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Sri Lanka

Association	Football Federation of Sri Lanka
Confederation	AFC(Asia)
Head coach	Sumith Walpola
FIFA code	SRI
First colours Second colours
First international
Ceylon 0-12 Malaysia  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 18 April 1959)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	8 (first in 1959)
Best result	Quarter Finals (1967)

The Sri Lanka national under-20 football team represents Sri Lanka in International Youth Football tournaments. Sri Lanka U-20 football team has a long history dating back to the 1960s. The Sri Lanka U-20 football team has yet to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The team has qualified for the Quarter Finals of the 1967 AFC Youth Championship.

History

Sri Lanka U-20 football team has a long history back to late 1960s. Sri Lanka U-20 Team was a competitor in the first AFC Youth Championship. Sri Lanka qualified for the Quarter Finals in 1967 AFC Youth Championship.

Tournament Records

FIFA U-20 World Cup

World Cup finals										World Cup qualifications
Hosts/Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977 to 2007	Did not Qualify									6	1	0	5	2	24
2009 to 2015	Did not Enter									Did not Enter
2017 to 2025	Did not Qualify									10	2	1	9	3	40
Total	0/24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		9	2	0	7	4	29

AFC U-19 Championship

Championship finals										Championship qualifications
Hosts/Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1959			5	1	0	4	10	33
1960	Did not Enter									Did not Enter
1961	Group Stage	7/10	4	1	0	3	9	13		No Qualify Round
1962	Did not Enter									Did not Enter
1963	Group Stage	11/12	5	0	0	5	3	18		No Qualify Round
1964 to 1965	Did not Enter
1966	Group Stage	9/12	3	1	0	2	4	9
1967	Quarter Finals	8/14	3	1	0	2	3	12
1968	Did not Enter
1969	Group Stage	12/15	3	0	2	1	2	5
1970			3	0	0	3	1	12
1962 to 1975	Did not Enter
1976	Group Stage	16/16	3	0	0	3	2	13
1977	Did not Enter
1978	Group Stage	18/18	4	0	0	4	1	19
1980 to 1985	Did not Qualify
1986	Group Stage	8/8	3	0	0	3	0	18
1988 to 2004	Did not Qualify
2006										2	1	0	1	2	5
2008	Did not Enter									Did not Enter
2010	Did not Qualify									4	0	0	4	0	19
2012 to 2014	Did not Enter									Did not Enter
2016 to 2025	Did not Qualify									2	0	0	2	0	5
Total	10 year	Quarter Final	36	4	2	30	35	152		13	2	0	11	14	60

SAFF U-20 Championship

SAFF U-20 Championship records
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2015	Did not participate
2017	Did not participate
2019	Group-stage	6/6	2	0	0	2	0	6
2022	Round-robin	5/5	4	0	1	3	1	9
2023	Did not participate
2024	To be determined
Total	2/5	0 Titles	6	0	1	5	1	15

Fixtures and results

2022

25 July 2022 2022 SAFF U-20 G.S	Sri Lanka	0–1	Bangladesh	Bhubaneswar, India
19:00			Mirajul 71'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

27 July 2022 2022 SAFF U-20 G.S	Sri Lanka	0-3	Nepal	Bhubaneswar, India
19:00			Ghalan 58' Chhunju 65' Nakarmi 84'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

29 July 2022 2022 SAFF U-20 G.S	India	v	Sri Lanka	Bhubaneswar, India
16:00				Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

31 July 2022 2022 SAFF U-20 G.S	Maldives	v	Sri Lanka	Bhubaneswar, India
16:00				Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

14 September 2022 2022 AFC U-20 Q	South Korea	v	Sri Lanka	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
				Stadium: MFF Stadium

16 September 2022 2022 AFC U-20 Q	Sri Lanka	v	Malaysia	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
				Stadium: MFF Stadium

18 September 2022 2022 AFC U-20 Q	Mongolia	v	Sri Lanka	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
				Stadium: MFF Stadium

Honours

• Lusofonia Games:
  • Bronze Medal : 2014

See also

• Sri Lanka national football team
• Sri Lanka women's national football team
• Sri Lanka national under-23 football team
• Sri Lanka national under-17 football team

External links

• Football Federation of Sri Lanka
• Sri Lanka on FIFA

References

1. Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament blog.cpdfootball.de. Retrieved 7 September 2021

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