Sri Lanka national under-23 football team

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Sri Lanka U-23 Football Team
Nickname(s) සිංහ සිංහයා
siṁha siṁhayā
(Simha Lions)
Association Football Federation of Sri Lanka
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach Mohamed Amanulla
Captain Dananju Madushan
Top scorerZarwan Johar
FIFA code SRI
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First colours
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Second colours
First international
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1–0 Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
(Islamabad, Pakistan; March 29, 2004)
Biggest win
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 4–0 Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg
(Colombo, Sri Lanka; August 21, 2006)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 9–0 Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
(Isa Town, Bahrain; March 22, 2019)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 0–9 Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg
(Isa Town, Bahrain; March 24, 2019)
South Asian Games
Appearances3
Best result Silver medal.svg Silver Medal (2006)

Sri Lanka National U-23 Team is the national team that participates in international football tournaments, such as the Summer Olympics [ not verified in body ] and the AFC U-23 Championship representing Sri Lanka. The team has won bronze medals at the South Asian Games in 2004 and at the 2014 Lusophony Games. The Sri Lanka National U-23 Team won the silver medal at the 2006 South Asian Games, the first silver medal won by Sri Lanka at an international tournament.

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Sri Lanka didn't have an official U-23 team.[ clarification needed ] Before 2013, the Sri Lanka national football team participated in the Summer Olympic qualifications and other international events. Sri Lanka has yet to participate in a Summer Olympic football tournament.

History

Due to the popularity of cricket in Sri Lanka, football has not been popular. But it has gained popularity with Sri Lanka's youth in recent years, and Sri Lanka's National U-23 Football team was formed as a result. In the 2010s the Sri Lanka national football team competed in international football tournaments. The Sri Lanka U-23 team has won a silver medal and two bronze medals in competitions.[ citation needed ]

The 10th edition of the South Asian Games was held in Sri Lanka in 2006. In the football tournament, Sri Lanka competed in the group stage against the Pakistan, Bhutan and Maldives U-23 football teams. Sri Lanka beat Maldives and Bhutan to qualify for the semi-final stage and beat India in penalties to qualify for the final with Pakistan. Sri Lanka won the silver medal as a result.[ citation needed ] In the 2004 tournament Sri Lanka had won the bronze medal.[ citation needed ]

Sri Lanka participated in the AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers competition as an inexperienced football team, and failed to win a single match. They achieved a draw against Palestine, scoring their first goal in a major U-23 football tournament. They also tied with Pakistan but lost 4–0 to the powerful and experienced Syria national under-23 football team. Their fifth game was against host Saudi Arabia, and they lost 7–0, their biggest defeat in tournament play. In the last match of the qualifiers, Sri Lanka played against the Kyrgyzstan team and lost 5–0, failing to qualify for the inaugural AFC U-22 Championship tournament.[ citation needed ]

The Palestine Championship tournament was organized by the Palestinian Football Association, which invited the national U-23 teams of Palestine, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Jordan to compete. Sri Lanka played all three teams and lost each match, failing to score a goal in the tournament.[ citation needed ]

The Sri Lanka national U-23 football team participated in the 2014 Lusophony Games. The Sri Lanka team advanced to the semi-final stage of the tournament by defeating Macau and drew against São Tomé and Príncipe. In the semi-finals Sri Lanka lost the match against Mozambique 1–0 and won the bronze medal match against Macau 3–0. This was the first time that Sri Lanka U-23 team had placed at a major international tournament.[ citation needed ]

Sri Lanka entered in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship Qualification stage with the national U-23 teams from United Arab Emirates (UAE), Yemen and Tajikistan. Sri Lanka lost both opening games against the host UAE and Yemen 4–0 and 5–0. They lost to Tajikistan 5–1 in the last group match. Sri Lanka scored only one goal in the tournament. After losing all three matches, Sri Lanka failed to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Football Tournament.[ citation needed ]

