Sri Lanka Army Sports Club (football)

Defenders
Full nameDefenders Football Club
GroundHomagama Ground
Homagama, Sri Lanka
Capacity5,000
ManagerShanmugam Pathmanathan
LeagueSri Lanka Super League
20226th

Defenders Football Club is a professional football club based in Homagama, Sri Lanka. In 2018, Sri Lanka Army SC was renamed to Defenders FC.[1] The team is under the patronage of the Sri Lanka Army.

Honours

Performance in AFC competitions

2009: Group Stage
2013: Group Stage
2020: Preliminary round 1

Continental record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2009 AFC President's Cup Group stage Bangladesh Abahani Ltd 1–2 3rd
Turkmenistan FC Asgabat 5–1
2013 AFC President's Cup Group stage Cambodia Boeung Ket Angkor 6–0 4th
Palestine Hilal Al-Quds 0–10
Turkmenistan Balkan 0–5
2020 AFC Cup Preliminary round 1 Bhutan Paro 3–3 2–2 5–5 (a)

Current squad

As of 2 February 2020[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

References