The Sri Lanka national under-17 football team is the under-17 football (soccer) team of Sri Lanka. The team participates in the U-16 football competitions in international football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka. The team has never qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup or the AFC U-16 Championship.
Nickname(s) | ල০කා සි০හයෝ, Lankan Lions | ||
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Association | Football Federation of Sri Lanka | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
FIFA code | SRI | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Khatmandu, Nepal; 21 April 1998) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Khatmandu, Nepal; 23 April 1998) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 22 September 2017) | |||
FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
AFC U-16 Championship | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
SAFF U-16 Championship | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 2011) | ||
Best result | Semi-finals (2022) |
History
editIn 1998, the team played against the Bangladesh national under-17 football team in the qualifiers for the AFC U-16 Championship, but lost 4-0. The team won its first international game against the Guam national under-18 football team in that competition by a score of 8-0. The Sri Lankan team also participated in the qualifiers but failed to win a single game.[1][failed verification]
Tournament records
editFIFA U-17 World Cup
editWorld Cup finals | World Cup qualifications | ||||||||||||||
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Hosts/Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
1985 to 1997 | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | |||||||||||||
1999 to 2015 | Did not Qualify | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 56 | ||||||||
2017 | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | |||||||||||||
2019 to 2023 | Did not Qualify | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||
2025 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | 0/20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 56 |
AFC U-16 Championship
editChampionship finals | Championship qualifications | ||||||||||||||
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Hosts/Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
1985 to 1996 | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | |||||||||||||
1998 | Did not Qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||
2000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
2004 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
2008 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 | |||||||||
2010 and 2012 | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | |||||||||||||
2014 | Did not Qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||
2016 | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | |||||||||||||
2018 | Did not Qualify | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||
Total | 0/18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 85 |
SAFF U-16 Championship
editYear | Host | Pos. | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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2011 | Nepal | 5/6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
2013 | Nepal | 6/7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
2015 | Bangladesh | 6/6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
2017 | Nepal | 5/6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 38 |
Fixtures and results
edit2015
editWin Draw Lose
9 August 2015 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship | India | 5–0 | Sri Lanka | Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet |
17:00 UTC+6 |
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Referee: Nabindra Maharajan (Nepal) |
11 August 2015 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship | Bangladesh | 4–0 | Sri Lanka | Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet |
17:00 UTC+6 |
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Attendance: 12000 Referee: L. Priyobrata Singh (India) |
2017
edit11 March 2017 South Asia-Japan u16 football tournament | Japan | 3–1 | Sri Lanka | Racecourse Stadium, Colombo |
19:00 UTC+5:30 | Report |
12 March 2017 South Asia-Japan u16 football tournament | Sri Lanka | 5–2 | Bhutan | Racecourse Stadium, Colombo |
17:00 UTC+5:30 |
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Report |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "AFC U-16 Championship". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 9 September 2015.