Sri Lanka national football team
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The Sri Lanka national football team (Template:Langx Shri Lanka Papandu Kandayama, Template:Langx Ilaṅkai Tēciya Kālpantu Aṇi) represents Sri Lanka in Association football and is administered by Football Federation of Sri Lanka, the governing body of football in Sri Lanka. They have been a member of FIFA since 1952 and a member of AFC since 1954. Sri Lanka's home stadium is the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo. The Sri Lankan team was known as the Ceylon national football team until 1972 when Ceylon was renamed Sri Lanka.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
A member of the AFC, the team has yet to make their first appearance in FIFA World Cup or AFC Asian Cup finals. They have been South Asian champions once, in 1995. As is true elsewhere on the sub-continent, top-level football in Sri Lanka stands somewhat in the shadow of the country's Cricket team. However, the side did reach the second qualification stage for the 2006 World Cup. In the same year, they became the runners-up in the 2006 Challenge Cup.
In the qualification round of the 2018 World Cup, Sri Lanka lost both matches against Bhutan and failed to qualify for the next round. However, Sri Lanka national football team had managed to qualify for the semi-finals of the 2015 SAFF Championship.
HistoryEdit
Early history (1890s–2014)Edit
Football was introduced to Sri Lanka (then called Ceylon) by the British. There is evidence of it being played in Galle Face, a sandy area near the coast, by British servicemen stationed in Colombo in the 1890s. The game was also played at grounds of the barracks at Echelon Barracks and the army grounds (presently the Taj Samudra Hotels).
British servicemen of the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Royal Engineers, Royal Artillery and the Royal Garrison Command began and promoted competitive football in Ceylon. The British administrative service and the planting community enthusiastically took it to the Central, Southern, and Up-Country regions. By early 1900 competitive football was popular with the local youth.
The game became popular and local football clubs were formed. St. Michael's SC, Havelock's Football Club, Java Lane SC, Wekande SC, Moors FC, and CH & FC, the last being a European monopoly, were some of the first clubs in Columbo. Harlequins FC and Saunders SC soon joined. The trophies of the early tournaments were the De Mel Shield and the Times of Ceylon Cup.
Football also became popular in the country's Southern Provence, where the planting and administrative community promoted the game. British planter T R. Brough in Deniyaya heavily promoted football in the south between 1910 and 1920, and British servicemen from the Navy wireless station in Matara also helped popularise it.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 1952, Ceylon became a member of FIFA and gained the opportunity to play football at the international level. The country's first international game was played against India in the 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament, organized by The Ceylon Football Association.
On 24 October 1953, Tom Ossen, a product of Dharmaraja College, scored the country's first official international goal against Burma at the 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament. The game ended in a 2–3 defeat, with T. J. Azeez netting Ceylon's second goal.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Renaissance of Sri Lanka football (2015–2019)Edit
In 2015, Sri Lanka played for the first time in the Bangabandhu Cup. This tournament was organised by Bangladesh Football Federation. The national U-23 teams of Thailand, Bahrain, Malaysia and Singapore participated in this tournament. The national football teams of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka also competed in this tournament.
Sri Lanka was placed in the group with Malaysia and Bangladesh. In the first game Sri Lanka played against the Malaysian team. Malaysia won the match by 2–0. The second match was played against the host Bangladesh. Sri Lanka lost the game 1–0. Sri Lanka failed to score a goal in this tournament. After a six years of poor performance in the international football field Sri Lanka football team managed to qualify for the Semi Final of 2015 SAFF Championship. The poor performance continued in the Solidarity Cup as well. They had another shock defeat this time by the hands of Mongolia the lowest ranked team in Asia. As a result of this defeat Sri Lanka eliminated in the group stage of the tournament.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In July 2018, Sri Lanka welcomed a historical encounter when they faced Lithuania, marked for the first time Sri Lanka will face a European team. The Sri Lankans managed a respectable 0–0 draw to the UEFA side but lost 0–2 in the second encounter.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During 2022 World Cup campaign however, Sri Lanka suffered another poor performance as the team fell 0–1 in Zhuhai to Macau. Macau was subsequently disqualified, as the team refused to travel to Sri Lanka in the aftermath of 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Sri Lanka was awarded a 3–0 win in response, thus qualified to the second round of the World Cup for the first time since 2006 campaign.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Amir Alagic era (2020–2022)Edit
Template:Football squad on pitch In the second round, Sri Lanka was unlucky to be drawn with four 2019 AFC Asian Cup participants, South Korea, North Korea, Lebanon and Turkmenistan. As predicted, Sri Lanka proved too weak for the group, losing all matches without scoring a single goal as for the end of 2019, and was eliminated from World Cup contention. Sri Lanka had improved since then, and participated in the 2020 Bangabandhu Cup, but the team still finished bottom with two defeats and no goal.
