Sri Lanka national under-20 football team

Sri Lanka

Association	Football Federation of Sri Lanka
Confederation	AFC(Asia)
Head coach	Imran Mohamed
FIFA code	SRI
First colours Second colours
First international
Ceylon 0-12 Malaysia   (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 18 April 1959)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	8 (first in 1959 )
Best result	Quarter 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.

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 finals										World Cup qualifications
Hosts/Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977 to 2007	Did not Qualify									6	1	0	5	2	24
2009 to 2015	Did not Enter									Did not Enter
2017 to 2025	Did not Qualify									10	2	1	9	3	40
Total	0/24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		9	2	0	7	4	29

AFC U-19 Championship

Championship finals										Championship qualifications
Hosts/Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1959			5	1	0	4	10	33
1960	Did not Enter									Did not Enter
1961	Group Stage	7/10	4	1	0	3	9	13		No Qualify Round
1962	Did not Enter									Did not Enter
1963	Group Stage	11/12	5	0	0	5	3	18		No Qualify Round
1964 to 1965	Did not Enter
1966	Group Stage	9/12	3	1	0	2	4	9
1967	Quarter Finals	8/14	3	1	0	2	3	12
1968	Did not Enter
1969	Group Stage	12/15	3	0	2	1	2	5
1970			3	0	0	3	1	12
1962 to 1975	Did not Enter
1976	Group Stage	16/16	3	0	0	3	2	13
1977	Did not Enter
1978	Group Stage	18/18	4	0	0	4	1	19
1980 to 1985	Did not Qualify
1986	Group Stage	8/8	3	0	0	3	0	18
1988 to 2004	Did not Qualify
2006										2	1	0	1	2	5
2008	Did not Enter									Did not Enter
2010	Did not Qualify									4	0	0	4	0	19
2012 to 2014	Did not Enter									Did not Enter
2016 to 2025	Did not Qualify									2	0	0	2	0	5
Total	10 year	Quarter Final	36	4	2	30	35	152		13	2	0	11	14	60

SAFF U-20 Championship

SAFF U-20 Championship records
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2015	Did not participate
2017	Did not participate
2019	Group-stage	6/6	2	0	0	2	0	6
2022	Round-robin	5/5	4	0	1	3	1	9
2023	Did not participate
2024	To be determined
Total	2/5	0 Titles	6	0	1	5	1	15

Fixtures and results

2025

India   v   Sri Lanka

9 May 2025 (2025-05-09) 2025 SAFF U-19 GS	India	8–0	Sri Lanka	Yupia, India
17:00 IST	Prashan Jajo 17', 62' Danny Meitei 26', 31', 50' Mohammed Arbas 41' Omang Dodum 49' S. Shami 81'	Report		Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium Referee: S.M. Jasim Akhter Bangladesh

Sri Lanka   v     Nepal

17 May 2025 (2025-05-17) 2025 SAFF U-19 GS	Sri Lanka	0–5	Nepal	Yupia, India
19:30 IST				Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Imran Mohamed
Assistant coach	Mohamad Fawmy
Goalkeeping coach	Priyantha Edirisinghe
Performance analyst	Sanka Jayamina
Team doctor	Chathura Akalanka Edirisinghe
Physiotherapist	Saman Dayawansa
Masseur	Ruwan Jayasuriya
Kitman	Shabeer Perera
Media officer	Isuru Maduwantha
Team staff	Hiran Rathnayaka

Honours

• Lusofonia Games :
  • Bronze Medal : 2014 ^[1]

See also

• Sri Lanka national football team
• Sri Lanka women's national football team
• Sri Lanka national under-23 football team
• Sri Lanka national under-17 football team

External links

• Football Federation of Sri Lanka
• Sri Lanka on FIFA

References

1. Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament blog.cpdfootball.de. Retrieved 7 September 2021