The Sri Lanka national football team represents Sri Lanka in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka, the governing body for football in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's home grounds are Sugathadasa Stadium and Kalutara Stadium and their head coach is Jang Jung. Sri Lanka was known as the Ceylon national football team until 1972, when Ceylon was renamed Sri Lanka.
A member of the AFC, the team have yet to make their first appearance in FIFA World Cup or AFC Asian Cup championship play. 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 test cricket team. However, the side did qualify for the second stage of Asian qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.
[edit] Fixtures and Results
| Date |
Competition |
Location |
Opponent |
Result |
Scorers for Sri Lanka |
| April 07, 2011 |
AFC Challenge qualifiers |
Kathmandu |
North Korea |
0–4 |
N/A |
| April 09, 2011 |
AFC Challenge qualifiers |
Kathmandu |
Afghanistan |
0–1 |
N/A |
| April 11, 2011 |
AFC Challenge qualifiers |
Kathmandu |
Nepal |
0–0 |
N/A |
| June 29, 2011 |
2014 World Cup qualifiers |
Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo |
Philippines |
1–1 |
Chathura Gunarathna 43' |
| July 3, 2011 |
2014 World Cup qualifiers |
Rizal Stadium, Manila |
Philippines |
0–4 |
N/A |
| December 3, 2011 |
2011 South Asian Football Federation Cup |
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
Bhutan |
3–0 |
Zain 29'
Bandara 35', 65' |
| December 5, 2011 |
2011 South Asian Football Federation Cup |
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
Afghanistan |
1–3 |
Zain 17' |
| December 7, 2011 |
2011 South Asian Football Federation Cup |
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
India |
0-3 |
N/A |
[edit] Home Stadiums
[edit] Tournament records
[edit] Tournament records
| World Cup record |
| Year |
Round |
Position |
GP |
W |
D* |
L |
GS |
GA |
| 1930 to 1970 |
Did not enter |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1974 |
Withdrew |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1978 |
Withdrew[N 1] |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1982 to 1990 |
Did not enter |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1994 to 2014 |
Did not qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
0/19 |
0 Titles |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| AFC Asian Cup Record |
| Year |
Round |
Position |
GP |
W |
D* |
L |
GS |
GA |
| 1956 to 1968 |
Did not enter |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1972 |
Did not qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1976 to 1984 |
Did not qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1988 to 1992 |
Did not enter |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1996 to 2004 |
Did not qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 2007 |
Withdrew |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 2011 |
Did not qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
0/14 |
0 Titles |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| AFC Challenge Cup Record |
| Year |
Round |
Position |
GP |
W |
D* |
L |
GS |
GA |
2006 |
Runners Up |
2 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
2008 |
Round 1 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
2010 |
Round 1 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
2012 |
Did not qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
3/4 |
0 Titles |
12 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
12 |
22 |
| SAFF Championship Record |
| Year |
Round |
Position |
GP |
W |
D* |
L |
GS |
GA |
1993 |
Runners Up |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1995 |
Champions |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1997 |
Fourth Place |
4 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
1999 |
Round 1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2003 |
Round 1 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2005 |
Round 1 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
& 2008 |
Semi final |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
2009 |
Sem-Final |
4 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
7 |
2011 |
Round 1 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
| Total |
9/9 |
1 Title |
29 |
12 |
4 |
13 |
38 |
35 |
The official team kit representing Sri Lanka is characterized by the yellow jersey, the black shorts, and yellow socks. The away jersey features a blue jersey, white shorts, and blue socks. The team also have their third kit that features a red jersey, black shorts, and white socks.
[edit] Current squad
The 25-man player pool for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification first round match against the Philippines.[2]
[edit] Coaches
- ^ Withdrew due to not being able to pay the entry fee[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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