In February 2020, the Football Federation of Sri Lanka announced the appointment of Bosnian-Australian specialist Amir Alagić as head coach of the national team.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Sri Lanka then travelled to South Korea to finish their two remaining games against Lebanon and South Korea, losing both, yet optimism rose when Sri Lanka demonstrated an outstanding performance against Lebanon, scoring two goals and only lost by one goal margin, which was also the country's first-ever goals in the qualification. Alagić resigned as coach of Sri Lanka after the qualification, as Sri Lanka, rated as the weakest team in the group, were eliminated without scoring a point. He was replaced by Scottish manager, Andy Morrison.
FIFA suspension and Participation in FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying (2023)Edit
On 22 January 2023, FIFA announced the suspension of the FFSL from 21 January 2023 until further notice due to the government interference in football, but was provisionally included in the draw, pending a resolution. Therefore, all teams/clubs affiliated with the FFSL are no longer entitled to take part in international competitions.<ref name="Sri Lanka">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}.</ref> However, after the issue was settled, the ban was lifted allowing Sri Lanka to take part in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification under a strict condition: FFSL must conduct a new election ten days before the fixture against Yemen; failure to do so would result in automatic disqualification of the team.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The suspension was lifted on 29 August 2023.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Sri Lanka then participated in the first round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification facing against Yemen on 12 October 2023 but lost 4–1 on aggregate in the process. In September 2024, Sri Lanka then played in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification play-off round against Cambodia in which the aggregate was tied on 2–2 where Claudio Kammerknecht scored in the 120+2th minute in extra time to send the game to penalties shoot-out. Sri Lanka came out victorious thus qualifying to the third round.
2027 Asia Cup Qualification (2024–2025)Edit
The Sri Lanka national football team began their 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification campaign by integrating players of Sri Lankan origin from overseas, including Claudio Kammerknecht and Marvin Hamilton. Their contributions were pivotal in the team’s penalty shoot-out victory over Cambodia in the play-off round, securing a place in the third round.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In September 2024, Mohamed Al-Mutairi was appointed as head coach to prepare the team for the next stage of qualification.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Sri Lanka is scheduled to play six international friendlies in 2025 to build match fitness and test tactical adjustments ahead of the third round.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The third round of qualification will take place in 2025, where Sri Lanka has been drawn into Group D alongside Thailand, Turkmenistan, and Chinese Taipei.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The matches are scheduled to be played on a home-and-away basis between 25 March 2025 and 31 March 2026 for Sri Lanka.
Only the group winners will advance to the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Finals.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Team imageEdit
Media coverageEdit
There is no official TV broadcaster for the football matches played by the Sri Lanka team because the Football Federation of Sri Lanka has not sold broadcasting rights. The SAFF Championship was broadcast by several channels, and tournaments in the 1990s and 2000s were broadcast free-to-air by Channel Eye. The 2013 SAFF Championship was broadcast by CSN. Star Sports also broadcast the SAFF Championship on pay TV satellite broadcasters.
The official online broadcaster of Sri Lankan football matches is thepapare.com<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> which streams the games of the Sri Lanka Football Premier League, the finals of the Sri Lanka FA Cup, and the AFC U-19 Championship.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
ColoursEdit
The team uses different kits for home and away games. Since 2023, the kits have been manufactured by Nexxus Sports, a Sri Lankan brand.
HomeEdit
The home kit for the 2023-2024 season is a white jersey with scattered yellow and blue dots. The shorts are matching. Historically, it has been blue.
AwayEdit
The home kit for the 2023-2024 season is a blue jersey with scattered yellow and white dots. The shorts are matching. Historically, it has been white.
Home stadiumsEdit
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Sugathadasa StadiumEdit
Sugathadasa Stadium is the former athletic stadium in Sri Lanka. It was established in 1972 and has a capacity of 28,000.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The stadium is mostly used for athletics and football. The 1995 and 2008 SAFF Championship tournaments were held in this stadium. This is the home stadium of Sri Lanka National Football Team.Sri Lanka won their first major football tournament in his stadium. It was defeating India in the Final of 1995 SAFF Championship.
All the FIFA World Cup qualification matches of Sri Lankan team also played in this ground. This ground has become a lucky ground for Sri Lanka team because they have won much of the matches played in here. The draw against Philippines Football team and The Tajikistan Team were well known. In recent times Sri Lanka lost to Bhutan in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualify matches against Bhutan in this Stadium. The 2014–15 FA Cup Final also held in this ground.
Major football tournaments that played in here were the AFC President's Cup and AFC Challenge Cup.
Kalutara StadiumEdit
Kalutara Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Kalutara, Sri Lanka. This stadium also known as the Vernon Fernando ground. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home games of Kalutara Park SC. The stadium holds 15,000 people. This stadium is popularly known as "Kalutara Park Ground". This stadium is located in the heart of Kalutara city. This stadium is mostly use in the Sri Lanka Champions League and Sri Lanka FA Cup tournaments.
