Blue Star Sports Club is a Sri Lankan professional football club based in Kalutara.[1] The club competes in the Sri Lanka Super League, the top flight of Sri Lankan football league system.
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| Full name | Blue Star Sports Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Blue Army | ||
| Founded | 1978 | ||
| Ground | Kalutara Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Chairman | Mohamed Mohideen Mohamed Rizwan | ||
| Manager | Banda Samarakoon | ||
| League | Sri Lanka Super League | ||
| 2022–23 | Champions | ||
History
Blue Star SC was founded in 1978. On 5 April 2022, Blue Star appeared in the 2022 AFC Cup qualifying play-off match against Machhindra of Nepal,[2] at the Dasharath Rangasala Stadium and clinched a victory of 2–1.[3]
Achievements
- Bristol League Division III
- Champions: 1996–97
- Champions: 1998–99
- Sri Lankan Premier League: 2
- Champions: 2004, 2021
- Runners-up: 2007
- Semi-finals: 2008
- AFC President's Cup
- Semi-finalist 3rd Place: 2005
- Dialog Champion of Champions Trophy
- Runners-up: 2003–04
- Champions: 2004–2005
- Runners-up: 2007
- Quarter-finals: 2013
- Cargills FA Cup
- Runners-up: 2013
- Runners-up: 2014
- Semi-finals: 2015
- Third place: 2018
Players
- As of 02 June 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | DF |  SRI | Mohamed Munfik |
| 19 | FW |  GHA | Evans Asante |
| 20 | DF | SRI | Mohamed Rifkan |
| 21 | FW | SRI | Chalana Pramantha |
| 22 | FW | SRI | Charidu Sampath |
| 23 | DF | SRI | Tharindu Erange (Captain) |
| 24 | FW | SRI | Mohamed Risan |
| 25 | GK | SRI | Kaveesh Lakpriya Fernando |
| 30 | MF | GHA | Prince Boadu |
| 99 | DF |  NGA | Jerry Ombebe |
Team management
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head Coach |  Finn Kohnke |
Notable former players
- Nafais
- Fawzan
- Farzeen
- Rizvi
- Jazeel
- Rameez
- Raheem
- Mohammed Hamza