Sri Lanka FA Cup explained

Founded:	1948
Region:	Sri Lanka
Current Champions:	Police SC (2nd title)
Most Successful Club:	Saunders SC (15 titles)
Current:	2019–20

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 Federation of Sri Lanka.

Previous winners

Ceylon FA Cup

• 1948 : Sunrise SC (Colombo) 2-1 Police SC (Colombo)^[1]
• 1949 : Saunders SC (Colombo) 1-0 Police SC (Colombo)^[1]
• 1951 : Sunrise SC (Colombo) 2-0 Police SC (Colombo)
• 1952 : Saunders SC (Colombo)
• 1953/54 : Police SC (Colombo)
• 1954 : Saunders SC (Colombo)
• 1955 : Saunders SC (Colombo) 2-0 Royal Air Force
• 1958 : Old Joes SC
• 1960 : Saunders SC (Colombo) 7-2 Wellawatte Spinning and Weaving Mills
• 1960/61 : Army SC (Colombo) bt Ratnam SC (Colombo)
• 1963 : Saunders SC (Colombo)
• 1964 : Saunders SC (Colombo)
• 1967 : Sunrise SC (Colombo)
• 1967 : Victory SC (Colombo)
• 1968/69 : Army SC
• 1969 : Colombo Municipal Council SC
• 1971 : Colombo Municipal Council SC
• 1972 : Colombo Municipal Council SC
• 1973 : Police SC (Colombo)
• 1982 : National united SC (Gampola)
• 1983/84 : Saunders SC (Colombo) bt Renown SC (Colombo)
• 1984/85 : Saunders SC (Colombo) 4-2 Renown SC (Colombo)
• 1985/86 : Air Force SC (Colombo) bt Renown SC (Colombo)
• 1986/87 : Renown SC (Colombo)

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Bristol/Sharp/Holcim/Cargills Food City FA Cup

• 1987/88 : Saunders SC (Colombo)
• 1988/89 : Renown SC (Colombo) 4-0 Saunders SC (Colombo)
• 1989/90 : Renown SC (Colombo) bt Air Force SC (Colombo)
• 1990/91 : York SC (Kandy) bt Old Benedictans SC (Colombo)
• 1991/92 : Saunders SC (Colombo) bt Old Benedictans SC (Colombo)
• 1992/93 : Saunders SC (Colombo)
• 1993/94 : Renown SC (Colombo) bt Police SC (Colombo)
• 1994/95 : Renown SC (Colombo) 2-0 Ratnam SC (Colombo)
• 1995/96 : Old Benedictans SC (Colombo) bt Renown SC (Colombo)
• 1996/97 : Saunders SC (Colombo) 1-0 Police SC (Colombo)
• 1997/98 : not known
• 1998/99 : Saunders SC (Colombo) 3-2 Renown SC (Colombo)
• 1999/00 : Ratnam SC (Colombo) 2-1 Saunders SC (Colombo)
• 2000/01 : Saunders SC (Colombo) 4-0 Negombo Youth SC
• 2001/02 : Ratnam SC
• 2002/03 : Renown SC (Colombo) 1-0 Air Force SC (Colombo)
• 2003/04 : Ratnam SC (Colombo) 2-2 4-2pen Renown SC (Colombo)
• 2005 : Ratnam SC (Colombo) 3-1 Saunders SC (Colombo)
  • 2006 : Ratnam SC (Colombo) 2-2 5-3pen Negombo Youth SC 2007 : Negombo Youth SC 3-0 Saunders SC (Colombo)
• 2008 : Police SC (Colombo) 1-1 6-5pen Civil Security Force
  • • 2009 : Ratnam SC (Colombo) 3-3 3-0pen Army SC 2010 : Navy SC (Colombo) 2-1 Nandimithra SC 2011 : Army SC 2-0 Don Bosco SC (Negombo)
• 2012 : Navy SC (Colombo) 1-1 5-4pen Army SC
• 2013/14 : Army SC 2-0 Blue Star SC (Kalutara)
• 2014/15 : Colombo FC 1-0 Blue Star SC (Kalutara)
• 2015/16 : Army SC 3-1 Renown SC
• 2016/17 : Army SC 5-1 Java Lane SC
• 2018 : Army SC 4-2 Saunders SC
• 2019/20 : Police SC 1–1 (6–5 p) Saunders SC

Notes and References

1. Web site: Police SC a vintage soccer club . Sports . The Island . 28 August 2003 . 9 August 2010 .
2. Web site: Schöggl . Hans . Sri Lanka – List of Cup Winners . 20 July 2010 . . 9 August 2010 .