Defenders FC
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| Full name | Defenders Football Club | ||
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| Short name | DFC | ||
| Founded | 1963 | ||
| Ground | Homagama Ground Homagama, Sri Lanka | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Owner | Sri Lanka Army | ||
| Head coach | C. P. Wanigasooriya | ||
| League | Sri Lanka Super League | ||
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Defenders Football Club is a professional football club based in Homagama, Sri Lanka. Formed in 1963 as Sri Lanka Army SC, it was renamed to Defenders FC in 2018. The team is under the patronage of the Sri Lanka Army.
Honours
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC President's Cup: 2 appearances
- AFC Cup: 1 appearance
- 2020: Preliminary round 1
Continental record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | AFC President's Cup | Group stage |  Abahani Ltd |
1–2 | 3rd | |
 FC Asgabat |
5–1 | |||||
| 2013 | AFC President's Cup | Group stage |  Boeung Ket Angkor |
6–0 | 4th | |
 Hilal Al-Quds |
0–10 | |||||
| Balkan |
0–5 | |||||
| 2020 | AFC Cup | Preliminary round 1 |  Paro |
3–3 | 2–2 | 5–5 (a) |
References
- ↑ "Defenders FC - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive".
- ↑ "Sri Lanka - List of Foundation Dates". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2026-05-03.
External links
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| League competitions | |
| Cup competitions | |
| 2021 Super League teams | |
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