Renown SC

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Sri Lankan football club

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::summary Sri Lankan football club ::

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FieldValue
clubnameRenown
imageRenown SC.gif
image_size200px
fullnameRenown Sports Club
founded
groundSugathadasa Stadium
capacity25,000
chairmanCanute Peeris
managerL. M. S. Rajendran
leagueSri Lanka Super League
season2022
position4th
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|clubname = Renown |image = Renown SC.gif |image_size = 200px |fullname = Renown Sports Club |founded = |ground = Sugathadasa Stadium |capacity = 25,000 |chairman = Canute Peeris |manager = L. M. S. Rajendran |league = Sri Lanka Super League |season = 2022 |position = 4th

Renown Sports Club is a Sri Lankan professional football club based in Kotahena, Colombo. Founded in 1981 by the Peeris Brothers, the club currently competes in the Sri Lanka Super 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

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Renown uses Sugathadasa Stadium 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.

  • 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.

  • POMIS Cup: 1

    • Winners: 1987

Honours and records

International

Continental

Domestic

  • Ratnam Invitation Cup ::Champions 1994

Records

References

References

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  8. [http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/29605-myanmar-to-host-afc-presidents-cup-finals Myanmar to host AFC President's Cup Finals] ''the-afc.com''. Retrieved 10 September 2021
  9. "SUGATHADASA NATIONAL SPORTS COMPLEX AUTHORITY".
  10. [https://web.archive.org/web/20210910132834/https://footballsrilanka.tv/colombo-fc-v-renown-sc-match-photos-super-league-2021/ Colombo FC vs Renown SC match] ''footballsrilanka.tv''. Retrieved 10 September 2021
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  12. Hoodh Ali. (1997). "Maldives - List of Cup Winners: POMIS Cup (President of Maldives Invitational Soccer Cup)".
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