The 2016-17 season of the Slembanan Premier League is half-completed, with each team having played 19 games. Bafilo United, the defending champions, are top of the table, having failed to win just three of their games so far. Bafilo City are second, with a very surprising Bolton City side in third. The two Poyvin teams, as well as Ifrickton City, occupy the bottom three spots. Chelsea City are lying in 5th, with Yavelsk Rovers just behind them in 6th.
Derby results:
Bafilo derby: Bafilo United 3-1 Bafilo City
Tamerin derby: Tamerin United 2-2 Tamerin Rangers
Bolton derby: Bolton City 3-1 Bolton United
Chelsea derby: Chelsea United 1-1 Chelsea City
Velbay derby: Velbay City 3-1 Velbay United
Kingwood derby: Underbellies 1-0 Taxels
Poyvin derby: Poyvin United 1-1 Poyvin City
Top scorers so far:
Neguimbelefra Fragreda (Bafilo United) (25 goals)
Jack Vanderton (Bafilo City) (24 goals)
Antonio Fonti (Chelsea City) (22 goals)
Yerrin Otter (Tamerin Rangers) (19 goals)
Dobbin von Herdy (Bolton City) (16 goals)
SPL Standings
Team P W D L For Ag +/- Pts
1 Bafilo United 19 16 1 2 63 16 +47 49
2 Bolton City 19 14 0 5 44 20 +24 42
3 Anderson City 19 13 3 3 29 14 +15 42
4 Bafilo City 19 13 3 3 43 13 +30 42
5 Chelsea City 19 12 2 5 43 18 +25 38
6 Yavelsk Rovers 19 12 2 5 36 25 +11 38
7 Chelsea United 19 11 3 5 30 16 +14 36
8 Velbay United 19 10 4 5 41 27 +14 34
9 Tamerin Rangers 19 8 7 4 50 30 +20 31
10 Hardvesk United 19 9 3 7 35 33 +2 30
11 Vanderlei Albion 19 8 4 7 41 24 +17 28
12 Velbay City 19 8 0 11 35 36 -1 24
13 Bolton United 19 6 4 9 30 33 -3 22
14 Tamerin United 19 6 4 9 22 23 -1 22
15 Underbellies 19 4 4 11 15 37 -22 16
16 Galmont Town 19 3 4 12 20 58 -38 13
17 Taxels 19 3 3 13 18 57 -39 12
18 Ifrickton City 19 3 2 14 10 47 -37 11
19 Poyvin United 19 1 4 14 12 46 -34 7
20 Poyvin City 19 0 3 16 4 48 -44 3