originally due to kick off in February, will be split into two groups, one in the northeastern city of Dalian and the other in Suzhou, near Shanghai, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) said.

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