Sri Lanka women's national football team

Sri Lanka

Association	Football Federation of Sri Lanka
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach	Mohamed Hassan Roomy
Captain	Thushani Madhushika
FIFA code	SRI
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	159 1 (12 June 2025) [1]
Highest	101 (December 2013; December 2017)
Lowest	159 (June 2025)
First international
India 8–1 Sri Lanka (Dhaka, Bangladesh; 29 January 2010)
Biggest win
Bhutan 0–4 Sri Lanka (Colombo, Sri Lanka; 7 September 2010)
Biggest defeat
Sri Lanka 0–16 Myanmar   (Mandalay, Myanmar; 11 March 2015)
SAFF Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 2010 )
Best result	Semi-finals (2012, 2014, 2019)

The Sri Lanka women's national football team is the female representative football team for Sri Lanka. As of 2014 the national team has never entered qualifying for the FIFA Women's World Cup nor the AFC Women's Asian Cup.

The team has played in all three editions of the South Asian SAFF Women's Championship, where it reached the semi-finals in 2012 and 2014. ^{[2] [3]}

History

Sri Lanka women's national football team played their first game in 2010 against India which they lost 8–1. Sri Lanka women's national football team had never played in FIFA Women's World Cup or AFC Women's Asian Cup nor entered the qualifications. They have played in the SAFF Women's Championship and in the South Asian Games. Due to their lack of experience they didn't show any great performance in the regional level of football. But they have qualified for the semi-finals of 2012 and 2014 SAFF Women's Championships.^{[ citation needed ]}

Sri Lanka made their continental level football debut in the 2016 Summer Olympic Qualifiers when they were soundly beaten 16–0 by Myanmar. In the next game they were defeated by India. In 2016 they participated in the South Asian Games but lost all of their matches in the football tournament. Sri Lanka participated in the 4th SAFF Women's Championship in 2016 but they failed to reach the semi-finals after a shock defeat to Maldives which are ranked below them.^{[ citation needed ]}

Results and Fixtures

Main article: Sri Lanka women's national football team results

See also: 2021 in association football, 2021 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

2024

Sri Lanka   v   Maldives

18 October 2024 SAFF W GS	Sri Lanka	1–0	Maldives	Kathmandu, Nepal
17:30				Stadium: Dashrath Stadium

Bhutan   v   Sri Lanka

21 October 2024 SAFF W GS	Bhutan	4–1	Sri Lanka	Kathmandu, Nepal
				Stadium: Dashrath Stadium

Nepal     v   Sri Lanka

24 October 2024 SAFF W GS	Nepal	6–0	Sri Lanka	Kathmandu, Nepal
17:30  UTC+5:45	Sabita Rana Magar 8' Sabitra 11' Rekha 13', 36' Amisha Karki 47' Rashmi Kumari Ghising 90+4'			Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala

2025

Saudi Arabia   v   Sri Lanka

5 April Friendly	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Sri Lanka	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
18:30  UTC+3	Mukhayzin 19' (pen.) Belal 30'	Report		Stadium: Prince Saud Bin Jalawi Stadium

Uzbekistan   v   Sri Lanka

29 June 2026 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Uzbekistan	10–0	Sri Lanka	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00  UTC+5	Kudratova 3', 7', 52', 73' Karachik 18', 20' Khabibullaeva 31', 87', 88' Shoyimova 68'	Report		Stadium: Milliy Stadium Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

Sri Lanka   v   Nepal

2 July 2026 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Sri Lanka	0–8	Nepal	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00  UTC+5		Report	G. Rana 7', 55' Bhandari 14', 36', 40' Thokar 62' Poudel 78' P. Rana 89'	Stadium: Milliy Stadium, Tashkent Referee: Wang Chieh (Chinese Taipei)

Laos   v   Sri Lanka

5 July 2026 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Laos	2–0	Sri Lanka	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00  UTC+5	Anuradhini 72' (o.g.) Inthaphone 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Milliy Stadium Referee: Park Se-jin (South Korea)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 6 April 2025

Position	Name
Head coach	Mohamed Hassan Roomy
Assistant coach	T. G. D. K. Samarasinghe M. J, Mohamed Ratnam
Goalkeeper Coach	Buddhika Sampath Bandara
Team manager	Hithaishi Jayawardana
Physiotherapist	Imalsha Udayanjalee
Masseur	Nadeeshika Wijerathna

Manager history

• Mohamed Hassan Roomy(2024-2024)
• Abdullah Al Mutairi (2024-)

