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| Full name | Colombo Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Colombo Lions | ||
| Short name | CFC | ||
| Founded | April 2008 | ||
| Ground | Sugathadasa Stadium (most games) Colombo Racecourse | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 25,000 | ||
| President | Saif Yusoof | ||
| Head coach | Roomy Hassan | ||
| League | Sri Lanka Super League | ||
| 2022 | 3rd | ||
| Website | colombofc.com | ||
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Colombo Football Club (Colombo FC) is a professional football club based in Colombo, that competes in the Sri Lanka Super League, the top flight of Sri Lankan football.
They are 3-time winners of the prestigious Dialog Champions League and also have won the 2015 FA Cup championship,[1] defeating Blue Star SC 1–0 in the final on July 4 at the Sugathadasa Stadium. Colombo FC completed their Hat-trick of clinching the Dialog Champions League for the 2017/18 Sri Lanka Premier League, after defeating Renown SC 1–0 on 14 January 2018 at Race Course.The club's motto is "Pride of Colombo City" which was announced by the club founder & owner Saif Yusoof in 2017. In the Dialog Champions League 2018 edition, Colombo FC emerged as the Runner-up after defeating Navy Sea Hawks SC 4–0 on 13 February 2019 at the Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo. Colombo FC qualified for the 2019 AFC Cup after winning the Premier Championship on 2018. They played their Preliminary Stage match of the 2019 AFC Cup against Transport United FC from Bhutan, in which they ended up winning the First Leg of the tie which played at the Race Course International Stadium, Colombo with a 7–1 scoreline. In the Second Leg they emerged victorious after beating Transport United 1–2 in Changlimithang Stadium, Thimpu. After winning the Preliminary Stage with a 9–2 aggregate they will face Chennaiyin FC, Champions of ISL 2018 on 6 March 2019 at the Race Course International Stadium, Colombo as their Playoff Stage opponents.[2][3]
Colombo Football Club emerged as the Champions of the inaugural FFSL President's Cup 2020 after defeating Blue Eagles SC 4–0 in the final geld at Sugathadasa Stadium on 2 September 2020.
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- ^ "As it happened: Jeje sends Chennaiyin through to AFC Cup 2019 group stage". www.sportstar.thehindu.com. March 13, 2019. Archived from the original on July 17, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ "AFC Cup Qualifiers: Chennaiyin FC held to 0-0 draw by Colombo FC". www.sportstar.thehindu.com. March 6, 2019. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020.