It succeeds the Sri Lanka Champions League as the country's top tier football competition.

Professionalism in Sri Lanka did not exist until the General Secretary of Football Federation of Sri Lanka Jaswar Umar Lebbe initiated and designed this competition with the assistance and guidance of FIFA in 2018.

During the course of a season each club plays the others twice (a double round-robin system), for a total of 90 games.

Due to the COVID-19 situation, inaugural season of the Super League was forced to limit to a single round-robin system.

As of 2021, the fixed amount of prize money paid to the clubs are as follows:[5][4] The Football Federation of Sri Lanka announced that TV 1 as the official media partner to broadcast all live matches across Sri Lanka.