Defenders Football Club is a professional
football club based in
Homagama,
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. In 2018, Sri Lanka Army SC was renamed to ''Defenders FC''. The team is under the patronage of the
Sri Lanka Army
ta, இலங்கை இராணுவம்
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Honours
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Sri Lanka Champions League: 2
**Winners:
2008–09,
2018–19
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Sri Lanka FA Cup
The Sri Lanka FA Cup is an annual knockout cup competition in Sri Lankan football. It is the oldest association football competition in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka FA Cup is organised by the Football Sri Lanka.
Previous winners Ceylon FA Cup
*19 ...
: 7
**Winners: 1961, 1968, 2011, 2013–14, 2016,
2017
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2018
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Performance in AFC competitions
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AFC President's Cup
The AFC President's Cup was an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held between 2005 and 2014.
The competition targeted emerging football nations, and wa ...
: 2 appearances
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2009
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: Group Stage
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2013
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: Group Stage
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AFC Cup
The AFC Cup is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Under its current rules, the competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying ...
: 1 appearances
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2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in ...
: Preliminary round 1
Continental record
Current squad
Reference
External links
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Football clubs in Sri Lanka
Military association football clubs