Renown SC

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 Champions League.[3][4]

Renown SC
Full nameRenown Sports Club
Founded1981 (1981)[1]
GroundSugathadasa Stadium
Capacity25,000
ChairmanCanute Peeris
ManagerL. M. S. Rajendran
LeagueSri Lanka Super League
20224th

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.

Home ground
Sugathadasa Stadium, home of Renown SC

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 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
2010: 4th (group stage)

Domestic
  • Ratnam Invitation Cup
Champions 1994

Records

See also

References
  1. Renown SC team archive and statistics Soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 September 2021
  2. Rajan, Adwaidh (23 June 2014). "Kerala Footballers Score Big in Sri Lanka". www.newindianexpress.com. Thiruvananthapuram: New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  3. "Colombo FC wins Dialog Champions League". 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  4. Renown SC team profile and fixtures Archived 2023-02-27 at the Wayback Machine elevensports.com. Retrieved 10 September 2021
  5. Renown SC team profile Archived 2023-02-27 at the Wayback Machine globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 10 September 2021
  6. "Sri Lanka – List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  7. "Kerala Footballers Score Big in Sri Lanka". New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  8. Myanmar to host AFC President's Cup Finals the-afc.com. Retrieved 10 September 2021
  9. "SUGATHADASA NATIONAL SPORTS COMPLEX AUTHORITY". www.sportsmin.gov.lk. Archived from the original on 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  10. Colombo FC vs Renown SC match footballsrilanka.tv. Retrieved 10 September 2021
  11. Sri Lanka - List of Cup Winners Archived 2019-01-15 at the Wayback Machine RSSSF. Retrieved 10 September 2021
  12. Hoodh Ali; Mikael Jönsson; Hans Schöggl (1997). "Maldives - List of Cup Winners: POMIS Cup (President of Maldives Invitational Soccer Cup)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  13. "Local teams struggle while foreign teams confirm participation in POMIS Cup". Haveeru Daily. 21 September 2003. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
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