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympic Games finalsOlympic Games qualifications
Hosts/yearResultGPWDLGSGAGDGPWDLGSGA
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Did not Qualify3003114
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 TBDTBD
Total0/2-------3003114

AFC U-23 Championship

AFC U-22 finalsAFC U-22 Championship qualification
Hosts/YearResultGPWDLGSGAGDGPWDLGSGA
Flag of Oman.svg 2013 Did not Qualify5023117
Flag of Qatar.svg 2016 3003114
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2018 WithdrewWithdrew
Total0/3-------8026231

South Asian Games

YearHostPos.PWDLGFGA
2004 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3/7430120
2006 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2/8540163
2010 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 5/8311112
2016 Flag of India.svg  India 5/6210123
Total14914118

Fixtures and results

  Win  Draw  Lose

2016

6 February 2016 SA Games India  Flag of India.svg0–1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Guwahati, India
14:15 Report Rifnas Soccerball shade.svg14'Stadium: Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
Attendance: 8,000
8 February 2016 SA Games Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg3–1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Guwahati, India
17:00Nashid Soccerball shade.svg10'
Ansar Soccerball shade.svg28' , Soccerball shade.svg58'
Report Rifnas Soccerball shade.svg61'Stadium: Nehru Stadium, Guwahati

2017

19 July 2017 AFC U-23 Q. Iran  Flag of Iran.svgWithdrewFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
21 July 2017 AFC U-23 Q. Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svgWithdrewFlag of Oman.svg  Oman
23 July 2017 AFC U-23 Q. Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svgWithdrewFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka

2019

22 March 2019 (2019-03-22) 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification Group B Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg9–0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Isa Town, Bahrain
19:30  UTC+5:30
Report Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 1,162
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
24 March 2019 (2019-03-24) 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification Group B Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg0–9Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Riffa, Bahrain
22:30  UTC+5:30 Report
Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium
Attendance: 2,746
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

2021

27 October 2021 (2021-10-27) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Group A Syria  Flag of Syria.svg5–0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Doha, Qatar
20:00 Malta Soccerball shade.svg1'
Bashmani Soccerball shade.svg25', 85'
Al-Hallak Soccerball shade.svg42'
Basith Soccerball shade.svg70' (.o.g)
Report Stadium: TBC
29 October 2021 (2021-10-29) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Group A Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg0–5Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Doha, Qatar
Stadium: TBC
31 October 2021 (2021-10-31) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Group A Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg3–0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Doha, Qatar
Stadium: TBC

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head coach Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Mohamed Amanulla
Assistant coach Flag of Thailand.svg Ratnam Weerasak Justmin
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Saman Dayawansa
Trainer Flag of India.svg Marcus Ferreira

Squad

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Prabath Arunasiri20 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
121 GK Dhanushka Rajapaksha20 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
221 GK Mohamed Uzman00 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
32 DF Asikumar Rahuman (1993-12-31) December 31, 1993 (age 29)70 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Pelicans SC
172 DF Sunil Roshan20 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
212 DF Shanaka Wijesingha (1992-12-26) December 26, 1992 (age 30)10 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
22 DF Oshad Perera00 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
62 DF Chameera De Silva10 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
132 DF Mohamed Nifras20 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
72 DF Chaturanga Madushan (1993-11-16) November 16, 1993 (age 29)80 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Army
182 DF Tharindu Lakmal20 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
202 DF Chameera Sajith20 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
43 MF Sahayam Godwin (1994-12-10) December 10, 1994 (age 28)30 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
53 MF Mohamed Rizkhan20 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
73 MF Mohamed Cassim30 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
103 MF Dhananju Madushan (C)30 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
143 MF Mohamed Rawzan10 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
163 MF Hasahn Darshaka30 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
213 MF Shanaka Wijesena10 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
93 MF Zarwan Johar (1996-02-15) February 15, 1996 (age 26)84 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Renown
84 FW Udara Gamage10 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
94 FW Pradeep Rodrigo10 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
114 FW Iqbal Humaid00 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
194 FW Janith Pumal10 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg

Honors

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