SportThe most popular football competition in Sri Lanka, the Vantage FA Cup 2019 has arrived at its most exciting stage where the top performing 32 football teams in this year’s tournament have been selected for the Battle of 64 final phase. Commenced in 1948, the FA Cup Championship is the longest standing and popular knockout basis tournament conducted by Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) annually. The Championship consists of three stages namely Preliminary Stage, District Stage and the National Stage. Defending Champions, SL Army SC won the FA Cup title three times-in-a-row and Saunders Sports Club finished runners-up last year. Vantage, the leading fashion brand by Ebony Holdings, pledged title sponsorship for the FA Cup Championship 2019 after a successful delivery of last year’s competition.

Source: Sunday Times October 02, 2019 08:15 UTC