Solid SC goes on goal spree – finds target 15 times

Solid Sports Club from Anuradhapura created a record in the current Holcim FA Cup by scoring a 15 goals 1 victory over Eagle SC in a first round match played at the Prison ground last weekend. M. H. M. Haleem (7 goals) and T. D. Wijetunge (5 goals) went on a goal spree as they [...]

Great Star in easy win

Great Star from Beruwela became the first team to qualify to play in the second round of the Holcim FA Cup knockout tournament by virtue of beating Thihariya Youth SC of Gampaha by 8 goals to 3 in the first round match played at the Kelaniya Football Complex on Friday. This was the only match [...]

Golden Stars SC in FA Cup win

Red Sun Sports Club, Gampola, came up with a fine performance to hold Golden Stars Sports Club, Kandy, to a thrilling scoreless draw before losing 3-0 after a penalty shoot out in their FA Cup football tournament match organised by the Footbal1 Federation of Sri Lanka and played at the Bogambara Stadium, Kandy yesterday.   [...]

Debutant Upcountry Lions into the first round

Debutant Upcountry Lions S.C. from Nawalapitiya qualified to play in the first round of the Holcim F.A. Cup 2012   after scoring an easy four goals to nil victory over Evershine S.C. Gampola in the qualifier played at the Peradeniya Campus ground during the weekend. Small Drayton S.C. Kotagala took home ground advantage to beat Jolly [...]

Lesser known clubs create major upsets

Debutant EPZ Sports Club from Polgahawela and lesser known Young Birds from Nuwara Eliya created major upsets in the Holcim FA Cup 2012 as they knocked-out two former division I clubs from Kandy in the qualifying round matches played over the weekend. The newly formed EPZ Sports Club had the distinction of beating Kandy York [...]

Holcim F. A. Cup 2012 officially launched

The most prestigious soccer tournament in Sri Lanka the Holcim F. A. Cup 2012 was launched at a simple but an eye-catching official ceremony held at Hotel Galadari in Colombo on Thursday with the CEO of Holcim Lanka Ltd Stefan Huber handing over the glittering trophy to Senior Vice President of the FFSL Ranjith Rodrigo. [...]

F.A. Cup k/o kicks off this weekend

The most prestigious soccer tournament in Sri Lanka, the F.A. Cup will kick-off this weekend (April 21 and 22) with the qualifiers to be played throughout the country. One hundred and thirty-nine teams are vying for the top award and there will be 138 matches including the final which may take place at the end [...]

Entries called for FA Cup 2012

All soccer clubs wishing to take part in the forthcoming Holcim FA Cup knock-out tournament are requested by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka to submit their entry forms through their respective leagues.  The closing date for registration is Wednesday 7, March 2012. Duly filled entry forms together with an entry fee of Rs. 1000/- [...]

Army wins FA Cup

Army won the FA cup soccer championship after 42 years beating Don Bosco Sports Club of Negambo by 2-0 in the finals held today at City League grounds Colombo. - AG