Defenders FC
Sri Lankan football club
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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.[1][2] The team is under the patronage of the Sri Lanka Army.
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| Full name | Defenders Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1963 | ||
| Ground | Homagama Ground Homagama, Sri Lanka | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Manager | Shanmugam Pathmanathan | ||
| League | Sri Lanka Super League | ||
| 2022 | 6th | ||
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Honours
Performance in AFC competitions
Continental record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 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[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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