Nickname(s) | ල০කා සි০හයෝ, Lankan Lions | ||
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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 | 6 (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 | ||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||
Total | 0/18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 85 |
Year | Host | Pos. | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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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 Championship | Nepal ![]() | v | ![]() | Colombo |
19:00 | Stadium: Colombo Racecourse |
21 September SAFF Championship | Bangladesh ![]() | v | ![]() | Colombo |
19:00 | Stadium: Colombo Racecourse |
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 |