Sri Lanka national under-17 football team

Sri Lanka U-17 Football Team
Nickname(s)ල০කා සි০හයෝ, Lankan Lions
AssociationFootball Federation of Sri Lanka
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
FIFA codeSRI
First colours
Second colours
First international
  0–4 Bangladesh 
(Kathmandu, Nepal; 21 April 1998)
Biggest win
 Guam 0–8  
(Kathmandu, Nepal; 23 April 1998)
Biggest defeat
 Saudi Arabia 10–0  
(Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 22 September 2017)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances0
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances0
SAFF U-17 Championship
Appearances6 (first in 2011)
Best resultSemi-finals (2022)

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-17 Asian Cup.

History

In 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]

Tournament records

FIFA U-17 World Cup

World Cup finals World Cup qualifications
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-17 Asian Cup

Championship finals Championship qualifications
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-17/16/15 Championship

Year Host Pos. P W D L GF GA
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

2015

  Win   Draw   Lose

9 August 2015 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship India  5–0   Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet
17:00 UTC+6
  • Saurabh Meher 31', 49', 74'
  • Mohammed Afran 46' (o.g.)
  • Mohammed Shahjahan 66'
 Referee: Nabindra Maharajan (Nepal)
11 August 2015 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship Bangladesh  4–0   Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet
17:00 UTC+6
  • Md. Sarower Zaman Nipu 5', 87'
  • M.M. Abedin Rakib 61'
  • Mohammed Atikuzzaman 77'
 Attendance: 12000
Referee: L. Priyobrata Singh (India)

2017

11 March 2017 South Asia-Japan u16 football tournament Japan  3–1   Racecourse Stadium, Colombo
19:00 UTC+5:30 Report
12 March 2017 South Asia-Japan u16 football tournament   5–2  Bhutan Racecourse Stadium, Colombo
17:00 UTC+5:30
  • Mohamed Sajidh 32', 78'
  • Mohamed Fazlan F 44', 62'
  • Udara Gamage 80'
 Report
  • Tenzin Shezang 12'
  • Samten Norbu 28'

See also

References

  1. ^ "AFC U-16 Championship". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
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