Sri Lanka national under-20 football team

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Sri Lanka
Association Football Federation of Sri Lanka
Confederation AFC(Asia)
Head coachSumith Walpola
FIFA code SRI
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First colours
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Second colours
First international
Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg Ceylon 0-12 Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 18 April 1959)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances8 (first in 1959 )
Best resultQuarter Finals (1967)

The Sri Lanka national under-20 football team represents Sri Lanka in International Youth Football tournaments. Sri Lanka U-20 football team has a long history dating back to the 1960s. The Sri Lanka U-20 football team has yet to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The team has qualified for the Quarter Finals of the 1967 AFC Youth Championship.

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History

Sri Lanka U-20 football team has a long history back to late 1960s. Sri Lanka U-20 Team was a competitor in the first AFC Youth Championship. Sri Lanka qualified for the Quarter Finals in 1967 AFC Youth Championship.[ citation needed ]

Tournament Records

FIFA U-20 World Cup

World Cup finalsWorld Cup qualifications
Hosts/YearResultPositionGPWDLGSGAGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1977 to Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2007 Did not Qualify6105224
Flag of Egypt.svg 2009 to Flag of New Zealand.svg 2015 Did not EnterDid not Enter
Flag of South Korea.svg 2017 to Flag of Argentina.svg 2023 Did not Qualify10219340
Total0/24-------9207429

AFC U-19 Championship

Championship finalsChampionship qualifications
Hosts/YearResultPositionGPWDLGSGAGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1959 51041033
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1960 Did not EnterDid not Enter
Flag of Thailand.svg 1961 Group Stage7/104103913No Qualify Round
Flag of Thailand.svg 1962 Did not EnterDid not Enter
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1963 Group Stage11/125005318No Qualify Round
1964 to 1965 Did not Enter
Flag of the Philippines.svg 1966 Group Stage9/12310249
Flag of Thailand.svg 1967 Quarter Finals8/143102312
Flag of South Korea.svg 1968 Did not Enter
Flag of Thailand.svg 1969 Group Stage12/15302125
Flag of the Philippines.svg 1970 3003112
1962 to 1975 Did not Enter
Flag of Thailand.svg 1976 Group Stage16/163003213
Flag of Iran.svg 1977 Did not Enter
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 1978 Group Stage18/184004119
1980 to 1985 Did not Qualify
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1986 Group Stage8/83003018
1988 to 2004 Did not Qualify
Flag of India.svg 2006 210125
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2008 Did not EnterDid not Enter
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2010 Did not Qualify4004019
2012 to 2014 Did not EnterDid not Enter
Flag of Bahrain.svg 2016 Did not Qualify200205
Total10 yearQuarter Final364230351521320111460

SAFF U-20 Championship

SAFF U-20 Championship records
Hosts / YearResultPositionGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of Nepal.svg 2015 Did not participate
Flag of Bhutan.svg 2017 Did not participate
Flag of Nepal.svg 2019 Group-stage6/6200206
Flag of India.svg 2022 Round-robin5/5401319
Flag of Nepal.svg 2023 Did not participate
Flag of Nepal.svg 2024 To be determined
Total2/50 Titles6015115

Fixtures and results

2022

25 July 2022 2022 SAFF U-20 G.S Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg0–1Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Bhubaneswar, India
19:00
  • Mirajul Soccerball shade.svg71'
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
27 July 2022 2022 SAFF U-20 G.S Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg0-3Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Bhubaneswar, India
19:00Ghalan 58'

Chhunju 65'

Nakarmi 84'
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
29 July 2022 2022 SAFF U-20 G.S India  Flag of India.svgvFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Bhubaneswar, India
16:00Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
31 July 2022 2022 SAFF U-20 G.S Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svgvFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Bhubaneswar, India
16:00Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
14 September 2022 2022 AFC U-20 Q South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svgvFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Stadium: MFF Stadium
16 September 2022 2022 AFC U-20 Q Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svgvFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Stadium: MFF Stadium
18 September 2022 2022 AFC U-20 Q Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia.svgvFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Stadium: MFF Stadium

Honours

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References

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