Results and fixturesEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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Coaching staffEdit
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Template:Flagicon Abdullah Al Mutairi |
| Assistant coach | Template:Flagicon Mohamad Fawmy |
| Goalkeeping coach | Template:Flagicon Nishan Waseem |
| Performance analyst | Template:Flagicon Sanka Jayamina |
| Team doctor | Template:Flagicon Chathura Akalanka Edirisinghe |
| Physiotherapist | Template:Flagicon Saman Dayawansa |
| Masseur | Template:Flagicon Ruwan Jayasuriya |
| Kitman | Template:Flagicon Shabeer Perera |
| Media officer | Template:Flagicon Isuru Maduwantha |
| Team staff | Template:Flagicon Hiran Rathnayaka |
Coaching historyEdit
- Template:Flagicon P.D. Sirisena (1976–1998)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Template:Flagicon Neville Dias (1990)
- Template:Flagicon Burkhard Pape (199?)
- Template:Flagicon Jorge Ferreira (1993–1995)
- Template:Flagicon M. Karathu (1999–2000)
- Template:Flagicon Marcos Ferreira (2000–2004)
- Template:Flagicon Sampath Perera (2004–2006, 2009, 2015–2016)
- Template:Flagicon Jang Jung (2007–2008, 2010–2012)
- Template:Flagicon Mohamed Amanulla (2009–2010)
- Template:Flagicon Claudio Roberto (2013–2014)
- Template:Flagicon Nikola Kavazović (2014–2015)
- Template:Flagicon Dudley Steinwall (2016–2018)
- Template:Flagicon Nizam Pakeer Ali (2018–2020)
- Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Amir Alagić (2020–2022)
- Template:Flagicon Andy Morrison (2022–2024)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Template:Flagicon Abdullah Al Mutairi (2024–present)
PlayersEdit
Current squadEdit
The following 23 players were called up for the friendly match against Template:Fb and the 2027 ACQ match against Template:Fb on 20 and 25 March 2025, respectively.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Caps and goals are correct as of 20 March 2025 after the game against Template:Fb.
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Recent call-upsEdit
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- Notes
- INJ Withdrew due to injury
- PRE Preliminary squad / standby
- RET Retired from the national team
- SUS Serving suspension
- WD Withdrew due to non-injury issue
Player recordsEdit
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- Players in bold are still active with Sri Lanka.
Most appearancesEdit
| Rank | Name | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Channa Ediri Bandanage | 65 | 18 | 1999–2009 |
| 2 | Kasun Jayasuriya | 56 | 27 | 1999–2009 |
| 3 | Weerasinghe Sujan Perera | 56 | 0 | 2011–present |
| 4 | Template:Ill | 48 | 7 | 2001–2009 |
| 5 | Dudley Lincoln Steinwall | 46 | 3 | 1993–2009 |
| 6 | Chathura Gunaratne | 39 | 8 | 2006–2013 |
| Kavindu Ishan | 39 | 1 | 2013–present | |
| 8 | Kamaldeen Mohamed Fuard | 37 | 0 | 2000–2006 |
| 9 | Harsha Fernando | 36 | 0 | 2018–present |
| 10 | Chalana Chameera | 35 | 0 | 2015–present |
Top goalscorersEdit
| Rank | Name | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kasun Jayasuriya | 27 | 56 | {{#expr:27/56 round 2}} | 1999–2009 |
| 2 | Channa Ediri Bandanage | 18 | 65 | {{#expr:18/65 round 2}} | 1999–2009 |
| 3 | Roshan Perera | 14 | 31 | {{#expr:14/31 round 2}} | 1993–2001 |
| 4 | Ahmed Waseem Razeek | 9 | 22 | {{#expr:9/22 round 2}} | 2019–present |
| Mohamed Izzadeen | 9 | 34 | {{#expr:9/34 round 2}} | 2004–2015 | |
| 6 | Chathura Gunaratne | 8 | 39 | {{#expr:8/39 round 2}} | 2006–2013 |
| 7 | Template:Ill | 7 | 48 | {{#expr:7/48 round 2}} | 2001–2009 |
| 8 | Mohamed Amanulla | 6 | 10 | {{#expr:6/10 round 2}} | 1995–2000 |
| 9 | Mohamed Izmath Zain | 3 | 9 | {{#expr:3/9 round 2}} | 2011 |
| Template:Ill | 3 | 12 | {{#expr:3/12 round 2}} | 2008–2011 | |
| Galboda Chandradasa Karunaratne | 3 | 12 | {{#expr:3/12 round 2}} | 1999–2007 | |
| Imthyas Raheem | 3 | 23 | {{#expr:3/23 round 2}} | 1995–2004 | |
| Mohamed Aakib | 3 | 28 | {{#expr:3/28 round 2}} | 2019–present | |
| Well Don Ruwanthilaka | 3 | 33 | {{#expr:3/33 round 2}} | 2000–2011 | |
| Dudley Lincoln Steinwall | 3 | 46 | {{#expr:3/46 round 2}} | 1993–2009 |
Competitive recordEdit
FIFA World CupEdit
AFC Asian CupEdit
| AFC Asian Cup | AFC Asian Cup qualification | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||
| Template:Flagicon 1956 to Template:Flagicon 1968 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1972 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1976 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1980 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1984 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1988 to Template:Flagicon 1992 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1996 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 25 | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2004 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2011 | Did not qualify | AFC Challenge Cup | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2023 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/19 | — | 42 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 31 | 136 | ||||||||
SAFF ChampionshipEdit
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon 1993 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Template:Flagicon 1995 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Template:Flagicon 1997 | Semi-finals | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Template:Flagicon 1999 | Group stage | 5th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Template:Flagicon 2003 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Template:Flagicon 2005 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2008 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Template:Flagicon 2009 | Semi-finals | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| Template:Flagicon 2011 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Template:Flagicon 2013 | Group Stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| Template:Flagicon 2015 | Semi-finals | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Template:Flagicon 2018 | Group stage | 6th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Template:Flagicon 2021 | Group stage | 5th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Total | 13/13 | 1st | 41 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 48 | 64 |
