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Renown Sports Club is a Sri Lankan professional football club based in Kotahena, Colombo.[2] Founded in 1981 by the Peeris Brothers, the club currently competes in the Sri Lanka Super League.[3][4]
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History
Renown SC was founded in 1981.[5] The club emerged champions in the Sri Lanka Champions League four times in 1990, 1993, 1994 and 2009.[6] They became the first Sri Lankan club to sign numerous Indian players for a single season, signing Shaji Varghese, Shibu Stellas and Shyam Simon (all from Kerala) in 2004.[7][2] In 2004, Renown participated in the 110th IFA Shield in 2004, in Kolkata.
They appeared in the 2010 edition of AFC President's Cup,[8] but could not proceeded to the knockout stages.
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Home ground
Renown uses Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo, as its home ground. The stadium has a capacity of nearly 25,000 spectators.[9][10]
Achievements
- Domestic tournaments[11]
1982, 1987 : Silver Cup Champions.
1983 : Colombo League "C" Champions.
1983 : Y.A Sugathadasa Memorial Cup Champions.
1989, 1991 : Abdul Rahuman Gold Cup Champions.
1989 : Mayor's Cup Champions.
1989 : M.H. Mohamed Gold Cup Champions.
1989, 1991 : Jayantha Mallimarachchi Memorial Cup Champion
1989 : Vincent Peeris Memorial Cup Champion. (Renown SC Founder)
1991 : Police Invitation Cup Champion.
1992 : Sri Lanka School Invitation Cup Champions.
1993 : Lawrence Fernando Memorial Cup Champions. (Ratnam SC Founder)
1993 : Mahinda Aluvihara Memorial Cup Champions.
1994 : Ratnam Invitation Cup (Renown Vs Malaysia FA Champions).
1998 : Viven Gunawardana Memorial Trophy Champions.
2009 : Futsal Champions.
2009 : Dialog Champion League Champion.
2012 : Dialog Champion League. Runners up.
2015 : Dialog Champion League. Runners up.
2016 : Dialog Champion League. Runners up.
2017 : Dialog Champion League. Runners up.
- Sri Lanka Football Premier League: 4
- Winners: 1990, 1993, 1994, 2009
- Sri Lanka FA Cup: 6
- Winners: 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2002–03
- Runners-up: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04
- Colombo League Gold Cup Champions: 3
- Winners: 1989, 1990, 2003.
Honours and records
International
- Champions 1987, 1988, 1990, 1999
Continental
- AFC President's Cup: 1 appearance
- 2010: 4th (group stage)
Domestic
- Ratnam Invitation Cup
- Champions 1994
Records
- AIFF Vittal Trophy (India): 1 appearance
- IFA Shield (India): 1 appearance
See also
References
External links
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