Renown Sports Club is a

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n professional

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club based in

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, Colombo. Founded in 1981 by the Peeris Brothers, the club currently competes in the Sri Lanka Champions League.

History

Renown SC was founded in 1981. The club emerged champions in the Sri Lanka Champions League four times in 1990, 1993, 1994 and 2009. 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. In 2004, Renown participated in the 110th IFA Shield in 2004, in Kolkata. They appeared in the 2010 edition of AFC President's Cup, but could not proceeded to the knockout stages.

Home ground

Renown uses

Sugathadasa Stadium Sugathadasa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used for football, rugby union, and athletics. The stadium holds 25,000 people and has an on-site hotel. History The concept of an outdoor sporting stadium was ...

in Colombo, as its home ground. The stadium has a capacity of nearly 25,000 spectators.

Achievements

;Domestic tournaments 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.
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Sri Lanka Football Premier League The S1 League ( si, එස්1 ලීගය; ta, எஸ்1 லீக்), or simply S1, also known as Sri Lanka Champions League, is the second tier division of the Sri Lankan football league system and was succeeded by the professional Sri Lan ...

: 4 **Winners: 1990, 1993, 1994, 2009 *

Sri Lanka FA Cup The Sri Lanka FA Cup is an annual knockout cup competition in Sri Lankan football. It is the oldest association football competition in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka FA Cup is organised by the Football Sri Lanka. Previous winners Ceylon FA Cup *19 ...

: 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. * POMIS Cup: 1 **Winners: 1987

Honours and records

International

* POMIS Cup ( Maldives): 4 appearances ::''Champions'' 1987, 1988, 1990, 1999

Continental

* AFC President's Cup: 1 appearance ::

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: 4th (Group Stage)

Domestic

*Ratnam Invitation Cup ::''Champions'' 1994

Records

*AIFF Vittal Trophy ( India): 1 appearance * IFA Shield ( India): 1 appearance

References

External links

Football Federation of Sri LankaOfficial websiteOfficial Facebook profile
{{Football in Sri Lanka Football clubs in Sri Lanka 1981 establishments in Sri Lanka