AFC Challenge CupEdit
| AFC Challenge Cup | AFC Challenge Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| Template:Flagicon 2006 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | No qualifying round | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2008 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
| Template:Flagicon 2010 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |
| Template:Flagicon 2012 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2014 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| Total | 3/5 | Runners-up | 12 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 18 | |
- In 2011 and 2015 The AFC Challenge Cup acted as the qualification for the Asian Cup.
- The AFC Challenge Cup was cancelled by the AFC.
AFC Solidarity CupEdit
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon 2016 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Head-to-head recordEdit
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| Country | Matches | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Win/Draw % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Fb | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 25.00 |
| Template:Fb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 00.00 |
| Template:Fb | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 25.00 |
| Template:Fb | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 75.00 |
| Template:Fb | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 50.00 |
| Template:Fb | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 20.00 |
| Template:Fb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 00.00 |
| Template:Fb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 00.00 |
| Template:Fb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Template:Fb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 00.00 |
| Template:Fb | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 32 | −19 | 11.11 |
| Template:Fb | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 29 | −23 | 33.33 |
| Template:Fb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 00.00 |
| Template:Fb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 00.00 |
| Template:Fb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 00.00 |
| Template:Fb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 00.00 |
| Template:Fb | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 62.50 |
| Template:Fb | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 25.00 |
| Template:Fb | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 00.00 |
| Template:Fb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 66.66 |
| Template:Fb | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 36 | −29 | 10.00 |
| Template:Fb | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 38 | −22 | 10.00 |
| Template:Fb | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Template:Fb | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 22.22 |
| Template:Fb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 00.00 |
| Template:Fb | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 37.50 |
| Template:Fb | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 00.00 |
| Template:Fb | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 75.00 |
| Template:Fb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 00.00 |
| Template:Fb | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 50.00 |
| Template:Fb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 00.00 |
| Template:Fb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 00.00 |
| Template:Fb | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 20.00 |
| Template:Fb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 00.00 |
| Template:Fb | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 25.00 |
| Template:Fb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 00.00 |
| Template:Fb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 00.00 |
| Template:Fb | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 00.00 |
| Template:Fb | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 00.00 |
| Template:Fb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Template:Fb | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 00.00 |
| Template:Fb | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 35 | −32 | 00.00 |
| Template:Fb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 00.00 |
| Template:Fb | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 30.00 |
| Template:Fb | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 40.00 |
| Total | Played | W | D | L | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 264 | 51 | 47 | 156 | 241 | 580 | −339 |
HonoursEdit
ContinentalEdit
- AFC Challenge Cup
- File:Med 2.png Runners-up (1): 2006
RegionalEdit
- SAFF Championship
- File:Med 1.png Champions (1): 1995
- File:Med 2.png Runners-up (1): 1993
- South Asian Games
- File:Med 3.png Bronze Medal (2): 1993, 1995
FriendlyEdit
- Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament
- ANFA Cup
- Runners-up: 2009<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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SummaryEdit
Only official senior honours are included, according to FIFA statutes (competitions organized/recognized by FIFA or an affiliated confederation).
| Senior Competition | Template:Gold1 | Template:Silver2 | Template:Bronze3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Challenge Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
See alsoEdit
- Sri Lanka women's national football team
- Sri Lanka national under-23 football team
- Sri Lanka national under-20 football team
- Sri Lanka national under-17 football team
NotesEdit
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
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