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the Friendly matches against Saudi Arabia in April 2025. ^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	1 GK	Ishanka Weerasinghe	(1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 (age 27)
	1 GK	Sakura Subasinghe	(1995-05-30) 30 May 1995 (age 30)
	1 GK	Dilki Sihara		Colombo FC
	2 DF	Chamantha Francis
	2 DF	Maheshika Godawalage	(1991-08-13) 13 August 1991 (age 33)
	2 DF	Lakmini Silva
	2 DF	Selvaraj Yuwarani	(1997-09-10) 10 September 1997 (age 27)
	2 DF	Navanjana Perera
	2 DF	Sivaneswaran Tharmika
	3 MF	Kanchana
	3 MF	Thushani Madushika (Captain)
	3 MF	Praveena Perera	(1995-07-06) 6 July 1995 (age 30)
	3 MF	Dilasha Dias	(2000-10-31) 31 October 2000 (age 24)	Colombo FC
	3 MF	Achala Perera	(1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 29)	Colombo FC
	3 MF	Imesha Warnakulasyriya
	4 FW	Paskaran Shanu	(2000-02-09) 9 February 2000 (age 25)	Colombo FC
		Shashikala Rathnayaka
		Himaya de Silva
		Shanika Somarathna
		Lochani Sooriyaarachchi		Colombo FC
		Surenthiran Gowri		Colombo FC
		Tharidi Welivita
		Sanduni Sewmini

Recent call-ups

The following footballers were part of a national selection in the past twelve months, but are not part of the current squad.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
	L.MADHUSHANI					v.   Nepal, 24 October 2024
	K.PERERA					v.   Nepal, 24 October 2024
	G.S SEWMINI					v.   Nepal, 24 October 2024
	S.ANURADHINI					v.   Nepal, 24 October 2024
INJ Withdrew due to injury PRE Preliminary squad / standby RET Retired from the national team SUS Serving suspension WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Notable players

• Erandi Liyanage

All-time records

Main article: Sri Lanka women's national football team results and fixtures

Country	Matches	Win	Draw	Loss	GF	GA	GD	Win/Draw %	Confederation
Bahrain	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	00.00	AFC
Bangladesh	4	1	0	3	3	7	−4	25.00	AFC
Bhutan	6	3	1	2	11	10	+1	50.00	AFC
India	8	0	0	8	1	45	−44	00.00	AFC
Laos	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	00.00	AFC
Maldives	7	4	0	3	12	9	+3	57.14	AFC
Myanmar	1	0	0	1	0	16	−16	00.00	AFC
Nepal	10	0	0	10	0	44	−44	00.00	AFC
Pakistan	2	1	0	1	2	4	−2	50.00	AFC
Saudi Arabia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	00.00	AFC
Singapore	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00	AFC
Uzbekistan	1	0	0	1	0	10	−10	00.00	AFC

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record										Qualification
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD		GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1991 to 2011	Did not exist									Did not exist
2015 to 2023	Did not enter									Did not enter
2027	Did not qualify									Via AFC Women's Asian Cup
2031	To be determined									To be determined
2035
Total	0/10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record										Qualification
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1996 to 2008	Did not exist									Did not exist
2012	Did not enter									Did not enter
2016	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	0	20	−20
2020	Did not enter									Did not enter
2024	Suspended by FIFA									Suspended by FIFA
2028	Did not qualify									Via AFC Women's Asian Cup
2032	To be determined									To be determined
Total	0/9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		2	0	0	2	0	20	−20

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup record										Qualification
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1975 to 2010	Did not exist									Did not exist
2014 to 2022	Did not enter									Did not enter
2026	Did not qualify									3	0	0	3	0	20	−20
2029	To be determined									To be determined
Total	0/21	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		3	0	0	3	0	20	−20

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

SAFF Women's Championship

SAFF Women's Championship record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
2010	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	10	−9
2012	Semi-final	4	2	0	2	6	9	−3
2014	Semi-final	4	2	0	2	5	9	−4
2016	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2
2019	Semi-final	3	1	0	2	2	9	−7
2022	Group stage	2	0	0	2	0	11	−11
2024	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	10	−8
Total	7/7	22	7	1	14	20	64	−44

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

South Asian Games

South Asian Games record
Year	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
2010	5th	5	0	0	5	2	18	−16
2016	5th	4	0	0	4	2	13	−11
2019	4th	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8
Total	3/3	12	0	0	12	5	40	−35

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

• Sri Lanka national football team
• Sri Lanka national under-23 football team
• Sri Lanka national under-20 football team
• Sri Lanka national under-17 football team

References

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
2. "SAFF Women's Championship". Soccerway (in German).
3. "SAFF Women's Championship". Soccerway (in German).
4. "Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia Women's National Teams will meet at the Prince Saud Bin Jalawi Stadium in Dammam, Saudi Arabia on 5th April 2025 for a friendly match". Football Federation of Sri Lanka. 30 March 2025.

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