Sri Lanka men's national volleyball team

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Sri Lanka
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Association Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation
Confederation AVC
Head coach Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Channa Jayasekara
FIVB ranking 67 (as of 2 December 2023)
Uniforms
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Asian Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1989 )
Best result8th (2011)

The Sri Lanka men's national volleyball team represents Sri Lanka in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVF).

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Competition history

Asian Championship

YearResultPldWLSWSLPWPL
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1975 Did not participate0000000
Flag of Bahrain.svg 1979 Did not participate0000000
Flag of Japan.svg 1983 Did not participate0000000
Flag of Kuwait.svg 1987 Did not participate0000000
Flag of South Korea.svg 1989 13th place0000000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1991 Did not participate0000000
Flag of Thailand.svg 1993 13th place0000000
Flag of South Korea.svg 1995 9th place0000000
Flag of Qatar.svg 1997 15th place0000000
Flag of Iran.svg 1999 12th place0000000
Flag of South Korea.svg 2001 Did not participate0000000
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2003 Did not participate0000000
Flag of Thailand.svg 2005 Did not participate0000000
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2007 14th place0000000
Flag of the Philippines.svg 2009 16th place0000000
Flag of Iran.svg 2011 8th place0000000
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2013 15th place0000000
Flag of Iran.svg 2015 13th place0000000
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2017 14th place0000000
Flag of Iran.svg 2019 14th place7341114548593
Total0/190000000

Asian Games

YearResultPldWLSWSLPWPL
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1958 Did not participate0000000
Flag of Indonesia.svg 1962 Did not participate0000000
Flag of Thailand.svg 1966 11th place0000000
Flag of Thailand.svg 1970 Did not participate0000000
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg 1974 Did not participate0000000
Flag of Thailand.svg 1978 Did not participate0000000
Flag of India.svg 1982 Did not participate0000000
Flag of South Korea.svg 1986 Did not participate0000000
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1990 Did not participate0000000
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1994 Did not participate0000000
Flag of Thailand.svg 1998 Did not participate0000000
Flag of South Korea.svg 2002 Did not participate0000000
Flag of Qatar.svg 2006 Did not participate0000000
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2010 Did not participate0000000
Flag of South Korea.svg 2014 Did not participate0000000
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2018 13th place0000000
Total0/160000000

Asian Challenge Cup

YearResultPldWLSWSL
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2018 Bronze medal asia.svg3rd place642146
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg 2022 Did not participate
Flag of the Republic of China.svg 2023 13th place42286
Flag of Bahrain.svg 2024 Did not participate
Total2/410642212

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