Sri Lanka national football team results (1950–1979)

  Win    Draw    Loss

Sri Lanka national football team fixtures and results between 1950 and 1979 are as follows:

1952

  Win   Draw   Lose

1953

  Win   Draw   Lose

24 October 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament Burma  3–2  Ceylon Rangoon, Burma
Samuel 22', 60', 64' Report Ossen 21'
Aziz 47'
2 November 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament Pakistan  6–0  Ceylon Rangoon, Burma
Akbar 7'
Ismail 10', 13'
Gunaid 11' (o.g.)
Kutty 37', 42'
Report
5 November Non-FIFA friendly Burma  7–9  Ceylon Rangoon, Burma
Boomgardt ?', ?', ?'
 ? ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
Report Azeez ?', ?'
K.Fernando ?', ?', ?'
A.Fernando ?'
 ? ?', ?', ?'

1954

  Win   Draw   Lose

21 December 1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament India  1–1  Ceylon Calcutta, India
N. Mohammed ?' Report Fernando ?' Stadium: Eden Gardens
25 December 1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament Ceylon  2–1  Burma Calcutta, India
Marikar ?'
Fernando ?'
Report

1955

  Win   Draw   Lose

1963

  Win   Draw   Lose

27 November 1964 Olympic Q. P.R. Ceylon  3–5  India Colombo, Ceylon
Report
Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: I. Mansoor (Malaysia)
7 December 1964 Olympic Q. P.R. India  7–0  Ceylon Bangalore, India
Report Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: U Kyin Maung Aye (Burma)

1964

  Win   Draw   Lose

12 January Friendly Ceylon  1-12  East Germany Ceylon
Walles 70' Report Heino 1', 40', 62', 88'
Wolfgang 3', 61'
Hermann 20', 47', 89'
Jürgen 37'
Gerd 42'
Otto 79'
Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Mantare(SRI)
23 February Friendly Ceylon  3-9  Indonesia Ceylon
29 February Friendly Ceylon  1-4  Indonesia Ceylon

1965

1968

17 March 1968 Olympic Q. Israel  7–0  Ceylon Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel
George Borba 1', 63'
Mordechai Spiegler 11', 59', 85'
W.N.C. Perera 30' (o.g.)
Giora Spiegel 47'
Report Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Wanchai Suwaree (Thailand)
22 March 1968 Olympic Q. Israel  4–0  Ceylon Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel
Giora Spiegel 55'
Rahamim Talbi 62'
Shmuel Rosenthal 66'
George Borba 77'
Report Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Joseph Heymann (Switzerland)

1971

13 December Asian Cup Q. Iraq  5-0  Ceylon Kuwait
Ali Kadhim
Shamil Kamil
Naqis Sattar
Report
16 December Asian Cup Q. Ceylon  0-5  Iraq Kuwait
Report Ali Kadhim
Shamil Kamil
Naqis Sattar
19 December Asian Cup Q. Jordan  2-1  Ceylon Kuwait
Report

1972

22 March 1972 Olympic Q. Israel  3–0  Ceylon Rangoon, Burma
Stadium: Bogyoke Aung San Stadium
24 March 1972 Olympic Q. Burma  5–1  Ceylon Rangoon, Burma
  • Fawzeer 60'
Stadium: Bogyoke Aung San Stadium
26 March 1972 Olympic Q. Thailand  5–0  Ceylon Rangoon, Burma
  • Sudsa-ard 17', 27', 29'
  • Suvantada 39'
  • Kitboon 44'
Stadium: Bogyoke Aung San Stadium
9 June Jakarta Anniversary t. Burma  4–2  Sri Lanka Jakarta
  • Maung Soe Myint 52'
  • Maung Myint Kyu 70'
  • Maung Sein Win Lay
  • Maung Khin Maung Tint
Report
11 June Jakarta Anniversary t. Indonesia  8–0  Sri Lanka Jakarta
23 June Friendly Singapore  3–1  Sri Lanka Singapore, Kallang
Report
  • Preena 21'
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
12 July Merdeka Tournament Malaysia  4–1  Sri Lanka Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
  • M. Nizarden 76'
Stadium: Merdeka Stadium
Attendance: 15.000
16 July Merdeka Tournament Japan  5–0  Sri Lanka Malaysia, Ipoh
Stadium: Perak Stadium
20 July Merdeka Tournament Philippines  4–1  Sri Lanka Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Stadium: Merdeka Stadium
22 July Merdeka Tournament Khmer Republic  6–1  Sri Lanka Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
  • Doeur Soekhom 35'
  • Sea Cheng Eang 39', 66'
  • Sok Sun Seah 42'
  • Doeuk Miladord 63' (pen.), 87'
Stadium: Merdeka Stadium
25 July Merdeka Tournament Singapore  6–1  Sri Lanka Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
  • Clement da Silva 25'
Stadium: Merdeka Stadium
2 August 1972 Pesta Sukan Cup Singapore  6–1  Sri Lanka Kallang, Singapore
  • Samad 1', 25', 66', 72'
  • Arshad 51', 52'
Report
  • M.S. Dain ?'
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
4 August 1972 Pesta Sukan Cup Hong Kong  2–1  Sri Lanka Kallang, Singapore
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
3 September Friendly Sri Lanka  2–3  China Sri Lanka
12 September Friendly Sri Lanka  0–1  China Sri Lanka

1979

8 May Asian Cup Q. Sri Lanka  4–0  Singapore Bangkok
  • Zaheer ?', ?', ?'
  • Fernando ?'
Report
10 September President's Cup Bahrain  1–0  Sri Lanka South Korea, Seoul
15:45 UTC+9 Dosanghud 18' Stadium: Seoul Stadium
16 September President's Cup Sudan  1–0  Sri Lanka South Korea, Incheon
14:00 UTC+9 Abryu 71' Stadium: Incheon Civil Stadium
22 November King's Cup Thailand  5–1  Sri Lanka Thailand

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