| Nickname(s) | ල০කා සි০හයෝ, Lankan Lions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Federation of Sri Lanka | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
| FIFA code | SRI | ||
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| First international | |||
(Kathmandu, Nepal; 21 April 1998) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
(Kathmandu, Nepal; 23 April 1998) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
(Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 22 September 2017) | |||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| AFC U-17 Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| SAFF U-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 2011 ) | ||
| Best result | Semi-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.
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] [ failed verification ]
| World Cup finals | World Cup qualifications | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts/Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
| | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | |||||||||||||
| | Did not Qualify | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 56 | ||||||||
| | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | |||||||||||||
| | Did not Qualify | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||
| | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 56 | |
| Championship finals | Championship qualifications | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts/Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
| | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | |||||||||||||
| | Did not Qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||
| | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 | |||||||||
| | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | |||||||||||||
| | Did not Qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||
| | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | |||||||||||||
| | Did not Qualify | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 49 | ||||||||
| Total | 0/19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 105 | |
| Year | Host | Pos. | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5/6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2013 | 6/7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 6/6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 5/6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 38 | ||
Win Draw Lose
| 15 September SAFF U-17 Championship | Nepal | 2–0 | Colombo | |
| 19:00 | S. Kumar | Report | Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Referee: Ashwin Kumar (India) |
| 21 September SAFF U-17 Championship | Bangladesh | 4–0 | Colombo | |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan) |
| 22 November 2026 AFC U17 Q | Brunei | v | Chongqing |
| 24 November 2026 AFC U17 Q | Bahrain | v | Chongqing |
| 26 November 2026 AFC U17 Q | Sri Lanka | v | Chongqing |
| 28 November 2026 AFC U17 Q | Sri Lanka | v | Chongqing |
| 30 November 2026 AFC U17 Q | Timor-Leste | v | Chongqing |