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New Youngs SC
Founded 1986
Ground Sri Albert F. Peiries Stadium, Wennappuwa
Capacity 5,000
League Sri Lanka Premier League
2017-18 3rd

New Youngs SC is a Sri Lankan football club based in Wennappuwa. They play in the highest football league in Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Premier League.

The club was established on 24 April 1986 by Rohitha Fernando, the owner of a local coconut oil mill in Wennappuwa. In 1990 the club finished as champions of the third division. In 1994 they were emerged as second division champions, a feat they repeated in 1996, which led to the team's promotion to the first division. In 2005 New Youngs SC reached the semi-final of the Sri Lankan FA Cup, where they were defeated 2-0 by Saunders SC.

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