Defenders FC

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.

Defenders

Full name	Defenders Football Club
Ground	Homagama Ground Homagama, Sri Lanka
Capacity	5,000
Manager	Shanmugam Pathmanathan
League	Sri Lanka Super League
2022	6th
Home colours Away colours

Honours

• Sri Lanka Champions League: 2
  • Winners: 2008–09, 2018–19
• Sri Lanka FA Cup: 7
  • Winners: 1961, 1968, 2011, 2013–14, 2016, 2017, 2018

Performance in AFC competitions

• AFC President's Cup: 2 appearances

2009: Group Stage

2013: Group Stage

• 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)

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