Association | Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation | ||
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Confederation | AVC | ||
Head coach | Channa Jayasekara | ||
FIVB ranking | 67 (as of 2 December 2023) | ||
Uniforms | |||
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Asian Championship | |||
Appearances | 12 (First in 1989 ) | ||
Best result | 8th (2011) | ||
Honours |
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).
Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
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1975 | Did not participate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1979 | Did not participate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1983 | Did not participate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1987 | Did not participate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1989 | 13th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1991 | Did not participate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1993 | 13th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1995 | 9th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1997 | 15th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | 12th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | Did not participate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | Did not participate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | Did not participate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | 14th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | 16th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | 8th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 15th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 13th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 14th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 14th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 548 | 593 |
Total | 0/19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
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1958 | Did not participate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1962 | Did not participate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1966 | 11th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1970 | Did not participate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1974 | Did not participate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1978 | Did not participate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1982 | Did not participate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1986 | Did not participate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1990 | Did not participate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1994 | Did not participate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1998 | Did not participate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | Did not participate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | Did not participate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | Did not participate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | Did not participate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 13th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0/16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
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2018 | 3rd place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 |
2022 | Did not participate | |||||
2023 | 13th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
2024 | Did not participate | |||||
Total | 2/4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 12 |
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