Defenders FC

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 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)

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SRI Mohamed Luthfi
2 FW  SRI Nishan Jeevantha
3 DF  SRI Priyashan de Silva
4 DF  NGA Olumide Agbeti
5 MF  SRI Bernard Ramaiyajesu
6 FW  SRI Mohamed Izzadeen
7 MF  NGA Ismaila Abumere Ogudugu
8 MF  SRI Sanka Danushka
9 FW  GHA Evans Asante
10 MF  SRI Sajith Kumara
11 FW  SRI Madushan de Silva
12 DF  SRI Roshan Appuhamy
13 FW  SRI Eranga Priyasantha
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  SRI Lakshitha Jayathunga
17 DF  SRI Vigneswararasa Kajanathan
18 DF  SRI Subashana Fernando
19 MF  CMR Kevin Pierre Obangana
21 GK  SRI Mohamed Ijas
22 DF  SRI Sudesh Rangana
23 FW  BRA Sergio Almeida
24 MF  SRI Asikur Rahuman
26 MF  SRI Ajith Kumara
27 DF  SRI Mohamed Waseeth
29 DF  SRI Sampath Kumara
30 FW  SRI Nadeeshan Perera
35 GK  SRI Arunoda Thenuwara
95 MF  LES Atsu Mukhi

References

  1. ^ "Defenders FC - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive".
  2. ^ "Play-off, 1st leg: Defenders FC 2-2 Paro". the-afc. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.